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GeneXus vs Mendix comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.1
GeneXus offers high ROI for large companies, excels in banking apps, and is effective for both extensive and limited user systems.
Sentiment score
7.2
Mendix reduces development time by 30%-40%, enabling quick ROI and cost-saving through fast app development despite high license fees.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.6
GeneXus customer service is fast, knowledgeable, cooperative, usually responding within 24 hours, and generally rated highly by users.
Sentiment score
7.0
Mendix offers strong, responsive customer service with quick community support, prioritizing paying customers and partners while enhancing service quality.
I haven't often needed to seek direct support from Mendix teams as their online resources and knowledge database are comprehensive.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.4
GeneXus is scalable and adaptable, supporting growth from small projects to large systems with high ratings for ease and efficiency.
Sentiment score
7.0
Mendix is praised for scalability and flexibility, though challenges exist in cloud, database layers, and regional application scaling.
Mendix supports scaling well with its comprehensive online documentation and learning paths.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
GeneXus offers high stability with bi-monthly upgrades, rated 8-10 by users, best suited for simpler front-end applications.
Sentiment score
7.5
Mendix offers stable performance and reliable support, especially with recent updates, though complex projects may require tuning for optimal results.
 

Room For Improvement

GeneXus requires better front-end, training, security, integration, collaboration, market awareness, UI, code speed, cost, community, alerts, performance, and language support.
The system needs enhancements in speed, integration, user experience, pricing, support, customization, AI features, and database management.
 

Setup Cost

GeneXus offers costly multi-plan licenses but justifies the price by replacing multiple developers and including maintenance and upgrades.
Mendix's pricing is high for small businesses but suits large enterprises, with negotiable terms and pricing transparency.
 

Valuable Features

GeneXus offers rapid deployment, seamless tech integration, error detection, multi-language support, automation, and a user-friendly architecture.
Mendix provides a low-code platform for rapid app development with integration, collaboration, and scalability, valued for its flexibility and speed.
Mendix provides the ability to create solutions that fill gaps that I would otherwise be unable to address with standard software.
 

Categories and Ranking

GeneXus
Ranking in Mobile Development Platforms
10th
Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms
20th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Mendix
Ranking in Mobile Development Platforms
2nd
Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Rapid Application Development Software (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Mobile Development Platforms category, the mindshare of GeneXus is 3.1%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Mendix is 22.8%, up from 21.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Mobile Development Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

XavierEspinoza - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers a simplified architecture with outstanding integration capabilities
The integration capabilities of GeneXus are highly valuable for our organization. The metadata obtained within the logic of different systems is also vital. Due to the solution, our company team doesn't have to work with multiple languages and integrations can be made with C Sharp. JavaScript can also be used with GeneXus, the tool takes charge of all the rest and has a simple architecture. The solution can be used out of the box without facing any issues and nothing much needs to be done with frameworks. In our case we need to use Python with GeneXus, we use Ironpython to embed python code in C# .
Sameer Verma - PeerSpot reviewer
Low-code, helpful support, and great native mobile capability
There is always a layer of custom code required. There is a misconception of low-code, or Mendix, or the industry in general. They are perceived as more of a dashboarding tool, and as a visualization platform only, rather than building a complete enterprise solution. That's more of an awareness marketing challenge they have, or the industry has. In general, AI needs to be better. The team and the company is running ahead with this a bit more. AI area is something which companies have started to pick up on, low-code wise, and they should invest in it more. I would like to see their data hub module become a little bit more mature. They need to expand their base as the concept is amazing. We just need to see more use cases and learn more capabilities there, and then definitely they need to fill in the AI piece of it.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
University
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about GeneXus?
GeneXus evolves with technology.
What needs improvement with GeneXus?
GeneXus needs to be more consistent in functionality without any errors. Code generation is highly time-consuming for GeneXus, but in some cases, it saves time as well. Some errors will take too lo...
What is your primary use case for GeneXus?
Our company uses the latest version of GeneXus. The solution is used in our company to develop various enterprise systems, and GeneXus is used as an integrator, which further facilitates low-cost d...
What do you like most about Mendix?
We also use Mendix Enterprise Integration for complex business logic. It's a low-code platform, so we run Mendix in the Mendix Cloud.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Mendix?
I would rate the pricing a six out of ten. The solution is a bit expensive compared to others, but in the long term, it is worth it. For instance, Microsoft Power Apps don't demand a huge investmen...
What needs improvement with Mendix?
All software applications have their hiccups, including the Mendix Studio Pro developers program. Though still improving, there is no specific example of what really needs to be improved. Some lear...
 

Comparisons

 

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Sample Customers

Canal de Panamá, Gerdau, Coca-Cola, Mercado Libre, DHL, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, TECNISA, Mexican Polak Group, Ferrovalle, Canon, Azteca, KPMG, TURBUS, Santander, BBVA
Genzyme, TNT, Yahoo, Capgemini, Roche, D&B, Aegon, kpn, AZL, Sky, Arch, Penn State Univeristy, BancABC
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