# OutSystems Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is OutSystems the right Application Development solution for you? Explore 372 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/103451/OutSystems/reviews --- OutSystems 4.6 (372) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/103451/OutSystems/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of OutSystems Ease of use 4.7 Customer Service 4.4 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews Pedro F Senior Software EngineerPharmaceuticals, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Deployments, database, scheduled task, workflows, everything is easy and quick to setup.“ January 12, 2024 PB Prasad B Web DeveloperInformation Technology and Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “OutSystems has a higher pricing range, which was not affordable to our startup“ February 23, 2025 Deni H FreelancerInformation Technology and Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “For no-code devs or low-code devs, OutSystems has almost the diversity and freedom that comes close to the more popular full-stack devs.“ October 7, 2022 İA İbrahim A Mobile Application DeveloperInformation Technology and Services, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Another disadvantage is that to develop applications, you need to install a program in your local (Service Studio).“ October 23, 2022 samwel d Software Engineer Information Technology and Services, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “It is good for businesses that need to manage process such as order processing, sales and marketing.“ February 24, 2023 VR Vijay Gokul R Web DeveloperInformation Technology and Services, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “The cost for licensed version seems a bit pricey.“ February 22, 2023 Pedro F Senior Software EngineerPharmaceuticals, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Overall I would change it for anything else, is my main first choice for most developments and we'll keep using it as it keeps improving.“ January 12, 2024 MA Mohammed A DeveloperComputer Software, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “The price is high that makes it hard to get normal customers.“ January 30, 2023 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 372 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Pedro F. Senior Software Engineer Pharmaceuticals Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best product available to low-code solutions" January 12, 2024 5.0 Overall I would change it for anything else, is my main first choice for most developments and we'll keep using it as it keeps improving. Pros Very easy to learn and start developing. The apps generated have a good look and feel while comparing with other enterprise tools (that usually look bland). Deployments, database, scheduled task, workflows, everything is easy and quick to setup. Cons The licensing options are a bit confusing. While is it very good for smaller apps, if the apps grow too much, they can become a pain to maintain. Alternatives considered [Mendix](https://www.capterra.com/p/126575/Mendix-App-Platform/)[Appian](https://www.capterra.com/p/149795/Appian/) Reason for choosing OutSystems It was just an overall better product, we started in an earlier phase and got a chance to grow alongside the product. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Managing Partner Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best in Class Low Code Enterprise Class Platform" June 30, 2021 4.0 We have been very pleased with the overall results, we have found that once applications are built, they are extremely easy to update and push out new relieases. Pros The software has all of the Development, DevOps and Management capabilities all built into one single platform. Cons The software has so many features and capabilities that it takes a while to learn how to navigate and use effectively. Alternatives considered [Mendix](https://www.capterra.com/p/126575/Mendix-App-Platform/)[Appian](https://www.capterra.com/p/149795/Appian/) Reason for choosing OutSystems The Outsystems product has better features and overall capabilities. There is no lock in to the product. The company is well funded and well managed. Review Source PB Prasad B. Web Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Fast & Easy platform to use for startups" February 23, 2025 3.0 All things considered, it was our first development, and we received the greatest low-code development experience. Pros Beginning with, I have increased our development speed by using OutSystems' drag-and-drop functionality. Cons OutSystems has a higher pricing range, which was not affordable to our startup Switched from [Mendix](https://www.capterra.com/p/126575/Mendix-App-Platform/) We were looking for faster development tool, which will help us to accelerate our development speed Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Acquisitions Leader Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "one of the best low code platforms in the market" October 2, 2019 5.0 overall, a very positive experience with the platform, the vendor personnel involved in the sale activity and also the community that was very helpfiul. Pros it is a very easy to get started product with very minimal or no prior programming experience. In addition, the platform is very intuitive and self guided and hence one can do very well on the platform if they know their use case and have a good systematic approach to leveraging the platform. There is also a very active community to help and the vendor personnel are also there to handhold along the way. Cons very honestly speaking, there is nothing that I dislike about the platform. It is very intuitive and one can learn to use and leverage the platform very easily and quickly. Alternatives considered [Temenos](https://www.capterra.com/p/111334/TEMENOS-T24/) Reason for choosing OutSystems when we did a use case with both products side by side, we found the user interface of outsytems to be simpler and at the same time it was more self guided for a non-technical personnel. Review Source LV Lucas V. Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best Low Code platform out there" August 18, 2020 5.0 Despite the pricing category, OutSystems get the job done in a oustanding way, It's really a fun and intuitive way to get your heads into programming. Pros What make us choose OutSystems was it's simplicity and the speed up, when you are developing new projects. The ability to use the same base code for both mobile platforms was a big thumbs up too. We also contacted a indenpendent code review company to check the generated code base and they liked what they saw, it's generated with good pratices and putting the performance in the right place. Cons Definatelly it's cost. It's a very expansive platform and it's only suited for big companies. They offer a free option but it's just for test purposes. Alternatives considered [Salesforce Sales Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/61368/Salesforce/) Reason for choosing OutSystems The easy of use, support and also the community behind it. Switched from [Salesforce Sales Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/61368/Salesforce/) We were trying to get a more easy to use/develop platform. Review Source RK Raymond K. Information Systems Analyst Biotechnology Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Quick development and Quality Deployment" October 2, 2019 5.0 Outsystems has allowed our team to very quickly develop and release a production application in a matter of months with the inclusion of business units testing each feature along the way. It allows us to really adapt to an iterative development approach. Pros Outsystems uses the latest UI designs so we can focus on building out the business process. We are able to deploy in on environment and then quickly send it over to a test environment for our customers to be engaged in the SDLC. Code changes and security enable quality deployment into our production environment and minimizes any breaks in our application. Cons You can sometimes reach a roadblock and the customer support might take a bit longer to answer your questions if you did not purchase the higher SLA support package. Certain bugs can occur when using the Service Studio but patches usually fixes it in a timely manner. Alternatives considered [Mendix](https://www.capterra.com/p/126575/Mendix-App-Platform/) Reason for choosing OutSystems Sales and demo was done very well. The personal environment to run a free environment and make a POC app also helped us make a decision. Review Source NB Natanael B. Business Unit Director Consumer Goods Used the software for: 2+ years ### "TPM. S&OP and Retail Execution made easy" October 29, 2019 5.0 We've streamlined the whole Trade Promotion Management process, putting all into one platform, getting rid of e-mails and excel sheets and integrating all the info backwards towards production/demand planning and forward towards retail execution monitoring and compliance Pros Time to deploy, ease of adaptation, customer focus from 3rd party vendor, user interface and user experience Cons It's not cheap but if you consider that time to develop also adds a cost, then it's a fair deal Alternatives considered [Retail Execution](https://www.capterra.com/p/175767/Vincle-Retail-Execution-Monitoring/) Reason for choosing OutSystems Ease to implement and to adopt from a very broad set of users and profiles Switched from [Retail Execution](https://www.capterra.com/p/175767/Vincle-Retail-Execution-Monitoring/) Much more user friendly, much more tailored to the whole process needs, much more complete in terms of functionality Review Source Mel B. Director - Information Technolgy Government Administration Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Outsystems Game Changer for the City of Shawnee" October 2, 2019 5.0 Excellent outcomes. Product was a game changer for the City of Shawnee by replacing our legacy applications in less than 2 years. Pros Rapid Application Development Model; Time to develop and deploy. Cons Costing; AO model. Currently using only 66% of AO's. Alternatives considered [Microsoft SharePoint](https://www.capterra.com/p/1167/SharePoint/)[Salesforce Sales Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/61368/Salesforce/) Reason for choosing OutSystems Product performance and Rapid Application Development model ; Mobile Device programming ability Review Source JC Jane C. Director of Innovation and Knowledge Legal Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great to use if you can get past implementation" October 29, 2019 4.0 Overall good - the international scale of the business and partner means that we can look to create a global centre of excellence using a single product Pros Easy to use to build attractive apps quickly Cons Difficult to do an on premise implementation and dealt with disaster recovery Alternatives considered [Mendix](https://www.capterra.com/p/126575/Mendix-App-Platform/)[Fliplet](https://www.capterra.com/p/136953/Fliplet/) Reason for choosing OutSystems Easier to work with and more professional. True global scale and experience particularly compared to Fliplet. Interesting roadmap. Review Source Deni H. Freelancer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Low-Code Apps for the future" October 7, 2022 4.0 Well and good, but I can't go into further detail because of price constraints and locked functionality terms due to payment issues. Pros For no-code devs or low-code devs, OutSystems has almost the diversity and freedom that comes close to the more popular full-stack devs. Cons Prices that may not be affordable if I am a freelancer. Has a complexity that can rival Full-Stack development in common programming languages. Review Source SD Shubham D. Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "OutSystems - Best Low Code Platform" January 3, 2023 5.0 I have been using OutSystems since several months. I have found it very useful. It is very easy to understand the workflow of developing the application. Pros OutSystems have most of the feature that are required to build the application efficiently and in very less time. There are several components available to support the development process. Also we can integrate external code in OutSystems very easily Cons It is hard to make custom and dynamic UI in the OutSystems Review Source RA Ritchie A. Software Architect Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A really slick RAD tools with some particular strengths" November 17, 2016 4.0 I've actually had occasion to make RAD-style tools in the far-flung past. This is the sort of platform I would have made if I could. Some of the initial steps are a little harder than you would expect, but once you are used to where everything lives, it's easy to find it again. Coding is done via flowcharts, and these are pretty easy to use, not to mention fairly easy to use straight up as diagrams to show other people what's going on. OutSystems is pretty good for only showing you matching options, e.g. if you need a date, it will show you everything local with a date and important functions, like the current date. If you adopt certain naming conventions, OutSystems will fill in the type for you: IsSuccess will become Boolean on account of the "Is" part. JobEntryId will become a Job Entry Identifier. Database design is extremely easy, just add, adjust and publish in a tree or diagram and migrations are automatic, though when you remove things, it won't remove them from the database automatically. Using the databases is even easier. Drag and drop the columns, join whatever is not automatically joined, add sorting and filters and OutSystems will try to choose a sample of your data. This sample can be changed by changing the test value, e.g. let's see UserId = worker1. There's a "business processes" that looks strongly inspired by BPMN 2.0, though it is not identical. These can be used for long-term states or even just simple asynchronous programming. The web interface side of things is pretty slick, though it can be quite ornery about exact placement. I would recommend using the widget tree view instead when this happens to avoid frustration. There is some pretty good support for Responsive Web Design, especially if you choose a theme designed to show on many devices. If you are missing some functionality, one option that is available is to make extensions. I've made a few of these. The programming side is a bit esoteric , and there are some odd holes (can use a list of records but not a list) but it's pretty good once you get the hang of it. A few complaints or improvement opportunities: it would be nice if it was a bit more object-oriented. Built-in tools for data migration, especially between Development, Testing and Production, would be most welcome. I also found myself desperately wishing for a try...finally construct. Java versions of components are a bit neglected. It's been very, very productive all said. Pros The hard things made easy - the BPMN capability, the tree editing and republishing of data entities, the Responsive Web design. Also, the fairly intelligent guessing about properties, the rather speedy resolution/propagation of name changes, deletions, etc. The monitoring software is pretty good. Cons If you're developing an extension, it's a four-step manual publishing process to update. No try..finally. The licensing model per certain kind of object encourages bad coding to try to save costs. The visual editor for interfaces goes crazy far too often, making the widget tree the only consistent way to edit them. The lack of built-in data migration is my biggest sticking point right now. Review Source FH Floris H. Developer Oil & Energy Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good system but not perfect yet" October 30, 2019 4.0 Good learning curve, the mobile part is evolving rapidly. Pros 1.Ease of use, tutorials and learningpaths, mobile part, it resemblance coding more than for instance Mendix which makes the transition back and forth more easy with OutSystems, when coming or want to go to real coding. 2.You can educate people faster to become a developer, but still finding the right person with surten qualities is important, not for everyone, but low coding definitely enlarges possibilities in finding personnel. 