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GeneXus vs WorkflowGen comparison

GeneXus and WorkflowGen are both solutions in the Low-Code Development Platforms category. GeneXus is ranked #20 with an average rating of 8.5, while WorkflowGen is ranked #33. GeneXus holds a 0.9% mindshare in LCDP, compared to WorkflowGen’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of GeneXus users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of WorkflowGen users who would recommend it.
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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

WorkflowGen and GeneXus are both powerful platforms for business process automation, targeting different user needs. GeneXus appears to have the upper hand due to its advanced AI-driven features and reliable customer support.

Features: WorkflowGen users value its customization options, integration capabilities, and straightforward deployment. GeneXus stands out with its advanced AI-driven application generation, multi-language support, and comprehensive feature set.

Room for Improvement: WorkflowGen users suggest improving documentation, training materials, and customer service. GeneXus users point out a steep learning curve, limited resources in some languages, and complex deployment requirements.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: WorkflowGen is praised for its easy deployment but receives mixed reviews on customer service. GeneXus, although more complex to deploy, offers more consistent customer support.

Pricing and ROI: WorkflowGen generally has lower setup costs and a quicker ROI, appealing to those with smaller budgets. GeneXus, despite higher initial costs, delivers significant long-term value through extensive features and capabilities.

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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
14
Ranking in other categories
Mobile Development Platforms (10th)
WorkflowGen
Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms
33rd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Design (29th), Business Process Management (BPM) (54th), Process Automation (40th), Rapid Application Development Software (37th)
 

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 WorkflowGen is 0.3%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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XavierEspinoza - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Good for automatically triggering workflows, but needs to be more customizable
We use this product for many different reasons related to our business We use it a lot for creating workflows to transfer materials between plants, which is a signature part of what we do. The most valuable feature is the ability to automatically trigger the workflow. This solution needs to be…
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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

"With GeneXus, we can create logical representations of transactions in the form of objects."
"The most valuable feature is that GeneXus works with several languages. It's possible to develop chatbots and other functionalities."
"With the solution, I can work a normal day. I can plan my work and any other activities for days ahead."
"It is fast in creating systems and connects to the database quickly."
"This solution works extremely quickly in terms of enabling an application in a production environment."
"I find the implementation process of GeneXus to be easy."
"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 front-end features are the most valuable."
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"We use it a lot for creating workflows to transfer materials between plants, which is a signature part of what we do."
 

Cons

"The front-end with GeneXus is not as good as the back-end."
"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."
"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."
"It's expensive for a company."
"I told them to add something about Angular. They're already working on adding it."
"There are issues in integrating it with other solutions."
"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."
"Code generation is highly time-consuming for GeneXus"
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"This solution needs to be more customizable."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"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 solution is very expensive."
"I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten"
"The tool's price is good."
"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."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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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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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

Immediately accelerate business process adaptability with fluid workflow automation. Use the WorkflowGen .NET workflow software's low code environment to maximize the efficiency of process designers and developers.

Automate any type of human and system-based enterprise process within a battle-tested infrastructure.

Customize and integrate your workflow apps to meet your requirements in a highly configurable environment.

Engage process participants with a full-featured workflow portal, native mobile apps, and email approvals, or through seamless integration with your own web apps.

Leverage a solution used by Fortune 500 companies for worldwide business-critical applications.

WorkflowGen
 

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
Comcast, Deloitte, Mitsui & Co Ltd, Sanofi Pasteur, Textron, XL Group. WorkflowGen accelerates business process adaptability in 70 countries for 500+ organizations and 1,000,000 users.
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