Low Code for Business Users? No Thanks — This Is for Developers Only

Low Code Isn't Just for Business Users

Low-code platforms have long been marketed as tools for business users—promising simple drag-and-drop interfaces and prebuilt templates to create applications without coding. While that might work for basic use cases, real-world enterprise challenges demand more than just point-and-click development.

Our platform is built for professional developers, not just business users looking for quick-fix automation. We believe low-code should enhance developer productivity, not replace coding. That's why we've designed our tools to provide the flexibility, scalability, and control required to build complex, enterprise-grade solutions.

The Difference Between Low Code for Developers vs. Business Users

Many low-code tools prioritize simplicity over power, focusing on non-technical users. But that comes at a cost—rigid constraints, limited extensibility, and an inability to scale beyond basic workflows.

In contrast, our platform is designed for enterprise developers who need:

• Full API control to integrate with existing systems seamlessly
• Custom scripting to extend functionality beyond visual development
• Version control to manage source code collaboratively
• Enterprise-grade security with granular access controls
• Scalability to handle high-performance workloads

We provide the best of both worlds—a visual development environment that accelerates development, combined with the ability to write code when needed. Let’s explore how our two core tools, Martini and Bellini, make this possible.

Developer-Centric Features That Set Us Apart

Martini: The API-Centric Integration and Automation Platform

Martini is built for API-first development and provides developers with the tools they need to build, integrate, and automate enterprise applications at scale.

Key Features for Developers:

• API-first development: Seamlessly create, consume, and manage APIs
• Event-driven architecture: Handle real-time interactions and asynchronous processing
• Advanced scripting: Write custom scripts to extend application logic
• Custom Java libraries: Integrate with existing Java code and frameworks
• Git support: Version control for collaborative development
• Security and governance: Fine-grained access control and compliance
• Scalability: Handle high-volume integrations and automation workloads

Real-World Example: Automating Complex Workflows

Enterprise development often involves dealing with a tangled web of legacy systems, modern cloud applications, and evolving business processes. One of our clients faced exactly this challenge.

An enterprise client needed to synchronize data across multiple systems, including an aging ERP, a modern CRM, and a custom reporting dashboard. Using Martini, they built API-driven workflows that automatically:

• Extracted data from legacy systems
• Transformed and enriched the data with external sources
• Published real-time updates to customer-facing applications

This level of automation and integration wouldn’t have been possible with a no-code tool aimed at business users.

Bellini: API-Centric Application Development

Bellini is an application design tool that allows developers to drag and drop API-centric components onto a canvas to build powerful applications. But unlike traditional no-code tools, Bellini also provides full coding flexibility where needed.

Key Features for Developers:

• Visual design with API bindings: Quickly create frontends powered by any API
• Custom components: Build reusable UI components tailored to business needs
• JavaScript and third-party libraries: Extend functionality beyond built-in features
• Custom functions: Add complex business logic with custom client-side functions

Real-World Example: Building a Custom API Dashboard

When off-the-shelf reporting tools don’t cut it, developers need the flexibility to build tailored solutions. That’s exactly what one financial services firm faced when they needed a dynamic, API-powered dashboard. A financial services firm needed a custom reporting dashboard that pulled data from multiple external APIs and displayed real-time analytics. Using Bellini, they:

• Dragged and dropped UI components onto the canvas
• Bound API data dynamically to charts and tables
• Wrote custom JavaScript functions for advanced filtering
• Integrated third-party authentication for secure access

With Bellini, they built a fully functional enterprise application without the typical constraints of traditional low-code tools.

The Bottom Line: Low Code Should Empower Developers, Not Replace Them

The problem with most low-code platforms is that they cater to business users at the expense of developer control. But enterprise development isn't just about speed—it’s about building scalable, maintainable, and flexible solutions.

That’s why our platform doesn’t just offer visual development; it provides developer-centric features that make real software engineering possible.

• Need to automate complex enterprise workflows? Use Martini.
• Need to build API-powered applications? Use Bellini.
• Need custom scripting, external libraries, or fine-grained control—all while maintaining the speed and ease of a low-code platform? You have it.

This isn't low code for business users. This is low code for developers. And that makes all the difference.