Today, many online stores organize delivery independently, relying on multiple transportation companies. The choice of carrier depends on various factors: the route, the nature of the cargo, the size of the country or delivery region, and customer preferences. Major logistics operators, receiving large and complex orders, often use combined transportation methods—such as sea plus road transport, or rail combined with trucking. This approach requires entering numerous partnership agreements and constant monitoring of each stage in the logistics chain.
When implementing such multi-stage schemes, companies inevitably face the need to integrate multiple heterogeneous services and systems. Each integration is technically complex, requiring not only a deep understanding of API documentation but also continuous monitoring of changes and updates from carriers. Even minor changes in API procedures can disrupt already configured processes, forcing developers to repeatedly return to revising the code.
As a result, operational costs increase, and delivery responsiveness decreases, directly impacting customer satisfaction and business competitiveness.
Why Logistics is Shifting to Low-Code: Tangible Benefits Backed by Numbers
The complexity of logistics chains and the constant need to swiftly adapt processes to customer demands pose significant challenges to companies aiming for rapid and efficient implementation of new integrations. Under these conditions, traditional methods requiring custom code development and constant technical adjustments become excessively slow and inflexible. Low-Code technologies, offering rapid adaptability and quick implementation of changes, prove to be significantly more effective.
According to analytical firm PS Market Research, the global Low-Code technology market reached $24.8 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow to $167 billion by 2030, demonstrating an average annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31.4%.
Why is Low-Code particularly in demand in logistics? Primarily because of the radical reduction in the time required to deploy new solutions. According to a report by ToolJet, Low-Code platforms can reduce integration development time by 50% to 90%. This gives companies the ability to instantly respond to market changes and promptly satisfy customer requirements without delays.
Moreover, 84% of companies surveyed by Kissflow and Hostinger confirmed that using Low-Code solutions significantly reduces the workload on IT departments, allowing specialists to concentrate on more critical and complex tasks. In the highly competitive logistics sector, such flexibility and rapid adaptability become a decisive advantage.
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Grand View Research reports the Low-Code market growth from $41 billion to $388.6 billion by 2030 (CAGR of 37.9%).
Reports from Kissflow and Hostinger confirm that Low-Code reduces development time by up to 90%, and 84% of companies note a reduction in IT department workloads.
How This Is Implemented in OneEntry
To fully unleash the potential of the Low-Code approach in logistics, OneEntry offers a ready-to-use and intuitive tool specifically designed to address the challenges companies face when organizing multi-step integrations with various courier and transportation services.
The platform seamlessly combines the benefits of the Low-Code methodology, providing developers and business users with highly flexible tools without requiring deep immersion into the details of each individual API. Thanks to its visual integration editor, OneEntry enables users to create, adapt, and deploy even complex scenarios without writing or maintaining extensive code.
Key capabilities of the tool include:
Pre-built integration nodes – ready-to-use modules that require no coding and enable rapid assembly of basic interaction scenarios with APIs of any courier services.
Flexible JavaScript customization – the capability to integrate custom scripts and logic for situations requiring non-standard data processing or specific interaction conditions.
Drag-and-drop editor – an intuitive interface allowing you to assemble integrations visually, step by step, providing complete control over the process. This eliminates the need for additional plugins, libraries, or external tools.
Complete operational transparency – built-in monitoring and logging tools enable real-time tracking of integration workflows, quick responses to any changes, and minimization of risks and disruptions.
As a result, developers and analysts can resolve current tasks and implement changes much faster, without diverting IT resources toward constant updates and complex code maintenance.
A Practical Example: FedEx Integration
To clearly illustrate the simplicity and effectiveness of the OneEntry platform, let’s examine a real-life integration scenario with one of the world’s most popular courier services—FedEx. Imagine we have a task to quickly and cost-effectively set up integration for regular shipments and order tracking.
The integration setup process is intuitive and built step-by-step through the platform’s visual interface:
1. Creating a Project and Data Models
Initially, we create a project defining two essential entities: shipment and tracking. This clearly structures all information regarding orders and their statuses.
2. Configuring Automatic FedEx Authentication
Next, we add a visual HTTP node that automatically executes a request and obtains an OAuth access token for interacting with the FedEx API. Due to the pre-configured node, this procedure takes literally a few minutes.
3. Creating and Sending an Order via FedEx
The obtained token is then used to automatically create an order directly in the FedEx system. No additional programming is required here. The entire logic is embedded within the ready-made node, leaving only the necessary parameters to be specified.
