Best for
Best for enterprise IT teams that want AI-generated applications inside a governed low-code platform with its own architecture guard rails.
- Enterprise
AI App Builders Comparison
OutSystems vs. Rocket.new
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for solo builders and small teams who want auth, a database and payments already connected on day one.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | OutSystems | Rocket.new |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free Personal Edition; OutSystems Developer Cloud quoted by the vendor ODC is metered on three things: application complexity in Application Objects, which is the sum of screens, database tables and API methods, with a typical medium app around 150 AOs; the number of internal and external end users; and advanced add-ons. A base subscription starts with one medium production application and 100 internal users. | Free tier; Pro $25 / month, Rocket $50 / month, Booster $250 / month Plans are monthly credit allowances of 20, 100, 250 and 1,500 credits. Credits never expire, and extra credits can be bought. |
| Free trial | Free Personal Edition, no credit card required, for up to 100 internal users | Free tier with 20 credits per month |
| Output | Full-stack enterprise web and mobile applications with data model, server-side logic and UI screens | Production-ready Next.js web apps and Flutter mobile apps |
| API | Yes, API-first with CI/CD APIs and APIs for uploading external libraries | Not stated |
| Hosting | OutSystems Cloud on AWS; self-hosting is available as an advanced add-on | Not stated |
| What it generates | Full-stack enterprise applications: Mentor generates the data model, server-side logic and UI screens from a natural language prompt or an uploaded requirements document, shows a visual blueprint before building, and then evolves the app through conversation inside the IDE with human sign-off on each implementation plan | Web apps, mobile apps, landing pages, dashboards and internal tools from a prompt, or from an imported Figma file |
| Stack and frameworks | .NET Core on Linux containers, each application isolated in its own container, orchestrated with Kubernetes on AWS; developers extend apps with custom .NET code uploaded as high-code external libraries, whose methods are exposed to the visual editor as server actions | Next.js with TypeScript for web, Flutter with Dart for iOS and Android, chosen automatically by project type |
| Auth and database | Amazon Aurora Serverless with PostgreSQL compatibility as the managed database; ISO 27001 compliance is included and SOC 2 Type II and PCI DSS are advanced add-ons | Yes, Supabase out of the box: PostgreSQL, storage, edge functions and Supabase Auth with email, social login and magic links |
| Hosting and deploy | OutSystems Cloud with development, testing and production runtimes and a 99.5 percent uptime guarantee, upgradeable to 99.95 percent; extra runtimes and a self-hosted option are advanced add-ons. Built-in CI/CD pipelines with monitoring, tracing and logging | Yes, one-click deploy to Netlify with staging and production environments; custom domains on paid plans |
| Payments | No checkout of its own; payment providers are integrated through components from the OutSystems Forge, including Stripe connectors for both ODC and OutSystems 11 that handle charges, customers and refunds, and a payments plugin covering Apple Pay, Google Pay and Stripe | Yes, Stripe and Razorpay for checkout, subscriptions and one-time payments |
| Access to the code | Applications are built visually rather than in a repository of hand-written source; custom C# and .NET logic enters as external libraries uploaded through the SDK and APIs, decorated so their methods surface as server actions | Yes, download the project as a zip on Pro and above; two-way GitHub sync for Next.js projects |
| Deployment | more entries Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk, Community forum | Not stated |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base | Documentation and knowledge base |
| Company size | Enterprise | more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized |
| Integrations | Not stated | Supabase, Stripe, Razorpay, GitHub, Netlify, Figma, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Analytics, Airtable, Notion, Mailchimp, Resend, Twilio, SendGrid, HubSpot, Mixpanel, Cal.com, Calendly |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price OutSystems Free Personal Edition; OutSystems Developer Cloud quoted by the vendor Rocket.new Free tier; Pro $25 / month, Rocket $50 / month, Booster $250 / month
- Free trial OutSystems Free Personal Edition, no credit card required, for up to 100 internal users Rocket.new Free tier with 20 credits per month
- Deployment OutSystems Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise Rocket.new Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
- Company size OutSystems Enterprise Rocket.new Freelancers, Small and mid-sized
- Output OutSystems Full-stack enterprise web and mobile applications with data model, server-side logic and UI screens Rocket.new Production-ready Next.js web apps and Flutter mobile apps
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
OutSystems
Strengths
- Mentor generates a complete application, data model and server logic included, from a requirements document rather than only from a chat prompt
- Shows a visual blueprint and asks for sign-off before applying changes, instead of building unseen
- Runs on containerised .NET Core with Kubernetes, managed Aurora PostgreSQL and built-in CI/CD, monitoring and tracing
- Free Personal Edition for up to 100 internal users needs no credit card
- Self-hosting is available, unlike most tools in this category
Limitations
- No published prices at all, so every evaluation starts with a sales conversation
- Pricing is metered on Application Objects and user counts, which makes cost hard to predict as an app grows
- The Personal Edition is a development runtime only and cannot run production apps
- Self-hosting, 24x7 support, higher uptime and SOC 2 or PCI DSS compliance are all paid add-ons rather than part of the base subscription
- Base support is 8x5 business hours
Rocket.new
Strengths
- Supabase database, storage and auth are connected from the start
- Stripe and Razorpay checkout without separate setup
- Credits do not expire, and extra credits can be bought
Limitations
- The framework is decided by project type, Next.js for web and Flutter for mobile
- Source code download needs a paid plan from Pro upwards
- Two-way GitHub sync covers Next.js projects only
Plans
Pricing
OutSystems
- OutSystems Personal Edition $0 Free, no credit card required. Development runtime only, up to 100 internal users, hosted on OutSystems Cloud. For test applications, not production, and with no uptime guarantee or compliance options.
- OutSystems Developer Cloud Custom Quoted by the vendor, priced on application complexity in Application Objects, end user counts and add-ons. Includes development, testing and production runtimes, professional support 8x5, OutSystems Cloud hosting, a 99.5 percent uptime guarantee and ISO 27001. Starts with 100 internal users and one medium-sized application.
- Advanced add-ons Custom 24x7 professional support, additional non-production and production runtimes, a self-hosted option, a 99.95 percent uptime upgrade, SOC 2 Type II and PCI DSS compliance, and additional users or larger applications.
Rocket.new
- Free $0 20 credits per month.
- Pro $25 Per month. 100 credits per month, source code download, custom domains.
- Rocket $50 Per month. 250 credits per month.
- Booster $250 Per month. 1,500 credits per month.
What users say
Review Scores · opens after launch
OutSystems
- Ease of use
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- User interface
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Rocket.new
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
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This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.