Data & Research March 24, 2026 • Updated: 6 November 2026

No-code & low-code
statistics 2026

40+ verified data points on the no-code and low-code market. From market size and platform adoption to citizen developers, productivity and AI. Compiled from Gartner, Microsoft, Mendix, OutSystems, Stack Overflow and more, each with a source link.

$26.9B

worldwide low-code development technologies market, 2023 forecast

Source: Gartner, 2022

70%

of new apps to use low-code or no-code by 2025 (Gartner prediction)

Source: Gartner, 2021

48M

monthly active users of Microsoft Power Platform

Source: Microsoft, 2024

Statistics overview

No-code and low-code platforms are reshaping how software gets built. What started as simple form builders and website editors has grown into a market that Gartner forecast at $26.9 billion for 2023, powering enterprise workflows, mobile apps and AI-driven automation. For businesses, the promise is clear: build faster, spend less, and empower non-technical teams to create their own solutions. For Dutch companies, what these figures mean when building a site: read more about having a website built (in Dutch).

This page compiles 40+ verified statistics on no-code and low-code development, sourced from Gartner, Microsoft, Mendix, OutSystems, Stack Overflow, GitHub and CBS, each with a link to the source. Whether you're evaluating platforms, building a business case for adoption, or briefing a B2B marketing agency on the citizen developer movement: this data hub gives you the numbers you need. For Dutch companies, how to put AI to work in your own marketing: read more about marketing with AI (in Dutch).

Section 1

Market size & growth

$26.9B

worldwide low-code market, 2023 forecast (+19.6%)

Gartner, 2022

$31.9B

forecast for 2024

Gartner, 2022

~$10B

low-code application platforms (LCAP) in 2023, +25%

Gartner, 2022

30.2%

growth of citizen automation and development platforms in 2023

Gartner, 2022

Market size over time

Gartner measures "low-code development technologies" (LCAP, business process automation, RPA, iPaaS, multiexperience and citizen automation platforms), a broader category than pure no-code tools. Its most recent public forecast dates from December 2022.

  • In Gartner's December 2022 forecast, worldwide low-code development technologies revenue was $18.5 billion in 2021 and $22.5 billion in 2022, with $31.9 billion forecast for 2024 (Gartner, 2022)
  • Gartner forecast the market at $26.9 billion in 2023, up 19.6% from 2022 (Gartner, 2022)
  • Low-code application platforms (LCAP) were forecast to grow 25% to nearly $10 billion in 2023, the largest segment of the low-code market (Gartner, 2022)
  • Under its earlier, narrower definition, Gartner projected the market at $13.8 billion in 2021, up 22.6% from 2020 (not comparable with the figures above) (Gartner, 2021)
  • Siemens acquired the low-code platform Mendix, founded in Rotterdam, for EUR 0.6 billion ($730 million) in cash; the deal closed on 1 October 2018 (Mendix, 2018)
Section 2

Adoption by industry & company size

98%

of large enterprises surveyed use low-code in development

Mendix, 2024

69%

use 2 to 4 different low-code platforms or tools

Mendix, 2025

53%

use low-code for digital transformation, the top use case

Mendix, 2025

Adoption in large organizations

No public, verifiable breakdown of no-code adoption by industry or company size was found. The figures below come from Gartner and from surveys of IT and business leaders at large enterprises.

  • In 2021 Gartner predicted that by 2025, 70% of new applications developed by organizations would use low-code or no-code technologies, up from less than 25% in 2020 (Gartner, 2021)
  • 98% of enterprises surveyed by Mendix (2,000 tech leaders at firms with 1,500+ employees in the US, UK, Germany, Benelux and Japan) use low-code in their development process (Mendix, 2024)
  • 77% of respondents identify the C-suite as the driving force behind low-code adoption (Mendix, 2024)
  • 74% of IT professionals surveyed by OutSystems expect to build 10 or more apps in the next 12 months, and 45% more than 25 (OutSystems, 2025)
Section 3

Popular platforms

48M

monthly active users of Microsoft Power Platform (+40%)

Microsoft, 2024

9,000+

apps that Zapier connects

Zapier, 2026

10M

active Airtable users, according to Airtable

Airtable, 2026

6M+

apps built on Bubble

Bubble, 2026

Platform figures (company-reported)

Most platforms do not publish audited user numbers. The figures below are what the companies themselves report.

