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Actual requirement is to perform a PoC and Impact Analysis for setting up a Designated Power Platform Environment for the SharePoint list customized with Power Apps forms.

Client has created a E5 trail Tenant and when I tried and couldn't create a Power Platform Production Environment due to Database Capacity not available.

To proceed further, I started to explore, how to get extra DB capacity and one straight forward option is to procure Dataverse Capacity add-on of 1 GB. while other option was to go for any Base License like PowerApps or Dynamics 365.

As I am currently working on Power Apps, my idea was to go for a Power Apps premium license (per user), where I could find to different opinions that this enables 20GB default Capacity and then 250 MB per user/month license and few says it only give Default (3GB) + 250 MB per user/month license.

Need help to clarify which option in correct like for initial purchase of Power Apps Premium (Per User) license, it enables 20 GB + 250 MB = 20.25 GB Database Capacity

or it enables only Default base capacity (3GB) + 250 MB = 3.25 GB capacity

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Hi,

This is a very common point of confusion when planning environments and capacity in Microsoft Power Platform, so you’re definitely looking in the right direction.

Short Answer

For Power Apps Premium (per user):

It does NOT give you 20 GB of Dataverse database capacity.

✔ What you actually get:

Tenant base capacity: ~3 GB (fixed, tenant-level)

+ 250 MB per licensed user

So with 1 user license, total becomes:

3 GB + 0.25 GB = 3.25 GB

Where the “20 GB” confusion comes from

The 20 GB figure is NOT from Power Apps per user licensing. It’s typically associated with:

Dynamics 365 base capacity entitlements

Or older / mixed documentation scenarios

Power Apps licenses do not increase base capacity, they only add incremental capacity per user.

Why you couldn’t create a Production Environment

In Microsoft Dataverse:

A Production environment with database requires available database capacity

Trial tenants often:

Have limited or no usable capacity

Or already consumed capacit

Your Options to Proceed

✔ Option 1: Buy Dataverse Capacity Add-on (Most Direct)

Purchase 1 GB database capacity add-on

Immediately unlocks ability to create Production environment

Best for PoC scenarios

✔ Option 2: Buy Power Apps Premium Licenses

Adds 250 MB per user

You’ll need multiple licenses to make meaningful impact

Example:

4 users → 3 GB + 1 GB = 4 GB total

✔ Option 3: Dynamics 365 License (Heavy but Effective)

Provides higher base capacity

Overkill for PoC unless already planned

Recommendation for Your PoC

For a clean and cost-effective approach:

Go with Dataverse Capacity Add-on (1 GB)

Fastest way to unblock environment creation

Minimal cost

No dependency on multiple user licenses

Summary

Power Apps Premium = 3 GB base + 250 MB per user

No 20 GB entitlement from this license

Production environment requires available DB capacity

Best PoC approach = buy capacity add-on

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The 20 GB figure is the correct one. As of December 2025, Microsoft updated the tenant base capacity for Power Apps Premium from 10 GB to 20 GB. So when you purchase your first Power Apps Premium Per User license, it gives your tenant 20 GB as the base, and each licensed user adds 250 MB on top of that. The 3 GB figure is outdated and no longer accurate.

So your calculation is right. One Power Apps Premium license = 20 GB base + 250 MB = 20.25 GB total database capacity.

One thing worth knowing is that the 20 GB base is a one-time tenant-level entitlement. It triggers the first time a qualifying license is assigned. Every additional user after that just contributes their 250 MB increment, not another 20 GB.

For your specific situation with the E5 trial tenant, the blockage on creating a Production environment is a known trial limitation where Dataverse capacity is either not provisioned or already consumed. Assigning a single Power Apps Premium license should trigger that 20 GB base and give you more than enough room to create the environment and proceed with the PoC. That is a cleaner path than the 1 GB add-on if you are already planning to work within Power Apps Premium.

References

December 2025 Dataverse Capacity Changes

Power Platform Licensing FAQ – Microsoft Learn

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Hello All,

Thanks for your quick responses

I hope I got the answer, that 20 GB Base capacity will be added as on first purchase of Power Apps Premium license.

Here is the Microsoft License Guide as on December 2025

https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/microsoft/bade/documents/products-and-services/en-us/bizapps/Power-Platform-Licensing-Guide-December-2025.pdf

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