Budibase vs OutSystems

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

OutSystems is the stronger AI pick in Low-Code & No-Code: it has a visibility score of 40.2 versus 5.2 for Budibase, and ranks ahead in 80% of the answers that name both.

Choose Budibase if…

AI answers describe it more positively (67% vs 42% positive)
open-source, self-hosted deployment
avoids vendor lock-in and keeps data ownership
transparent, predictable pricing

Choose OutSystems if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (40.2 vs 5.2)
You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need SOC 2 Type II or ISO 22301 or FedRAMP Authorized or HIPAA or PCI DSS or GDPR or ENS (Spain) or ACN (Italy) or DESC (UAE) coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (1,001–5,000 employees)

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Budibase	OutSystems
Visibility score	5.2%	40.2%
Change vs last week	down−0.5%	down−2.5%
Rank in Low-Code & No-Code	#20	#2
Share of voice	1.6%	8.2%
Mentions this run	9	47
Positive in AI answers	67%	42%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Budibase −0.5pp · OutSystems −2.3999999999999986pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

OutSystems leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

7.6%

51.5%

AI Mode

6.3%

32.8%

Perplexity

1.9%

36.3%

BudibaseOutSystems

Head to head in AI answers

5 engine answers name both brands

1Budibase ranked higher

4OutSystems ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Budibase	OutSystems
Alternatives to the most popular low-code platform	ChatGPT	#6	#1
Alternatives to the most popular low-code platform	AI Mode	#7	#4
Alternatives to the most popular low-code platform	Perplexity	#11	#2
Most affordable low-code platform that is still reliable	ChatGPT	#7	#4
Which low-code platform has transparent pricing?	ChatGPT	#4	#6

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Budibase	OutSystems
Pricing model	Flat tiers	Flat tiers
Entry price	Free; paid from $19 / mo	Contact sales
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Self-host on your own infrastructure or use Budibase Cloud	Cloud, hybrid and sovereign cloud deployment, with a self-hosted on-premises option in certain plans
Integrations	—	400+
Compliance	ISO 27001	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 22301, FedRAMP Authorized, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, ENS (Spain), ACN (Italy), DESC (UAE)
Support	Community forum, docs and chat, Email support on Business plan, Priority SLAs and account manager on Enterprise	—
Founded	2019	2001
Headquarters	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Employees	51–200	1,001–5,000
Funding	Seed (about $1.8M, before Seed II) · $9M raised	Series F, led by KKR
Best for	IT and operations teams in regulated organizations that want agents, apps and automations they can self-host.	Regulated enterprises that need to modernize legacy systems and run custom apps and agents they can trust