What is Model-Driven App architecture in Power Apps?

Model-Driven Apps in Microsoft Power Apps are applications built primarily around a structured Dataverse data model and metadata-driven application design. Unlike Canvas Apps, where developers have significant control over the user interface, Model-Driven Apps use Dataverse tables, relationships, forms, views, dashboards, business rules, business process flows, and security roles to create business applications. The architecture is particularly suitable for process-driven applications such as sales management, customer service, case management, service operations, and other enterprise scenarios where data relationships and standardized business processes are important. A typical architecture can include: Dataverse → Tables & Relationships → Forms/Views → Business Logic → Security → Model-Driven App