| OutSystems | Lovable | Coolify | Nodge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||||
| Language support | OutSystems DSL only | React / TypeScript only | Any | Any |
| Code ownership | Platform-locked | Frontend via GitHub (paid). Backend is Supabase | You own it | You own it |
| Export / portability | Difficult | GitHub export (React only) | Full (Docker) | Full (Git + containers) |
| Self-hosted | Add-on, complex | No | Yes | Yes, single script |
| Custom domains | Yes | Yes (paid plans) | Yes | Yes |
| Routing / reverse proxy | Platform-managed | Platform-managed | Nginx / Caddy | Traefik (built-in) |
| Push-to-deploy | Within platform | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Container-based deploys | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Development | ||||
| IDE / editor | Proprietary IDE | Browser editor | N/A (BYO) | BYO + Browser IDE + VS Code extension |
| AI-assisted development | Mentor AI (built-in) | AI-first (prompt to app) | N/A (BYO) | Any LLM, any IDE |
| Git hosting (built-in) | No | No (GitHub sync) | No (connects external) | Yes (built-in) |
| CI/CD pipeline | Platform-managed | No | N/A (BYO) | Built-in, per project |
| Database provisioning | Platform DB | Supabase only | One-click databases | Per-project, any database |
| Governance | ||||
| Permission & access control | Enterprise RBAC | Basic (paid plans) | Team roles | Role-based, per project |
| Audit trail | Yes | No | N/A (BYO) | Yes |
| Multi-org / tenant support | Yes | Workspaces | No | Yes |
| Monitoring & metrics | AppDynamics-style | No | Basic (disk, uptime) | Grafana + Prometheus (built-in, pre-configured) |
| Log aggregation | Platform logs | No | Docker logs | Loki (built-in, pre-configured) |
| Cost tracking per project | No | Credit usage | No | Per-project LLM spend |
| Only on Nodge | ||||
| Air-gap installable | No | No | No | Yes |
| EU sovereign / no US dependencies | No (US company) | No (US company) | Self-hosted but US-built | Yes |
| LLM proxy | No | No | No | Yes |
| Agentic MCP Gateway | No | No | No | Yes |
| Agentic Event Bus | No | No | No | Yes |
| Agentic SDK Templates | No | No | No | Yes |
| Agentic MCP Catalogue | No | No | No | Yes |
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