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What is OutSystems?
OutSystems is a low-code platform that aims to drive productivity, creating apps with continuous innovation. Visual development tools and automation powered by AI help customers tackle strategic challenges such as application modernization, workplace innovation, business process automation, and customer experience transformation. OutSystems helps to ensure that solutions are secure, resilient, cloud-ready, and built to scale.
OutSystems Features
- Supported: Visual development environment, extensible with custom code
- Supported: Integrate any existing system and database
- Supported: Deploy to any device
- Supported: No technology lock-in
- Supported: Model complex offline behavior
- Supported: Integrate native device capabilities (GPS, barcode, etc.)
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| Deployment Types | On-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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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 |
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The OutSystems Platform is a Platform-as-a-Service solution for rapid delivery of responsive web and mobile applications. It includes functionalities required to develop, deploy, manage and change web and mobile applications. It is targeted at the delivery of enterprise applications that require integration with backend systems, complex business rules and logic, usable interfaces and flexibility to change. It can be deployed in the cloud, on-premises or in hybrid environments.
Reviewers rate Reusability highest, with a score of 9.5.
The most common users of OutSystems are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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OutSystems has a wide range of use cases, making it a versatile tool for various industries and departments. Customers have used OutSystems to build applications that support sales, back-office processes, complex authorization issues, and point of sale systems. It has also been utilized in industries such as banking, insurance, utilities, and healthcare to develop B2B applications and improve operational efficiency. OutSystems is known for its ability to reduce time to market and the number of developers required for projects. It has been used to deliver web and mobile applications for financial services, insurance, and other industries. Customers appreciate the platform's rapid application development capabilities and its effectiveness in reacting quickly to business changes. OutSystems not only helps improve business processes but also enhances online sales capabilities for companies in the insurance industry. It has been widely implemented company-wide to create in-house solutions tailored to specific business needs. With OutSystems' API integration and database creation functionalities, users have successfully addressed various business problems across different departments. The platform has been instrumental in migrating old software, improving HR processes, and creating highly interactive web and mobile applications. Organizations have also used OutSystems as their preferred platform for custom development of large-scale enterprise applications. Deloitte has adopted OutSystems as one of its main development tools, allowing them to deliver faster and better products to clients in various markets. Overall, OutSystems helps organizations digitize their operations quickly, provides quick development and delivery of applications, improves user engagement through better user experience design, and aids in digital transformation initiatives.
Valuable Tool for Rapid Application Development: Users find that OutSystems is a valuable tool for developing applications quickly, especially for those who don't have coding experience. Many reviewers appreciate the low-code development environment which allows for faster application development compared to traditional methods.
Highly Praised Visual Design and Logic Structure: The visual design and structure of the application's logic in OutSystems are highly praised by users. Reviewers have found the modeling part of OutSystems easy to understand and appreciated it for rapid development and changes.
Cross-Platform Mobile Development Capabilities: Users appreciate OutSystems' ability to handle cross-platform mobile development for both iOS and Android platforms, eliminating the usual challenges associated with multi-platform development. Many reviewers value that OutSystems provides a single platform for web, iOS, and Android development.
Expensive Licensing Model: Users have found the licensing model of OutSystems to be expensive, making it less accessible for small-scale businesses. Several reviewers have expressed concerns about the high cost associated with using the platform.
Challenges in Customization: Some users have encountered difficulties when customizing already implemented themes in OutSystems. This process often requires overwriting styles of SilkUI, which can be complex and time-consuming. A number of reviewers have mentioned this as a drawback of the platform.
Longer Deployment Time: Compared to other technologies like C# or Java, deploying and publishing new versions of applications in OutSystems can take longer. Several users have stated that the process of deploying applications is slower with OutSystems, leading to delays in releasing updates and new features.
Users commonly recommend the following actions for utilizing OutSystems effectively:
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Start with small applications and invest in training and professional services to maximize benefits.
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Engage OutSystems in designing the governance model from the beginning and establish a Center of Expertise to govern adoption.
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Utilize OutSystems' training and implementation support, consider test automation and automated deployments, and establish a training program for developers.
These recommendations highlight the importance of careful planning and utilizing available resources for successful implementation and increased productivity with OutSystems.
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March 05, 2024
A tale of awesomeness
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I help clients utilize OutSystems technology and help build cloud based sites that run a full force. It allows the user the architecture it needs to build. It's in my opinion one of the top providers in its field and I highly recommend it to my clients and those looking to make there company thrive.
