Developing your application

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  • Updated February 1, 2024
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    Summary of Developing your application

    This guide provides users with the tools and options to build custom applications tailored to their organization’s needs using ServiceNow's various builders. It highlights no-code, low-code, and pro-code approaches to application development, enabling users to choose the right method based on their expertise and project requirements.

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    Key Features

    • Creator Studio: A no-code environment for creating request-fulfillment applications simply and efficiently.
    • App Engine Studio: A low-code option designed for faster application development, suitable for more complex workflows beyond simple requests.
    • ServiceNow Studio: A pro-code environment for developers needing advanced control over application deployment and source management.
    • Empowerment of Creators: Tools and templates that support rapid production of mission-critical applications.
    • Builder Library: A comprehensive resource that outlines various builders available, such as Decision Builder and UI Builder, each fulfilling specific application needs.

    Key Outcomes

    By leveraging these tools, ServiceNow customers can:

    • Build applications with varying levels of complexity to meet specific business needs.
    • Enhance collaboration between business and IT through governed low-code development.
    • Automate processes efficiently, demonstrating quick value through integrated solutions.
    • Create user-friendly, mobile-first experiences that engage users effectively.
    • Manage application development in a streamlined environment, ensuring quality and compliance.

    Build a custom application to meet the business needs of your organization. Choose a builder for the type of user experience or workflow that you want to create.

    Choosing the ServiceNow builder that’s right for you

    Creator Studio lets you build apps easily without needing to write code. However, it can only create apps where someone requests something and another person approves or rejects it. Like an office equipment request app - users fill out a form to ask for a keyboard, and someone approves or rejects their request.

    If you want to create an app that has nothing to do with making and fulfilling requests, App Engine Studio is your easiest, low-code option to create an app.

    Pro-coders who want to use the full power of the ServiceNow platform can use ServiceNow Studio in addition to Creator Studio and App Engine Studio.

    Build no-code applications with Creator Studio

    Create applications without coding
    Build request-fulfill applications in a simple environment, without using code, in Creator Studio.

    Build low-code applications with App Engine

    Build low-code apps quickly, with more creators and less complexity. Safely scale cross-enterprise experiences that users want.

    Empower creators
    Bring creator workflow apps to production quickly for mission-critical tasks. Design with guidance and templates that are all within a holistic low-code dev experience​.
    Scale low-code development
    Empower business and IT to collaborate, manage, and govern low-code app development.​  Set development guardrails, apply standards, and check for compliance, all in one place.
    Accelerate process automation
    Automate processes fast and show value quickly with native integration and low code. Scale your workflows from simple to complex, with consistency across the enterprise.​
    Engage your users
    Captivate users with a modern unified experience that’s easy to understand. Build mobile-first experiences using an intuitive, low-code designer.

    Build pro-code applications

    Build and deploy apps with fine-grained control. Debug code, manage source control, and publish your apps from a central hub.

    Build your apps faster
    Get all your work done in one place, accelerating the process from coding to deployment.
    Develop applications in source code
    Write code that defines application metadata in an integrated development environment.
    Manage your source
    Commit, branch, and merge to your Git repository with integrated source control.
    Work as a team
    Provide individual developer access to specific application resources for better collaboration.

    Builder library

    Each builder fulfills a specific need or produces a specific type of data, such as Decision Builder, UI Builder, and Workspace Builder. For a complete list of builders, see Builder Library.