My main use case for Mendix is to automate processes for bigger and slightly smaller companies.
A specific example of a process I've automated with Mendix is mostly Excel processes, such as the integration of systems to expand a process.
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Has improved development quality and speed but has introduced persistent IDE slowdowns
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
Mendix has positively impacted our organization as we've specifically decided to be a Mendix-first consultancy firm, providing services to other companies to build with Mendix, making it essential for us to have a great experience with Mendix as it's at our core.
We can do more digital transformation processes for more customers due to using Mendix compared to my previous experience in high-code, where we would have needed more people to achieve the same goals, but I don't have any hard, objective numbers for that.
What is most valuable?
Mendix helps with those integrations by making it really easy with its tooling to integrate between different systems and have Mendix be the middleman where users input and go through a workflow by easily creating the domain model, pages, the integrations based on open API, and Swagger documentation, and also with the recent developments, generate bits and pieces with AI.
As an expert Mendix partner, we provide expert services for mostly companies that are either starting with Mendix or are servicing their end customers with Mendix, enabling them to be proper Mendix developers, delivering software with a certain level of quality, which can be done really well with the governance options that Mendix provides.
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. It's more strict, but it also has the ability to extend the platform where it prevents you from doing or achieving the goals that you want.
The guardrails and standardization in Mendix help especially with junior developers to avoid making certain mistakes you would when you're high coding, and they also help with setting a fair standard of quality.
Mendix isn't just an IDE or a coding language; it's a whole platform where you don't have to worry about hosting or monitoring your application, tracking project progress or user stories, as everything is essentially provided by the platform, and it has a very active community helping you out if you have any questions at all.
What needs improvement?
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.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working in my current field for over 14 years.
I have also been using Mendix for over 14 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Overall, Mendix platform is stable, but the IDE could be better.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of Mendix depends on what you want; I've seen solutions that are rather small, with one or two forms and a couple of pages and logic, and also solutions processing data at scale, talking about one million packages a day, so I would say it's fairly scalable.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support varies; if it's about upgrading your license, it's really good, but 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, asking questions I've already gone through and not really taking me seriously from the start, which has been an issue since I started with Mendix.
For the customer support, I would rate it around a six at the moment.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Fourteen years ago, I was a high-coder, using Java, ColdFusion, and all kinds of web-based technologies. I primarily switched because of changing employers but stayed with Mendix because I saw the value of development being far faster and more focused on adding value to the business of my clients compared to being busy with repetitive work in high-coding that I didn't want to worry about.
How was the initial setup?
We purchased Mendix directly with Mendix, not through the AWS Marketplace.
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is reasonable; we've used a lot of basic nodes as well, which had some issues in the recent past due to the payment provider going bankrupt, but overall, the onboarding process is fairly easy with no real trouble.
What about the implementation team?
We use the platform that Mendix provides themselves, which is run ultimately on AWS, for our public cloud deployments.
What was our ROI?
We serviced a recent customer who essentially said that if they digitize this process, they can save one person who is now full-time doing this particular process, and now we're automating it, so they don't really need them to do this anymore, and we hear these kinds of stories fairly often. 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.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is reasonable; we've used a lot of basic nodes as well, which had some issues in the recent past due to the payment provider going bankrupt, but overall, the onboarding process is fairly easy with no real trouble.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I did not evaluate other options before choosing Mendix; however, I have since looked into OutSystems, Betty Blocks, VisionX, and a couple of other low-code offerings or no-code, but I've stuck with Mendix given that they found a fairly okay balance between releasing new features and keeping the platform stable, although the stability of at least the IDE has degraded in the last couple of years, but they've been working on improving that.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others looking into using Mendix is that if you are completely fresh to software development, find a partner, preferably an expert partner, to do your first project and train your personnel; if you're not looking to manage your Mendix environments yourself eventually, find a partner that can also provide long-term support.
I think Mendix is the best platform for at least business-to-business or business internal processes; if you try to build something for business-to-consumer outside of administration-like processes, such as making a very fancy website, I would probably choose something else, but for all those other use cases, it's a perfect choice and a very good return on investment.
