Best for
Best for teams that have outgrown a shared spreadsheet and want to build their own workflow apps without a developer.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Low-Code / No-Code Comparison
Kintone 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 | Kintone | Microsoft Power Apps |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $24 / user / month Five users minimum, so the smallest subscription is $120 per month. Kintone publishes one plan with every feature included, and offers special pricing for 501(c)(3) nonprofits, education and government organisations. | lower value 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 | 30-day free trial with access to every feature, including a consultation with a product specialist | Free Power Apps Developer Plan for non-production use; separately a 30-day trial of the per-user plan, extendable twice to 90 days |
| Users | 5 users minimum | Not stated |
| Output | No-code business apps: shared databases, forms, workflow and team spaces | 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 for records, apps, files and spaces as well as users, departments and groups, plus webhooks and JavaScript APIs | Yes, Dataverse and Power Platform developer APIs, plus prebuilt and custom connectors |
| Languages | 7: Japanese, English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Thai and Brazilian Portuguese | Not stated |
| Hosting | Vendor-hosted cloud | Microsoft cloud, managed per environment from the Power Platform admin center |
| Made in | Japan | Not stated |
| What you build | No-code business apps built from drag-and-drop forms and shared databases, with process management for approvals and workflow, team Spaces for discussion tied to the records, and a library of more than 50 templates. Kintone AI configures forms and workflow steps from plain language and checks settings, then searches records, summarises comment threads and surfaces trends | 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 | A drag-and-drop app builder rather than a generated codebase, extended with JavaScript customisations and packaged plug-ins | 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 | A built-in database that replaces the spreadsheet, with granular permissions and revision history on records, plus connectors to services such as Microsoft 365, Slack, Okta and Docusign | 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 | REST API, webhooks and JavaScript and CSS customisation, plus native packaged plug-ins and third-party extensions such as a QuickBooks sync by FujiSoft, KrewDashboard by MESCIUS and Formstack Documents by Zapier | 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 | Vendor-hosted cloud, reached from browsers, smartphones and tablets | 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 | Permissions by department, space, app, record and field, downloadable audit logs with alert emails, SAML 2.0 single sign-on, two-factor authentication, IP address restrictions, and password, session and account lockout policies set by the administrator | 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 collection of its own. None of the thirty native plug-ins is a payment gateway, and the third-party extensions Kintone names handle QuickBooks data sync, dashboards and document generation rather than checkout, so a provider is reached like any other service through the REST API, a webhook or a JavaScript customisation | 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 | Customisation through JavaScript customisations and distributable plug-ins packaged for Kintone apps, with a REST API and webhooks for outside systems | 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 | Kintone AI: AI App Creator and AI Process Creator suggest form fields and workflows in chat, AI Search builds chatbots over chosen apps that answer within each user's permissions, and AI Thread Summary, AI View Analysis and AI App Settings Review summarise threads, analyse records and check apps against admin rules | 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 | One plan with every feature at $24 per user per month, five users minimum ($120 a month), with special pricing for nonprofits, education and government 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 |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk, Community forum | Not stated |
| Onboarding | more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Live online demos and webinars, Personal consulting | Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials |
| Company size | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | Microsoft 365, Slack, Okta, Docusign | more entries Microsoft Dataverse, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, SQL Server, Stripe, Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Automate |
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Key Differences
- Starting price Kintone $24 / user / month Microsoft Power Apps Free Developer Plan; Power Apps Premium from $22 / user / month
- Free trial Kintone 30-day free trial with access to every feature, including a consultation with a product specialist 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
- Hosting Kintone Vendor-hosted cloud Microsoft Power Apps Microsoft cloud, managed per environment from the Power Platform admin center
- Output Kintone No-code business apps: shared databases, forms, workflow and team spaces Microsoft Power Apps Canvas and model-driven business apps that run in a browser and in the Power Apps mobile app on phone and tablet
- API Kintone Yes, a REST API for records, apps, files and spaces as well as users, departments and groups, plus webhooks and JavaScript APIs Microsoft Power Apps Yes, Dataverse and Power Platform developer APIs, plus prebuilt and custom connectors
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Kintone
Strengths
- One plan with every feature included, so nothing has to be negotiated into a higher tier
- Kintone AI works on the configuration, setting up forms and workflow steps from plain language
- REST API, webhooks, JavaScript customisations and distributable plug-ins for extension
- Granular permissions and revision history on records
- Interface available in seven languages, including Japanese, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese
- 30-day trial covers every feature and includes a consultation with a product specialist
Limitations
- Five-user minimum puts the smallest subscription at $120 per month
- Vendor-hosted cloud only, with no self-hosted or on-premise option published
- The AI assists with configuration and search rather than generating a whole application from a prompt
- Nonprofit, education and government pricing is not published and has to be requested
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
Kintone
- Kintone $24 Per user, per month, with a five-user minimum ($120 per month). One plan with all features: no-code application building, process management, the collaboration suite, unlimited custom views, open API connectivity and mobile access.
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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Kintone https://www.kintone.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-20
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