Power Apps to Azure Migration

Move your Power Apps to Azure and stop paying per user for every new staff member.

Power Apps is a fast way to start, but premium per-user licensing grows with every person you add, and complex apps run into delegation, performance, and integration limits. We rebuild the apps that have outgrown Power Platform as custom applications on Azure, on the web and inside Microsoft Teams, and move your data out of Dataverse, so you own the code and your run cost stops scaling with headcount.

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Application code on a laptop screen
A Power Apps workload rebuilt as code your team owns.

When it is time to move off Power Apps

These are the sparks that usually bring us into the room.

  • The licensing bill grows every time you add staff, volunteers, or partner users.
  • The app slows down or returns incomplete results once lists pass delegation limits.
  • External partners need access, and guest licensing is expensive and hard to manage.
  • Logic is spread across canvas apps, flows, and Dataverse tables that only one person understands.

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What a Power Apps to Azure migration delivers

Every engagement ships measurable impact, documentation, and enablement.

  • A cost model comparing staying on Power Apps with rebuilding, using your real license counts, before any code is written.
  • The app rebuilt in TypeScript and React on Azure App Service, with Entra ID sign-in for staff and partners.
  • Data moved from Dataverse or SharePoint lists into Azure SQL or PostgreSQL, relationships and history intact.
  • A web app plus a Microsoft Teams-native app, with the code, pipelines, and documentation in your repository.

Delivery method

Our Power Apps to Azure migration in four phases

Every week includes demos, telemetry, and regulator-ready documentation.

  1. 01

    Cost & fit assessment

    Inventory your apps, flows, and licenses; decide which apps move and which are fine where they are.

  2. 02

    Data model & architecture

    Map Dataverse tables, relationships, and permissions to a database and API you own.

  3. 03

    Rebuild with parity testing

    Weekly demos, with every screen and rule tested against the Power App it replaces.

  4. 04

    Cutover & decommission

    Run both side by side, switch users over, then retire the app and the licenses it needed.

Where it shines

Power Apps to Azure case study

Nonprofit & human services

Volunteers of America National: Affiliate Connect

Affiliate Connect, the app the national office uses to manage engagement across the Volunteers of America affiliate network, had outgrown Power Apps limits and per-user licensing. We rebuilt it as a TypeScript application on PostgreSQL, delivered as a web app and a Microsoft Teams-native app with Entra ID sign-in.

Per-user Power Apps licensing eliminated, cutting ongoing cost. The national office now owns the code, the data model, and the roadmap.

Power Apps → Azure: licensing cost removed

When moving off Power Apps makes sense, and when it does not

Power Apps is the right tool for a lot of work. A small internal app used by people who already have Microsoft 365, built on SharePoint lists and standard connectors, often costs nothing extra and is quick to change. We tell clients to keep those.

The economics change when an app needs premium connectors or Dataverse, because every user then needs a premium license, and the bill grows with headcount instead of with the work the app does. They change again when partners, volunteers, or other organizations need access, when lists grow past the limits Power Apps can query reliably, or when one person is the only one who understands how the app hangs together. That is usually the point where a custom application on Azure costs less to run and is easier to maintain.

The assessment answers this with your numbers: which apps you have, who uses them, what licenses they require, and what the same workload would cost on Azure. Some apps move, some stay, and you see the comparison before you commit to anything.

What happens to your data and your flows

Dataverse tables, relationships, choice columns, attachments, and audit history are mapped into a relational database you own, usually Azure SQL or PostgreSQL. The migration is rehearsed against a copy first and verified record by record, so cutover day is a repeat of something that already worked.

Power Automate flows that still make sense can keep running against the new app through its API. Flows that existed only to work around Power Apps limits are rebuilt as backend logic, where they are easier to test and cheaper to run.

Power Apps to Azure for nonprofits

Nonprofits feel per-user licensing most, because their user counts are high and their budgets are fixed. Volunteers, affiliates, and partner organizations all need access, and every one of them is another license.

Affiliate Connect for Volunteers of America National is the example. The app tracks engagement across the national affiliate network, and on Power Apps its licensing grew with every affiliate and staff member who needed it. Rebuilt as a TypeScript and PostgreSQL application on Azure, with a web app and a Microsoft Teams-native app, the per-user Power Apps licensing is gone and the national office owns the platform outright.

Platforms & accelerators

The stack we rebuild Power Apps on

TypeScriptReactAzure App ServiceAzure SQLPostgreSQLEntra IDMicrosoft Teams appsAzure API ManagementGitHub ActionsDataverse

FAQs

Power Apps to Azure migration FAQs

How much can we save by moving our Power Apps to Azure?

It depends on how many people use the app and which licenses it requires. Apps that need premium connectors or Dataverse save the most, because every user needs a premium license today. We model it in the assessment with your actual license counts and an Azure cost estimate, so you see the comparison before deciding.

Will our users notice the change?

They will notice it is faster. We rebuild the screens and rules they already know, test each one against the existing app, and run both side by side before cutover. Staff sign in with the same Microsoft account through Entra ID.

Can the new app run inside Microsoft Teams?

Yes. We deliver it as a web app and a Teams-native app from the same codebase, so staff can use it where they already work. Affiliate Connect for Volunteers of America National is built this way.

What happens to our Dataverse data and Power Automate flows?

Dataverse tables, relationships, and history move into Azure SQL or PostgreSQL, rehearsed and verified before cutover. Flows that still add value keep running through the new app's API; flows that only worked around Power Apps limits become backend logic.

How long does a Power Apps to Azure migration take?

Most single-app rebuilds take 8-12 weeks, including the parallel run. The first week produces the cost comparison and a firm plan.

Should every Power App move to Azure?

No. Small internal apps on SharePoint lists and standard connectors are often free with Microsoft 365 and quick to change, and we recommend keeping them. Moving pays off when premium licensing, external users, data volume, or maintenance risk make the current app expensive.

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