On a scale of one to ten, I rate Mendix a seven.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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What do you like best about the product?
the capability to create the app we want
What do you dislike about the product?
I don`t know the tool for the time being
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
exposure of the data for the end users
Good tool for integrating any thing that can’t be served as commercial solution.
What do you like best about the product?
It can provide dedicated app which requires complex process
What do you dislike about the product?
It seems require high learning curve. Also requires separate purchase.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It can provide full coverage of integration in process
Mendix Make Integrations Ease
What do you like best about the product?
I like the native connectivity of Teamcenter from Mendix. Easy to integrate through REST API's . Easy to build the UI
What do you dislike about the product?
HTML connectors or to a wide variety of integrations are not available.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is helping us to build a robust supplier collaboration application with many integrations
End user
What do you like best about the product?
integration capabilities and application builder
What do you dislike about the product?
still exploring features...need to work with it more to determine.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
low code development and integration
Extremely easy for small applications and easy Teamcenter application
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to use and vast selection of libraries
What do you dislike about the product?
Debugging any issues faced during development is very difficult.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Bringing applications online at a much faster rate.
Easy to pick up, but can get complex
What do you like best about the product?
Great training materials/program, easy to get started
What do you dislike about the product?
Advanced application creation gets into typical developer territory, still need to code
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Mendix helped us get a custom web-based application up and running with a minimal team
Mendix a low code - no code app
What do you like best about the product?
The drag and drop feature of the mendix. A person who understand the logic but does not know programming languages can easily build a simple application just by using basic concepts and at a drag of a function
What do you dislike about the product?
Can be made more user friendly and can give tips on mouse hover on how to use the function. Also make the documentation more user friendly and available
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
was building a custom app for software inventory management
Facilitates rapid integration and deployment while addressing database access limitations
What is our primary use case?
We automate a lot of processes with Mendix, primarily focusing on automation and robotic process automation.
What is most valuable?
The domain model of Mendix is highly valuable as it allows quick setup and public deployment. The framework structure, with its code and building blocks, makes it easy to build logic by dropping elements into place. Mendix's integration capabilities are impressive, allowing for rapid and on-the-fly integration of almost anything imaginable.
What needs improvement?
Access to the database is limited in Mendix's public cloud, preventing direct database interaction or inspection. Improvements in data grid, particularly for a global search capability when searching through associations, are necessary due to existing limitations.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Mendix for two to three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate Mendix's stability as a seven. I recently encountered an issue with deploying applications on the Mendix sandbox, which took a week to resolve. Aside from this, we typically do not face significant issues with stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We are about to enter the scalability phase, but previously we did not face any scalability issues as our projects did not require scaling. With upcoming projects, scalability will be tested.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support from Mendix is very good. I would rate it as nine.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The setup process for Mendix is straightforward and user-friendly. I can quickly create an app and start development.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Mendix is quite expensive, and its pricing model makes it inaccessible for startups. The app license costs between $13,000 to $14,000, which is prohibitive for startups. Mendix should consider adjusting its pricing strategy to penetrate the startup market. Startups are deterred by the high costs despite their interest in the capabilities of Mendix.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I also have experience with AWS and find it preferable in terms of data provisioning, which is not available in Mendix's public cloud. AWS is a more transparent option without the black-box nature of Mendix's public cloud.
What other advice do I have?
Mendix faces existential threats from advancements in AI that can create full-stack applications at a lower cost. This needs addressing to remain competitive. I would rate the overall solution a seven.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Mendix offers opportunities for DIY enhancements
What do you like best about the product?
Mendix offers opportunities for us, as a client, to go in with little knowledge on coding and make changes or enhancements to the software. This will in turn help with the adoption of OpCenter X on the shopfloor, meeting the needs of our users faster and hopefully cheaper. We're excited to try it!
What do you dislike about the product?
We'll need to try it first to see what we dislike
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We would like to use it to improve our user experience and fill the gaps they would experience today
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