Think of purchasing OutSystems' as buying a high powered Internet Systems team "in a box". OutSystems has done all the work required for website framework for application developers; build, compilation, deployment, database, database binding, monitoring, user administration, etc.
What I like the best is the platform enables a developer to focus on the application's data model, screens, and workflows and less on the underlying technology [although it's important]. For example, basing an application on OutSystems' SilkUI allows a developer to easily create beautiful response websites.
The True Change technology is great because it ensures an application is not uploaded to the internet server unless data is properly bound. The built in database integration allows a developer to quickly create a data model to build their application on.
Lastly, the built in deployment process makes application life cycle management easy as a click of a button. Deployment includes the application [including web services] and database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Well, all companies have to make money, but the software units model can limit the number of applications developed on the platform. It's not easy to guesstimate the amount needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Video Reviews
My daily companion
1,118 out of 1,119 Total Reviews for OutSystems
Overall Review Sentiment for OutSystems
Log in to view review sentiment.
What I like the most is the easy of develpment, versioning and lifecycle.
A platform that is easy to bring new developers and expand the community. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I dislike a lot the direction OutSystems Platform is going where more and more the platform is closing down.
For me this is a very concerning thing since to fully support live critical applications, we need to be fully in control and be able to do proper throubleshooting. The lack of access to the environment, database and hotfix procedure can make a small issue currently blocking the business a very time consuming task.
One thing that I also dislike is the way developers create unit tests, this should be something integrated in the platform.
Making this part of the platform it could easily integrate deployment cycles since this is a critical part for a proper CICD. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
What I like best about OutSystems is how easy it makes building apps without needing tons of coding experience. The drag-and-drop interface is super intuitive, so you can get an app up and running really fast. Plus, it’s simple to make changes on the fly, which is great for adapting to feedback or shifting project needs. OutSystems also integrates really well with other systems, so you don’t get stuck with compatibility issues. Overall, it’s just a solid platform that lets you create and update apps quickly without the usual headaches! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Nothing much to add here, except for the fact that the new offerings are made only available for ODC and not also for O11 users :) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
OutSystems helped many orgainizations to build their applications and traveling through their journy of digital transformation very fast that traditional ways of systems and applications development.
Also I helped some customers during COVID-19 pandemic to build their digital services very quickly and their day to day service not affected.
OutSystems has capabilities to integrate with many external systems and databsaes using some ready made connectors.
Its also providing some tools like workflow builder that enables business users to be able to build their workflows without strong technical background.
OutSystems provide modern UI/UX templates and responsive UI that with ability to customize them that makes development faster and gives user good experince and easy use of different applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I can see few things but they don't give a bad impact that may affect using of OutSystems.
Sometime support tickets may take times to be solved but still its reasonable.
More enhancements required regarding building mobile application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
- Dynamic UI developments: The ease of implementing the wishes of the business into the system easily thanks to various widget options.
- BPT processes: The ability to quickly adapt complex business structures and rules to the software.
- Integration: Easy integration with different internal and external systems. SSO, AD connector, API, SOAP, etc.
- Community & Forum: With a large and active platform community, there is always support for challenges and never get stuck. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
- Performance issues in complex applications: The platform works well for applications in general, but performance issues can arise when dealing with very complex systems. Such as slow load times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
What I like best about OutSystems is its combination of speed and flexibility for developing complex applications without sacrificing quality.
The platform enables rapid prototyping while maintaining scalability and robustness, which is ideal for enterprise environments. Additionally, OutSystems' strong integration capabilities with various systems and cloud providers allow seamless connectivity across platforms, making it easier to embed low-code solutions into existing infrastructures.