  • Microsoft reported 48 million monthly active users of Power Platform, up 40% year over year (FY24 Q4 earnings call, July 2024) (Microsoft, 2024)
  • More than 480,000 organizations had used AI-powered capabilities in Power Platform, up 45% quarter over quarter (Microsoft, 2024)
  • Zapier connects more than 9,000 apps (Zapier, 2026)
  • Airtable says 500,000 companies build in Airtable, with 10 million active users and 90% of the Fortune 100 (Airtable, 2026)
  • More than 6 million apps have been built on Bubble, and apps on Bubble processed $850 million in transactions in 2024, according to Bubble (Bubble, 2026)
  • Make says more than 500,000 companies use its automation platform, across 200+ countries and territories (Make, 2026)
Section 4

Productivity & cost savings

80%

say low-code improves productivity on technical teams

Mendix, 2024

79%

report that low-code reduces operational costs

Mendix, 2025

73%

say low-code speeds time to market

Mendix, 2024

38%

have reduced their development backlog with low-code

Mendix, 2025

What organizations report

No independent, verifiable cost comparison between no-code and traditional development was found. The figures below are self-reported results from vendor surveys of large enterprises and IT professionals.

  • 80% of enterprises surveyed say low-code improves productivity on technical teams, and 73% say it speeds time to market (Mendix, 2024)
  • 79% report that low-code reduces operational costs, and 38% have reduced their development backlogs through low-code (Mendix, 2025)
  • 62% of organizations using low-code can consistently predict their budget, compared with 52% of those using traditional coding (OutSystems, 2025)
  • In 2022, developers and technical leaders spent on average 33% of their time building internal tools (Retool survey of 2,285 respondents, mostly Retool customers) (Retool, 2022)

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Section 5

Citizen developers vs. professional developers

80%

of low-code tool users to sit outside formal IT by 2026 (prediction)

Gartner, 2022

50%

of new low-code clients to be business buyers outside IT by end of 2025 (prediction)

Gartner, 2021

84%

say low-code involves more people in app development

Mendix, 2025

Who builds the apps

No reliable global headcount of citizen developers is published. Gartner's predictions and enterprise surveys show the shift instead.

  • Gartner predicted that by 2026, developers outside formal IT departments will account for at least 80% of the user base for low-code development tools, up from 60% in 2021 (Gartner, 2022)
  • Gartner predicted that by year-end 2025, half of all new low-code clients will come from business buyers outside the IT organization (Gartner, 2021)
  • 84% of enterprises surveyed say low-code empowers more people to be involved in application development (Mendix, 2025)
  • 73% say their C-suite understands it will need to upskill non-technical staff (Mendix, 2024)
  • Governance remains a concern: 80% of non-technical C-suite executives have concerns about risk and compliance (Mendix, 2025)
Section 6

No-code for marketing

81%

of marketing leaders (US and Canada) say developers and other teams restrict their team

Vanson Bourne for Webflow, 2023

50%

of marketing teams with no-code or low-code tools already see incremental benefits

Vanson Bourne for Webflow, 2023

35%

of Dutch companies that use AI apply it to marketing or sales

CBS, 2025

Marketing teams and no-code

Verifiable research on no-code use in marketing is scarce; most widely shared figures could not be traced to a source.

  • 81% of marketing leaders in the US and Canada say their marketing team is restricted by developers and other teams (500 interviews, commissioned by Webflow) (Vanson Bourne for Webflow, 2023)
  • 50% of marketing teams that have implemented no-code or low-code tools already see incremental benefits (Vanson Bourne for Webflow, 2023)
  • In the Netherlands, 35% of companies that use AI apply it to marketing or sales, the most common purpose in 2025 (CBS, 2025)

No-code automation (Zapier, Make, n8n) usually ends up inside a broader marketing automation agency engagement.

Section 7

Future: AI + no-code

75%

of enterprise software engineers to use AI code assistants by 2028 (prediction)

Gartner, 2024

84%

of developers use or plan to use AI tools

Stack Overflow, 2025

85%

of enterprises say AI plus low-code helps them innovate faster

Mendix, 2024

AI and low-code in numbers

  • Gartner predicts that by 2028, 75% of enterprise software engineers will use AI code assistants, up from less than 10% in early 2023 (Gartner, 2024)
  • 84% of developers use or plan to use AI tools in their development process, and 51% of professional developers use them daily (Stack Overflow, 2025)
  • More developers distrust the accuracy of AI tools (46%) than trust it (33%) (Stack Overflow, 2025)
  • 81% of IT professionals use GenAI to assist with coding, but only 40% mostly trust it to write code without human assistance (OutSystems, 2025)
  • 85% of enterprises surveyed say combining AI and low-code helps them innovate faster, while 71% are concerned about governance of AI-assisted coding (Mendix, 2024)
  • More than 180 million developers work on GitHub; 36.2 million joined in 2025 and nearly 80% of new developers use Copilot within their first week (GitHub Octoverse, 2025)
  • 97% of US enterprises (1,000+ employees) use AI, but only half of leaders say its benefits are widespread across the company (Zapier, 2025)
  • 78% of US enterprises struggle to connect AI tools with existing systems (Zapier via CIO Dive, 2025)
  • In February 2023, GitHub reported that Copilot was behind an average of 46% of developers' code across all languages (61% for Java) (GitHub, 2023)
Summary

Key takeaways

1

A $26.9B market by Gartner's count

Gartner forecast $26.9 billion for low-code development technologies in 2023 and $31.9 billion for 2024. Newer Gartner forecasts are not public.

2

Near-universal in large enterprises

98% of large enterprises in Mendix's 2024 survey use low-code, and 69% use 2 to 4 different low-code platforms or tools.

3

Faster delivery, lower costs

73% of enterprises surveyed by Mendix say low-code speeds time to market, and 79% report lower operational costs.

4

Users move outside IT

Gartner predicted that by 2026, at least 80% of the users of low-code development tools would work outside formal IT departments.

5

Marketing feels the bottleneck

81% of marketing leaders in the US and Canada say developers and other teams restrict their marketing team (Vanson Bourne for Webflow, 2023).

6

AI is the accelerator

84% of developers use or plan to use AI tools, and Gartner expects 75% of enterprise software engineers to use AI code assistants by 2028.

Methodology & sources

Every figure on this page links to the public source it was checked against (last check: 6 November 2026). Figures that could not be traced to an opened source were removed. Key sources:

  • Gartner: press releases on the low-code development technologies market (2021, 2022) and on AI code assistants (2024)
  • Vendor surveys: Mendix / Coleman Parkes (2024, 2025), OutSystems State of Application Development 2025, Retool State of Internal Tools 2022, Zapier enterprise AI survey 2025, Vanson Bourne for Webflow (2023)
  • Company figures: Microsoft earnings call (FY24 Q4), Zapier, Airtable, Bubble and Make about pages
  • Developer research: Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2025, GitHub Octoverse 2025
  • Official statistics: CBS (Statistics Netherlands)

Disclaimer: Gartner figures are forecasts made at the date shown, and Gartner's low-code category is broader than pure no-code tools. Vendor surveys are commissioned by companies that sell low-code or automation software. This page is compiled for informational purposes and does not constitute financial or strategic advice.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How big is the global no-code/low-code market in 2026?

There is no verifiable public figure for 2026. Gartner's most recent public forecast (December 2022) put the worldwide market for low-code development technologies at $26.9 billion in 2023, up 19.6% from 2022, and $31.9 billion in 2024. Low-code application platforms were the largest segment, at nearly $10 billion in 2023. Gartner's category is broader than pure no-code tools.

How many citizen developers are there in 2026?

No reliable global headcount of citizen developers is published. Gartner predicted that by 2026, developers outside formal IT departments would account for at least 80% of the user base for low-code development tools, up from 60% in 2021, and that by year-end 2025 half of all new low-code clients would be business buyers outside IT. In a 2025 Mendix survey, 84% of large enterprises say low-code involves more people in application development.

What cost savings do no-code/low-code platforms deliver?

In Mendix surveys of 2,000 tech leaders at large enterprises, 79% report that low-code reduces operational costs, 73% say it speeds time to market and 38% have reduced their development backlog. In OutSystems' 2025 study, 62% of organizations using low-code can consistently predict their budget, against 52% of those using traditional coding. These are vendor surveys, not independent cost audits.

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