Being a device agnostic solution and responsive design support are most valuable.
Delivery Module Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
To market time has been reduced as development time has come down a lot.
What is most valuable?
How has it helped my organization?
To market time has been reduced as development time has come down a lot.
What needs improvement?
Seamless integration with legacy application is what I would like to see the most.
For how long have I used the solution?
I started with v5.7 approximately two and a half years ago.
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What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
We've had no issues with the deployment.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We initially faced issues with complex web services, but now Mendix have evolved and fix most of the major issues with web services.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We've had no issues scaling it for our needs.
How are customer service and support?
Initially the support was very good and quick, but now it is taking more time and needs a few follow ups.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have not used a different solution similar to Mendix. I started using Mendix since my organization wanted it.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was easy and straightforward. Just an exe to run. Also they provide good 18 Hrs training for you to get started with the product.
What about the implementation team?
We use the cloud option only for implementation, but In-house cloud deployment is also supported. You can chose your deployment option based on your need and type of application. They also provide third party cloud support like AWS, HP Helion etc.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
As far as I know, the licence is costly.
What other advice do I have?
Mendix is a good option for people looking for fast deployment and Multiple device support with single code. But they need to check if the licence cost fits to their budget. Other than that no issues. I have seen large scale applications also running in Mendix.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Business Engineer / Consultant at a recruiting/HR firm with 51-200 employees
They have a stable release management so bugs get solved quickly.
What is most valuable?
The best feature is that you can create applications real fast. Forget large software teams. Alone or with small teams one can accomplice products in days that would take other software development teams months. Key features are that the product is flexible can connect with other applications using standards like SOAP, REST or OData.
We use Mendix as our software platform for building our HR solution. For each client of ours we buy a Mendix license so our clients can use our HR solution. Our product runs in the Mendix cloud.
How has it helped my organization?
Clients are at first amazed that product feedback gets realized in days while other with other software vendors, things only get realized after months or never at all. Bugs are solved most of the time the next day.
What needs improvement?
Creating better document templates would be nice. You can achieve what you want but not a speedy as you can do everything else.
For how long have I used the solution?
Since 2010
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
Deploying to the Mendix cloud are painless. And there are a lot of new option if you want to host your model in a different environment like Clound Foundry etc.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is stil software that as all software can still have bugs. But Mendix responds very well in that area. They have a stable release management so bugs get solved quickly.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have had no issues scaling it to our needs. You can either scale by using multi tenancy or as we did use the same model for multple customers.
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
The customer support is awesome. Of course they need to be able to reproduce the bug, but they are very helpful.
Technical Support:The best part of Mendix is the user forum. There you get answers in hours. Only in the rare case that no answer will be given you need to contact the support desk, but most of the time Mendix will answer the question in the forum. The developers are also there to provide knowledge. Even with the most difficult technological questions they will give their view on how to solve your problem.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
The Cordis platform was used before we got to know Mendix. Cordis was just a failure that did cost us a lot of money with no result.
How was the initial setup?
Even if you do not know the platform at all you can learn to build Mendix applications in hours even with no program experience. It is better to have a good knowledge of your business processes than knowing how to program. That last part is easier learned than the other way around.
What about the implementation team?
If you use the cloud setup implementation is a breeze. All our clients use the cloud based solution. We can bring a client live in a day if we want to.
What was our ROI?
Since the developer version is free you do not need to invest to start working with the modeler. You can even deploy to a free slot where you can demo to a client the sollution you made. So you only start paying after you closed your first deal with a customer.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
For small companies the pricing can be a bit steep. The gap between the free version and a paid version is to big in my opinion.
What other advice do I have?
In the university world model driven development has been talked about a lot but never realized its potential. Mendix is, in my opinion, the first product that realized the potential of model driven development. More products are are coming but for me Mendix still has the edge in this field.
Just download Mendix and start playing with it. If you run in to trouble post your question in the forum and just check the product yourself if it is something for you.
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Manager of Operations with 501-1,000 employees
Mendix Application Builder
Mendix is a product (and company) that caught my attention in the recent days. It boasts of a very easy drag-and-drop UI builder, a business process modeler , a built-in collaboration workspace and an agile model built-in to each project.
I started this off by signing up for the product. It appears that a “free” email account does not work. It required me to enter a corporate email account. Once I did that, registration was done quickly and I was able to download the product quickly.
One cool feature I liked was that it made it really simple to invite other interested parties (in the organization) to get started. I was able to download and install the business modeler. I am running win7 with 4GB memory and it was no big deal to install and get it up and running
Once up, I noticed that there were a few sample projects. Unfortunately, none of them made sense with regard to what I had in mind. So , I got started with creating a brand new project. The business modeler is pretty intuitive and I was able to quickly develop a data model and scaffold a screen with CRUD operations. I had some problems with getting the form to work. But after seeing some youtube videos, I was on my way.
I also had an issue with the pop-up form options and could not figure out a way to get rid of it. But after some more youtube videos, I was well on my way.
A couple of more features that I really like are the built in workflow builder and the social media features. Mendix has made it really easy to define workflows, statuses and tie that to forms. Also, the social media features make it easy to collaborate with your social network.
All in all, this is a good product. Oh and by the way, the forms can be desktop based or mobile based.
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Systems Analyst at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Reporting is extremely useful with fusion charts module.
