Who is No-code for?

1. On one side, there are many businesses that just need a simple website, like a brochure or a portfolio. Website building tools like Squarespace fill this need very well. If you need to add simple e-commerce, Shopify is the clear leader in this segment.
2. For some businesses, that’s not enough. They need a way for users to log in and do something with their data, and an administrator interface for managing users and performing power-user functions. Think of a nutritionist who needs to offer personalized diets to their clients, for instance. This is a great place for No-code tools.
3. On the far end of the spectrum are more traditional software companies, like Balsamiq for instance: the software they make is their core business, it’s their main offering. No-code tools can be useful for these businesses — to build dashboards and administration / support UIs for existing SaaS apps, for instance — but these companies typically write their own code, at least for now. 😉

Who are the major players in the No-code market?

• Glide is our overall favorite. We give it an 8 out of 10 on the "easy to learn" scale.
• Adalo is great for native mobile apps in the app store. We give it a 7 out of 10 on the "easy to learn" scale.
• Bubble is great for professional designers or people who already know how to think like an engineer. We give it a 3 out of 10 on the "easy to learn" scale.

Does wireframing have a place in the No-code process?

Where can our readers find out more about you?

Happy customer of the month

Huge fan of Balsamiq, thank you for building it. Among my favorite tools as a PM. — Shreyas Doshi

• Jess and Billy were guests for this month’s Smashing Conference Meets event about UX Research. Here’s the recording of Jess’s presentation and the panel discussion that followed.
• Leon wrote an article for the Design Matters '22 conference magazine called “The Antidote To UX Burnout is Designing For Users Who Need it Most”.
• Tune in to our latest webinar on Template-Based UI Design with Wireframes.

UX/UI links for May

• The Difference Between Co-Design and Participatory Design — by Ashley
• Design a Better Text Field — by Guy Ligertwood
• Systems Thinking Is What Makes Designers Great — by Tanner Christensen
• How to Structure Your Blog's Homepage - and No, There's No Single Best Structure — by Alexandra Cote
• Ideas From Developers on Handling UX Feedback — by Taylor Palmer

Company news

• Help us make Balsamiq Better! Come talk to us about how you found us, and how we can improve Balsamiq for you!
• Sponsorships and raffles: Notable sponsored events this month are Roadmap to Billions, Icon Summit, Pride Summit, and more!
• Notable recipients of our Free Software Program:
  • Wild Me is supporting the fight against extinction by building open software and artificial intelligence for the conservation research community.
  • The United Nations is using Balsamiq to develop a data visualization authoring tool for developing countries and/or to support sustainable development.
  • AIESEC (pronounced eye-sek) is the largest student-driven organization in the world, using Balsamiq to improve their websites and internal tools.

That's it for this month!

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