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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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May 06, 2021
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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
November 12, 2019
OutSystems application management
Score 7 out of 10
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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
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.
October 31, 2019
A simple way to speed up the architecture roadmap
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User
It is currently being used by our business unit.
- User interface.
- DevOps integration.
- Connect with 3rd party plug-ins.
- In terms of organization, the customer should be free to choose the best way of work, instead of using always the Fabric Model.
- Code audits and reviews.
October 03, 2019
Convinced me that low-code really works at all the levels of complexity and delivery
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User
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.
November 14, 2018
Enterprise ready rapid application development for web and mobile
OutSystems is being used as the mainstream development environment for our new product ranges of both web and mobile applications. We have a head count of between 15 and 20 developers and designers at any one time made up of both internal and external resources. Currently we are undergoing a project to rewrite a legacy product that was developed over a 30 year period.
- Deployment management – OutSystems has a built in robust, multi-environment deployment system that helps ensures the clean and error free deployment of applications through the development, testing and production product lifecycle
- Rapid application development – Through the low code, graphical development environment you can develop applications far quicker than with more traditional development environments
- Cross platform mobile development – OutSystems handle the development and building of mobile application for both iOS and Android in a simple streamlined way that removes 90% of the problems normally associated with multi platform development
- 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
OutSystems is used to do innovations and enable access to the massive outdated unsupported monolith system made in Oracle. 4-5 teams are working on this for over a year now.
- Simply develop fast and deliver apps so you benefit with extreme short time to market.
- Maintainablility is even better compared to traditional development tools.
- Work on the same module simultaneously without losing code by useful compare and merge options.
- Well working staging / development tooling available in the form of Lifetime.
- Fast learning curve, especially for experienced developers bu also for complete newbies.
- Come up with a license model for SME. Now only medium and large companies are in focus. The basic license is just too expensive.
- Introduce reporting tooling.
January 31, 2018
One of the best software to build fast applications
We use outsystems to develop our applications. Right now we have several teams developing the applications. Outsystems is only used by the developer team. It is helping us develop fast code, in a small sprint (2 weeks). Thanks to Outsystems we can have this low time frame, develop a lot of code, including bug fixing and new features.
- Fast code
- Working with big teams (merging the code)
- Fast deployment
- Doesn't have a Mac application, only Windows
- The licensing could be lower, for small projects/clients
September 28, 2017
Beyond High Level Languages
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
The platform is being used to solve complex and simple projects, across different departments in the organisation. Basically, we are addressing all types of problems that come across. Whether the need is web or mobile.
- Complex logic that is easy to read
- Code easy to debug and mantain
- Fun to use and easy to learn
- One of the aspects that have been evolving and I think where there is still much to be done, are improvements related to developing and maintaining CSS classes. It is not possible to merge CSS files, some styles are not well interpreted by the IDE; even the creation of new CSS classes could be improved.
- Another aspect I would like to see improve is lifetime performance, and also more features like new analytics performance and adoption metrics.
September 21, 2017
OutSystems review
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
In my company we develop OutSystems solutions for our clients, implementing B2B and B2C portals with integrations to multiple external sources. We currently face the challenge of bringing digital transformation to our clients. With OutSystems we are able to rapidly implement valuable applications in order to improve our client experience.
- Rapid development
- Work with teams
- Integrations
- Low code
- Mobile apps debug
- Publishing time
September 21, 2017
Outsystems today
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We are using OutSystems as a platform to develop mobile and web apps in our two industries, Financial Services and PSUR. We use it to develop B2B and B2B products. OutSystems addresses the difficulties our clients experience in getting multi-platform apps developed quickly.
- SAP integration since it's easy to implement methods.
- SOAP and REST for the same reasons as SAP
- Low Code
- OutSystems takes too long to deploy solutions across environments.
- Mobile patterns
- Mobile plugins
September 20, 2017
RAD all the way
It is being used in an insurance company by the Personal Lines department. The goal is to accelerate the process of creating quotes and issue policies in a faster way. At the same time, the sales agent can have an overview of the customer (how many products he owns, etc.).
- Adds value to business in short periods of time
- Environments managing is easy
- Faster deployments
- Licensing
- Deep level of customization demands code which is not maintainable
September 20, 2017
OutSystems : Engineers Delight
We are developing internal applications and automating business workflows.
- Visual development
- Faster development
- Integration with legacy systems
- Licensing needs more transparency
- There is a lack of available skills in our region
September 19, 2017
OutSystems delivers faster.
We deliver Outsystems solutions for our customers to increase the value of the solutions. We deliver web and mobile applications for financial services, insurance, and Portuguese services.
- We deliver faster than with traditional technologies.
- We publish once for all devices.
- Great applications with great user experience.
- On the client side it should have some improvements. Javascript for example.
- Should have a test action to easily test the logic in the actions.
- Increase the webservices functionality as ws-a. ws-i.
September 19, 2017
OutSystems helps with time to market solutions
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
OutSystems is being used as a tool of implementation for our customers. Additionally, it is being used internally to create tools of communication across the company.
