Mendix and OutSystems are prominent low-code development platforms that simplify application building through visual interfaces and minimal coding. Mendix emphasizes ease of use, rich visual customization, and a cloud-native architecture that supports diverse deployment scenarios. OutSystems, on the other hand, focuses on enhancing developer productivity and offers robust features for enterprise deployment, including cloud and on-premise options.
The summary above is based on 45 interviews we conducted recently with Mendix and OutSystems users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"The most valuable features are the decorative style, model-driven development, and the fact that Mendix validates flows. Mendix is quick to develop because it's a low-code platform. It's very robust, flexible, open, and scalable. It's for a low-code customer. The tooling is also really good and it has mobile capabilities."
"The most valuable features of the product are its ease of use and speed. My friend and I find it helpful as a team of just two developers."
"Enables us to rapidly create a complex application. We are also able to customize features that stakeholders in the corporation want to see, something that could not be done with other software. Our workflows and processes have evolved and improved. The fast iterations allow us to be nimble, get feedback from users, and do rapid updates."
"Mendix has made a great deal of effort to provide its developers a healthy, modern environment for developing. First of all, it adopts Agile methodology by creating a SCRUM-based app where you can handle your user stories. Next comes version control, which really allows multiple team members to collaborate quite easily. And last but not least, Mendix modeler, which is your IDE for developing Mendix apps."
"The development environment is model-driven. We can use the information from this for our business engineers to make the information models, and they can also execute the model."
"We find it intuitive and easy to use."
"I find the fast development speed and low cost to be very valuable features of Mendix. It's a smart solution for busy developers when we need to apply new changes or fixes quickly. Mendix helps to save time and meet project deadlines faster."
"There is a free version of the solution you can use."
"It is easy to use."
"It is much easier to develop applications with the product’s IDE."
"The flow editor is the most valuable feature. It is simple and intuitive, and it can guide you step-by-step."
"The most valuable feature of OutSystems is the drag and drop and toolchains in the small AI developing environment. Additionally, the documentation is helpful."
"We've used features like batch processing timers, components, and integrations with other systems like SAP, which have accelerated our development process.In terms of productivity, we've seen a 30 percent reduction in screen design time and an additional 10 percent improvement when implementing client requirements. OutSystems' integration capabilities have significantly enhanced our app's functionality, making it quicker and easier to connect with other systems."
"The technical support is perfect."
"The scratch coding is useful. The solution is easy to understand."
"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 area for improvement is its integration capabilities. Creating a pluggable widget or integrating it with other systems is challenging. In terms of features, it would be great to see advancements such as AI services and the integration of third-party services. Additionally, connecting external devices to the application requires multiple steps. Improving this will make it easier for the developers."
"It needs to provide an overview of model versioning control for the sake of the review process; better SCRUM board; an overview of model changes from the repository through Sprintr (SCRUM board). Also, a choice between versioning control system would be nice."
"An improvement I would like to see is the ability to version manage independent modules. Their version management for software repositories must be better. It's good and you can do it, but it needs work."
"Feature-wise and in terms of technical aspects, Mendix is excellent, but its pricing is steep."
"You need experienced programmers and developers to understand this solution."
"While the documentation is good, the development box could be better."
"Mendix could improve by allowing the customization of different programming languages, such as Python and C++."
"Mendix is great for internal applications but not so great for a public-facing interface. It lacks a proper directory structure for public use. The URL will not change from page to page unless a deep link is created for each page. That makes it difficult to bookmark pages in the browser to view later on."
"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."
"There is room for improvement in technical support."
"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 should have been fully native."
"I like the OutSystems platform. I am working on integrating it with another platform using APIs, however, it has proven to be difficult. The main issue I am facing is obtaining authorization tokens as well as access and refresh tokens. It may be due to my lack of knowledge of APIs as it is new to me."
"The initial setup is a little difficult."
"The prices should be lower. It is a little bit too high for a small market."
"I have difficulty in using several new features. Some of the product's features are tricky to use as well."
Mendix is ranked 4th in Low-Code Development Platforms with 48 reviews while OutSystems is ranked 2nd in Low-Code Development Platforms with 46 reviews. Mendix is rated 8.4, while OutSystems is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Mendix writes "Low-code, helpful support, and great native mobile capability". 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 ". Mendix is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Oracle Application Express (APEX), Appian, ServiceNow and Salesforce Platform, whereas OutSystems is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Appian, ServiceNow, Oracle Application Express (APEX) and Pega BPM. See our Mendix vs. OutSystems report.
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