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Mendix vs SAP Business Technology Platform comparison

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.4
Mendix's low-code platform accelerates development, reduces costs, and enhances productivity, offering significant ROI and efficiency over traditional methods.
Sentiment score
6.4
SAP Cloud Platform offers substantial returns, especially for large enterprises, despite some variations in investment recovery and cost concerns.
Traditional applications tend to have larger sizes and higher deployment costs, whereas with Mendix, the time of delivering applications, manageability, and smaller team sizes are significantly lower.
Senior Software Developer at RapidData
It's not that they're really firing that personnel, but they can often focus on the core that really matters instead of repetitive processes in Excel forms and all of the overhead and human error that comes with that.
CTO at Blue Green Solutions
Since Mendix is a low-code platform, the ROI is significant; we save a lot of money and require fewer people to do an application, reduced to two, which drastically decreases development time because this is not traditional programming; just drag and drop, and we can complete projects that would take years within months.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER at Siemens Industry
Top management buy-in is crucial, and conducting an ROI analysis is essential before adoption to ensure the investment aligns with value.
COO at Data Core Systems
Orders are managed online, integrated with S/4HANA, reducing chances of fraud or communication errors in processes like purchase orders and sales.
Community Director at PeerSpot
In the last three to four years, whatever we have invested, we have received two to three times back from our investment.
Head of Department ERP at The Singareni Collieries Company Limited
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.1
Mendix support receives mixed reviews, with praise for responsiveness but issues with delays and varying technical support quality.
Sentiment score
6.3
SAP Cloud Platform offers effective customer support with reliable assistance, though time zone communication and response times need improvement.
I haven't often needed to seek direct support from Mendix teams as their online resources and knowledge database are comprehensive.
Mendix Developer at Plieger
Mendix provides proper support, troubleshooting options, and a helping community.
Senior Software Engineer at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees
If it's about having an issue that I can't solve despite being a Mendix expert and having tried every single bit and piece, support can feel like a stone wall.
CTO at Blue Green Solutions
The availability of knowledgeable support to the implementation partners and the customers could be better.
COO at Data Core Systems
I rate the technical support as ten out of ten because there is often a need for continuous technical support.
Community Director at PeerSpot
Regarding support, whenever we are creating a ticket for any problem, we want the solution immediately at the earliest.
Head of Department ERP at The Singareni Collieries Company Limited
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Mendix offers scalable enterprise support, adaptable cloud deployment, though challenges exist in database limits and setup complexity.
Sentiment score
7.3
SAP Cloud Platform enables effective scaling, widely adopted across industries, though flexibility improvements are occasionally needed for higher demands.
Mendix supports scaling well with its comprehensive online documentation and learning paths.
Mendix Developer at Plieger
Mendix provides options for handling scalability and maintainability through features like validation, workflow and nanoflow minimization, and user components, enabling projects to be easily managed and scaled.
Senior Software Engineer at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees
Also solutions processing data at scale, talking about one million packages a day.
CTO at Blue Green Solutions
On a scale of one to ten, I'd rate its scalability at nine and a half to ten.
COO at Data Core Systems
SAP Cloud Platform is most suitable for various business needs, allowing easy expansion.
Community Director at PeerSpot
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Mendix offers stable and reliable performance with efficient support, though scalability issues may arise with complex workloads.
Sentiment score
7.7
SAP Cloud Platform is stable and reliable, with rare issues primarily due to external factors like internet or server management.
Mendix has been stable in my experience, with reliable performance for enterprise applications and minimal downtime or critical issues.
Software Development Intern at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
We can choose the Long-Term Support (LTS) options that provide a wide range of supported features.
Senior Software Engineer at RapidData Technologies
I recently encountered an issue with deploying applications on the Mendix sandbox, which took a week to resolve.
Mendix developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
If the databases are accurately managed, the solutions and processes are performed quickly and efficiently.
Community Director at PeerSpot
Earlier, we had individual applications, but now everything is migrated to SAP, and it's all on a single platform, making it easier for management to make timely decisions.
Head of Department ERP at The Singareni Collieries Company Limited
SAP Cloud Platform is pretty stable, although there are occasional rare glitches.
COO at Data Core Systems
 

Room For Improvement

Mendix needs improved integration, documentation, design, language support, pricing, stability, native mobile development, and easier automated testing.
SAP Cloud Platform users face usability, integration, and pricing challenges, needing better support, customization, and documentation.
Access to the database is limited in Mendix's public cloud, preventing direct database interaction or inspection.
Mendix developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I choose a seven mainly due to the issues we've faced with slowdowns and bugs during development, while runtime has been very stable.
CTO at Blue Green Solutions
Native development is not very strong, and some developer tools are missing, such as shortcuts to edit multiple variables.
Software Development Intern at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
Allowing more third-party applications to be integrated into the cloud platform would make it easier for customers to adopt SAP Cloud Platform.
COO at Data Core Systems
SAP Cloud Platform should improve on integrating third-party applications with S/4HANA.
Community Director at PeerSpot
In 2024, we will have migrated to S/4HANA through RISE with SAP.
Head of Department ERP at The Singareni Collieries Company Limited
 

