Platforms enable developers to create and manage AI agents through code, configuration and metadata, offering flexibility and control for implementing complex logic and integrations. Many of the tools provide low-code, programmatic, or natural language development experiences. This category includes both low-code and pro-code offerings
Gartner defines business orchestration and automation technologies (BOAT) as a consolidated software platform that delivers enterprise process automation by enabling capabilities including orchestration of business processes, enterprise connectivity, low code development and agentic automation. A BOAT platform includes a cross section of certain capabilities from different markets such as business process automation (BPA), low-code application platforms (LCAP), integration platform as a service (iPaaS), intelligent document processing (IDP), robotic process automation (RPA), collaborative workflow management and document management. However, this list is not necessarily all-encompassing.