No Code SaaS - Is It Real or All Hype?

Don't know how to code but have a great idea for a startup? You may have heard of no code SaaS - but is it real or all hype? Watch now to learn the pros and cons of no code SaaS and the ideas no code is great for.

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[jameswilkinson]

I think another advantage of no code, specially for non coders is that to make a really good product you need to understand the problem you are trying to solve very well. Non coders who are experienced in other domains can use this understanding to find gaps in the market and utilize these tools to create solutions with a good market fit.

If you have spent your career programming then its less likely you have been exposed first hand to enough problems outside of the context of software engineering. A pilot who understands a gap in the market for pilot related software is going to be in a much better position to understand the needs of a pilot and therefore software that targets pilots. But how many software engineers are also pilots?

As a software engineer, I find this to be my biggest gap, in that I have not experienced enough problems outside of my domain well enough to see a software based solution. It also explains why there are millions of open source projects out there making no money solving very niche software problems. We have an oversupply of software skills tending to the needs of people with software-based problems, but those same people are blind to the problems experienced by non software people, and therefore miss business opportunities or create products with poor market fit.

[anujagrawal]

I am a fulltime bubble developer and have been a software developer too, truely believe that this tools are amazing too get going with prototypes & product market fit for any kind of app, and good product for upto 1000-10000 users in most of the cases.

[decisionale]

Hey, interesting video! I'm building a full SAAS on bubble, we offer an analytics software to real estate agencies to help them make better business decisions. It's coming together real good and the revenue model is solely a monthly subscription based on the number of users within an account. In just a couple months I learnt how to build and now we are a month away from launching. Looks very promising and the app is coming out both visually pleasing and also logic and functionality is working like a charm. We got several customers waiting so we'll see how it goes in the next months, fingers crossed :D

[Sandheip]

No-code tools are redefining what's possible in development. SmythOS enables users to create complex AI workflows effortlessly, bringing AI innovation to all. Simply brilliant.

[ulysses]

Thanks for sharing the SWAS acronym! Most no-code apps I've seen resemble software with a service. The real super power I think is low code, combining developer knowledge with these tools

[MarketingWithJeffCaldwell]

I was able to
Build my Ai software using no-code. One of the best thing that has ever happened to me

[pixeljets]

My idea is that makers will eventually split to 80% who build no-code solutions and 20% of hardcore guys who go deep and build specialized tools for others to use (via APIs). Pretty much like we consider devs who write linux drivers hardcore now (from regular React/PHP developer point of view). I have recently published ScrapeNinja scraping API integration module for Make (Integromat) and I hope to get into 20% hardcore train, lol

[missulu]

Absolutely true (5:01), they can disrupt whatever you build. Great point, oracle just started charging for 'java', after years of it being free. That's why I dumped java.

[kishalayray]

To implement hight end no code, you need knowledge of REST API, data API call, JSON and Oauth stuffs which are complex, without having basic coding knowledge you can't become nocode expert

[XPORIA]

The biggest difference between No Code and Coded solutions is that you can change things in your NoCode solution at any time. You don't need to employ a coder to apply the lessons you have learnt - you can do it yourself. People should definitely be using NoCode, just make sure you can --- 1. remember what / how you built the first solution (watch out for "form" platforms!) and 2. easily change your solution (watch out for "template" platforms!).

[customraspi]

There are low code tools that are powerful enough to build all software. But it is proprietary and close to the public

[ppgf]

For VR you can use Unity or Unreal with NO CODE like Playmaker(Unity) or the native Blueprints(Unreal)

[MohamedElmardi]

The idea of a no-code platform that generates code you can extend later sounds great to me

[Markus-iqsm]

Guys, does not matter how hard or simple to build a solution, unless you know how to sell it. Sales first! Only then you go and play in all of these sandboxes

[RafalAnonim]

Great vid, explore this more please. As now can say only that zapier is so so but customer service is great

[career]

I wanted to try no code, but ur words led me to start coding.

[arpanmukherjee]

The No code tool is a SaaS app you can't build on No code. Btw I am building something which is something similar to no code tools and I am literally writing complex TypeScript with complex CS concepts. 😅

[missulu]

No-code is convenient-ish, but it's always better to know the basics in the very least. My forms are free to access, and they are all written in basic HTML. Not a fan of complicating things!

[manba-elhidaya]

Pros:

Low barrier to entry: No-code SaaS platforms make it possible for anyone to build a SaaS product, regardless of their coding skills.
Faster development: No-code platforms can help you to develop SaaS products faster than traditional coding.
Lower costs: No-code platforms can help you to reduce the cost of developing SaaS products.
Cons:

Limited functionality: No-code platforms may not be able to support all of the functionality that you need for your SaaS product.
Limited scalability: No-code platforms may not be able to scale your SaaS product as it grows.
Technical debt: No-code platforms can lead to technical debt, which can make it difficult to maintain and update your SaaS product.
Overall, no-code SaaS is a viable option for building SaaS products, but it is important to be aware of the limitations before you start building. If you are looking for a way to build a SaaS product quickly and easily, no-code SaaS may be a good option for you. However, if you need a complex or feature-rich SaaS product, you may need to use traditional coding.

[DannyBoy]

I wonder what Rob thinks of mobile games being built on w /no code.