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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between GitHub CoPilot and OutSystems based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Rapid Application Development Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed GitHub CoPilot vs. OutSystems Report (Updated: October 2024).

GitHub CoPilot vs. OutSystems

October 2024

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Categories and Ranking

GitHub CoPilot

Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software

11th

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

AI Code Assistants (2nd)

OutSystems

Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software

2nd

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Mobile Development Platforms (1st), Low-Code Development Platforms (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of GitHub CoPilot is 4.1%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OutSystems is 7.8%, down from 8.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Sathya Prasad

Director at Synechron

Jul 30, 2024

Enhances our productivity while coding and provides suggestions and reviews

If you're considering a complete CI/CD pipeline, you'll need to integrate various tools such as Jenkins for builds and ensure connectivity with platforms like AWS or Azure. All these aspects must be managed effectively. Therefore, it's essential to have a dedicated configuration management team to oversee and maintain the pipeline. We're working on developing our in-house AI tool. GitHub Copilot, closely integrated with Microsoft products like .NET, offers extensive support for various programming languages. For example, it supports a wide range of languages, while a customized tool might only cover around seventy percent of the same range. It definitely can do a little bit of statistical analysis and give recommendations. I would recommend considering GitHub Copilot. If you already use another tool, be aware of the migration effort required to switch to Copilot. Assess the process of adopting and onboarding Copilot to ensure a smooth transition. If you're moving from one tool to Copilot, you'll need to evaluate the migration effort involved. It’s essential to have early adopters to facilitate this process. Overall, I rate the solution a nine-point five out of ten.

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Vadivelan Rajendiran

Director at Cognizant

Oct 18, 2022

The visual program provides the advantage of only requiring one skill set for both the front and backend

We are using all aspects of OutSystems. We use it in almost all of our applications, application development, migration, and modernization. Basically, we use it for almost any traditional technology like .NET and Java OutSystems requires only one skill set for both the frontend and backend. As…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The product's most valuable feature is vulnerability management features."

"The CoPilot app that you can use while creating presentations is very useful."

"The initial setup of the product is easy."

"The solution's most valuable features are context awareness, multi language support, integration with popular IDs like Visual Studio Code or JetBrains, and reduced coding time."

"I can upload code snippets or class files and ask for solutions to improve them, which works well. It's a great productivity tool that saves me time searching websites. While there are alternatives like ChatGPT and other AI tools, the advantage of the tool is that it is built into the IDE."

"Initially, OpenAI is free, but you'll need to pay for it later."

"Copilot enhanced our productivity through its AI capabilities."

"GitHub CoPilot accelerates productivity. It is an easy-to-use solution that is also helpful in saving the team's time."

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"We have no complaints surrounding both the scalability and stability of this solution."

"OutSystems is easy to use."

"The product is mostly stable."

"It is much easier to develop applications with the product’s IDE."

"In terms of user support and community engagement, I rate the tool a ten out of ten."

"The most important features of this tool are its visual modeling capabilities and drag and drop functionality. You can see what you are coding which makes it easy to understand and maintain. They have also created a big revolution in digital transformation by introducing native mobile app development under the same IDE."

"The solution helps to build mobile and web applications on SOAP and REST. You can integrate it with backend systems by submitting a code."

"The most valuable features of OutSystems are the user interface, the flexibility to quickly integrate with almost anything in the system, and the ability to connect with databases."

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Cons

"They could simplify the API integrations and allow us to automate certain tasks using our own server without just logging into the web page."

"The only suggestion is to enhance Copilot's ability to assist developers with infrastructure as code tasks. Like, while using CI/CD pipeline, when I use YAML files, so it could just support the port number."

"They could enhance the product's accuracy of suggestions, especially when dealing with non-standard or legacy code."

"The solution's accuracy and relevance could be improved."

"In certain instances, OpenAI didn't respond in the expected way. The responses were more general and didn't address the specific point."

"The tool needs to focus on integration, as it is the most important aspect. I would like to see some pre-designed modules included in my projects."

"Sometimes, if it is a bigger piece of code, it breaks in between."

"It would be useful if we could use the solution to create documents, not only prompts."

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"I would like to see OutSystems improve its integration capabilities, especially with emerging technologies like AI and GPT."

"While I can't speak to the market impact, as a developer, I've seen significant reductions in development time across different versions of our applications. One area for improvement would be the UI controls in Service Studio. Sometimes, controls don't appear in the IDE, requiring us to check them in the web browser instead. Overall, our experience with OutSystems has been positive, though improvements in UI development would be welcomed."

"Its ability to create and run automated tasks could be better."

"The installation is a bit tedious."

"OutSystems does not provide any native reporting resources. All reports must be created with other tools or as a webpage."

"There are not enough resources on the market."

"The integration points need to be increased. People have also started to adopt this solution for their regular needs. That means it's not only the big enterprises that are adopting this solution. There are also small and medium enterprises that are adopting it. I've read that where you have large deployments, OutSystems starts to crumble a bit. That is the idea that no customer would know at the beginning and would also not like to hit the wall there. When it is on the client, there are a lot of applications already on low-code, and then suddenly you realize that you want to do some big applications, and you face hurdles. This is the general feedback for all such platforms."

"I think OutSystems needs to improve in many areas. First, sometimes Service Studio becomes really slow and even hangs for long periods. Also, if I have not published my module in some time, and some kind of Service Studio exception occurs, I lose my work."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's affordable."

"GitHub CoPilot comes readily available for enterprise customers, so it's a free add-on if you already have GitHub's enterprise license."

"The solution is costly."

"A personal license is priced at ten dollars per month, while a professional or enterprise license costs nineteen dollars per user, and these rates are consistent for all users."

