Enterprise software program platform supplier Mendix just lately introduced the outcomes of its annual Low-Code Survey that demonstrates a shift in low-code utility use. Particularly, 69% of 556 enterprise and know-how leaders surveyed within the U.S., UK, France, Germany and the Netherlands indicated that their use of low-code has developed from a disaster administration know-how in the course of the pandemic to a core know-how as we speak.

Actually, one in 9 respondents stated if that they had not used know-how, together with low-code, to adapt to the quickly altering circumstances in 2020 and 2021, their organizations would have gone out of enterprise. Ten p.c stated that low-code has grow to be the muse of their enterprise.

Low-code hitting new heights

The forms of apps being constructed with low-code are additionally shifting. Roughly 40% of respondents stated that they’re now utilizing low-code to construct mission-critical options, significantly enterprise software program, productiveness apps and buyer portals.

Respondent organizations plan to make use of low-code greater than conventional coding by 2024. A contributing issue is that the majority companies (87%) intend to speed up software program improvement even additional within the subsequent two years.

Extra essentially, low-code has been embraced as an enabler of digital transformation as a result of it simplifies the digitalization of inside and customer-facing processes.

For instance, 63% of producers have already used low-code or no-code to mitigate transportation, logistics and provide chain points. Banking, finance and insurance coverage corporations have used these strategies to automate quotes and create less complicated digital shopping for processes.

Public sector organizations path different industries in low-code adoption. Solely 22% have carried out low-code, although one other 57% have began or are halfway by way of an implementation. Greater than half have seen low-code enhance identification authentication. In the meantime, the retail trade has been utilizing low-code to allow hybrid commerce and curbside pickup.

The largest obstacles to low-code adoption are safety and organizational complexity.

Methodology

The corporate surveyed U.S., UK and EMEA enterprise and know-how leaders within the manufacturing, monetary providers, insurance coverage, public sector/authorities and retail industries.

Learn the full report from Mendix.