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Alternatives to OutSystems
19 no-code tools sit alongside OutSystems in this directory. Below is what separates each from OutSystems on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 19
- With a free tier
- 12
- Cheaper to start
- -
- OutSystems starts at
- On request
Why people look past OutSystems
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the OutSystems entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for OutSystems carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 12 of the 19 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Siemens-owned low-code platform priced by app count, with cloud infrastructure billed separately
- Can be used without paying; OutSystems cannot.
- Sold on a Per application tier (One App vs Unlimited Apps), cloud infrastructure billed separately model rather than Application Object consumption plus internal and external user packs.
- 4 tiers to OutSystems's 2.
Low-code process automation platform priced per user, per app, per month, with tier limits on data and AI volume
- Sold on a Per user, per app, per month, escalating across Standard, Advanced and Premium tiers model rather than Application Object consumption plus internal and external user packs.
- 3 tiers to OutSystems's 2.
Visual builder that outputs real Flutter code for iOS, Android and web
- Can be used without paying; OutSystems cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $30/month, where OutSystems does not.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than Application Object consumption plus internal and external user packs.
- 5 tiers to OutSystems's 2.
Low-code app builder priced per user per month, bundled into the wider Zoho ecosystem
- Can be used without paying; OutSystems cannot.
- Sold on a Per user per month, billed annually model rather than Application Object consumption plus internal and external user packs.
- 4 tiers to OutSystems's 2.
No-code, drag-and-drop mobile app builder priced by AI tokens and project counts
- Can be used without paying; OutSystems cannot.
- Sold on a Per month, tiered by AI token allowance and project count model rather than Application Object consumption plus internal and external user packs.
- 4 tiers to OutSystems's 2.
No-code backend with a visual workflow engine, used behind other tools rather than instead of them
- Can be used without paying; OutSystems cannot.
- Sold on a quote model rather than Application Object consumption plus internal and external user packs.
- 1 tier to OutSystems's 2.
Every OutSystems alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OutSystems (this page) | On request | Application Object consumption plus internal and external user packs | 2 | |
| MendixIf you prefer per-app pricing tiers over an Application Object consumption model | Free | Per application tier (One App vs Unlimited Apps), cloud infrastructure billed separately | 4 | vs OutSystems |
| AppianIf your priority is process automation and case management more than general app building | On request | Per user, per app, per month, escalating across Standard, Advanced and Premium tiers | 3 | vs OutSystems |
| FlutterFlowIf your applications are simpler and a departmental no-code tool would suffice | Free, then $30/month | Per user per month | 5 | vs OutSystems |
| Zoho Creator | Free | Per user per month, billed annually | 4 | vs OutSystems |
| Thunkable | Free | Per month, tiered by AI token allowance and project count | 4 | vs OutSystems |
| Directual | Free | Quote | 1 | vs OutSystems |
| Corteza | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs OutSystems |
| Momen | Free | Quote | 1 | vs OutSystems |
| WeWeb | Free | Quote | 1 | vs OutSystems |
| Draftbit | Free | Quote | 1 | vs OutSystems |
| Softr | Free, then $25/month | Freemium | 4 | vs OutSystems |
| ToolJet | Free, then $79/month | Freemium | 4 | vs OutSystems |
| Bubble | Free | Freemium | - | vs OutSystems |
| Quickbase | On request | Per user per month, billed annually, with an enforced minimum seat count per tier | 3 | vs OutSystems |
| Caspio | On request | Flat monthly fee by data record volume and DataPage count, unlimited users included | 3 | vs OutSystems |
| Whalesync | $40/month | Per month by records in sync | 3 | vs OutSystems |
| Noloco | On request | Quote | 1 | vs OutSystems |
| Stacker | On request | Quote | 1 | vs OutSystems |
| Superblocks | $100/month | Subscription | 2 | vs OutSystems |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the OutSystems badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (12)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Mendix , Free
- FlutterFlow , Free, then $30/month
- Zoho Creator , Free
- Thunkable , Free
- Directual , Free
- Corteza , Free
- Momen , Free
- WeWeb , Free
What you would be giving up
OutSystems is most often brought in for an enterprise replacing custom .net or java application development with a governed low-code platform at scale, a company building customer-facing portals where the external-user pricing tier (packs of 10,000) is materially cheaper than licensing customers as internal users, an it department that wants generated, inspectable code rather than a proprietary black-box runtime, an organisation with a large existing application portfolio needing centralised governance across many apps built by different teams. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If OutSystems is broadly right and the question is cost, the OutSystems pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the No-Code category lists everything the directory holds, and best no-code tools ranks them.
OutSystems runs on web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about OutSystems alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to OutSystems?
- 19 other no-code tools are listed in this directory, led by Mendix, Appian, FlutterFlow, Zoho Creator. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to OutSystems?
- 12 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Mendix, FlutterFlow, Zoho Creator, Thunkable, Directual.
- Why do people look for an alternative to OutSystems?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from OutSystems?
- OutSystems is most often brought in for an enterprise replacing custom .net or java application development with a governed low-code platform at scale, a company building customer-facing portals where the external-user pricing tier (packs of 10,000) is materially cheaper than licensing customers as internal users, an it department that wants generated, inspectable code rather than a proprietary black-box runtime, an organisation with a large existing application portfolio needing centralised governance across many apps built by different teams. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to OutSystems?
- None of the no-code tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these OutSystems alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, No-Code, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare OutSystems against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against OutSystems covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every no-code tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the No-Code category, 19 tools beside OutSystems. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.