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IBM Public Cloud vs Mendix comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM Public Cloud
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
PaaS Clouds (18th), IoT Platforms (3rd)
Mendix
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
Mobile Development Platforms (2nd), Rapid Application Development Software (5th), Low-Code Development Platforms (3rd), Agentic Automation (5th), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (11th), AI Software Development (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

IBM Public Cloud and Mendix aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. IBM Public Cloud is designed for PaaS Clouds and holds a mindshare of 3.2%, up 3.2% compared to last year.
Mendix, on the other hand, focuses on Low-Code Development Platforms, holds 4.2% mindshare, down 9.7% since last year.
PaaS Clouds Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
IBM Public Cloud3.2%
Microsoft Azure15.2%
Amazon AWS13.2%
Other68.4%
PaaS Clouds
Low-Code Development Platforms Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Mendix4.2%
Microsoft Power Apps8.3%
Oracle Application Express (APEX)5.2%
Other82.3%
Low-Code Development Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Premnath Jaganathan - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at Uop Ipl
Affordability and security improve our cloud experience while learning new systems
I'm not working with any AI features in IBM Public Cloud, but they are in the process of building it.I am very satisfied with the security that IBM Public Cloud provides. I would rate IBM Public Cloud eight out of ten, where one is worst and ten is the best.
Mitchel Mol BGS - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at Blue Green Solutions
Has improved development quality and speed but has introduced persistent IDE slowdowns
In recent years, the IDE has been more buggy and slower, and although there have been more features added, I would like to see more stability, as some areas that used to work for a fairly long time are now slower in my development, which feels like a step back. I choose a seven mainly due to the issues we've faced with slowdowns and bugs during development, while runtime has been very stable, and the overall output on Mendix platform is still good; there is definitely some room for improvement, and I would probably have given it an eight or even a nine if those issues weren't hurting my developer output for the past few years. Overall, Mendix platform is stable, but the IDE could be better.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The beauty of cloud service providers, especially public cloud service providers, is that they are scalable every time when you need them because their payment model is pay-as-you-go."
"The price of IBM Cloud is most valuable for us. The service is personable and gives us a good rapport. I can't say it's the best, but it was enough for our needs."
"This is a predictable and dependable service."
"An advantage of IBM Public Cloud is the bare metal server. We can take the bare metal server. It's not shared with anyone. We can deploy our applications without sharing them with anyone. That is an advantage of IBM Public Cloud."
"The availability is second to none. Customer support is very good."
"I am very much satisfied with the technical support team at IBM Public Cloud."
"It is a scalable product. You can scale it up and down."
"The initial setup was very easy. It's quite straightforward. Deployment took about fifteen minutes. Everything is well organized."
"Enables us to rapidly create a complex application. We are also able to customize features that stakeholders in the corporation want to see, something that could not be done with other software. Our workflows and processes have evolved and improved. The fast iterations allow us to be nimble, get feedback from users, and do rapid updates."
"Excellent support is offered for Mendix"
"The most valuable features are the integration and UI customization."
"The most valuable features of Mendix are the drag and drop functions, the data entities, domain models, and all the related features."
"After implementing Mendix, they reduced by 98% the engineers' relocation, as 98% of the cases are now being done by video calls instead of in-person appointments, which says a lot, even though the company didn't provide any numbers on how much is saved."
"The development environment is model-driven. We can use the information from this for our business engineers to make the information models, and they can also execute the model."
"On a recent project, using Mendix cut development time by about 40-50% compared to traditional coding for a workflow app."
"It's amazing that you can build web apps and mobile (hybrid) apps with one code base in a few clicks. It's a full continuous integration environment."
 

