Who each engine recommends
Position of every brand named in the latest run.
| Brand | ChatGPT | Perplexity | AI Mode | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OutSystemsTop pick | #1 | #1 | #1 | |
| Microsoft Power Apps | #5 | #3 | #2 | |
| Appian | #3 | #4 | #3 | |
| Mendix | #4 | #5 | #4 | |
| Retool | — | #6 | #6 | |
| Caspio | #2 | — | — | |
| ServiceNow | — | #2 | — | |
| Appsmith | — | — | #5 |
Mention rate over time
Share of engines naming each brand, weekly over the last 60 days (up to 8 brands).
OutSystems is named by 100% of engines today.
Responses
What each engine answered, and how the shortlist moved.
- OutSystems — Based on the latest available user reviews (November 2026), OutSystems is my strongest overall recommendation for a well-reviewed low-code development platform.
- Caspio New this week
- Appian — Complex business workflows: Appian. ↓ 1 vs last week
- Mendix — Large-scale custom applications: Mendix. ↑ 2 vs last week
- Microsoft Power Apps ↑ 2 vs last week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: Quickbase, Salesforce, Retool
- OutSystems — OutSystems appears to have the best reviews among major enterprise low-code platforms.
- ServiceNow — G2 lists it as the highest-rated option at 4.6/5, with the strongest enterprise satisfaction score, ahead of ServiceNow App Engine and Microsoft Power Apps. New this week
- Microsoft Power Apps — G2 lists it as the highest-rated option at 4.6/5, with the strongest enterprise satisfaction score, ahead of ServiceNow App Engine and Microsoft Power Apps. ↓ 1 vs last week
- Appian ↓ 1 vs last week
- Mendix New this week
- Retool — Choose Power Apps if your organization is deeply invested in Microsoft 365, or Retool for quickly building internal business tools. ↓ 2 vs last week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: Appsmith
Review metrics from major peer-to-peer software marketplaces like G2 and Gartner Peer Insights show that "the best" low-code platform heavily depends on your specific use case , as different tools lead different categories based on real user satisfaction.[](https://www.g2.com/categories/low-code-development-platforms) The top-reviewed enterprise and development platforms fall into distinct groups based on user consensus:
- OutSystems — OutSystems : Frequently ranks at the top of G2’s Grid Report for Enterprise Low-Code and high on TrustRadius for full-stack enterprise app development, earning praise for its scalability, speed, and advanced omnichannel…
- Microsoft Power Apps — Microsoft Power Apps / Power Platform : Highly rated for broad adoption, ease of integration with Microsoft 365, and a massive community of business and professional developers.
- Appian — Appian : Consistently recognized as a Gartner Customers' Choice and top G2 performer for heavy workflow automation, complex business process management (BPM), and enterprise data fabric… ↑ 1 vs last week
- Mendix — Mendix : Praised for cloud-native multi-experience development, bridging citizen developers and pro-developers, and strong recent integration into enterprise AI and agentic… ↑ 1 vs last week
- Appsmith — Appsmith & Retool : Highly favored specifically by software engineers and technical teams building internal tools and dashboards on top of databases, scoring high developer satisfaction ratings (around 4.6 to 4.7 out of… New this week
- Retool — Appsmith & Retool : Highly favored specifically by software engineers and technical teams building internal tools and dashboards on top of databases, scoring high developer satisfaction ratings (around 4.6 to 4.7 out of… New this week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: Kissflow, Salesforce, AWS
Citations
Sources the engines cited for this prompt.
| Source | Type | Citations | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|
| g2.com | Review site | 5 | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode |
| gartner.com | Analyst | 3 | ChatGPT, Google AI Mode |
| capterra.com | Review site | 2 | ChatGPT, Perplexity |
| thectoclub.com | Web | 2 | Perplexity |
| blaze.tech | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| guideflow.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| pcmag.com | Media | 1 | Perplexity |
| techreviewer.co | Web | 1 | Perplexity |