Mendix vs Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service comparison

Mendix and Oracle are both solutions in the Rapid Application Development Software category. Mendix is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.0, while Oracle is ranked #24 with an average rating of 8.0. Mendix holds a 3.8% mindshare in RADS, compared to Oracle’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Mendix users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Mendix and Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service are both powerful low-code development platforms. Users report higher satisfaction with Mendix in areas such as deployment and customer service while Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service is appreciated for its superior feature set.

Features: Mendix users value its robust app-building capabilities, extensive integration options, and the versatility of its modules. Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service users highlight its ease of creating web and mobile applications, integration with Oracle Cloud services, and customization options.

Room for Improvement: Mendix users suggest enhancements in scalability, advanced customization options, and better documentation. Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service users indicate the need for improved documentation, a more intuitive learning curve, and more responsive customer support.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Mendix is praised for its straightforward and quick deployment process with strong customer support. Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service users find its deployment thorough but more complex, with less responsive customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Mendix is noted for its higher upfront investment but significant long-term ROI. Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service users feel the pricing aligns well with the feature set, providing competitive ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Mendix

Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software

4th

Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms

2nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Mobile Development Platforms (1st), Agentic Automation (5th), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (4th), AI Software Development (11th)

Oracle Visual Builder Cloud...

Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software

24th

Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms

23rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of Mendix is 3.8%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service is 1.6%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Rapid Application Development Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Mendix	3.8%
Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service	1.6%
Other	94.6%

Rapid Application Development Software

Featured Reviews

Mitchel Mol BGS

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.

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Sherif Bashar

Head Of Digital Solutions at Aptec Ingrammicro

Offers low-code/no-code concept makes development much easier and faster and offers good community support as the development team actively answers questions on the community every day

There are very minor things, like the feature called "action chains," that could use a bit of enhancement. But the team is perfect; they're working on it. An action chain is a sequence of actions triggered by a button or an event. It executes code in order, from top to bottom. For example, it could call a code, call a REST service, and then insert data into a database. It needs enhancement because it can be a bit complex for fresh grads or new developers to understand. It would be better if it was made more readable. That's the main point. But if you have experience, you'll understand it easily. One more thing I want to add about Visual Builder: up until two years ago, it supported native mobile development. That's not available anymore. They replaced native mobile development with progressive web apps, and most customers are complaining about that. We need native mobile development back – the ability to put apps on stores like Google Play or the App Store. That feature is not available right now, and they deprecated it starting in 2024. It's very important. Otherwise, clients go with Flutter or other mobile development tools. It would be good for Oracle to regain that capability. We need the native mobile development feature back.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I also worked on another platform where deployment could easily take hours, yet with Mendix, it was minutes."

"We are able to service our customers in a way that differentiates us, making us more competitive and enabling us to expand our business."

"I enjoy the low-code nature of the product; it's user-friendly, very easy to handle, and the product was easy to set up."

"The most valuable features of Mendix are the drag and drop functions, the data entities, domain models, and all the related features."

"It is really a rapid platform where you can minimize the time-to-market, where you can also engage the customer from business perspectives throughout the entire cycle of the development."

"It is a development platform which assists in accelerating your developmental lifecycle. This is one of its most valuable features. This solution also offers a good set of components that are readily available."

"What I found most valuable in Mendix is that it's very much suitable for mobile apps such as native Android or IOS supported mobile apps. The multiple features of the platform are very, very attractive and very popular. Mendix has technical features such as microflows and nanoflows. You can also access data models in the platform. These are the features that are very, very strong in Mendix. I got my hands dirty on other low-code platforms, but I have not seen such strong features in them compared to the microflows, nanoflows, and data model access that are in Mendix, including creating and integration. The platform has out-of-the-box adapters or out-of-the-box-connectors that you can integrate with different interface applications such as SAP, Salesforce, Oracle EBS, etc."

"We also use Mendix Enterprise Integration for complex business logic. It's a low-code platform, so we run Mendix in the Mendix Cloud."

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"The initial setup is easy."

"You can avoid costly React developers that are required for building advanced UI."

"The action chains are really helpful, and the trigger event, along with those action chains, has been very helpful."

"VBS is another tool that allows users to create enterprise applications without needing to store their projects in traditional databases like SQL."

"You don't need a dedicated IDE to develop. You can work from any browser, which is very convenient. And, with the cloud concept, your code is stored in the cloud, so you can modify it from anywhere, at any time."

"The tool is very easy to use."

"The most valuable feature was the visual drag and drop on the components."

Cons

"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 would also like to see automatic adjustment to the Java Heap, whenever an application load becomes too much for the application. It could also use hot database replication."

"An improvement I would like to see is the ability to version manage independent modules. Their version management for software repositories must be better. It's good and you can do it, but it needs work."

"Mendix could improve in customization and UI, UX flexibility, native mobile development, and agile tooling for developers."

"UX/UI design is still the largest area that can be improved, or at least be made easier."

"We need better reporting and visualisation as this is a critical part of each app and currently the reporting side has to rely on external BI tools."

