Mendix Reviews & Product Details

The high level of quality in everything Mendix does is what I like best. I have been working for over a year with Mendix now and the number of high quality additions to the platform in this period is staggering. The modeler works really intuitive, it looks good and is very complete. Peolple at Mendix are very active in supporting their developer community with learning paths, activities, webinars etc. as well.

The modeler is free to download and use, but your local application will be terminated after 2 - 4 hours. This means that if you are a professional developer, you'll have to rerun your app(s) several times a day. Annoying when you are debugging.

I have been working in 3 projects with Mendix now and in all 3 we have created great apps that added a lot of value to the business.

With Mendix it is possible to to quickly innovate business app. With a quick time to market and model-driven development apps can be developed much quicker than the old fashioned way.

The web modeler can be a bit more intuitive to get more out of it.

Currently we work on a business app where administration and invoicing is being automated. Automated ways of gathering data, and automated ways of checking if all necessary documents are received saves time for employees, which frankly are to expensive to do this type of work.

Closing the gap between business and IT. The ease of use, looks fantastic visually. Its a full package, you do not have to think about scalability, security, uptime it has all been arranged.

The pricing should be more flexible for SME and with less recurring fee's.

IT departments have gained control, less dependency on different tool, more capability to innovate.

The easy way to create apps and model the logic behind these apps. Also Mendix releases often updates with new features and better solutions for our needs. The possibility of linking development to user stories in their Sprinter application.

That the quality of new Mendix modelers is not tested correct. The lack of a great user selectable UI/UX.

Order picking and service application including warehousing Callcentre automation IoT integrations and many more. It is best suited in a multibrand/platform environment where it needs to support some sort of workflow, where speed of innovation is key.

Collaboration between business and development

UI of microflows, grid alignment is missing

Event registration, easy visitor registration of uour events and Self-Service portalling, to allow people to take action them selfs and solve real business issues.

I like who easy the app is to use. Everything available within 1 or 2 clicks. It takes all the boring aspects of developing away and leaves only the joy of creativity. It comes with the Sprintr where you use for collaborations (user stories, etc) which is also integrated to the Modeler. Great free online training too.

I don't see the amount of information on the changes of every commit. Merging branches doesn't always go smooth.

Huge acceleration of the time-to-market for simple business apps and way better maintainability.

I like the fact that I am able to develop an application in a visual manner, where all the business logic is easily applied. The use of microflows really appeals to me because it keeps the flow of processes clear and concise.

I would like to be able to have more control over custom styling, without having to resort to the custom.css file. The webmodeller is gaining features rapidly, so I'm waiting patiently for this. Another point of improvement is the internal database viewer. When creating a sandbox application, and tracking behaviour, I think the built-in database vieuwer is too limited to be useful.

Currently I am working on a project where data stored in SAP is published to Mendix through a custom API, to display information that is not available in a standard SAP view. This application will be used on mobile phones, so employees can quickly gain insight in their data, anytime, anywhere.

The relative speed and ease of creating applications without extensive programming knowledge is a great plus. It's easy to learn but hard to master. It's a great tool for easy integrations to other systems and ideal for agile/devops development. It's great for developing re usable components and thus delivering business value asap.

There are a lot of different versions that require a lot of keeping up with the latest releases. The sprinter is not ideal for bigger projects as it doesn't have a lot of functionality.

Quick and easy development and continues improvement while working together with the business. It's very easy to quickly create new business value.

All of the mentioned features + the great support from mendix itself

Modeler could preferably be more WYSIWYG. Can't wait for the desktop modeler to be as WYSIWYG as (or even more than) the web modeler. UX/UI possibilities could preferably be extended, current functionality is usable for 80% of the situations, the other 20% requires 80% of the effort.

Up to now I only used NMnendix to solve bid, PoC and training problems, but also in those situations the added value of Mendix is already showing. I NOW REALIZE THAT I COMPLETED THIS REVIEW ALREADY, DIRECTLY AFTER THE MENDIX BOOTCAMP AT CGI, AND RECEIVED THE NICE MENDIX SOCKS :)

Mendix provides an accessible platform for rapid development of various applications. Even though there are some limitations on what could be developed, the possibilities are vast. The extended possibilities combined with the speed and flexibility ensure that Mendix is a powerful tool.

The user interface of the desktop modeler has a few obvious shortcomings. The developer portal is very basic, especially for the administration of userstories and sprints.

Mendix seems to be splendid in connecting with existing applications and replacing older/inefficient applications.