For most organizations, process automation is a when, not an if. Competitive market demands are putting increasing pressure on organizations to streamline processes, increase efficiency, reduce costs and do more with less.
Therefore, many companies are focusing on areas of the business that can deliver the highest ROI - across multiple departments and use cases - with a combination of automation and intelligence. Automation platforms offer a great deal of flexibility, enabling enterprises to pursue virtually any automation project, no matter how complex.
However, few organizations have the time, budget, or personnel to build a system from scratch. Therefore, for many organizations, it’s a matter of determining whether a low-code or no-code platform is the right path to take.
The barriers with low-code
Low-code was created to overcome the barriers between the programmers and the business side to facilitate collaboration. While code can be written to connect some of the drag-and-drop functionality, the code can’t always be made to connect in the most efficient way.
Creating code
A low-code platform may require that developers learn a proprietary coding or scripting language. Also, the simple act of creating code creates more potential for problems – the new code may contain errors; it may be added to existing code that is no longer operating efficiently; or the way connectivity is achieved may compromise security.
Maintenance of a low-code system
With low-code, long-term code maintenance is introduced into the process, reducing long-term cost benefits. With a low-code system, the code may not be able to “keep up” with the evolution of the business processes within the plug-and-play part of the platform, so it can’t easily be revised as needs change.
The benefits of no-code
A single, unified no-code platform can easily overcome these barriers. No development languages or scripting need to be learned; no bad code can be integrated into the system. While the drag-and-drop no-code systems inherently aren’t 100 percent flexible like code or low-code systems, robust no-code platforms offer virtually infinite possibilities.
