We performed a comparison between Google App Engine and Mendix based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Oracle and others in PaaS Clouds."Google App Engine's most valuable feature is self-management. You do not have to manage the infrastructure underneath where all the functions are happening, such as load balancing deployment and version management, they are managed by the system itself."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward, considering that there is good documentation explaining the implementation part of it."
"It is simple to use. It is much simpler than AWS. It is also very powerful."
"The WhatApp feature is the most valuable."
"The product's setup and deployment phases are easy."
"The solution is serverless, so we don't have to operate it."
"Its ability to integrate with most devices helps users who have different or old devices."
"Seurity features - unauthorized individuals are unable to access certain applications."
"The user experience is great."
"It is low code, where the developers can still develop in Java. That to us is very appealing."
"I think that the workflow and automation features are quite good."
"It is a brilliant solution."
"You can scale the solution."
"The most valuable features of the product are its ease of use and speed. My friend and I find it helpful as a team of just two developers."
"The pricing is very clear, with no hidden fees."
"The integrated security saves a lot of time, especially when it comes to setting up user-roles and security. Also, database updates work automatically. There is no need to write queries to update the database, once you make an update."
"I would like a simpler deployment tool on laptops. It is a bit complicated at the moment. We know how to do it, but it could be easier to deploy it on laptops."
"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Difficult to assess how pricing is managed."
"The support for the Indian region is not as good as compared to the support that is offered to the regions in Europe."
"The documentation and community are lacking for this product."
"Data consumption of the device could be improved."
"I am limited to sending a photo to five people. I want to be able to send a photo to many people, not just five."
"Some features of runtime don't work well in App Engine."
"You need experienced programmers and developers to understand this solution."
"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."
"I struggle with solutions like Mendix in terms of creating enterprise solutions."
"While the documentation is good, the development box could be better."
"I would like to see more documentation as well as how-to documents."
"It is expensive."
"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."
"Overall, integration with the enterprise ecosystem needs improvement."
Google App Engine is ranked 11th in PaaS Clouds with 23 reviews while Mendix is ranked 2nd in Mobile Development Platforms with 48 reviews. Google App Engine is rated 8.2, while Mendix is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Google App Engine writes "Simplifies app development process for businesses". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Mendix writes "Low-code, helpful support, and great native mobile capability". Google App Engine is most compared with Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Heroku, IBM Cloud Private and IBM Public Cloud, whereas Mendix is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, OutSystems, Appian, Oracle Application Express (APEX) and ServiceNow.
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