Low code platforms: Promises, concepts and prospects. A comparative study of ten systems

Bericht

In recent years, the catchword "low-code" has evolved into what can be seen as a major trend in software development platforms. A growing number of vendors respond to this trend by offering software development platforms that promise limited need for coding only and a tre- mendous boost in productivity. Both aspects have been the subject of intensive research over many years in areas such as domain-specific modeling languages, model-driven software de- velopment, or generative programming. Therefore, the obvious question is how ”low code” platforms differ from such approaches and what specific performance features they offer. Since there is no unified definition of "low-code", the only way to develop an elaborate un- derstanding of what it is - and might be - is to analyze the actual use of the term. For obvious reasons, it is not promising in this respect to rely on marketing announcements made by ven- dors. Instead, it seems more appropriate to examine "low-code" platforms. This research re- port presents a study of 10 relevant platforms, capturing and assessing common characteristics as well as specific features of individual tools. The study is guided by a method that consists of a conceptual framework, which provides a uniform structure to describe and compare "low- code" platforms, and a process model that describes the sequence of steps.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: ICB-Research Report ; No. 70

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Management

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Frank, Ulrich ; Maier, Pierre ; Bock, Alexander
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Universität Duisburg-Essen, Institut für Informatik und Wirtschaftsinformatik (ICB)
• (where): Essen
• (when): 2021

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.17185/duepublico/75244
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/248826
• URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:464-20211228-082939-0
• Last update: 13.10.2025, 4:01 AM CEST