Zoho Corporation, a leading global technology company, has released the latest version of its low-code offering, Zoho Creator Platform, an all-in-one solution that bridges the gap between business users and IT teams by providing a solution-building experience for creating business applications without requiring deep technical knowledge.
Low-code is a software development strategy that uses visual interfaces with basic logic and drag-and-drop capabilities on a selected development platform, rather than lines of code in programming languages, to build programmes.
Low-code platforms are increasingly being used by businesses in Asia Pacific (APAC) to swiftly and securely deploy business solutions to support their digital transformation efforts. With this tendency, the APAC Low-Code Development Platform market is expected to develop at a 27.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2020 to 2026.
Adoption of low-code platforms will allow organisations to rapidly develop applications that meet their business needs with existing talent. In the face of soaring demand for new business applications, solutions should be easy to deploy, scalable and cost-effective.
Zoho Creator Platform users can build, manage, integrate, and analyse, allowing for end-to-end management of business applications in one platform. The experience is comprehensive and deployment is ten times faster than any other solution on the market. With low-code development tools, IT and business users can work in tandem to create and deploy highly customised applications.
"Outside of Zoho's Creator Platform, few if any low-code solutions on the market that allow business users or IT to engineer tools, while simultaneously enabling IT teams to manage ongoing challenges of security, compliance, integration, and governance," said Gibu Mathew, VP and GM of Zoho APAC. "The marriage of these two disciplines and user profiles is where we see the unique value of the Creator Platform."
The Zoho Creator Platform connects digital data and processes to make building genuinely agile solutions easier. Business developers can now create scalable low-code solutions like applications, integrations, analytics, and process automation without the costly and time-consuming training that complicated platforms demand. The Creator Platform gives IT stakeholders more control over governance and management without sacrificing automation, data-driven insights, or personalisation. Business users and IT may collaborate to swiftly implement secure, dynamic solutions that scale as needed, allowing them to focus on solving problems and pursuing new possibilities.
Astrid Paramita, CEO of FoodCycle, a member of the Global Foodbanking Network (GFN) from Indonesia shares, "Zoho Creator is very user-friendly and anyone with basic digital literacy can explore the low-code platform and build custom solutions. Using the drag-and-drop forms and modules, we were able to deploy a basic application for our business quickly. As our requirements grow and the need for a more structured and complex solution arises, we can simply reach out to the Creator team. From a small business perspective, the modular and subscription-based approach is cost-effective. Zoho Creator has lowered the barrier for small businesses and has given us access to enterprise-level technology."
Key areas of innovation in the new Creator Platform
Users may design, integrate, analyse, and manage custom business solutions from a single dashboard when developing an application with the new Creator platform. Apps may be expanded and delivered more quickly with better AI and process blueprinting capabilities. Developers can also use Deluge, Java, or Node.js to create, store, and run reusable code blocks in the Zoho Creator Platform.
With a uniform data architecture and over 650 plug-and-play connections, developers may automate data integration methods for secure data transport. Users can now integrate their data more easily. Users can see exactly how effectively each integration is working using the Integration Status Dashboard, allowing businesses to find and fix faults faster.
In addition, the Zoho Creator Platform now includes a business intelligence and analytics engine, enabling users to derive business insights from the data residing in their applications without worrying about bringing another subscription into the fold. As solutions can now be launched in different environments with a single click, developers have increased control over end-to-end application development and life-cycle management.
