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Microsoft Power Apps vs SS&C Blue Prism comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.1
Microsoft Power Apps boosts productivity and savings by automating processes, though ROI and licensing can vary for complex cases.
Sentiment score
5.5
<p>Automation with SS&amp;C Blue Prism led to significant time savings, cost reductions, and improved team efficiency and scalability.</p>
The connection between Power Apps and Power BI simplifies generating and presenting reports, alleviating the workload and enhancing productivity.
Revit Developer at Expocentric pty Ltd
The aim is to create a cleaner interface to replace spreadsheets, thus standardizing processes and improving efficiency.
Management Analyst at a government with 10,001+ employees
It saved a lot of money, with 50 to 60% of our cost saved, especially through automation.
Account Manager at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
I have more time to work on meaningful tasks since automation has been very helpful in automating repetitive and time-consuming tasks.
Senior Technical Lead at upstage
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.3
Microsoft Power Apps customer service is mixed, with some delays; users rely on community support and documentation for help.
Sentiment score
7.0
<p>SS&amp;C Blue Prism's customer service is proactive and reliable, though some users suggest improvements in response time and accessibility.</p>
They are probably adequate for pretty vanilla type of requirements or support tickets, but when it actually comes to something in-depth, I would not rate them more than six or seven, maximum seven.
Automation Enthusiast at Self employed
Their assistance was crucial as we developed the solutions.
Management Analyst at a government with 10,001+ employees
Community support is closer to an eight or nine since there's a big enough community that someone has likely faced the same problem and posted about it, improving the community overall.
Technology & Innovation Consultant at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
They provide very detailed responses that enable us to handle any issues effectively.
Technical Auditor at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
The response times were slow to turn around.
Intelligent Automation Solution Architect at Digiblu
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.6
Microsoft Power Apps is flexible and adaptable but may face scalability issues with large data and enterprise use.
Sentiment score
7.6
<p>SS&amp;C Blue Prism efficiently manages scalability, supporting growth by distributing tasks, though some users need server upgrades for optimal performance.</p>
If it is flexible and includes premium connectors, scalability is easy.
Solutions Architect at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees
It is quite scalable, though there are some limitations regarding the number of records.
RPA Developer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
It is scalable from the solution perspective.
Technical Auditor at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Microsoft Power Apps is stable and reliable with occasional issues; generally well-rated, especially for simpler use cases.
Sentiment score
8.5
<p>SS&amp;C Blue Prism is reliable for large data volumes, requiring server monitoring and maintenance to prevent latency issues.</p>
I have not really seen any performance issues, slowness, or response time.
Automation Enthusiast at Self employed
I would rate the stability of Microsoft Power Apps as a nine out of ten.
Solutions Architect at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees
I found it to be high on stability, and I would rate it at nine.
Intelligent Automation Solution Architect at Digiblu
The solution is generally stable, though we have faced issues with increased transaction loads causing latency and occasional hang-ups.
Senior Consultant at Eviden
 

Room For Improvement

Microsoft Power Apps needs improvements in integration, documentation, pricing, customization, connectivity, and user experience for seamless functionality.
<p>SS&amp;C Blue Prism needs better cost-effectiveness, object recognition, integration, learning resources, UI modernization, and flexible pricing.</p>
This would assist business process users who lack coding knowledge.
Solutions Architect at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees
These tools should be intuitive for business users who will need at least a week of training to use them effectively.
Management Analyst at a government with 10,001+ employees
In many use cases, applications might require importing data exceeding two thousand records, potentially reaching one hundred thousand.
RPA Developer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
It was not developed in a consumption-based manner, however, rather in a fixed-price licensing model that did not account for volumes.
Intelligent Automation Solution Architect at Digiblu
 

Setup Cost

Microsoft Power Apps offers competitive pricing with varying costs based on subscription, often cheaper than custom development.
<p>SS&amp;C Blue Prism is cost-effective for large enterprises but expensive for smaller firms, especially compared to UiPath.</p>
For small to medium enterprises, it is affordable, especially with Microsoft Enterprise licensing.
Solutions Architect at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees
For more elaborate work, an upgrade to an enterprise license, costing around $35 per license, is needed.
Management Analyst at a government with 10,001+ employees
It is in the middle range and considered reasonable given the current price.
RPA Developer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
The pricing model was not modern, as it wasn't designed on a consumption basis or as a service basis.
Intelligent Automation Solution Architect at Digiblu
The licensing cost can be a bit expensive compared to its competitors.
Technical Lead at Astek
Overall, my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that for large organizations and medium organizations, it is very cost-effective.
Account Manager at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Valuable Features

Microsoft Power Apps facilitates rapid app development with seamless integration, customizability, low-code access, and cost-effective automation options.
<p>SS&amp;C Blue Prism automates workflows efficiently, offering intuitive design, seamless integration, and scalability, saving time and reducing costs significantly.</p>
It integrates seamlessly with Power Automate for process automation and connects with email, SharePoint, Power BI, and MS Teams, facilitating everyday processes.
Revit Developer at Expocentric pty Ltd
Canvas Apps provide complete user design flexibility with many connectors to integrate into Microsoft Power Apps, making it efficient to fetch and update information from various data sources such as Dataverse, Excel, SharePoint, and Azure.
RPA Developer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
I run a couple of SQL Servers, which are premium connectors in Microsoft Power Apps, and that requires a different licensing model than what a standard E5 license covers.
Technology & Innovation Consultant at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
I find the design studio, where I can build the automation, to be the most useful.
Intelligent Automation Solution Architect at Digiblu
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Power Apps
Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
96
Ranking in other categories
Rapid Application Development Software (1st)
SS&C Blue Prism
Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms
11th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Design (9th), Business Process Management (BPM) (10th), Process Automation (7th), Medical Insurance Claims Software (1st), Insurance Claims Processing (2nd), Document Management Software (5th), Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) (7th), Loan Management Software (1st), Document Automation Software (2nd), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (15th), AI Customer Experience Personalization (5th), AI Finance & Accounting (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Low-Code Development Platforms category, the mindshare of Microsoft Power Apps is 7.9%, down from 18.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SS&C Blue Prism is 1.5%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Low-Code Development Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Power Apps7.9%
SS&C Blue Prism1.5%
Other90.6%
Low-Code Development Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

