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October 03, 2019
First class lowcode experience
We currently have one development team working with OutSystems for various internal and external facing products and we have hired an external team from DoItLean to develop a few of our products as well. All of them centered around payment processing for orthodontists and vets.
- 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.
- Currently there are few identity providers supported natively and out of the box however through the use of "Forge" plugins there are ways around this limitation.
- The testing frameworks used by Outsystems are not fully backed by Outsystems. If they are going to champion this they should consider giving it full backing as they do with other community driven projects.
- Documentation on how to implement CI/CD is rather sparse without requesting it directly from a customer service rep.
November 11, 2019
Allows you to go fast and steady
OutSystems is actually being used across the whole organization. From the very start, we wanted to implement a web application that could support all business needs in our company from the very start (consultation, quotation, etc, all the way to worker reported hours and validation). In the end, we wanted our whole business to go through this application.
- Scalability.
- High paced development.
- Integrated solution.
- It's not flexible enough.
November 11, 2019
OutSystems application management
We use OutSystems as an addition to our SAP systems. We especially do web and app development in OutSystems with a connection to our SAP environment. The connection is both ways. The developments we've done have met their goals, and we were able to speed up the arrival and departure of the barge handling (inland waterway) process by about 40%.
The event manager we built in OutSystems was a big success, as we could extend the SAP functionality but also improved the process tremendously.
On other terminals, SAP is not used, but Navision. Our goal is to have our external web sides integrated with SAP in Navision. At this moment it's a big challenge.
The event manager we built in OutSystems was a big success, as we could extend the SAP functionality but also improved the process tremendously.
On other terminals, SAP is not used, but Navision. Our goal is to have our external web sides integrated with SAP in Navision. At this moment it's a big challenge.
- Very good user interface. Easy and simple to use. We were able to make a website for external users, without giving them training or an explanation.
- The ability to upload/download documents as transport papers and customs papers.
- The ease of developing. Development really speeds us up, and is very simple.
- The possibility to solve defects/do changes in a very short time.
- We had very much trouble with synchronizing data between an app in the central database. We had to take into account that the app was temporarily not online. Data synchronization gave us a hard time.
- Changing characteristics of data elements. E.g. if the length/name of a data element has to change, a new data element is created and we need to adjust all software using this data model.
November 11, 2019
Easy to use and maintain what you do
OutSystems is being used by Meivcore's IT department to develop an industry solution to modernize and make Meivcore's data and processes digital. Meivcore's core business is industrial maintenance and everything was done in paper. This had a lot of impact on the productivity in the company because they wasted a lot of time filling forms and checking data on paper. With the solution that we developed, we managed to make the workload a lot easier and helped with productivity and general happiness with our employees.
- It's easy to maintain code.
- You save a lot of time while using OutSystems.
- As a developer, I would love to see a native solution for Service Studio in macOS.
November 11, 2019
OutSystems - The platform that builds the future today
Low-Code technology from OutSystems is the main technology used by my organization. With it we help companies from different industries evolve their digital transformation journey, helping to create solutions that enhance the different usability experiences, both B2B and B2C.
- It can put an application into production in less time than other technologies, ensuring good performance and safety.
- It is a rapidly growing technology that has always available support to help its partners and customers no matter what the problem.
- It seeks to innovate with each version, and is always looking for new solutions to everyday problems by adapting new trends and introducing them into their development platform.
- I think the key point I would like to see improved would really be the issue of versioning. I think you can try to find a better solution to create versioning.
November 11, 2019
OutSystems -- a fairy tale that keeps on going
It started small and now is used more throughout the complete organization, and with our customers and partners. It solves the need in time to market, and adapts to the changing environment. We are currently at the point of deciding to go full speed with OutSystems and build several components covering complete business processes and replacing legacy and technical debt systems.
- Fast time to market.
- Flexible.
- Scalability.
- A better user experience, and easier to work with.
- It's easy to understand due to the modeling part.
- License model.
- Integrations with ie Kafka streams.
November 04, 2019
Solid platform, helping companies with their digital ambitions
- Driving innovation, building applications and services to address our customer's needs
- Integration of internal applications
- ERP modernization
- Operational efficiency and process automation/improvement
- Custom applications which replace off-the-shelf solutions with are not extensively used (reduce licensing costs)
- Scalable: being a cloud native platform with great usability, scalability is almost unlimited.
- Innovation, releasing new features: the platform keeps developing, you keep getting more value for your money.
- Strong, solid technology. Performance has not been an issue so far at all
- Great usability and easy to manage.
- Adhering to the latest security standards.
- Support desk response times. We had several occasions with non-critical issues where we had to wait more than a week to get a proper response.
We use OutSystems mostly for internal application development. Mostly administrative applications, but also applications that can be accessed from the outside. For example, applications that we use to promote our company at company-drinks and job markets. We use it, especially so that we can put together applications very quickly in an easy manner.
