Key Difference
The distinction between HAP and Outsystems is clear when it comes to builder barriers. As a full-stack RAD product, Outsystems requires builders to have basic development skills. While it offers more control over front-end interfaces, this comes at the cost of slower delivery. In contrast, Nocoly HAP focuses on non-consumer-facing internal systems, where standardized UI is typically well accepted. This trade-off allows builders to avoid dealing with complex canvas pages and control-data binding processes. Most importantly, Nocoly HAP allows more talents to join as developer, especially those who own business knowledge, but not a developer.
Both products offer free community versions, but Nocoly has a lower cost barrier compared to Outsystems. Additionally, Nocoly provides significantly higher discounts to its contracted partners.
Key differentiations
- Key differentiations
Model driven
No code baseline
Easy to learn
Canvas model
Low code baseline
Needs some developer skill
Deployment Model
- Deployment Model
SaaS rental, On Premise and all public cloud
Cloud and On Premise, all by standalone instance
Targeted Market
- Targeted Market
Medium to large enterprise
Large enterprise
Targeted Builder
- Targeted Builder
Business users
Professional Implementers
Developers
Data volume
- Data volume
1 million for server standard edition, unlimited for pro edition.
1 million row for each table, additional storage needs high end service
Languages for development UI
- Languages for development UI
English
Simplifed Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Japanese
For user created app, custom languages can be added.
English only
For user created app, secondary languages can be added.
Pricing
- Pricing
Starting from $49 * 20 user per year (server), and $150 * 5 user per year (SaaS)
Provide buy-out option for server edition
Enterprise plan starting from $50,000 per year, tiered by both application objects (AO) and user quantity. Typical cost per user is around $100 per year for large orgs.
About Nocoly HAP Comparison
Creating competitor comparison documents is challenging for any brand, and we face similar pressure.
Feature-by-feature checklists are often ineffective, as most mature products offer comparable features. However, it’s the granularity and depth of these features that truly differentiate them. Diving into such details, though, risks turning the comparison into a technical paper, which still may not tell the full story. Ultimately, the best way to help users decide is through hands-on experience.
While platforms like Gartner, G2, or Capterra provide lists of options and customer reviews, we feel it’s not a fair playing field for Nocoly HAP as a newly launched product.
We also recognize that comparison charts created by any vendor will never be fully objective. Vendors naturally highlight their strengths and downplay their weaknesses. While understandable, this doesn’t help buyers make informed decisions.
That’s why we’re taking a different approach with this document. We’re starting with a high-level overview of the positioning and key characteristics of various products, presenting a basic fact sheet. We’ll then open the document to future customers, particularly those switching from other products, to add their comments and notes. Their insights will reveal the core differences between their previous solutions and Nocoly HAP.
We believe this approach will make the comparison chart more informative and as objective as possible.