We performed a comparison between GeneXus and OutSystems based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Low-Code Development Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is fast in creating systems and connects to the database quickly."
"This solution works extremely quickly in terms of enabling an application in a production environment."
"GeneXus evolves with technology."
"With the solution, I can work a normal day. I can plan my work and any other activities for days ahead."
"In Knowledge Base, being able to model the workflow before developing the screens is great. We first work with the tables or the transactions using GeneXus and then we work on the screens."
"I find the implementation process of GeneXus to be easy."
"The integration module is the most valuable feature of this solution for our business, as it allows our clients to create new systems based on their outdated databases, across all API's."
"I like that it's very compatible with other tools. The most important feature is getting the developer to focus on the project's business case. It's not about focusing on how I can command this or how I can develop a front end, or how I can work with the advantages. The developer should focus on the business case of the project. No need to focus on connecting the database to the server or connecting the server and the front end. The developer can concentrate on the views."
"There is literally a ton of stuff it can do. It's very flexible."
"It is a stable solution."
"It provides for faster development and better software releases."
"The flow editor is the most valuable feature. It is simple and intuitive, and it can guide you step-by-step."
"The tool makes the development process easier."
"We used almost all of the features, themes, styling guide, and approach components. They are useful in our applications."
"Their out-of-the-box UI is quite good."
"Scalability proved to be an exceptionally beneficial feature."
"GeneXus's user interface has room for improvement."
"The tool needs to be tuned before being used. You need some experience to get the best out of the tool."
"There are issues in integrating it with other solutions."
"It's expensive for a company."
"GeneXus is a wonderful tool for the backend. It's the best in the world, but for the frontend, GeneXus needs to improve. There should be easier steps for managing various aspects, such as alerts and messages to show to the end-users."
"The graphical interface could be improved. I also notice some performance problems on hardware that should be more than adequate. GeneXus uses a lot of RAM and other computer resources."
"We would like to see more extensions and more user controls added to the front-end of this solution, in order to help developers manage the website."
"The front-end with GeneXus is not as good as the back-end."
"We have performance issues while fetching bulk data."
"The dashboards in OutSystems could improve. There are a lot of tabs in the service center that can be confusing."
"I would like to see improvements in versioning. It can be challenging to keep track of what changes should be committed, especially when many developers are working in one environment."
"The largest obstacle currently associated with OutSystems is its high cost and limited availability of skilled personnel. Despite being a rapid application development platform, having a highly skilled individual familiar with the platform can be much more beneficial than an inexperienced individual. Because there is a shortage of people with the necessary OutSystems skills, utilizing the platform can become expensive. This makes little sense, considering that a rapid application development platform should be accessible to the average person. However, having a highly skilled individual can greatly increase productivity, making the cost worthwhile."
"We had some lagging issues under high data loads, and the solution needed to be customized to improve this."
"The PDD framework can't be used for the behavioral-driven development way of working."
"Mobile apps should have been fully native."
"When shared extensions are updated, all the applications are redeployed."
GeneXus is ranked 12th in Low-Code Development Platforms with 13 reviews while OutSystems is ranked 3rd in Low-Code Development Platforms with 46 reviews. GeneXus is rated 8.6, while OutSystems is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of GeneXus writes "Fast, stable, and allows us to model a workflow before developing the screens". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OutSystems writes "Useful natural speech to algorithm, reliable, and beneficial automatic task". GeneXus is most compared with Oracle Application Express (APEX), Microsoft Power Apps, Mendix and Magic xpa Application Platform, whereas OutSystems is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Appian, Mendix, ServiceNow and Oracle Application Express (APEX). See our GeneXus vs. OutSystems report.
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