We performed a comparison between OutSystems and Pega BPM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Rapid Application Development Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."You can go huge - so it is definitely a scalable solution."
"The architecture of OutSystems is quite simple, and the features are similar to Mendix's. OutSystems has connectors for different enterprise apps and solid reporting capabilities. You can also integrate with any content management platform like SharePoint or Adobe Enterprise Manager, or something like that. You can also create and integrate workflows."
"It provides for faster development and better software releases."
"The most valuable feature of OutSystems with discipline and the development processes. Instead of each developer doing tasks on their own with their own approach, et cetera, the solution would help bring some organization to the development process."
"The scratch coding is useful. The solution is easy to understand."
"It is a stable solution, and the initial setup is straightforward."
"The tool makes the development process easier."
"Scalability proved to be an exceptionally beneficial feature."
"The solution is operating well overall."
"The tool reduces our costs."
"There are a lot of frameworks in the product. I use Pega PRPC the most."
"Pega BPM offers a lot of out-of-the-box functionalities."
"The solution provides us with a very good dashboard."
"The solution is able to support the size and scale required."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the various workflows."
"It is easy to use, easy to understand, easy to implement and easy to enhance and we can do it as a Cloud. Also it is very user friendly."
"In OutSystems, cloud management is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The installation is a bit tedious."
"We have performance issues while fetching bulk data."
"The tutorials for the solution should be updated."
"OutSystems could improve by being more like GitHub. It would be more helpful for us for division management and version control for our application."
"Mobile apps need improvement."
"There is room for improvement in technical support."
"The prices should be lower. It is a little bit too high for a small market."
"The licensing cost is very high."
"Pega BPM can improve product management, case management, omnichannel, CDH, and the customer data hub. All the major domains can improve. Additionally, more AI functionality and proper integrations with Pega RPA would be helpful."
"I believe they simplify the application development. It is still complex. The learning is not easy, it takes time compared to other products on the market."
"To learn Pega, you need to be a partner. If someone just wants to learn Pega for the sake of learning, they won't be able to do so as they don't give access to that."
"This is an expensive solution."
"There is a scarcity of resources who have worked with this solution before."
"There are some UX shortcomings within the solution. However, it's my understanding that they have addressed them and in the next three months they will come out with a new updated version. They will be moving away from HTML5."
"The main problem with Pega is that it is quite complex, so it is very difficult for the developer to learn."
OutSystems is ranked 3rd in Rapid Application Development Software with 46 reviews while Pega BPM is ranked 8th in Rapid Application Development Software with 57 reviews. OutSystems is rated 8.4, while Pega BPM is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of OutSystems writes "The visual program provides the advantage of only requiring one skill set for both the front and backend ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Pega BPM writes "Provides built-in frameworks that can be reused and reduces time and cost". OutSystems is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Appian, Mendix, ServiceNow and Salesforce Platform, whereas Pega BPM is most compared with ServiceNow, Camunda, Appian, IBM BPM and Salesforce Platform. See our OutSystems vs. Pega BPM report.
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