Overall, Mendix is a powerful low-code development platform that enables businesses to rapidly build custom applications with minimal coding experience required, while also providing scalability, integration, and collaboration features.
Limited customization Cost Learning curve Lock-in while there are some potential downsides to using Mendix, these should be weighed against the benefits and specific needs of your organization when considering whether it is the right low-code development platform for your needs.
Mendix is solving several problems related to traditional software development by providing a low-code development platform that allows for faster, more agile development of custom applications
In this tool we don't need to write code every thing can be built very easily and make resuable widgets are available in play store. Mendix 9 also provide various feature for mobile development
If we stuck at some place during development very less help available on google. Building complex ui is also not smooth
We can build applications very fast pace as compare to traditional coding like java or python. Cost of development has reduced very much
The visual IDE for developing apps and the automatic validation of the model. This allows you to develop fast without technical errors, and communicate easily with customers.
Some features are not their or not mature yet, then customization is needed. The app store helps, although some modules are not well documented.
We are accelerating businesses by creating innovative apps. Because development is faster then traditional coding projects the iteration of creating business value is much faster.
The platform is very easy to use for developers and enables collaboration between business and IT.
More checks on microflows would be nice to have to prevent certain specific errors.
I'm currently using Mendix as a consultant to optimize the promotion management processes of our customers.
I love the visual way of modeling. I don't have a technical background from my education. If you understand the business and do have affinity with modeling the Mendix platform will suit you like a glove. It is awesome to have the support of the community.
Updating from really old versions, going from a old version 5 to the latest version 7 is a pain. The mendix documentation however will be able to help and there is always the community to support you.
I've created multiple apps, last app we've created made a decrease in manual labor from 32 hours to 30 minutes, the app was created in just 3 weeks and the manual labor of 32 hours had a backlog of +2000 items left. The first two weeks we had no end-user involved, we could start creating an app and after this the end-user got involved. The whole data structure had to be rebuild (Difference of expectations between IT and Business...). The mendix platform is very agile and we've reconstructed everything in a couple of days. IT & business were surprise by the speed and efficiency.
Great way to build business logic fast with enterprise grade security
pricing is a little high, but on par with competitors
optimisation of business processes adding value very quickly
I've been working with the Mendix platform for 6 years now, and still find its easy to learn, hard to master developers user interface great. The built-in real-time model checking features are top notch, omnichannel development (develop functionality once, create a desktop/tablet/mobile app in a snap), ease of setting up integrations with other systems are great. The Mendix community, with its active developers and knowledge meetups is fantastic, anyone can learn almost an infinite amount of things in no time.
What could be improved upon is Mendix' document generation mechanism. It turns a graphical template into XSL-FO, which outputs PDFs, Docx, etc, but a simple change in the template requires an entire restart of your application. A 'generate preview document' button would be much better.
Creating business value for our customers. Helping them work better, faster, more efficient. Putting smiles on the faces of our end users and wowing them with fantastic looking apps, developed in days instead of weeks. Being able to change the application on the fly, stunning customers who have bad experiences with traditional development methods.
The fact that I can sit down with an end user and create their perfect application together with them in a single sit.
The license system is focused on medium to big firms, whereas the pricing model often is unfavorable for a small firm only needing a single small application.
There is no limit to the problems that can be addressed and solved, from client facing to back-end, with no limit on industry. Benefits are realised for all parties involved, both at the client and customer side.