When Should I NOT Choose LCNC or Creatio for My Project?
Creatio is a low-code, no-code development environment, so no discussion of pros and cons would be complete without including the challenges and tradeoffs your development team will face when choosing low-code/no-code for certain types of projects. For more information on the pros and cons of Low-Code, No-Code, you may wish to explore our article, ‘What Is Low-Code, No-Code Development? How Can It Support My Business Application And Software Product Development Needs?.’
‘It is wise to work with your IT partner when choosing a development environment to be sure that the you select a framework and platform that will meet your needs now and in the future – one that is suitable for your users and your suppliers, customers, partners and stakeholders.’
Here we consider the challenges of low-code and no-code development, and the pros and cons of Creatio to answer the question, ‘is Creatio a good LCNC platform for my business needs?’
Low-Code, No-Code Development Challenges
Integration – Complex integration roadmaps that include multiple solutions and techniques can make it challenging to integrate Low-Code/No-Code solutions. If an enterprise plans to integrate these approaches with legacy systems, the development team is likely to face some integration challenges that will require manual coding. Vendors provide their own version of these tools and if an enterprise chooses more than one of these environments for development, it can create integration challenges.
Scalability – The development team or IT consultant must carefully assess and support performance, reliability and security issues, and consider infrastructure and load testing to assure appropriate scalability and performance across all apps and systems. If your business depends on large datasets, you may have scalability and performance issues.
Solution Customization – By its nature, the low-code/no-code approach limits customization capabilities and provides less flexibility for developers when combining ‘from scratch’ code with restrictive components and tools.
System and Solution Governance – The enterprise must work closely with IT consultants and the in-house IT team to ensure appropriate oversight, and to monitor and manage the growth and changes required to stay abreast of organizational requirements and effectively manage the production and development environment and processes.
Creatio Development Platform Challenges
Regulated Industries and Businesses – Industry and government standards can be complex and will require specific customization that can exceed Creatio capabilities or create burdensome cost.
Scope of Solution – The Sales Creatio package is more suitable for product-focused businesses than for service businesses. While it can be customized and enhanced, the business should consider the cost of that customization in its decision-making process. Some developers report limited scope of potential applications when using the Creatio Marketplace tools.
Pricing – Creatio pricing will increase as the business grows, so it is important to forecast cost increases in your selection criteria. Creatio pricing is based on the individual Creatio products and support plans the business chooses, and the number of users. The business can choose mobile-only users, external B2B portal users, limited internal users or external B2C portal users. For small to mid-sized businesses, this cost may be a concern. Be sure to thoroughly review and understand pricing before making a decision.
Customization and Enhancements – While low-code, no-code development is generally faster and easier to accomplish, Creatio feature enhancements can take time and additional cost in deployment, so be sure to work with your IT Partner to understand your requirements and the resulting cost.
AI-Enabled Tools – Creatio Energy 8.2 incorporates unified agentic AI, generative AI (GenAI) and Prescriptive AI in a single platform AI Command Center. While the potential for this platform is promising, the toolset and platform are new (launched in October of 2024). Depending on the type of application your business plans to create and the planned use of these tools and techniques, the business may wish to consider the stability of these products.
By including the Benefits, Advantages, Challenges And Tradeoffs here, we hope to give you a more comprehensive picture of the capabilities and limitations of the Creatio products and platforms, so that you can compare this development environment to your enterprise requirements and business needs. It is wise to work with your IT partner when choosing a development environment to be sure that the you select a framework and platform that will meet your needs now and in the future – one that is suitable for your users and your suppliers, customers, partners and stakeholders. For a more detailed discussion of Creatio low-code, no-code development, explore our complementary article, ‘Creatio Low-Code And No-Code Development: What Is The Creatio LCNC Platform And When And How Can My Business Use Creatio?’
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