No-code development platform explained

No-code development platform should not be confused with Low-code development platform.

A no-code development platform (NCDP) supports creating software via a graphical user interface (GUI) and configuration instead of programming.

As with a low-code development platform, it is meant to expedite application development,^[1] but completely eliminates writing code. This is usually accomplished by offering prebuilt templates.^[2] In the 2010s, both of these types of platforms increased in popularity as companies dealt with a limited supply of competent software developers.^[3]

No-code development is closely related to visual programming.^[4]

Use

No-code tools are often designed with line of business users in mind as opposed to traditional IT. These platforms allow users to build tools and applications with little to no programming expertise.^[5]

A potential benefit of using a NCDP is increased agility. NCDPs typically provide some degree of templated user-interface and user experience functionality for common needs such as forms, workflows, and data display allowing creators to expedite parts of the app creation process.^[6]

See also

• AI-assisted software development
• Flow-based programming
• List of online database creator apps
• Low-code development platforms
• Rapid application development
• Lean software development
• Platform as a service
• Vibe coding

External links

• Web site: Pattani . Aneri . 16 November 2016 . A coding revolution in the office cube sends message of change to IT . 15 November 2017 . CNBC.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Miller . Austin . 30 July 2021 . Low Code vs No Code Explained . 1 January 2022 . BMC Blogs . en-US.
2. Web site: Crivello . Adam . Reviewed and edited by Shanti Nair . Best No-Code Development Platforms . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220120160054/https://www.g2.com/categories/no-code-development-platforms#learn-more . 20 January 2022 . 20 January 2022 . G2.
3. Web site: Kirvan . Paul . Pratt . Mary K. . 15 March 2024 . low-code and no-code development platforms . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20251008093327/https://www.techtarget.com/searchsoftwarequality/definition/low-code-no-code-development-platform . 8 October 2025 . 22 October 2025 . techtarget.com.
4. Web site: Caballar . Rina Diane . 11 March 2020 . Programming Without Code: The Rise of No-Code Software Development . 22 October 2025 . IEEE.
5. Web site: 1 December 2021 . No-Code: What Business Leaders Need to Know . Harvard Business Review.
6. Web site: Harris . Richard . 25 October 2017 . Low code and no code app development benefits . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201022015003/https://appdevelopermagazine.com/low-code-and-no-code-app-development-benefits/ . 22 October 2020 . 28 January 2019 . App Developer Magazine.