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LICENSED FOR INDIVIDUAL USE ONLY The Forrester Wave™: Low-Code Development Platforms For AD&D Professionals, Q1 2019 The 13 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up by John R. Rymer and Rob Koplowitz March 13, 2019 Why Read This Report Key Takeaways Our 28-criterion evaluation of low-code Microsoft, OutSystems, Mendix, Kony, And development platforms for application Salesforce Are Leaders development and delivery (AD&D) professionals Forrester’s research reveals a market in which assesses the 13 most significant suppliers — Microsoft, longtime rivals OutSystems and Clear Software, GeneXus, Kony, MatsSoft, Mendix, Kony, and Salesforce are Leaders; Mendix, Microsoft, OutSystems, Progress ServiceNow, GeneXus, and Progress Software are Software, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Skuid, Strong Performers; MatsSoft, WaveMaker, and Thinkwise, and WaveMaker. This report shows Thinkwise are Contenders; and Skuid and Clear how each provider measures up and helps AD&D Software are Challengers. pros select the right one for their needs. Features For Digital-Business Use Cases Set Apart The Leaders Development services for basic web and mobile applications, including standards for integration, basic data management and mapping, workflow, development process support, and application and identity administration, are table stakes. The leading vendors have also moved into business process automation, real-time applications, and AI services, as well as large, mission-critical apps. This PDF is only licensed for individual use when downloaded from forrester.com or reprints.forrester.com. All other distribution prohibited. FORRESTER.COM FOR APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT & DELIVERY PROFESSIONALS The Forrester Wave™: Low-Code Development Platforms For AD&D Professionals, Q1 2019 The 13 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up by John R. Rymer and Rob Koplowitz with Christopher Mines, Sara Sjoblom, and Christine Turley March 13, 2019 Table Of Contents Related Research Documents 2 Low-Code For AD&D Professionals Vendors The Forrester Wave™: Low-Code Development Expand Enterprise Value Platforms For AD&D Pros, Q4 2017 2 Evaluation Summary Now Tech: Rapid App Delivery, Q1 2019 5 Vendor Offerings The State Of Low-Code Platform Adoption, 2018 Vendor Profiles Leaders Strong Performers Share reports with colleagues. Enhance your membership with Contenders Research Share. Challengers 11 Evaluation Overview Vendor Inclusion Criteria 13 Supplemental Material Forrester Research, Inc., 60 Acorn Park Drive, Cambridge, MA 02140 USA +1 617-613-6000 | Fax: +1 617-613-5000 | forrester.com © 2019 Forrester Research, Inc. Opinions reflect judgment at the time and are subject to change. Forrester®, Technographics®, Forrester Wave, TechRadar, and Total Economic Impact are trademarks of Forrester Research, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. Unauthorized copying or distributing is a violation of copyright law. [email protected] or +1 866-367-7378 FOR APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT & DELIVERY PROFESSIONALS March 13, 2019 The Forrester Wave™: Low-Code Development Platforms For AD&D Professionals, Q1 2019 The 13 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up Low-Code For AD&D Professionals Vendors Expand Enterprise Value Enterprise development teams are adopting low-code development platforms, and the market’s growth prospects appear rosy. In our survey of global developers, 23% reported using low-code platforms in 2018, and another 22% planned to do so within a year.1 Digital businesses’ demand for ever more software ever more quickly is the big driver of adoption. But our assessment of 13 leading platforms also reveals vendors removing previous limitations on low-code adoption — even by supporting coding. Vendors in this segment now: › Provide solid features for common use cases; differentiated vendors add depth. Tools and features to deliver web and mobile user experiences, including sophisticated forms, page navigation, and single-page apps, are now common across most of these vendors. So too are basic data management and reporting, workflow automation, and collaboration tools and features. Differentiated products include tools for pixel-perfect native mobile apps, natural language processing, event-management applications, and apps incorporating machine learning and case and content management. › Power projects with integral coding, as well as business expert participation. Some vendors allow developers to work in either code or declarative tools — their choice. Embedded integrated development environments and code editors free developers to build features outside of the low- code platform’s framework but manage that code within projects. “Code behind” approaches allow developers to swap back and forth between graphical and coding views of their apps. Several of the vendors added tools designed for business experts, which allow them to contribute to development projects. Contributions range from screen and workflow prototypes