Re: Power Apps Pay as you go discussion thread
Thank you for the feedback. Totally agree that there might be some cases of accidental app opening and this is something we will continue to monitor via data and feedback and will prioritize improving based on that. Please let us know if you hear that this is a common situation.
Regarding meter unit, Pay as you go is a per app model, most common for scenarios being where you have one or two apps that are occasional or seasonal. It is also great for cases where one needs to establish the usage pattern before purchasing prepaid licenses. Per user licenses are best suited and economical when users need to use multiple apps. For predicting costs, you should look at how many users are expected to use the app in a month. If no such information is available, then observing trends over a month or two, will provide a great visibility into what the usage patterns are - # of users and # of apps used per users via the detailed report available in Power Platform Admin Center. There are also Azure cost alerts that can be used for cost management, the exact same framework that is used for any Azure product. Check this out: View usage and billing for pay-as-you-go plan - Power Platform | Microsoft Docs. Does this help?