"All software applications have their hiccups, including the Mendix Studio Pro developers program."

"Customization is limited compared to traditional coding, and UI adjustments can feel restrictive."

More Mendix cons

"If you're doing some, for example, extremely responsive applications for the web, it's not as good."

"The tool has minor bugs."

"The feature called "action chains" could use a bit of enhancement."

"There are some bugs in VBCS."

"I would improve the license structure as, for some companies, it may seem a little bit expensive, depending on what they're doing."

"There was an attempt to enable front-end development, it did what it intended to do, but the side effects were too bad."

"The initial setup of Oracle VBCS can be challenging for those unfamiliar with DBS."

"My honest opinion is: do not use this solution — there are plenty of free options out there that will do the trick."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"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."

"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."

"The solution is a bit expensive compared to others"

"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."

"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."

"Licensing costs are similar to those for all other IT technology, but they vary by region."

"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."

More Mendix pricing and cost advice

"Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service is much too expensive."

"It's not expensive when you consider what it provides: low-code/no-code development, faster development time, good quality, and good stability."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Construction Company

Computer Software Company

Construction Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Educational Organization

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	30
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	25

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Questions from the Community

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.

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What needs improvement with Mendix?

Mendix is already improved with every feature, including AI integrations, available. So I think there are no improvements needed for now. Even though Mendix is great, I think something could be bet...

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What is your primary use case for Mendix?

My main use case for Mendix is software development, specifically for both mobile and web applications. Currently, I'm working on an electricity application with Mendix where the customer can raise...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service?

I actually don't have much experience with pricing, so I can't comment on it right now.

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What is your primary use case for Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service?

There was a requirement to build a custom form to raise AI invoices, using Oracle Fusion. We created a form, and another use case was that users wanted to create and update customers.

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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service?

VBCS is very flexible. If there is a custom solution or requirement that requires doing something out of the box with Oracle Fusion, you can easily achieve it using VBCS. I'd rate the solution eigh...

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Overview

Mendix offers a robust low-code platform that accelerates application development and enhances business-IT collaboration with strong integration and customization capabilities.

Mendix enables rapid prototyping with visual modeling tools like microflows, aiding seamless cloud deployment with scalability and security. Its low-code environment and reusable widgets support easy REST and SOAP integration. Application development is efficient, bridging business needs with minimal coding effort.

What are Mendix's key features?

Rapid Application Development: Speeds up development with low-code tools and visual modeling.
Integration Capabilities: Supports easy integration with REST, SOAP, and systems like SAP.
Visual Modeling Tools: Offers microflows for simplified process automation.
Cloud Deployment: Provides robust scalability and secure cloud-based solutions.
Customization: Flexible UI components and reusable widgets for tailored solutions.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Faster Time-to-Market: Accelerates development timelines with low-code features.
Flexibility: Adapts to diverse applications in banking, insurance, and manufacturing.
Scalability: Supports growth with strong cloud infrastructure.
Enhanced Collaboration: Bridges business and IT for seamless digital execution.
Integration Ease: Easily integrates with existing systems and improves workflows.

In banking, insurance, and manufacturing, Mendix is adopted for developing web and mobile applications. It aids in automating processes and integrating seamlessly with existing systems like ERP. Businesses leverage Mendix's flexibility in creating scalable and customized applications to streamline workflows and drive digital transformation efforts.

Mendix

Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service delivers a low-code environment featuring drag-and-drop capabilities for seamless development without vendor locks, ensuring scalability and versatility.

Offering drag-and-drop functionality and a low-code environment, Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service supports both beginners and experienced developers by integrating JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, enhanced with Oracle JET packages. This service facilitates browser-based development and easy integration with existing systems. However, improvement is needed in its licensing structure, functionality for less experienced developers, and native mobile development support. Performance can be affected by minor bugs, especially with complex tasks.

What are the key features?

Drag-and-Drop Builder: Simplifies UI/UX development with intuitive design tools.
Low-Code Environment: Accelerates application development with minimal coding.
Integration Capabilities: Easily integrates with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS for complex scenarios.
Scalability: Adapts to growing business needs with robust architecture.
Comprehensive Documentation: Provides detailed resources for assistance and learning.
Action Chains & Trigger Events: Enhances application interactivity and functionality.

What should users consider for ROI?

Development Speed: Reduces time to market with efficient design tools.
Cost Effectiveness: Offers long-term savings compared to custom coding solutions.
Flexibility: Supports diverse business applications from case management to AI invoices.
System Integration: Works seamlessly with Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP.

Businesses leverage Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service in industries like legal, healthcare, and enterprise resource planning. It aids in developing software for case management, creating worklists for medical companies, and extending Oracle SaaS applications. Companies also benefit from its capability to build custom forms and streamline business processes.

Oracle

Sample Customers

Genzyme, TNT, Yahoo, Capgemini, Roche, D&B, Aegon, kpn, AZL, Sky, Arch, Penn State Univeristy, BancABC

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