We performed a comparison between OutSystems and Zoho Creator 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."Scalability proved to be an exceptionally beneficial feature."
"The flow editor is the most valuable feature. It is simple and intuitive, and it can guide you step-by-step."
"Their out-of-the-box UI is quite good."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it allows users to easily build applications."
"The architecture of OutSystems is quite simple, and the features are similar to Mendix's. OutSystems has connectors for different enterprise apps and solid reporting capabilities. You can also integrate with any content management platform like SharePoint or Adobe Enterprise Manager, or something like that. You can also create and integrate workflows."
"The scratch coding is useful. The solution is easy to understand."
"There is literally a ton of stuff it can do. It's very flexible."
"We can create multiple applications simultaneously with it."
"Basically, the application development part of the solution is one of the main features I like since it is quick."
"It has a simple user interface, not so difficult to use. You can add AI models, integration, and third-party connections."
"Zoho Creator boasts a multitude of impressive features, but one of the most outstanding is its flexibility in creating interactive reports and pages. With Zoho Creator, users have the ability to utilize HTML and CSS to create visually appealing pages that are rich in information, utilizing data from the system itself. This exceptional feature provides a remarkable advantage and adds immense value to Zoho Creator."
"The most important thing is Zoho Creator's functionality. Other cloud platforms cannot provide its functionality."
"Zoho Creator helps to maintain the products in development."
"The product’s MIS feature is very valuable to us."
"While using Zoho Creator, we can establish alternative interfaces to connect with Zoho applications. This enables us to run desired automation and workflows without exhausting the API limits."
"One of the biggest areas for improvement is that every time an existing data element is modified, it creates a new data element. It doesn't really modify that particular data element. So, a user has to follow an extra step of removing the existing data element and bringing in the new and modified data element that is being added, which sort of goes into negative productivity."
"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 tutorials for the solution should be updated."
"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 does not provide any native reporting resources. All reports must be created with other tools or as a webpage."
"In my opinion, the support and the pricing could be better."
"The technical features are good, but the actual commercialization is out of reach."
"I would rate the scalability a seven out of ten. So some room for improvement as well for scalability."
"They still don't have a PDF conversion feature."
"Zoho Creator could benefit from improvement in regard to the user interface and user experience of the forms. The forms themselves could benefit from being made more interactive, with increased flexibility and customization options for both developers and users. This would allow for a more engaging experience when interacting with the forms and provide more opportunities for customization to meet individual needs and preferences."
"The layout of the form site needs some improvements because you can only create a basic layout and templates in the forms."
"We are looking for a single portal across all Zoho apps."
"The UI must be improved."
"Zoho Creator's UX design needs to be improved."
"The user interface and the user experience should be improved."
OutSystems is ranked 3rd in Rapid Application Development Software with 46 reviews while Zoho Creator is ranked 12th in Rapid Application Development Software with 19 reviews. OutSystems is rated 8.4, while Zoho Creator is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of OutSystems writes "The visual program provides the advantage of only requiring one skill set for both the front and backend ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zoho Creator writes "The solution provides accessible and high functionality at a competitive price point". OutSystems is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Appian, Mendix, ServiceNow and Oracle Application Express (APEX), whereas Zoho Creator is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Mendix, Oracle Application Express (APEX), Caspio and Pega BPM. See our OutSystems vs. Zoho Creator report.
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