3. Mobile part becomes better and easier works charming and straight forward. Cons The pricing which makes it impossible as a small entrepreneur (enterprise focused pricing) to afford it or start your own business as a developer with it. For me that's very important, because if possible i could build some useful/ profitable things in my leisure time for my future, which will improve my motivation to become better and pays off at work as well. The free account deletes your DB after 2 weeks which makes practicing building big things a pain. This is a big deal for me personally. To be honest many low coding platforms miss out on this part and often lack focus on small businesses making it purely for big companies. Further there should be a possibility to work locally when in developing mode so you are not dependent on internet. Other than that and also this count for every low coding framework at the moment I would personally be scared to get locked in, cause you never know how prices are evolving, but again that counts for all as we speak and until now OutSystems didn't do a bad job in this perspective and they wouldn't wanna loose clients and been reliable in my experience. I hope low coding frameworks in general will create possibilities to buy off compiled code in the future making the locked in possibility no argument no more. Reason for choosing OutSystems They chose it because it was the only real professional low coding environment at the time. Review Source EP Esther P. Senior Manager: IT Solutions Management Consulting Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Development Game Changer" September 1, 2016 5.0 The business landscape has rapidly moved to digital operations. To be successful your business needs not just to be resilient, but also to embrace a resilient culture. The technology that supports business operations should be agile enough to embrace the continuous changing market landscape and enable business to move at the speed of change. The Outsystems platform reduces development time by up to 75% and accelerate time-to-market by a factor of three. This provided our organization to cost effectively implement locally developed solutions and other businesses in a significant shortened time. Our main focus is now more on the user interface and interaction, which provides the value expected. Pros The speed to develop and making changes to applications developed Development is done logically with very limited hard coding Ease to develop mobile applications and submissions to the app stores Ease to use the native features of devices Built in change management and control of the development and release process with a one-click publish feature Built in security features in the platform Excellent support and community forums Technical aspects very well documented and user friendly The true change and debugging features are invaluable Notification and guidance on dependencies for changes made to modules Cloud hosting option The investment by Outsystems to provide annually new features, functionalities and keeping up to date with technology trends and providing their customers with the tools to easily stay abreast Pre-build modules provided, which eliminates the need to develop commonly used functionality Cons Cost in South Africa is expensive due to weak currency and exchange rates Difficult for developers used to hard coding to change their way of thinking to grasp how the platform works. However, this is not a flaw of the platform, but rather a change required in the mindset of traditional developers. Review Source Christian N. OutSystems Architect / Lead Developer (MedVinden B.V.) Legal Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Implement business value with the speed of light in a beautiful way" October 9, 2018 5.0 I love it. .. I was sceptical at first but it has proven me wrong. It is a way to talk about business value instead of code and deploy this fast to your customers Pros Visual modelling of data / Integrity checks (nothing is deployed when it breaks something else) / SilkUI (standard UI components so yuo doný have to make them all) / Ease of deployment between environments / Ease of integration with the rest of the world (REST, SOAP, database connections, extension with C#) Cons When using the correct architecture (4-layer) and you have a lot of espaces/modules ... you have to refresh a lot modules (rebuild manually) ... this can take some time ... So when you want to test your code you sometimes first have to wait for a rebuild Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Amazing low code tool" June 27, 2023 4.0 Pros Applications can be build easily and efficiently with this tool. It has inbuilt features which enables developers to implement the requirements effectively. Also have some AI features, provides suggestions while designing the code. Cons I felt difficulty in debugging process in this tool since any change made in code has to be published and it's dependencies which is but tidy process to me. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Manager, IT Chemicals Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best low code application platform" October 29, 2019 5.0 Our company has implemented about 30 different applications to many different process areas including sales, order-to-cash, R&D, HR, etc. Work process automation, time saving, effiecience order biggest benefits. Pros Speed. Excellent speed when starting to develop a new application. Time needed for backend system integration and data aggregation is amazing. Good user interface libraries and common style guides for app mobile and web applications that you can manage easily. Cons Response time from outsystems support is some times slow. There are some bugs with the platform and developer tools. Reason for choosing OutSystems Most complete platform and value by developers. