OutSystems vs SAP Mobile Platform comparison

OutSystems and SAP are both solutions in the Mobile Development Platforms category. OutSystems is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.5, while SAP is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.0. OutSystems holds a 10.7% mindshare in MDP, compared to SAP’s 4.2% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of OutSystems users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

SAP Mobile Platform and OutSystems are both comprehensive solutions in the mobile app development sector. OutSystems has the upper hand due to enhanced features and superior user satisfaction.

Features: SAP Mobile Platform offers extensive enterprise-grade security and seamless integration with SAP products, supporting multiple mobile operating systems and providing robust offline capabilities. OutSystems is distinguished by its rapid application development environment, offering flexibility and effective integration capabilities with third-party services. Its low-code capabilities facilitate quick customization and deployment.

Room for Improvement: SAP Mobile Platform could improve its ease of integration with non-SAP systems and reduce complexity in its deployment process. Enhancing user-friendliness and reducing reliance on SAP-specific infrastructure can also be beneficial. OutSystems could focus on further simplifying its interface for non-technical users, improving its native functionalities, and providing more comprehensive documentation to assist new users in mastering platform features quickly.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAP Mobile Platform requires a complex integration with existing SAP infrastructure, posing challenges in non-SAP environments. OutSystems offers a straightforward deployment process, suitable for cloud or on-premises environments, supported by consistent customer service. Its agile and scalable approach simplifies adoption and maintenance.

Pricing and ROI: SAP Mobile Platform can incur higher setup costs due to the need for SAP infrastructure and license fees, impacting ROI negatively for smaller businesses. OutSystems, with its flexible pricing structure, offers a potentially better ROI, particularly for companies seeking lower initial investments and rapid deployment. This makes it a more cost-effective solution for businesses aiming for swift returns on technology investments.

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Categories and Ranking

OutSystems

Ranking in Mobile Development Platforms

1st

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Rapid Application Development Software (4th), Low-Code Development Platforms (2nd), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (6th)

SAP Mobile Platform

Ranking in Mobile Development Platforms

11th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Mobile App Platforms (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Mobile Development Platforms category, the mindshare of OutSystems is 10.7%, down from 21.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Mobile Platform is 4.2%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Mobile Development Platforms Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
OutSystems	10.7%
SAP Mobile Platform	4.2%
Other	85.1%

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Featured Reviews

Mohamed Aktharul Ameen

Software Developer Advisor at NTT DATA Services

OutSystems facilitates rapid application development and effective project management

What I find valuable about OutSystems is that it has a very good learning curve for developers. Within two weeks, we can gain knowledge in OutSystems, and it is very easy to learn. With my background being .NET, OutSystems is straightforward to learn, which is beneficial. Developing applications in OutSystems is good, and the flexibility allowed by OutSystems for application development is excellent compared to my experiences with other low-code technologies, where I've faced some challenges. The clean separation of concerns in the architecture provided by OutSystems is a key benefit compared to other platforms. OutSystems integrates with our existing tech infrastructure and provides flexible integration. If we want to integrate with third-party services, OutSystems has SOAP and RESTful services that allow us to consume external services, integrate with external databases such as SQL or Oracle, and includes integration studio for writing custom .NET code. After developing a .NET component, we can reference it in service studio, creating a reference file that makes integration easy. OutSystems officially supports various integrations and also includes an API discovery tool for consuming and exposing services, providing a lot of information about incoming URLs, similar to how we use Postman.

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ShahzadRafique

Head of Product strategy (Mobility & Islamic Banking) at AutoSoft Dynamics Pvt Ltd

Have faced challenges continuing use due to support discontinuation despite past effectiveness

There was no reporting functionality in the version we used. It all had to be done by another BI or reporting platform, so we used to actually migrate data from SAP Mobile Platform to that platform. Inherently, that product at that time had no reporting capabilities. It had to be done through some other platform. The only issue arose when SAP actually marked it as end-of-support. Otherwise, as a platform, it was fantastic. I don't think there was any major concern we had with the product itself. But when you mark any platform as end-of-support and we, being the OEM partners, it definitely created significant challenges for us.

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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

"I really like the one-click publish feature in OutSystems. In other development tools/languages, it's not as easy. I also like how easily I can manage all my projects in one place."

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

"OutSystems is a low-code solution. Most features are like drag-and-drop, so it's pretty easy to work. Thus it helps the organization by saving time for developers."

"Their out-of-the-box UI is quite good."

"Reduces the manual labor in compiling and deploying applications and generating procedural code (by reducing development bureaucracy/processes, resulting in real gains). The LifeTime Server approach, requiring just a few steps to publish applications in production environments, is fantastic."

"We can quickly develop an application using the tool."

"OutSystems has no issues so far, the drag and drop environment is quite dynamic, and we can create our own UI on top of it."

"OutSystems is a robust and rapid application development platform with a less steep learning curve."

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"One valuable feature of SAP Mobile Platform is its enterprise-grade standard and maintained APIs, available out of the box for easy integration with various systems."

"The initial setup is not overly complex."

"Two of the very fascinating features that make SAP Mobile Platform stand out from other platforms are its offline capability and integration capability."

"Ericsson is still working in Pakistan, running one of the biggest mobile wallet platforms in the country, and if SAP hadn't marked it as end-of-life, we could have penetrated this market for at least two to three more customers."

"Technical support is helpful."

"If we work with the mobile extension of the ERP platform, we save time."

"With mobile services, they just carry the mobile phone with them, do it straight on the device, and it updates the SAP system, saving quite a lot of time for the end users."

More SAP Mobile Platform pros

Cons

"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."

