GeneXus vs WorkflowGen comparison

GeneXus and WorkflowGen are both solutions in the Low-Code Development Platforms category. GeneXus is ranked #16 with an average rating of 9.0, while WorkflowGen is ranked #43. GeneXus holds a 0.9% mindshare in LCDP, compared to WorkflowGen’s 0.7% 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

16th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Mobile Development Platforms (10th)

WorkflowGen

Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms

43rd

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Design (29th), Business Process Management (BPM) (45th), Process Automation (44th), Rapid Application Development Software (36th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Low-Code Development Platforms category, the mindshare of GeneXus is 0.9%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WorkflowGen is 0.7%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Low-Code Development Platforms Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
GeneXus	0.9%
WorkflowGen	0.7%
Other	98.4%

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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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Christopher Odonoghue

SAP Solution Lead at Johnson & Johnson

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

"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."

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

"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 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."

"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."

"GeneXus evolves with technology."

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

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

More GeneXus pros

"We use it a lot for creating workflows to transfer materials between plants, which is a signature part of what we do."

Cons

"GeneXus's user interface has room for improvement."

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

"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."

"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."

"It's expensive for a company."

"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."

"The solution is very expensive."

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

"The tool's price is good."

"I would rate the pricing a seven 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."

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

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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company

14%

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Company Size

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Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	12
Large Enterprise	2

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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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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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