Report Overview

Global Low-Code Development Platform Market- Industry Trends & Forecast Report 2027

The global low-code development platform market was worth USD 13.3 billion in 2020 and is further projected to reach USD 75.4 billion by the year 2027, growing at the CAGR of 28.2% in the forecast period. The market is primarily driven by the growing number of small and medium-sized firms, particularly in emerging nations, that are rapidly switching their business online. Furthermore, rising smartphone penetration, rapid economic development in leading nations, and a thriving IT service industry are emerging as important factors driving the global low-code development platform market.

Source: BlueWeave Consulting

Global Low-Code Development Platform Market- Overview

A low-code development platform (LCDP) provides a Graphical User Interface for programming, which reduces programming effort and speeds up the development process. The low code growth involves little or no coding techniques, which ultimately reduces the time and cost for developing the platform, which proves advantageous for businesses, especially SMEs. Low code growth platforms offer critical and sophisticated solutions to ease business processes, which fall into two categories: web and mobile solutions.

Global Low-Code Development Platform Market Forecast and Trends

Growth Drivers

Increasing Preferences Toward Cloud-Native Low-Code Development Platform

The cloud-based applications prove to be cost-effect for the businesses as it does not involve on-premise set-up. With the rapid shift towards cloud computing and remote working, the prevalence of low-code development platforms has never been more important than before. Businesses are using low-code development platforms for creating visual models for their cloud-native infrastructure and expanding their scope and audience. And as the demand for cloud-based applications is surging, professionals are also opting for these platforms to meet the growing demand.

Growing Demand for Business Digitization

With the digital transformation, companies operating in financial services and insurance (BFSI); manufacturing; banking, automotive; oil & gas; and several other verticals are prompted to adopt digital technologies to stay ahead in the market. A low-code development platform plays a serious role in the digital conversion journey of an organization. It helps reduce time and resources compared to the old-style software growth process. With the rise in demand for business applications across industries, the demand for low-code development platforms is also projected to rise, driving the overall market growth.

Restraints

Growing Concerns Surrounding Security And Compliance

The low cost-development platform can be used by non-technical persons as well for the development of applications. However, due to the lack of knowledge surrounding security and limited options, the low-code development platforms raise a lot of concerns surrounding security and compliance, especially if it records users’ data. This can make the applications built through these platforms a potential victim of cyberattacks. It is also a high likelihood that these applications do not meet the privacy regulations of their respective regions. This may act as a major restraining factor for the growth of the global low-code development platforms.

Impact of COVID-19 on Global Low-Code Development Platform Market

The unprecedented outbreak of the COVID-19 significantly proliferated the growth of the global low-code development platform market. The lockdown in various countries that followed the pandemic hindered crucial business operations such as manufacturing, distribution, raw-materials supply, etc. However, the businesses already working online were able to retain their operations through websites and applications where they could receive and process the orders, send invoices, can make a demand for raw materials, etc. As a result, the demand for low-code development platforms witnessed a sharp surge in its market as businesses rapidly turned to shift towards online mediums.

Global Low-Code Development Platform Market - By Offering

Based on offering, the global low-code development platform market is categorized into solution and service. The solution segment holds the largest share in the global low-code development platform. The growth of this segment is attributed to the increasing adoption of these platforms among various industry verticals such as government, healthcare retains, education because of the low cost involved in the development of required applications through these platforms. However, the service segment is also growing at a substantial rate and is gaining traction, especially among large enterprises.

Global Low-Code Development Platform Market - By Enterprise

Based on the enterprise, the global low-code development platform market is segmented into large enterprises and small and medium enterprises. The large enterprise segment accounts for the largest share in the market because of the prominent use of low-code development platforms in industries like BFSI, IT, government, etc. Large organizations focus on cutting their costs while offering interactive platforms to their users without the need for professional hindrance, which is contributing to their market growth. The small and medium-sized enterprises are estimated to witness the highest CAGR during the forecast period due to the rapid shift towards online business and their limited financial capital.

