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Google App Engine 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:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
4.9
Google App Engine reduces costs and enhances value, but effectiveness varies, relying on user understanding and optimal resource use.
Sentiment score
6.6
Mendix's free version and automation enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and support growth, despite high license fees impacting returns.
Once we deployed this same application as part of Google App Engine, the cost drastically reduced to just $120 for the small instance we use for our development.
Operationally, it was efficient for us because we could easily spin up new versions to demonstrate new functionality without modifying the original environment.
Google App Engine offers discounts for high resource utilization, similar to committed use discounts for Compute Engine.
It's not that they're really firing that personnel, but they can often focus on the core that really matters instead of repetitive processes in Excel forms and all of the overhead and human error that comes with that.
I see a fair return on investment using Mendix.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.8
Google App Engine offers inconsistent support quality, with experiences varying by customer relationship, package level, and support needs.
Sentiment score
6.8
Mendix offers comprehensive resources and active community support but experiences mixed reviews on response times and portal improvements.
They route us toward the appropriate team handling Google App Engine or other services, so when there is an issue, the respective team connects and provides support.
The technical support was very quick and responsive, with a direct team line available.
Google invests in companies with technical expertise, offering connections to enterprise clients and technical support for their products.
I haven't often needed to seek direct support from Mendix teams as their online resources and knowledge database are comprehensive.
Mendix provides proper support, troubleshooting options, and a helping community.
If it's about having an issue that I can't solve despite being a Mendix expert and having tried every single bit and piece, support can feel like a stone wall.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.3
Google App Engine scales well with automatic features, though flexible instance deployment and handling intensive requests require improvement.
Sentiment score
6.9
Mendix efficiently scales horizontally and vertically, offering flexible solutions for private cloud users despite some public cloud limitations.
Google App Engine scales well in the standard environment, which automatically handles traffic without manual scaling.
Google App Engine is highly scalable and can integrate easily with other applications.
With automatic scaling, Google Cloud handles the scaling process, which leads to my high rating.
Mendix supports scaling well with its comprehensive online documentation and learning paths.
Mendix provides options for handling scalability and maintainability through features like validation, workflow and nanoflow minimization, and user components, enabling projects to be easily managed and scaled.
Also solutions processing data at scale, talking about one million packages a day.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.9
Google App Engine is highly stable, with minimal disruptions and quick issue resolution, praised for low maintenance requirements.
Sentiment score
7.3
Mendix is highly stable with minor performance issues, reliable architecture, effective support, and high user satisfaction post-Siemens investment.
I have not experienced any crashing or instability with Google App Engine.
However, large code bases can still cause it to slow down.
I would rate the stability of Google App Engine a perfect 10 out of 10, as it is completely managed by Google.
Mendix has been stable in my experience, with reliable performance for enterprise applications and minimal downtime or critical issues.
I recently encountered an issue with deploying applications on the Mendix sandbox, which took a week to resolve.
 

Room For Improvement

Google App Engine faces pricing, support, and scalability challenges, with limited language support, database options, and migration complexities.
Users seek enhancements in Mendix's templates, integration, UX, databases, reporting, pricing, version control, AI, support, and customization.
It would be beneficial if Flex services could scale down to zero instances during periods of no traffic.
The pricing is higher compared to alternatives like Kubernetes and Compute Engine.
In the Flex environment, SSH access is not available for private instances.
Access to the database is limited in Mendix's public cloud, preventing direct database interaction or inspection.
I choose a seven mainly due to the issues we've faced with slowdowns and bugs during development, while runtime has been very stable.
Native development is not very strong, and some developer tools are missing, such as shortcuts to edit multiple variables.
 

Setup Cost

Google App Engine provides competitive pay-as-you-go pricing, affordable for light usage but higher for robust applications.
Mendix is costly but efficient, suitable for large enterprises with budgets, yet less accessible to startups.
For F1 usage with 256 MB, it is free.
I've never heard anyone express that the licenses are too expensive.
My GCP billing is about 10 lakh INR per month, and Google App Engine contributes only 25,000 to 30,000 INR.
The app license costs between $13,000 to $14,000, which is prohibitive for startups.
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is reasonable;
 

Valuable Features

Google App Engine offers users scalability, reliability, and integration, focusing on development and reducing infrastructure management efforts.
Mendix offers rapid, low-code development with seamless integrations and agile support for secure, scalable enterprise and mobile applications.
The solution offers scalability, autoscaling based on user demand, and security, as Google manages all updates and security patches.
I also appreciate the Google App Engine standard environment because it handles traffic scaling without manual intervention.
Deploying code is straightforward without worrying about deployment or integration.
Mendix's integration capabilities are impressive, allowing for rapid and on-the-fly integration of almost anything imaginable.
The best features that Mendix offers are proper guardrails that prevent starting from scratch, ensuring a certain level of security, user experience, and standardization for implementing workflows, API integrations, and how you set up your domain model.
For security, I value the built-in authentication, role-based access control, and data protection features, which make enterprise apps safer without needing heavy custom setup.
 

Categories and Ranking

Google App Engine
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
PaaS Clouds (8th)
Mendix
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
Mobile Development Platforms (3rd), Rapid Application Development Software (8th), Low-Code Development Platforms (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Google App Engine and Mendix aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Google App Engine is designed for PaaS Clouds and holds a mindshare of 2.0%, down 2.4% compared to last year.
Mendix, on the other hand, focuses on Mobile Development Platforms, holds 15.2% mindshare, down 22.0% since last year.
PaaS Clouds Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Google App Engine2.0%
Microsoft Azure18.0%
Amazon AWS13.6%
Other66.4%
PaaS Clouds
Mobile Development Platforms Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Mendix15.2%
OutSystems16.1%
Salesforce Platform7.5%
Other61.2%
Mobile Development Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Chandra Shekar Reddy Arrabolu - PeerSpot reviewer
Effortless server management and automatic scaling boost productivity
The error logging system in Google App Engine could be enhanced. While there are troubleshooting documents with Google-defined error logs, identifying the exact root cause can be challenging. Often, issues must be escalated through support to product engineering teams who access internal logs for resolution. Increasing the visibility of logging would help users identify issues more easily. Regarding runtimes, the validity period limitations can be problematic. When companies use legacy applications, migrating to new versions requires significant code changes and isn't always a simple lift-and-shift operation. Google App Engine should consider continuing to provide security patches for legacy applications, especially for customers with substantial billing. The manual scaling feature needs improvement, as it isn't available for all runtimes. Adding this capability across all runtimes would be beneficial for controlling instance scaling within specific parameters.
Mitchel Mol BGS - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Educational Organization
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
University
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise13
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business25
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise23
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Google App Engine?
The product's setup and deployment phases are easy.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google App Engine?
Google App Engine is affordable compared to other available platforms. The pricing structure is reasonable and not overrated.
What needs improvement with Google App Engine?
The error logging system in Google App Engine could be enhanced. While there are troubleshooting documents with Google-defined error logs, identifying the exact root cause can be challenging. Often...
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?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is reasonable; we've used a lot of basic nodes as well, which had some issues in the recent past due to the payment provider going bankrupt, bu...
What needs improvement with Mendix?
Customization is limited compared to traditional coding, and UI adjustments can feel restrictive. Native development is not very strong, and some developer tools are missing, such as shortcuts to e...
 

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