Let’s get something straight: just because an app is “for work” doesn’t mean it should look—or feel—like work.
We’ve all been there. You open up a business app and within seconds you're clicking, guessing, backtracking, maybe even silently screaming. The UI is clunky. The workflows feel like they were designed by someone who’s never actually used the app. And everything about it screams function over experience—as if we’re supposed to be grateful the thing works at all.
But here’s my take: enterprise apps deserve better UX than most consumer apps. Not equal. Not “good enough.” Better.
This might be news to some people building enterprise software, but the folks using it? They’re people. And just like any other app user, they care about speed, clarity, and not wanting to throw their laptop out a window.
Business users have jobs to do—real, high-stakes, time-sensitive work. Bad UX in a photo-sharing app is annoying. Bad UX in a payroll, logistics, or compliance system? That’s costly. And frustrating. And potentially dangerous.
Good UX in enterprise apps isn’t just a “nice to have.” It reduces errors. It accelerates onboarding. It improves accuracy. It literally saves money. And yet, enterprise software has gotten away with being ugly and clunky for way too long.
There’s this outdated belief that good design is a luxury—something you save for shiny consumer apps. The thinking goes: if an enterprise app gets the job done, the interface doesn’t matter.
That’s nonsense.
The truth is, enterprise users now expect the same level of polish they get from the apps on their phones. They've seen what great UX looks like—and they want it everywhere. And frankly, they should. There's no excuse anymore. Not when we have the tools to make intuitive, powerful interfaces faster than ever before.
This is exactly why we built Bellini—Lonti’s low-code, API-powered app builder.
Bellini gives developers the power to build enterprise-grade apps with modern, intuitive UIs—without compromising functionality or flexibility. You’re not locked into a cookie-cutter design system. You can create beautiful, fast, responsive UIs and still go deep with custom components, logic, and integrations.
Want to build a dashboard that feels like a product your team would actually want to use? You can do it. Need to hook into dozens of APIs and still keep the interface clean and user-friendly? Bellini makes it doable.
It’s drag-and-drop where you want it, code when you need it. You get the speed of low-code without giving up control. And the best part? You can finally stop shipping apps that look like internal tools and start building apps your team loves to use.
I get it—there used to be trade-offs. If you wanted great UX, you needed a design team, a frontend dev, a few months, and a lot of caffeine. But today, tools like Bellini flatten that curve. They let developers focus on experience and execution—without the typical low-code limitations.
So here’s my challenge: stop treating business apps like second-class citizens. Give them the UX love they deserve. Build for clarity, speed, and joy. Because when enterprise users win, so does the business.
Let’s raise the bar—for all of us.
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