Global Low-Code Development Platform Market - By End-User

Based on end-user, the global low-code development platform market is categorized into IT, BFSI, retail, healthcare, government, manufacturing, media and entertainment, education, energy, utilities, and others. The IT category holds the largest share of the market due to the favourability of the industries towards new technologies. IT companies develop a significant number of mobile, web applications, and other third-party solutions. However, these companies often face backlogs with increasing needs for new apps and third-party packed solutions from various trades. As a result, these companies are progressively adopting low-code development platforms that offer visual app creation, inform, and sharing facilities, which take notably less time as compared to manual coding development.

Global Low-Code Development Platform Market - Regional Insights

Geographically, the global low-code development platform market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle-East & Africa. North America accounts for the largest share in the global low-code development platform. However, the Asia-Pacific region is projected to witness the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The APAC countries such as India, China, Japan, South Korea, etc., are the most preferred regions for IT outsourcing purposes. Owing to this, the IT companies receive large-scale requests for application development for various businesses, organizations as well as freelancers, which is propelling the growth of the market.

Source: BlueWeave Consulting

Competitive Landscape

The leading market players of the global low-code development platform market are Salesforce, MatsSoft, Appian, Mendix, Bizagi, Microsoft, Pega Systems, Mendix, Zoho, OutSystems, Oracle Corporation, Magic Software Enterprises Ltd, AgilePoint Inc., QuickBase Inc., Clear Software LLC, Kony Inc. 8.14 ServiceNow Inc., Skuid Inc., LANSA, Fujitsu RunMyProcess, and other prominent players.

The market is highly fragmented with the presence of several industry participants offering a wide range of platforms and services for application development. The companies significantly focus and invest in the r&d activities to innovate their offerings and engage in product launches. For instance, Mendix Technology BV, a low code software platform company, recently launched new artificial intelligence features and other enhancements for its low-code development platform. Furthermore, the adoption of competitive strategies like partnerships, mergers, acquisitions, collaborations, etc., is also very prominent in this market.

Recent Development

• In October 2021, Kianda Technologies, an Irish SaaS company, announced to have received £1.5 million (approx USD 1.7 million) for the development of its low-code platform for businesses and to expand their team.
• In October 2021, Veritran, an Argentina-based global low-code development platform provider, announced their technology alliance partnership with Entrust, a US-based IT security company, to offer their clients Entrust Identity as a Service and Instant Financial Issuance Solution.

Scope of the Report

By Offering

• Solution
• Service

By Application

• Web-Based
• Mobile-Based

By Enterprise

• Large Enterprises
• Small and Medium Enterprises

By End-User

• IT
• BFSI
• Retail
• Healthcare
• Government
• Manufacturing
• Media and Entertainment
• Education
• Energy
• Utilities
• Others

