Who each engine recommends
Position of every brand named in the latest run.
| Brand | ChatGPT | Perplexity | AI Mode | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OutSystems | #1 | #2 | #4 | |
| Appian | #7 | #5 | #2 | |
| Mendix | #2 | #3 | #3 | |
| Retool | #3 | #4 | #5 | |
| Budibase | #6 | #11 | #7 | |
| Microsoft Power AppsTop pick | — | #1 | #1 | |
| Appsmith | #4 | — | #6 | |
| Bubble | #5 | #12 | — | |
| Zoho | #8 | #10 | — | |
| ServiceNow | — | #6 | — | |
| Salesforce | — | #7 | — | |
| AppSheet | — | #8 | — | |
| Kissflow | — | — | #8 | |
| Quickbase | — | #9 | — | |
| FlutterFlow | — | #13 | — | |
| Flutter | — | #14 | — | |
| Softr | — | #15 | — |
Mention rate over time
Share of engines naming each brand, weekly over the last 60 days (up to 8 brands).
Microsoft Power Apps is named by 67% of engines today.
Responses
What each engine answered, and how the shortlist moved.
The best alternative to a popular low-code platform depends on what you're trying to build: enterprise applications, internal business tools, customer-facing apps, or automated workflows. Below is a comparison of the strongest alternatives in 2026, including open-source and commercial platforms. Best low-code platform alternatives 2026 comparison · Selected platforms OutSystems (Best enterprise alternative) Full-stack web and mobile applications. Enterprise integrations and deployment. Strong…
- OutSystems — For enterprise application development: OutSystems or Mendix. ↑ 1 vs last week
- Mendix — For enterprise application development: OutSystems or Mendix. ↑ 1 vs last week
- Retool — For internal dashboards and administrative tools: Retool. ↑ 1 vs last week
- Appsmith — For open-source and self-hosted solutions: Appsmith or Budibase. ↑ 2 vs last week
- Bubble — For building SaaS products: Bubble. ↑ 3 vs last week
- Budibase — For open-source and self-hosted solutions: Appsmith or Budibase. ↑ 1 vs last week
- Appian — For business workflow automation: Appian. ↓ 2 vs last week
- Zoho ↑ 1 vs last week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: Microsoft Power Apps, FlutterFlow, Flutter, Quickbase, Oracle APEX, AppSheet, Creatio
- Microsoft Power Apps — If you mean Microsoft Power Apps, the strongest alternatives depend on what you’re building:.
- OutSystems — Choose OutSystems or Mendix for serious enterprise applications.
- Mendix — Choose OutSystems or Mendix for serious enterprise applications.
- Retool — Choose Retool for internal business tools built by technical teams. ↑ 1 vs last week
- Appian — Choose Appian for process-heavy automation and case management. ↓ 1 vs last week
- ServiceNow New this week
- Salesforce — Choose Salesforce Platform if your apps must live alongside Salesforce. ↑ 4 vs last week
- AppSheet — Choose AppSheet if your organization relies on Google Workspace. ↑ 4 vs last week
- Quickbase New this week
- Zoho — Choose Zoho Creator for affordable SMB application development. New this week
- Budibase — Choose Budibase if self-hosting and avoiding vendor lock-in matter most. ↓ 2 vs last week
- Bubble — Choose Bubble for customer-facing web apps with limited engineering resources. ↓ 6 vs last week
- FlutterFlow ↓ 6 vs last week
- Flutter ↓ 6 vs last week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: Oracle APEX
- Microsoft Power Apps — Assuming you mean Microsoft Power Apps (widely considered the most popular and ubiquitous low-code platform due to its deep integration with the Microsoft 365 ecosystem), choosing an alternative usually depends on…
- Appian — Appian — Best for heavy-duty enterprise process orchestration and complex workflow automation . ↑ 2 vs last week
- Mendix — Mendix — Best for professional software development teams looking for high-productivity model-driven development.
- OutSystems — OutSystems — Best for high-performance, full-stack enterprise applications . ↓ 2 vs last week
- Retool — Retool — Best for internal tools and developer-heavy workflows .
- Appsmith — Appsmith / Budibase — Best for open-source, self-hosted internal tool building .
- Budibase — Appsmith / Budibase — Best for open-source, self-hosted internal tool building . New this week
- Kissflow — Kissflow — Best for rapid business process automation and conversational/agentic AI-driven app generation . New this week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: Superblocks, Bubble, FlutterFlow, Flutter, Glide, Airtable
Citations
Sources the engines cited for this prompt.
| Source | Type | Citations | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|
| dupple.com | Web | 2 | ChatGPT, Perplexity |
| appian.com | Brand site · Appian | 1 | ChatGPT |
| appsmith.com | Brand site · Appsmith | 1 | ChatGPT |
| bubble.io | Brand site · Bubble | 1 | ChatGPT |
| budibase.com | Brand site · Budibase | 1 | ChatGPT |
| ciopages.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| fliplet.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| g2.com | Review site | 1 | Perplexity |
| gartner.com | Analyst | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| guideflow.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| integrate.io | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| jotform.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| makerpad.co | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| mendix.com | Brand site · Mendix | 1 | ChatGPT |
| nected.ai | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| outsystems.com | Brand site · OutSystems | 1 | ChatGPT |
| reddit.com | Forum | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| retool.com | Brand site · Retool | 1 | ChatGPT |
| rework.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| softr.io | Brand site · Softr | 1 | Perplexity |
| thectoclub.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| toolradar.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| zoho.com | Brand site · Zoho | 1 | ChatGPT |