BS
Automation Enthusiast at Self employed
Low-code AI workflows have streamlined content curation and currently support rapid app creation
Microsoft Power Apps could be improved because there are still a lot of jargons and too many moving parts. For example, if you look at Copilot, the term Copilot is confusing in the sense of whether it is Copilot in M365, Copilot Studio, or Copilot in Microsoft Power Apps. There is a plan designer which uses Copilot. The whole thing how AI has been positioned is still not lucid for the end user. An end user wants to know exactly what they want and where they go to get it. I think that could also be because things are evolving so fast. From an end-user perspective, the way it has been positioned, the clarity and the boundaries between the different types of offerings and AI offerings available is confusing as of now. There should be better clarity on that. The biggest issue I have, and I have also spoken to a few of my clients about this, is the licensing model. In traditional software development, almost 95 percent of the time, the development team bears the cost of the licenses. For example, if I develop something, I may have to pay licenses for four or five different software that I use. As a user, if you use my services, you probably pay something to me as a subscription, but you do not have to bother about the licenses. All that is wrapped under the hood. Unfortunately, in Power Platform as such, and even in other low-code things like UiPath, if you use a premium feature such as Dataverse, almost everything ends up using Dataverse or SQL Server or some relational database. If you use that, then as an app builder or app maker you have to have a premium license. The end user too would need to have a premium license. That really makes the adoption prohibitive. It is too expensive. We are talking about something like around just for Microsoft Power Apps alone, approximately twenty dollars per month, which is extremely high. Another point to consider for what else can be improved in Microsoft Power Apps is that one does not know what compute power one is getting when one buys a license. If you look at the licensing model, you will get to know how much of Dataverse storage you will get in terms of log storage, database storage, and file storage. However, you do not get to know how much of compute power is being given to you. I do not think Microsoft has an SLA saying that any request of a certain amount, such as MB per second, you will get a response time of whatever, one by sixtieth of a second or some millisecond. I do not think that they have that performance SLA in place. They do have storage SLA which comes with the license, but they do not have a corresponding SLA for performance.
Biwod Duncan - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Manager at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Automation has saved thousands of hours by processing bulk data and managing emails efficiently
The best features SS&C Blue Prism offers include powerful automation, easy-to-use process flow, and excellent integration capabilities. Data manipulation and handling is very easy and user-friendly. It is very secure, especially in handling sensitive data such as credentials. One of my favorite features of SS&C Blue Prism that stands out is its seamless integration with various systems. This includes features such as load balancing, encryption, audit, and spying modes. The capability proves to be a significant advantage when automating tasks across different applications and platforms, which saves a lot of time. The email handling feature is spot-on, and we are able to automate these tasks easily, saving a lot of time. SS&C Blue Prism has positively impacted my organization as it can easily handle a large amount of data, being very scalable. It also saves time through automation of email. It saved a considerable amount of time, more than 5,000 hours of manual work so far. It saved a considerable amount of money as well. The costing metrics will improve largely. It also requires very little coding. Instead of hiring new people trained in a specific tool, we were able to manage this with the existing workforce with a few weekend classes.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
10%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Retailer
15%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise17
Large Enterprise50
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

How would you choose between Microsoft PowerApps and Salesforce Platform?
I think it depends on your use case. If your organization uses Microsoft Enterprise products, PowerApps will work better in your environment. Similarly, if you have a Salesforce integration in pla...
Would you choose ServiceNow over Microsoft PowerApps?
Hi Netanya, I will choose ServiceNow because ServiceNow is a very good tool compared to Microsoft PowerApp. Because ServiceNow has a very strong module (Performance Analysis) reporting which will ...
Would you choose Microsoft Azure App Service or PowerApps?
Microsoft Azure App Service is helpful if you need to set up temporary servers for customers to run their programs in locations that other cloud providers do not cater to. When servers are closer t...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SS&C Blue Prism?
My experience with the pricing, setup cost, and licensing of SS&amp;C Blue Prism is that the licensing cost can be a bit expensive compared to its competitors, but the setup was straightforward and...
What needs improvement with SS&C Blue Prism?
SS&amp;C Blue Prism can be improved as it has no free trial software, which meant I could not learn it in my spare time. Also, the software looks like Windows 98 compared to other sleeker and newer...
What is your primary use case for SS&C Blue Prism?
My main use case for SS&amp;C Blue Prism is to automate end-to-end processes. I use SS&amp;C Blue Prism Cloud to automate end-to-end processes, and with it, I can quickly scale up or down according...
 

Also Known As

PowerApps, MS PowerApps
SS&C AWD
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

TransAlta, Rackspace, Telstra
AWS, EY, Deloitte, ABBYY, Microsoft, GLYNT.AI, Pfizer, Invesco, Western Union
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