By Region

• North America
• Europe
• Asia-Pacific
• Latin America
• Middle East & Africa

1. Research Framework
   1. Research Objective
   2. Product Overview
   3. Key Market Segments
2. Research Methodology
   1. Qualitative Research
   2. Methodology
   3. Regional Split of Primary & Secondary Research
   4. Secondary Research
   5. Primary Research
      1. Breakdown of Primary Research Respondents, By Region
      2. Breakdown of Primary Research Respondents, By Industry Participants
   6. Market Size Estimation
   7. Assumptions for the Study
   8. Market Breakdown & Data Triangulation
3. Executive Summary
4. Industry Insight and Growth Strategy
   1. Value Chain Analysis
   2. DROC Analysis
      1. Market Drivers
         1. Increasing Preferences Toward Cloud Native Low-Code Development Platform
         2. Growing Demand for Business Digitization
      2. Market Restraints
         1. Growing Concerns Surrounding Security And Compliance
      3. Market Challenges
         1. Limited Flexibility And Options Compared To Traditional Codes
      4. Market Opportunity
         1. Development in IT Infrastructure
         2. Positive Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
   3. Recent Developments
   4. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
      1. Bargaining Power of Buyers
      2. Bargaining Power of Suppliers
      3. Intensity of Rivalry
      4. Threat of New Entrants
      5. Threat of Substitutes
5. Global Low-Code Development Platform Market Overview
   1. Market Size & Forecast by Value, 2017-2027
   2. Market Size and Forecast, By Segment
      1. By Offering
         1. Solution
         2. Service
      2. By Application
         1. Web-Based
         2. Mobile-Based
      3. By Enterprise
         1. Large Enterprises
         2. Small and Medium Enterprises
      4. By End-User
         1. IT
         2. BFSI
         3. Retail
         4. Healthcare
         5. Government
         6. Manufacturing
         7. Media and Entertainment
         8. Education
         9. Energy
         10. Utilities
         11. Others
      5. By Region
         1. North America
         2. Europe
         3. Asia-Pacific
         4. Latin America
         5. Middle East & Africa
6. North America Low-Code Development Platform Market Overview
   1. Market Size and Forecast
      1. By Value (USD Billion), 2020-2027
   2. Market Share and Forecast
      1. By Offering
      2. By Application
      3. By Enterprise
      4. By End-User
      5. By Country
         1. U.S.
         2. Canada
7. Europe Low-Code Development Platform Market Overview
   1. Market Size and Forecast
      1. By Value (USD Billion), 2020-2027
   2. Market Share and Forecast
      1. By Offering
      2. By Application
      3. By Enterprise
      4. By End-User
      5. By Country
         1. Germany
         2. U.K.
         3. Russia
         4. France
         5. Italy
         6. Spain
         7. Rest of Europe
8. APAC Low-Code Development Platform Market Overview
   1. Market Size and Forecast
      1. By Value (USD Billion), 2020-2027
   2. Market Share and Forecast
      1. By Offering
      2. By Application
      3. By Enterprise
      4. By End-User
      5. By Country
         1. China
         2. India
         3. Japan
         4. South Korea
         5. Rest of APAC
9. LATAM Low-Code Development Platform Market Overview
   1. Market Size and Forecast
      1. By Value (USD Billion), 2020-2027
   2. Market Share and Forecast
      1. By Offering
      2. By Application
      3. By Enterprise
      4. By End-User
      5. By Country
         1. Mexico
         2. Brazil
         3. Rest of LATAM
10. MEA Low-Code Development Platform Market Overview
    1. Market Size and Forecast
       1. By Value (USD Billion), 2020-2027
    2. Market Share and Forecast
    3. By Offering
    4. By Application
    5. By Enterprise
    6. By End-User
    7. By Country
       1. Saudi Arabia
       2. UAE
       3. South Africa
       4. Rest of MEA
11. Competitive Landscape
    1. List of Key Players and Their Offerings
    2. Market Share Analysis (2020)
    3. Competitive Benchmarking by Operating Parameters
12. Impact of COVID-19 on Global Low-Code Development Platform Market
13. Company Profiles (Company Overview, Financial Matrix, Key Product landscape, Key Personnel, Key Competitors, Contact Address, and Strategic Outlook) *
    1. Salesforce
    2. OutSystems
    3. Mendix
    4. Google Inc.
    5. Caspio
    6. Appian
    7. Microsoft Corporation
    8. MatsSoft
    9. K2
    10. Bizagi
    11. AgilePoint
    12. Service now
    13. Kony Inc
    14. TrackVia Inc.
    15. ZOHO Corporation
    16. Magic Software Enterprises Ltd
    17. Oracle Corporation
    18. QuickBase Inc.
    19. Clear Software LLC
    20. Other Prominent Players
14. Key Strategic Recommendations

