Google App Engine vs Mendix comparison

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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

6.3

Mendix offers varied ROI; its free version aids startups, while licensing fees impact cost-effectiveness for different clients.

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.

Sridharan Murugadass

Enterprise Cloud Architect at Johnson & Johnson Medtech

Operationally, it was efficient for us because we could easily spin up new versions to demonstrate new functionality without modifying the original environment.

Tabish Mahfuz

Senior Software Engineer at Cimpress

Google App Engine offers discounts for high resource utilization, similar to committed use discounts for Compute Engine.

Chandra Shekar Reddy Arrabolu

Associate Projects at Cognizant

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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.

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CTO at Blue Green Solutions

Since Mendix is a low-code platform, the ROI is significant; we save a lot of money and require fewer people to do an application, reduced to two, which drastically decreases development time because this is not traditional programming; just drag and drop, and we can complete projects that would take years within months.

ABISHEK KUMAR

SOFTWARE ENGINEER at Siemens Industry

I have seen a return on investment with Mendix, as in default software development, a team with 10 developers or more is needed, while here we can do it with one or two developers, so it is truly a money saver for the company.

Mendixworkshop Kumar

Software Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

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

7.0

Mendix provides responsive support, praised for problem-solving, with active community forums aiding learning and troubleshooting effectively.

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.

Sridharan Murugadass

Enterprise Cloud Architect at Johnson & Johnson Medtech

The technical support was very quick and responsive, with a direct team line available.

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Works

Google invests in companies with technical expertise, offering connections to enterprise clients and technical support for their products.

U-U

Senior Regional Sales Manager at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I haven't often needed to seek direct support from Mendix teams as their online resources and knowledge database are comprehensive.

Richard Van Den Akker

Mendix Developer at Plieger

Mendix provides proper support, troubleshooting options, and a helping community.

Soham Rakhade

Senior Software Engineer at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees

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.

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CTO at Blue Green Solutions

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

7.1

Mendix scales effectively for diverse applications, overcoming challenges with cloud integration, performing well in high-load environments.

Google App Engine scales well in the standard environment, which automatically handles traffic without manual scaling.

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Software Engineer (DevOps)

Google App Engine is highly scalable and can integrate easily with other applications.

Kali Krishna Bejjanki

Technical Lead at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

With automatic scaling, Google Cloud handles the scaling process, which leads to my high rating.

Rajesh Kadyan

Senior Engineer at Brillio

Mendix supports scaling well with its comprehensive online documentation and learning paths.

Richard Van Den Akker

Mendix Developer at Plieger

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.

Soham Rakhade

Senior Software Engineer at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees

Also solutions processing data at scale, talking about one million packages a day.

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CTO at Blue Green Solutions

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

7.4

Mendix is highly stable, with minor bugs in new versions and improved scaling through HP Helion and Cloud Foundry.

I have not experienced any crashing or instability with Google App Engine.

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Software Engineer (DevOps)

However, large code bases can still cause it to slow down.

Kali Krishna Bejjanki

Technical Lead at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

I would rate the stability of Google App Engine a perfect 10 out of 10, as it is completely managed by Google.

Rajesh Kadyan

Senior Engineer at Brillio

Mendix has been stable in my experience, with reliable performance for enterprise applications and minimal downtime or critical issues.

reviewer2759952

Software Development Intern at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees

We can choose the Long-Term Support (LTS) options that provide a wide range of supported features.

Krishnakumar Senthil

Senior Software Engineer at RapidData Technologies

I recently encountered an issue with deploying applications on the Mendix sandbox, which took a week to resolve.

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Mendix developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Room For Improvement

Google App Engine faces pricing, support, and scalability challenges, with limited language support, database options, and migration complexities.

Mendix needs improvement in reporting, customization, integration, mobile support, stability, AI, pricing, and handling large datasets.

It would be beneficial if Flex services could scale down to zero instances during periods of no traffic.

Tabish Mahfuz

Senior Software Engineer at Cimpress

The pricing is higher compared to alternatives like Kubernetes and Compute Engine.

Works

In the Flex environment, SSH access is not available for private instances.

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Software Engineer (DevOps)

Access to the database is limited in Mendix's public cloud, preventing direct database interaction or inspection.

Mendix developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

I choose a seven mainly due to the issues we've faced with slowdowns and bugs during development, while runtime has been very stable.

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CTO at Blue Green Solutions

Native development is not very strong, and some developer tools are missing, such as shortcuts to edit multiple variables.

reviewer2759952

Software Development Intern at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees

Setup Cost

Google App Engine provides competitive pay-as-you-go pricing, affordable for light usage but higher for robust applications.

Mendix pricing is complex, costly for small businesses, but offers savings in development time for large enterprises.

For F1 usage with 256 MB, it is free.

Works

I've never heard anyone express that the licenses are too expensive.

U-U

Senior Regional Sales Manager at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

My GCP billing is about 10 lakh INR per month, and Google App Engine contributes only 25,000 to 30,000 INR.

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Software Engineer (DevOps)

The app license costs between $13,000 to $14,000, which is prohibitive for startups.

