What used to take 45 minutes of clicking through property panels now takes 8 minutes of conversation with AI. Discover how AI-powered canvas app development is bringing version control, real IDEs, and professional development practices to Power Platform—and why this changes everything.
Most Power Platform architects reach for Canvas Apps by default — because they know them, and they work. This article will help you compare Canvas Apps vs Code Apps and understand the pros and cons of each. But there's a moment in every serious project where Canvas stops being an advantage and starts being a ceiling. In this article, I break down exactly where that line is, what Code Apps actually are (they're not PCF), and how to decide which one belongs in your next solution.