{"id":21761,"date":"2019-08-20T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?post_type=sf_press_release&#038;p=21761"},"modified":"2020-09-18T00:35:45","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T00:35:45","slug":"salesforce-positioned-by-gartner-as-a-leader-in-the-magic-quadrant-for-enterprise-low-code-application-platforms","status":"publish","type":"sf_press_release","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/press-releases\/2019\/08\/20\/salesforce-positioned-by-gartner-as-a-leader-in-the-magic-quadrant-for-enterprise-low-code-application-platforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Salesforce Positioned by Gartner as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute<\/i><\/p> <p><b>SAN FRANCISCO\u2014August 20, 2019\u2014<\/b>Salesforce [NYSE: CRM], the global leader in CRM, today announced that Salesforce has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. as a Leader in its 2019 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms. <\/p> <p>&quot;Today\u2019s leading CIOs not only keep up with business needs, but see around corners to leverage new technologies as engines for growth,\u201d said Sarah Franklin, EVP and GM of Platform, Salesforce. \u201cWith the majority of IT leaders ready to supercharge productivity using low-code, Salesforce is proud to offer trailblazing CIOs the industry\u2019s leading point-and-click app dev tools while leveraging Trailhead, our free online learning platform, to skill up employees so they&#8217;re ready to harness those tools.\u201d <br \/> <\/p> <p>According to Gartner, \u201cA low-code application platform (LCAP) is an application platform that supports rapid application development, one-step deployment, execution and management using declarative, high-level programming abstractions, such as model-driven and metadata-based programming languages. They support the development of user interfaces, business logic and data services, and improve productivity at the expense of portability across vendors, as compared with conventional application platforms.\u201d <\/p> <p><b>Salesforce Lightning Platform<\/b><\/p> <p>The Lightning Platform is the world\u2019s most trusted cloud platform for building enterprise apps\u2014powering Salesforce\u2019s own CRM apps, more than 5,000 partner solutions and more than 7 million custom apps built by customers. Salesforce Lightning comprises an intuitive user experience, a component-based programming model for building custom experiences, and an ecosystem of apps and components available on the AppExchange. With Lightning, everyone is more productive\u2014end users when they work, admins when they customize and developers when they build. For more information visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/products\/platform\/overview\/\">https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/products\/platform\/overview\/<\/a><\/p> <p><b>Additional Information<\/b><\/p> <ul> <li>A complimentary copy of the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms is available for download here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/form\/platform\/gartner-lcap-report\">https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/form\/platform\/gartner-lcap-report<\/a><\/li> <li>Read the blog post: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/gartner-lcap.html\">https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/gartner-lcap.html<\/a><\/li> <\/ul> <ul> <li>Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/salesforce\">@salesforce<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/salesforceforit\">@salesforceforIT<\/a> on Twitter<\/li> <li>Like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/salesforcedevs\">@salesforcedevs<\/a> on Facebook<\/li> <\/ul> <p>Gartner, \u201cMagic Quadrant for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/analyst\/55026\">Paul Vincent<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/analyst\/12250\">Kimihiko Iijima<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/analyst\/12522\">Mark Driver<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/analyst\/48330\">Jason Wong<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/analyst\/7256\">Yefim Natis<\/a>, 8 August 2019.<\/p> <p><b>Gartner Disclaimer<\/b><\/p> <p>Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner&#8217;s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. 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