It builds the whole app
Ailock generates the data model, forms, dashboards and permissions for you — you don't assemble canvas apps, Dataverse and connectors by hand.
PowerApps alternative
The PowerApps alternative that builds the whole app for you
Skip canvas apps, Dataverse setup, connectors, and the add-on licensing stack. Describe what you need — or bring your PowerApps export — and Ailock generates a complete governed app: data model, forms, dashboards, and permissions. In minutes.
Free tier you can publish on · No separate Dataverse capacity or add-ons · Governed & multi-user by default
The differences that matter
Why move from PowerApps to AppeneriX
Five things AppeneriX does differently — the reasons teams switch.
Your data arrives clean
Duplicates and junk are detected and merged on import, with risky rows flagged — instead of carrying the mess straight into your app.
The AI stays in the app
Ailock lives inside the running app, so your team can ask questions about live data and get answers with charts.
It stays maintainable
Runs as metadata on one governed platform, so a non-developer can keep changing it — no Power Platform specialist required.
Publish free, pay all-in
A free tier you can actually publish on, and all-in pricing — a monthly base plus per-user, with no separate Dataverse capacity or add-ons to budget for.
Bring your app across
Already on Power Apps? Export your app and rebuild it on AppeneriX with the beta converter — no starting from scratch.
Why switch
Why teams look for a PowerApps alternative
PowerApps is powerful for Microsoft-centric organizations. But three things push teams to look elsewhere.
Licensing that adds up
Per-user Premium (around $20/user/mo), Dataverse capacity (about $40/GB/mo), and add-ons like Power Automate and AI Builder make the real cost hard to predict as you roll out.
Too many moving parts
Canvas apps, model-driven apps, Dataverse, connectors, Power Automate — a "quick internal tool" becomes a platform project that needs a specialist to maintain.
Hard to maintain
As the app grows, changes get riskier and the people who can safely make them get fewer. If your citizen developer moves on, it becomes a black box.
Licensing details reflect publicly available Microsoft information as of mid-2026 and change often — check Microsoft's pricing page for the latest. The Per App plan was removed from Microsoft's licensing guide in early 2026.
One system, generated for you
Not just screens — the entire app
PowerApps gives you the building blocks and asks you to assemble them. AppeneriX generates the whole system from your data or a plain-language description, then lets you change it visually.
Ailock designs and builds it
Describe what you need or upload a file, and Ailock plans the entities, forms, dashboards, and permissions — then builds them on the platform. You start from a working app, not a blank canvas.
- Entity & field builder, visually
- Forms and pages composed for you
- Change anything later — no code
A real, connected data model
Customers linked to orders linked to payments — relationships you can see and edit, described as metadata on one governed runtime. No SQL, no Dataverse setup, and nothing to rot as it grows.
- Visual relationships between entities
- Runs as metadata, not throwaway code
- Stays maintainable past version 20
Grids, dashboards & governance built in
Every app ships with searchable grids, dashboards, per-person permissions, and a full change history — the governance a real business needs, without bolting it on afterward.
- Dashboards and KPIs out of the box
- Per-person permissions & approvals
- Full history of every change
Ailock AI
An AI assistant that lives inside the running app
Ailock doesn't just build the app and leave. It stays inside it — so your team can ask questions in plain language and get answers, with charts, from live data.
Migrate cleanly
When you bring your data across, it arrives clean
Exports and spreadsheets are messy — the same customer three times, bad emails, missing codes. As it imports, AppeneriX detects the duplicates and junk, merges them into one clean record, and flags the risky rows for review. Most tools carry the mess straight in.
On import · messy source
In your app · cleaned & deduped
Head to head
AppeneriX vs Power Apps at a glance
Two legitimate tools for different needs. Here's where each fits.
| AppeneriX | Microsoft Power Apps | |
|---|---|---|
| How the app is built | AI generates the full system — data model, screens, permissions | You build canvas / model-driven apps across Power Platform |
| AI at runtime | Ailock lives in the app — ask your data, get answers & charts | Copilot mainly assists building, not day-to-day data Q&A |
| Data on import | De-duplicates and flags junk as it imports | Data comes in as-is |
| Permissions & audit | Per-person permissions and full change history built in | Enterprise security via Dataverse / Entra (powerful, more setup) |
| Complexity | One platform a non-developer can maintain | Multiple components to learn and connect |
| Pricing | Monthly base + per-user pricing, all-in — plus a free tier you can publish on. No separate Dataverse capacity or add-ons | Premium ~$20/user/mo + Dataverse capacity + add-ons |
Already on PowerApps?
Bring your app across in three steps
Export your app as a package and upload the .zip — the converter previews it rebuilt as entities, fields and relationships. No signup to preview.
- Export your app from PowerApps as a package (.zip).
- Upload it to the AppeneriX converter (beta) to preview the rebuilt structure.
- Build it for real on the free tier, with your data cleaned and imported.
See your PowerApps app rebuilt — free
No signup to preview. Upload your export and watch it come across.
FAQ
PowerApps alternative — questions
What is the best PowerApps alternative?
If you want the whole app generated for you from your existing data — data model, forms, dashboards and permissions — with an AI assistant built in and simpler, all-in pricing — a free tier you can publish on, with no separate Dataverse capacity or add-ons — AppeneriX is a strong PowerApps alternative. You can import a PowerApps export and preview it rebuilt for free.
Can I move my existing PowerApps app to AppeneriX?
Yes. Export your app as a package and upload the .zip to the AppeneriX converter to preview it rebuilt as entities, fields and relationships, then build it for real on the free tier.
Is AppeneriX cheaper than PowerApps?
It depends on usage. PowerApps production typically means per-user Premium licensing plus Dataverse capacity and add-ons; AppeneriX offers a free tier you can publish on plus a monthly base and per-user pricing that's all-in — no separate Dataverse capacity or add-ons. Price both for the number of users you'll actually have.
What is Ailock?
Ailock is the AI assistant inside AppeneriX. It designs and builds your app from a description or a file, then lives inside the running app so your team can ask questions about their data and get answers and charts back.
Switch to an app that builds — and maintains — itself
Start free, no credit card. Describe what you need, upload an Excel, or bring your PowerApps export.