Does anyone use Dataverse?

[snagrat]

I'm building some apps and looking at using Dataverse to store the data, rather than spreadsheets.

 

Does anyone else do this and if so, am I right in thinking that each users who uses the app will require a Power Apps Premium license? (roughly £90 per Staf per year?)

[robknowles]

Hello.

 

So I don't work in education anymore, but I do use Dataverse a lot for building applications etc.

 

If you are using a Canvas App or Power Automate to connect to it then it's a Premium License. You would also need it if building Model Driven apps.

 

Not sure what education pricing is, but sounds about right for the standard pricing.

 

They use to do a PowerApp per app plan too. So if it's just one app that you wanted to share this worked out cheaper than the standard plan that allows unlimited apps to be built.

 

Bare in mind licenses only offer so much capacity per license (additional capacity per GB can be brought seperately). Also some Dataverse entities/tables are protected and need a D365 license. Per typical Microsoft there's very long guides to licensing on Power Platform.

[rbjames]

Hi,

 

I don't know whether this is still an issue but due to costing I just use sharepoint lists. As long as you bear in mind the 5000 item implications when scoping projects, it's amazing what you can achieve with canvas apps.

 

Richard