Low-code technology solutions that you can manage.
Empowering you to own your technology.
Our mission is to put the power & control of technology assets back into the hands of business owners through partnership & education.
Our thoughtful & proven approach empowers our clients through:
Low-Code Development
Integrated Client Education
Why
low-code?
As technology has evolved the maturity of low-code development tools has increased significantly. They are now capable of building powerful, fully-featured customer-facing or back office applications in significantly less time and for less cost.
Whilst as recently as 5 years ago businesses might have had to rely on a full-stack development agency to achieve their product feature or performance goals - this is no longer the case. Along with now negligible differences in capability and performance, there are also significant advantages for business owners in embracing the power of low-code technologies, including:
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Low-code tools enable businesses to iterate and adapt their applications more easily. Changes can be made quickly and visually, without extensive coding and testing. This flexibility allows businesses to respond to market demands, user feedback, and changing requirements more efficiently, leading to improved agility and a competitive edge.
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Low-code platforms are designed to be user-friendly and require minimal coding knowledge. This empowers non-technical users, such as business analysts or citizen developers, to actively participate in the development process. These users can create and modify applications using visual interfaces, reducing dependency on technical experts and promoting collaboration across teams.
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Many low-code tools offer built-in connectors and APIs that facilitate integration with existing systems and external services. This enables businesses to easily connect their applications with other software and databases, leveraging the functionalities and data from different sources. Seamless integration simplifies workflows, enhances data flow, and allows for the creation of comprehensive solutions without extensive custom coding.
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Low-code platforms often provide centralised management and automated updates. This simplifies the maintenance process, as bug fixes, security patches, and updates can be applied across applications built on the platform simultaneously. It reduces the need for extensive regression testing and ensures that applications stay up-to-date with the latest features and security enhancements.
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Low-code tools provide a visual development environment and pre-built components that allow for rapid application development. They enable developers to build applications quickly by abstracting away complex coding tasks, reducing the need for manual coding from scratch. This can significantly speed up the development process, allowing businesses to bring their products to market faster.
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Low-code development requires fewer resources and less specialised expertise compared to full-stack development. With low-code tools, businesses can leverage existing resources and reduce the need for a large development team. This can result in cost savings in terms of development time, hiring expenses, and ongoing maintenance and support.
Low-code tools are designed to empower both professional developers and citizen developers (non-technical users) to create applications with efficiency & minimal manual coding.
What are low-code tools?
Low-code tools are software development platforms that enable the creation of applications with minimal manual coding. These tools provide a visual development environment with intuitive interfaces, drag-and-drop functionality, and pre-built components, allowing developers to build applications through configuration rather than traditional hand-coding.
Here are some key characteristics and features of low-code tools:
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Low-code tools typically offer a visual interface that allows developers to design application user interfaces (UI) and define workflows using drag-and-drop elements. This visual approach abstracts away much of the coding complexity, making it easier and faster to build applications.
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Low-code platforms provide pre-built components, modules, and templates that can be easily customised and integrated into applications. These components cover a range of functionalities such as forms, data grids, charts, authentication, and more, saving development time and effort.
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Low-code platforms aim to abstract away the underlying code and technical complexities. Instead of writing extensive code, developers can configure the behaviour of components and the application logic through visual settings or declarative programming models.
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Many low-code tools offer built-in connectors and APIs that facilitate integration with external systems, services, and databases. This enables developers to connect their applications with existing software and leverage functionalities from other sources without extensive custom coding.
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Low-code tools allow for quick prototyping and iteration, enabling developers to build minimum viable products (MVPs) and gather feedback early in the development process. Changes can be made visually and iteratively, speeding up the development cycle and reducing time-to-market.
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Low-code platforms often include collaboration features, allowing multiple developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to work together on the application. They provide version control, commenting, and sharing capabilities to facilitate teamwork and streamline the development process.
