Power Platform licensing, with the arithmetic shown

Premium licences, managed environments, AI Builder credits and Dataverse capacity, explained from Microsoft's own documentation, with sources.

Power Platform · Environments

Free Power Apps developer environments end: 15 November, 15 December, 15 January

Creation ends 15 November, existing unmanaged developer environments are suspended 15 December and deleted 15 January. What Learn tells admins to do, and why converting one is a premium-licence decision.

22 October 2026 · 7 min

Power Platform · Licensing calendar

Power Platform has four licensing dates between now and February 2027

October: pipelines to unmanaged targets start a 30-day countdown. 1 November: new and renewed licences stop carrying AI Builder credits. 1 January: Power Apps Premium goes from $20 to $22. February: unlicensed users can no longer open apps in managed environments. What each one costs, Microsoft's own report for finding who needs a licence, and the order to work through them.

8 October 2026 · 12 min