Office 365 E3 Vs Microsoft 365 business basic for power apps and power automate?

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I know that users with office 365 E3 will have seeded access to power apps and power automate with 8,000 requests per day, is this the same for Microsoft 365 business basic license?? is they are the same, so what is the differences between Office 365 E3 and Microsoft 365 business basic in respect to access to power apps and power automate?

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I have a large amount of users running Power Apps (including a lot of high volume Flows) on O365 Basic perfectly well. The main difference between the plans is regarding the other apps - Basic is Cloud only, E3 includes desktop apps.

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In addition to what @WarrenBelz states there is one other major difference between the E3 and the Business class licenses. The Business license can only be used in a tenant with a maximum of 300 users. Its designed for Small Business. The E3 license can be used in large Enterprise tenants.

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Moreover as above, Office 365 E3 is designed for enterprise environments and offers stronger security, compliance, and scalability, while Business Basic is intended for small to mid-sized organizations.

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Hi @johnjohnPter,

I spent some times on comparison of the Power Apps and Power Automate capabilities included in Office 365 E3 and Microsoft 365 Business Basic licenses, focusing on their suitability for app development and automation. Here is a base line comparison based on O365-E3 vs M365 Busines:

Same comparison based with the lens of Power Apps and Power Automate (For better Clarity):

Please let me if these effor helps to undrestand.

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Feature	Office 365 E3	Microsoft 365 Business Basic
Power Apps availability	Included (seeded / limited use)	Included (seeded / limited use)
Power Automate availability	Included (seeded / limited use)	Included (seeded / limited use)
Canvas apps (standard‑data sources)	Yes	Yes
Flows allowed (standard connectors)	Yes	Yes
Approx. Power Automate daily request limit (seeded)	~8,000 requests per user/day	~8,000 requests per user/day
RPA (Power Automate Desktop – unattended)	Requires Premium / Process license	Requires Premium / Process license
Tenant size eligibility	Enterprise / Unlimited users	Max 300 users (Small Business)