Copilot Studio

Microsoft

Vendor

Low-code platform for building and publishing copilots and agents across Microsoft channels.

Proprietary

Docs Website

Strengths

Low-code builder
Teams and Power Platform integration
Multiple publishing channels

Practitioner note

Best when business teams need to assemble Microsoft-native copilots quickly, provided architecture and environment sprawl are still governed centrally.

Warning

Copilot Studio: Formerly Power Virtual Agents (renamed Nov 2023).

Governance posture

Reviewed 2026-05-26

YesData residency

Geographic data residency configurable via Power Platform admin center; DLP controls.

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YesDeployment model

SaaS via Microsoft Power Platform; CMK available; no self-hosted option. (saas)

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YesAudit logging

Maker audit logs in Microsoft Purview; agent activity streamable to Sentinel; Customer Lockbox.

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YesSOC 2

Audited as SOC compliant (Service Trust Portal).

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YesISO 27001

In Microsoft ISO 27001 scope (Azure / Other Online Services).

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YesISO 42001

Microsoft Copilot Studio listed in ISO 42001:2023 scope.

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UnknownEU AI Act

Assessed limited-risk by product category; no published vendor EU AI Act conformity assessment. (role: limited-risk)

YesLicense risk

Proprietary SaaS; Power Platform / Azure lock-in. (medium)

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