Top 4 Open Source Products to Help You Avoid Hidden Costs in Low-Code Platforms
Originally published at https://www.nocobase.com/en/blog/hidden-cost-in-commen-low-code-platform. Introduction: The Promise of Low-Code vs. the Reality of "Pitfalls" Low-code platforms promise to enable enterprises to build applications faster, reduce development costs, and decrease reliance on professional developers. However, many enterprises gradually discover hidden traps and hidden costs when they actually use low-code platforms. Some users have shared their personal experiences in discussions, finding that while low-code platforms perform well in simple business scenarios, they often encounter a series of problems such as poor scalability, vendor lock-in, cost surges, and performance bottlenecks in complex business scenarios. Experienced developers have even given explicit advice: "Strongly do not recommend IT teams to use low-code or no-code platforms" "Low-code platforms can easily make enterprises dependent on suppliers, and the cost of customization in the later stage is extremely high" "Functions that could be developed in 3 days take 10 or 20 days with low-code" "Low-code has poor scalability, developers have difficulty debugging, and there are too many black-box operations" So, what are the hidden costs of low-code platforms? How to identify potential traps? And what strategies can be used to avoid falling into these traps? It is hoped that this article can provide you with some solutions.
Originally published at https://www.nocobase.com/en/blog/hidden-cost-in-commen-low-code-platform.
Introduction: The Promise of Low-Code vs. the Reality of "Pitfalls"
Low-code platforms promise to enable enterprises to build applications faster, reduce development costs, and decrease reliance on professional developers. However, many enterprises gradually discover hidden traps and hidden costs when they actually use low-code platforms.
Some users have shared their personal experiences in discussions, finding that while low-code platforms perform well in simple business scenarios, they often encounter a series of problems such as poor scalability, vendor lock-in, cost surges, and performance bottlenecks in complex business scenarios.
Experienced developers have even given explicit advice:
- "Strongly do not recommend IT teams to use low-code or no-code platforms"
- "Low-code platforms can easily make enterprises dependent on suppliers, and the cost of customization in the later stage is extremely high"
- "Functions that could be developed in 3 days take 10 or 20 days with low-code"
- "Low-code has poor scalability, developers have difficulty debugging, and there are too many black-box operations"
So, what are the hidden costs of low-code platforms? How to identify potential traps? And what strategies can be used to avoid falling into these traps? It is hoped that this article can provide you with some solutions.
