GeneXus vs Pillir comparison

GeneXus and Pillir are both solutions in the Low-Code Development Platforms category. GeneXus is ranked #20 with an average rating of 8.5, while Pillir is ranked #39. GeneXus holds a 0.9% mindshare in LCDP, compared to Pillir’s 0.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of GeneXus users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Pillir users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

GeneXus and Pillir are both robust platforms focusing on software development and digital transformation. Pillir appears to have the upper hand due to its modern architecture and adaptability.

Features: GeneXus offers extensive database management, automatic code generation, and backward compatibility. Pillir provides offline capabilities, a low-code environment, and smooth ERP integrations.

Room for Improvement: GeneXus could improve its update frequency and provide more learning resources. Pillir could benefit from a broader range of pre-built templates and widget sets.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: GeneXus is efficient in deployment but has mixed feedback on customer service. Pillir offers straightforward cloud deployments and effective customer support.

Pricing and ROI: GeneXus has higher setup costs with significant long-term ROI. Pillir offers competitive setup costs with a rapid ROI due to low-code efficiencies.

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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)

Pillir

Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms

39th

Average Rating

10.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Rapid Application Development Software (46th)

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 Pillir is 0.1%, up from 0.1% 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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it_user130401

Application Developer Manager at Cerner Corporation

Helpful dashboard, supports offline capabilities for SAP, professional support, and a simple pricing model

I believe that this is the only product in the market that truly supports offline capabilities in an SAP environment. We have people going through all of their shifts without connectivity, yet it automatically later synchronizes well with SAP, without creating extra documents or anything like that. The ability to take ABAP code and automatically convert it to a mobile app and then adjust it to our needs is something that I haven't seen in any other low-code solution on the market, and it has been life-changing for us. I love how easy it is to manage the design of the process using drag and drop. I know they are working to make the developer experience even better, and I'm very excited about it. The modernizer element that converts existing ABAP business logic to the cloud-native mobile-friendly solution is a very powerful tool that I haven't seen in the market.

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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

"GeneXus evolves with technology."

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

"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."

"With the solution, I can work a normal day. I can plan my work and any other activities for days ahead."

"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."

"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."

"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."

More GeneXus pros

"I believe that this is the only product in the market that truly supports offline capabilities in an SAP environment."

"I love how they took the MIT Scratch concept and implemented it into the in-app backend. It makes the app creation so much more intuitive and easy to use."

Cons

"Code generation is highly time-consuming for GeneXus"

"The front-end with GeneXus is not as good as the back-end."

"It would be helpful to have additional assisted processing with training."

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

"It's expensive for a company."

"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."

"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."

"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."

More GeneXus cons

"The modernizer element should convert a higher percentage of the ABAP code, moving it from approximately 75%, closer to 100%."

"While we're not in a place of letting LOB analysts build apps, at some point, we may want to give them a bit more freedom - as long as we can limit their ability to harm the ERP data. I would like to see more tools pertaining to this area."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"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 solution is very expensive."

"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."

"The price is good."

"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 would rate the pricing a seven out of ten"

More GeneXus pricing and cost advice

"It is straightforward consumption based on the number of end-users."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about GeneXus?

GeneXus evolves with technology.

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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.

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Pillir is the developer of a low-code/no-code, cloud-native platform that enables organizations to develop mission-critical apps 20 times faster than traditional methods, leveraging the power of SAP’s digital core from any device, with or without connectivity. Pillir’s platform automatically converts legacy custom business processes to modern cloud-native applications, available on the web and via any mobile device. It enables organizations at any stage of their SAP journey to accelerate their digital transformation, enabling innovation at the edge while maintaining a clean SAP digital core.

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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

Dole packaed food, Par Pacific, Brown Forman (Jack Daniels and other brands), Mobile Mini, Nabors

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