GeneXus vs Hyland OnBase comparison

GeneXus and Hyland are both solutions in the Low-Code Development Platforms category. GeneXus is ranked #20 with an average rating of 8.5, while Hyland is ranked #14 with an average rating of 7.7. GeneXus holds a 0.9% mindshare in LCDP, compared to Hyland’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of GeneXus users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Hyland users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Hyland OnBase and GeneXus are competing in the enterprise content management and development category. Hyland OnBase appears to have the upper hand in integration and configurability, while GeneXus scores higher on flexibility and rapid application development.

Features: Hyland OnBase is known for its document management capabilities, smooth workflow automation, and integration options. GeneXus is recognized for its powerful development environment, code generation, and flexibility in app building.

Room for Improvement: Hyland OnBase needs better mobile support, intuitive content search functionality, and improved mobile integration. GeneXus requires enhanced debugging tools, more frequent updates, and better documentation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Hyland OnBase users find the deployment process straightforward but occasionally delayed customer support. GeneXus users report a complex deployment process but responsive and helpful customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Hyland OnBase is priced high but delivers good ROI through enhanced efficiency. GeneXus has reasonable setup costs and offers better long-term ROI due to its versatile application development capabilities.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

GeneXus

Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms

20th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Mobile Development Platforms (10th)

Hyland OnBase

Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms

14th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Management (BPM) (19th), Enterprise Content Management (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Low-Code Development Platforms category, the mindshare of GeneXus is 0.9%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Hyland OnBase is 0.9%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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XavierEspinoza

Internal System Coordinator at Red CEDIA

Offers a simplified architecture with outstanding integration capabilities

The integration capabilities of GeneXus are highly valuable for our organization. The metadata obtained within the logic of different systems is also vital. Due to the solution, our company team doesn't have to work with multiple languages and integrations can be made with C Sharp. JavaScript can also be used with GeneXus, the tool takes charge of all the rest and has a simple architecture. The solution can be used out of the box without facing any issues and nothing much needs to be done with frameworks. In our case we need to use Python with GeneXus, we use Ironpython to embed python code in C# .

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Phemy Lekalakala

Manager of Information Systems at University of the Witwatersrand

Stable content and workflow management solution with a valuable retention module

We use this solution for record management and digitization of records. We also use it for workflows and to build online forms The retention module is one of the most valuable features. Whatever we scan onto the system can be identified and we are notified when the records are due to be disposed.…

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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

"It is fast in creating systems and connects to the database quickly."

"GeneXus evolves with technology."

"I like the testing models, which allow me to create unit or interface tests of my programs. It helps us avoid missed deadlines because we can detect all the errors before deploying the new versions of the solution. And I also like the integration with coding managers like DevOps or Jenkins. It enables us to do versioning."

"The integration module is the most valuable feature of this solution for our business, as it allows our clients to create new systems based on their outdated databases, across all API's."

"The solution provides ease of programming and the speed of delivery of demands."

"The integration capabilities of GeneXus are highly valuable for our organization"

"This solution works extremely quickly in terms of enabling an application in a production environment."

"With GeneXus, we can create logical representations of transactions in the form of objects."

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"The retention module is one of the most valuable features. Whatever we scan onto the system can be identified and we are notified when the records are due to be disposed."

"The solution's most valuable features are integration and flexibility."

"Hyland OnBase is valued for its security, especially for those in the finance domain who require data confidentiality."

"The solution is very developed and we are not taking full advantage of its functionalities."

"OnBase is a remarkable tool. It is a well-done product. Hyland has a lot of experience in building it and looking for new things for clients in terms of functionalities. It has amazing stability, and it can grow horizontally and vertically. It is built for growth. Their technical support is also quite good and available throughout the year."

"The most valuable features are that it's very secure and provides audit trails for our documents."

"The product's initial setup phase is not difficult."

"We found the setup process to be okay since they do offer a troubleshooting guide."

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Cons

"Documentation is always an issue. In order to develop with GeneXus, there is very little documentation. The documentation is not clear enough in order to develop a great tool."

"We would like to see more extensions and more user controls added to the front-end of this solution, in order to help developers manage the website."

"It would be better if GeneXus had a wiki. The developer needs some experience to work with the tools. It would be better if they could improve the community. If we have some problem, I open a ticket that takes us to a board, and I have to describe my issue in detail. If the tools have a general community for us to explore with some videos or some articles, I think that that may help the developer."

"GeneXus is a wonderful tool for the backend. It's the best in the world, but for the frontend, GeneXus needs to improve. There should be easier steps for managing various aspects, such as alerts and messages to show to the end-users."

"The tool needs to be tuned before being used. You need some experience to get the best out of the tool."

"It's expensive for a company."

"I told them to add something about Angular. They're already working on adding it."

