We performed a comparison between OutSystems and Zoho Creator 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."We used almost all of the features, themes, styling guide, and approach components. They are useful in our applications."
"Our previous solution had other overheads such as release management, version management, code management, monitoring, etc., all of which are built-in with OutSystems."
"It is a stable solution, and the initial setup is straightforward."
"The flow editor is the most valuable feature. It is simple and intuitive, and it can guide you step-by-step."
"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."
"The visual program of OutSystems is one of the major advantages of this solution."
"We can quickly develop an application using the tool."
"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."
"It is very easy to build applications on the product."
"The integration capabilities in Zoho Creator are quite good and support our existing workload. It provides open and proprietary APIs, making interfacing with other applications easier."
"Zoho Creator helps to maintain the products in development."
"It is a very, very scalable tool."
"The deployment process is quite straightforward."
"Can access information from other Zoho packages and you can write custom scripts."
"The product’s MIS feature is very valuable to us."
"We can create multiple applications simultaneously with it."
"The solution is costly."
"In OutSystems, cloud management is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"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 documentation needs to be more robust."
"The resource availability needs to be increased."
"Writing custom code still needs to be done via Integration Studio. This might have been added to the IDE."
"The technical features are good, but the actual commercialization is out of reach."
"The product's high price is an area of concern, where improvements are required."
"We are looking for a single portal across all Zoho apps."
"We face issues while moving from one form to another form. We have a negative impression of the tool's support since they do not provide us assistance with our queries. They don't have solid answers to our questions."
"They should allow for more UI customization."
"Zoho Creator falls short on data management, so we must connect it to other databases to handle larger datasets. However, it may still be sufficient for smaller databases. Better templates and examples for support teams or programming could be improved. Learning the Zoho Creator language, known as "Deluge," can be challenging for native programmers, so having clear examples and training materials would benefit users."
"Zoho Creator's UX design needs to be improved."
"I would like to see a simpler layout and interface. I would also like to see Zoho CRM and Zoho Campaigns integrated with the product."
"The UI must be improved."
"Could have more pre-built integrations for pulling data from the wider Zoho ecosystem as well as other systems."
OutSystems is ranked 3rd in Rapid Application Development Software with 46 reviews while Zoho Creator is ranked 12th in Rapid Application Development Software with 19 reviews. OutSystems is rated 8.4, while Zoho Creator is rated 8.6. 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 Zoho Creator writes "The solution provides accessible and high functionality at a competitive price point". OutSystems is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Appian, Mendix, ServiceNow and Oracle Application Express (APEX), whereas Zoho Creator is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Mendix, Oracle Application Express (APEX), Caspio and Pega BPM. See our OutSystems vs. Zoho Creator report.
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