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Low-code tools provide mechanisms to deploy applications, often offering cloud-based hosting options. They handle many deployment and scalability aspects automatically, allowing businesses to focus on building and maintaining their applications without extensive infrastructure management.
Examples of popular low-code tools
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Glide is a popular no-code platform that allows users to create mobile apps directly from Google Sheets. It offers a simple and intuitive interface for building and deploying mobile applications without any coding knowledge.
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Airtable is a no-code platform that combines a spreadsheet-like interface with relational database capabilities. Users can create custom databases, build workflows, and collaborate on projects without writing code.
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AppSheet is a no-code platform acquired by Google Cloud that allows users to create mobile and web applications. It offers a spreadsheet-like interface for defining app logic and data sources.
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Retool is a powerful no-code platform that enables users to build custom internal tools and dashboards without writing code. It provides a visual interface and a wide range of pre-built components to connect with various data sources and create functional applications. Retool is particularly well-suited for creating internal tools, admin dashboards, and data management applications.
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Microsoft Power Apps is a no-code/low-code platform that allows users to build custom business applications. It provides a visual interface, pre-built templates, and integration with other Microsoft tools and services.
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Webflow is a popular no-code tool that allows users to design, build, and launch responsive websites without coding. It provides a visual interface and a range of features to create professional-looking websites with custom design and interactive elements. It provides a comprehensive solution for website design, content management, hosting, and even e-commerce, empowering users to build visually stunning and functional websites.
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Shopify is a leading no-code e-commerce platform that allows individuals and businesses to create and manage online stores without extensive coding knowledge. It provides a user-friendly interface, a range of customisable templates, and a suite of e-commerce features to help users build and grow their online businesses. It provides a comprehensive solution for creating, running, and growing online stores without the need for extensive technical expertise.
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Bubble is a visual programming platform that allows users to build web applications without coding. It provides a drag-and-drop interface for designing UI, and users can define logic and workflows using a visual editor.
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Zapier is a widely used no-code integration platform that enables users to connect various web applications and automate workflows without any coding knowledge. It allows users to create automated actions called "Zaps" that connect different apps and trigger actions based on specified triggers and conditions.
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Squarespace (not to be confused with Square the payment provider) is a widely used no-code website builder that allows individuals and businesses to create professional-looking websites without the need for coding or technical expertise. It offers a range of visually appealing templates, an intuitive drag-and-drop interface, and a variety of built-in features for building and managing websites.
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Wix is a popular no-code website builder that empowers individuals and businesses to create stunning websites without coding knowledge. It offers a user-friendly interface, a wide range of templates, drag-and-drop functionality, and various built-in features to design and customise websites. It offers a comprehensive solution for website building, customisation, hosting, and even e-commerce.
Self-managed
Empowering you through the power to control your technology assets. Rely on developers less, understand your own systems, processes & tools more.
Rapid deployment
Code free technologies present a significantly faster project timeline for you - so we can deploy MVPs, apps or new systems when they’re most relevant.
Customisation
Our solutions are always delivered with a co-creation approach - with transparency in communication and your input on the assets we create at every stage of design.
We’re committed to
de-mystifying technology
Why education?
At the core of our business is a strong belief in empowering our clients through education and accessible technology solutions. Relying solely on developers can create a dependency that hinders your ability to fully understand and control your own systems, processes, and tools. That's why we prioritise the development of accessible solutions and educating our clients during all our engagements so that you can truly own and understand your tools and processes. We are committed to demystifying technology, making it approachable and understandable for all.
We recognize that the technology industry can often feel foreign and hostile, especially for women, and we aim to change that narrative. By providing education, we want to increase confidence and knowledge among our clients, enabling them to actively participate in system design and decision-making. We opt for low-code technology solutions and platforms that are user-friendly and intuitive, ensuring that our clients can comprehend and manage their technology assets with ease. Our goal is to shift the power and control of technology assets back into the hands of business owners, supporting them in becoming self-sufficient and enabling them to achieve their goals.
