We performed a comparison between Microsoft PowerApps and OutSystems based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Users of both solutions seem to be satisfied with their ease of deployment, features, and overall technical support. However, users seem to favor Microsoft PowerApps slightly because it is more affordable.
"The most valuable feature is automized processes."
"The initial setup is not complicated."
"It's very easy to build an app using this solution."
"It is easy to use."
"There is value in being able to collect and compare information in real-time to present alternatives for correcting vulnerabilities."
"Time to market is most valuable because you can make apps pretty fast. It also has pretty good integration."
"The initial setup is very simple."
"Generating reports is very fast with Microsoft PowerApps. It's stable and scalable as well."
"Their out-of-the-box UI is quite good."
"Our previous solution had other overheads such as release management, version management, code management, monitoring, etc., all of which are built-in with OutSystems."
"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."
"I like the mobile features the most, and there are also various features around the portal we created that I enjoy."
"We have no complaints surrounding both the scalability and stability of this solution."
"It is a stable solution."
"Reduces the manual labor in compiling and deploying applications and generating procedural code (by reducing development bureaucracy/processes, resulting in real gains). The LifeTime Server approach, requiring just a few steps to publish applications in production environments, is fantastic."
"Refactoring with TrueChange is very simple."
"We'd like more features and less to no coding."
"It would be good if this solution supports standard BPN operations. We are thinking of switching to a BPM solution next year because it is not a BPM solution."
"The connectors are the main components that reference the data sources, and these need to be improved."
"The editor in the Web browser could be improved because it can be difficult to implement the commands in the buttons."
"Its user interface can be better. It is good, but it can be a bit clunky."
"Most of my training for what I do has been by watching or learning in the community. There needs to be better training on either one of these."
"Microsoft PowerApps could improve the speed of Power Automate, it is not very fast."
"We would like to see some improvement in the cost of the solution when an organization has a more complex network structure. The advanced connectors are very expensive, which discourages our customers from implementing it."
"The documentation needs to be more robust."
"In OutSystems, cloud management is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The asynchronous processing and multithreading tasks for which the current resources of the platform are very generic and not built for the end-user. Any asynchronous jobs have to be constructed with an end-user dashboard to allow inspection of the status of the activities."
"OutSystems could improve by being more like GitHub. It would be more helpful for us for division management and version control for our application."
"One of the biggest areas for improvement is that every time an existing data element is modified, it creates a new data element. It doesn't really modify that particular data element. So, a user has to follow an extra step of removing the existing data element and bringing in the new and modified data element that is being added, which sort of goes into negative productivity."
"The product could be improved if there was a shortcut, or predefined, predictable templates provided."
"It needs improvement in the AI capability."
"Mobile apps need improvement."
Microsoft Power Apps is ranked 1st in Low-Code Development Platforms with 77 reviews while OutSystems is ranked 3rd in Low-Code Development Platforms with 46 reviews. Microsoft Power Apps is rated 7.8, while OutSystems is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Microsoft Power Apps writes "Low-code, low learning curve, and reduces manpower". 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 ". Microsoft Power Apps is most compared with Oracle Application Express (APEX), Mendix, ServiceNow, Appian and Salesforce Platform, whereas OutSystems is most compared with Appian, Mendix, ServiceNow, Oracle Application Express (APEX) and Pega BPM. See our Microsoft Power Apps vs. OutSystems report.
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