Mendix developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is reasonable;

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CTO at Blue Green Solutions

From the pricing shown on the Mendix webpage, we have a basic package where you pay 60 Euros a month for five users and 10 Euros per additional user.

Erick Souza

Senior Mendix Consultant at a photography company with 11-50 employees

Valuable Features

Google App Engine offers users scalability, reliability, and integration, focusing on development and reducing infrastructure management efforts.

Mendix offers rapid app development with low-code tools, allowing easy integration, scalability, and fast cross-platform delivery.

The solution offers scalability, autoscaling based on user demand, and security, as Google manages all updates and security patches.

Works

I also appreciate the Google App Engine standard environment because it handles traffic scaling without manual intervention.

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Software Engineer (DevOps)

Deploying code is straightforward without worrying about deployment or integration.

Kali Krishna Bejjanki

Technical Lead at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

Mendix's integration capabilities are impressive, allowing for rapid and on-the-fly integration of almost anything imaginable.

Mendix developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

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.

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CTO at Blue Green Solutions

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.

reviewer2759952

Software Development Intern at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees

Categories and Ranking

Google App Engine

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

PaaS Clouds (6th)

Mendix

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Mobile Development Platforms (1st), Rapid Application Development Software (4th), Low-Code Development Platforms (2nd), Agentic Automation (5th), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (11th), AI Software Development (10th)

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 2.6%, up 2.2% compared to last year.
Mendix, on the other hand, focuses on Low-Code Development Platforms, holds 4.1% mindshare, down 8.9% since last year.

PaaS Clouds Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Google App Engine	2.6%
Amazon AWS	13.5%
Microsoft Azure	12.9%
Other	71.0%

PaaS Clouds

Low-Code Development Platforms Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Mendix	4.1%
Microsoft Power Apps	7.1%
OutSystems	4.8%
Other	84.0%

Low-Code Development Platforms

Featured Reviews

Rajesh Kadyan

Senior Engineer at Brillio

Have managed resources seamlessly thanks to robust platform capabilities

The areas of Google App Engine that I would to improve or enhance include its allowance for complete end-to-end deployment and scalability; however, it is manageable only for a few languages. For instance, it doesn't support languages C and C++, only basic support for Node.js, Java, and Ruby. It's not a comprehensive solution for all scenarios. Moreover, the security feature is based on IAM roles, but it should ideally be based on Active Directory (AD) roles. For IAM-based roles, we need to add the proper users and provide all security permissions manually. In an AD-based model, we would simply add users to a specific group, and all permissions would be inherited.

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Has improved development quality and speed but has introduced persistent IDE slowdowns

CTO at Blue Green Solutions

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

Financial Services Firm

10%

University

Educational Organization

Construction Company

Manufacturing Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	13

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	29
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	25

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google App Engine?

I believe it is reasonably priced. I've never heard anyone express that the licenses are too expensive.

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 is your primary use case for Google App Engine?

My primary use case for Google App Engine is within the finance industry, dealing with enterprise-scale businesses.

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.

What needs improvement with Mendix?

I think Mendix can be improved by supporting automated tests more easily. For example, Mendix can add some IDs for each component to build the automation tests more easily.

What is your primary use case for Mendix?

I use Mendix to build a system about the consultation of APIs. We are using Mendix to build a system to check SAP, which is another system, and we use APIs to bring information from SAP to this pro...

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Overview

Google App Engine offers seamless platform integration, automatic scaling, and zero infrastructure maintenance, enhancing development efficiency. Its serverless architecture with robust security measures supports diverse programming needs and simplifies deployment, making it a top choice for modern applications.

Designed for effortless web application deployment and API management, Google App Engine integrates smoothly with Google Cloud services, offering automatic scaling without the burden of infrastructure upkeep. Developers enjoy a cost-effective serverless platform that optimizes performance and reduces operational workload. Despite its intuitive interface and real-time logging advantages, areas needing improvement include documentation and community engagement. Expansion on language support, technical backing, pricing strategies, error logging, and advanced deployment tools is essential. Scalability and control flexibility require attention to resolve performance and customization issues. Enhancing migration paths and security features would significantly boost user satisfaction and platform reliability.

What are Google App Engine's most important features?

Seamless Integration: Connects efficiently with Google Cloud services and supports diverse languages.
Automatic Scaling: Adjusts resources in response to traffic variations, optimizing performance.
Zero Maintenance: No server management, freeing developers to focus on code.
Real-Time Logging: Provides instant insights to improve debugging and monitoring.
Cost-Effective: Offers a budget-friendly, scalable serverless environment.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Scalability: Effortless handling of backend service demands without manual intervention.
Security: Reliable protective measures safeguarding application data.
Integration: Simplified authentication with Google services, enhancing productivity.
Support: Assistance for cloud migration and SaaS applications in diverse industries.

Industries like finance and manufacturing utilize Google App Engine for cloud migration and scaling SaaS applications efficiently. Its ability to seamlessly integrate with services like Pub/Sub and Stackdriver supports complex projects, while cloud-native tools like Cloud Run and Kubernetes Engine facilitate microservice communication.

Google

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.