"GitHub Copilot is a paid service, costing approximately $6 per month. There might be a free trial available."

"GitHub CoPilot's pricing is reasonable. Our licensing costs were initially monthly, but then we switched to yearly payments. I rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."

"We have a license but need another one for the GitHub CoPilot tool."

"There is a need to pay around 10 USD to be able to use the solution."

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"It's not cheap. It's pretty expensive."

"OutSystems is expensive, and they changed the pricing model in the last couple of years. It's changing too much and it's becoming unstable. They are constantly shifting their prices based on users, courses, and other factors."

"Pricing could be a concern. You have to pay yearly, even after you have completed your development."

"I think the pricing for OutSystems is comparable with similar solutions. I would place it somewhere in the middle. We pay for the bundle and don't pay anything extra in terms of licensing and other fees."

"The product is expensive and I would rate its pricing a seven out of ten. You need to pay a yearly subscription to use the product."

"OutSystems is an expensive product. My company has to make monthly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the solution."

"It is very high price."

"It is not an expensive product, especially if you have access to more features and deal with more projects."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

17%

Healthcare Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Educational Organization

31%

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about GitHub CoPilot?

The product is easy to integrate.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitHub CoPilot?

For personal accounts, it seems pricey. However, for organizations, it is a good value for money.

What needs improvement with GitHub CoPilot?

They could simplify the API integrations and allow us to automate certain tasks using our own server without just logging into the web page. They can also improve the scope of CoPilot.

Which solution is better for developing non-ITSM applications: OutSystems or Service Now?

The short answer is that OutSystems is far better for 2 main reasons. Firstly, with Service Now you are locked into that platform for good. The business model is to lock in and then keep pumping th...

What industries do you think OutSystems is most useful for?

I cannot really name an industry in which OutSystems cannot be beneficial. Who does not want to make top-notch applications that work in no time? And OutsyStems does exactly that. The low-code plat...

How did you decide which OutSystems edition was the best one for you?

We started using OutSystems fairly recently, so we are still on the free version of it. My company is still testing how we like the platform, but so far, we have been satisfied with it and will li...

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Overview

Trained on billions of lines of code, GitHub Copilot turns natural language prompts into coding suggestions across dozens of languages.

OutSystems is a platform for low-code application development that unites design, code, and deployment to simplify development so any business can create innovative solutions in a timely manner. There are various use cases an organization can employ with OutSystems, including:

Customer portals: Through OutSystems, companies can easily create customer portals and mobile applications and deploy them faster in comparison to manual coding. The platform offers businesses the opportunity to develop secure, scalable, and customized applications that support their and their customers' needs.
Internal apps: Using this solution, companies can also build internal applications and portals which can be used for their workforce. Using these, organizations can overcome their internal app backlog, bridge gaps between systems, and facilitate their work process.
Core systems: Custom software for running a business can also be developed using OutSystems. The tool shortens the time for developing core systems and delivers them flexible and personalized to each business' needs.

OutSystems offers faster development and deployment times than hand-coding while delivering unique and personalized solutions to its customers. The main focus of OutSystems is high-performance low code which enables businesses to create functional products that answer their needs. It offers clients the ability to develop enterprise-grade applications with a high level of security.

The product stands out from its competitors as it offers:

Serious applications
Serious productivity
Serious scalability

It ensures its clients that the applications built using this platform are as scalable as hand-coded ones while increasing workspace productivity and evolving applications’ capabilities.

OutSystems Features

OutSystems has various features through which users can develop and deploy highly efficient applications and other products. Some of the features include:

Monitoring: The tool has a feature that allows real-time monitoring of the usage of applications and their performance. All insights are reported to companies via the intuitive interface.
APIs: OutSystems is completely scalable through application programming interfaces.
Security: The product offers its users a high level of enterprise security for their applications as well as for their data.
Mobile: Every application created on OutSystems can be deployed for mobile. The product also provides the option to monitor the performance of applications to detect any issues.
DevOps automation: The product facilitates and shortens the development time of applications through various automation which help users create apps without the help of developers, as well as providing developers with additional resources.
Agile development: Every company that seeks to perform agile development can benefit from the native support this tool provides.
Debugging engine: OutSystems has an integrated debugging engine that can be utilized in the development and deployment processes, shortening the time it takes for developers and businesses to look for issues.
Multilingual support feature: Customers can benefit from support in multiple languages, ensuring their questions are answered understandably.

OutSystems Benefits

The solution offers a wide array of benefits to companies that utilize it in their application development. Some of these benefits include:

Visual development at high speed provides increases productivity for both businesses and users.
The option to integrate applications to a large number of systems without additional complications.
The product adds automation to all levels of development, including front end, back end, and integration, facilitating the delivery of complex applications.
Artificial intelligence (AI) validation ensures the high quality of applications.
The tool offers connectivity with more than 400 systems and existing technologies, allowing companies to save money they would otherwise have to invest in new software.
The multi-platform solution decreases costs for organizations by removing the need for third-party software.
It offers whole-team cross-functional collaboration, which can increase the technological knowledge in a company and raise the overall business expertise.

Reviews from Real Users

Harikrishnan R., a technical lead at Netlink Software Group America Inc, likes OutSystems because the tool helps with validation, offers good features, and is reliable.

An owner at a consultancy thinks OutSystems is versatile with great scalability and great technical support.

Sample Customers

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Randstad, Warner Brothers, HP, Intel, ING, Banco Popular, Thrivent Financial, Bacardi, Kent State University, Bacardi, FICO, ING, Vodafone, AbbVie, Estafeta, Siemens, Vopak