Custom Solutions vs Low Code Platforms

Developers should learn and use custom solutions when standard software fails to address specific business processes, compliance requirements, or scalability needs, such as in healthcare systems with unique data privacy rules or manufacturing with proprietary workflows meets developers should learn low code platforms to accelerate prototyping, automate repetitive tasks, and enable collaboration with business stakeholders who lack coding expertise. Here's our take.

Custom Solutions

Nice Pick

Developers should learn and use custom solutions when standard software fails to address specific business processes, compliance requirements, or scalability needs, such as in healthcare systems with unique data privacy rules or manufacturing with proprietary workflows

Pros

• It is also valuable for creating competitive advantages through unique features or integrations that off-the-shelf products cannot provide, though it requires careful cost-benefit analysis due to higher development and maintenance efforts
• Related to: requirements-analysis, system-design

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Low Code Platforms

Developers should learn low code platforms to accelerate prototyping, automate repetitive tasks, and enable collaboration with business stakeholders who lack coding expertise

Pros

• They are particularly useful for building internal tools, business process applications, and MVPs (Minimum Viable Products) where speed and agility are prioritized over custom code
• Related to: business-process-automation, drag-and-drop-interfaces

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

These tools serve different purposes. Custom Solutions is a methodology while Low Code Platforms is a platform. We picked Custom Solutions based on overall popularity, but your choice depends on what you're building.

The Bottom Line

Custom Solutions wins

Based on overall popularity. Custom Solutions is more widely used, but Low Code Platforms excels in its own space.