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Low-Code Development Tools Software

Low-Code Development Tools

What is Low-Code Development Tools Software?

Low-code/no-code development platforms are types of visual software development environments that allow enterprise developers and citizen developers to drag and drop application components, connect them together and create mobile or web apps. These platforms are often discussed synonymously with the

Common Features

  • Application Inventory and Dashboard
  • Automated Delivery Pipeline
  • Backend Coding and Scripting
  • Cloud Deployment
  • Data and Entity Mapping
  • End to End Lifecycle Management
  • GUI Application Designer
  • Plug-and-Play Architecture
  • Role-Based Access Management
  • Templates
  • Vendor Community and Marketplace
  • ALM Integration
  • Audit Trail
  • Collaboration
  • Cross-Platform Deployment
  • Exception and Error Handling
  • Import and Export Capabilities
  • Automatic Refactoring
  • Application Security

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Top Low-Code Development Tools Software 2024

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

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Salesforce.com Inc

Salesforce Platform

Composite Score
8.8 /10
CX Score
9.1 /10

The demand for apps has quickly outstripped the development capacity of many IT departments. Salesforce Platform is the fastest way to build and deploy apps for customers, employees, and partners. By streamlining the app-building process — including giving you the basic building blocks so you never have to start from scratch — Salesforce Platform gives you the agility to tackle your app backlog and take the lead in the app revolution.

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Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
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Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Power Apps

Composite Score
8.8 /10
CX Score
9.1 /10

Use Power Automate, a powerful, built-in workflow engine. Quickly automate your workflows, enable business logic to simplify app building, and model your processes across connected data sources and services.

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Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Efficient Service
  • Acts with Integrity
  • Security Protects
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Composite Score
8.4 /10
CX Score
8.9 /10

Zoho Creator is a low-code application development platform that enables users to build powerful and custom applications for their business needs. A user with any level of technical expertise can create functional applications owing to the platform's intuitive interface and short learning curve. Be it a simple task manager or a complex ERP system, you can build any type of tailor-made solutions 10X faster than traditional methods.

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Pros

  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy
Badge Winner
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OutSystems, Inc.

OutSystems

Composite Score
8.4 /10
CX Score
8.4 /10

OutSystems is the most complete full-stack application development platform. Using high-productivity, connected, and AI-assisted tools, developers can build and deploy a full range of applications — from consumer apps to critical business systems — fast, right, and for the future.

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Pros

  • Reliable
  • Helps Innovate
  • Includes Product Enhancements
  • Security Protects

Cons

  • Vendor's Interest First
Badge Winner
Composite Score
8.4 /10
CX Score
8.9 /10

The Now Platform quickly and seamlessly connects your business with out-of-the-box IT Workflows, Employee Workflows, and Customer Workflows. With App Engine’s low-code development and configuration approach, anyone can build powerful apps fast. App Engine removes the complexity with proven out-of-the-box capabilities that deliver consumer-grade experiences, optimize processes, and simplify 3rd-party integration. And by leveraging built-in collaboration tools, delegated development, and role-based access, you can empower citizen developers while ensuring IT visibility and providing non-intrusive IT support.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
VMware, Inc.

Spring Boot

Composite Score
8.0 /10
CX Score
8.2 /10

Spring Boot makes it easy to create stand-alone, production-grade Spring based Applications that you can "just run". From configuration to security, web apps to big data—whatever the infrastructure needs of your application may be, there is a Spring Project to help you build it. Start small and use just what you need—Spring is modular by design.

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Pros

  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Unique Features
  • Includes Product Enhancements
Appian

Appian

Composite Score
7.9 /10
CX Score
8.1 /10

Automate complex workflows at the speed of low-code. Appian provides a low-code automation platform that accelerates the creation of high-impact business applications. Many of the world’s largest organizations use Appian applications to improve customer experience, achieve operational excellence, and simplify global risk management and compliance.

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Pros

  • Includes Product Enhancements
  • Fair
  • Generous Negotitation
  • Continually Improving Product
Caspio

Caspio

Composite Score
7.7 /10
CX Score
8.0 /10

Caspio is an all-in-one platform provides everything you need to build sophisticated cloud applications — all packaged in a simple monthly subscription that automatically scales as your needs grow. Whether you want to improve internal workflows, build a customer-facing portal or launch an entirely new service, Caspio provides feature-rich application development tools for any industry or use case.

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Pros

  • Trustworthy
  • Fair
  • Altruistic
  • Reliable

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Pegasystems Inc.

Pega Platform

Composite Score
7.9 /10
CX Score
8.4 /10

A recognized leader in artificial intelligence, digital process automation, and customer engagement, Pega powers enterprise digital transformation with a unified, no-code platform. Trusted by global companies for rapid and scalable enterprise-wide, transformational deployments.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
QuickBase

Quickbase

Composite Score
7.8 /10
CX Score
7.6 /10

Quickbase is an application development platform that unites business and IT teams by enabling problem solvers of any technical background to work together to safely, securely and sustainably create an ecosystem of applications. Quickbase helps businesses accelerate the continuous innovation of unique processes by enabling citizen development at scale across one common platform.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing