Best for
Best for teams moving off spreadsheets or Airtable who want their database and internal apps under their own control.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Low-Code / No-Code Comparison
Baserow vs. Microsoft Power Apps
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for organisations already inside a Microsoft 365 tenant that want governed business apps built on their existing data.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | Baserow | Microsoft Power Apps |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | lower value Free; Premium $10 / user / month Premium $10 per user billed yearly or $12 monthly; Advanced $18 billed yearly or $22 monthly. Enterprise on request. | Free Developer Plan; Power Apps Premium from $22 / user / month Annual billing. Premium falls to $14 per user per month with a 2,000 seat minimum. Extra Dataverse database capacity is $40 per GB per month, and Copilot Studio is bought separately as pre-purchased credit units. |
| Free trial | Free plan; free trial of Advanced | Free Power Apps Developer Plan for non-production use; separately a 30-day trial of the per-user plan, extendable twice to 90 days |
| Output | Databases, internal apps and portals, automations and dashboards | Canvas and model-driven business apps that run in a browser and in the Power Apps mobile app on phone and tablet |
| API | Yes, a REST API with a published OpenAPI schema | Yes, Dataverse and Power Platform developer APIs, plus prebuilt and custom connectors |
| Hosting | Baserow Cloud, or self-hosted with Docker, Docker Compose, Helm, AWS and other platforms | Microsoft cloud, managed per environment from the Power Platform admin center |
| What you build | Internal tools, workflow apps, CRMs, client portals, admin panels, approval systems, directories and intranets built on Baserow databases | Canvas and model-driven business apps plus Power Pages sites; Copilot generates the Dataverse tables and relationships from a description, and Plans turns a use case in natural language, with images such as process flows, into a solution blueprint |
| Stack and frameworks | Visual page builder with elements, data sources, events and actions; the platform itself is built on Django, Vue.js and PostgreSQL | No hand-written framework code: canvas apps are laid out in Power Apps Studio, model-driven apps are generated from the data model. Developers extend them with JavaScript on the client, Azure functions and plug-ins on the server, custom connectors and virtual tables |
| Auth and database | Built-in Baserow database with grid, gallery, form, kanban, calendar, timeline and survey views; applications have their own user sources with SSO sign-in, free for up to 500 app users | Microsoft Dataverse as the built-in database, or connectors to SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, SQL Server and on-premises sources; identity, environments, data loss prevention policies and auditing are administered centrally in the Power Platform admin center |
| Connectors | Data sync from iCal, PostgreSQL tables, other Baserow tables, Jira, GitLab and GitHub issues and HubSpot; native HTTP, email and webhook actions in automations; Zapier, Make, n8n and Pipedream for the rest | Prebuilt connectors to SaaS and Microsoft services, shared with Power Automate, Logic Apps and Copilot Studio, plus custom connectors for any other API. Rights included with Microsoft 365 cover standard connectors; premium capabilities need a standalone licence. The on-premises data gateway reads and writes local data sources without opening inbound ports |
| Hosting and deploy | Publish on a free Baserow subdomain or a custom domain; Baserow Cloud with hosting in Germany, a managed private instance on request, or self-hosted | Runs on Microsoft's cloud only, organised into environments; a US Government cloud meets FedRAMP High and DoD DISA IL2, and there is no self-hosted option |
| Governance and admin | Role-based, field-level and view-level permissions, audit logs, single sign-on, two-factor authentication, snapshots and an instance-wide admin panel; role-based permissions and audit logs start on Advanced. GDPR, HIPAA and SOC 2 Type II compliance | Managed Environments, included with standalone licences but not the Developer Plan, add environment groups, sharing limits, data policies, weekly usage insights, pipelines, solution checker, IP firewall, customer-managed keys, Lockbox and extended backup, all run from the Power Platform admin center |
| Payments | No payment element yet; the vendor lists one as coming soon | No checkout of its own; a Stripe connector is available in the connector library to work with customers, orders and invoices, and Power Pages has a separate payments integration |
| Access to the code | Open core: everything outside the premium and enterprise features is under the MIT licence, and custom CSS and JavaScript can be added to applications | Apps live in the platform rather than as an exportable codebase; they move between environments as solutions, and code enters through JavaScript, plug-ins and custom connectors rather than by exporting what was generated |
