AWS Lambda vs Mendix | TrustRadius

Likelihood to Recommend

I would definitely recommend using Lambda for short-running, event-triggered processes that are dedicated to a single function. This could be for one-off processing or intermediate tasks between other resources like objects stored in buckets and queues for processing those objects. Also, since Lambda executions can be scheduled, processes that need to happen on regular intervals can be implemented with Lambda as well.I would not recommend using Lambda for anything that needs to run longer than a few seconds. Long running processes like ETL jobs or intensive computations may be better suited for step functions, batch jobs, or even a server based approach.

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Michael Jenkins

Senior Systems Reliability Engineer

The Walt Disney CompanyEntertainment, 10,001+ employees

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I would recommend Mendix for large organization issues and applications. It is very robust and scalable. It is made to deploy quickly so changes and expansions can be made every step of the way. I would not recommend Mendix for very small projects because the costs of usage would just be too high.

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Sjoerd Beljon

Business Consultant

MansystemsInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

AWS Lambda

Mendix

Ease of building user interfaces

Scalability

Platform management overhead

Workflow engine capability

Platform access control

Services-enabled integration

Development environment creation

Development environment replication

Issue monitoring and notification

Issue recovery

Upgrades and platform fixes

Pros

AWS Lambda is a welcoming platform, supporting several languages, including Java, Go, PowerShell, Node.js, C#, Python, and Ruby. And if you need to deploy a Lambda function in another language, AWS offers a Runtime API for integration.
We really appreciate how AWS Lambda is always-on for our functions, with only a brief "cold-start" waiting period the first time a function is called after being dormant.
In addition to only generating costs when it's actually being used, AWS Lambda really puts the "serverless" in serverless architecture, offering turnkey scaleability and high availability for our code with zero effort on our part.

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Benjamin Plotkin

Technical Project Manager

California State University, NorthridgeEducation Management, 1001-5000 employees

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Using Mendix you can build an application in a week compared to building the same application in Java in 1 month.
You can simultaneously build applications for all kinds of devices (Desktop, Mobile and tablets).
All in one tool, in Mendix Modeler you can manage databases, webservices, Mendix code , Java code, etc.

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Umesh Sukheja

Jr. Software Developer

Tech MahindraInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

The UI and Developer experience is not so great. IF you use an abstraction like Serverless Application Model (SAM), things get pretty easy, but it's still AWS UI/DX you're working with after that (which is to say, not their strength).
Documentation is always a mixed bag. Sometimes it's just easier to google your specific problem and see how others have solved it. This can be much faster than trying to find an example that may or may not be there in the documentation (which oftentimes has multiple versions and revisions).

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Verified User

Engineer in Research & Development

Fund-Raising Company, 1-10 employees

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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.

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Micha Friede

Sr. Consultant (Service Management / Mendix)

MansystemsComputer Software, 51-200 employees

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Usability

AWS Lambda 8.5

Based on 9 answers

It is very easy to get started with AWS Lambda and create your first function. The user interface makes it easy to add AWS services to be inputs or outputs to the function, meaning it can be configured in many different ways for different needs. This makes it ideal for various scenarios in AWS.

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Verified User

Engineer in Engineering

Internet Company, 51-200 employees

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Mendix 8.2

Based on 1 answer

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.

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Bart Tolen

Architect, Researcher, Performance Specialist

MansystemsInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

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Support Rating

AWS Lambda 8.1

Based on 18 answers

Support is great and is rarely needed. Once you get a service running, it usually is error-free unless there's a change in the way you are integrating with it. We have had services run for several years without being maintained. The stability of the platform is staggering as long as you follow platforms.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Consumer Goods Company, 10,001+ employees

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Mendix 8.0

Based on 3 answers

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.

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Ronald Catersels

Business Engineer / Consultant

DaywizeHuman Resources, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Azure Functions is another product that provides lambda functionality, but the documentation for some of Azure's products is quite hard to read. Additionally, AWS Lambda was one of the first cloud computing products on a large cloud service that implemented lambda functions, so they have had the most time to develop the product, increase the quality of service, and extend functionality to more languages. Amazon, by far, has the best service for Lambda that I know.

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Fedor Paretsky

Co-Founder/CEO

aspace, Inc.Computer Software, 1-10 employees

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We evaluated 3 to 4 other products before making the choice to go with Mendix. From a maturity perspective it was further ahead than the other options. From the rapid development perspective the tool was light years ahead of others. The ability for developers to learn the tool quickly and still have the flexibility within the platform to develop simple to complex widgets is great. This tool has endless possibilities once you become comfortable with the platform itself

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Verified User

Team Lead in Information Technology

Insurance Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Return on Investment

I was able to perform a lot of processing on data delivered from my website and little or no cost. This was a big plus to me.
Programming AWS Lambda is quite easy once you understand the time limits to the functions.
AWS Lambda has really good integration with the AWS S3 storage system. This a very good method of delivering data to be processed and a good place to pick it up after processing.

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Verified User

Employee in Information Technology

Research Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Request for Mendix projects is constant. When you hire a Mendix consultant, you know (s)he will be busy 100%
Scrum has become a religion because of Mendix.
It created a sense of community, a culture of sharing, working together and having fun.

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Georgios Andronikidis

Mendix Consultant

CapgeminiInformation Technology and Services, 5001-10,000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

AWS Lambda Editions & Modules

Edition

128 MB	$0.0000000021¹
1024 MB	$0.0000000167¹
10240 MB	$0.0000001667¹

Per 1 ms

Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

Mendix Editions & Modules

On-premise Edition

Enterprise Edition	$1,675¹
Pro Edition	$1,250¹

per month (billed annually)

SaaS Edition

Free Edition	$0
Pro Edition	$1,250²
Enterprise Edition	$1,675²

per month (billed annually)

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Rating Summary

AWS Lambda

Mendix

AWS Lambda

Mendix

AWS Lambda

Mendix

AWS Lambda

Mendix

Likelihood to Recommend

AWS Lambda

Mendix

Feature Rating Comparison

Ease of building user interfaces

Scalability

Platform management overhead

Workflow engine capability

Platform access control

Services-enabled integration

Development environment creation

Development environment replication

Issue monitoring and notification

Issue recovery

Upgrades and platform fixes

Pros

AWS Lambda

Mendix

Cons

AWS Lambda

Mendix

Usability

AWS Lambda

Mendix

Support Rating

AWS Lambda

Mendix

Alternatives Considered

AWS Lambda

Mendix

Return on Investment

AWS Lambda

Mendix

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AWS Lambda

Mendix

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

AWS Lambda Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Mendix Editions & Modules

On-premise Edition

SaaS Edition

Additional Pricing Details

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