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."The tool makes the development process easier."
"I find it to be a genuinely cool and effective platform for my development needs."
"The most valuable feature of OutSystems is the drag and drop and toolchains in the small AI developing environment. Additionally, the documentation is helpful."
"It is very stable."
"The most important features of this tool are its visual modeling capabilities and drag and drop functionality. You can see what you are coding which makes it easy to understand and maintain. They have also created a big revolution in digital transformation by introducing native mobile app development under the same IDE."
"Integrations with external systems with SOAP and REST are easy to implement off-the-shelf, but a developer can always implement specific libraries for other integrations."
"OutSystems is a low-code solution. Most features are like drag-and-drop, so it's pretty easy to work. Thus it helps the organization by saving time for developers."
"One thing I like about OutSystems is that there's no lock-in. You can keep running your applications because it's on .NET and hosted centrally. That's one of the advantages I see there in terms of not having an IT strategy that has a dependency on a particular platform."
"Overall, the ability to integrate with multiple applications and effective case management is the most valuable."
"In general, we use web services to integrate this solution with our other tools. It is the main approach we use with this solution and it integrates with all tools that we need. If you want to integrate with other solutions such ThreatFire or similar, it is possible as well."
"While Pega technical support is okay, it also depends on the issues you need help with and who your contact is with Pega."
"The ability to define processes, build reports, and get insights or analytics on data is most valuable. It is a powerful platform."
"Pega BPM's most valuable feature is the use of CDX to solve problems."
"The tool reduces our costs."
"The robotic process automation has increased the confidence of business users."
"Decreased time for plane departures and landing, supported analytical insight for planning of three to six month forecasting, and helped with operational decision planning and support."
"The latest version of the app generation tools could be more user-friendly."
"OutSystems does not provide any native reporting resources. All reports must be created with other tools or as a webpage."
"It is hard to find the logic in OutSystems. From an improvement perspective, I want to be able to properly use logic in OutSystems."
"The prices should be lower. It is a little bit too high for a small market."
"Mobile apps need improvement."
"We have performance issues while fetching bulk data."
"I would like to see OutSystems improve its integration capabilities, especially with emerging technologies like AI and GPT."
"I have difficulty in using several new features. Some of the product's features are tricky to use as well."
"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."
"First-time customers will find its licensing tricky. The technical support team for this solution could be faster in resolving tickets."
"There is a scarcity of resources who have worked with this solution before."
"We have experienced a few technical challenges, particularly triggering the workflow through file drops and accessing files."
"I think there is room for improvement in the low code/ no code environment that they're promoting now. That needs to be aligned a little bit more. I still feel that it is not that friendly for a person who has no experience with Pega to just go in and try to create something."
"It is scalable, but it also interacts with a lot of other systems. I think they thought that the interface to other systems, legacy systems, was its strength, but when problems do occur, quickly diagnosing those problems has been a challenge."
"The training aspect of Pega BPM requires significant enhancement. There should be more opportunities for third-party training and engaging events, such as hackathons where individuals can share their expertise. Additionally, the training structure itself should be more organized, as I have received feedback from my colleagues in the COE that the current training approach is overwhelming and requires excessive referencing to obtain accurate information. Another area for improvement would be the user experience with regard to RPA. Simplifying the IDA for citizen developers would make it easier for them to adopt the RPA tool."
"This is a quite expensive product."
OutSystems is ranked 3rd in Rapid Application Development Software with 46 reviews while Pega BPM is ranked 7th 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, Microsoft Power Apps and Salesforce Platform. See our OutSystems vs. Pega BPM report.
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