"The product's high price is an area of concern, where improvements are required."

"OutSystems could improve by being more like GitHub. It would be more helpful for us for division management and version control for our application."

"The initial setup is a little difficult."

"It's difficult to do the component version control. I would like them to add more studying materials."

"The asynchronous processing and multithreading tasks for which the current resources of the platform are very generic and not built for the end-user. Any asynchronous jobs have to be constructed with an end-user dashboard to allow inspection of the status of the activities."

"The initial setup of OutSystems is not easy. It is a very heavy application that requires a lot of hardware and software resources."

"The tool needs to improve the efficiency of its widgets."

More OutSystems cons

"One drawback is that SAP Mobile Platform apps are only available through the browser, making offline capability more challenging to implement."

"The tool is not easy or simple to integrate with other infrastructures."

"The only issue arose when SAP actually marked it as end-of-support. Otherwise, as a platform, it was fantastic."

"The licensing model is a bit dated."

"The cost of the SAP Mobile Platform is high, and there is room for improvement in its pricing."

"The toolkit to develop front end applications, especially native applications, is not that good."

"We don't have wider reporting capabilities within mobile services. There is some reporting functionality, which I would classify as very basic, just to indicate how many devices are being connected, but it's not that comprehensive in terms of reporting."

"SAP has announced that they'll be ending the support on the SAP platform."

More SAP Mobile Platform cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"For one developer to use, the cost is around $5,000."

"The price is okay. OutSystems isn't expensive. It's a mid-range solution."

"As for licensing costs, I'm not directly involved in that aspect."

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

"OutSystems is a good solution, but it's not cheap."

"It is too expensive for small companies."

"The solution is expensive. The platform is not suitable for all of my clients. I work with labor unions and other smaller organizations that would not be able to afford the platform's current pricing model. It would be beneficial if there were a scaled-down version or a tiered pricing option that would allow me to build an app or a web app that is more cost-effective for my clients. Currently, the platform's pricing is too high for many of my clients, who would not be able to afford something in the $50,000 to $100,000 range."

"There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to OutSystems. It is an expensive product."

More OutSystems pricing and cost advice

"The cost of SAP is extremely high, and it's not affordable for everyone."

"If you already paying for an SAP license and have SAP products that you are using, the price for SAP Mobile Platform is negligible."

"The tool is expensive. I rate the tool's price as an eight or nine out of ten."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Retailer

11%

Real Estate/Law Firm

Marketing Services Firm

Non Profit

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	19
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	31

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	2

Questions from the Community

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...

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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...

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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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What do you like most about SAP Mobile Platform?

One valuable feature of SAP Mobile Platform is its enterprise-grade standard and maintained APIs, available out of the box for easy integration with various systems.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Mobile Platform?

The tool is expensive. I rate the tool's price as an eight or nine out of ten.

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What needs improvement with SAP Mobile Platform?

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SAP Syclo Agentry Mobile Platform, Sybase Mobile Development Platform, Sybase Unwired Platform

Overview

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.

OutSystems

SAP Mobile Platform is a mobile enterprise application platform developed to make it easier to create applications that connect business data to mobile devices for workflow management and back-office integration. SAP Mobile Platform provides a layer of middleware between heterogeneous back-end data sources such as relational databases, enterprise applications and files, and mobile devices that need to read and write back-end data. The platform is very helpful to developers, making it quick and easy for them to link backend data to mobile users on any device at any time and providing them with optimum visibility, which leads to increased profitability.

Using SAP Mobile Platform’s development tools, application developers can write the business logic for mobile applications, as the platform is optimized for business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) relationships. The program automatically does the translation necessary to create specialized versions of the new application for a variety of mobile devices and operating systems. This enables quicker and simpler development of complex applications that use multiple data sources and function on a variety of mobile devices. SAP Mobile Platform currently provides advantages across numerous industries to customers of all sizes and backgrounds.

SAP Mobile Platform Features

SAP Mobile Platform has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

Appcelerator
Support for Cordova
Eclipse plug-in
Mobile Analytics Kit (MAKit)
Secure access between mobile devices and networks
Mobile SDK
Hybrid Web Container
4GL tooling environment
Integrated mobile device management and app enablement
Support for multiple devices, including Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and Windows laptops/tablets.
Integrates with SAP, Remedy Corp, and other apps that leverage database or service-oriented architecture.
Unwired Platform Runtime

SAP Mobile Platform Benefits

There are many benefits to implementing SAP Mobile Platform. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

Customizable: SAP Mobile Platform is useful for developing mobile applications as well as for customizing previously existing ones in accordance with requirements and demands.

User-friendly: SAP Mobile Platform develops applications in a powerful and friendly environment that works within any mobile device.

Customer loyalty: Making user-friendly mobile applications that work on all devices encourages engaging loyal customers and staff in improved operations and cutting back on unneeded costs.

Business impact: SAP Mobile Platform has built platforms and mobile solutions that can be extensively used in any device, allowing businesses to grasp the true impact of SAP Mobile Platform on their business growth.

Multi-platform support: Developers may create applications on several platforms using their skill set and preferred tools, which reduces the amount of time, money, and effort required for development.

Secure: SAP Mobile Platform provides cutting-edge technology to speed up the creation of safe, highly scalable commercial mobile applications for every device.

Reviews from Real Users

SAP Mobile Platform stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. These include its integration with mobile devices, its stability, and its technical support. One PeerSpot user takes note of the advantages of these features in his review:

Kumar S., Director - SAP BTP at Incture, writes, “The platform independence is great. I can use it across mobile devices. That's the best aspect of it. It's stable. Technical support is helpful.”

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