OutSystems, a global leader transforming how companies innovate through software, has officially announced the general availability (GA) of its Mentor on OutSystems Developer Cloud (ODC) solution.
In case you weren’t aware, Mentor happens to be a leader in AI-powered low-code space. You see, the technology can seamlessly generate an application from a simple prompt or requirements document, while simultaneously automating the software development lifecycle (SDLC), including iteration and validation of existing applications.
Markedly enough, the stated general availability for OutSystems’ latest brainchild also comes after a successful Early Access program, where the company customers and partners went on to report significant time savings, accelerated business alignment, and reduction in the time to develop new digital experiences.
More on the given technology would reveal how it marks an industry-first by integrating AI into the entire SDLC. Its unique agentic AI architecture basically arrives on the scene as well-equipped to conceive over ten distinct agents who, on their part, can collaborate and iterate across various components of application development. This they would do to produce fully compliant, high-quality applications from natural language inputs or product requirement documents.
The whole mechanism enables Mentor to help teams dedicate a good part of their focus towards high-impact work, cutting down on development time and supporting faster responses to market demands.
“Mentor reimagines the software development lifecycle, bringing AI and low-code together to not only speed development, but also enhance the quality, explainability, and governability of software solutions,” said Paulo Rosado, CEO & Founder of OutSystems. “Strong results from our Early Access Program underscore the value that Mentor delivers—it is the safest and fastest way for organizations to build the next generation of enterprise applications.”
Taking a deeper view of the solution’s performance during its early deployment, it includes a biotechnology company leveraging Mentor to generate functional prototype of an employee management application with 15 screens, something the solution was to able to complete in no more than 20 minutes. This agility drastically reduced the time needed for initial prototyping You see, under traditional circumstances, even a skilled worker would need several days to complete the job.
Next up, we saw IT team from a biotechnology company deploying Mentor to create a “Product Compare” application based on uploaded documentation. During the course of this deployment, the organization was able to achieve 60-70% of the required functionality within minutes. Now, workflows and UI refinements were surely needed, the whole mechanism saved significant time on Create, Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD) operations and initial application setup, thus allowing developers to focus on refining key business-specific features.
Moving on, life sciences company, Thermo Fisher also tested Mentor on multiple projects, including a learning platform. The tool, once in use, successfully automated routine CRUD generation and created foundational components. By doing so, it eliminated repetitive manual work, and at the same time, made it possible for developers to concentrate on implementing advanced business logic.
Apart from that, professional services network, KPMG also revealed that Mentor successfully parsed user stories and technical PDFs to auto-generate application components, saving up to 40-50% of the time typically required for manual entity and screen creation. The staged efficiency allowed teams to focus on strategic aspects of application design and performance optimization.
Founded in 2001, OutSystems’ rise up the ranks stems from helping companies develop, deploy, and maintain mission-critical applications, doing so by unifying and automating the entire software lifecycle. The company’s technological, at the moment, also allows customers to achieve 10x faster software delivery than traditional development. OutSystems’ excellence in what it does can be understood once you consider the company currently has active customers in 75+ countries across 21 industries.
“OutSystems Mentor has the potential to revolutionize generative AI development by simplifying complex processes, ensuring robust governance, and enabling seamless integration with enterprise systems,” said Arnal Dayaratna, research vice president, Software Development at IDC. “By providing an opinionated development stack, standardized workflows, and natural language–driven features, Mentor empowers developers to focus on innovation and scalability. This technology bridges the gap between advanced AI capabilities and enterprise needs that sets a new standard for general-purpose, AI-driven application development technologies.”