Setup Cost

Mendix's pricing is steep for smaller businesses, though it offers flexibility and efficiency for large enterprises.
SAP Cloud Platform's pricing varies by users and services, often higher than competitors, with flexible options for enterprises.
The app license costs between $13,000 to $14,000, which is prohibitive for startups.
Mendix developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is reasonable;
CTO at Blue Green Solutions
From the pricing shown on the Mendix webpage, we have a basic package where you pay 60 Euros a month for five users and 10 Euros per additional user.
Senior Mendix Consultant at a photography company with 11-50 employees
SAP is competitive compared to other enterprise solutions like Oracle, though not necessarily cheap.
COO at Data Core Systems
The cost for SAP Cloud Platform is high as the server is expensive.
Community Director at PeerSpot
Whatever we want to purchase, it is in lakhs of rupees or crores only.
Head of Department ERP at The Singareni Collieries Company Limited
 

Valuable Features

Mendix provides rapid development with low-code tools, model-driven architecture, and integration, enhancing collaboration, scalability, and efficient deployment.
SAP Cloud Platform offers scalable, secure integration, real-time processing, and flexible deployment, enhancing business management and decision-making capabilities.
Mendix's integration capabilities are impressive, allowing for rapid and on-the-fly integration of almost anything imaginable.
Mendix developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The best features that Mendix offers are proper guardrails that prevent starting from scratch, ensuring a certain level of security, user experience, and standardization for implementing workflows, API integrations, and how you set up your domain model.
CTO at Blue Green Solutions
For security, I value the built-in authentication, role-based access control, and data protection features, which make enterprise apps safer without needing heavy custom setup.
Software Development Intern at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
The main benefits of the SAP Cloud Platform for us are that earlier we had the primary data center at our place, but now we have shifted to the cloud.
Head of Department ERP at The Singareni Collieries Company Limited
It converts CapEx into OPEX due to its SaaS model.
COO at Data Core Systems
The most proficient feature of SAP Cloud Platform is integration for data services linked with Fiori apps.
Community Director at PeerSpot
 

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 (7th), Low-Code Development Platforms (2nd), Agentic Automation (9th), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (12th), AI Software Development (14th)
SAP Business Technology Pla...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
PaaS Clouds (11th), IoT Platforms (2nd), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Mendix and SAP Business Technology Platform 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 6.6% compared to last year.
SAP Business Technology Platform, on the other hand, focuses on IoT Platforms, holds 4.5% mindshare, up 2.9% since last year.
Low-Code Development Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Mendix4.0%
Microsoft Power Apps7.0%
OutSystems4.8%
Other84.2%
Low-Code Development Platforms
IoT Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP Business Technology Platform4.5%
Cisco IoT Control Center5.8%
IBM Public Cloud5.5%
Other84.2%
IoT Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Guru Moorthy Jothi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Developer at RapidData
Low-code platform has accelerated enterprise app delivery and has reduced team size
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 and the teams involved in improving the platform. One needed improvement I have noticed while working with Mendix is in native mobile development, which still lacks features available in other development environments like Android Studio or Flutter. Certain components that should be available in 2026 are still not present in Mendix, making it difficult to explain limitations to customers. This aspect needs further attention, especially for native mobile development.
Frederic Hautecoeur - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Integrations Architect at bs-team
Event-based data exchange has improved integrations but analytics and support remain weak
SAP Cloud Platform is a strong part of their offering. They are very poor in the analytics area. You do not have much available. If you want to have analytics, you have to do everything yourself. Everything is very expensive, so it is not helping with the infrastructure costs. There is a lot of latency and glitches. The support is very difficult and not really helpful. The fact is you are completely losing control of the infrastructure. If something bad happens, there is nothing you can really do. You have to ask the support and the support will answer when they want or when they can.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise25
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise27
 

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 ...
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...
Which is better - SAP Cloud Platform or Microsoft Azure?
One of the best features of SAP Cloud Platform is that it is web-based and you can log in from anywhere in the world. SAP Cloud Platform is suitable for companies of any size; it works well with bo...
How is SAP Cloud Platform different than Amazon AWS?
How is SAP Cloud Platform different than Amazon AWS? Amazon AWS offers options both in terms of upgrading and expanding capabilities as well as acquiring greater storage space. These upgrades can ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Cloud Platform?
The pricing is not suitable for small or medium organizations. Price and features are concerns.
 

Also Known As

No data available
SAP HANA Cloud Platform for the Internet of Things, SAP Cloud Platform
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Genzyme, TNT, Yahoo, Capgemini, Roche, D&B, Aegon, kpn, AZL, Sky, Arch, Penn State Univeristy, BancABC
Medtronic, Cirque du Soleil, Antarc, B&G Manufacturing, EarlySense, eBay, Ferrero, James Austin Company, Lenovo, Sagem, RAK Ceramics, Vodafone
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