{"id":13572,"date":"2022-09-01T11:15:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T16:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=13572"},"modified":"2023-04-11T17:00:05","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T22:00:05","slug":"10-things-to-know-before-diving-into-low-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/10-things-to-know-before-diving-into-low-code\/","title":{"rendered":"10 things to know before diving into low-code"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"trends\"Summary: Low-code development tools are seeing an uptick in adoption rates. The problem is, many businesses don’t fully understand low-code before they dive in…which leads to unpleasant surprises and expensive ‘gotchas’. In this article, we explain 10 things you should know about low-code to help minimize these surprises. <\/em><\/span>
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\n\"ElephantHave you ever heard the parable about the blind men who meet an elephant for the first time<\/strong><\/a>? Each one of them touches a different part of the elephant and comes away with vastly different ideas as to what an elephant is.<\/p>\n

One touched the tail and thought elephants were like snakes. One touched its leg and thought elephants were like trees. It went around like this until all the blind men assumed they knew what an elephant was.<\/p>\n

I feel like something similar is going on with low-code software<\/a>. There\u2019s a growing number of low-code tools. The problem is, they\u2019re all different.<\/p>\n

Some are website builders. Others are web app builders. Some require coding. Others are code-free. Some are for simple solutions. Others can build anything.<\/p>\n

But, all of these different tools fall under one big \u201clow-code\u201d umbrella.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m sure you see where this is going. When someone uses a low-code tool, they come away with the feeling that other low-code tools are similar. But\u2026they\u2019re not. It\u2019s just like the blind man who touched the elephant\u2019s tail and assumed that elephants were similar to snakes.<\/p>\n

The bigger issue is that most of the low-code articles you read online make the same mistake. They\u2019re written by people who have used one or two tools or by those who haven\u2019t been in the industry that long. They make sweeping generalizations about low-code software<\/a>. But, they don\u2019t realize that they\u2019ve just experienced one small part of the big picture.<\/p>\n

So, how do you know the big picture before diving into low-code? This is the question I\u2019d like to explore today. In this article, we\u2019ll cover 10 important things to understand before diving into low-code.<\/p>\n

1. Know the long-term licensing costs<\/h3>\n

\"pricetag\"Before you dive into low-code, understand that comparing licensing fees on an apples-to-apples basis is nearly impossible. Licensing structures and costs vary wildly by vendor.<\/p>\n

For instance, here is a short list of common fees you might run across. Vendors might charge based on:<\/p>\n