Glossary

SharePoint Framework (SPFx)

SPFx is Microsoft's development model for extending modern SharePoint: a TypeScript and React toolchain that produces web parts and extensions running client-side, inside the page, with the signed-in user's own permissions.

It replaced the older add-in and full-trust models. Components built with it look native because they use the same design system and inherit the site theme, rather than rendering inside an embedded container.

The cost people underestimate is upkeep: Microsoft moves the framework. Gulp was retired from SPFx 1.22 in favour of Heft, and domain-isolated web parts were retired outright in April 2026. Every custom solution follows that calendar whether its owner has budget for it or not.

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SPFx without coding: what is actually possibleYou cannot write SPFx without code — but you almost never need to. What SPFx actually is, why people ask for it when they want something else, and the four no-code routes that deliver the same result on a SharePoint page.
Sharelio vs custom SPFx development: cost and timeline comparedA consultancy-built SPFx web part costs €3,000–8,000 and takes 6–12 weeks. Sharelio, the no-code AI builder for SharePoint web parts, is free to start and €300/month for unlimited components delivered in minutes. Honest comparison, including when custom development wins.
How long does it take to build a SharePoint web part?The coding is days; the project is 6–12 weeks. Where the calendar actually goes — specification, environments, security review, App Catalog deployment, UAT — and which of those steps disappear on a no-code route and which never do.

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