Convertigo is an open source, AI-driven low-code and no-code platform for building and running full-stack enterprise web, mobile, and PWA business applications, aimed at professional developers who program back-end microservice workflows and at non-technical citizen developers who assemble form-based apps.
What it is
Convertigo Community Edition is a full-stack low-code and no-code platform distributed by Convertigo SA and written in Java. It is composed of three parts: Convertigo Server, the back-end component that handles back-end connectors, micro-services execution, offline data device synchronization, and serving of WEB, Mobile and PWA apps; Convertigo Studio, an Eclipse-based IDE that runs on a Windows or macOS workstation and is used to program back-end micro-services workflows and to build WEB and Mobile app UIs in low code mode through the Mobile Builder; and Convertigo No Code Studio, a web-based No Code App Builder for form-based apps delivered as PWAs or Web applications. The platform is intended for cross-platform enterprise mobile and web development and for back-end as a service.
The concrete problem it solves is the assembly work that normally sits between an enterprise back end and its client apps. Instead of hand-writing connectors, microservice glue, offline synchronization handling, and separate web and mobile front ends, a team configures back-end workflows in Studio and generates app UIs through the Mobile Builder or, for simpler form-based cases, through the No Code Studio. That replaces bespoke full-stack application scaffolding with a configured platform, and it moves the back-end integration and content-serving layer into a single server process.
Key capabilities
- Convertigo Server runs directly as a container from DockerHub, as a HELM chart published on ArtifactHub, or as a Tomcat WAR file downloaded from the latest GitHub release.
- Convertigo Studio is an Eclipse-based IDE for Windows and macOS that programs back-end micro-services workflows and exposes the Mobile Builder for low-code WEB and Mobile app UI creation.
- Convertigo No Code Studio is a Web-based builder that targets non-technical developers, called Citizen Developpers in the README, and produces form-based apps as PWAs or Web applications.
- The server performs offline data device synchronization in addition to serving WEB, Mobile and PWA apps.
- The server executes back-end connectors and micro-services, which is the integration layer for existing enterprise systems.
- AI assistance runs through the platform, documented through the Convertigo AI Knowledge center at convertigo.com/ai.
- Cross-platform mobile and web output is built on the Angular and Ionic Framework stack, as reflected in the repository topic list.
Who uses it and how
- Non-technical business users build form-based PWAs and Web applications in the browser through Convertigo No Code Studio, without installing an IDE.
- Professional developers install Convertigo Studio on a Windows or macOS workstation to author back-end micro-services workflows and to drive the Mobile Builder.
- Operations teams deploy Convertigo Server to Kubernetes through the HELM chart, or run it as a Docker container where Kubernetes is not in use.
- Teams building enterprise mobile apps that must keep working offline rely on the server's offline data device synchronization.
- The README states the platform is currently used by more than 150K developers worldwide building enterprise-class web and mobile apps.
Getting started
Pull the Convertigo Server container from DockerHub, deploy the published HELM chart, or download the Tomcat WAR from the latest GitHub release. Convertigo Studio is downloaded separately from GitHub releases, and the No Code Studio is reached through the browser.
How it compares
The provided facts name no comparable low-code or no-code tools in this registry, so Convertigo stands alone here on that axis. No list of paid products it replaces was supplied, so no licence, hosting, or cost comparison against commercial alternatives can be made from these facts alone.
When to use it — and when not to
A self-hoster must operate Convertigo Server itself, whether as a Tomcat WAR, a Docker container, or a Kubernetes HELM release, and Studio users need an Eclipse-based workstation on Windows or macOS, so there is no hosted option described in the facts. The licence metadata for the repository is listed as NOASSERTION, while the README states the Community Edition is AGPL based; anyone planning commercial use should confirm the actual terms before committing. The repository also shows 43 open issues, and teams that want a pure SaaS no-code product with no Java or Tomcat footprint should look elsewhere.