Find your platform shortlist.
Nine answers. Five platforms. A clearer place to start.
Betty Blocks
A weighted shortlist, not a universal winner. Start by testing your hardest requirement.
- 01
Betty Blocks
100 fitA governed route for business teams working with IT.
Where it may not fit
Your developers want to hand-write every line of code from day one.
Read the comparison → - 02
Power Apps
100 fitA practical shortlist candidate in a Microsoft estate.
- 03
Lovable
81 fitA fast starting point with a conventional code handover.
Where it may not fit
You expect platform-managed enterprise controls by default.
Read the comparison → - 04
Mendix
78 fitA structured environment for a mixed development team.
- 05
OutSystems
75 fitA route for complex applications owned by a delivery team.
Keep the reasoning, not just the number.
Assumptions and sources Checked 2026-10-14
Design sample, not a vendor quote. All prices, weights and questions come from the shared model. USD is the base currency; EUR uses an illustrative rate of 0.92. Totals are rounded to whole currency units. Prices exclude tax.
- Build rates
- Agency $85,000 · AI coding $42,000 · platform $28,000
- Recurring costs
- Flat platform $1,800/month. Annual seat discount 15%. See the result table for each seat and overage rate.
- Questionnaire scoring
- Yes 100 · unsure 40 · no 0. Equal question weights; unknowns never count as evidence.
- Model provenance
- App Build Index illustrative research model · 2026-10-14. Read the method →
Your full-report detail Answers & next steps
- Who will build the application?
- business
- What are you building?
- workflow
- Do you have existing apps to bring over?
- none
- Which systems must it connect to?
- m365
- How many people will use it?
- 200
- Where must it run?
- eu
- How should AI costs work?
- flat
- What must you take with you?
- logic
- Which controls are essential?
- sso, audit, env
Questions for your next conversation
- Which assumptions change when you quote our exact use case?
- Can you demonstrate the required controls and a complete export?
- Who owns support, recovery and the transition at contract end?
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Sources & assumptions
- App Build Index sample research model, 14 October 2026. Prices and scores illustrate the interface and are not verified vendor offers.
- European Commission · AI Act framework. Reviewed 14 October 2026. Apply the rules to your exact use case with qualified advice.