Convert Your Microsoft Access Databases Into Web Apps

Access works fine until a few people need it at once. Then the file locks up, and copies start multiplying. Put that data in a real relational database and build secure, multi-user web apps over it, running in your environment on the security you already use.

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Why Move Access to the Web With m-Power?

You already know the app has outgrown Access. Before you move it, you want answers: Where does the data go? What happens to the forms and reports people use every day? Who can reach it, and from where? Will it hold up with the whole team in it at once? m-Power answers each one: It converts your Access tables into a real relational database, then builds secure web and mobile apps over them. Build it internally with m-Power, or have our consultants do it for you.

Real m-Power web form for maintaining product records, the kind of app an Access form becomes
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Your data moves to a real database

Access tables become tables in a server database (SQL Server, Db2, MySQL, and more), in your environment.

  • No more file corruption
  • Past the 2GB size ceiling
  • Real multi-user access, no locking
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Reach it from any browser

Web and mobile apps over the same data, on any device. Nobody needs Access installed.

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Add real security and audit

Single sign-on, row-level permissions, and role-based access, with every action logged.

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Rebuild the app people rely on

Rebuild the forms and reports people use every day, then add approval workflows, email alerts, and live dashboards over the same data.

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Scale without user fees

Perpetual license, no per-user or distribution fees. Roll it out to everyone.

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Runs on-prem or in your cloud

Deploy m-Power in your environment and move between on-prem and cloud whenever you want.

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I have been surprised at the ease of use. You can go from zero knowledge to producing professional applications in a very short time. If I can do it, anyone can.

John McHale, Managing Director, TAG Scaffolding

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There is no need for countless spreadsheets, you can go straight to the information you need.

Richard Johnson, Finance Director, Hutchinsons

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All our critical reporting can now be delivered in real-time to our users' browsers with m-Power.

Andrew Rockey, Head of IT, Philip Dennis Foodservice

What Can You Build?

Start with the migration, then keep going. Whether your team builds with m-Power or our consultants build for you, here's what you can deliver:

01 · The Migration

From an Access File to Working Web Apps

Starting from a Microsoft Access database, this walkthrough builds two connected web applications, complete with web forms, automated email notification, and login security. It's the whole process, start to finish, in 9 minutes.

  • Convert Access tables to a server database
  • Build web forms with validation and login security
  • Add email notifications between the apps
Video: convert an Access database into two web apps with m-Power Watch: Migrate Access to the Web · 9 min
02 · Beyond Access

Then Build Workflows, Dashboards, and Portals Over It

Once the data is in a real database, you can use the same platform to clear the rest of the backlog: Approval workflows, dashboards, scheduled email alerts, customer portals. One license, unlimited apps and users.

  • Approval workflows with a full audit trail
  • Real-time dashboards and drill-down reports
  • Secure portals for customers and vendors
Your data, now in one real database Approval workflows Routed, with a full audit trail Dashboards and reports Real time, with drill-down Scheduled email alerts Sent the moment data changes Customer and vendor portals Each user sees only their own data

Use Cases

A few of the most common apps teams build once their Access data is on the web:

Web forms over your data

Multi-user data entry and edit screens that replace your Access forms.

Mobile access

The same apps on phones and tablets, for people who aren't at a desk.

Reports and dashboards

Real-time reports and dashboards over data that used to sit in a file.

Workflow and approvals

Route records for sign-off and trigger the next step automatically.

Customer and vendor portals

Give outside users a secure, self-service window into the right data.

Scheduled tasks and alerts

Run jobs on a schedule and email the right people when something changes.

Data lookups and search

Fast, filtered lookups across your data, with drill-downs to detail.

Integrations

Connect the data to your other systems with APIs and web services.

Set up a demo and we'll build something over your data, live.

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Enterprise-Grade Security on Your Data

Once your data is in a real database behind m-Power, you control access the way IT expects to.

Row-level permissions

Control which users see which rows and columns in an application.

Role-based access

Lock down application and data access per user role.

Single sign-on

Integrate with Active Directory, OAuth2, or SAML.

Audit trails

Full logging of user actions and logins.

Frequently asked questions

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What happens to my Access data?

m-Power, the low-code development platform from mrc, converts your Access tables into a real relational database (SQL Server, Db2, MySQL, and more) in your environment. Your data lives in a proper multi-user database, and you build web and mobile apps over it. Nothing depends on the Access file anymore.

You rebuild them as web apps, but m-Power's template-driven build makes that fast, and you can add what Access couldn't: mobile access, workflow, dashboards, and scheduled tasks. Or our consultants can rebuild them for you.

Yes. Moving off the Access file to a server database removes the file-locking, corruption, and 2GB size limits that show up as your app grows and more people use it at once.

Much more than in Access. m-Power adds single sign-on, row- and column-level permissions, and role-based access on top of your existing authentication. You control exactly who can see and edit each piece of data.

Yes. m-Power apps are web-based and run in any browser, so the same data is available on desktop, tablet, and phone without installing Access anywhere.

Either. Deploy m-Power in your own environment, on-premise or in your cloud, and move between the two whenever you want. Your data stays where you put it.

m-Power is a one-time perpetual license with no per-user or distribution fees, so rolling the app out to more people doesn't raise the cost. See the pricing page for how licensing works.

Both. Your team can build with m-Power after a 5-day training, or our consultants can migrate and rebuild your Access apps for you. 96% of first-time services clients come back for another project.

Last updated: July 2026

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