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Dataverse explained

Dataverse is Microsoft's relational database for the Power Platform. Here's what it does and when you actually need it.

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What Dataverse provides

Beyond a database in the SQL sense, Dataverse includes:

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Common tables

Dataverse comes pre-populated with standard tables for common entities: Account, Contact, Activity, Email, Task, User, Team. Custom tables extend the schema for your specific domain.

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Dataverse vs SharePoint lists

A common decision: should structured data go in Dataverse or SharePoint lists?

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Dataverse for Teams

A free, lightweight Dataverse instance is included with Microsoft 365 plans for apps inside Teams: when you create an app from a Teams team, you get a slim Dataverse environment scoped to that team. Capacity is limited…

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Licensing

Full Dataverse requires Power Apps premium licensing (per-user or per-app) for users of any app built on it. Dataverse capacity is licensed separately and consumed across the environment — database, file, and log storag…

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