Decoding the No-Code/Low-Code Startup Landscape: 145 Notable Companies and Their Categories
This article surveys the rapidly growing no-code and low-code ecosystem, explaining the concepts, distinguishing between no-code and low-code, and presenting a curated list of 145 startups across categories such as website builders, mobile app creators, internal tools, workflow automation, data platforms, finance, payments, commerce, analytics, and form builders.
Ten years ago most web pages and applications required developers to maintain code around the clock; today anyone can build websites, apps, or internal tools using powerful no-code and low-code platforms.
No-code/low-code tools democratize software development, allowing non‑technical users to create digital products via graphical interfaces, templates, drag‑and‑drop, and logic flows, while still supporting developers who need custom code.
The trend has attracted massive investment, with recent funding rounds for companies like Zapier, OutSystems, Creatio, Rows, and Oribi, highlighting the sector’s rapid growth.
145 Interesting No-Code/Low-Code Startups
The following list categorises each startup into a single primary category for clarity.
1. Website Builders & Enhancers
Webflow, Strikingly, Unstack, Squarespace – create full websites without technical knowledge.
Linktree, Flooz.link – quick personal link pages.
Softr, Pory.io – build sites and web apps using Airtable data.
Substack – subscription‑based publishing platform.
Notion, Super – use Notion as a content source for web pages.
2. Mobile‑First App Builders
Dropsource, Thunkable, Draftbit, Adalo, BuildFire – drag‑and‑drop native mobile apps.
Glide – create mobile apps from Google Sheets.
Universe – mobile app for building websites.
FlutterFlow – no‑code tool on top of Flutter for cross‑platform apps.
3. Web‑First App Builders & Enhancers
Outsystems, Unqork, Betty Blocks, 8base – low‑code platforms for large enterprises.
Builder.ai, Bubble, Stacker – focus on small businesses and solo founders.
Dyspatch – drag‑and‑drop transactional email builder.
Voiceflow – design and launch no‑code conversational apps.
Landbot – no‑code chatbot builder.
WorkOS – enable SaaS companies to sell to enterprises with minimal code.
4. Internal Tools & Internal App Builders
Retool, BRYTER, Forest Admin, Budibase, Flowdash, Jet Admin – fast internal app creation.
Creatio – low‑code builder for marketing and sales tasks.
Flowdash – low‑code builder for operations teams.
Zaptic – no‑code automation for frontline workers.
Cord, Bubbles – embed collaborative tools into existing SaaS products.
5. Workflow Automation Tools
Workato, Tray, Pipefy, Ninox, n8n, Zapier – visual workflow editors that connect apps.
Kissflow, Process Street, Qatalog – no‑code BPM tools.
Firedrop – creative‑focused automation.
Internal – build powerful business solutions on top of existing data sources.
Fibery – unify tools into a custom workspace.
6. Data & Developer Productivity
Parabola, Gyana, Chartio, Intersect, Obviously AI, Above – intuitive data analysis and tracking.
Fylamynt, Supabase, Levity – low‑code tools for repetitive cloud workflows.
Blobr, Canonic – no‑code API creation and management.
Busywiork, XANO – backend creation and deployment without code.
Lago – no‑code data platform for growth teams.
7. Spreadsheets on Steroids
Airtable, Rows, Actiondesk – spreadsheet‑style databases with automation.
GRID, Layer, Sheetgo – add collaboration and workflow to Excel/Google Sheets.
Opvia, Morta, Sensivo – industry‑specific spreadsheet solutions.
8. Numbers, Finance & Modelling
Jirav, Canaree, Causal, Abacum, Pry – financial modelling and planning tools.
Pigment, Silico – no‑code frameworks for advanced simulations.
deci – low‑code notebook for data modelling and decision making.
9. Payments & Transactions
Solarisbank, Mambu, Swan – Banking‑as‑a‑Service platforms.
Digits – ML‑powered expense monitoring dashboard.
when then, Primer – low‑code payment orchestration.
Nivaura, Genesis – low‑code tools for financial markets.
Passbase – easy integration of bank‑grade identity verification.
Hydrogen, Tint – embed financial services or insurance into products.
10. Checkouts, Subscriptions, Memberships & Commerce
Commsor, Circle, Memberstack, Geneva – community and membership platforms.
Purchasely, Apapty – in‑app subscription tools for mobile.
Gumroad, Podia, Kajabi – online stores for courses and digital products.
Pico, MemberSpace – audience relationship and monetisation tools.
Swell, Builder – headless CMS with drag‑and‑drop editing for commerce.
Payhere, Billflow – subscription payment solutions.
Acquire – no‑code checkout solutions for online merchants.
11. Low‑Code Analytics & Dashboards
Grow – all‑in‑one no‑code BI platform.
Oribi – no‑code marketing analytics.
Qrvey, Apteo, Baremetrics – low‑code SaaS analytics.
Posthog, June – product analytics (low‑code / no‑code).
Vespucci – low‑code mobile app analytics.
Index, Graphy – dashboard building tools.
12. Form Builders
Typeform, Arengu, Formstack, Tally, Niro – create professional online forms without code.
The list is not exhaustive but highlights notable, venture‑backed startups that illustrate the breadth of the no‑code/low‑code ecosystem, which ByteDance Web Infra is also contributing to with its own technical solutions.
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