- It handles most problems easily and tells team .
- It deploys easy aswell. And changes scripts.
- All these things it corrects saving time and money.
- All these things are corrected while not effecting responsiveness
- Honestly I'm very impressed with the company and it's innovation.
- Having more streamline access to certain tools would help.
May 24, 2023
Outsystems - Freshers perspective
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We primarily use Outsystems as our Low-Code platform. Since the day I started using it, I was wondering that the exposing and consuming the API's and Creating Databases are this easy. It saves hours of time and it increases our productivity by creating the interface with the help of built-in widgets and patterns. I highly recommend Outsystems for the person or the organization who is looking forward to Low-Code.
- Database Connectivity
- Integrating API
- I feel, Everything is working fine.
March 30, 2023
Happy Outsystems User
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Hi Everyone
As an outsystem's user, It's a best way to create a top class applications within a short span of time. We just need to know logic and flows, that's also we can learn with the help of training courses, that are already predefined in OutSystems website. You can use Forums also to clary any of your doubts within a short span of time
As an outsystem's user, It's a best way to create a top class applications within a short span of time. We just need to know logic and flows, that's also we can learn with the help of training courses, that are already predefined in OutSystems website. You can use Forums also to clary any of your doubts within a short span of time
- Database operations and Connectivity
- Faster front-end development
- Reusability
- Easy to use logics
September 02, 2022
OutSystems Review
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I develop applications for customers. We use it to provide solutions to very complex problems that any customer or organization might have. We offer web, mobile and pwa solutions. I use OutSystems to help me develop these things. I have developed web and mobile applications with the help of this platform in a short period of time. Rapid development is the next big thing because it saves so much time and money.The customer gets what they need, when they need it to serve their employees or customers better.
- Rapid development
- Create good looking and responsive applicatoins
- With OutSystems you will have happy customers
- Pricing
- Documentation in different languages
January 10, 2022
An Amazing platform
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I use OutSystems to develop mainly B2B Applications. I have used it in Banking, insurance, utilities, etc.
I used it to develop web and mobile applications.
I have used OutSystems to develop B2B apps in cases like creating apps for insurance, to provide Call Center staff and Processors the information that they need, when they need it to better serve customers. Also in Banking to create a B2C app for Mortgage Platform development. And others.
- Reactive Web Apps
- Mobile Apps
- Community
- Documentation
- Training Videos
- Pricing
- Documentation in multiple languages
October 24, 2021
Outsystems review
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I am a consultant and have been used platform in three large companies and two small ones. Three of those industries are insurance companies and others are communication companies. We have helped to build main web portals with different kind of transactional modules to allow companies' clients to perform online procedures/transactions/processes by themselves. We have integrated with AD and web services (soap and rest). Development is fast if requirements are well defined but even when those are not, changes are faster than doing them using other programming languages or IDEs.
- Database integrations: These integrations allows users to speed up development processes by providing ready to use methods.
- Error handling: Error handling is excellent. It is showing errors in real time while you are programming. Syntax errors are avoided and changes in variable names, input parameters and other definitions are automatically performed on site where it is referenced.
- Fast deployment: Deployments between development and test, and test to production are fast and avoid many of the possible deployment errors caused by human intervention.
- OutsySystems needs to improve in web services. Support SOAP 1.2 and also do a better handling of date types when they are used as input parameters in web services.
- OutSystems needs to handle better integration with databases that do not have tables with a single field primary key defined. Some tables have a primary key composed of two or three fields and those are not well managed by OutSystems. I am specifically talking about the fact that in those cases inserts, updates and other database actions are not created.
- Content management. Nowadays there is no available and reliable content management to develop web sites with CMS capabilities.
May 06, 2021
OutSystems Review
It is being used as the strategic tool to manage all financial processes.
- Velocity
- Adaptability
- Agility
- Quick to learn
- Development environment agility
- Develop as you Go
- Prototyping approach
April 28, 2021
Build for speed.
We use OutSystems for all kinds of internal business processes, where a full fledged externally exposed user interface is not required. Most of them are monitoring related, like invoice or payments overviews. But we also use it as a service layer, where the OutSystems application contains API's. OutSystems provides a way to implement a business solution in a seriously fast way.
- It provides very clean and intuitive flow editor.
- All "parts" in OutSystems (flows, UI, data, logic) are fully interconnected. A change in data will be immediately propagated through all layers.
