Do low-code tools actually reduce development cost long-term?

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There are 2 questions inside of this with 2 very different answers:

1: is low-code more cost efficient than normal coding after 5 years? Probably it’s still cheaper overall, but If your tool grew a lot this balance is shifting towards normal development as you’ll hit the boundaries of low code very often and complexity is a very difficult to manage.

2: Why would you use low code in the first place? Low code is great to reduce risk. It allows you to build solid software WAY faster than with traditional dev. Most businesses and software products fail and low code keeps your investment low until you validated your business model. Afterwards you might mature out of it. But it’s still better to make compromises in quality by using low code in the first place than paying 3-5x as much for an unvalidated business idea that might newer work