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Managed Environments is included as an entitlement in standalone Power Apps, Power Automate, Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Pages, and Dynamics 365 licenses. When Managed Environments is activated in an environment, every app, Power Automate flow, Microsoft Copilot Studio bot, and Power Pages website in that environment requires standalone licenses or capacity add-ons for accessing respective resources. For example:

  • Every user running an app in a managed environment must have a Power Apps per user or a Dynamics 365 Enterprise license that gives premium Power Apps usage rights *. If you use capacity-based licenses, a managed environment must have Power Apps per app plans such as app passes allocated to it. Use of Power Apps capabilities included with Dynamics 365 Pro licenses must be only within the context of the licensed Dynamics 365 application.
  • Every user running a Power Automate cloud flow in a managed environment must have a standalone Power Automate per user license or a Dynamics 365 Enterprise license with premium Power Automate usage rights *. If you use capacity-based licenses, a managed environment must have Power Automate per flow plan such as Flow per business process allocated to it. Use of Power Automate capabilities included with Dynamics 365 Pro licenses must be only within the context of the licensed Dynamics 365 application. Power Automate cloud flows that are triggered within apps or in context of apps or chatbots are covered by the respective Power Apps or Microsoft Copilot Studio standalone licenses.

* Dynamics 365 Enterprise licenses that give premium Power Apps and Power Automate usage rights are Dynamics 365 Sales Enterprise, Dynamics 365 Sales Premium, Dynamics 365 Customer Service Enterprise, Dynamics 365 Field Service, Dynamics 365 Finance, Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management, Dynamics 365 Project Operations, Dynamics 365 Commerce, Dynamics 365 Human Resources, Dynamics 365 Business Central, and Dynamics 365 Intelligent Order Management.

To see your current license usage, select View license consumption (preview) in the Power Platform admin center. More information: View license consumption (preview)

Important

At this time, enabling pay-as-you-go for a managed environment will not be sufficient to meet Managed Environments licensing requirements, if:

  • There are users without standalone Power Apps licenses using Power Apps in that environment.
  • There are users without standalone Power Automate licenses using flows in that environment, or users using flows without Power Automate per flow licenses in that environment.

Note

Trial licenses can be used to license users in Managed Environments, but the restrictions specific to these types of licenses still apply. For example, trial licenses can be used to license users for 30 days.

Managed Environment isn't included as an entitlement in the Developer Plan when users run their assets. For more information about Managed Environments and the Developer Plan, see About the Power Apps Developer Plan.

See also

Managed Environments overview
Enable Managed Environments
Usage insights
Limit sharing
Data policies
View license consumption (preview)
Tenant settings