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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.4% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$$$ per year/per user
Free 1 User
Esri ArcGIS
Star Rating
(534)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$$$ per year/per user
Browse all 2 pricing plansMicrosoft Power Apps
Star Rating
(391)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 1 User
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansEsri ArcGIS vs Microsoft Power Apps
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft Power Apps easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that Esri ArcGIS meets the needs of their business better than Microsoft Power Apps.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Esri ArcGIS is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Power Apps over Esri ArcGIS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Esri ArcGIS
ArcGIS Online Subscription Plan Information
$$$
per year/per user
- Plans are renewed on a yearly basis.
- Technical Support is included as part of the subscription.
- Service credits are consumed when you use certain services in Esri's cloud, such as geocoding, hosted feature or tile services, or spatial analysis.
Microsoft Power Apps
Power Apps Developer Plan
Free
1 User
Build and test unlimited apps across three environments to experiment before moving to production.
For full pricing and licensing visit https://aka.ms/PowerApps/Pricing
- Three developer environments
- Connect to data sources with prebuilt, custom, and on-premises connectors
- Microsoft Dataverse entitlement of 2 GB database
Free Trial
Esri ArcGIS
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Power Apps
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
442
8.3
334
Ease of Use
7.3
443
8.2
337
Ease of Setup
7.4
132
8.3
259
Ease of Admin
7.5
125
8.3
154
Quality of Support
8.1
409
8.0
302
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
119
8.3
148
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
426
9.0
325
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Self Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
9.0
122
Not enough data
8.7
129
Not enough data
9.0
130
Not enough data
9.0
134
Not enough data
Map Creation
8.7
112
Not enough data
8.9
119
Not enough data
9.0
132
Not enough data
8.8
129
Not enough data
Analysis
9.2
127
Not enough data
8.5
110
Not enough data
7.9
72
Not enough data
Cartography
9.1
57
Not enough data
9.3
53
Not enough data
9.0
54
Not enough data
9.3
55
Not enough data
Analysis
8.4
48
Not enough data
8.8
52
Not enough data
9.3
53
Not enough data
8.7
37
Not enough data
Reporting
8.4
49
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
8.2
37
Not enough data
Generation and Interpretation - AI App Builder
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
6.9
18
Not enough data
7.2
18
Not enough data
7.6
18
Generated Application Quality - AI App Builder
Not enough data
7.4
18
Not enough data
7.3
18
Not enough data
7.3
19
Not enough data
7.3
19
Application Design
Not enough data
7.6
189
Not enough data
7.7
189
Not enough data
7.9
189
Not enough data
8.1
189
Not enough data
8.6
193
Data Control
Not enough data
8.1
184
Not enough data
8.2
185
Not enough data
8.4
188
Publishing
Not enough data
8.3
191
Not enough data
8.3
188
Not enough data
8.1
187
Agentic AI - Low-Code Development Platforms
Not enough data
7.5
73
Not enough data
7.6
73
Not enough data
7.7
74
User Interface Design
Not enough data
7.9
145
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Verified
Not enough data
8.0
156
Not enough data
8.1
160
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Verified
Not enough data
8.2
161
|
Verified
Data Control
Not enough data
8.2
152
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
153
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Verified
Not enough data
8.6
151
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Verified
Publishing
Not enough data
8.2
157
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
157
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
154
|
Verified
Agentic AI - No-Code Development Platforms
Not enough data
7.5
34
Not enough data
7.7
34
Not enough data
6.9
34
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Esri ArcGIS and Microsoft Power Apps share no categories
Unique Categories
Esri ArcGIS is categorized as GIS and Location Intelligence
Microsoft Power Apps is categorized as No-Code Development Platforms, Low-Code Development Platforms, and AI App Builder
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Esri ArcGIS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Power Apps
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Government Administration
15.5%
Higher Education
9.6%
Environmental Services
9.6%
Civil Engineering
9.4%
Utilities
6.3%
Other
49.6%
Information Technology and Services
16.7%
Computer Software
7.5%
Financial Services
6.4%
Telecommunications
3.6%
Manufacturing
3.1%
Other
62.7%
Alternatives
Discussions
Where can I learn more about the technical details of ArcGIS Pro?
2 Comments
Official Response from Esri ArcGIS
Please visit: http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/ for more technical information on ArcGIS Pro.Read more
what is price of the software
2 Comments
MG
This depends on the product you would like to purchase. For more information please refer to this product page....Read more
Where can I learn more about options for software developers?
1 Comment
Official Response from Esri ArcGIS
Please visit: https://developers.arcgis.com/ for information about the software development tools that Esri has to offer. Read more
Are power Apps good?
3 Comments
BV
if you want to create a small scale application and keep in mind that it a enterprise application so external users can't use it.
So, it depends on your...Read more
What is Microsoft Power Apps used for?
2 Comments
BV
This is used to make to org level apps which can mostly used to manage CRUD operations on the data.Read more
Screen Size + Orientation
1 Comment
LC
You must take into account that the apps should be stacked first for mobile devices and then for PC,Read more
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