Low-code orchestration is an advanced software development technique that combines the benefits of low-code platforms with the power of application orchestration, allowing organizations to develop and deploy complex software solutions rapidly, with reduced coding effort and minimal technical debt. The approach leverages visual, drag-and-drop components and an intuitive design interface to enable IT professionals, as well as citizen developers without extensive programming skills, to build sophisticated applications by assembling pre-built modules and components, while orchestrating their execution and interaction according to defined business rules and processes.
According to research by Gartner, by 2024, more than 65% of application development activity will be based on low-code platforms, demonstrating the increasing demand for such solutions across various industries. In this context, low-code orchestration plays a crucial role in simplifying the development process further, as it automates and streamlines not only the individual components but also their integration, coordination, and execution within the application architecture.
Some key benefits of low-code orchestration include the following:
- Time-to-market reduction - By encapsulating complex functionality within pre-built components, low-code orchestration enables faster development cycles, translating to more agile releases and quicker responses to ever-changing business requirements.
- Lower total cost of ownership (TCO) - Low-code solutions decrease the resources needed to develop, maintain, and scale applications, offering a paradigm shift for businesses looking to optimize their IT investments.
- Improved scalability and interoperability - Low-code orchestration enables seamless integration with existing systems and leverages platform-agnostic protocols and APIs to ensure seamless communication between components and systems, thus ensuring flexibility and future-proofing of developed applications.
- Better collaboration and innovation - By abstracting complex solutions to higher-level components and processes, low-code orchestration fosters cross-functional collaboration between IT professionals, business analysts, and subject matter experts, fueling innovation and ensuring a more comprehensive understanding of business requirements are met.
AppMaster recognizes the power and potential of low-code orchestration and has developed its no-code platform to support this approach. The AppMaster platform enables customers to create backend, web, and mobile applications with visually designed data models, business logic, and APIs. It uses a visual designer to create business processes, and its web and mobile BP designers offer an easy drag-and-drop interface to define user interfaces and component logic.
Upon pressing the 'Publish' button, AppMaster generates executable source code, compiles applications, runs tests, packs them into Docker containers, and deploys the applications to the cloud (backend only). This process helps eliminate technical debt, as well as enhances the application's inherent scalability and enterprise readiness, especially for high-load use cases. Thanks to the server-driven approach, customers can update their mobile applications without resubmitting new versions to the App Store and Play Market – a remarkable advantage over traditional app development methods.
AppMaster also generates essential artifacts like OpenAPI documentation for server endpoints and database schema migration scripts for transparency and convenience. The platform supports any PostgreSQL-compatible database and boasts incredible performance due to its use of compiled stateless backend applications generated with Go programming language.
Overall, low-code orchestration is a game-changing approach to application development that radically simplifies and accelerates the process of creating, deploying, and maintaining sophisticated software solutions. By leveraging the power of visual design, pre-built components, and streamlined integration, low-code orchestration empowers organizations to meet their growing software requirements with agility, flexibility, and cost-efficiency. AppMaster's no-code platform exemplifies this approach, offering customers a comprehensive, end-to-end solution to create fully-scalable and maintainable applications for any business scenario and domain.