4. Automatic Tracking and Status Updates
Once the order is submitted, built-in status nodes automatically retrieve and record all delivery updates within the system. Every event, including warehouse dispatch, arrival at intermediate locations, and final delivery to the customer, is immediately reflected in the OneEntry interface and becomes available for real-time monitoring.
This approach not only minimizes development time but also makes the process so straightforward and transparent that even developers with minimal experience can easily understand all configuration details and specifics.
What Benefits Does This Approach Provide?
Using the OneEntry platform for courier service integrations opens opportunities for businesses that traditional development approaches cannot match. Primarily, these advantages include significantly reduced implementation time and increased process reliability. Let's examine in more detail the specific benefits teams gain when choosing this visual approach:
Rapid Deployment
Instead of spending several days or even weeks studying API documentation and manually coding integrations, you can deploy a ready-to-use FedEx integration within 2–6 hours. This doesn't merely speed up the process; it genuinely allows businesses to quickly adapt to market changes and customer demands.
Error Minimization
Every integration step within OneEntry is automated and visually controlled. This eliminates the human errors typically associated with manual data entry and processing. As a result, the number of errors is significantly reduced, and operational stability is enhanced.
Self-Sufficiency and Independence from Third-Party Solutions
OneEntry is a fully self-contained platform that does not require additional plugins, modules, or external libraries. This greatly simplifies the technical maintenance process, minimizes support and update costs, and ensures the stability of the entire system.
Ease of Use and Low Entry Threshold
With its visual editor and straightforward interface, OneEntry enables even professionals without extensive backend development experience to easily set up and launch complete integrations. This frees up IT resources, allowing business users to independently implement operational tasks.
📌 According to a Quixy study, the use of low-code technologies can reduce development costs by up to 40% and accelerate the time-to-market for new products by approximately 25%. This clearly demonstrates how effective this approach can be in today's business environment.
Comparison with Traditional Approaches
When choosing how to implement integrations with APIs of various courier services, companies traditionally rely on custom development and manual coding. Although this approach is familiar, it inevitably involves several challenges:
- The need to thoroughly study the documentation for each API, which requires significant time investments and qualified developers.
- High risk of errors, arising from manual process management, as well as frequent disruptions caused by changes in third-party APIs.
- Regular resource expenditures on supporting, testing, and updating existing integrations.
In contrast, the OneEntry platform provides a fundamentally different approach, significantly simplifying tasks and minimizing associated risks:
- Pre-built scenarios and automated nodes enable rapid configuration of typical integrations without extensive immersion into API documentation.
- Automatic updating of keys and access tokens eliminates the need for continuous monitoring of changes from courier services, ensuring uninterrupted integration performance.
- Complete autonomy of the platform: You do not need to install or maintain third-party plugins, libraries, or additional solutions. Everything required for operation is already included in the core functionality.
Compared to other popular low-code platforms (such as Zoho Creator or Splice), OneEntry’s critical advantage is precisely its independence from external solutions and the absence of additional technical support requirements for third-party modules. This ensures maximum stability and simplifies the long-term maintenance of established integrations.
Who Should Use OneEntry and When?
The OneEntry platform is specifically designed to address the needs and challenges of teams that value their time and aim to quickly and effectively adapt business processes without incurring excessive technical costs.
It is particularly suitable for small to medium-sized businesses and startups that prioritize responsiveness and need to swiftly implement changes in logistics integrations. Such companies typically have limited IT resources and require solutions that enable them to build reliable and stable processes without significant investments.
Moreover, OneEntry is an indispensable tool for business analysts and project managers who wish to independently manage integrations and logistics without having to consult technical specialists for every minor adjustment. The platform provides visual tracking and configuration capabilities for integration processes, ensuring ease of use and transparent management.
Conclusion and Recommendations
Adopting a Low-Code approach is particularly beneficial for companies that need to respond rapidly to changes, minimize costs, and accelerate the launch of new integrations.
You can explore the OneEntry platform right now by using the Free plan. Activating this plan does not require payment details, and it allows you to build a fully functional project and thoroughly explore how the platform works from the inside.
All integrations with external services, including the built-in ready-to-use FedEx module, are available starting from the Launch license. Using the FedEx integration as an example, you can similarly set up any other integrations that meet the specific needs and tasks of your business. OneEntry enables the implementation of complex scenarios with minimal effort and without requiring deep technical expertise.
Before moving to the Launch license or higher, you can review our documentation and watch overview videos of the platform on our YouTube channel. This will give you a complete understanding of the capabilities and advantages of OneEntry in the context of logistics and integrations, allowing you to confidently use it for automating delivery processes and interacting with external services.
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