Nimbl is a modern accounting firm that manages large volumes of client information, financial data records, internal employee operations and employee workflows. As the company grew, it needed internal applications that could centralize business data while remaining accessible to employees across the organization.
Initially, Nimbl built its internal client management platform using Microsoft Power Apps while relying on a separate SaaS product for employee check-ins and HR workflows. Although functional, this created unnecessary licensing costs and made it difficult to scale application access as the organization expanded.
The team began searching for a low-code platform that could connect directly with their existing SQL database, support unlimited internal users, and simplify application development without requiring extensive front-end engineering.
After evaluating multiple low-code platforms, Nimbl discovered ToolJet through AI-powered research and migrated its internal applications to a single platform.
As Nimbl expanded, its existing internal tools struggled to keep pace with the company's growth. Licensing constraints, disconnected systems, and lengthy development cycles made it difficult to deliver applications that could scale across the organization.
- Licensing Bottleneck: Microsoft Power Apps became increasingly difficult to scale. Every additional user required additional licensing, making company-wide adoption expensive despite only one developer maintaining the applications at that time.
- Fragmented Operations Problem: The organization also relied on separate systems for operational workflows and employee management, resulting in disconnected experiences and additional administrative overhead.
- Development Speed Challenge: Building and maintaining applications required significant development effort, with every interface needing to be created manually from scratch, slowing feature delivery and delaying production rollouts.
- Database Accessibility Gap: Nimbl wanted a platform that could connect directly to its existing SQL database, accelerate application development, and allow every employee to access internal tools without worrying about per-user licensing limitations.
Nimbl adopted ToolJet to replace Power Apps and standalone HR software with a unified internal application platform. Instead of relying on multiple systems and expensive licensing, the team was able to build and maintain applications that now support both operational data management and employee workflows.
- Replacing Power Apps with a Scalable Internal Platform: ToolJet eliminated the licensing limitations that prevented Nimbl from rolling out applications across the company. With ToolJet, every employee could securely access internal applications without increasing software costs.
- Accelerating Internal App Development: Using ToolJet's drag-and-drop UI builder and low-code query builder, the team rapidly developed internal applications that connect directly to their SQL database, enabling employees to manage client information, payment records, permissions, pricing updates, and employee check-ins from centralized dashboards.
- Connecting Existing Business Data: Rather than migrating systems, ToolJet sat directly on top of Nimbl's SQL database. Teams could manage client records, payments, permissions, pricing updates, and cross-system identifiers from a single interface while keeping their existing infrastructure intact.
- Modernizing Internal HR Processes: ToolJet replaced disconnected HR workflows with a centralized employee check-in application. Managers now review employee feedback, company-wide surveys, and weekly check-ins from a single dashboard instead of relying on separate tools.
ToolJet enabled Nimbl to modernize its internal operations while significantly reducing development effort.
- Built and deployed two business-critical internal applications on a single platform.
- Reduced application development time by 70% compared to Microsoft Power Apps.
- Eliminated Power Apps licensing limitations through unlimited end-user access.
- Consolidated operational and employee workflows into centralized applications.
- Reduced ongoing maintenance effort while improving scalability for future internal applications.
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