"The graphical interface could be improved. I also notice some performance problems on hardware that should be more than adequate. GeneXus uses a lot of RAM and other computer resources."

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"For user experience, they would have to do more with the interface. It is not easy to work with and is a little messy. It is getting better, but it is not yet good enough. Other products are comparatively doing better in terms of the user interface. I have been hearing about Box, which is very easy to use and learn for the users. OnBase has to work on this aspect. It should have BPM capabilities. We compete with tools that provide the BPM feature and support those standards. They can do better in terms of the pricing model. It is a really expensive tool in Latin America. They should have different prices for different regions."

"We need to troubleshoot why our reports didn't get downloaded in a day. There is a workflow feature which powerful but also complicated."

"The application could potentially be more open-source, allowing integration with more solutions."

"I find OnBase's monolithic architecture to be expensive, and adopting microservices could be beneficial."

"The migration is a bit difficult in the tool."

"The look and feel could be better. The integration with the user could be better. It could also be more user-friendly."

"We found the size of images to be a restriction, though this may have been due to the API used rather than the Hyland application."

"The solution’s initial setup is a little difficult."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I don't know about the price because I am an employee, but I hear it's cheaper than other tools."

"I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten"

"I know that its licenses are generally per year, and in the past, the license for GeneXus was around $5,000, but I don't know what's the current price of the GeneXus license."

"It's expensive. I'd rate it a four out of ten in terms of pricing."

"The price is good."

"The solution is very expensive."

"This solution offers multi-plan licenses, depending on the size of the company and the features required, as opposed to being priced per user/device."

"The tool's price is good."

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"The tool's price is high."

"They can do better in terms of the pricing model. It is a really expensive tool in Latin America. They should have different prices for different regions."

"There are a number of different types of licenses. There are concurrent licenses, individual licenses and imaging licenses."

"The solution costs around $6,000 per month."

"OnBase is reasonably priced."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

14%

Government

13%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about GeneXus?

GeneXus evolves with technology.

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What needs improvement with GeneXus?

GeneXus needs to be more consistent in functionality without any errors. Code generation is highly time-consuming for GeneXus, but in some cases, it saves time as well. Some errors will take too lo...

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What is your primary use case for GeneXus?

Our company uses the latest version of GeneXus. The solution is used in our company to develop various enterprise systems, and GeneXus is used as an integrator, which further facilitates low-cost d...

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What do you like most about Hyland OnBase?

The solution is very developed and we are not taking full advantage of its functionalities.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Hyland OnBase?

I find pricing to be on the higher side due to its monolithic architecture. I would rate it six out of ten. Transitioning to microservices, allowing users to pay for only what they use, could reduc...

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What needs improvement with Hyland OnBase?

I believe the reporting features need improvement, as other competitors in the market provide better analytics. Hyland is working on a new platform (HXP) to integrate features from all products, ad...

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Overview

What is GeneXus? GeneXus™ is the best Low-Code Platform that you don't know yet.

It's a Software Development Platform that simplifies and automates the tasks of creating and evolving enterprise applications and multi-channel user-experiences. Great Advantages:

- Higher productivity, with automatic maintenance & evolution
- Multi-Experience, we continuously create new code generators
- Agile, incremental approach, with fully functional prototypes
- Easier to learn, one single language to cover all technologies
- Future-proof, we've been around for 30 years, evolving for you

Key Differentiators against the competition:

- No runtime fees, we charge by developer
- Best theoretical framework, which allows us to evolve
- Best coverage in the market: Most technologies, most languages, most markets and industries
- We run on-premise or on the cloud
- Multiple starting points depending on the type of company you work in, with products for Students, Startups, ISVs, Corporate Development, and SAP technologies

GeneXus uses Artificial Intelligence techniques to create software, enabling truly incremental development of apps, providing a low-code, future-proof development platform for the leading execution platforms and languages, and the most popular DBMS.

GeneXus

Hyland OnBase is acclaimed for its robust document management, automating workflows, and improving organizational efficiency across various industries. Praised for its ability to manage records compliantly, especially in regulated sectors like healthcare and finance, the tool also integrates smoothly with other enterprise systems. Users benefit significantly from streamlined processes, reduced manual tasks, and enhanced data accuracy, boosting productivity and customer satisfaction.

Hyland

Sample Customers

Canal de Panamá, Gerdau, Coca-Cola, Mercado Libre, DHL, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, TECNISA, Mexican Polak Group, Ferrovalle, Canon, Azteca, KPMG, TURBUS, Santander, BBVA

Honda France Industries, Hill County Texas, Hylant Group, ING Lease France, State of South Carolina, Syracuse University, Swindon College, Rhode Island Department of Human Services, Rochester Institute of Technology, Moen, Odense University Hospital

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