to sections of projects. › Automate governance and production management. Leading vendors are also adding features for enterprise AD&D teams to govern development processes and application change in large app and service portfolios, as well as provide data loading and synchronization in production apps and automated error reporting and handling. Evaluation Summary The Forrester Wave™ evaluation highlights Leaders, Strong Performers, Contenders, and Challengers within a market. It’s an assessment of the top vendors in the market and does not represent the entire vendor landscape. You’ll find more information about this market in our reports on low-code development and digital process automation platforms.2 This evaluation is a starting point only. View the details of our assessments in the accompanying Excel- based tool, and create custom weightings to reflect your organization’s priorities and critical needs (see Figure 1 and see Figure 2). Click the link at the beginning of this report on Forrester.com to download the tool. © 2019 Forrester Research, Inc. Unauthorized copying or distributing is a violation of copyright law. 2 [email protected] or +1 866-367-7378 FOR APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT & DELIVERY PROFESSIONALS March 13, 2019 The Forrester Wave™: Low-Code Development Platforms For AD&D Professionals, Q1 2019 The 13 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up FIGURE 1 Forrester Wave™: Low-Code Development Platforms For AD&D Professionals, Q1 2019 Low-Code Development Platforms For AD&D Professionals Q1 2019 Strong Challengers Contenders Performers Leaders Stronger OutSystems current offering Mendix Kony Microsoft ServiceNow Salesforce Progress Software GeneXus WaveMaker MatsSoft Thinkwise Skuid Clear Software Weaker current offering Weaker strategy Stronger strategy Market presence © 2019 Forrester Research, Inc. Unauthorized copying or distributing is a violation of copyright law. 3 [email protected] or +1 866-367-7378 FOR APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT & DELIVERY PROFESSIONALS March 13, 2019 The Forrester Wave™: Low-Code Development Platforms For AD&D Professionals, Q1 2019 The 13 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up FIGURE 2 Forrester Wave™: Low-Code Development Platforms for AD&D Professionals Scorecard, Q1 2019 re s ester’ osoft Forr weighting Clear SoftwaGeneXus Kony MatsSoft Mendix Micr OutSystems Current offering 50% 0.84 3.18 4.10 2.54 4.49 3.95 4.58 Tooling for application development 33% 1.54 3.34 3.90 2.82 4.28 4.26 4.14 Tooling for platform and app admin 33% 0.60 3.00 4.60 2.60 5.00 3.80 5.00 App deployment, ops tools, and 34% 0.40 3.20 3.80 2.20 4.20 3.80 4.60 features Strategy 50% 1.75 3.00 3.50 2.25 3.50 4.50 3.50 Vision and strategy 25% 1.00 3.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 Training, community, and marketplace 25% 3.00 3.00 5.00 3.00 3.00 5.00 3.00 Partners 25% 0.00 3.00 1.00 0.00 3.00 5.00 3.00 Commercial model 25% 3.00 3.00 3.00 1.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Market presence 0% 2.32 2.69 2.34 1.67 3.33 4.67 2.67 Revenue from low-code platform sales 33% 1.00 2.00 3.00 1.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 Revenue growth rate 33% 5.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 4.00 5.00 2.00 Number of enterprise customers 34% 1.00 5.00 3.00 2.00 3.00 5.00 3.00 © 2019 Forrester Research, Inc. Unauthorized copying or distributing is a violation of copyright law. 4 [email protected] or +1 866-367-7378 FOR APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT & DELIVERY PROFESSIONALS March 13, 2019 The Forrester Wave™: Low-Code Development Platforms For AD&D Professionals, Q1 2019 The 13 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up FIGURE 2 Forrester Wave™: Low-Code Development Platforms for AD&D Professionals Scorecard, Q1 2019 (Cont.) e s ce ess Softwar ester’ ogr Forr weighting Pr Salesfor ServiceNowSkuid ThinkwiseWaveMaker Current offering 50% 3.02 3.48 3.24 1.31 2.12 2.65 Tooling for application development 33% 3.06 4.06 3.34 2.16 1.98 2.16 Tooling for platform and app admin 33% 3.00 3.80 3.40 1.20 3.40 3.20 App deployment, ops tools, and 34% 3.00 2.60 3.00 0.60 1.00 2.60 features Strategy 50% 2.50 4.00 3.00 1.75 2.25 2.00 Vision and strategy 25% 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Training, community, and marketplace 25% 1.00 5.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 1.00 Partners 25% 3.00 5.00 5.00 1.00 Commercial model 25% 3.00 3.00 1.00 1.00 3.00 3.00 Market presence 0% 2.34 4.01 4.00 2.33 1.00 2.66 Revenue from low-code platform sales 33% 3.00 5.00 4.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 Revenue growth rate 33% 1.00 2.00 4.00 3.00 1.00 5.00 Number of enterprise customers 34% 3.00 5.00 4.00 2.00 1.00 2.00 Vendor Offerings Forrester included 13 vendors in this assessment: Clear Software, GeneXus, Kony, MatsSoft, Mendix, Microsoft, OutSystems, Progress Software, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Skuid, Thinkwise, and WaveMaker (see Figure 3).
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