- Quick development.
- Great UX.
- Easy to learn.
- More ability for workarounds.
- Easier integration of external components.
We are using OutSystems as a rapid development toolset to allow us to fill gaps in our current ERP system. This is allowing us to significantly increase the speed of development and build our customer confidence level while also significantly improving the look and feel of our developments.
- Rapid development allows developers to clear their backlogs easily.
- Low code allows for a steep learning curve without the pain. I was fully functional within 2 months.
- The look and feel of OutSystems applications are impressive. Especially when moving to mobile web apps.
- The menu should automatically adjust to page rights rather than requiring manual adjustment.
- Guidance over the integration of C# could be improved. Instructions were not that clear to me.
October 29, 2019
Becoming a real application engineer thanks to OutSystems
We've recently created a scrum team to create a new "client following system" using OutSystems. So for now it's just one department using OutSystems. Our old, legacy system does not serve our needs anymore and is not flexible at all. So with OutSystems we are building a new one from scratch. Two of us are new to OutSystems (and IT) and learned to use it in a few months. We hired three external experts to build and teach the juniors, so we could start building and delivering value immediately.
- Being low-code, even people without any experience can start building with OutSystems immediately.
- OutSystems has a great and very helpful community, giving advice and pre-build features to beginning engineers.
- OutSystems is very flexible and easy to use; it enables us to build something useful within minutes.
- Being relatively new in the IT world, I could use some kind of quick reference guide inside OutSystems (instead of going to the website or forum)
- Filtering aggregates could perhaps be done in an easier way. I struggle with them, sometimes.
- I'd like more pre-made layouts.
The use of OutSystems at the bank is to move the Microsoft database to a more secure environment. Right now, it's used by one department. The problem that I have right now is reports. There is one forge called "Simple Reports" and that is very simple, however, if I want to build complex reports is does not forge correctly.
- The creation of a web page is only drag and drop, it's amazing.
- The creation of the database (Core) is very very simple with normalization of DB for better performance.
- The improvement of the user is incredible.
- I think they have room for improvement in reports like the "Crystal Report," for example.
October 04, 2019
OutSystems Review by a satisfied user
We are using the OutSystems platform to convert an existing legacy student system and satisfy a long list of backlog projects associated with that legacy system. It will primarily be used by staff, faculty, and students. It will enable students to register online and pay for registrations online. We are doing all of this with the help of one of OutSystem's partners GrovePath.
- One can quickly create prototypes for an application and make changes to it. Because it is low code, much of the interaction with the developer is with graphical widgets. The scaffolding wizards are also very helpful.
- Integrates very easily with both internal and external systems using their Integration Studio.
- Tools are very intuitive to use and the plethora of training videos help the beginning developer to very quickly become acquainted with the Outsystems methodologies.
- Some areas that I would have put here that have room for improvement are due to come out in Q1 2020: Things like making the workflow engine easier to use.
- Being able to see all the modules and dependencies at a high level is also being addressed in Q1 2020. One can see at a glance which applications may be affected by changes to one re-useable module.
- I would like to see a better and more consistent wizard for the creation of autocomplete fields. e.g. converting a dropdown to autocomplete.
- I dislike the Active Object constraints with how they relate to pricing. I often feel I am having to sacrifice some of the ease of design to keep under the Active Object cap or be willing to pay the premium.
October 03, 2019
Great platform to help increase application delivery cadence
We currently use OutSystems for new development and legacy modernization. Helps reduce time to market.
- Speeds development time
- Simplifies the DevOps cycle
- Increases developer productivity
- Source control specifically branching and merging
- Deployment options for web applications, specifically containerized deployments.
October 03, 2019
Convinced me that low-code really works at all the levels of complexity and delivery
One of the first projects that we're using OutSystems for is to accelerate our ability to deliver a modern user experience and retire a legacy system. We're using it in IT and will be building out a reusable framework that complements our security, privacy, performance, and compliance models.
- Training, support, & ecosystem.
- Ability to solve complex (not out of the box) problems, by allowing engineers to dig down to the lower level of code.
- Micro-journey type experiences.
- The ability for a developer to quickly deliver through the SDLC pipeline.
- Standard (GIT-like) branching model, including feature-branching, multi-version support.
- Team source code repository management (I would prefer integration to a proven product, not baked into it).
- Complex workflow/business process modeling.
December 31, 2019
OutSystems is on the way to the future
OutSystems is being used by most of the company. It is the core technology. OutSystems helps us create in-house solutions as well as solutions tailored to our customers' needs.
- Development of an application in a short time.
- Be aware of market needs and converge there.
- More information and content for seniors.
- Contents better explained.
November 11, 2019
OutSystems is great to use - even for a non-software developer
Right now we use it for prototyping. With this prototyping we do user research. We are working on using this product company-wide. The idea is that other departments can use it for app development or for internal communication.