The focus on automation and AI tools further enhances the platform, helping developers streamline processes and increase productivity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Licensing costs can escalate quickly as application usage scales, which might be a concern for smaller organizations or startups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
OutSystems in Carrefour is highly valued for its speed in application development, enabling teams to build and iterate quickly with minimal hand-coding through a user-friendly, drag-and-drop interface. It supports robust integration with legacy and third-party systems which is beneficial in our landscape, offering flexibility for complex environments. The platform enables cross-platform development, allowing the creation of web and mobile apps from a single codebase, and provides enterprise-level scalability and security. OutSystems’ strong community, extensive documentation, and marketplace, empowers my development teams to innovate efficiently and respond rapidly to changing business needs which is exactly what we need Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
We at Carrefour believe the main drawbacks aboutOutSystems relate to cost and platform limitations. For enterprise-grade projects, the pricing can become prohibitively high, especially for larger teams or projects with heavy integration needs. Additionally, while OutSystems is great for rapid development, the low-code approach can limit customization, which can be frustrating for experienced developers who want more flexibility and control over the code. Some of our developers also note that the performance of OutSystems apps may lag in highly complex applications or where advanced features are required, and it may not be ideal for apps that need frequent, intricate updates. next we also have the ODC roll out which is pushing us back since a shift in focus and finally, the learning curve for understanding OutSystems’ specific logic and architecture can slow down teams unfamiliar with low-code platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
With about 9 years of expirience with using OutSystems platform in TBC Bank I can say with confidence that it significantly reduces business application development time, costs and simplifies the development process.
With power of low-code language of OutSystems development team is focused on key business feature implementation and important architectural consepts rather than on technical details and bring value to business in shortest and easiest way. Platform simplifies business fieature implementation on all levels of software, integration with external systems, data, logic, user interface, business process. Single developer can cover development of all parts of the solution, therefore OutSystems developer is full-stack developer.
Fundamental parts of entire SDLC and CI/CD processes are easely managed with platform tools. LifeTime takes care of entire application deployment process from development to production and also privides rich API to customize deplyoemtns with custom CI/CD pipelines.
Platform allows you to extend its capabilities with custom .NET code, therefire giving almost unlimited possibilities.
Has sufficient versioning and collaboration functionality for cuncurent development.
OutSystems out of the box provides all cababilities not only to implement business application, but also tools to monitor and manage them.
Platform is used daily to by approximately therteen dedicated agile teams to deliver new features to mission critical solution.
The customer support service meets our expectations, we are getting help we are expecting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Actually there are few thing that I can list here.
First, relatively it is more complicated to find competent OutSystems developer or motivate existing one to switch technology, the last one is more related to mindset. During my practive best way was to tech traditional developers.
Second is challenge with implementing listeners to integrate with message brockers on the server side, like RabbitMQ, you can implement pull requests but not subscriber. Similar applies to UI communications with the server, it is not possible to use web sockets like commonucation.
Third issue is related to more advance source control features like branching to support isolated, idepended parall development. Because of the nature of the platform it uses different approach rather than branching - Feature Toggles, but this forge component is not supported. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Nr 1 is of course the speed at which one can develop and share results with the business Nr 2 is the community around the platform, good service and forum next to the Forge which is great as well Nr 3 would be the evolution of the platform itself, being on the top of things (companies cannot keep up with the pace though) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Main issue is the point at which OutSystems has to be used in an existence (legacy) IT landscape. It just is very hard to fit in OutSystems in an existing end-to-end process where other (older) technologies are deeply involved. Then the trouble it takes to migrate for example from O11 to ODC, it's just very time consuming Also, the licenses for the platform and the fact that you' re not totally flexible in how you build and maintain your apps is quite a scary thing. If OutSystems decides to do things differently, you cannot just opt out Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Outsystems help to manage the deployments easily to the QA and Production Environments.
It also helps to quickly develop business processes in OutSystems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
There is a limitation of AO's for small companies because they they exceed the limit then they have to change the payment plan. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Rapid Development - With outsystems it makes it very easy to develop scalable applications rapidly and with proper achitecture and best practices.
Adaptability- It's easy to understand, any one could start with Outsystems application development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Development Environment - Though the IDE Service Studio is good, but, with the latest version there are few issues and the screen development is a bit tough in the current IDE. At the end, the developer has to try the css in the chrome browser and then add it in the Outsystems theme. There should be some option to view the browser view with the IDE. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
