Why We Choose Bubble.io for No-Code Development
There are hundreds of no-code development platforms in the market today, and most (like Salesforce) are targeted at very specific use cases (e.g. CRM). This gives them certain strengths, but also some limitations regarding the types of apps that can be built.
That’s why our platform of choice is **Bubble.io**. Unlike many specialized no-code platforms, Bubble takes a more general approach, offering a nearly limitless set of low-level controls for practically any use case. This flexibility can make it a bit harder to learn at first, but it also means that we can build just about anything that can be done with custom code—yet achieve it in **5–10 times fewer developer hours**.
For teams that want to tackle a wide range of digital projects without switching between multiple niche platforms, Bubble is an invaluable solution. It effectively balances powerful customization with no-code speed, empowering us (and our clients) to solve even the most complex challenges in a fraction of the time required by traditional coding.
Below, check out some of the most common use cases and products we’ve seen no-code app development used for – regardless of business size and industry.
1. Two-sided Marketplaces
Two-sided marketplaces (e.g. Airbnb for x) are one of the most common kinds of client needs that we see. These platforms allow two groups of users to communicate and transact with each other in some way. No-code is a good fit because marketplaces require common, everyday web functionality (e.g. user signups, profiles, search, transactions, etc.) rather than new technological solutions. This means that developing these apps with conventional code isn’t needed. And just as importantly, most marketplaces are unique, which makes it difficult to build a one-size-fits-all solution.
2. AI Applications
The world is abuzz about AI and for good reasons. It’s likely that tools such as GPT will completely transform how a lot of modern work is done. As a result, an emerging use case for no-code that we see is creating applications around AI. In those applications, AI is used to power the core of the application (e.g. creating marketing content) while no-code is used to power all of the other ancillary features that the application needs (e.g. interfaces, user authentication, payments, etc.).
3. SaaS Products
The SaaS model is a proven one – you build a product that serves a need of a particular audience and you charge them a monthly fee for using that product. These have been traditionally built with code, but no-code is well-suited for building a lot of SaaS products since the key functionality needed (user authentication, subscription payments, complex data structures, etc.) are all doable with no-code. We constantly see no-code SaaS use cases that serve both consumer and business needs.
4. Process Automation
Every organization has its processes, and many processes can be made easier and more organized with custom software. Project management, approvals, and general communication protocols can be built into simple tools using no-code, sometimes in just a few hours.
5. Customer Portals
A really common use case we see is when an organization has a bunch of data stored somewhere (e.g. Salesforce, internal databases, etc.) and they need to expose that data to their customers. In those cases you can use no-code tools to build a custom portal which plugs into the data source to retrieve and update data as needed.
6. Middleware Integrations
Another common enterprise use case is tying two disparate systems together, sometimes while building a middle layer that transforms the data in some way before sending it from one system to another. There are many no-code tools that allow you to build integrations like this, some better suited for very simple integrations, and some for much more complex ones.
7. More Scalable Spreadsheets
A common theme that we see in business use cases is that companies that depended on Excel spreadsheets to manage a process are migrating to no-code applications. That’s because spreadsheets can be incredibly powerful, but they still lack features that certain processes need in order to be scalable. These include user authentication, version control, external integrations to data sources, and more.
In conclusion, the no-code myth that it’s only fit for simple use cases no longer holds true. Modern no-code platforms can empower businesses of all sizes to build robust, scalable apps faster and more affordably than ever before.
