We performed a comparison between Ionic and OutSystems based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Mobile Development Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I like that I can place the code and escalate data storage. I also like that it's user-friendly. Nothing is complex in Ionic."
"With the Capacitor feature, you have access to the native attributes of your phone such as your camera. This makes work a lot easier."
"Being able to have one set of code is valuable. I don't have to recode for different platforms. I don't have to recode for Xcode, Angular, or Android. So, the biggest feature for me is that it's a hybrid system, and I can have one set of code, and then the tool sets that are in there convert my code for Xcode or Play Store. It makes work a lot easier."
"The most valuable feature of Ionic is the ease of use and the simple connection of the applications. Additionally, the documentation is good in the Ionic application, and beginners can easily learn and download their own application using Ionic. Everyone can easily switch out, their domain, from native applications to hybrid applications."
"It's very flexible for UI development."
"Ionic's best features are its hybrid app development, design, and tags."
"Because it's a hybrid mobile app framework, it is easy for us to develop iOS as well as Android apps for our customers with the same resource skills. We didn't have to have separate iOS teams and Android teams to build the apps. We still have to use the Apple Xcode for iOS, but the main development happens with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. We don't have to write separate code bases in scripts for iOS and Android. We create apps using web-based technology."
"The main value of this solution for our business, is that it is a hybrid product that allows us to write code that is compatible with IOS, Android, and web documents."
"I find it to be a genuinely cool and effective platform for my development needs."
"Our previous solution had other overheads such as release management, version management, code management, monitoring, etc., all of which are built-in with OutSystems."
"The most valuable feature is Agile development. I love that you save a lot of time on development and can focus on logic and business requirements."
"Their out-of-the-box UI is quite good."
"It is much easier to develop applications with the product’s IDE."
"The drag-and-drop feature is very valuable."
"For me, the most valuable feature is the flexibility the tools give us to change any customer requirements on the fly, when we are in a meeting. I also like how easy it is to deploy the code between environments and how easy it is to integrate OutSystems with other systems."
"There is literally a ton of stuff it can do. It's very flexible."
"There could be better support for augmented reality and other things. Geolocation and background app activity are some of the things that are a little more clumsy at the moment and could be improved."
"It would be better if it had a speed niche system. There are a lot of things we need that weren't in the latest version. But I think they will be adding something."
"The navigation within this solution could be improved; it is currently quite complicated to move through the different tabs."
"It would be good if the mobile version uses something other than JavaScript and HTML."
"The documentation could be improved."
"They started writing Capacitor to get rid of PhoneGap and Cordova, but they haven't yet got all the libraries and all the functionalities. They want you to start using Capacitor, but they don't have all the libraries there. They're developing them as they go. So, currently, you have to mix and match the three. When it comes to mobile applications, I would only like to use Capacitor. I don't want to jump between Cordova and Capacitor or have both of them. That's the main thing for me, but they have been working on it."
"In a future release, we would like to have a little more support for the desktop environment. Currently it is still focused on mobile devices."
"As a developer, I would say one of the improvements is more plugins."
"It needs improvement in the AI capability."
"There are many tutorials available but they are very basic and good for learning the platform. To develop an enterprise-grade application, advanced tutorials need to be developed to help IT professionals design/develop high-quality/performance applications."
"The product's high price is an area of concern, where improvements are required."
"The prices should be lower. It is a little bit too high for a small market."
"It's difficult to do the component version control. I would like them to add more studying materials."
"In my opinion, the support and the pricing could be better."
"The tool needs to improve the efficiency of its widgets."
"The technical features are good, but the actual commercialization is out of reach."
Ionic is ranked 5th in Mobile Development Platforms with 14 reviews while OutSystems is ranked 1st in Mobile Development Platforms with 46 reviews. Ionic is rated 8.6, while OutSystems is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Ionic writes "Great user acceptance and reliability, multiple teams not required, with prompt customer service". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OutSystems writes "The visual program provides the advantage of only requiring one skill set for both the front and backend ". Ionic is most compared with Xamarin Platform, Appium, Appzillon Digital Platform, Mendix and Microsoft Azure App Service, whereas OutSystems is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Appian, Mendix, ServiceNow and SAP Mobile Platform. See our Ionic vs. OutSystems report.
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