Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
Retool
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Retool is a UI software component library presenting a fast way to build custom internal tools, from the company of the same name in San Francisco, California.
$10
per month per user
Softr
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Softr provides a way to build web apps and client portals from Airtable, in minutes. No code required. With Softr, the user can build client portals, internal tools, marketplaces, online communities, resource directories and websites. Various use cases include: Memberships User accounts with Server-side authentication ensures enterprise-level data encryption. Member-only content - Create private pages and sections in seconds based on the user's logged…
$59
per month
Pricing
MendixRetoolSoftr
Editions & Modules
Free Edition
$0
Pro Edition
1,250
per month (billed annually)
Enterprise Edition
1,675
per month (billed annually)
Team
$10
per month per user
Business
$50
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom Quote
Basic
$59
per month
Professional
$167
per month
Business
$323
per month
Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MendixRetoolSoftr
Free Trial
YesYesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscounts available for annual pricing (approximately 2 months free).
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Features
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Low-Code Development
Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Product A and Product B
Mendix
9.0
9 Ratings
7% above category average
Retool
6.9
3 Ratings
20% below category average
Softr
-
Ratings
Visual Modeling9.39 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Drag-and-drop Interfaces8.99 Ratings5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Security9.09 Ratings7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform User Management9.49 Ratings8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Reusability8.89 Ratings6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Scalability8.89 Ratings8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
MendixRetoolSoftr
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(66 ratings)
8.5
(3 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(12 ratings)
7.9
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.8
(14 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
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.
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Retool
Works well in: Connecting directly to databases and APIs holding candidate data. Allows teams to easily drill into records from different data sources. Quick to build dashboards. It wouldn't work well without a team to actually get it set up. There is limited design/ branding, making it look very basic. Your team requires training because data can be overwritten easily. Having some knowledge with your whole team is super important, and if you work with contractors or non-tech people, this can be a huge issue.
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Softr
Softr has all it takes to revolutionize most companies backoffice creating customized "micro saas" that brings a lot of productivity and digitalize most proceses. Since it is very easy to use, any user can take control of the application develpment and that is very powerfull. If you have application that will have a lot of users, Softr may not be the best option for you because of the pricing.
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Pros
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.
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Retool
  • Ease of use - someone with small amount of experience can use it.
  • Adaptability - you can build a lot of things with it.
  • Reliability - works quite well.
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Softr
  • MVP Building
  • Customized workflows
  • Easy to use
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Cons
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.
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Retool
  • Some Retool apps can become slow to load or refresh.
  • When multiple team members work on the same app, changes can overwrite each other or break functionality.
  • The UI/UX is pretty basic.
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Softr
  • The pricing could be better
  • It could have more AI features
  • Better general applications aesthetics
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Usability
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.
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Retool
Because even though it is quite intuitive it is not the best tool I have ever seen.
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Softr
Softr is for anyone. It can easily take you from a newbie to a builder. You can have a quick start using the templates and then start customizing them to your special needs. If you work with Airtable as a data base then you are in great waters since both applications integrate perfectly with each other.
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Support Rating
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.
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Retool
No answers on this topic
Softr
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
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.
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Retool
We selected Retool because it offers the best balance of usability and power compared to alternatives like Appsmith, ToolJet, and OutSystems. It allows us to build much faster, with broad integrations and strong enterprise features like permissions and environment management. Competing tools were either too limited, required more engineering effort. Overall, retool support has been decent too.
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Softr
Softr is a great adition to those applications because it takes care of all the front end part of your business or idea
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Return on Investment
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.
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Retool
  • Major impact - ability to build a backend system is huge.
  • Major impact - used every day by multiple people.
  • Major impact - ability to be used by less technical teammates.
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Softr
  • Softr has enabled my business since I build all my solutions with it.
  • Softr has been a great tool to use training other users on how to be builders
  • It has been a great tool to help entrepreneurs develop MVPs for their ideas
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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.

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