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Hello to the fellow PowerApps Community!

I have been working on an app and currently in the process of deploying it. It will have about 100-200 users (students), and I come here seeking advice on getting licenses for them. It is a single app with two developers using the dev plans till now.

The app uses Premium connectors (SQL on-prem, Flows using premium elements, etc).

At this point, due to our limited budget we need to find the least expensive plan for the users. I am up for the per app plan, but the catch is that the students will use this app only few months a year. The rest of months, it will be a waste of college resources as most users will stay dormant. I explored the pay-as-you-go per app plan, but it seems to charge $0.60 per flow run (and other such cents per resource charges on API calls etc). These could pile up during certain months, as large no. of requests will be throttled during a short period. I need full proof plan for the budget so I can ask the admin team to provide the funds recurring each year.

The app currently runs via my dev plan (my flows etc.), and I have added 2-3 co-authors as I am planning to leave. I need it to run independently without much supervision. I went through the PowerApps licensing pages and there are too many details that are very confusing.

Any suggestions how I should setup everything for the future before I say my goodbyes?

All advice is welcome, and I would love to get in a discussion with someone who's interested to share their valuable licensing knowledge. I feel Microsoft has complicated the licensing scenario too much for a novice like me to get through. Any help appreciated.

Thank you,

Rajat

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