WaveMaker vs competitors

With over 2 decades of experience in the application development and modernization field, our product evangelists have enlisted 12 critical capabilities to consider while comparing various low-code platforms.

Read on for an objective, quick, and consumable take on the comparison of low-code platforms

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Comparison of WaveMaker
with its competitors

(WaveMaker vs Mendix vs Powerapps vs Outsystems)

The low-code industry is a vast playing field, offering something for every type of developer. While building simple apps was fast and complex ones were tough, that is fast changing. Platforms like WaveMaker are bringing low code value to mainstream enterprise application development.

Primary use caseUser persona

Code generation

App Extensibility

App Deployment

Lock-in

Cloud native applications

UI Responsiveness

Business Process Support

Pricing
model

Platform administration

Developer environment

OUTSYSTEMS

Modernization and automationCitizen developers and business process teamsMix of code generation and metadata derived from model

Extensibility of application mainly enabled by model and process designer

OutSystems cloud, on-prem, Select clouds

Tied to Outsystems
runtime

Yes

Responsive by
default

In-built

Number of: apps / environments / end users

5 installers, including configuration setup

Desktop setup
required

MENDIX

Process automation and new app developmentCitizen developers and business process teamsNo code generation, runtime based on metadata from model

Extensibility of application mainly enabled by model and process designer

Mendix cloud, on-prem, Select clouds

Tied to Mendix
runtime

Yes

Responsive by
default

In-built

Number of apps / end users

3 installers, including configuration setup

Desktop setup
required

POWERAPPS

Process automation and new app developmentCitizen developers and business process teamsMix of .Net code generation and metadata derived from model

Extensibility of App mainly enabled by model and process designer

PowerApps
cloud

Tied to MS
environment

Yes

Responsive on customization

In-built

Number of end
users

1 installer, including config setup for new apps

Browser setup and desktop setup required

WAVEMAKER

Modernization and new app development

Modern application development teams

100% open standards based code generated for full application

Code generated is fully extensible using WaveMaker or 3rd party IDE

Multi-clouds and/or on-prem data centers

No lock-in, runtime libraries are open source

Yes

Responsive by
default

Via integration with the BPM tool of choice

Number of developers., unlimited apps, unlimited app users

1 installer/ configuration setup

No setup required
for developers

OUTSYSTEMS1	OUTSYSTEMS	MENDIX	POWERAPPS	WAVEMAKER
Primary use case	Modernization and automation	Process automation and new app development	Process automation and new app development	Modernization and new app development
User persona	Citizen developers and business process teams	Citizen developers and business process teams	Citizen developers and business process teams	Modern application development teams
Code generation	Mix of code generation and metadata derived from model	No code generation, runtime based on metadata from model	Mix of .Net code generation and metadata derived from model	100% open standards based code generated for full application
App Extensibility	Extensibility of application mainly enabled by model and process designer	Extensibility of application mainly enabled by model and process designer	Extensibility of App mainly enabled by model and process designer	Code generated is fully extensible using WaveMaker or 3rd party IDE
App Deployment	OutSystems cloud, on-prem, Select clouds	Mendix cloud, on-prem, Select clouds	PowerApps cloud	Multi-clouds and/or on-prem data centers
Lock-in	Tied to Outsystems runtime	Tied to Mendix runtime	Tied to MS environment	No lock-in, runtime libraries are open source
Cloud native applications	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
UI Responsiveness	Responsive by default	Responsive by default	Responsive on customization	Responsive by default
Business Process Support	In-built	In-built	In-built	Via integration with the BPM tool of choice
Pricing model	Number of: apps / environments / end users	Number of apps / end users	Number of end users	Number of developers., unlimited apps, unlimited app users
Platform administration	5 installers, including configuration setup	3 installers, including configuration setup	1 installer, including config setup for new apps	1 installer/ configuration setup
Developer environment	Desktop setup required	Desktop setup required	Browser setup and desktop setup required	No setup required for developers

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