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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    SmartSuite

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASmartSuite provides a collaborative Work Management platform that enables teams to plan, track and manage workflows - whether it be a project, an ongoing process or routine everyday tasks. SmartSuite helps coordinate people and work across all levels of an organization to ensure that team members have the information they need to accomplish the work that matters most. Team members can create a workflow, or choose from over 200 templates that can be tailored to their exact needs.

    $10

    per month per user

    Pricing
    MendixSmartSuite
    Editions & Modules
    Free Edition
    $0
    Pro Edition
    1,250
    per month (billed annually)
    Enterprise Edition
    1,675
    per month (billed annually)
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MendixSmartSuite
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    MendixSmartSuite
    Considered Both Products
    Siemens AG
    No answer on this topic
    SmartSuite
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    17 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    18 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    18 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    18 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    18 Answers
    Features
    MendixSmartSuite
    Low-Code Development
    Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Mendix and SmartSuite
    Feature
    Mendix
    9.0
    9 Ratings
    7% above category average
    SmartSuite
    -
    Ratings
    Visual Modeling9.39 Ratings00 Ratings
    Drag-and-drop Interfaces8.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Security9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform User Management9.49 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reusability8.89 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Scalability8.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Mendix and SmartSuite
    Feature
    Mendix
    -
    Ratings
    SmartSuite
    9.1
    18 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings9.218 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings9.117 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings9.114 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings9.117 Ratings
    Team Collaboration00 Ratings9.218 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings9.118 Ratings
    Document Management00 Ratings9.117 Ratings
    Email integration00 Ratings9.117 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings9.214 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings9.215 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Mendix and SmartSuite
    Feature
    Mendix
    -
    Ratings
    SmartSuite
    9.2
    15 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Quotes/estimates00 Ratings9.214 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting00 Ratings9.114 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software00 Ratings9.29 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    MendixSmartSuite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (66 ratings)
    9.2
    (18 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (12 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.8
    (14 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MendixSmartSuite
    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.
    Incentivized
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    SmartSuite
    It is best suited to be a google alternative for a google drive due to its multiple functions. Can add action items, upload multiple types of files and assign people responsibilities and tasks. It combines resource platform abilities with project management functionality in order to unite all your needs in one area.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    SmartSuite
    • SmartSuite is a good collaboration tool
    • The capabilities of the platform are immense
    • The customization features allow users to set up the report type and view it exactly as they want
    • The choice of the fields to be used in the records and reports is really wide
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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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    SmartSuite
    • A little better home screen, which is already in the works!
    • Better experience in the my work panel, which is also in the works already!
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Siemens AG
    No answers on this topic
    SmartSuite
    I have a great expereance
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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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    SmartSuite
    The product is usability friendly, easy to use, flexible and has all functions I need for my purposes
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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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    SmartSuite
    They have a great tutorial and a lot of hits during the work process
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    Implementation Rating
    Siemens AG
    No answers on this topic
    SmartSuite
    That's easy. Just try
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    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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    SmartSuite
    For our team, SmartSuite contains all features that we need. Before we use Asana, Trello and tried to use Airtable. But all of these management systems did not satisfy us. Then we started using SmartSuite, got to know all the possibilities and decided to switch to it
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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.
    Incentivized
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    SmartSuite
    • We have to spend less time on checking where the project is at
    • We can have less PM's in the business
    • Our clients are happier thus leading to more business
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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.

    SmartSuite Screenshots

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