--- description: Review of Visual LANSA Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Visual LANSA | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Low Code Development Platform](/directory/4382/low-code-development/software) > [Visual LANSA](/software/36239/visual-lansa) # Visual LANSA Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/36239/visual-lansa Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/36239/visual-lansa?page=2) > Visual LANSA is an integrated development environment (IDE) that allows users to develop and maintain cloud-based and desktop applications. Key features include application generation wizards, SQL support, data modeling and integrated compilers. Deployment options include Windows, IBM i and Linux, as well as cloud-based deployment. Users can create cross-platform software through LANSA’s RDML (rapid development and maintenance language) and independent metadata repository. Leveraging LANSA’s portable metadata repository, users can create an application with access to JDBC, IBM i and ODBC- compliant databases. Developers can work with field and file definitions, validations, relationships and components stored in the metadata repository from one screen for web, Windows desktop, 5250 and server-based applications. Users can test applications with a Windows system and deploy to a variety of platforms such as Windows, IBM i and Linux. Visual LANSA also provides an online client and remote server RDML debugger. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 19 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 19 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: LANSA - **Location**: Downers Grove, US - **Founded**: 1987 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$8.34 - **Pricing model**: (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Contact LANSA for pricing details. - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Czech, Danish, English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Canada, United States ## Features - AI-assisted Development - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Business Process Automation - Change Management - Code Development - Code Editing - Collaboration Tools - Collaborative Development - Data Aggregation and Publishing - Data Import/Export - Data Modeling - Database Support - Debugging - Deployment Management - Design Templates - Drag & Drop - Feature Library - For Developers - Forms Creation & Design ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Low Code Development Platform](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4382/low-code-development/software) ## Related Categories - [Low Code Development Platform](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4382/low-code-development/software) - [Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4413/ide/software) - [App Building Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4598/app-building/software) - [App Design Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4283/app-design/software) - [App Development Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4499/app-development/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Lansa literally removes all of that. The developer is extracted from that layer and only has to focus on a single development environment that continues to improve and present simple ways to accomplish the latest technologies. It even insures adherence to standards through its common repository and wizards to create many of the most common processes. To take this whole picture to the next level, all of the code is portable, not only from system to system, but between OSs\! If your company is using an iSeries and decides that it is time to move to another platform; you can move with it. No new learning curves. No re-development. Pick it up and move it over. I can't emphasize enough how valuable these traits are in environments that do not have the luxury of time and money to continually retrain. > > **Cons**: Hang on tight with the training. Its important and well worth it in the end. But it is easy to get bored with. I find documentation to be sufficient if you have the basis of the training. Once you are through that and understand the concepts and the language, its gold. > > We use Lansa for all new development ranging from iSeries green screens to Windows native to cross-browser web development to Mobile. It has turned staffs of mixed talent to single cohesive teams. ----- ### "Reduces technical baggage and allows you to focus on solving business problems" — 5.0/5 > **Joe** | *28 July 2017* | Staffing & Recruiting | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I thing I like the most is being able to leave the technical baggage behind and really focus on solving problems for the company. For example, a full stack developer has a host of technologies they have to master to be effective and efficient at their job. If you are developing modern, responsive web applications chances are you are using something along the lines of Angular, React, Ember etc. Besides being yet another thing to know, it brings compilation, packing and deployment issues to the front-end development process. I don't worry about this any more. I develop a component and Visual LANSA handles the compilation, packing and deploying it to the browser for me. On the back-end side you have other frameworks to know. You've got to handle requests with WebAPI, MVC or Spring etc. You have to handle data access with Entity Framework, JPA, Hibernate etc. Then you may have an IoC container bringing everything together. With Visual LANSA Server Modules handle the request and you have just a handful of commands to interact with the database. All of the underlying plumbing that you normally have to deal with is removed as Visual LANSA takes care of it. One last thing that is really nice is the Visual LANSA Framework. If you are doing back office web development, i.e. not consumer facing, then the "Framework" becomes a huge time saver. Its essentially a "Shell" that you plug your components into and it handles all the complexities of the UI for you. > > **Cons**: The thing I like the least is the debugger. The debuggers in Visual Studio, IntelliJ, Chrome's Dev Tools etc, set pretty high expectations and this where I think Visual LANSA could use the most help. Performance when debugging web components is pretty poor. Debugging non-JavaScript based objects like Server Modules, Functions, Windows Forms etc. is good. It's just JavaScript based components that seem to bog down and make stepping through code a very time consuming process. One example is not being able to inspect the contents of a list. You can see how many entries are in it, but you cannot see those entries without iterating the list. This typically leads to a lot of trace messages and essentially debugging through tracing. > > By reducing the amount of technical baggage typically associated with web development, the time from conception to production is radically reduced. This also means that I can focus significantly more of my effort on solving business problems then solving technology problems. ----- ### "Order Entry Platform for 18 Years" — 4.0/5 > **Robert** | *27 February 2020* | Media Production | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Satisfied our order entry GUI needs for our entire enterprise for over 18 years, and still going. > > **Cons**: Ultimately we needed stronger integration and easier deployment options, and are slowly phasing out our LANSA GUI. > > Ultimately satisfied our business and user needs. ----- ### "LANSA has provided the easiest development effort for any platform of any tool I have used" — 5.0/5 > **David** | *28 July 2017* | Wholesale | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Business Rules can be defined by Business users, eliminating the need for developers to implement libraries or classes to handle the rules, and can be changed "on the fly" for a more agile application. The same skill set can be used for developing windows apps, web pages, and server side services. The developer does not need to learn how to use AWS,REST, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SOAP, etc. They only need to understand how to use the Visual LANSA development environment and language to build full featured applications and services. When HTML5 was introduced, we were able to take advantage of the new functionality without a learning curve. Visual LANSA provides an integrated WYSIWYG for CSS definition. There is no need for creating the text files necessary, or writing the underlying definition code for these products as LANSA does this for you. In addition, LANSA provides a built-in end-user Application environment, the Visual LANSA Framework, This set of programs allow the developer to design the overall application, along with connectivity functionality, cross-program communications, and a uniform end-user experience. The Framework may be deployed in either windows or web/cloud (or both) without redefining the application\! Time to market has been significantly reduced and user satisfaction has increased. > > **Cons**: There is a "black-box" aspect to the product that can be a little frustrating when the execution environment does not act as expected. Also, the integration with external components and libraries can be somewhat obtuse. The biggest con is the limited number of developers currently using the product, which limits the amount of community interaction and "Tip" sharing. More developers would mean even more advances in the capabilities of the tool set. > > Visual LANSA allows us to substantially increase our development productivity and its ability to generate applications in multiple environments without new developer training allows us to "redeploy" developer resources from legacy technologies to modern functionality. ----- ### "Best Low Code Development Software in the Market" — 5.0/5 > **Benzy** | *19 February 2020* | Legal Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Reusable code. Really, reusable code. Write once and rules follow the data around without the need to re-code depending on the interface. Transparent enforcement of the business rules and logic. Can write as granular as needed for your specific requirements. Once that has been accomplished you can concentrate on UI design and coding. > > **Cons**: To many ways to skin a cat with the options to tackle problems. It's great working with various interfaces but sometimes there is limited (or no) documentation to those interfaces (such as when MS released Office 16, little information avaliable to access Excel .net newer features). > > Used Lansa tools to solve new and or existing business flows and logic. Used Lansa to switch over from various legacy systems (G/L, order entry, sales etc...). Back a few years we also used Lansa Integrator to interface with Lotus Notes database to create a uniform experience - which including using the data between the two platforms for web applications. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/36239/visual-lansa?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/36239/visual-lansa) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data