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
(WaveMaker vs Mendix vs Powerapps vs Outsystems)
Modern application development teams/fusion teams
100% open standards-based code generated for full application
Responsive by default
Browser setup and desktop setup required
Primary use case
User persona
Modern application development teams
Code generation
Lock-in
Pricing model
App Extensibility
App Deployment
Cloud native applications
UI Responsiveness
Business Process Support
Platform administration
Developer environment
Primary use case
User persona
Code generation
Lock-in
Pricing model
App Extensibility
App Deployment
Cloud native applications
UI Responsiveness
Business Process Support
Platform administration
Developer environment
Primary use case
User persona
Code generation
Lock-in
Pricing model
App Extensibility
App Deployment
Cloud native applications
UI Responsiveness
Business Process Support
Platform administration
Developer environment
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 |