The Democratization of Development
Tools like Bubble, Webflow, and Retool are powerful. But can you build a scalable, million-dollar SaaS on them? The answer is nuanced.
The MVP Use Case
For reaching Product-Market Fit, No-Code is unbeatable. You can launch in weeks, not months, for a fraction of the cost. US investors are increasingly comfortable funding startups that launched on No-Code to prove traction.
The Scaling Wall
Eventually, you hit limits. Performance issues, lack of custom logic flexibility, or vendor lock-in becomes a risk. Most successful SaaS startups eventually migrate to a custom code stack (React/Node/Python) once they hit meaningful scale.
The Internal Tools Superpower
Where No-Code shines *permanently* is internal tools. Using Retool to build a customer support dashboard or an admin panel frees up your expensive engineers to work on the core product.
Verdict
Use No-Code to start. Use Custom Code to scale. Don’t let tech pride stop you from validating your business.
