Licensing Guides and Docs

On this page you will find links to the official materials published by Microsoft. Always check the latest versions as the information often changes on a monthly basis.

Licensing Guides

Power Platform licensing guide

Power Platform licensing guide

Microsoft Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Dataverse. This guide covers the custom apps, automations and websites that the organization or its partners build on top of Microsoft Power Platform.

Dynamics 365 licensing guide

Dynamics 365 licensing guide

First-party CRM and ERP applications from Microsoft: Sales, Customer Service, marketing (Customer Insights), Field Service, Project Operations, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Business Central.

Copilot Studio licensing guide

Copilot Studio licensing guide

Custom Copilot agents built on top of the conversational AI platform delivered as Microsoft Copilot Studio.

Licensing decks

Power Platform licensing deck

Power Platform licensing deck

This deck provides an overview of Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio, Power Pages and Dataverse product licensing.

Dynamics 365 licensing deck

Dynamics 365 licensing deck

This deck provides an overview of Microsoft Dynamics 365 product licensing and includes information on in-market offers.

Power BI licensing deck

Power BI licensing deck

Power BI Pro, Power BI Premium Per User, Power BI Embedded, Microsoft Fabric capacity, OneLake.

Documentation

Power Platform licensing on MS Learn

Key licensing documentation pages worth reviewing that cover the underlying platform features that apps and automations depend on.

Licensing overview
Pay-as-you-go plan
Requests limits and allocations
Add-on capacity pricing
Power Apps licensing links

Power Apps licensing on MS Learn

Documentation specific to app license requirements and allocation: when is a premium vs. standard license needed?

Licensing overview
Power Apps per app plans
License designation for an app
Manage Power Apps licenses

Power Automate licensing on MS Learn

Cloud flow licensing details specific to automation scenarios where there may not be an interactive user to check the license on.

Licensing overview
Seeded license entitlements
Who needs a premium license?
Multiplexing, service accounts