When selecting a low-code tool, you are often told you need to choose between ease of development/administration and flexibility. With Appfarm you get both. What I like:
- Power and Flexibility
I am generally impressed by how good the applications are performing, and how fast it is to develop solutions. This is especially easy to see when enabling live updates on the data, as you are able to instantly see changes from other users with minimal latency. Really impressive.
- Fast Onboarding
The platform is intuitive to learn and quick to get started with, reducing ramp-up time for new users.
- Clean, Maintainable UI
Its uncluttered interface streamlines both development and ongoing administration of solutions.
- Rich Built-In Functionality
Most requirements can be met using out-of-the-box features, but if you have some very specific requirements you are always able to solve it with the “Coded Component”, as it lets you write custom HTML/JavaScript when you need complete control. An example from us is that we needed a very specific type of relationship chart, and we were able to solve this by adding a custom Javascript library and visualize our data with this.
- Robust Debugging Tools
Integrated debugging makes troubleshooting straightforward, accelerating development cycles. Much easier to use these, compared to the browser's built-in devtools.
- Above-Average Integration
It is not a native integration platform, but Appfarm is easy to integrate with other systems and sources. We are using Appfarm as the glue between all of our systems and processes as it is easy to integrate and share data, but it's real power comes from the amazing Applications you can easily create.
- Security, Data sharing & RLS capability
Appfarm's approach to data sharing and limitation with users is the best I have used in any low-code platform. They have all the standard permission restrictions that you expect, but in addition to this you can add a lot of custom rules on both client and server side, on top of the normal CRUDA permissions, making administering a complex and flexible permission hierarchy really easy.
Appfarm offers one of the smoothest onboarding experiences I've encountered. The platform is intuitive, easy to handle, and packed with features to explore. It’s especially helpful for new developers — everything just makes sense.
As a software engineer, Appfarm completely changed my perception of low-code/no-code development. In fact, i'm full-time working on it ! You can build safely and quickly, handle webservice and External API's and when needed, you have the flexibility to integrate custom code, including external libraries, through coded components.
Customer support is highly responsive and closely connected to the community, and the platform itself evolves at an impressive pace, following and listening closely to the community needs.
Appfarm makes it incredibly fast and simple to build a wide range of applications, with an intuitive and simple to learn full-stack development platform.
The drag and drop style of frontend development makes it quick and fun to setup pretty apps just how your designers imagined, while easily developing actions and logic to the app handling the backend and data operations with your data model. This means both simple and complex functionalities are mostly handled with ease. Furthermore, a wide range of third party integrations are also supported which is a great flexibility.
Appfarm allows you to build your business apps (in some cases, a new company) in a matter of weeks/months. It also allows you to quickly iterate on new features and changes, with simple testing and no-hassle deployment.
Finally, both the Appfarm community and support/staff are very helpful, helping you solve challenges should you encounter any. It is also very positive that Appfarm is listening to its customers and community, and is continuously improving the product.
Appfarm is a no-code/low-code platform designed to enable businesses to create scalable, customizable web applications without extensive coding knowledge. By offering a visual development environment, Appfarm allows users to build applications quickly, focusing on design, logic, and data management rather than intricate programming tasks. The platform caters to various industries by providing flexibility in designing applications tailored to specific business needs. Key features include seamless integration capabilities, collaboration tools, and support for responsive design.