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Power Platform

Microsoft's low-code platform: Power Apps for business apps, Power Automate for workflows, Power Pages for external websites and Dataverse for shared data, with Copilot Studio and Power BI in the same family, governed through the Power Platform admin center.

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Overview

Power Apps builds canvas and model-driven apps on Dataverse or on data in SharePoint, SQL Server, Dynamics 365 and other sources. Power Automate runs cloud flows triggered by events, buttons or schedules, and Copilot can draft a flow from a description in the new designer. Power Pages builds external-facing websites on the same Dataverse data.

A new AI-native Power Apps experience is in preview. People need a license to run the apps you build; a free Developer Plan exists for building.

Governance runs through the Power Platform admin center and Managed Environments, which add data policies, sharing limits, usage insights and pipelines. Unmanaged developer environments are deprecated: to keep one, enable Managed Environments on it before December 15, 2026.

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Problems it addresses

  • Processes run on spreadsheets and email1

    Power Apps turns manual operations into apps that run in a browser and on phones and tablets.

  • Repetitive approvals and uploads2

    Automated, instant and scheduled cloud flows connect apps and services through connectors.

  • Uncontrolled makers and data leaks4

    Managed Environments add data policies, sharing limits, IP firewall and customer-managed keys.

  • External portals3

    Power Pages hosts secure external websites on Dataverse, and a 30-day trial lets teams test before buying.

A typical workflow

  1. Set up environments4

    Create environments in the Power Platform admin center and enable Managed Environments.

  2. Model shared data3

    Store business data in Dataverse so apps, flows and sites share one model.

  3. Build the app1

    Describe the solution with Plans in Power Apps, then refine it in Power Apps Studio or the model-driven app designer.

  4. Automate2

    Create cloud flows with Copilot or start from a template in the designer.

  5. Add an agent5

    Build agents in Copilot Studio, which is part of the Power Platform family.

Technologies

  • Platform

    Microsoft Power Platform

    Microsoft Power Platform is Microsoft's low-code family: Power Apps for business apps, Power Automate for cloud and desktop automation, Power Pages for external websites, Power BI for analytics and Copilot Studio for agents. They share Microsoft Dataverse, connectors, AI Builder and the Power Fx formula language.

    • Developer
    • Data
    • Agents
  • Cloud application

    Microsoft Copilot Studio

    Microsoft Copilot Studio is a low-code SaaS studio for building agents and AI-driven workflows, connecting them to company data and systems, and publishing them to Teams, Microsoft Copilot, websites and other channels. Usage is billed in Copilot Credits, with some uses covered by a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.

    • Agents
    • Developer
    • AI

Use cases

Documented implementations

Next steps

  1. Enable Managed Environments on any developer environment you want to keep before December 15, 2026.

  2. Set data policies before opening app building to all staff.

  3. Pick one paper or spreadsheet process and build a pilot app with a named business owner.

Connected areas

Sources

  1. What is Power Apps? (opens in a new tab)Microsoft · Vendor-reported
  2. Overview of cloud flows: Power Automate (opens in a new tab)Microsoft · Vendor-reported
  3. What is Power Pages? (opens in a new tab)Microsoft · Vendor-reported
  4. Managed Environments overview (opens in a new tab)Microsoft · Vendor-reported
  5. Microsoft Power Platform documentation hub (opens in a new tab)Microsoft · Vendor-reported

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