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Custom enterprise apps

Low-code platforms

Build business apps visually, in weeks, on platforms like Power Apps, OutSystems and Mendix.

  • Application platform
  • Typical project: 4–10 weeks
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Overview

Low-code platforms let developers, and trained business users (“citizen developers”), build apps with visual designers, ready-made components and connectors, writing code only where needed.

They're ideal for approvals, inspections, requests and internal tools. Enterprise platforms such as OutSystems and Mendix also handle larger, customer-facing apps.

Names you'll meet

  • Power Apps
  • OutSystems
  • Mendix
  • ServiceNow App Engine
  • Salesforce Platform

What's inside

  1. 1

    Visual designer

    Drag-and-drop screens, data and logic.

  2. 2

    Connectors

    Ready-made links to ERP, CRM, databases and files.

  3. 3

    Governance

    Environments, data policies and app lifecycle.

  4. 4

    Code extensions

    Hand-written code where the visual tools stop.

Is it right for you?

Best for

  • Replacing spreadsheets, email approvals and Access databases
  • Departmental apps with a few hundred users
  • Prototyping before a bigger build

Think twice if…

  • The app needs very complex logic or extreme scale
  • You may want to switch platforms later; apps don't move easily

Typical projects

  1. First app and governance setup4–10 weeks
  2. Centre of excellence for citizen developers6–14 weeks
  3. Portfolio of departmental appsOngoing · 3–12 months

Typical ranges, not quotes. Scope, data and team size move them most.

Roles you'll hire

  • Low-code developer
  • Platform administrator
  • Business analyst
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Questions to ask a vendor

  1. 1Which platform fits our estate, and what will licences cost at our scale?
  2. 2How will you govern who builds, and which data they can use?
  3. 3How do apps move from test to production?
  4. 4What happens when an app outgrows low-code?

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