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Power Platform Pricing Made Simple (2025 Update)

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Power Platform Pricing Explained (April 2025 Update)

Struggling to make sense of Power Platform pricing? You’re not alone. Between user licenses, pay-as-you-go options, and Dataverse capacities, it’s easy to get lost.

Here’s a simple breakdown of what you need to know for Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio, and Dataverse—all based on the latest April 2025 licensing guide.

Power Apps

Power Apps lets you build custom apps with little to no code.

Key Licensing Options

LicenseBest ForPrice
Power Apps PremiumUnlimited apps & websites per user$20/user/month (or $12 with 2,000+ users)
Power Apps per AppOccasional users running 1 app or website$5/user/app/month
Pay-as-you-go (per app)Casual usage with monthly billing$10 per active user/app/month

Included Features (Premium):

  • Unlimited apps and websites

  • Full Dataverse access (250 MB DB + 2 GB file per user)

  • Premium & custom connectors

  • 500 AI Builder credits/month

 

 Power Automate

Power Automate helps automate workflows, both modern (cloud flows) and legacy (desktop flows).

Key Licensing Options

LicenseBest ForPrice
PremiumUnlimited cloud flows & attended RPA$15/user/month
ProcessUnattended bot for critical flows$150/bot/month
Hosted ProcessBot + VM hosted by Microsoft$215/bot/month
Per FlowTeam or org-wide flows (min. 5)$100/flow/month
Unattended RPA Add-onAdd RPA bot to Premium/Per Flow$150/bot/month
Process Mining Add-onAnalyze and improve processes$5,000/100GB data/month

Included Features (Premium):

  • Unlimited cloud flows

  • 1 attended desktop bot

  • 5,000 AI Builder credits

  • 50 MB Process Mining data (up to 100 GB pooled)

 

 

 Microsoft Copilot Studio

Build and deploy AI-powered agents (chatbots) with natural language.

Pricing Models

OptionBest ForPrice
Pay-as-you-goStartups or flexible use$0.01 per message
Message PackPredictable usage$200 for 25,000 messages/month
Microsoft 365 CopilotTeams, SharePoint, Office appsIncluded in $30/user/month plan

Message Costs by Type:

  • Classic answer: 1 message

  • Generative answer: 2 messages

  • Tenant Graph grounding: 10 messages

  • Agent actions: 5 messages

  • Agent flows: 13 messages per 100 actions

 

Dataverse

Dataverse stores your app and flow data.

Capacity Costs

TypeSubscription Add-OnPay-as-You-Go
Database$40/GB ($30/GB Tier 2)$48/GB
File$2/GB$2.40/GB
Log$10/GB$12/GB

Included Capacity (per user license):

LicenseDBFileLog
Power Apps Premium250 MB2 GBShared
Power Automate Premium250 MB2 GBShared
Copilot Studio5 GB20 GB2 GB (per tenant)

 

💡 Final Thoughts

Microsoft’s Power Platform pricing gives you flexibility—but only if you understand the options.

  • Go with Premium licenses for unlimited usage.

  • Use per app or per bot models if you’re focused on specific tasks or flows.

  • Pay-as-you-go is great for low usage or unpredictable workloads.

  • Keep an eye on Dataverse capacity—especially if you’re scaling apps or storing large files.

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