The low-code revolution is accelerating. As businesses seek to innovate faster, reduce technical debt, and empower a wider range of employees to participate in digital transformation, low-code development platforms are taking center stage. Here's what we expect to see in the coming years:
2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
In 2025, low-code will no longer be seen as just a tool for quick prototypes or internal apps. Instead, it will become a core pillar of enterprise IT strategy. Organizations will increasingly adopt low-code platforms for: Mission-critical applications
Key developments:
| By 2026, the focus will shift to integration and composability. Enterprises will expect low-code platforms to work seamlessly with: API ecosystem
What to expect:
| Looking ahead to 2027, low-code platforms will evolve into strategic digital enablement environments used across the enterprise. From operational processes to customer-facing experiences, low-code will be at the heart of innovation. Anticipated trends:
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Key Takeaways
In 2025, business leaders play a central role in technology decisions, working closely with IT to deliver user-centric digital solutions. Business technologists—non-IT professionals building tech—are increasingly driving innovation using low-code and modular platforms. To meet evolving demands, organizations are turning to flexible, reusable components that enable fast, secure, and personalized development. This shift requires a true partnership between business and IT, moving from a one-way provider model to a collaborative, outcome-driven approach.
Traditional Relationship & Bidirectional Partnership
Traditional tech delivery models—centered on monolithic applications from vendors or IT—are no longer sufficient. In 2025, business units demand more control and co-create digital experiences in close partnership with IT, vendors, and integrators.This shift has turned fixed applications into modular innovation platforms. Low-code tools, automation, and API marketplaces now enable fast, secure, and composable development. Adopting this model requires a cultural shift. Leaders across IT, business, and vendor teams must embrace modular thinking, prioritize reusability, and support continuous adaptation through flexible architectures and new procurement strategies.
Suggestions
Modernize applications with business-driven modularity to enable composable capabilities. Support this by creating governance practices for composable components. Adapt pricing models and explore alternatives to fit modular delivery and fine-grained procurement. Build strong customer relationships by aligning product strategies with both business and technology needs. Redesign platforms to separate roles in the lifecycle of composable applications, offering integrated support for software engineering, business-driven composition, and governance through a component marketplace.
Summary
Businesses are innovating faster by integrating new processes via application APIs, while maintaining some fixed vendor-provided processes. The rise of external APIs requires governance through marketplaces and portals. Modern architectures push application providers to adjust pricing for modular consumption. Business-IT collaboration redefines roles: "Creators" build business-modular apps, "Composers" customize experiences, and "Curators" ensure quality through marketplaces. These changes require platforms that support professional development, business-driven composition, and governance, creating new opportunities for technology service providers (TSPs).
Source: justlowcode.com© & Gartner® 2025