Embrace the future of application development with Intellias
Drive your business agility
Keep up with increasing digital demands from consumers, employees, and stakeholders – and keep costs under control – with low code or no-code development services. Free your business from traditional resource-intensive programming and unlock the flexibility to adapt and expand applications as trends shift and business needs evolve.
Intellias helps you get the most out of low-code platforms and frameworks. Our low-code services include rapid prototyping and accelerated time to value, empower citizen development, and help to mitigate regulatory and compliance risks. Combining them with our cross-technology expertise, we’ll help you transform your business processes and get you set up with the services and tools you need for the future of application development.
Low-code platforms and technologies
Businesses that opt for a low-code approach have to choose from a wide selection of standalone vendors and low-code functionality within larger enterprise environments. At Intellias, our low-code services are based around Mendix, Microsoft Power Apps, OutSystems, and Appian.
This 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant leader is an intuitive low-code development tool. Mendix is highly flexible, scalable, and includes essential capabilities for building modern web and mobile applications. With Mendix and Intellias, you’ll accelerate secure, high-quality development cycles so you can confidently embrace your digital future.
This low-code workflow automation solution is ideal for organizations invested in the Microsoft ecosystem. It provides an excellent starting point for companies aiming to empower citizen developers. At the same time, Power Apps is highly extensible and allows for robust custom development.
Best known for its enterprise-grade capabilities, OutSystems is a versatile low-code platform that is perfect for companies looking for rapid application delivery without sacrificing performance or scalability. With OutSystems and Intellias, you can develop mobile and web applications quickly and efficiently.
Excelling in complex workflow automation and integrations with various business systems, Appian is for companies that focus on operational efficiency, eliminating bottlenecks, and incorporating automation. Intellias can help you leverage Appian to create customized solutions that make your operations more efficient and agile.
Benefits of low-code development
Taken together, the benefits of low-code development contribute to your company’s ability to adapt, compete, and innovate. Just as the agility, cost-effectiveness, and accessibility of cloud computing led to the replacement of on-premises servers, low-code tools are bound to create a similar revolution in the world of application development.
Reduced costs for development, integrations, and operations
Low-code platforms slash upfront development costs by up to 75% through automation of repetitive tasks and out-of-the-box integrations with database, ERP, and CRM systems. Low-code solutions are also less costly and time-intensive to maintain, which reduces ongoing costs.
Adaptable, low-maintenance infrastructure
Low-code developers work faster. That is, they can prototype, test, and implement new capabilities faster than with traditional development environments while delivering scalable applications that are easier to update and maintain. The result is a more adaptable and efficient IT infrastructure.
Empower citizen developers, protect IT resources
By providing a low barrier to entry for non-technical users, low-code platforms empower citizen developers to create applications, reducing the workload on IT teams.
Which development approach is right for your business?
Each development approach – off-the-shelf, bespoke, or low-code – offers its own set of benefits and drawbacks. Organizations are increasingly opting for a low-code approach because it combines the benefits of off-the-shelf and bespoke software while compensating for their drawbacks.
Bespoke
Fully customized, code-first approach
Benefits
- 100% tailored to the client’s needs
- Nolicensing fees
- No vendor lock-in and full code access
Drawbacks
- Extended development cycles
- Relatively high upfront investment
- Requires a high level of technical expertise
- High maintenance costs
Low-code
The sweet spot:
Highly custom, fast deployment
Benefits
- Accelerated development and time to value
- Reasonable upfront and operating costs
- Allows for better collaboration with non-technical teams
- Provides frontend multichannel support (web, mobile, and in some cases VR interfaces for apps)
Drawbacks
- Not 100% customizable
- Potential dependency on the low-code platform provider
- Restrictions on code access
Off-the-shelf
Ready-made, easily deployable
Benefits
- Lower upfront software investment
- Shorter delivery time and integration
- Software-specific support and community
Drawbacks
- Minimal to no customizability
- Licensing fees accumulate over time
- Complete dependency on the software provider
FAQ
Low-code development is an approach to creating software that enables users to build applications using visual interfaces, drag-and-drop tools, and pre-built components. Low-code tools (and those who use them) aim to optimize the time and resource-intensive process of hand-coding.
Low-code development is important because it can significantly speed up development, helping organizations quickly adapt to changing business needs. Also, by allowing non-IT employees to contribute to development, low-code creates a more collaborative software creation process.
Low-code services refer to the tools, platforms, and specialists that provide the necessary infrastructure and capabilities to support low-code development. These tools typically include visual development environments, pre-built modules, application lifecycle management tools, and integrations. Low-code service providers such as Intellias help guide organizations through the process of adopting and implementing low-code tools.
The low-code development platform sfactors to consider scalability and extensibility. Leading low-code platforms include Microsoft Power Apps, OutSystems