--- title: Visual LANSA Reviews meta\_title: 'Visual LANSA Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 82 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Visual LANSA works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.5 review\_count: 82 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Rapid Application Development (RAD) url: https://www.g2.com/categories/rapid-application-development-rad --- # Visual LANSA Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Visual LANSA but has limited features. Are you part of the Visual LANSA team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Visual LANSA is a low-code, Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that allows you to build mobile, responsive web or desktop applications (Windows, browser, mobile devices) for cloud (AWS, Azure) or on-premises (Windows, IBM i, Linux). LANSA’s unique single language concept insulates developers from worrying about browser, mobile and server compatibility, allowing them to focus on building applications with the advantage of low-code simplicity when you can and full-code business logic when you need it. LANSA incorporates an integrated meta-data repository and business rules engine to protect data integrity and reduce application development and support effort. LANSA has an application framework which provides the architecture, infrastructure and plumbing code of a pre-built commercial business application. Its zero-code prototyping tool, which includes built-in security, navigation and flexible searching, is a ‘living’ prototype because it evolves into a finished application as real components are snapped into it. The framework provides a desktop-style user experience in the browser that enables users to work on multiple tasks concurrently and switch between them easily and seamlessly.  * * * Seller [LANSA](https://www.g2.com/sellers/lansa) Discussions [Visual LANSA Community](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-lansa-ide/discuss) Languages Supported English, French, Japanese Solution Type All-in-One Overview by Nichole Ballesteros Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 4 months ### Return on Investment 21 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-lansa-ide/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![OutSystems](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "OutSystems") OutSystems 4.5/5(1,801) ](https://www.g2.com/products/outsystems/reviews) [ ![Zoho Creator](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Zoho Creator") Zoho Creator 4.3/5(165) ](https://www.g2.com/products/zoho-creator/reviews) [ ![Mendix](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Mendix") Mendix 4.4/5(419) ](https://www.g2.com/products/mendix/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-lansa-ide/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 82 real user reviews. Implementation Time 4 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Juan Pablo M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Juan Pablo M.") JM Juan Pablo M. Ingeniero de sistemas Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/22/2023 "efficiency" 4/5 What do you like best about Visual LANSA? Lansa stands out as a revolutionary tool in the world of software development, bringing forth the creation of applications with a high level of efficiency and productivity. One of Lansa's most notable aspects is its user-centered approach. The intuitive and user-friendly interface makes application development easy, even for those who are not programming experts. This accessibility doesn't compromise power, as Lansa also provides advanced tools for experienced developers who seek more detailed control over their projects. Lansa's cross-platform development is another strong point, allowing developers to simultaneously address web, mobile, and desktop applications with remarkable efficiency by writing a single code for all three types of applications. Development speed is a distinguishing feature of Lansa compared to other tools. Predefined modules and reusable functions expedite the software creation process, enabling development teams to deliver high-quality products in shorter time frames. Lansa's flexibility is evident in its ability to seamlessly integrate with a variety of existing technologies and systems. Whether working with traditional databases or adopting cloud solutions, Lansa adapts effortlessly, providing a comprehensive and consistent solution for development challenges. In summary, Lansa has successfully positioned itself as a comprehensive tool for software development, standing out for its accessibility, versatility, speed, and security. Whether initiating a new project or enhancing an existing application, Lansa emerges as an indispensable ally in the creation of cutting-edge computing solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Visual LANSA? While Lansa is known for offering exceptional quality, it is important to highlight that its price may be considered high compared to other options available in the market. This significant investment could be a limiting factor for those with tighter budgets. Likewise, the product's flexibility in terms of customization, in specific cases, compared to other alternatives, may have limitations in adapting to specific business needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Visual LANSA solving and how is that benefiting you? Rapid Application Development Cross-Platform Compatibility Integration of Legacy Systems Complex Business Logic User Interface Design Maintenance and Updates Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 11/25/2024 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Aman K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Aman K.") AK Aman K. softwarer Analyst Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/28/2023 "Development with LANSA" 4/5 What do you like best about Visual LANSA? 1. Developer friendly IDE and VL works with existing applications. 2.Repository keeps everything organised and reduces redundancy and framework helps in taking all plumbing for you. 3.excellent support staff with value of money product. 4. VL helps in interacting with many microsoft products. 5.Also provide web based interface + RDMLX provide more space for development tools and fiels sizes. 6. Allow customisations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Visual LANSA? 1. Poor debugging 2. Less documentation 3.Sometimes task management can getconfusing with objects. 4.Sometimes difficult for fresher developer to use this product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Visual LANSA solving and how is that benefiting you? its cross-platform features to write code here and use anywhere and Ease of use with better features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Haresh S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Haresh S.") HS Haresh S. Embedded System and firmware Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/22/2023 "Great platfor for business applications" 4/5 What do you like best about Visual LANSA? Visual LANSA supports cross-platfrom development that allows you to run applications in various platforms. Visual LANSA accelerates the development process. It has great quality and features. Integration of various data field is much faster than on other platforms Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Visual LANSA? There are some security issues. Scalability. Limited customization and ease of use are the main dislikes. The user is tightly bound to the application. There are many integration challenges. