u/ExplanationFlashy501

I’ve been trying out a few no-code and low-code tools for building simple agent/workflow setups and wanted to compare notes with others here.

The main ones I’ve looked at so far are:

• SimplAI
• n8n / Make / Zapier
• CrewAI / Langflow (more low-code side)

At a high level, they all seem to approach the problem differently.

Tools like n8n, Make, and Zapier are pretty straightforward for basic automation flows and integrations. They’re easy to set up, but start to feel limited when workflows get more complex or require more reasoning steps.

The more agent-focused or low-code tools feel more flexible in terms of logic and structure, but they also seem to require more technical setup than I initially expected.

Right now I’m mostly trying to understand where these tools actually fit in real-world use cases versus just experimentation.

Would be interested to hear what others are actually using and whether any of these have worked well beyond small prototypes.

We’re backing up roughly 900TB on prem right now. Environment is a bit of everything: vSphere VMs, SQL and Oracle, some physical servers, AD, and NAS. We’re on Rubrik at the moment, but the cost is getting harder to justify, so I’ve been looking at what else is out there.

One complication is that we probably won’t be on VMware forever. OpenShift is looking like the more likely direction, so I don’t really want to move to another backup platform that works well for VMware today but leaves us stuck again in a few years. Main requirements are reliable recovery for VMs and databases, physical server support, NAS, and ideally decent support for OpenShift/container workloads as that side grows.

Anyone here managing a similar-sized mixed environment? What did you end up using, and what has the day-to-day experience been like after the migration?

I’m looking for no-code or low-code platforms that make it easy to build simple AI-powered apps using APIs like OpenAI. Ideally something that already includes the basics like a frontend, backend, and simple database setup so I don’t have to stitch everything together manually.

The goal is pretty straightforward, just small internal tools or lightweight apps that can handle API calls and store basic results without building a full stack from scratch.

What tools are you guys using for this kind of setup?