If you want digital innovation in your org, the Mendix team will deliver on their promise. No question about it.
November 01, 2016

If you want digital innovation in your org, the Mendix team will deliver on their promise. No question about it.

Craig Huber | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Mendix App Platform

The Mendix platform is being used across the entire organization in multiple applications. Generally speaking, it addresses the problem where many smaller projects will not meet the bar for utilizing engineering resources, but yet as a combined group of applications would. It also allows us to very rapidly develop and prototype applications.
  • No re-building of plumbing
  • Exceptionally quick to develop and deploy
  • Built in platform for managing user stories and backlog
  • Limited pool of developers/engineers trained on Mendix
  • Some things aren't as intuitive to accomplish
No question that it has accelerated our ability to deliver faster to the business. We have a few deployments under our belt, but the prime example was going from prototype to project inception to MVP launch in about 45 days. Process plays a key role in the speed along with the Mendix platform itself.
IT is always hampered by the legacy as well as rebuilding the plumbing every time. Mendix allows the developers to focus squarely on the business outcome, and have the platform take care of the rest. The process and the tool also allow much more face-time with the user community due to the rapid turnaround and testing of features.

Getting up to speed on developing in the platform is also a much shorter learning curve than traditional development, though it does help to have someone on your team who is well versed in the principles of computer science to help guide when appropriate.
We did not deep dive into the competitors that far, primarily because of the support of the Mendix team. We felt that from a technology standpoint they were all likely close enough. What separated Mendix was the willingness of the people to make sure we succeeded. I believe the Mendix model is not just sell a tool. It is to be a partner, and that's exactly what we were looking for.
Well suited:
  • Any application with user interaction on the web would be a perfect application for Mendix.
  • Simple workflows
Poor scenarios might be:
  • data aggregation, reporting, analytics