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Visual LANSA solving and how is that benefiting you? We have faced difficulties in the development of cross-platform tools; LANSA has solved that. We need to develop cross-platform for our client; LANSA provided it very cost-friendly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Consumer Electronics](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Consumer Electronics") IC Verified User in Consumer Electronics Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/23/2023 "Build web and mobile apps for your business!" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Visual LANSA? Reusable code with lots of transparency. We liked the granularity of rules and logic systems and versatility of UI design. Integration and IDE are developer friendly with vast frameworks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Visual LANSA? Lengthy training and learning curve, and debugger performance is not as high compared to competitors. Customer support system, troubleshooting documentation, were not always completely helpful in resolving issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Visual LANSA solving and how is that benefiting you? Creating a professional website with large amounts of information for product and business operations management. LANSA allows for quick application building with existing frameworks so that our team can focus on the content and not background. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Naga T.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Naga T.") NT Naga T. Programming Analyst Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/25/2023 "Multi purpose tool" 4/5 What do you like best about Visual LANSA? With lansa we can write minimal code with effective outcomes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Visual LANSA? It's bit slow to work need a faster integration with other components Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Visual LANSA solving and how is that benefiting you? It's providing good interaction with the user Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Shubham R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Shubham R.") SR Shubham R. Full-stack Developer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/24/2023 "It's was good experience but some improvements needed" 4/5 What do you like best about Visual LANSA? Flexibility with cloud , low code solution Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Visual LANSA? Website needs improvements and work on UI/UX needed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Visual LANSA solving and how is that benefiting you? Complex code problem data services independence Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Insurance](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Insurance") II Verified User in Insurance Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/13/2020 "Interactivity with our IBMi has been a game changer" 4/5 What do you like best about Visual LANSA? We have seen the benefits of how we interact with our IBMi backend. We have been able to fulfill our business' requirements a lot faster as well. Our business users were used to working with the IBM green screen which was cumbersome and antiquated. Since taking on the task of re-writing our system using Visual Lansa we've been able to provide a Windows style application that is a lot more user friendly and intuitive. We also like that we can interact with various Microsoft products such as Word and Outlook which has made our customer acquisition and servicing process a lot smoother and seamless. We also take advantage of the .NET component integration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Visual LANSA? We have been struggling to integrate proper error handling. At this point we have had to integrate our own code to write to logging tables so we can pinpoint where an issue may be. We have also been struggling with merge issues when multiple developers are working in the same framework. We've had issues in the past where code gets overwritten. When this happened, a lot of time was required to figure out how to restore the code and merge it properly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Visual LANSA: If you need a way to have tight integration with an AS/400 backend along with implementing business rules, Visual Lansa is the way to go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Visual LANSA solving and how is that benefiting you? A specfic problem that we are solving is document generation using existing templates that our business has. Our business has 100's of existing templates in Excel, Word, and updatable PDFs. We had .NET code that would generate personalized documents for customers using these templates. Using Visual Lansa's .NET component integration, we were able to use the existing .NET code and iteract with it in our Lansa programs so we didn't have to reinvent the wheel. This saved us a lot of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 8/27/2021 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Pete N.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Pete N.") PN Pete N. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/18/2020 "Good for Most of us" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Visual LANSA? Very easy to us, nice features, very helpful in our environment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Visual LANSA? can't go through some of the workflows - probably just need more training Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Visual LANSA solving and how is that benefiting you? Develop faster and better in our environment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 12/29/2020 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Ahmadou N.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ahmadou N.") AN Ahmadou N. Soccer Referee Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/13/2017 "Fullstack Engineer" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Visual LANSA? Front and backend development. Built-in functions and forms ready to kick start any project. The ability to write a re-usable part that could span on multiple projects. Not vulnerable to hacking because of bogus compiled html displayed to the users which hide the true nature of the coding. . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Visual LANSA? IDE crashes. Lwebjobs bottleneck on IBM. Difficulty to automate the deployment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Visual LANSA: I strongly recommend VL to everyone Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Visual LANSA solving and how is that benefiting you? e-Commerce development, Ability to rewrite the 5250 screens to a user-friendly UI platform. Powerful tool to consuming any web services. Pairs well with restful API. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 8/29/2018 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller PR P R. Head of Software Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/3/2018 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "For modernising iSeries systems, it's great" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Visual LANSA? The Lansa IDE is surprisingly rich: right-click and copy element name is probably my most used function. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Visual LANSA? Too many varied software pieces; the installation of workstation is difficult for a non-Lansa user; too much reliance on iSeries knowledge for most development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Visual LANSA solving and how is that benefiting you? Retaining as400 business logic while modernising the old green on black screens and adding better more intuitive application functions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ## Questions about Visual LANSA? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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