Evaluation Standards of Low Code/ Zero Code Platform



“Enterprise development teams are adopting low-code/zero-code development platforms, and the growth prospects seem positive,” says Forrester’s latest report. The low code market is expected to reach $15.5 billion by 2020, with over 75% of applications being developed on low code/zero code platforms. The proportion of citizen developers will increase from 40 percent in 2017 to 70 percent in 2020.” Gartner predicts that by 2021, demand for application development will be five times the capacity of IT companies. It is clear that low code/zero code technology is the only viable solution to fill this production gap, and it is inevitable that more and more enterprises will adopt this technology, making the low code/zero code market a rapidly evolving and expanding large market.


According to Forrester, the total market for low-code development platforms will hit $21.2 billion by 2022, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 40 percent. Gartner predicts more than 65% of application development in 2024 will be from low-code, and market demand for app development will grow at least five times faster than IT’s capacity to deliver it through 2021. Apparently, to fill this serious production gap, low code / zero code technology is the only feasible solution at present. With more usage and continuous development, the low code / zero code market will be more demanding than ever.



So what kind of low code/zero code platform will the enterprise prefer? According to App Developer Magazine, the main reasons for companies to introduce low code/zero code development in 2018 include:

So what kind of low-code / zero-code platforms will most likely be used by companies? Below are five main reasons for companies to consider low-code / zero-code development summarized by App Developer Magazine:


  • For internal development, save money, and product iterations can be completed by in-house professionals;
  • Can be used for internal development. Companies don’t need to bring in an external app development team.


  • Enabling existing IT and non-developers to quickly and easily build applications and fill skill gaps;
  • Allow existing IT personnel and non-developers quickly and easily build applications


  • Shorten development time and make application development and requirements registration possible in parallel;
  • Shorten the development time, the application needs can be met in a shorter time.


  • Reduce technical training costs;
  • Reduce learning costs


  • Overcoming platform integration issues, low code/zero code platforms allow development to be one-size-fits-all, with applications running on mobile devices, laptops, and desktops.
  • Applications can run on all devices, including mobile devices, laptops and desktops at one time.


To sum up, when choosing a low code/zero code platform, enterprises first consider criteria such as development efficiency, platform versatility, multi-terminal compatibility, friendly degree to non-code personnel (personnel structure), learning cost and so on, and platforms with superior performance in these aspects naturally become the market leader. Comprehensive analysis shows that Mendix and Outsystems are doing well in foreign countries, while iVX has strong comprehensive strength in China.