We performed a comparison between IBM MobileFirst and OutSystems based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about OutSystems, Mendix, Salesforce and others in Mobile Development Platforms."With help of this product, we have been able to develop mobile applications without having complete knowledge of each mobile OS's native programming technology. App development, delivery, and code management have been very efficient using this product."
"IBM MobileFirst has one of the most feature-rich admin panels."
"I like Its capability for developing hybrid applications, with an ability to integrate device-native code as well"
"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 product is mostly stable."
"The scratch coding is useful. The solution is easy to understand."
"It is easy to use."
"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 a stable solution, and the initial setup is straightforward."
"OutSystems' low-cost approach has positively impacted our productivity, because we were able to develop faster with OutSystems, enabling us to implement many changes during our sprint."
"The flow editor is the most valuable feature. It is simple and intuitive, and it can guide you step-by-step."
"There are issues with push notifications, especially for Windows mobile apps. JSONStore also crashes abruptly at times."
"I would like to see improved support for native device functions."
"There are not enough resources on the market."
"Mobile apps need improvement."
"The integration Studio could be improved. It needs a tool in which we could develop C# code and then integrate into OutSystems. The application could have a better UI."
"The new version could be improved."
"The latest version of the app generation tools could be more user-friendly."
"The initial setup is a little difficult."
"When shared extensions are updated, all the applications are redeployed."
"The installation is a bit tedious."
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IBM MobileFirst is ranked 14th in Mobile Development Platforms while OutSystems is ranked 1st in Mobile Development Platforms with 46 reviews. IBM MobileFirst is rated 8.4, while OutSystems is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of IBM MobileFirst writes "It provides access management for the enterprise user as well as for the consumer". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OutSystems writes "The visual program provides the advantage of only requiring one skill set for both the front and backend ". IBM MobileFirst is most compared with IBM MaaS360, Microsoft Azure App Service, SAP Mobile Platform and Ionic, whereas OutSystems is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Appian, Mendix, ServiceNow and Oracle Application Express (APEX).
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