Mendix

The Enterprise Low-code Development Platform

Freemium

Description

Mendix provides an enterprise-grade low-code development platform designed to help organizations build software portfolios that transform ideas into tangible outcomes. It facilitates the creation of exceptional customer experiences, accelerates the launch of new products, and optimizes existing legacy investments. The platform integrates AI capabilities, including the Mendix AI Assistance (MAIA), to assist developers, enabling them to build sophisticated, smart applications more efficiently. It supports various deployment options, ensuring flexibility and security across different cloud environments including public, private, dedicated, and government clouds.

The platform emphasizes governance and control, offering standard DevOps tools and allowing enterprises to establish custom compliance guardrails. Mendix also focuses on seamless data integration, connecting to various data sources, applications, and third-party services through pre-built connectors and standard protocols like SOAP, SQL, REST, and OData. This approach empowers development teams, enterprise architects, and business leaders to collaborate effectively, streamline workflows using features like Mendix Workflow, and deliver complex solutions with consistency and speed, ultimately reducing the gap between business needs and IT execution.

Key Features

Mendix IDE (Studio Pro): Powerful, open, and extensible development environment for tackling complex tasks.
AI-Assisted Development (MAIA): Accelerate delivery and build high-quality applications faster with AI guidance.
Smart Application Building: Create AI-powered applications using integrated AI features and custom ML models.
Flexible Cloud Deployment: Deploy applications with a single click to various cloud environments including Mendix Cloud, private clouds (Azure, AWS, Google, OpenShift), dedicated instances, and SAP BTP.
Built-in Governance: Utilize standard DevOps tools and establish custom guardrails for enterprise compliance and control.
Seamless Integration: Connect to data, applications, and third-party services using out-of-the-box connectors and standard protocols (SOAP, SQL, REST, OData).
Workflow Automation: Elevate process automation within applications.
Marketplace & Extensibility: Access widgets, modules, templates, connectors, and services to extend application functionality.
Collaborative Development: Tools and features designed to support team-based application building.

Use Cases

Developing digital customer experiences
Driving digital transformation initiatives
Modernizing legacy systems
Enabling agile working methodologies
Automating business processes and workflows
Building complex enterprise applications
Creating mobile applications
Developing smart manufacturing solutions
Building departmental applications
Creating mission-critical core systems

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Mendix Free package truly free?

Yes, the Free package requires no payment, commitment, or credit card. It includes tools to design, build, and deploy demos, prototypes, or small applications with unlimited users per app environment. Upgrading is needed for production support and guaranteed availability.

How are users defined for pricing?

A user is an individual with access to the applications built. Mendix does not charge for anonymous users or for developers building applications on the platform.

Does the price per user decrease with more users?

Yes, the cost per user decreases as the total user volume grows. Specific pricing details for high-volume or external user scenarios (like B2B/B2C portals) are available upon request.

Are cloud hosting resources included in the subscription price?

Cloud resources are included in the Basic package. For Standard and Premium packages, compute resources are not included in the license price due to the variety of supported deployment options; costs are determined based on the chosen deployment model.

What deployment options are available?

Mendix supports flexible deployment including Mendix Cloud (public), Mendix for Private Cloud (Kubernetes on Azure, AWS, Google, OpenShift), Mendix Cloud Dedicated (single-tenant), Mendix Cloud for US Government (FedRAMP), Mendix for SAP BTP, and Mendix for Server-based Deployment (Windows/Linux).