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Cordango vs Power Apps

Power Apps looks free because it ships with Microsoft 365. Then come premium connectors, Dataverse capacity, environments and a governance project. Cordango is one platform with one price and apps you get by describing them.

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The short version.

Where Power Apps wins

If you are a large Microsoft shop with a Power Platform team, it is a capable ecosystem.

  • M365 Deep integration with Teams, SharePoint and Office
  • ENT Microsoft’s enterprise compliance and EU datacenters
  • FLOW Power Automate covers a lot of workflow ground
  • ORG Works well when a dedicated maker team owns it
Where Cordango wins

Cordango skips the maker skill tree entirely. Describe the app and it runs on the core.

  • BUILD Plain words in, working app out. No canvas apps, no formula language
  • COST One platform, one price you can explain. No per-connector surprises
  • CORE Permissions, people and audit in one place you can actually see
  • SPEED Apps this week, not a rollout program this quarter
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Side by side.

CordangoPower Apps
Build an app by describing it✓~
Licensing you can explain in one sentence✓✗
Works without trained makers or consultants✓✗
One data core across all apps✓~
Permissions & audit in one view✓~
EU data residency✓✓
Custom-built apps on request✓~

✓ built in  ·  ~ possible with licensing, setup or partners  ·  ✗ not realistic in practice
Microsoft gets a real ✓ on EU datacenters. The difference is how much platform you have to operate to get the rest.

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Which one should you pick?

Pick Power Apps if

  • 01 You run a large Microsoft 365 estate with premium licensing budgeted
  • 02 A team already owns your Power Platform governance
  • 03 Your apps live inside Teams and SharePoint anyway

Pick Cordango if

  • 01 You want internal apps without becoming a Power Platform team
  • 02 You’d rather not do the licensing math per app and per user
  • 03 You want permissions and audit visible in one place, not five admin centers
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