Origami

Origami is a no-code platform for building information management systems rather than only workflows. Its pages describe a drag-and-drop editor for the data, the automation and the screens, aimed at business and operations teams and at enterprises that want to build their own CRM, HR, project, quality or compliance system instead of buying a fixed product. The company says "Origami started as a development company, helping companies improve their efficiency and effectiveness through the use of technology." The contact address on the site is in Kfar Saba.

What you build and how

The core idea is that you build the system yourself on the platform. One of the company's articles puts it directly: you don't purchase ready-made software from Origami, you build it yourself, and you can either use the whole platform or build only what you need and pay accordingly. Its no-code page lists the pillars in plain terms: "Create and customize workflows, dashboards, and databases using an easy-to-use visual editor."

Data. Origami organizes data in entities, the record types you define, on what the homepage calls a "fully relational data model." The no-code page says you "Define custom entities, link data across different records, and set role-based permissions", and the homepage says you can add new entities in minutes with no code. An article on AI shows the shape of it: tasks live in an entity and are linked to a project record through instance relations, so a task knows its project. The same article mentions custom views such as Kanban for projects and maps for logistics, and a project management article lists Table, Kanban, Gantt, Calendar and Map views.

Automation. The no-code page names "End-to-End Automation" and describes it as automating tasks, triggering workflows and setting up "dynamic approvals". The homepage describes smart automation "from Simple Approvals to Complex Multi-Step Logic." The AI article explains the model: you define triggers (a new lead added), conditions (priority is high) and actions (send an SMS to the sales manager). Its worked example is a workflow that spots a missed deadline, updates the status and notifies the team, with the change tracked in Origami's audit log.

AI. The homepage lists concrete AI features under "AI-Powered Automation." SensAI lets you chat with your system to ask questions and pull context from different entities and records. AI in workflows triggers a model on a field update and saves the output back to Origami, and the returned results can drive routing, approvals, tasks and alerts. The homepage also names "MCP + AI integrations" to connect Origami with AI tools and models in a controlled way. The AI article adds ChatGPT integration for populating fields or prioritizing tasks inside the same structured environment.

Screens and reporting. Dashboards are "fully configurable", and the page lists "Advanced Reporting & Analytics" for generating reports and visualizing key insights. The homepage pitches BI and reporting "Without Extra BI Tools", with real-time dashboards that sync metrics across modules. Widgets are permission-aware, so each user sees only the data they are allowed to see.

Calendar View. The no-code page explains that the Calendar View is linked to an entity, so it can store and display any scheduling-related information. It reads from event configuration fields that appear when you enable the view: start and end time, an all-day toggle, recurring event options and event colors. "Each event is stored as a record within the designated entity." Around the calendar you can add forms and documents for registration, web forms for external scheduling, workflows for event management, and reports and widgets.

Forms. This is the membership for readers coming from the forms category. The homepage says "Origami Web Forms offer a powerful, no-code solution to build and share customized forms that feed directly into your system’s workflows." They are "publicly accessible forms designed to collect information from users outside the system, without requiring login access". Each form is based on an entity and tied to a specific view, so the data is captured and structured automatically. Administrators choose the fields, configure validations and publish each form at a secure, shareable URL. The examples given are service requests, applications, feedback and incident reports. The homepage also lists e-documents and e-signatures for paperless contracts, forms and approvals.

Permissions. The Smart Permissions article describes the most detailed part of the product. Users belong to user groups defined under User Management, and a user can administer a group. Permission levels start at the entity: Full Permission, View Only, Edit and View, and Full Permission to Owner Instance (users can create, delete and edit only their own records). Team permissions limit users to records where they appear in assigned user fields. Field-level permissions inherit from the group but can be customized, conditional permissions can depend on the value of a choice field, and reports and exports follow the user's permissions. API access authenticates with a username and an API secret key and is bounded by that user's permissions.

Languages. The homepage lists multi-language support, and an article names the default languages: English, Hebrew, Spanish, French, Dutch, Mandarin, Arabic, Portuguese, German, Russian, Japanese, Italian, Hindi, Bengali, Korean, Turkish and Vietnamese. You can export the interface texts, translate them externally and import them back, and the layout switches between right-to-left and left-to-right for languages such as Arabic and Hebrew.

Integrations and communication. The company says its API-based interface allows integrating "with anything and to anything", and its no-code page lists connections to external APIs, databases and third-party services. The homepage adds omnichannel communication across email, chat and phone, and the AI article describes external API support pulling live data, such as stock levels, into records.

Solutions. The navigation groups the product into CRM ("AI-driven pipelines and fully automated follow-ups"), HR (onboarding, benefits and compliance), Professional Services (delivering and billing services), Project Management and Compliance Solutions. For compliance, the page promises "built-in controls, audit trails and dynamic workflows". Company articles also describe an eQMS for quality management with granular per-record permissions, and ERP systems built on the platform.

Plans, claims and customers

The site publishes no prices. An article says "We have highly affordable plans for you to choose from", the homepage says "Modular licensing means you pay only for need", and the navigation has a Pricing page and a Request a Demo form.

On security, the no-code page names "Enterprise-Grade Security" and says it ensures "compliance with data governance policies while maintaining control over user access". Audit trails, field-level permissions and API keys tied to active users are the concrete controls described.

The homepage carries client testimonials. One, from a company in medical diagnostics and MRI testing, describes using Origami's form-management system across HR, from new-hire onboarding and offboarding to employee incentives and compliance tracking. Another, from a community organization, says the team "built a multi-layered database for us that encompasses educational frameworks, families, and wide-ranging community activities." Several mention hands-on help from the Origami team during implementation. Release notes on the site track versions up to 6.1.9.

Support is a contact form, a Talk to an expert button, a Request a Demo form and a Developers link in the navigation.

Who it suits and who it does not

Origami suits a business or operations team that wants to model its own process, with linked records, approvals, permissions and reports, instead of adopting a fixed product. The solution pages point to CRM, HR onboarding, project tracking, billing for professional services and compliance tracking. An organization collecting requests from outsiders gets public web forms that write straight into the same data without a login, and a multilingual organization gets a long list of default interface languages with right-to-left support.

The audit-log and granular-permission emphasis also suits teams that must show who changed what and who could see it.

The caveats are about evaluation. Pricing is not published, so a buyer starts with a demo request, and several testimonials describe building with hands-on help from the Origami team rather than entirely alone. The product is pitched to business users through a visual editor, so a developer who wants to write a lot of custom code will find the API the main extension point.