TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Appy Pie

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAppy Pie is a diversified no-code development platform. It offers app and web development, helpdesk support, chatbot building, design features, and integration that are helpful when starting, running, or growing a business.

    $16

    per app/per month

    Mendix

    Score7.1 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Mendix is a low code platform-as-a-service offering with mobile and social extensions. Mendix was acquired by Siemens August 2018.

    $0

    Pricing
    Appy PieMendix
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $16
    per app/per month
    Gold
    $36
    per app/per month
    Platinum
    $60
    per app/per month
    Free Edition
    $0
    Pro Edition
    1,250
    per month (billed annually)
    Enterprise Edition
    1,675
    per month (billed annually)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Appy PieMendix
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Appy PieMendix
    Considered Both Products
    Appy Pie
    No answer on this topic
    Siemens AG
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    Features
    Appy PieMendix
    Low-Code Development
    Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Appy Pie and Mendix
    Feature
    Appy Pie
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Mendix
    9.0
    9 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Visual Modeling9.01 Ratings9.39 Ratings
    Drag-and-drop Interfaces10.01 Ratings8.99 Ratings
    Platform Security8.01 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Platform Scalability9.01 Ratings8.99 Ratings
    Platform User Management00 Ratings9.49 Ratings
    Reusability00 Ratings8.89 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Appy PieMendix
    Small Businesses
    Zoho Creator
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Zoho Creator
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    AppSheet
    Score8.2 out of 10
    AppSheet
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Oracle APEX
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Oracle APEX
    Score9.1 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    Appy PieMendix
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (66 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (12 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.8
    (14 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Appy PieMendix
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Appy Pie
    Based on my personal experience, this application is well-suited for noncoders who are busy setting up their businesses and since coders are expensive for the company in the initial days as in for startups, this application goes hand in hand and is quick and robust along with its amazing features like drag and drop and just the cloud storage facility.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Siemens AG
    Mendix excels in scenarios involving Business Process Automation, making it a strong choice for applications requiring workflow automation, including processes like request approvals, document management, and other business workflows.Conversely, Mendix may be less suitable for projects that demand highly customized solutions with extensive custom coding. Its primary focus on low-code development may not align well with the requirements of projects that heavily rely on intricate and specialized coding.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Pros
    Appy Pie
    • Having chatbot to be able to know the visitor and cater to his/her requirements
    • Unlike other app developments, we were able to develop app faster and robust
    • User friendly features like drag and drop is great to have
    • Cost effective as it uses cloud storage and no need to buy servers and invest on maintenannce
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Siemens AG
    • We're able to really easily develop different views that are very specific to a customer's needs or customer's different types of user needs. So for example, the production managers can have a certain view that's relevant to them and then certain line managers can have views that are specific to them that allow them to run different scenarios which they define. So it allows us to easily build customized apps for each different type of user.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    Appy Pie
    • The application requires to be run on fast processing computers/laptops
    • This is a good application that isn't much known among non-coders, it needs to be marketed so that boosts this app developer to add more advanced features
    • It seems to have little bugs for the mobile app.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Siemens AG
    • Earlier versions lacked in UI/Ux. This is still improving.
    • Since everyone and anyone can create custom add ons (widgets), Mendix could improve their quality checks (but not as rigid as eg Apple).
    • Upgradeability used to be somewhat of an issue. Version 7 looks to be handling this better than previous versions.
    Read full review
    Usability
    Appy Pie
    Like I said in previous questions, the no-code application has basic and easy features that are literally a no-brainer and even a person with zero knowledge of coding can do wonders with this as his/her tool. Apart from that, the application is cost-effective while time and money are two key things to be taken care of as a startup owner, this app came hand in hand with me
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Siemens AG
    A 10 would say I have nothing to wish for. A 9 means I haven't seen anything better.This tool really helps you in the whole creation and maintenace cycle, so from requirements to building/modeling to testing to deploying to capturing feedback.
    Read full review
    Support Rating
    Appy Pie
    I have been using this for some time now and the website of the no-code application is all self-explanatory that is the reason I never have reached to the support team anytime, but before using this application I have gone through the reviews and read the positive response and I believe it has still gotten stronger since then.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Siemens AG
    Response times are quick and you will get updates regularly about the status of your request. Even with very technical questions they have specialists that can help you with your problems it will give you an answer or help you with a work around.
    Read full review
    Alternatives Considered
    Appy Pie
    Webflow has quite a lot of complexity in comparison to the no-code app which instead is user-friendly. There are more issues with application getting hung in between working but that isn't a bigger problem in the no-code app. Apart from that, the no-code app has blocks that can be used to edit/add/delete which are literally a no-brainer.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Siemens AG
    Mendix would be my preferred system all the way. The system is designed for these kinds of works. I've worked with WP and DNN but they should be used just for websites. To create an app for a business value, I would suggest Mendix. Also, the offline capabilities of Mendix have greatly improved since the deployment of Mendix 7.13.
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    Appy Pie
    • Saved my money with low cost feature like cloud storage
    • Did not take months of my time to develop an app or website
    • did not require training and saved training costs
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Siemens AG
    • It helps to speed up application development because of its low code by the fact that it's low code. It allows professional developers to focus more on specialized application development rather than the more routine application development that business IT and super users can do for themselves with some coaching from the IT department. So it's just allowing the more specialist professional developers.net, for example, Java in our organization to focus on more complex engineering application developments.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ScreenShots

    Appy Pie Screenshots

    Screenshot of New setup wizard. Step-by-step guide.Screenshot of The long list of features that is always growing.

    Mendix Screenshots

    Screenshot of Agile Project Management: Collaborate. Manage. Iterate.Screenshot of Central App Management: Application Management Made Easy.Screenshot of App Store: Hundreds of building blocks to get you out of the gate.Screenshot of 1-Click Deployment: Efficient DevOps. Enabled.