Power Apps
Power Apps is a low-code platform for building custom canvas or model-driven business apps that connect to Microsoft 365, Dataverse, Dynamics 365, SharePoint, SQL, and more. That spreadsheet doing the job of an entire department? Let's talk.
Why Power Apps
Put the right work in the right app
Power Apps is useful when a process needs a focused experience around business data, approvals, or field work. The sensible starting point is the process and data boundary, followed by a decision about whether a canvas app, model-driven app, or an existing Microsoft application is the best home.
What you can do with Power Apps
Canvas or model-driven apps.
Build visually from a blank canvas or on top of structured data, depending on what the job needs.
Copilot-powered app making.
Use natural language to outline your app and let AI fill in the logic.
Universal data access.
Connect instantly to Microsoft 365, Dataverse, Dynamics 365, SharePoint, SQL, and more than 1,000 other connectors.
Enterprise-grade governance.
Secure, manage, and scale apps across the organization instead of letting them sprawl unmanaged.
Sound familiar?
When Power Apps is worth a closer look
Start with the work that needs to change. These are useful reasons to assess the fit.
- A team needs a form, task view, or mobile workflow that its current systems do not provide.
- The process has a clear data owner and can use Dataverse, Microsoft 365, SQL, or another supported connector.
- There is an owner for permissions, testing, support, and the changes the app will need after launch.
What changes for your team
| Pain point | The fix | The result |
|---|---|---|
| Processes stuck in manual forms or spreadsheets | Mobile-ready custom apps | Faster, cleaner, trackable work |
| No way to connect data across systems | 1,000+ connectors plus Dataverse | One source of truth |
| Long delays for traditional development | Low-code, Copilot-assisted builds | Apps shipped in days, not months |
| Lack of scalability or governance | Built-in admin and lifecycle tools | Secure, maintainable growth |
Power Apps with TruNova
The partner behind the implementation
TruNova maps the process and data boundary, designs and configures the right app experience, connects supported systems, and helps teams test permissions, train users, and support the result.
Separate software from services
Software pricing and implementation costs
Premium gives an assigned user unlimited Power Apps and Power Pages use with the included Dataverse entitlement. Per app licensing is scoped to an app or website scenario. The Developer Plan is for building and testing and is not a production license. Dataverse database and file capacity entitlements are pooled at the tenant level. Connector requirements, region, taxes, and the agreement used at checkout can change the billed amount.
| Plan or option | Published US price | Billing and scope |
|---|---|---|
| Power Apps Premium | $20.00 | per user/month, paid yearly |
| Power Apps Premium with 2,000 seat minimum | $12.00 | per user/month, paid yearly; minimum purchase of 2,000 licenses |
| Power Apps per app | $5.00 | per user/app/month; one custom app or one Power Pages website for a business scenario |
| Dataverse Database Capacity add-on | $40.00 | per GB/month, paid yearly |
US pricing checked September 7, 2026. Power Apps pricing Power Platform licensing FAQ Add data connections to canvas apps Prices, availability, taxes, and regional terms may vary.
What changes the implementation budget?
- The number of apps, screens, forms, roles, devices, and shared components affects design, testing, and support work. Decide whether a canvas app, model-driven app, or an existing Dynamics 365 experience should own each task.
- Data quality, relationships, migration, premium or custom connectors, and on premises gateways shape the work. Confirm which system remains the source of truth before adding a new table or synchronization path.
- Environment strategy, Dataverse security roles, data policies, offline needs, device testing, training, and a named support owner determine how the app can be operated safely.
Software fees do not include TruNova implementation services. Our estimate tool provides an initial planning range. We confirm scope, dependencies, and pricing during discovery.
Works with your wider business
Keep the tools. Connect the work.
Microsoft Dataverse
Use Dataverse when app records need relationships, role based access, and shared business data. Confirm the environment, table ownership, security roles, and source of truth before building forms or migration routines.
Power Automate
A canvas or model driven app can start flows for approvals, notifications, and repeatable handoffs. Confirm connector licensing, connection references, service accounts, data policies, and Power Platform request limits before putting the flow into daily use.
Power BI
Curated Dataverse, SQL, or SharePoint data can feed a semantic model and reports. Confirm data ownership, refresh and gateway paths, row level security, and the users who need to publish or consume the result.
Where this shows up
Industries that use this most: financial services, healthcare and life sciences, manufacturing, professional services, retail and e-commerce.
Questions about Power Apps
Before you decide
Do we need a Premium license for every person who uses a Power App?
It depends on the app and licensing path. Power Apps Premium is $20 per user per month paid yearly and covers unlimited apps for the assigned user. Power Apps per app is $5 per user per app per month for one custom app or one Power Pages website in a business scenario. The Developer Plan is for nonproduction building and testing. Confirm the connectors, app type, and users before choosing a plan.
When should we use Dataverse instead of SharePoint or SQL?
Dataverse is worth assessing when the app needs related tables, business rules, role based security, and shared ownership across Power Platform applications. SharePoint and SQL can be sensible sources for other processes. The choice depends on the existing source of truth, data model, access rules, integration path, and the team that will maintain it.
What makes a Power Apps implementation take more work?
App count and reuse, data cleanup or migration, connector and gateway setup, security roles, environment strategy, offline or device needs, testing, training, and support all affect the delivery work. A focused workflow with a clear owner is easier to plan than a collection of loosely defined apps.
Work with TruNova
Where are you starting?
Start
Outgrown the tools you have? Let us plan the next system around your team.
Optimize
Already using the tools? Let us help with the steps that still take too much work.
Rescue
In the middle of an implementation that is going wrong? Bring us what is stuck.
Support and ongoing education for your system and your team.
Already using Power Apps? The $4,000 System optimization review covers one application over two weeks, with up to five priority pain points and a report with cost estimates. Implementation of recommendations is a separate project.
What could your project cost?
Wondering what it would take? Tell the estimate tool a little about your team and your systems for an initial planning range. We can talk through the details together.
A starting point for planning. We confirm scope and pricing during discovery.