What users are saying about
Appian vs OutSystems
Appian
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255 Ratings
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186 Ratings
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Based on 186 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- Appian ranks higher in 1 feature set: Low-Code Development
Low-Code Development

8.5
Appian
85%

8.3
OutSystems
83%
Appian ranks higher in 5/6 features
Appian ranks higher in 5/6 features
Visual Modeling

8.4
84%
71 Ratings

7.7
77%
46 Ratings
Drag-and-drop Interfaces

8.5
85%
70 Ratings

9.2
92%
46 Ratings
Platform Security

8.6
86%
69 Ratings

8.2
82%
45 Ratings
Platform User Management

8.1
81%
70 Ratings

8.1
81%
44 Ratings
Reusability

8.8
88%
73 Ratings

8.1
81%
48 Ratings
Platform Scalability

8.6
86%
71 Ratings

8.4
84%
45 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Appian is rated higher in 3 areas: Likelihood to Renew, Usability, Support Rating
- OutSystems is rated higher in 4 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, In-Person Training, Online Training, Implementation Rating
Likelihood to Recommend

8.7
Appian
87%
138 Ratings

9.8
OutSystems
98%
125 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

9.0
Appian
90%
19 Ratings

8.2
OutSystems
82%
4 Ratings
Usability

8.6
Appian
86%
96 Ratings

8.2
OutSystems
82%
3 Ratings
Support Rating

8.1
Appian
81%
174 Ratings

7.1
OutSystems
71%
87 Ratings
In-Person Training

9.0
Appian
90%
1 Rating

9.1
OutSystems
91%
1 Rating
Online Training

6.0
Appian
60%
2 Ratings

8.2
OutSystems
82%
1 Rating
Implementation Rating

1.7
Appian
17%
9 Ratings

7.3
OutSystems
73%
4 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Appian
Appian works great for automating manual processes and integrating multiple systems through its toolset. It gives great flexibility for establishing rules for approvals, routings, escalations, and the like. Because of the low code toolset, it's very easy to deploy and make changes as needed as processes evolve and as the organization learns to utilize the system better. Minimal maintenance is required to support the applications build on the platform. Some of the automated testing integration with tools like Jenkins is limited so that may be an issue for some.

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Management Consulting Company, 10,001+ employeesOutSystems
Well suited for internal exposure of business processes (invoicing, API layer to other systems, customer maintenance etc), whether a UI is required or not.Not so well suited for full fledged web design. An OutSystems application must serve one particular business need, if gets too much functionalities and responsibilities it tends to get chaotic and complex.

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Consumer Services Company, 501-1000 employeesPros
Appian
- Allows at a glance workflow documentation which assists in the need we have for information readiation.
- Drag and drop interface for workflow development greatly speeds our apps time to market.
- Using the advanced features of Appian, we are able to create working sites in a fraction of the time it would take to do so using "traditional" development.
Systems and Process Engineering
Sprint/TMobileTelecommunications, 10,001+ employees
OutSystems
- Developing end user interfaces with ease and speed with a modern look and feel.
- First class low code development to reduce time to market with visual programming
- Their technical support team is fast and responsive. We've yet to have any issues they could not resolve.
Senior Software Developer Team Lead
OrthoBanc, LLCFinancial Services, 51-200 employees
Cons
Appian
- Search issues when type ahead and database search are used in the same field.
- Buttons implementation where user is require[d] to click on the button description - if clicks on the button outside that text - button will not work.
- Problems with using certain off-the-shelf performance tools like WebLoad or Neoload. That is because of different dynamic variables being used internally in Appian - which these tools are unable to correlate. We are still investigating using other tools like Jmeter to overcome dynamic correlation problem for performance testing.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesOutSystems
- Price – The licensing model of OutSystems is very expensive and not suitable for small scale developments. This is offset by the time to develop and stability for larger scale developments
- Flexibility on PaaS version – The PaaS hosted version of OutSystems limits your flexibility to access the front end and backend database systems which can significantly restrict your options on high data volume developments or where anything requiring slightly out of the ordinary access is required
- Same price for PaaS and self-hosted system. Licensing model dictates that you pay the same price even when you host the system on your own hardware which effectively means you pay more to manage the infrastructure yourself
Web and Enterprise Team Lead
IT Vision Australia Pty LtdComputer Software, 51-200 employees
Pricing Details
Appian
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0
Appian Editions & Modules
Edition
Free | $0 |
---|---|
Standard | 60.002 |
Flat Fee | Contact Sales3 |
Enterprise | Contact Sales4 |
- none
- per user per month
- one fixed price per app, unlimited users
- unlimited number of apps, priced by user
Additional Pricing Details
—OutSystems
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0 per month
OutSystems Editions & Modules
Edition
Basic | $4,000.001 |
---|---|
Pro | $10,000.001 |
- per month
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Appian
Appian 9.0
Based on 19 answers
We recently renewed our license with Appian. We are convinced that its flexibility, relative ease of use, the support they provide, there mobile advancements and their general willingness and desire to see us succeed all contributed to our reason to renew our agreement with Appian
Director, Strategic Process Project Management
Scripps NetworksBroadcast Media, 1001-5000 employees
OutSystems
OutSystems 8.2
Based on 4 answers
We are very happy with OutSystems and our developers deliver good work. OutSystems lets us build new software on a regulare (2 weekly) basis, which is highly flexible and adjustable. Even without very much experience, our developers manage to build usefull software, which is working a lot better than our previous (legacy) software.
Studentenbegeleider
Stichting Vluchteling-Studenten UAFNon-Profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees
Usability
Appian
Appian 8.6
Based on 96 answers
Appian is a low code environment, because of this, a very good visual interface is required. Appian is providing a feature-rich dashboard [that] we can use for building the dashboards and other interfaces. Appian also provides patches and releases to enhance these features. A developer can start off development just by going through a basic course from the Appian learning community.

