We performed a comparison between OutSystems and Salesforce Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Mobile Development Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."There is literally a ton of stuff it can do. It's very flexible."
"We can do the validation before calling the API."
"The visual program of OutSystems is one of the major advantages of this solution."
"The product is mostly stable."
"The solution helps to build mobile and web applications on SOAP and REST. You can integrate it with backend systems by submitting a code."
"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."
"For me, the most valuable feature is the flexibility the tools give us to change any customer requirements on the fly, when we are in a meeting. I also like how easy it is to deploy the code between environments and how easy it is to integrate OutSystems with other systems."
"OutSystems is easy to use."
"The stability has been great."
"The solution's stability is fine. There are no issues with Salesforce's stability."
"One can do almost everything using Salesforce's OOTB functionality without much investment."
"We haven't had any issues with stability so far."
"The most valuable features of the Salesforce Platform are the ability to manage customers' data, many report filtering options, and consolidation."
"It is an easy product to use and does great things for our company. It keeps track of all of our sales activity."
"The keyword search helps me in finding stuff quickly. So, I don't have to click around a lot."
"Salesforce's strongest feature is reporting especially. It's also a lot more usable than other platforms I've worked with. It has a great user experience, with the ability to filter and access information in real-time."
"Writing custom code still needs to be done via Integration Studio. This might have been added to the IDE."
"When shared extensions are updated, all the applications are redeployed."
"In OutSystems, cloud management is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"I think OutSystems needs to improve in many areas. First, sometimes Service Studio becomes really slow and even hangs for long periods. Also, if I have not published my module in some time, and some kind of Service Studio exception occurs, I lose my work."
"The tool needs to improve the efficiency of its widgets."
"Mobile apps need improvement."
"The solution is costly."
"The PDD framework can't be used for the behavioral-driven development way of working."
"Salesforce Platform has a cumbersome interface when creating reports, dashboards, and those types of things. They could be a little bit more simple. The administration has to be an aficionado to do any sort of administration and maintenance, for example, setting up the way you want to modify the lead tracks or functions. These systems tend to be quite cumbersome."
"When it switched to lightning, it threw me for a loop. When they changed the look and feel, I had a hard time finding things and doing what I used to do."
"An expensive solution requiring a lot of configuration."
"I think the search needs to be improved so as to allow for a broader keyword search."
"The reporting functionality is not very intuitive."
"Their reporting needs to be improved. It should be easier. I don't know how, but it needs to be easier."
"If you have resellers or distributors, you just need to figure out a way to set up the system in the backend. Since every company is different, it takes a little bit of time to figure that out."
"The initial setup is rather complex."
OutSystems is ranked 1st in Mobile Development Platforms with 46 reviews while Salesforce Platform is ranked 3rd in Mobile Development Platforms with 81 reviews. OutSystems is rated 8.4, while Salesforce Platform 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 Salesforce Platform writes "Reliable with good reporting and custom dashboards". OutSystems is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Appian, Mendix, ServiceNow and Bizagi, whereas Salesforce Platform is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Oracle Application Express (APEX), Microsoft Azure, Appian and Unqork. See our OutSystems vs. Salesforce Platform report.
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