List of Figures

Figure 1: Global Low-Code Development Platform Market Segmentation

Figure 2: Global Low-Code Development Platform Market Value Chain Analysis,

Figure 3: Company Market Share Analysis, 2020

Figure 4: Global Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Figure 5: Global Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Offering, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 6: Global Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Application, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 7: Global Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Enterprise, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 8: Global Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By End-User, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 9: Global Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Region, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 10: North America Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Figure 11: North America Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Offering, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 12: North America Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Application, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 13: North America Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Enterprise, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 14: North America Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By End-User, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 15: North America Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Country, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 16: Europe Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Figure 17: Europe Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Offering, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 18: Europe Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Application, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 19: Europe Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Enterprise, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 20: Europe Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), by End-User, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 21: Europe Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Country, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 22: Asia-Pacific Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Figure 23: Asia-Pacific Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Offering, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 24: Asia-Pacific Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Application, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 25: Asia-Pacific Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Enterprise, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 26: Asia-Pacific Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By End-User, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 27: Asia-Pacific Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Country, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 28: Latin America Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Figure 29: Latin America Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Offering, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 30: Latin America Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Application, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 31: Latin America Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Enterprise, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 32: Latin America Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By End-User, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 33: Latin America Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Country, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 34: Middle East & Africa Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Figure 35: Middle East & Africa Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Offering, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 36: Middle East & Africa Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Application, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 37: Middle East & Africa Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Enterprise, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 38: Middle East & Africa Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By End-User, By Value, 2017-2027

Figure 39: Middle East & Africa Low-Code Development Platform Market Share (%), By Region, By Value, 2017-2027

List of Tables

Table 1: Global Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Offering, By Value, 2017-2027

Table 2: Global Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Application, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Table 3: Global Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Enterprise, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Table 4: Global Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By End-User, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Table 5: Global Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Region, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Table 6: North America Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Offering, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Table 7: North America Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Application, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Table 8: North America Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Enterprise, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Table 9: North America Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By End-User, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027,

Table 10: Europe Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Offering, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Table 11: Europe Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Application, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Table 12: Europe Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Enterprise, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Table 13: Europe Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By End-User, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Table 14: the Asia-Pacific Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Offering, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Table 15: the Asia-Pacific Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Application, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Table 16: the Asia-Pacific Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Enterprise, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Table 17: the Asia-Pacific Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By End-User, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Table 18: Latin America Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Offering, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Table 19: Latin America Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Application, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Table 20: Latin America Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Enterprise, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Table 21: Latin America Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By End-User, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Table 22: The Middle-East & Africa Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Offering, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Table 23: The Middle-East & Africa Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Application, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Table 24: The Middle-East & Africa Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By Enterprise, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Table 25: The Middle-East & Africa Low-Code Development Platform Market Size, By End-User, By Value (USD Billion), 2017-2027

Table 26: Salesforce Financial Analysis

Table 27: Salesforce Business Overview

Table 28: OutSystems Financial Analysis

Table 29: OutSystems Business Overview

Table 30: Mendix Corporation Financial Analysis

Table 31: Mendix Corporation Business Overview

Table 32: Google Inc. Financial Analysis

Table 33: Google Inc. Business Overview

Table 34: Caspio Financial Analysis

Table 35: Caspio Business Overview

Table 36: Appian Financial Analysis

Table 37: Appian Business Overview

Table 38: Microsoft Corporation Financial Analysis

Table 39: Microsoft Corporation Business Overview

Table 40: MatsSoft Financial Analysis

Table 41: MatsSoft Business Overview

Table 42: K2 Financial Analysis

Table 43: K2 Business Overview

Table 44: Bizagi Financial Analysis

Table 45: Bizagi Business Overview

Table 46: AgilePoint Financial Analysis

Table 47: AgilePoint Financial Analysis

Table 48: Service now Financial Analysis

Table 49: Service now Business Overview

Table 50: Kony Inc Financial Analysis

Table 51: Kony Inc Business Overview

Table 52: TrackVia Inc. Financial Analysis

Table 53: TrackVia Inc. Business Overview

Table 54: ZOHO Corporation Financial Analysis

Table 55: ZOHO Corporation Business Overview

Table 56: Magic Software Enterprises Ltd Financial Analysis

Table 57: Magic Software Enterprises Ltd Business Overview

Table 58: Oracle Corporation Financial Analysis

Table 59: Oracle Corporation Business Overview

Table 60: QuickBase Inc. Financial Analysis

Table 61: QuickBase Inc. Business Overview

Table 62: Clear Software LLC Financial Analysis

Table 63: Clear Software LLC Business Overview