The Mendix Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Mendix in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Mendix
The Insider’s Guide
Enterprise low-code platform for business applications
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI app builders, read from Mendix’s own pages.
Made by Mendix · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Mendix’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Mendix’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 26 of the 52 other AI app builders we grade
Mendix is an enterprise low-code platform for building, deploying and running business applications, with agile project tools, a collaborative visual IDE and a growing set of AI development features. It can be deployed to Mendix Cloud or to a customer's own cloud, and is part of Siemens. Pricing is quoted in euros and depends on whether you license one app or an unlimited number.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Mendix, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Enterprise low-code with a learning path and certifications, so expect a learning curve.
- 1
Best for enterprise low-code business apps
Mendix is an enterprise low-code platform, and its free package covers prototypes and small apps with unlimited users.
- 2
Paid plans start at about $1,025.59 a month
As its pricing page puts it: €918 per month and up for One App (euros as displayed; billing basis not stated).
- 3
There is a free plan
Free package: build and deploy demos, prototypes or small apps with a deployment environment and unlimited users, no credit card required.
- 4
It runs on 2 platforms
Web and Windows.
- 5
Collaborative visual IDE
Multi-user development across skill levels in a single IDE, with agile project management built into the platform.
- 6
Agentic and AI development
The site lists agentic development, AI governance and AI model development among its platform areas.
- 7
Flexible deployment
Deploys to Mendix Cloud, dedicated cloud, Azure, Kubernetes, SAP BTP, StackIT or your own servers, mostly at additional cost on paid plans.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 26 of 52
That is against the other AI app builders we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Mendix you would be making a tool that builds and hosts other apps. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Mendix at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from €918 per month and up for One App (euros as displayed; billing basis not stated)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, Windows
- Made by
- Mendix, since 2005
- Category
- AI App Builders
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for enterprise low-code business apps
Mendix is an enterprise low-code platform, and its free package covers prototypes and small apps with unlimited users. Paid Standard starts at about 918 euros a month for one app and cloud compute costs extra. The IDE is built for Windows.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | About 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. |
| Free plan and trial | B | A free package with no card: the full platform, unlimited users, one environment per app and the academy. Built for demos and small apps. |
| Features | B | Visual IDE, agentic development, many deployment targets, process orchestration and a free academy. The listing shows no gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. Enterprise low-code with a learning path and certifications, so expect a learning curve. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web plus a Windows IDE, with AWS, Azure, SAP BTP, Snowflake, OpenShift and Kubernetes. No phone app is listed. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Mendix is for
- Fits if your company builds business apps across a department
- Works for IT teams deploying to Azure, Kubernetes or SAP
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Enterprises building business apps across departments
- Teams that need to choose where apps are hosted
- Anyone prototyping: the Free package has no card requirement
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
~$1,025.59
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Mendix has a free plan. Paid plans start at €918 per month and up for One App (euros as displayed; billing basis not stated).
A free package with no card: the full platform, unlimited users, one environment per app and the academy.
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.
Premium
Custom
Mission-critical systems: horizontal scaling, high availability, multi-region failover, a private marketplace, 24/7 support and a 99.95% uptime guarantee.
The free plan
Free package: build and deploy demos, prototypes or small apps with a deployment environment and unlimited users, no credit card required.
Read from mendix.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
2
Places it runs: Web and Windows
Enterprise low-code platform for business applications. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, app builder.
Visual IDE, agentic development, many deployment targets, process orchestration and a free academy.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- Windows
What it works with
- AWS
- Azure
- SAP BTP
- Snowflake
- Red Hat OpenShift
- Kubernetes
Mendix is made by Mendix, and has been around since 2005.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
26/52
Other AI app builders it is graded above
Mendix's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 26 of the 52 other AI app builders we grade, and level with 11.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 45 of 52) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $1,025.59 a month, against a middle price of $20 for the category: 50 of the 50 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 12 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 53 AI app builders we grade, cut by the letter each got. Mendix’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 52
- BFree plan and trialAbove 45 of 52
- BFeaturesAbove 37 of 52
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 52
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 13 of 52
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 51 AI app builders. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Mendix is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Mendix you would be making a tool that builds and hosts other apps. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $12,307.08 a year.
What you could not
- A tool that builds and hosts other apps.
- A real app for Windows. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, AWS, Azure and SAP BTP among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Mendix’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Retool, Appsmith, Superblocks, Bubble and FlutterFlow
The 5 tools Mendix is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
Retool
Free plan · from $10/mo
Platform for building internal apps, workflows and AI agents.
- Only Mendix lists a Windows app.
- Retool is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Retool also covers workflow automation, AI agents and no-code.
- 2.8GPA
Appsmith
Free plan · from $15/mo
Open-source low-code platform for internal apps.
- Only Mendix lists a Windows app.
- Appsmith is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- 2.2GPA
Superblocks
Free trial · from $100/mo
Governed platform for AI-built internal apps and agents.
- Mendix has a free plan. Superblocks does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Mendix lists a Windows app.
- Superblocks also covers AI agents.
- 2.2GPA
Bubble
Free plan · from $32/mo
No-code visual builder for web and native mobile apps, with AI.
- Only Mendix lists a Windows app.
- Bubble also covers no-code.
- 2.4GPA
FlutterFlow
Free plan · from $29/mo
Visual and AI builder for iOS, Android and web apps.
- Only Mendix lists a Windows app.
- FlutterFlow also covers AI agents and no-code.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Mendix free?
Mendix has a free plan. Free package: build and deploy demos, prototypes or small apps with a deployment environment and unlimited users, no credit card required.
How much does Mendix cost?
Mendix lists 4 plans. Free: €0 per month.
What platforms does Mendix work on?
Mendix is available on Web and Windows.
Does Mendix have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Mendix is listed for Web and Windows.
Does Mendix have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Mendix is listed for Web and Windows.
Is Mendix open source?
Mendix is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
What does Mendix integrate with?
Mendix's listing names AWS, Azure, SAP BTP, Snowflake, Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes.
Who makes Mendix?
Mendix is made by a company of the same name. It dates from 2005.
What are the alternatives to Mendix?
The closest alternatives to Mendix in our directory are Retool, Appsmith, Superblocks, Bubble and FlutterFlow.
How does Mendix compare with other AI app builders?
Mendix's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 26 of the 52 other AI app builders we grade, and level with 11.
Is Mendix good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Mendix D for value for money. Its paid plans start at about $1,025.59 a month, against a middle price of $20 for the category: 50 of the 50 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Mendix?
To replace Mendix you would be making a tool that builds and hosts other apps.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Mendix’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Mendix's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. The pricing page showed no readable prices in the text we pulled, so prices rest on the listing.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Mendix. Prices change, so check mendix.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
5,038
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Mendix, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/mendix
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Prices and grades as they are today
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Mendix’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Mendix is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Mendix. Prices and plans change: check mendix.com before you buy.