Verified User
Engineer in Finance and Accounting
Financial Services Company, 5001-10,000 employeesOutSystems
OutSystems 8.2
Based on 3 answers
I am really happy using OutSystems in my work. It gives me the opportunity to create good working software without having had very much IT-experience before. It also made me more interested in the background of IT and learning different languages.
Studentenbegeleider
Stichting Vluchteling-Studenten UAFNon-Profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees
Support Rating
Appian
Appian 8.1
Based on 174 answers
Appian is one of the leading low code business automation platforms that support RPA, decision rules, case management, workflow automation, and machine learning all in a single bundle. But it is also harder to implement and replace the traditional business process.
CEO
Curl LabsComputer Software, 51-200 employees
OutSystems
OutSystems 7.1
Based on 87 answers
The tech support is very reachable. Usually by [email] from but also by phone if needed. We had some difficulties at the start with understanding "what our machine was doing" under high performance load. After some good sessions understanding our needs they delivered good solutions for our problems we had in the beginning.

Verified User
Project Manager in Product Management
Information Services Company, 51-200 employeesIn-Person Training
Appian
Appian 9.0
Based on 1 answer
As analyst I participated in a developer boot camp. At times it was hard to keep up but most of the time it made sense. Trainer took the time to explain and slowed pace down to answer questions etc.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employeesOutSystems
OutSystems 9.1
Based on 1 answer
Excellent material full of hands on that improve the understanding of the platform.
Senior Application Integration Engineer
JDW Consulting CorporationComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees
Online Training
Appian
Appian 6.0
Based on 2 answers
Very boring; hard to get through quickly, but rather effective in demonstrating the use of the platform.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 10,001+ employeesOutSystems
OutSystems 8.2
Based on 1 answer
The online training material is well designed and explanations are step by step, helping trainees to understand and follow each exercise and new concept.
Senior Application Integration Engineer
JDW Consulting CorporationComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees
Implementation Rating
Appian
Appian 1.7
Based on 9 answers
It was really seamless. SaaS in the true definition of the word. We logged on and started using the product. Very easy.
Development Team Lead for BPM, Integration and Special Project Teams
University of WollongongHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees
OutSystems
OutSystems 7.3
Based on 4 answers
In a large company, patiently and consistently work the behind the scenes politics with business and IT partners across the firm.
This is transformational - you will need a solid set of key business partners to lock arms together to move forward.
This is transformational - you will need a solid set of key business partners to lock arms together to move forward.

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Information Technology
Health, Wellness and Fitness Company, 1-10 employeesAlternatives Considered
Appian
Appian has enormously transformed and keeps on updating the product every quarter to meet the latest needs of the world with new innovations & technologies being integrated within the platform. What gives more pleasure than a product that keeps on continuous[ly] improv[ing]?

Verified User
Consultant in Customer Service
Information Technology & Services Company, 501-1000 employeesOutSystems
I tried to use WordPress with some success. Also looked at Joomla. But when I saw OutSystems I knew I had been wasting my time there. It takes you longer to get going with OutSystems - but even I as a novice realized immediately that Outsystems is simply in another league. Outsystems is powerful. (Can you compare WordPress and Joomla to Outsystems - I don't think so).
Owner
Villa AfriqHospitality, 1-10 employees
Return on Investment
Appian
- I believe it has negatively impacted our release dates. There may have been a misunderstanding as to the learning curve, even though it is "low code."
- The look and feel of the applications created using Appian have uniformity and it's easier to have "reuse" between applications.
- There is less developer control when it comes to features. I think this mainly has to do with the amount of plugins available. I would think there should be many more available plugins. But again, our use case is probably different than most others.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Military Company, 11-50 employeesOutSystems
- The ease of use of the OutSystems development process has been the biggest ROI for us. We have developed our Framework product and maintained/enhanced it with only 4 workers.
- OutSystems has enhanced their product very significantly over the last 4 years. They have gone from a simple to use tool to a very simple to use sophisticated tool that covers the standard mainframe-based computing apps and the apps used on handheld mobile devices all using the same basic set of development tools.
CIO
CollabWorksComputer Software, 11-50 employees