Power Platform in 2030

By 2030, the Power Platform will look very different: AI-driven tools and generative UIs will dominate, while traditional app-building methods fade out. Developers should be careful about where they specialize - focusing on the layers and skills that will endure (security, data, and core plugin logic) while embracing the evolving AI-driven future.

What’s Going Away

• Canvas Apps & Custom Pages: With Generative Pages in preview, these tools are on track to be replaced.

• Drag-and-Drop UI Builders: The traditional UI design experience for forms and subgrids is becoming less useful.

• Reliance on VS Code Plugins: While the plugins themselves remain, the need to rely heavily on manual setup is fading.

  
  

What’s Evolving

• Power Automate Alternatives: Microsoft has built rivals that leverage AI-driven automation, making “human-friendly” languages less necessary.

• Power Pages: Evolving into Generative UI solutions, aimed at becoming the new reporting and presentation layer.

  
  

What’s Staying

• Dataverse & SharePoint: Security, APIs, and flexibility make them core to the ecosystem. Dataverse remains essential for data relationships, while SharePoint continues to scale in storage and data types.

• Underlying Security & Licensing Models: Despite UI and workflow changes, the foundation remains intact.

• C# Plugins (DLLs): While tools for creating them may evolve, their core operation will persist.