Glossary
Power Platform
Microsoft's low-code platform family — Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Pages, and Copilot Studio.
The Microsoft Power Platform is the family of low-code tools shipping alongside Microsoft 365: Power Apps for custom applications, Power Automate for workflow automation, Power BI for analytics, Power Pages for external-facing websites, and Copilot Studio for custom Copilots and agents. The platform shares an underlying database (Dataverse), a connector library spanning Microsoft and third-party services, and an admin model based on environments. Most Microsoft 365 plans include limited Power Platform usage; premium connectors, Dataverse, and the more sophisticated capabilities require Power Platform per-user or per-app licensing.