We performed a comparison between Appian and Mendix based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Rapid Application Development Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The application life cycle is very clear. I started learning it and giving some workshops to my team. Creating the users and the building is very structured. Documentation is nice and it's easy to learn."
"Appian's most valuable features are the quick time it takes to develop for the market. It's easy and faster than other BPM solutions."
"In terms of interface, it's very good. In terms of infrastructure, it's amazing and already using multiple tools behind the scenes. It's a low-code platform, so it's very easy to implement."
"The most valuable feature is business automation."
"The solution's most valuable features are the regular periodic and quarterly updates, they are very useful updates. They keep improving the solution more often, and that helps the platform or code always be up to date with the latest features."
"There is no need to worry about vulnerabilities in the system, because Appian built a secure system."
"Recently, we added Appian Process Mining, Appian Portals, and now Appian RPA."
"Appian's most valuable feature is that we can create end-to-end process workflows with minimum turnaround."
"We find it intuitive and easy to use."
"The pricing is very clear, with no hidden fees."
"I think that the workflow and automation features are quite good."
"What I like best about Mendix is that it's leading the way for low-code, no-code platforms compared to other solutions in the market."
"Mendix has made a great deal of effort to provide its developers a healthy, modern environment for developing. First of all, it adopts Agile methodology by creating a SCRUM-based app where you can handle your user stories. Next comes version control, which really allows multiple team members to collaborate quite easily. And last but not least, Mendix modeler, which is your IDE for developing Mendix apps."
"There are free online learning and certifications if a user would like to learn more and better understand the solution."
"The features that I have found most valuable with Mendix are its business process management and its minimal low code, both from an interface perspective and from a process perspective."
"Mendix code and coding logic are very visual. It looks like a flow chart rather than lines of code. Rapid development is what drew us to Mendix."
"It is difficult to set up the on-premise version."
"The documentation needs to be improved."
"The reporting is not as good as in similar products. They could also improve the dashboards."
"It is also not easy to learn. Training tutorials could be improved."
"My only request is that they decrease the license costs."
"Offline capabilities and responsive capabilities could be better. The mobility features of Appian platform are still evolving."
"The performance is pretty good, but the distortions need to be optimized in order for it to work well."
"The biggest areas of improvement would be in facilitating team development, DevOps, and integration with typical tools used in enterprise development (Jenkins, Subversion, etc.)"
"Feature-wise and in terms of technical aspects, Mendix is excellent, but its pricing is steep."
"There should be more integration with engineering applications and tighter integration for user authentication, such as single sign-on, etc. They have some of that. It just could be stronger."
"I struggle with solutions like Mendix in terms of creating enterprise solutions."
"There needs to be an increase in the number of the UI components."
"One thing I would like to improve is the support system offered by Mendix. It can sometimes take a while to get the help I need when I'm using Mendix."
"Mendix is great for internal applications but not so great for a public-facing interface. It lacks a proper directory structure for public use. The URL will not change from page to page unless a deep link is created for each page. That makes it difficult to bookmark pages in the browser to view later on."
"Mendix is slightly less scalable than I'd like."
"There is always a layer of custom code required."
Appian is ranked 6th in Rapid Application Development Software with 57 reviews while Mendix is ranked 5th in Rapid Application Development Software with 48 reviews. Appian is rated 8.4, while Mendix is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Appian writes "Low resource consumption, easy setup, and stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Mendix writes "Low-code, helpful support, and great native mobile capability". Appian is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, OutSystems, Camunda, ServiceNow and Salesforce Platform, whereas Mendix is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, OutSystems, Oracle Application Express (APEX), ServiceNow and Salesforce Platform. See our Appian vs. Mendix report.
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