White Paper

    The State Of Low-Code 2021: A Look Back, A Light Ahead by Mendix

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    Low-code is becoming a strategic response to rising software demand, developer shortages, project delays, and faster digital transformation needs. Mendix’s whitepaper, “The State of Low-Code 2021: A Look Back, The Light Ahead,” explores how organizations are using low-code to reduce development pressure, improve collaboration between IT and business teams, accelerate delivery, lower costs, and expand software development beyond traditional IT teams. It helps businesses understand why low-code is no longer just a workaround, but a practical path to faster innovation and scalable digital execution.

    As digital disruption increased during COVID-19, software delivery pressure also intensified: 76% of IT professionals said demand for developers reached a fever pitch, 61% reported rising software development costs, and two-thirds of major software projects were behind schedule. The whitepaper shows that low-code adoption is already well underway, with 77% of organizations using low-code in some way, while low-code projects are reported to reduce costs by 53%, accelerate development by 56%, and increase customer app revenue by 58%. This guide covers global adoption trends, business benefits, IT-business collaboration, talent opportunities, regional findings, and practical calls to action. Download the full whitepaper to explore how low-code can help your business deliver software faster, reduce backlog, and build more collaborative digital teams.

    What’s Inside

    • Foreword: How COVID-19 accelerated digital disruption and changed software development priorities.
    • Methodology: Survey insights from 2,025 IT professionals across six countries.
    • Executive Summary: Key findings on rising developer demand, project delays, and low-code adoption.
    • Global Findings: How low-code helps businesses reduce cost, speed up delivery, and improve IT-business collaboration.
    • Low-Code Adoption Trends: Why 77% of organizations are already using low-code in some way.
    • Business Benefits of Low-Code: How low-code supports faster development, lower costs, and higher customer app revenue.
    • Collaboration Beyond IT: How low-code enables business users and IT teams to build solutions together.
    • Talent & Workforce Impact: How low-code opens software development to more diverse and non-traditional talent.
    • Regional Findings: A comparison of low-code adoption across the U.S., China, and Europe.

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