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Dhanasekar Mohan
Useful domain models, effective drag and drop functionality, and highly reliable
We are using Mendix as a low code or no code solution for creating POC origins for clients.
Sherif Bashar
Offers low-code/no-code concept makes development much easier and faster and offers good community support as the...
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Pros
"There are free online learning and certifications if a user would like to learn more and better understand the solution.""It is a development platform which assists in accelerating your developmental lifecycle. This is one of its most valuable features. This solution also offers a good set of components that are readily available.""We find it intuitive and easy to use.""The user experience is great.""They are leading in the smart manufacturing, and connectivity space.""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.""The most valuable features of Mendix are the drag and drop functions, the data entities, domain models, and all the related features.""We also use Mendix Enterprise Integration for complex business logic. It's a low-code platform, so we run Mendix in the Mendix Cloud."

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"The most valuable feature was the visual drag and drop on the components.""You don't need a dedicated IDE to develop. You can work from any browser, which is very convenient. And, with the cloud concept, your code is stored in the cloud, so you can modify it from anywhere, at any time.""The initial setup is easy."

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"Mendix could improve by allowing the customization of different programming languages, such as Python and C++.""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.""We'd like to be able to write in C Sharp to develop code for Mendix.""Feature-wise and in terms of technical aspects, Mendix is excellent, but its pricing is steep.""It could use a more comprehensive widget creation studio in the IDE.""Mendix needs to think about itself offering machine learning and artificial intelligence.""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.""Overall, integration with the enterprise ecosystem needs improvement."

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"The feature called "action chains" could use a bit of enhancement.""There was an attempt to enable front-end development, it did what it intended to do, but the side effects were too bad.""I would improve the license structure as, for some companies, it may seem a little bit expensive, depending on what they're doing."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "From a commercial point of view, we would like them to change that they currently sell it as a platform, but as a customer you have to decide upfront the usage of the platform. We would like to have Mendix sell it as a pay as you go model: You pay for what you use, and you don't pay for what you don't use."
  • "Initially, we started with a year for approximately $25,000, and if we need to expand the number of seats then we will increase it."
  • "Licensing costs are similar to those for all other IT technology, but they vary by region."
  • "Mendix seems a bit expensive. But in terms of wanting to have less developers and higher velocity, the total cost of ownership is fine. It's not cheap, though."
  • "Mendix is not open source, but its license cost is cheap, particularly when compared to the Appian license. The license model would depend on how many users you have and how many applications you are creating. If you are creating a single app, you just need to have a single app license, so it's free. If you want a multiple app license to cover two thousand or three thousand users, for example, internal users or external users, then you need to pay for the license. There's also a license model for above three thousand or four thousand, or five thousand internal and external users."
  • "There is a license required to use Mendix. The solution's price is high, but it is best suited for enterprise companies that have the budget. It is not for small or medium-sized businesses."
  • "Its cost is higher than competitors. The cost mostly includes licensing. It is charged per user. The cost model could be better. When you have a big company, what does per user mean? If I have a company where I have 40,000 people who will go to access it but only 200 do, how do you license it and who do you pay for? If they hit it once, do you pay for it? The licensing is complex for a big company. It is easy for us to buy all we can eat, get an enterprise license agreement, and call it good."
  • "Mendix licensing cost is based on the number of apps you have on the server. At the basic level, it is free of charge, so that seems reasonable, but once you go beyond that, and when it comes to the number of users on the app, that basic structure doesn't work, and the pricing tends to get a little bit steep."

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  • "Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service is much too expensive."
  • "It's not expensive when you consider what it provides: low-code/no-code development, faster development time, good quality, and good stability."

