Pages & Dataverse
Power Pages + Dataverse
Power Pages and Dataverse work together as the foundation for building secure, data-driven business websites and applications. Power Pages is Microsoft's low-code platform for building external-facing business websites, while Dataverse is the secure, structured data platform that powers Power Pages, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Dynamics 365 behind the scenes. Below is an overview of what each includes and the value it delivers.
Power Pages
Designed for: Organizations that want to build secure, external-facing websites and portals — for customers, partners, vendors, or the public — without a team of developers.
What's Included
- A low-code, drag-and-drop design studio for building business websites
- The ability to connect website content and forms to Microsoft Dataverse, SharePoint, Excel, and other data sources
- Support for both authenticated (signed-in) users and anonymous (public) visitors
- Flexible authentication options, including Microsoft Entra ID and popular third-party login providers
- The ability to build and run custom copilots directly on the website to serve visitors
- Enterprise-grade security and governance aligned with the wider Microsoft Power Platform
Why It Matters for Your Business
Power Pages allows a business to extend the same low-code approach used for internal apps to its external audience — building a customer self-service portal, a partner or vendor collaboration site, a membership site, or a citizen and grant-application portal, without a dedicated web development team. Because these sites connect directly to Dataverse, the same data used internally in Dynamics 365 or Power Apps can power a secure, branded external experience — for example, letting a customer check the status of a support case or submit a form that flows straight into the business's existing systems.
Dataverse
Designed for: Every organization building on the Microsoft Power Platform or Dynamics 365, as the secure data foundation underneath.
What's Included
- Secure, structured storage for business data, optimized across database, file, and audit log storage
- A relational data model that supports complex relationships and queries
- Built-in security roles and governance to control who can see and edit which data
- Native accessibility from Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Copilot Studio, and Dynamics 365 applications
- Connectivity to many non-Microsoft applications through connectors
Why It Matters for Your Business
Dataverse is the connective tissue that allows Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, and Dynamics 365 to all work from the same secure, well-governed data, rather than each application holding its own disconnected copy. This means information entered through a custom app, an automated workflow, or an external-facing Power Pages website all lands in the same trusted data source — giving the organization a single, consistent, and secure foundation for its data as it builds out more apps, automations, and websites over time.
Summary
- Power Pages — build secure, external-facing business websites and portals for customers, partners, or the public, without a dedicated development team.
- Dataverse — the secure, structured data platform underneath Power Pages, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Dynamics 365, keeping data connected and consistent across every application.
Power Pages and Dataverse are designed to work together: Power Pages provides the external-facing experience, while Dataverse provides the secure data foundation that keeps that experience connected to the rest of the organization's systems.
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