We performed a comparison between Microsoft Azure App Service and OutSystems based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Mobile Development Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I like that it's a ready-to-use, out-of-the-box solution that provides all of the necessary functions for customers, such as codes that can be quickly switched from the production version, or from test and DEV versions to production."
"App Service's best features are that it can be scaled easily and it includes Kudu."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure App Service is customization. It provides the building block from its modularity. You can add what you need with the appropriate code."
"It's very easy to use. That's one of the advantages for the business, that you don't need to struggle to configure your website and your app service. Microsoft made sure to make it stable and very easy to configure."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to scale the application."
"It allows you to host your App Service on Azure and provides the ability to bypass online."
"The feature I find most valuable is the 'Diagnose and Solve problem' function. This not only allows us to fix a problem, but also to generate analytics on why the issue occurred."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure App Service is autoscaling and resource grouping. Additionally, the integration works well, it is easy to do."
"There is literally a ton of stuff it can do. It's very flexible."
"The technical support is perfect."
"Their out-of-the-box UI is quite good."
"The tool makes the development process easier."
"OutSystems' best feature is that you can build tests with the flow, so even the tests are made in the PDD framework in a low-code way."
"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."
"I like the mobile features the most, and there are also various features around the portal we created that I enjoy."
"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."
"I would like to see some improvement in the UI/UX design, to make navigation of this solution more user friendly. For example, it could contain more explicit information on each of the features."
"Initially, there were some rare instances when the server went down because it was deployed on Linux."
"The cost management of this solution could be better. We only receive estimations."
"Microsoft Azure App Service could improve by having better integration with on-premise solutions."
"Sometimes we face problems, but those are technical problems in Microsoft, bugs or something doesn't work as expected, but that's normal."
"The setup is complex if you have no experience."
"Sometimes customer service and support can be challenging."
"In terms of room for improvement, ease of deployment would be an area that needs some focus. Azure does provide out-of-the-box deployment features, but I found that deploying to an App Service instance can be better in terms of more tools that could be available to perform a deployment."
"The solution's testing framework needs to be improved, and the workflow should be slightly more mature."
"I have difficulty in using several new features. Some of the product's features are tricky to use as well."
"The product's high price is an area of concern, where improvements are required."
"It's difficult to do the component version control. I would like them to add more studying materials."
"It needs improvement in the AI capability."
"The dashboards in OutSystems could improve. There are a lot of tabs in the service center that can be confusing."
"The initial setup is a little difficult."
"The tutorials for the solution should be updated."
Microsoft Azure App Service is ranked 4th in Mobile Development Platforms with 38 reviews while OutSystems is ranked 1st in Mobile Development Platforms with 46 reviews. Microsoft Azure App Service is rated 8.4, while OutSystems is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Microsoft Azure App Service writes "A solution with great server management and helps improve performance". 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 Azure App Service is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Oracle Application Express (APEX), ServiceNow, Pega BPM and Ionic, whereas OutSystems is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Appian, Mendix, ServiceNow and Oracle Application Express (APEX). See our Microsoft Azure App Service vs. OutSystems report.
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