OutSystems vs Pega

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 2 for Pega, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose OutSystems if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (40.2 vs 2)
You need more native integrations (400+ vs 200+)
AI answers describe it more positively (42% vs 20% positive)
You need a self-hosted or on-premises option

Choose Pega if…

You need SOC 1 Type II or ISO 42001 or ISO 22301:2019 or ISO 9001 or CSA or Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus or HITRUST or FedRAMP or IRAP coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (5,000+ employees)
Strong fit for workflow automation, RPA, case management, and decisioning
Named among leading low-code vendors in analyst evaluations

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	OutSystems	Pega
Visibility score	40.2%	2%
Change vs last week	down−2.5%	down−0.9%
Rank in Low-Code & No-Code	#2	#34
Share of voice	8.2%	0.9%
Mentions this run	47	6
Positive in AI answers	42%	20%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

OutSystems −2.3999999999999986pp · Pega −0.6000000000000001pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

OutSystems leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

51.5%

4.1%

AI Mode

32.8%

Perplexity

36.3%

OutSystemsPega

Head to head in AI answers

6 engine answers name both brands

6OutSystems ranked higher

0Pega ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	OutSystems	Pega
Best low-code platform for enterprise	ChatGPT	#1	#8
Compare the leading Low-Code & No-Code platforms	ChatGPT	#2	#8
Which Low-Code & No-Code vendors do analysts recommend?	ChatGPT	#2	#7
Which Low-Code & No-Code vendors do analysts recommend?	Perplexity	#2	#10
Official website of the top low-code platform vendors	ChatGPT	#2	#7
Official website of the top low-code platform vendors	Perplexity	#2	#7

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	OutSystems	Pega
Pricing model	Flat tiers	—
Entry price	Contact sales	—
Free plan	Yes	—
Deployment	Cloud, hybrid and sovereign cloud deployment, with a self-hosted on-premises option in certain plans	Cloud (Pega Cloud, fully managed SaaS)
Integrations	400+	200+
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 22301, FedRAMP Authorized, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, ENS (Spain), ACN (Italy), DESC (UAE)	SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, ISO 22301:2019, ISO 9001, CSA, PCI DSS, Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus, HITRUST, GDPR, FedRAMP, HIPAA, IRAP
Founded	2001	1983
Headquarters	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Employees	1,001–5,000	5,000+
Funding	Series F, led by KKR	IPO
Best for	Regulated enterprises that need to modernize legacy systems and run custom apps and agents they can trust	Large enterprises in regulated industries that need governed workflow automation and decisioning