Cons

"The product should offer more computing, similar to Amazon."
"They could improve on customizing reporting capabilities."
"Support could be improved."
"There is not a lot of support for this solution, which is something that needs to be improved."
"The connectivity and speed of IBM Public Cloud are much lower compared to the competition."
"I would like to see a more user-friendly deployment process in the next release of this solution."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"The deployment can be a bit of a pain. There are a lot of packages and a lot of options and it can require complex configuration to get it right."
"My understanding is that, if you are not using the free version, it is very expensive."
"Mendix can be improved in that, while it is good at pricing, it lacks a small business budget project for startups wanting to build their portfolio."
"I struggle with solutions like Mendix in terms of creating enterprise solutions."
"Mendix could improve in customization and UI, UX flexibility, native mobile development, and agile tooling for developers."
"We are all moving away from a monolithic product model to microservices. We are building an F2DUI application to decouple the front and back end. Mendix provides an integrated approach for both."
"Since it's low-code, I would like Mendix to be web-based, so we shouldn't need to install Mendix to create an app."
"I would like to see more documentation as well as how-to documents."
"I think Mendix can be improved by supporting automated tests more easily."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"IBM has a lesser price compared to other cloud service providers like Azure and AWS."
"It pretty much has a standard price. There is no hidden price with IBM Public Cloud."
"Pricing is not as fair as Amazon or Azure."
"We are using the trial version of this solution, so we have not paid anything."
"In order to be competitive, you have to commit to a contract for at least one year, but you pay a fixed monthly fee."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten."
"The licensing fees are straightforward and predictable."
"The price of IBM Cloud is very cheap compared to competitors AWS and Azure."
"There is a license required to use Mendix. The solution's price is high, but it is best suited for enterprise companies that have the budget. It is not for small or medium-sized businesses."
"Mendix is not open source, but its license cost is cheap, particularly when compared to the Appian license. The license model would depend on how many users you have and how many applications you are creating. If you are creating a single app, you just need to have a single app license, so it's free. If you want a multiple app license to cover two thousand or three thousand users, for example, internal users or external users, then you need to pay for the license. There's also a license model for above three thousand or four thousand, or five thousand internal and external users."
"I would not recommend the solution to small and medium-sized businesses because it’s expensive. It’s great for big organizations. I rate the pricing as a three out of ten."
"Mendix licensing cost is based on the number of apps you have on the server. At the basic level, it is free of charge, so that seems reasonable, but once you go beyond that, and when it comes to the number of users on the app, that basic structure doesn't work, and the pricing tends to get a little bit steep."
"From a commercial point of view, we would like them to change that they currently sell it as a platform, but as a customer you have to decide upfront the usage of the platform. We would like to have Mendix sell it as a pay as you go model: You pay for what you use, and you don't pay for what you don't use."
"Licensing costs are similar to those for all other IT technology, but they vary by region."
"Mendix seems a bit expensive. But in terms of wanting to have less developers and higher velocity, the total cost of ownership is fine. It's not cheap, though."
"Its cost is higher than competitors. The cost mostly includes licensing. It is charged per user. The cost model could be better. When you have a big company, what does per user mean? If I have a company where I have 40,000 people who will go to access it but only 200 do, how do you license it and who do you pay for? If they hit it once, do you pay for it? The licensing is complex for a big company. It is easy for us to buy all we can eat, get an enterprise license agreement, and call it good."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
University
17%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise25
 

Questions from the Community

Which is preferable - IBM Public Cloud or Microsoft Azure?
IBM Public Cloud is IBM’s Platform-as-a-Service. It aims to provide organizations with a secure cloud environment to manage data and applications. One of the features we like is the cloud activity ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Public Cloud?
The prices are relatively lower compared to others. It is a good option for medium-sized businesses. However, businesses should also consider other vendors to ensure they meet their specific securi...
What needs improvement with IBM Public Cloud?
The connectivity and speed of IBM Public Cloud are much lower compared to the competition.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Mendix?
I do not have much experience with the pricing, setup cost, and licensing because the sales or business team usually handles that, and as a developer, I don't have a clear idea.
What needs improvement with Mendix?
Improvements for Mendix include that sometimes it gets hung while loading.
What is your primary use case for Mendix?
My main use case for Mendix is software development. I build both web and native applications for many clients using Mendix. I cannot provide any unique details about how I use Mendix for my client...
 

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