Mendix vs Superblocks (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Mendix grades higher than Superblocks: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Mendix grades higher on the free plan and features. Superblocks grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Mendix
Enterprise low-code platform for business applications
Superblocks
Governed platform for AI-built internal apps and agents
Which one is for you
Pick Mendix if
- Fits if your company builds business apps across a department
- Works for IT teams deploying to Azure, Kubernetes or SAP
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're a small team: Standard begins around 918 euros a month
- Not for you if you want US dollar prices, since only euros are shown
- Watch out: cloud compute isn't included, and Premium is quoted individually
- Watch out: Studio Pro supports Windows 11, with Apple Silicon Macs in beta
Pick Superblocks if
- Makes sense if IT wants control over the internal apps its teams build
- Fits if you have up to 15 builders to put on one plan
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan: only a 14-day trial exists
- Pricey if you're one person: Teams is $100 a month flat
- Watch out: Teams stops at 15 builders and 1 hosted app, then apps are $10 each a month
- Watch out: SSO, role-based access, audit logs and source control are Enterprise only
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAMendixFair | 2.2GPASuperblocksFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DAbout 918 euros a month for one app, and the page doesn't say monthly or annual, in a category whose paid plans start at $16 to $25. Compute is extra. | C$100 a month covers up to 15 builders, so $20 each for five, the category's middle. One person still pays the full $100. |
| Free plan and trial | BA free package with no card: the full platform, unlimited users, one environment per app and the academy. Built for demos and small apps. | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial of Teams. The listing doesn't say if it needs a card. |
| Features | BVisual IDE, agentic development, many deployment targets, process orchestration and a free academy. The listing shows no gap in the core job. | CClark agent, integration gateway, sandboxes and security checks. Extra apps and agent-unit packs cost more, and Enterprise holds VPC, SSO and audit logs. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Enterprise low-code with a learning path and certifications, so expect a learning curve. | CNo store rating on record. It's a platform you set up with integrations, environments and permissions. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb plus a Windows IDE, with AWS, Azure, SAP BTP, Snowflake, OpenShift and Kubernetes. No phone app is listed. | BWeb app with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Azure DevOps and with Claude, Codex, Cursor and Copilot. |
| Best for | enterprise low-code business apps | governed internal apps built by AI |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Mendix and Superblocks. How we grade
Price against what you get
Mendix starts at about $1,025.59 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Superblocks starts at $100 a month and scores 2.3.
Mendix scores higher, and starts $925.59 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI app builders on the chart, 12 score higher than Mendix for less, and 23 score higher than Superblocks for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Superblocks also covers AI agents.
At a glance
| Mendix | Superblocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | €918 per month and up for One App (euros as displayed; billing basis not stated) | $100 per month for up to 15 builders, billed annually ($125 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free package: build and deploy demos, prototypes or small apps with a deployment environment and unlimited users, no credit card required. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial of the Teams plan |
| Web | ||
| Windows | ||
| Made by | Mendix | Superblocks |
| Price read from | mendix.com | superblocks.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Mendix
- Prices are shown in euros; the US-dollar price and the billing basis (monthly or annual) are not shown on the page.
- Standard and Premium licenses do not include cloud compute resources, which are priced separately by deployment option.
- Premium is quoted individually, and the Mendix Cloud, Azure, Kubernetes and other deployments cost extra on Standard.
- The Studio Pro 11 IDE is supported on Windows 11; the docs say Apple Silicon Macs run it in beta.
Superblocks
- Teams includes 100 Governed Agent Units a month and 1 hosted app; additional GAU packs and apps ($10 each a month) are extra.
- Teams is capped at 15 builders.
- VPC deployment, SSO, RBAC, audit logs and source control are Enterprise-only and priced through sales.
- There is no free plan, only a 14-day trial.
Key features
Mendix
- Collaborative visual IDE
- Multi-user development across skill levels in a single IDE, with agile project management built into the platform.
- Agentic and AI development
- The site lists agentic development, AI governance and AI model development among its platform areas.
- Flexible deployment
- Deploys to Mendix Cloud, dedicated cloud, Azure, Kubernetes, SAP BTP, StackIT or your own servers, mostly at additional cost on paid plans.
- Process orchestration
- Part of the platform menu alongside an enterprise knowledge graph and integrations.
- Free academy
- Online learning paths and certifications are included on every package.
Superblocks
- Clark AI agent
- An AI agent for building internal apps, with a user memory, included in the Teams plan within a monthly allowance of Governed Agent Units.
- Integration gateway
- Governed access to business systems, with SSO and permissions managed in one place.
- Secure sandboxes
- Cloud development and production sandboxes where any coding agent or model can run in an environment IT controls.
- Infrastructure and security controls
- Policies for approved infrastructure on AWS, a secure development lifecycle check, and monitoring of assets, vulnerabilities and costs.
- Enterprise deployment
- The Enterprise plan adds deployment in your own VPC, source control and secrets managers.
Plans
Mendix
Free€0
per month
Full platform for prototypes and small apps, with one deployment environment per app and the free online academy.
Standard (One App)€918
per month and up, for one app
Department-wide business apps: up to 3 environments per app, ops dashboard, IDP integration, 9-to-5 support and a 99.5% uptime guarantee. Cloud resources cost extra.
Standard (Unlimited Apps)€2,295
per month and up, for unlimited apps
The same capabilities as One App for a portfolio of apps. The page says the platform is identical and only the price differs.
PremiumCustom
Mission-critical systems: horizontal scaling, high availability, multi-region failover, a private marketplace, 24/7 support and a 99.95% uptime guarantee.
Superblocks
Teams$100
per month for up to 15 builders, billed annually ($125 billed monthly)
100 Governed Agent Units a month, the Clark AI agent and user memory, staging and production environments, 50+ integrations and 1 hosted app; extra apps are $10 a month.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds VPC deployment, SSO, RBAC, audit logs, source control, secrets management, embedded apps, security scans, a dedicated account team and SLAs.
Ways to pay less
Mendix
No public discounts listed.
Superblocks
- Annual discount
20% off Teams with annual billing
The pricing page shows Teams at $125 a month billed monthly and $100 a month billed annually, a 20% saving.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Mendix or Superblocks?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Superblocks is cheaper to start with: $100 a month, against about $1,025.59 a month for Mendix. Mendix starts at €918 per month and up for One App (euros as displayed; billing basis not stated), and Superblocks starts at $100 per month for up to 15 builders, billed annually ($125 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Mendix or Superblocks?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Mendix has a free plan. Superblocks does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Mendix and Superblocks run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Mendix lists a Windows app. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.