How Low-Code/No-Code Platforms Are Powering Hyperautomation Across Enterprises

In the race to modernise operations, businesses are increasingly combining the power of low-code/no-code (LC/NC) platforms with hyperautomation—a strategic mix of visual development, robotic process automation, and artificial intelligence. The result? Faster application delivery, fewer development bottlenecks and automation of end-to-end workflows. If you’re an IT leader, a business stakeholder or a developer exploring optimisation, this convergence matters because it redefines who builds software, how quickly change happens and how enterprises compete.

Background & Context

The concept of hyperautomation—first coined by Gartner—refers to the orchestrated use of multiple automation technologies including AI, machine learning, RPA, BPM, integration platforms and low-code/no-code tools.

Meanwhile, the low-code/no-code market has been growing at a breakneck pace. Forecasts estimate the LC/NC market could reach US$187 billion by 2030. In 2023 alone, Gartner projected the global low-code development technologies market to hit US$26.9 billion, up nearly 20% from the previous year.

What’s driving this? Organisations face increasing pressure to digitise quickly, scale software development beyond traditional IT teams, reduce costs and enable business users to build solutions. The shortage of skilled developers and the need for agile responses have pushed LC/NC to the forefront.

Taken together: low-code/no-code is no longer a niche tool for rapid app prototyping—it’s evolving into a strategic enabler for hyperautomation across enterprises.

Expert Voices

“Organisations are increasingly turning to low-code development technologies to fulfil growing demands for speed, application delivery and highly customised automation workflows,” said Varsha Mehta, Senior Market Research Specialist at Gartner.

Another expert commentary notes: “Hyperautomation is an approach that combines automation technologies and development approaches, such as artificial intelligence, low-code/no-code development, and robotic process automation, to improve business processes.”

These voices underscore the real shift: it’s not just about building apps faster, but automating end-to-end workflows by leveraging democratised tools (low-code/no-code) alongside AI, RPA and process orchestration.

Market & Industry Comparisons

In the low-code/no-code arena, established players such as Microsoft Power Platform have been recognised as leaders—Microsoft was named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for enterprise LCAPs.

On the hyperautomation side, market research from Global Market Insights shows the global hyperautomation market was valued at US$46.4 billion in 2024 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 17% between 2025–2034.

Comparatively, companies leaning solely on traditional coding and manual workflows are at risk of slower delivery cycles and higher operational costs. The combination of LC/NC plus hyperautomation offers a faster, more scalable alternative.

Implications & Why It Matters

For enterprises: This means IT departments can shift from being pure code-factories to strategic enablers, providing governance, architecture and oversight while business users (“citizen developers”) build solutions using low-code/no-code tools.

For developers and LAMP-stack professionals: The rise of LC/NC doesn’t eliminate coding, but changes your role. You’ll increasingly focus on integration, platform governance, advanced customisation and automating the automators.

For businesses in India (and emerging markets): With large talent pools in PHP, Laravel, MySQL, and other full-stack skills, companies can transition from bespoke builds to using low-code platforms to augment speed and reduce maintenance burdens.

For competitive landscape: Organisations that can automate across systems, combine process, data and AI, and enable citizen development will gain a structural edge. Those lagging may face higher costs, slower agility and missed opportunities.

Security, governance and vendor-lock-in risks remain real: LC/NC platforms ease development, but without proper architecture and oversight, you may build ungoverned apps, create shadow IT and open security gaps.

What’s Next

Looking ahead, expect to see:

• Greater integration of generative AI into low-code/no-code platforms for automatic UI generation and workflow suggestions.
• More robust enterprise governance frameworks around LC/NC to ensure compliance and scalability.
• The rise of “automation factories” – centralised systems that orchestrate LC/NC-built apps, RPA bots, AI modules and process mining.
• In emerging markets like India, increased adoption of LC/NC plus hyperautomation by SMEs seeking rapid growth with constrained IT budgets.
• Vendors expanding their marketplaces, templates and connectors to support broader ecosystems.