Livebase

Livebase is a low-code development platform designed to streamline the development process and improve analysis and design activities. According to the vendor, Livebase is primarily used by Business Analysts, Information Architects, and Database Designers to design, generate, deploy, and maintain headless backend components named Cloudlets, without the need for coding. Livebase is said to be suitable for small to large enterprises and caters to a wide range of professions and industries, including Business Analysis, Information Architecture, Database Design, Brewing industry, Environmental requalification monitoring, Government fund provision, Legacy ERP migration, and Public transportation.

Key Features

Improve Analysis & Design: The Livebase Designer is said to help capture requirements efficiently with integrated diagrams, allowing for accurate and faster requirement gathering. Customers can reportedly participate in real-time modeling sessions to understand the complexity of the application domain and validate requirements using generated prototypes, improving the accuracy of requirements validation. Livebase is claimed to track the size and complexity of an application model throughout its life-cycle, facilitating the measurement of analysis and design activities. It is also said to bridge the gap between analysts and developers, ensuring alignment and minimizing misunderstandings.

Shortcut Implementation & Test: According to the vendor, Cloudlets generated by Livebase minimize coding and testing efforts, saving time and reducing pitfalls. They are said to serve as a fully-functional basis for hand-coded extensions, promoting modular development and eliminating the need to code from scratch. Livebase is claimed to streamline the build and deployment process, allowing for quick rebuilding and redeployment of Cloudlets when the model changes. Cloudlet functionality is described as being represented by compact and readable diagrams based on the UML standard, reducing documentation needs. Additionally, Cloudlets' GraphQL API is said to offer frontend developers flexibility compared to traditional REST APIs.

Streamline Maintenance: The vendor asserts that Livebase models are easier to maintain and keep clean compared to cluttered source code, reducing maintenance costs. Rebuilding a Cloudlet is claimed to leverage the latest technologies supported by Livebase and incorporate improvements, thus avoiding technological obsolescence. Livebase is said to be capable of rebuilding Cloudlets to ensure full functionality after any upgrade of the hosting infrastructure, shielding from hosting upgrades.

Built with Livebase: According to the vendor, Livebase has been successfully used in various industries and professions. Examples include Birra del Borgo creating and extending its own vertical ERP with Livebase, INVITALIA monitoring environmental requalification of industrial areas, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage using Livebase to provide EU funds to UNESCO sites, the Italian Basketball Federation migrating to a distributed backend architecture, and Bus Center developing a vertical ERP for public transportation.

Platform Architecture: Livebase consists of various components such as the Dashboard, Designer, Library, Coder, Builder, Updater, Deployer, and Hosting Agent, providing a comprehensive platform for designing, generating, deploying, and managing Cloudlets.

Cloudlet Features: Cloudlets are headless server components generated by Livebase, offering advanced transactional data services via a GraphQL API. They can reportedly be extended with plugins in multiple programming languages and deployed as web applications or encapsulated as Docker containers.

Why Build on Cloudlets: According to the vendor, building on Cloudlets provides a structured and enriched view of data, enforces data access and manipulation constraints, and allows for the execution of custom logic. Cloudlets' GraphQL APIs are said to offer flexibility, formal schema definition, and a strong type system for streamlined integration.

Development Process: Livebase is claimed to empower developers to use their preferred tools and technologies while providing a solid foundation for service-oriented applications. Cloudlets are said to incorporate sophisticated data management algorithms, transaction validation rules, and role-based access control. Livebase is also said to support versioning, deployment in multiple environments, and integration with other application components.

Subscription Plans: Livebase offers different subscription plans, including Small, Standard, and Large, catering to varying needs and usage levels.