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Mendix vs Microsoft Azure App Service comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 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
6.6
Mendix's free version and automation enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and support growth, despite high license fees impacting returns.
Sentiment score
5.6
Microsoft Azure App Service delivers cost-effective operational efficiency, reducing workforce needs and streamlining implementation through automation and machine learning.
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
6.8
Mendix offers comprehensive resources and active community support but experiences mixed reviews on response times and portal improvements.
Sentiment score
6.1
Microsoft Azure App Service support gets mixed reviews; premier packages offer swift help, but response times and consistency vary.
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.
Regions like Europe, the US, Canada, and India provide very good and immediate support.
Microsoft provides support for a lot of add-on or customized integration requests.
While contacting support is not always a pleasant experience, they attended to our needs satisfactorily.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.9
Mendix efficiently scales horizontally and vertically, offering flexible solutions for private cloud users despite some public cloud limitations.
Sentiment score
7.4
Microsoft Azure App Service offers strong scalability and flexibility, accommodating various organization sizes with easy resource adjustments and high user satisfaction.
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
7.3
Mendix is highly stable with minor performance issues, reliable architecture, effective support, and high user satisfaction post-Siemens investment.
Sentiment score
7.9
Microsoft Azure App Service is highly stable with 99.99% uptime, supporting business needs effectively despite minor configuration issues.
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.
This feature allows us to pinpoint very quickly what is happening when an application is not working correctly.
I find Microsoft Azure App Service to be quite stable.
 

Room For Improvement

Users seek enhancements in Mendix's templates, integration, UX, databases, reporting, pricing, version control, AI, support, and customization.
Microsoft Azure App Service needs improvements in deployment, integration, UI/UX, cost transparency, and support for better user experience.
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.
Deploying Logic Apps in a private network environment becomes complicated due to the extensive white testing and configurations needed at the networking layer.
They should improve the learning curve, enhance documentation, and focus on best practices.
Microsoft's support and technical aspects like installation complexity could use enhancement.
 

Setup Cost

Mendix is costly but efficient, suitable for large enterprises with budgets, yet less accessible to startups.
Microsoft Azure App Service provides flexible pricing plans, generally cost-effective, though high for advanced tiers; free trials are available.
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;
Pricing is a concern.
It is an expensive product, primarily due to the licensing fees.
The price of Microsoft Azure is comparable to Microsoft AWS and Google.
 

Valuable Features

Mendix offers rapid, low-code development with seamless integrations and agile support for secure, scalable enterprise and mobile applications.
Microsoft Azure App Service provides scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions with seamless integration and robust DevOps capabilities for flexibility and efficiency.
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.
The integration capabilities of Microsoft Azure App Service have greatly enhanced my ability to handle global web operations and support various functions, which were previously challenging without such integration.
The best features of Microsoft Azure App Service are its capacity for scalability, security, and basic support functionalities.
We use the CI/CD inside Azure DevOps and Azure DevOps deploys the applications in Microsoft Azure App Service.
 

Categories and Ranking

Mendix
Ranking in Mobile Development Platforms
3rd
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
Low-Code Development Platforms (3rd)
Microsoft Azure App Service
Ranking in Mobile Development Platforms
4th
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
7th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Mobile Development Platforms category, the mindshare of Mendix is 15.2%, down from 22.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure App Service is 4.7%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Mobile Development Platforms Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Mendix15.2%
Microsoft Azure App Service4.7%
Other80.1%
Mobile Development Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

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.
AntonioNascimento - PeerSpot reviewer
Seamless integration and application hosting enabled through versatile service
When using a Linux App Service or containerized App Services, the logging is not as good as when using the Windows version. The Linux App Service should be more user-friendly, focusing on logging, troubleshooting, and similar features. With Microsoft Azure App Service, it is more difficult with Linux or other container solutions because there are many options. When creating an App Service, you can create it as Linux or Windows. After that, you can choose some stack or use Docker to container. When using Linux with container, the logging functionality is not as robust.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
University
7%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business25
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise23
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise33
 

Questions from the Community

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...
Would you choose Microsoft Azure App Service or PowerApps?
Microsoft Azure App Service is helpful if you need to set up temporary servers for customers to run their programs in locations that other cloud providers do not cater to. When servers are closer t...
Do you recommend Microsoft Azure App Service?
I highly recommend Microsoft Azure. We have been using it for nearly four years. We mostly use it for creating and maintaining websites, such as content management systems like WordPress sites, whi...
What do you like most about Microsoft Azure App Service?
One valuable feature of Azure App Service for us is its integration with Azure DevOps, which we heavily rely on in our development process.
 

Also Known As

No data available
Azure App Service, MS Azure App Service
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Genzyme, TNT, Yahoo, Capgemini, Roche, D&B, Aegon, kpn, AZL, Sky, Arch, Penn State Univeristy, BancABC
Real Madrid, Absolut, AccuWeather, Heineken, NBC News, Paramount
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