Item: Mendix
Rating: 7
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Mendix

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using Mendix to build our Research Animal Health Survey and Reporting application.
The application will enable use of Android tablets in the field and include barcode data capture capabilities.
A browser based GUI will be used for processing and reporting health case follow-up after submission.
Application has data integration points with existing facility management software.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Modeler and Hosting environment are well built and intuitive to use
Agile and Scum project management
Extensive widget library

Cons

Improve Professional Services delivery
Improve Project Management collaboration with clients

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Dynamics CRM and MS SharePoint / SQL

Mendix was sold on:

Increased speed of development by following Agile/Scrum development practices.
Low code paradigm and a low-cost dev environment.

Compared to the Microsoft products we also use, development seems much simpler...

However, the abstraction layer that the Mendix development platform provides can also be a distraction from fully documenting a given project.

Likelihood to Recommend

Well suited for explicitly defined applications with limited variation in purpose and use case.
Not well suited for enterprise level applications that have multi-faceted interfaces.

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