| AI assistant | Kuma generates databases, fields, workflows and application structures from a description. AI fields, an AI formula generator and an AI agent node in automations, with OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, OpenRouter or Ollama as providers, plus an MCP server | Copilot generates an app and its data model from a described business need, and app users can ask questions or give commands in plain language through the Copilot control. It runs on Azure OpenAI Service; some features are in preview, availability varies by region, and generally available features can only be turned off through Microsoft Support |
| Pricing model | Free plan, then per user per month: Premium $10 and Advanced $18 billed yearly, $12 and $22 billed monthly. Plans differ in rows, storage and monthly automation credits per workspace. Enterprise on request | Per user: Power Apps Premium licenses one person for unlimited apps, at a lower rate from 2,000 seats. Pay-as-you-go bills an environment through an Azure subscription instead. The per-app licence is no longer sold to new customers in some channels since 2 January 2026, and Dataverse storage, AI Builder credits and Copilot Credits are capacity add-ons |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| MCP-ready | stated Yes | No |
| Deployment | more entries Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Community forum | Not stated |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base | more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials |
| Company size | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | more entries Zapier, Make, n8n, Pipedream, OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, OpenRouter, Ollama, PostgreSQL, Jira, GitHub, GitLab, HubSpot, Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage | Microsoft Dataverse, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, SQL Server, Stripe, Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Automate |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Baserow Free; Premium $10 / user / month Microsoft Power Apps Free Developer Plan; Power Apps Premium from $22 / user / month
- Free trial Baserow Free plan; free trial of Advanced Microsoft Power Apps Free Power Apps Developer Plan for non-production use; separately a 30-day trial of the per-user plan, extendable twice to 90 days
- Deployment Baserow Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise Microsoft Power Apps Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
- Hosting Baserow Baserow Cloud, or self-hosted with Docker, Docker Compose, Helm, AWS and other platforms Microsoft Power Apps Microsoft cloud, managed per environment from the Power Platform admin center
- MCP-ready Baserow Yes Microsoft Power Apps No
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Baserow
Strengths
- MIT-licensed open-source core that can be self-hosted
- Database, application builder, automations and dashboards on one data model
- Choice of AI provider, including a local model through Ollama
Limitations
- External data sources in the application builder are still listed as coming
- No payment element in applications yet
- Rows, storage and automation credits are capped per workspace on each plan
Microsoft Power Apps
Strengths
- Copilot builds the Dataverse data model, not just the screens, and keeps editing it conversationally
- Connects to SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365 and SQL Server through prebuilt connectors, so existing data stays where it is
- Central governance for environments, data loss prevention, access and auditing across the whole tenant
- Free Developer Plan with Dataverse for learning and non-production work
Limitations
- Microsoft cloud only, with no self-hosted option
- What gets built is not an exportable codebase, so leaving the platform means rebuilding
- Copilot app generation depends on Dataverse access and is limited by region availability
- Priced per user per month, so cost tracks how many colleagues run the app rather than how many apps exist
Plans
Pricing
Baserow
- Free $0 3,000 rows and 2 GB of storage per workspace, 2,000 automation credits, 500 external app users.
- Premium $10 Per user per month billed yearly, $12 billed monthly. 50,000 rows, 20 GB, 100,000 automation credits, all views and AI features.
- Advanced $18 Per user per month billed yearly, $22 billed monthly. 250,000 rows, 100 GB, 500,000 automation credits, role-based permissions and audit logs.
- Enterprise On request 1,000,000 rows, 1,000 GB, 2,000,000 automation credits, implementation support and payment by invoice.
Microsoft Power Apps
- Power Apps Developer Plan $0 Three developer environments, prebuilt and custom connectors, 2 GB Dataverse database and 750 flows a month. For building and testing, not for production.
- Power Apps Premium $22 Per user per month on annual billing. Unlimited Power Apps and Power Pages for the assigned user, prebuilt and custom connectors, 250 MB database and 2 GB file capacity, agentic features in model-driven apps and Microsoft 365 Copilot chat.
- Power Apps Premium, 2,000+ seats $14 Per user per month on annual billing at volume, with a 2,000 seat minimum. Same features as standard Premium.
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Baserow https://baserow.io · checked against the official source on 2026-10-20
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