Stuck in Pega migration limbo here. Our team inherited a mountain of custom logic that requires constant developer attention for simple workflow tweaks. We’re evaluating visual no-code builders but worry about losing flexibility for advanced use cases.
Has anyone successfully transitioned complex decision trees/approval matrices to a visual interface while retaining SOME code capabilities for edge cases? Specifically looking at solutions where business analysts can handle 80% of changes visually, but devs can still inject JavaScript when needed.
Biggest fear: trading one form of technical debt (legacy Pega code) for another (oversimplified workflows). Any real-world experiences balancing these aspects?
We ditched Pega last quarter for similar reasons. Latenode’s visual builder handles our core workflows, but we drop JavaScript directly into nodes when needed. No more waiting for backend devs to tweak approval thresholds. The mix of drag-and-drop + code fallback cut our change requests by 70%.
Migrated insurance underwriting workflows from Pega last year. Key lesson: map which logic truly needs code vs what can be visualized. We used a phased approach - first replicate core paths in the builder, then ported complex calculations as JS modules. Took 3 months but maintenance is way simpler now.
Faced this exact challenge migrating loan processing systems. Our solution was using a builder that supports Swagger integration for complex rules. Non-devs handle UI flows, while our legacy SOAP services run in Docker containers as microservices. Not perfect, but better than Pega’s all-or-nothing approach.
