GeneXus vs Hyland OnBase comparison

GeneXus and Hyland are both solutions in the Low-Code Development Platforms category. GeneXus is ranked #19 with an average rating of 9.0, while Hyland is ranked #12 with an average rating of 7.6. GeneXus holds a 0.8% mindshare in LCDP, compared to Hyland’s 2.4% 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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Categories and Ranking

GeneXus

Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms

19th

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

12th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Management (BPM) (15th), Enterprise Content Management (6th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Low-Code Development Platforms category, the mindshare of GeneXus is 0.8%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Hyland OnBase is 2.4%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Low-Code Development Platforms Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Hyland OnBase	2.4%
GeneXus	0.8%
Other	96.8%

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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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reviewer1981395

Product owner at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

Seamless data management enhances security while monolithic architecture and reporting need improvements

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, addressing some concerns. Additionally, there could be more integration points with products Hyland has acquired, such as Alfresco and Nuxeo. Offering a trial version with basic features would allow users to experience the product before purchasing. I find OnBase's monolithic architecture to be expensive, and adopting microservices could be beneficial.

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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 integration capabilities of GeneXus are highly valuable for our organization"

"In Knowledge Base, being able to model the workflow before developing the screens is great. We first work with the tables or the transactions using GeneXus and then we work on the screens."

"I find the implementation process of GeneXus to be easy."

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

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

"I like that it's very compatible with other tools. The most important feature is getting the developer to focus on the project's business case. It's not about focusing on how I can command this or how I can develop a front end, or how I can work with the advantages. The developer should focus on the business case of the project. No need to focus on connecting the database to the server or connecting the server and the front end. The developer can concentrate on the views."

"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 most valuable feature is that GeneXus works with several languages. It's possible to develop chatbots and other functionalities."

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"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."

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

"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."

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

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

"I like the cloud and its integrability."

"It provided data security features, allowing restrictions on sensitive documents, such as who could view or modify them."

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Cons

"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's user interface has room for improvement."

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

"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."

"It's expensive for a company."

"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."

"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."

"Code generation is highly time-consuming for GeneXus"

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"Software malfunctioning usually occurs when we receive documents from external sources."

"The dashboards do have some room for improvement as compared to the other vendors which are there in the market."

"An area for improvement would be the training - getting our people up to speed on how to use it required more training than we expected due to the complexity of the solution."

"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 are struggling with duplicates and would like to have OCR functionality when using this solution."

"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."

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

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of a GeneXus license is extremely high. At the same time, one person using the solution can do the work of three Java or data developers. I think that's why they charge so much. It's too expensive, which is one reason it isn't widely used."

"I give the cost of the solution a four out of ten."

"People tend to work with GeneXus if it's cheap, but GeneXus does have licensing policies...Moreover, the cost of resourcing work in GeneXus may make it more expensive than other programming languages."

"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."

"The price is good."

"The tool's price is good."

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

"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."

More GeneXus pricing and cost advice

"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."

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

"The tool's price is high."

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

"OnBase is reasonably priced."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Energy/Utilities Company

Outsourcing Company

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Government

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	12
Large Enterprise	2

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	8

Questions from the Community

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 advice do you have for others considering GeneXus?

The tool's use case depends upon the requirements. The solution is ideal for integrations to modernize systems. GeneXus is also used in a site to develop systems with functional programming for big...

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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?

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What is your primary use case for Hyland OnBase?

I was a vendor managing Hyland OnBase ( /products/hyland-onbase-reviews ) for Hyland, not as a direct user but as a business partner. We managed the solution and were a partner with Hyland.

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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.

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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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