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    What do you like most about Mendix?
    Top Answer:We also use Mendix Enterprise Integration for complex business logic. It's a low-code platform, so we run Mendix in the Mendix Cloud.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Mendix?
    Top Answer:The pricing is fairly comparable. I would rate the pricing a six out of ten, where one is high price, and ten is low price.
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    What needs improvement with Mendix?
    Top Answer: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… more »
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    Overview

    Mendix is a low-code application development platform that helps your organization accelerate its application development lifecycle. The solution is designed to enable you to create software faster by abstracting and automating the development process for better business outcomes at speed and scale. Mendix has many key capabilities, including a tailored IDE for every developer, built-in collaboration tools for team development, feedback management, agile project management, the ability to build a truly responsive design across devices, and much more.

    Mendix Features

    Mendix has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

    • App development
    • Multi-experience
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Intelligent automation
    • Data integration
    • Atlas UI framework
    • Cloud-native scaling
    • Single-click deployment
    • User-based security
    • Version control
    • Automated testing
    • Comprehensive admin suite

    Mendix Benefits

    There are many benefits to implementing Mendix. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

    • Efficient and easy to learn: Mendix allows business users and developers to build and deploy sophisticated multi-channel apps with a model-driven development platform that is much more efficient and easier to learn than traditional technologies.
    • Simple and responsive UI: Mendix allows business engineers to create an optimal user experience through predefined layouts for smartphone, tablet, and desktop user interfaces.
    • Native device functions: Mendix offers out-of-the-box widgets for native device functions. Mendix developers who are building a hybrid app can easily drag and drop a widget as a building block into an app without any further coding.
    • End-to-end mobile app dev flow: Mendix supports the end-to-end mobile app development flow, which makes it simple and intuitive for any developer to build mobile apps that can be part of larger multi-channel applications integrated with back-end apps and services.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by PeerSpot users currently using the Mendix solution.

    PeerSpot user Somnath G., Solution Architect and LowCode Practice Lead at a tech services company, says, "What I found most valuable in Mendix is that it's very much suitable for mobile apps such as native Android or IOS supported mobile apps. The multiple features of the platform are very, very attractive and very popular. Mendix has technical features such as microflows and nanoflows. You can also access data models in the platform. These are the features that are very, very strong in Mendix. I got my hands dirty on other low-code platforms, but I have not seen such strong features in them compared to the microflows, nanoflows, and data model access that are in Mendix, including creating and integration. The platform has out-of-the-box adapters or out-of-the-box-connectors that you can integrate with different interface applications such as SAP, Salesforce, Oracle EBS, etc."

    Sameer V., Consulting Manager at Deloitte, mentions, “Their native mobile capability is very good. In general, the way they launch the product has been great. Their product launching strategy is far better than any other platform. I work in OutSystems and Mendix. They tend to be more on the legacy side, OutSystems. With this solution, the product launching strategy is very, very agile. I really like when they roll out their updates, which are very, very frequent.”

    Robert B., Solutions Architect at a computer software company, explains, The solution is just very quick and responsive. The initial setup is very straightforward, and those implementing the product do not have to be very technologically advanced in order to manage the process.”

    Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service is a cloud-based software development Platform as a Service (PaaS) and a hosted environment for your application development infrastructure. It provides an open-source standards-based solution to develop, collaborate on, and deploy applications within Oracle Cloud.

    Sample Customers
    Genzyme, TNT, Yahoo, Capgemini, Roche, D&B, Aegon, kpn, AZL, Sky, Arch, Penn State Univeristy, BancABC
    Transcom Worldwide, Latham Pool Products
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm32%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Real Estate/Law Firm9%
    Government9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Manufacturing Company12%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Energy/Utilities Company5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Government9%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business52%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise37%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise65%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    Mendix is ranked 5th in Rapid Application Development Software with 48 reviews while Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service is ranked 28th in Rapid Application Development Software with 3 reviews. Mendix is rated 8.4, while Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Mendix writes "Low-code, helpful support, and great native mobile capability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service writes "Offers low-code/no-code concept makes development much easier and faster and offers good community support as the development team actively answers questions on the community every day". Mendix is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, OutSystems, Appian, Oracle Application Express (APEX) and ServiceNow, whereas Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service is most compared with Oracle Application Express (APEX), Studio Creatio, Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Azure and Oracle Developer Cloud Service.

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