Valuable Features
-
Excel Importer : seamless to map data from a raw excel sheet into a structured database - Community common library : Useful java method to add powerfull functionality to your application with just a few clicks
- Excel Exporter : Exporting data to Excel is a breeze
- AvayaDialer: Integrating your application with avaya telephony suite is power and extremely useful especially for call center applications
- Rest Service : Integration to rest services is now quick and easy with Mendix ( can take some time to configure but once you done it, it’s so simple)
- FusionCharts : Reporting in ,Mendix is awesome and extremely useful with fusion charts module. Very powerful indeed
Room for Improvement
In the next version I would like the Rest Service Module to be incorporated into Mendix, similar to the way web services work.
Use of Solution
Over the last four and half years I've used versions 3.2.1, 4.8.10, 5.13, and 5.14.1.
Deployment Issues
We had no issues with the deployment.
Stability Issues
We have had no stability issues.
Scalability Issues
With v3.2.1 we had some scalability issues which we resolved by upgrading to a later. This upgrade made our application a lot more scalable.
Customer Service and Technical Support
Customer Service:
10/10
Technical Support:10/10
Other Advice
Expect to half your delivery time for new products/services to business. Mendix beats any other technology out there.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Sr. Mendix developer / Lead Developer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
It is an immediate fit between delivered software and what the users really wants.
Valuable Features
Modeling application and generating code in stead of manual coding.
Improvements to My Organization
The software is mainly designed and built by business engineers instead of software engineers. This leads to an immediate fit between delivered software and what the users really wants.
Room for Improvement
User experience and performance with large datasets.
Use of Solution
We've used it for 10 years.
Deployment Issues
We've had no issues with the deployment.
Stability Issues
When you restrict yourself to the native functionality the Mendix platform offers you great stability.
Scalability Issues
When using custom build widget, Javascript and Java Action, stability depends more on using the correct versions of SDK's, libraries etc.
Customer Service and Technical Support
Customer Service:
5/10
Technical Support:5/10
Initial Setup
It's straightforward. It depends on the choice of on-premise or cloud implementation as to how easy it is. For on-premise implementation you need some expertise, while the cloud implementation just needs you to follow the manuals or take a one day training course.
Implementation Team
We did it in-house.
Pricing, Setup Cost and Licensing
Mendix is not cheap. License fees go sky high when using it as a business to consumer platform. However, they change their pricing models frequently.
Other Solutions Considered
We also looked at OutSystems, Triggre, and Apex. We chose Mendix because of the learning curve.
Other Advice
Think about the type of product you want to develop. Mendix is great for internal software development or B2B SAAS solutions When working with large dataset or when userexperience is of great importance please rethink the use of this platform
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: We're partners
Managing Director at AgileWorks Information Systems
It is a fast and agile solution.
Pros and Cons
- "It is a brilliant solution."
- "While the documentation is good, the development box could be better."
What is our primary use case?
I have been using this solution for customer authentication, as well as scientific applications. It has performed brilliantly so far.
How has it helped my organization?
It has quick response times.
What is most valuable?
It is a fast and agile solution.
What needs improvement?
I would like it to help us be more productive.
Also, while the documentation is good, the development box could be better.
For how long have I used the solution?
One to three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is exceptional.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is very good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Mendix was the only solution that had a paradigm to allow us to do what we wanted to do with development.
How was the initial setup?
It was straightforward.
What was our ROI?
I think the ROI is the:
- Skill
- Execution
- Vision
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Software Developer at a real estate/law firm with 51-200 employees
Strealines collaboration as well as Agile development
Pros and Cons
- "I would like to see more documentation as well as how-to documents."
What is our primary use case?
I use this product in an internal development environment. Previously, I used Mendix when I was a consultant.
How has it helped my organization?
Mendix allows for faster development while saving on fewer FTWs (full-time workers). A win-win in most cases.
What is most valuable?
I like how Mendix is aimed at collaboration as well as Agile development. Overall, it makes it extremely easy to pick up and create a prototype.
What needs improvement?
They are already improving on this, but I would like to see more documentation as well as how-to documents. This will improve adaptation for future developers/companies.
For how long have I used the solution?
One to three years.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Software Developer at Exp Realty
Enables us to rapidly create a complex application, but not ideal for front-end apps
Pros and Cons
- "Enables us to rapidly create a complex application. We are also able to customize features that stakeholders in the corporation want to see, something that could not be done with other software. Our workflows and processes have evolved and improved. The fast iterations allow us to be nimble, get feedback from users, and do rapid updates."
- "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."
- "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."
What is our primary use case?
Mendix is being used for our ERP system. We needed to get away from multiple third-party software solutions and into an integrated single source of data. Mendix provides an app to control test and production servers, migrate code, handle revision control, log files, and Sprintr for Agile development.
How has it helped my organization?
Enables us to rapidly create a complex application. We are also able to customize features that stakeholders in the corporation want to see, something that could not be done with other software. Our workflows and processes have evolved and improved. The fast iterations allow us to be nimble, get feedback from users, and do rapid updates.
What is most valuable?
- 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.
- It is easy to create prototype pages without a lot of development, once the Entity (table) is created.
- You can generate a page with a few clicks, using the default features after proof of concept, then develop the logic behind the page.
What needs improvement?
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. A feed can be created for other public UI solutions.
For how long have I used the solution?
One to three years.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

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What I like at Mendix is that it allows the user to directly capture feedback to an application, right at the screen to which the feedback is associated to. After that, the feedback gets into a queue that developers can access and answer them. At the company that I work for, we used Mendix also to slot the feedback for sprints of future releases.