- Where deep web customization is not mandatory and you require a quick to market approach for the product
- Deep customization for web experience
- Unit testing automation and integration in a devops process
- Integration with 3rd party libraries
September 19, 2017
Great Rapid Application Development tool for enterprise grade complexity
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Outsystems has a comprehensive toolset to develop, deliver and manage a large portfolio of enterprise-grade applications with matured product features, significant market presence, and in-house professional services team and an evolving ecosystem. It is helping us to move out of the legacy of lotus notes and other digital transformation initiatives. We see it will help bring our users in the coming years a lot with mobile apps as well.
- Rapid Application Development (RAD), 1 click deployment, overall app governance.
- Community of experts
- Ease of Integrations
- Mobile apps
- Partners network for project delivery
- Debugging
- Automated Testing
September 19, 2017
OutSystems - Very good low code platform
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
OutSystems accelerates the development of mobile apps and web applications, which helps us to present a product to our clients in a very fast way. We develop all types of applications - B2B and B2C.
- Fast development
- Low code
- Many integrations
- No easy implementations out of the box
- Too much time publication between environments
September 18, 2017
Fast and easy way to develop enterprise apps.
We are developing mobile apps for HR internally in order to reduce stress-related issues (a combination of websites and apps).
- Visual development
- Seamless deployment
- Fast integration to external systems
- Licensing is too complicated
- Availability of resources in the nordic countries
September 18, 2017
OutSystems, give it a try before your competition does
I have helped several organizations, both as an inside resource and as a consultant, changing their development approach to low-code. I've addressed both simple enterprise apps and complex systems with integrations. All with success and unbeatable time to market.
- Unbeatable speed, with a special focus on deployment (not just on coding), DevOps and response to change requests.
- Unbreakable. Really, you'll have to put in a big effort to get it to break.
- Happy, motivated team that always says "Yes!" when something new comes up!
- Integration Studio (one of the IDE components) needs a revamp.
- The platform is too server centric, should evolve to containers so it could go more easily to private cloud.
- The licensing model is a bit overwhelming for some smaller companies that need to get their use cases really valuable.
September 18, 2017
A little hard to grasp for a DevOps pro
OutSystems is used in creating a next-generation energy market SaaS solution. It is used in two development teams.
- Learning curve for actual process implementation is remarkably low.
- Integration to other systems is smooth ( e.g. developing a UI that uses Tableau works really well).
- It's particularly easy to extend OutSystems with your own .Net solutions.
- Licensing model does not allow an easy way to scale or rebuild your software stack in a public cloud environment.
- OutSystems' scalability model leaves a question on how OutSystems behaves under a heavily varying workload.
- OutSystems version control lacks support of branches, version comments, and version difference reviewing.
September 18, 2017
OutSystems : Enterprise web & mobile development using low code platform
OutSystems is being used to develop internal applications for HR & Appraisals. We are also developing software for our customers in the energy sector. The problem we are trying to address is to migrate applications in older technologies to enterprise web apps and mobile apps using the OutSystems low code platform.
- Extremely fast to prototype ideas.
- Develop beautiful user experiences with very little efforts.
- Integrate very well with legacy applications.
- The licensing model is complicated.
- Developer community in our region is limited.
- More UI widgets for mobile.
September 18, 2017
OutSystems - an addictive low-code experience!
We use OutSystems as part of a drive towards digital transformation, replacing existing (mostly paper or spreadsheet-based) processes with ones that provide better governance and visibility to those process stakeholders. We are targeting operational processes first, and then moving into other areas, such as system integration tasks. OutSystems is very good at handling the orchestration of web service APIs. We intend to simplify our main sales to an invoicing process.
- Engaging prototyping experience with stakeholders.
- 1-Click Publish and TrueChange makes it easy to refactor a solution without making simple errors.
- Addictive solution engineering - if every problem looks like a nail, then it's a pretty good hammer!
- Simple handling of REST and SOAP web services.
- Requires good internet connectivity.
- Sometimes a little slow to respond.
- Intelligent typing can sometimes be a little too smart in a complex solution.
September 18, 2017
Good platform for rapid implementation of one off projects
We use Outsystems to implement one off applications.
- Fast implementation
- Good Support
- Expensive and complex licensing
- Not the best option for batch processing
August 21, 2017
Just believe in OutSystems
Outsytems is widely used in my organization I can't tell you what all, we are making with using outsystems, As it is confidential.
It supports the business very well, and the speed of development and speed of delivery is unexpected. You don't need more resources to work on a project. Overall this is a very good platform. Outsystems saves lots of time. Even in our modern world that wants to write a 1000 lines of code when your work is completing by just dragging and integrating nicely.
It supports the business very well, and the speed of development and speed of delivery is unexpected. You don't need more resources to work on a project. Overall this is a very good platform. Outsystems saves lots of time. Even in our modern world that wants to write a 1000 lines of code when your work is completing by just dragging and integrating nicely.
- The best example I can say is dealing with web services (REST/SOAP). if you write Nava or .net code for connecting a WSDL. But here we just need to provide A WSDL file that's all. Everything will be taken care by Outsystems.
- Another example of the way we design a UI in Outsystems is 100 times easier than writing HTML/bootstrap - you can easily integrate javascript/ JQuery.
- One more is about BPM. You can easily design your BPM.