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Mendix vs Oracle Java Cloud Service comparison

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Mendix
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
64
Ranking in other categories
Mobile Development Platforms (1st), Rapid Application Development Software (4th), Low-Code Development Platforms (2nd), Agentic Automation (7th), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (11th), AI Software Development (12th)
Oracle Java Cloud Service
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
PaaS Clouds (24th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Mendix and Oracle Java Cloud Service aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Mendix is designed for Low-Code Development Platforms and holds a mindshare of 4.0%, down 7.3% compared to last year.
Oracle Java Cloud Service, on the other hand, focuses on PaaS Clouds, holds 1.3% mindshare, up 0.4% since last year.
Low-Code Development Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Mendix4.0%
Microsoft Power Apps7.0%
OutSystems4.7%
Other84.3%
Low-Code Development Platforms
PaaS Clouds Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Java Cloud Service1.3%
Amazon AWS13.6%
Microsoft Azure11.7%
Other73.4%
PaaS Clouds
 

Featured Reviews

Mitchel Mol BGS - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at Blue Green Solutions
Has improved development quality and speed but has introduced persistent IDE slowdowns
In recent years, the IDE has been more buggy and slower, and although there have been more features added, I would like to see more stability, as some areas that used to work for a fairly long time are now slower in my development, which feels like a step back. I choose a seven mainly due to the issues we've faced with slowdowns and bugs during development, while runtime has been very stable, and the overall output on Mendix platform is still good; there is definitely some room for improvement, and I would probably have given it an eight or even a nine if those issues weren't hurting my developer output for the past few years. Overall, Mendix platform is stable, but the IDE could be better.
Adam Elguennioui - PeerSpot reviewer
SAP Consultant at SA&BC
Offers flexibility and better accessibility to users
The security part of the tool is not so strong, making it an area I would like to see improved in the solution. When working with a cloud tool, it's never 100 percent secure and it is always something to take into account. I would like to be more comfortable working with it and feeling safer. In the future, the tool can be made faster. In the future, I would like to see maybe some AI features in the tool to help automate stuff. You need to be able to create your own models to help create some automated actions.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I highly regard Mendix because of its proper support, troubleshooting options, extensive learning path, and the availability of different types of exams."
"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 best features Mendix offers in my experience include its readiness to go to market, which reduces the effort and time consumed in developing an application end-to-end."
"Mendix provides the ability to create solutions that fill gaps that I would otherwise be unable to address with standard software."
"We are able to service our customers in a way that differentiates us, making us more competitive and enabling us to expand our business."
"The best feature is that you can create applications real fast."
"It is stable."
"The most valuable features are the integration and UI customization."
"The ability to manage security and access the server from any location with complete security using SSH is perfect for performing crucial tasks, even while travelling."
"The auto-backup, incremental backup and restoration features can be invaluable for management."
"Cloud has provided less maintenance."
"It is pretty easy to use."
"It offers easy provisioning, and we were able to get a server up and running in an hour."
"The most valuable feature of the product is being able to test on multiple platforms for Oracle, for VMware, and so on."
"Demoing is always an expensive process, from procurement of hardware to installation of software, now it is easier, cheaper, and more elastic."
"The solution's technical support is good."
 

Cons

"We are all moving away from a monolithic product model to microservices. We are building an F2DUI application to decouple the front and back end. Mendix provides an integrated approach for both."
"When a mainframe system with a very large database and batch process was rebuilt in Mendix, we came across performance issues."
"UX/UI design is still the largest area that can be improved, or at least be made easier."
"I would like to see more documentation as well as how-to documents."
"We'd like to be able to write in C Sharp to develop code for Mendix."
"While the documentation is good, the development box could be better."
"There needs to be an increase in the number of the UI components."
"The pricing is still a bit on the higher side and with other players in the MDD domain Mendix might need some price cuts to maintain or grow its popularity."
"The product's high price is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"I would like to see more monitors for standard edition"
"Needs better integration with other Oracle/non-Oracle products."
"Customer service could be improved."
"Some of the automated platform patches broke our existing functionality and we were not notified about it."
"The product is satisfactory but we need more training on managing the machine itself. For example, how do we add more storage, how do we extend a specific portion? I would like to see videos illustrating some of the technical tasks that we often need to do."
"I think there should be improvement with the speed and it should offer a more diverse selection of the suites that I can use."
"It has been built on Java technology but requires more integration with other APIs and CI tools."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is a bit expensive compared to others"
"Licensing costs are similar to those for all other IT technology, but they vary by region."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"Oracle Java Cloud Service is an expensive product."
"It is somewhat expensive."
"Oracle is a little more expensive right now, but not much compared to SAP. Oracle's prices are very much dependent on the scale of the project and how many users are there."
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15%
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11%
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9%
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7%
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10%
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Financial Services Firm
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Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise25
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise10
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Mendix?
My experience with Mendix's pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that the pricing is moderate—not too low and not too high. The setup cost is average, and since it is a licensed-based tool, a basi...
What needs improvement with Mendix?
Mendix has evolved as much as possible, and they are currently planning to automate tasks using AI agentics and other features. Every day presents a learning opportunity for developers using Mendix...
What is your primary use case for Mendix?
My main use case for Mendix is to create enterprise-level applications for banking sectors and industrial expertise solutions with integration-level coding. One specific example of an application I...
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