What makes a credible low-code platform?

Recently, we have seen an increase in the number of low-code platform solutions. While the increase in the hype (I've written about the hype cycle before - check it out here) is standard with the progression of new technologies, it is becoming essential to filter the credible entrants from the opportunistic. 

The challenge is that you need a credible, durable, and capable low-code platform to reach your business objectives and if you select the wrong platform, your goals are at serious risk.

Makers use low-code platforms to rapidly develop and deploy complete applications by abstracting the physical code through an underlying framework. They use a graphically centric model-driven approach to develop the application. But what should a low-code platform offer? 

Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms suggests the following criteria - a credible low-code platform must offer: 

• High performance;
• High availability and able to scale;
• Disaster recovery;
• Enterprise-grade security;
• API access to and from enterprise and third-party cloud services;
• Application usage monitoring;
• Service-level agreements (SLAs) and;
• Technical support and training from the vendor.

Gartner further states that the following are "advanced capabilities"; however, I would argue that these should be standard:

• Front-end user experiences beyond web user interface (UI);
• Complex business process automation and management;
• Event-driven architecture;
• AI-augmented development techniques and;
• Application composition.

Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms is an excellent resource for evaluating low-code platforms and has recently selected Mendix as the market leader. 

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