Similar to UiPath Business Automation Platform, Microsoft Power Platform offers organizations to empower their employees to create their own solutions using an intuitive set of low-code or no-code services. The platform streamline the solution-building process, enabling the creation of solutions in a matter of days or weeks rather than months or years.
Microsoft Power Platform consists of five essential products: Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Virtual Agents and Power Pages.
Microsoft Power Apps
Power Apps offers a low-code development environment designed for crafting customized applications tailored to specific business requirements. It includes a scalable data platform (Microsoft Dataverse) and capability to interact seamlessly with both cloud and on-premises data sources.
Power Apps facilitates the creation of web and mobile applications that are compatible with all devices. It provides a user-friendly interface, allowing both business users and professional developers to easily create custom apps.
Microsoft Power Automate
Power Automate enables users to establish automated workflows connecting various applications and services. It streamlines repetitive business tasks like communication, data collection, and decision approvals.
Power Automate not only addresses to individual users but also facilitates enterprise-grade process automation. Its user-friendly interface accommodates individuals with different technical proficiency, from beginners to seasoned developers. Hence it makes easier for anyone to create workflows to automate their daily tasks.
PowerBI
Power BI serves as a robust business analytics tool, offering valuable insights for in-depth data analysis. It provides interactive dashboards, reports and data visualization tools while allowing users to transform raw data into meaningful information. It is also scalable across an organization and comes with built-in governance and security features.
Power Virtual Agents
Power Virtual Agents lets anyone create powerful chatbots easily, using a simple, no-code graphical interface. It makes easier for experts to build and manage their own chat solutions without any IT involvement.
As a part of Power Platform, Power Virtual Agents can easily connect with Microsoft or other systems using Power Automate and its many connectors. Additionally, users can create chatbots and perform actions by entegrating chatbots with Power Automate flows.
Power Pages
Microsoft Power Pages is a secure, low-code platform designed for creating, hosting, and managing modern external-facing business websites. Whether you’re a low-code maker or a professional developer, Power Pages allows you to swiftly design, configure and publish websites that seamlessly function across web browsers and devices.
Besides offering rich customizable templates, a fluid visual experience through a design studio and an integrated learning hub, Power Pages helps you quickly build sites tailored to your unique business needs.