Elementor vs. Mendix

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Elementor
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Elementor is a Wordpress page builder and creative toolkit featuring a drag and drop live editor, 100+ widgets, and tools to landing pages and popups.
$11.99
per month
Mendix
Score 7.2 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
ElementorMendix
Editions & Modules
Lite
$11.99
per month
Basic
$14.99
per month
Business
$24.99
per month
Grow
$32.99
per month
Expert
$149.00
per year
Free Edition
$0
Pro Edition
1,250
per month (billed annually)
Enterprise Edition
1,675
per month (billed annually)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ElementorMendix
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsPrices reflect deployment via WordPress. Options are also available for use with WooCommerce. A discount is offered for annual billing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
ElementorMendix
Features
ElementorMendix
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Elementor
7.9
26 Ratings
4% below category average
Mendix
-
Ratings
Role-based user permissions7.926 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Elementor
7.1
24 Ratings
9% below category average
Mendix
-
Ratings
API7.024 Ratings00 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language7.117 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Elementor
8.2
41 Ratings
5% above category average
Mendix
-
Ratings
WYSIWYG editor9.139 Ratings00 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness8.138 Ratings00 Ratings
Admin section8.539 Ratings00 Ratings
Page templates8.440 Ratings00 Ratings
Library of website themes7.437 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design8.441 Ratings00 Ratings
Publishing workflow8.435 Ratings00 Ratings
Form generator7.137 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Elementor
7.9
40 Ratings
6% above category average
Mendix
-
Ratings
Content taxonomy8.433 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO support7.234 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk management7.428 Ratings00 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions8.534 Ratings00 Ratings
Community / comment management8.028 Ratings00 Ratings
Low-Code Development
Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Product A and Product B
Elementor
-
Ratings
Mendix
9.0
9 Ratings
7% above category average
Visual Modeling00 Ratings9.39 Ratings
Drag-and-drop Interfaces00 Ratings8.99 Ratings
Platform Security00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Platform User Management00 Ratings9.49 Ratings
Reusability00 Ratings8.89 Ratings
Platform Scalability00 Ratings8.89 Ratings
Best Alternatives
ElementorMendix
Small Businesses
ManageWP
ManageWP
Score 10.0 out of 10
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
RWS Tridion Sites
RWS Tridion Sites
Score 9.0 out of 10
Quixy
Quixy
Score 9.9 out of 10
Enterprises
RWS Tridion Sites
RWS Tridion Sites
Score 9.0 out of 10
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10
All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
User Ratings
ElementorMendix
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(41 ratings)
9.0
(66 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(14 ratings)
8.5
(12 ratings)
Support Rating
2.0
(2 ratings)
7.8
(14 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ElementorMendix
Likelihood to Recommend
Elementor
Wanted to create a website quickly and get it running within a week's time. The step-by-step guide on installing Elementor and creating the basic webpage was easy and time-efficient. Some of the advanced features can be time-consuming, but they are definitely worth it once you start creating professional sites. It fits in from basic to advanced sites; I don't think there could be any scenarios where it can be inappropriate.
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.
Read full review
Pros
Elementor
  • Block code is very easy to work with.
  • They don't have support, per se, but they have a whole big group of users on Facebook who are great at helping each other out.
  • They have some templates you can use to just get going if you're in a particular industry that would probably work well with a template!
  • The price is really not bad for how much you get.
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.
Read full review
Cons
Elementor
  • Occasional plugin conflicts
  • Occasional differences in appearance between the editor and live page.
  • Flexbox building has a deeper learning curve than the previous sections/columns builder. In-editor guidance would be helpful here.
  • Some options/widgets available in other builders aren't in Elementor, which means additional plugins are sometimes needed.
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
Likelihood to Renew
Elementor
Elementor is critical to our ongoing success and providing our clients with world-class websites
Read full review
Siemens AG
No answers on this topic
Usability
Elementor
1. Very intuitive user interface with very well organized options for basic and advanced design features 2. Integrates very well with wordpress and a variety of plugins 3. Vast collection of Elementor themes available in the market for the small to mid sized businesses who would still prefer desired internal control over tactical/relatively less complex website changes and thus reduce dependency /Expensive annual web design contracts
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
Elementor
There support is slow and at times can be frustrating and this is why many prefer to air out their frustrations within the Facebook group community. I tend to give up as when I'm working on something and something goes wrong I need the help straight away. I do not have the patience to wait anymore.
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
Implementation Rating
Elementor
The business team has to stick to its core competencies - Our key turning point occured when we delegated webpage design challenges to a tech. firm with specific mandates (including a certain degree of internal control). Once the initial go-live was completed, the agency trained us on internalizing ad-hoc and tactical change work
Read full review
Siemens AG
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Elementor
Elementor is a bit of a different platform than, say, easyTithe, Robly, and Apptivo, but it is comparable to Shopify. I feel like Elementor and WooCommerce are a lot easier to use than Shopify, and it doesn't come with such high fees. For our business, it was no choice! Elementor fits great for our needs!
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
Elementor
  • Elementor has made it possible for our non-profit to stand out in the non-profit space in which we operate. Our website was highly flexible and looked great, which provided confidence to our donors.
  • Elementor has never been a weak spot in the security of our website. We've had several attempted attacks against our website and yet everything was remained locked down.
  • We have only used the free version of Elementor, so it has kept our costs low and allowed us to have a professional looking website, but being able to put more money towards our charitable cause rather than IT.
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.
Read full review
ScreenShots

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.