Microsoft Power Platform is Microsoft's low-code suite for business apps, automation, analytics, websites and AI agents. It is a product family, not a single all-inclusive subscription.
What it does Power Apps builds applications; Power Automate connects processes and desktop tasks; Power BI creates reports; Power Pages builds external sites; Copilot Studio creates agents. Dataverse provides shared business data. Makers can connect existing systems, while IT manages access and deployment.
Pricing — checked 21 October 2026 (USD) Monthly rates below are paid yearly, unless noted: • Power Apps Premium: $20/user; free Developer Plan is for building/testing. • Power Automate Premium: $15/user; Process $150/bot; Hosted Process $215/bot including a hosted VM. • Power BI Pro: $14/user; Premium Per User $24. • Power Pages: $200 for 100 authenticated users/site, or $75 for 500 anonymous users/site, per month. • Copilot Studio: $200/month for 25,000 credits, or $0.01/credit pay-as-you-go. Credit use varies by action; pack credits expire monthly. Extra Dataverse storage, AI consumption and capacity can add costs. Existing Microsoft licenses may include limited rights; production licensing depends on the actual users and workload.
Their story Power Apps and Microsoft Flow became generally available in November 2016, joining Power BI as Microsoft's connected business-tool trio. The family expanded from apps and workflows into external sites and AI-agent development.
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