We performed a comparison between Knack and OutSystems based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Oracle, OutSystems and others in Rapid Application Development Software."The security is the most valuable feature, in particular, the way I can give different access to different areas to different people, so you can really fine-tune access for different users."
"The most valuable feature is Agile development. I love that you save a lot of time on development and can focus on logic and business requirements."
"It is easy to use."
"Our previous solution had other overheads such as release management, version management, code management, monitoring, etc., all of which are built-in with OutSystems."
"Reduces the manual labor in compiling and deploying applications and generating procedural code (by reducing development bureaucracy/processes, resulting in real gains). The LifeTime Server approach, requiring just a few steps to publish applications in production environments, is fantastic."
"The architecture of OutSystems is quite simple, and the features are similar to Mendix's. OutSystems has connectors for different enterprise apps and solid reporting capabilities. You can also integrate with any content management platform like SharePoint or Adobe Enterprise Manager, or something like that. You can also create and integrate workflows."
"There is literally a ton of stuff it can do. It's very flexible."
"Scalability proved to be an exceptionally beneficial feature."
"It is a scalable solution...The initial setup of OutSystems is easy."
"The user interface for the systems that you build can use some improvement because as it is now, you have to do a lot of HTML and CSS to make it look modern."
"Currently, in mobile applications, we don't have push notifications."
"There is room for improvement in technical support."
"The prices should be lower. It is a little bit too high for a small market."
"The largest obstacle currently associated with OutSystems is its high cost and limited availability of skilled personnel. Despite being a rapid application development platform, having a highly skilled individual familiar with the platform can be much more beneficial than an inexperienced individual. Because there is a shortage of people with the necessary OutSystems skills, utilizing the platform can become expensive. This makes little sense, considering that a rapid application development platform should be accessible to the average person. However, having a highly skilled individual can greatly increase productivity, making the cost worthwhile."
"The installation is a bit tedious."
"It's difficult to do the component version control. I would like them to add more studying materials."
"Mobile apps should have been fully native."
"When shared extensions are updated, all the applications are redeployed."
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Knack is ranked 30th in Rapid Application Development Software while OutSystems is ranked 3rd in Rapid Application Development Software with 46 reviews. Knack is rated 9.0, while OutSystems is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Knack writes "Flexible and granular security options, good filtering, and the pricing model is cost-effective". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OutSystems writes "Useful natural speech to algorithm, reliable, and beneficial automatic task". Knack is most compared with Caspio, Microsoft Power Apps, Salesforce Platform, AppSheet and Amazon AWS, whereas OutSystems is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Appian, Mendix, ServiceNow and Oracle Application Express (APEX).
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