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Scrum Master / Integration Manager Human Resources Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Tailored and guided low-code app & web development" October 9, 2018 4.0 Exceptional, We were successful in our strategy. Thanks to low code environment where we could focus more on user needs and less on architecture and coding discipline. Pros One of the best low-code app development tool out there in the market. One Click deployment & roll back. Offline data storage, built in templates and seamless integration with iOS & Google play store. Mature and well designed tool that builds good looking apps & web platform. Significantly reduces the time to market and new features can be rolled out in a few days. Cons Enterprise plans aren't cheap only desktop IDE for Windows Review Source William A. Senior OutSystems Consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Make the hard things easier to do" October 9, 2018 5.0 I have been working with OutSystems since 2012 and it has been something special for us, because we can accelerate our developments and all the surroundings (DevOps). Pros Everything is easy to make even with critical process. The learning curve is something special because it is not only for technical people. Cons The price is quite high but when you start to make it part of your business you are able to increase your IT and then the price makes sense. Another thing that I need to highlight is the capability to automate business process very quickly. Review Source Ricardo P. Outsystems Software Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fast, simple and full of joy! - Service Studio Platform 11: The Future is near!" October 30, 2018 5.0 It's incredible how this is the first solution that can deliver software at same speed that business grow! We can change and mutate our code almost at "light speed" with many many many tools to integrate with other tehcnologies without any extended work! It's simply amazing! Pros Incredible speed, easy understanding, great code manipulation and of course, the Final Result! Simply the best and most motivating IDE to develop WEB and Mobile software that we can use! Cons It's not compatible with Linux. But hey, now it works in MAC! Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Outsystems Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Outsystems is a great RAD platform" December 10, 2018 5.0 I really likes to work with Outsystems. Allows to the developer to focus in the business stuff, dont losing too much time programming. Pros The easyness thats give to the developer to understand the logic implemented. In other words, anyone that see the code for the first time can understand, without too much effort what are suppose to do. Cons The Imtegration studio (tool used to make integrayion with other libraries) seemsto be stopped in time. Review Source MC Martin C. SVP Enterprise Architecture Banking Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Outsystems for End User Developed Applications" October 2, 2019 5.0 Certainly a great experience, its benefits, easy of use, quick adoption made Outsystems our go to solution for end user developed applications Pros Outsystems has a short learning curve, allowing non-technical users to quickly develop solutions for their business needs. Also provides a consistent user experience, where different solutions look and behave the same. Cons There were some development roadblocks to create workflow based solutions, while the platform provides workflow design capabilities, it may be cumbersome and complex for non-technical users. Also there are some limitations to generate standard printed reports, with column values, grouping , subtotals, etc. Alternatives considered [WaveMaker](https://www.capterra.com/p/145219/WaveMaker-Platform/)[Zoho Desk](https://www.capterra.com/p/169505/Zoho-Desk/)[django CMS](https://www.capterra.com/p/149437/django-CMS/) Reason for choosing OutSystems faster learning curve Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Developer Freelancer Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fantastic application!!" March 11, 2018 5.0 Making software faster. Is possible to increase the speed to developer software. Pros Outsystems helps you to make software very fast. The application is fantastic, with great UI and UX that makes very easy to work with. You can build an applications in a couple of minutes Cons Don't have much to complain it, but maybe the fact that don't have a mac os version and the prices could be a little cheaper. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Delivery Manager Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Platform" November 21, 2017 4.0 Pros Great Agile Platform! OutSystems is a low-code platform that lets you visually develop your entire application, easily integrate with existing systems, and add your own custom code when you need it. Crafted by engineers with an obsessive attention to detail, every aspect of our platform is designed to help you build and deliver better apps faster. Cons Prince maybe! Review Source VGR Vijay Gokul R. Web Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Revolutionary Low Code Technology" February 22, 2023 5.0 Pros The flexibility to adapt and integrate with various current technologies and the ease of use even for the new users. The optimal performance for developing a application and what not with AI suggestions and Accelerators to it makes them a unique yet bucks worth product. Cons The cost for licensed version seems a bit pricey. Of course, it is worth for it's product quality and efficiency and even experience that with free of cost but as we tend to like the product, it tempts as to upgrade to licensed version. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Application Development](https://www.capterra.com/application-development-software/)[Low Code Development Platform](https://www.capterra.com/low-code-development-platform-software/)[Workflow Management](https://www.capterra.com/workflow-management-software/) ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.