- Very easy to start using OutSystems.
- Easy use of external APIs or to use JS
- Even if your computer is lost or damaged you can continue working with another computer
- Easy to test your apps
- Synchronizing from the local storage to the server database
- Implementation of other Code-snippets like Java or C
- Debugging Server actions
November 11, 2019
OutSystems feels like a warm bath
We are using OutSystems as a strategic platform within our organization.
The following processes are managed within this system:
The following processes are managed within this system:
- Ecommerce / Mobile app
- Price calculation (sales and purchase)
- Aftersales
- Time to market
- Low cost
- Easy to use
- Frontend HTML and CSS
- Dutch voice support
- Price of the product
OutSystems is used for internal processes at the moment, using its own development team to design, create and deliver highly interactive and complex web and mobile applications.
- Reusable nuggets of code and UI.
- Good support and development community.
- Easy to create mobile apps without being an expert in native mobile dev languages.
- CSS styling and customizing of templates.
- Better preview functionality in the development environment.
We are using OutSystems to improve on our business processes company-wide. Starting by re-inventing our order portals for our sales partners worldwide and creating a safety portal to report on safety-related incidents. The time working with low-code saves our team can be re-invested into higher quality end-products and allows us to take on more projects while staying on the timeline and within budget.
- Fast results.
- Easy to learn, even for non-coding IT staff.
- The thing that is currently missing, in my opinion, is wireframe and mock-up capabilities.
OutSystems is being implemented across the entire organization. It's rapid development capabilities are being utilized to fill gaps in our IT application abilities. We have currently developed applications for both public and internal consumption. It has allowed us to increase efficiencies and save money throughout several departments.
- Customer Support - OutSystems is responsive and responds rapidly to issues.
- Efficiency - OutSystems allows teams to accomplish greater amounts of work in a shorter time.
- Rapid prototyping and bug resolution - Teams are able to adapt to customer demands quickly and respond to bugs in a more efficient manner.
- Ability to manage the data within the service studio.
- Ability to organize service studio modules by the project.
October 04, 2019
OutSystems is a very good option
OutSystems is being used by the entire company to manage end-user developed applications.
- It is very fast.
- Easy to learn.
- Very powerful.
- A reporting tool is needed.
- Support can be faster.
We use it to deliver fast applications to our operation and point of sales.
- Flexibility - great to reduce costs.
- Scalability - it is very important to ensure support to the operation and business continuity
- Easy to use, it is very simple and fast to deploy
- Cost, it is a great tool based on the costs and value to the business
- Time to market, it helped us to reduce time to deliver apps
- Ease to use, help ease the administration and monitoring
- Fast delivery applications, great to increase the user expirience
OS helped us develop a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit documentation tool specific to our providers. It is currently LIVE at an MVP phase to 3 of our sites. We have an old legacy application and OS is helping us modernize the application to ensure provider efficiency, quality and patient safety.
- Customer experience.
- Low code.
- Customer engagement.
- OS resource knowledge depth.
- Flexibility in the UI, especially for healthcare documentation module.
- Architecture design specific to the client.
- Out of the BOX functionality limitations.
Outsystems is being used as a rapid prototyping platform enabling us to fail quickly and often to determine the best course of action when trying to cater to business needs. It allows us to quickly develop and demo software/proof of concept to business stakeholders to gauge their appetite and make decisions on future implementation.
- Streamlines processes.
- Enables quick development.
- Ease of adoption.
- Training.
- Flexibility.
- Resources.
We use it for specific user groups within our organization. The objective is for it to be used across the entire organization by creating a fully integrated Customer Portal.
At the moment, we use it for our drivers, for maintenance repairs, and for a select group of our customers. We have at the moment a fully functioning OutSystems applications within our company.
At the moment, we use it for our drivers, for maintenance repairs, and for a select group of our customers. We have at the moment a fully functioning OutSystems applications within our company.
- The rapidity.
- The fact that you can easily make a good looking application.
- The flexibility.
- The vendor lock-in.
- Maybe integrate better with the Apple store.
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About OutSystems
Categories: Mobile App Development, Low-Code Development
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Pricing
- Has featureFree Trial Available?Yes
- Has featureFree or Freemium Version Available?Yes
- Has featurePremium Consulting/Integration Services Available?Yes
- Entry-level set up fee?No
OutSystems Support Options
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| Forum/Community | ||
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OutSystems Technical Details
| Deployment Types: | On-premise, SaaS |
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| Operating Systems: | Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based, Android, iPhone-iPad, Windows Phone, Mobile Web App |
| Mobile Application: | Apple iOS, Android, Mobile Web |
| Supported Countries: | Asia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, Germany, India, Japan, Latin America, Mexico, Middle-East and Africa, United Kingdom, United States |
| Supported Languages: | Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Taiwanese, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian |