--- title: Codeless Architecture description: What is Codeless Architecture? An open standard that empowers organizations to build complex software without writing, managing, or seeing a line of code. image: https://www.codelessarchitecture.org/hubfs/Share%20Image%20Logo.png --- [Skip to content](https://www.codelessarchitecture.org#main-content) [![Logo-White-PNG](https://www.codelessarchitecture.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo-White-PNG.png?width=1000&height=429&name=Logo-White-PNG.png)](https://www.codelessarchitecture.org?hsLang=en) - Resources Show submenu for Resources - [Blog](https://medium.com/codeless-architecture) - [Webinar](https://www.codelessarchitecture.org/webinar) - [Whitepaper](https://www.codelessarchitecture.org/whitepaper) - [Codeless checklist](https://www.codelessarchitecture.org/checklist) - [Stay in the Know](https://www.codelessarchitecture.org/contact) Open main navigation Close main navigation - Resources Show submenu for Resources - [Blog](https://medium.com/codeless-architecture) - [Webinar](https://www.codelessarchitecture.org/webinar) - [Whitepaper](https://www.codelessarchitecture.org/whitepaper) - [Codeless checklist](https://www.codelessarchitecture.org/checklist) - [Stay in the Know](https://www.codelessarchitecture.org/contact) - [How to go Codeless](https://www.unqork.com/codeless-architecture-getting-started) [How to go Codeless](https://www.unqork.com/codeless-architecture-getting-started) # What is Codeless Architecture? ###### A new open standard that empowers organizations to build complex software **without writing, managing, or seeing a line of code**   ## Introducing Codeless Architecture ![The Future is Codeless-1](https://www.codelessarchitecture.org/hubfs/The%20Future%20is%20Codeless-1.png "The Future is Codeless-1") ###### Over the past decade, **Serverless Architecture** has allowed organizations to tap into the power of the cloud *without* the complexity of purchasing, establishing, and maintaining physical servers. Today, leading enterprises are expanding from just **outsourcing management of the cloud to outsourcing the management of their entire technology stack**.  ###### This isn’t some fantasy future state. It’s happening right now. ###### **Codeless Architecture** is an open standard that abstracts application development and frees organizations from the cost & complexity of managing software so they can focus entirely on building business value. [Watch the Webinar](https://www.codelessarchitecture.org/webinar?hsLang=en) ## The Future is Codeless ###### Legacy approaches to development are no longer able to keep pace with the speed of business. Today, 80% of their technology budgets are spent just keeping the lights on. That means companies can’t modernize, can’t innovate, and ultimately can’t compete.  ###### **You don’t need a better mousetrap. You need a whole new house.** [Read the Whitepaper](https://www.codelessarchitecture.org/whitepaper?hsLang=en) ![procedural to declarative](https://www.codelessarchitecture.org/hubfs/org-procedure.png "procedural to declarative") #### **Procedural → Declarative ** **Move** **faster and more efficiently** by automating high-volume development steps using a no-code platform (NCP). With Codeless Architecture, complex applications are built by composing graphic components representing user-facing elements, back-end workflows, and integrations with external services. Developers make declarative assertions using a visual drag-and-drop interface, and the NCP renders those decisions into an application on the fly. ![bespoke to reusable](https://www.codelessarchitecture.org/hubfs/puzzle_1774833275%20%5BConverted%5D.png "bespoke to reusable") #### **Bespoke → Reusable** **Focus on innovation, instead of repeating development tasks.** Once you define an individual application element (e.g., an API integration with a legacy system or a user-facing form), it can be easily reused throughout your ecosystem. Even better, when you make a change in an element, it can be instantly reflected everywhere. ![endless upkeep to future-proof](https://www.codelessarchitecture.org/hubfs/endless.png "endless upkeep to future-proof") #### **Endless upkeep → Future-proof** **Invest in the future; not maintaining the past.** Today, the lion’s share of IT-spend goes to maintaining existing applications, not building new ones. When you go Codeless, NCPs handle the majority of work when it comes to managing/updating/replacing individual parts of your technology stack. ![locked-in to liberated](https://www.codelessarchitecture.org/hubfs/unlock_2098990006.png "locked-in to liberated") #### **Locked-in → Liberated ** The “codeless definition” is an [open standard](https://github.com/codelessarchitecture) that can be easily ported to any compatible development framework of your choosing. That means **no more vendor lock-in**. Find the development technologies that are best for your organization. ![getting started with codeless architecture](https://www.codelessarchitecture.org/hs-fs/hubfs/CA_thumbimage.jpg?width=1200&height=800&name=CA_thumbimage.jpg "getting started with codeless architecture") ## 5 Things to Know About Getting Started With Codeless Architecture Ready to implement Codeless Architecture into your organization? Here are the five things you should know. 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Successful CIOs are no longer going to worry about inevitable technology transitions and evolutions."** > > > > —Donald Burgess, Deputy CIO, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services ## Learn More About Codeless Software [![blog](https://www.codelessarchitecture.org/hs-fs/hubfs/blog.png?width=75&height=75&name=blog.png "blog")](https://medium.com/codeless-architecture) Keep up with the latest Codeless thought leadership and opinions on the Codeless Architecture Medium channel [![FOLLOW US ON MEDIUM](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/21516697/0389595a-698b-4f0f-84ef-74c5f7e38085.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/21516697/0389595a-698b-4f0f-84ef-74c5f7e38085) [![Read the Whitepaper](https://www.codelessarchitecture.org/hs-fs/hubfs/contact.png?width=75&height=75&name=contact.png "Read the Whitepaper")](https://www.codelessarchitecture.org/whitepaper?hsLang=en) Ready to dive a bit deeper? 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