- I've never, yet, experienced any bug in interconnectivity. For example when you change the size or type of a column, and expect it to be reflected in the properties of some UI field.
- It's very easy to start being productive in OutSystems as a complete noob. Even for complex matters it is just a matter of a quick google search on how it's done. There is a flat learning curve.
- The flow editor provides the ability to debug in a way that just works.
- It integrates very well with custom C# code, if you want to. But we only added custom code during the first few years. After a little more experience we found ways to circumvent the need to implement custom code, but it's nice to know that you at least can extend any functionality in case you really need to.
- It would be nice if OutSystems provided a way to import and export the YAML for any API.
- The "servicecenter" and "lifecycle" modules can seem to be a little daunting at first. I would like to see a little more intuitive approach. But this is but a small problem, hardly worth mentioning, because even these modules have a rather flat learning curve.
- Coding inside OutSystems is "data oriented" and as such follows more database-like architecture instead of good old Object Oriented design. Even when the latter is actually possible, working in OutSystems seems to recommend a more point to point and procedural approach. There are no "interfaces" or "base classes", which is both a strength and a weakness.
The platform enables innovation and speeding up your software delivery. It can integrate with everything, enables you to create great UX from scratch or by accelerators (like Experience Builder). It is scalable, performant and has built-in security. The platform is open to integrate with regarding its services like deployments and analytics, so no need to ditch existing processes/apps that already have deployments in scope (like Jenkins).
AI assisted development can help speed up new developers.
Pretty much everything is documented and easily accessible and OutSystems offers a lot of online training video materials which is well curated and organised.
With OutSystems driving innovation to bring disrupting and enabling cost reductions and increase user engagement by more and better UX applications.
With OutSystems driving innovation to bring disrupting and enabling cost reductions and increase user engagement by more and better UX applications.
- Drive innovation
- Rapid great UX App development
- Integrates with everything
- Performant and scalable
- Your goto modern application development environment
- Going so fast the backlog dries up :)
- macOS support for Service Studio and Integration Studio (although that will be there soon)
September 15, 2020
Newbie loving the experience
It is being used by our department to build applications that the entire organization uses to cover our retail stores in sales. It's also used for the life of our product since it is designed to production; for SAP integration, to book flights, serve the POS, and some other utilities that cover company needs.
- Simplicity
- Agility
- Ease to Learn
- Interoperability
- Customization
- Quickness in the app
December 31, 2019
OutSystems is on the way to the future
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
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 12, 2019
Allows you to go fast and steady
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
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 12, 2019
OutSystems application management
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
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 12, 2019
Easy to use and maintain what you do
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
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 12, 2019
OutSystems - The platform that builds the future today
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
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 12, 2019
OutSystems, easy and fast
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.
November 12, 2019
Using OutSystems...Yes or No?
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We have multiple applications. Serving citys, and housing companies in the Netherlands. Our software excels at matching houses to people with very complex rules. We serve 15 different areas in the Netherlands with over 400 customers in the housing industry. Our matching software makes available houses visible on the website currently used by over 1 million people from the Netherlands each month.
- Rapid visible results
- Easy integration with APIs
- Customizing styles
- Development of interaction elements outside the "defaults" is a lot of work.
November 12, 2019
OutSystens as a lowcode platform
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
It is used as the core of our service-layer infrastructure across the whole organization. It is sending data from source to destination systems.
- Integration based on APIs.
- Architectural principles.
- The UI part for an eCommerce platform.
November 12, 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 12, 2019
First Time user's OutSystems Review
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Currently it is only used by a selection of people because we are exploring the features and fit with the business cases. We now only focus on fast to solve problems so we can build some expertise and confidence in the business. The first use is well received so we have a start.
- The speed of results to show to end users.
- The ease of use even if you do not have any experience.
- More templates for non financial businesses.
November 12, 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 12, 2019
The easy of use of Outsystems developing platform
It's being used by our developers to build our new backend housing software. Ths is done by 3 Agile Scrum teams.
- The quick drag and drop way of building the application
- Easy way to deploy to next stage in development process
- Nice look and feel
- Upgrade to next version of product is slow
- Support doesn't communicate very well in an escalation
November 12, 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
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
It is used in the mother company and in one of the daughter companies. They are both based in the Netherlands. In our case - at the mother company - we are developing a mobile app that is spread in more than 11 countries.
- Super easy to use
- Straightforward
- Saves time
- Automated testing
- Icons usage - they look quite outdated.
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.