We performed a comparison between Mendix and Microsoft PowerApps based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Microsoft PowerApps is the clear winner in this comparison. Microsoft PowerApps offers slightly better integrations with third-party applications and is considered to be more user-friendly. It also has better service and support. As Microsoft is a very popular ecosystem with many of our users, it is the simple choice for better seamless integration. Mendix is slightly less scalable and not as user-friendly, thereby making Microsoft PowerApps an easy choice.
"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."
"You can scale 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."
"I think that the workflow and automation features are quite good."
"The pricing is very clear, with no hidden fees."
"It is stable."
"It's amazing that you can build web apps and mobile (hybrid) apps with one code base in a few clicks. It's a full continuous integration environment."
"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."
"We particularly like the workflow connectors in the forms, for information introduction purposes."
"Microsoft PowerApps's most valuable features we found are that it's very similar to the other Microsoft products, you can do the basic automation quite quickly. The interface is similar to the other Microsoft products which makes it easy to navigate around because we are used to Microsoft products."
"Generating reports is very fast with Microsoft PowerApps. It's stable and scalable as well."
"The most valuable feature is the completeness of the concept. It is not restricted by where you are allowed to use it and that is its greatest strength."
"The model that allows you to establish flow automation is getting a lot of traction from the customer side. It offers a lot of flexibility."
"I have found the technical support to be helpful."
"The solution is excellent at figuring how to build an application in three months. It makes it very quick and easy."
"Can design apps quickly and can connect to any database."
"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."
"A constraint of Mendix is that you have to look for the required plugins which takes up development time. There are a limited number of Mendix experts in the market."
"The code refactoring tools could be better, especially for applications running for years. It's not bad, but it could be smoother. Also, writing new widgets can be trickier than it should be for some people, but not if you're familiar with Mendix."
"One area for improvement is its integration capabilities. Creating a pluggable widget or integrating it with other systems is challenging. In terms of features, it would be great to see advancements such as AI services and the integration of third-party services. Additionally, connecting external devices to the application requires multiple steps. Improving this will make it easier for the developers."
"There needs to be an increase in the number of the UI components."
"You need experienced programmers and developers to understand this solution."
"I would also like to see automatic adjustment to the Java Heap, whenever an application load becomes too much for the application. It could also use hot database replication."
"I would like to see more documentation as well as how-to documents."
"You can't add too many filters onto anything you build, otherwise, it will be very slow and it will affect your performance."
"It would be beneficial to have a feature that allows users to split the opportunity into separate logs for each product."
"It has to improve the threshold limit where it can handle data beyond 5000 items."
"There is room for improvement in error handling and debugging."
"One area where the solution lacks is the limited size of the database it offers its users."
"This tool doesn't have an internal database. It only relies on the data layer of Microsoft Cloud."
"The flexibility and the user interface need improvement."
"Microsoft PowerApps can improve the number of bugs that are present. When you are using the different applications it is not accurate."
Mendix is ranked 5th in Rapid Application Development Software with 48 reviews while Microsoft Power Apps is ranked 1st in Rapid Application Development Software with 77 reviews. Mendix is rated 8.4, while Microsoft Power Apps is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Mendix writes "Low-code, helpful support, and great native mobile capability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Power Apps writes "Low-code, low learning curve, and reduces manpower". Mendix is most compared with OutSystems, Appian, Oracle Application Express (APEX), ServiceNow and Salesforce Platform, whereas Microsoft Power Apps is most compared with Oracle Application Express (APEX), ServiceNow, Appian, OutSystems and Microsoft Azure App Service. See our Mendix vs. Microsoft Power Apps report.
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