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Mendix vs Salesforce Platform 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
7.2
Mendix's free version aids ROI with efficient, speedy development, though license fees and project needs impact overall outcomes.
Sentiment score
7.5
Salesforce Platform enhances efficiency and ROI, boosts revenue growth, optimizes operations, and improves sales effectiveness and data management.
Salesforce saved about 40% to 50% of my time by allowing me to manage and maintain client data and account progress.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.0
Mendix customer service is responsive and supportive, effectively leveraging a community forum for comprehensive troubleshooting resources.
Sentiment score
6.7
Salesforce Platform's customer service is reliable, though technical support experiences vary from satisfaction to criticism over response times.
Mendix provides proper support, troubleshooting options, and a helping community.
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
7.0
Mendix is highly rated for scalability, supporting diverse applications from 100 to 4000 users, particularly in private clouds.
Sentiment score
7.7
Salesforce Platform is scalable and adaptable, supporting growth with extensive features, though complexity may challenge smaller clients.
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.
Mendix supports scaling well with its comprehensive online documentation and learning paths.
Salesforce's scalability was not a problem.
We are using it globally in thirty countries.
Salesforce Platform is absolutely scalable for us.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Mendix is reliable with quick bug fixes, but users report performance issues on large databases and non-recommended versions.
Sentiment score
8.2
Salesforce Platform is highly stable and reliable, with minor issues and occasional slowness managed effectively with a strong connection.
We have never had any problems with it.
On occasion, we had to log in and out frequently, open tickets with our IT team for account reconfiguration, or request permissions to access the system.
 

Room For Improvement

Mendix needs enhancements in UX/UI, integration, data management, cost efficiency, AI support, and development tools for improvement.
Salesforce Platform struggles with high costs, complex integrations, and inadequate features, requiring enhancements in usability, support, and automation.
It is not one hundred percent stable.
Using AI extensively to make the platform easier to use would also be beneficial.
Salesforce could improve by adding more capabilities to the dashboard, such as additional fields for more filters and more control over what I would like to see.
AI should pick up and send us a reminder from the notes.
 

Setup Cost

Mendix pricing is high but negotiable; enterprise users find value, with savings from multi-year agreements and custom scaling.
Salesforce Platform pricing is complex, seen as costly but valuable, with negotiable costs based on user licenses and needs.
 

Valuable Features

Mendix offers rapid app development with visual tools, integration, collaboration, security, scalability, and low-code ease for all users.
Salesforce Platform offers rapid deployment, scalability, customization, and integration, with strong CRM tools and extensive third-party app support.
The solution is beneficial for integration with existing systems due to features like AI integration, SOAP integration, REST API integration, and various other options.
Mendix provides the ability to create solutions that fill gaps that I would otherwise be unable to address with standard software.
Salesforce Platform offers a complete combination of features, including dashboards and progress tracking.
The most useful features of Salesforce Platform for us include lead generation, lead management, and pipeline management.
Their reporting is also great, and the integration capability is very critical because you can integrate multiple different platforms into Salesforce.
 

Categories and Ranking

Mendix
Ranking in Mobile Development Platforms
2nd
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
8th
Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
52
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Salesforce Platform
Ranking in Mobile Development Platforms
3rd
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
7th
Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
94
Ranking in other categories
PaaS Clouds (7th), No-Code Development Platforms (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Mobile Development Platforms category, the mindshare of Mendix is 22.5%, up from 21.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Salesforce Platform is 8.7%, down from 9.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Mobile Development Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Yasser_Anter - PeerSpot reviewer
Has customization and integration capabilities which increase efficiency
Salesforce could improve by offering AI features or functionalities to help business decision-makers analyze business history, suggest forward strategies, and participate in events. The previous version had a complicated interface where multiple pages and data entries were required, which was not pleasant for sales teams or business users. Also, deploying Salesforce took a long time, about four to five months, which is not ideal for any business.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
9%
University
6%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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?
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...
How would you choose between Microsoft PowerApps and Salesforce Platform?
I think it depends on your use case. If your organization uses Microsoft Enterprise products, PowerApps will work better in your environment. Similarly, if you have a Salesforce integration in pla...
How does Salesforce Platform compare with Azure?
Microsoft’s Windows Azure platform is not easy or intuitive to deploy. The difficulty will be impacted by the type of application that you are trying to use the platform to build. Organizations tha...
Do you build applications using low-code or pro-code builders on Salesforce Platform?
At my organization, we have only used Salesforce Platform's low-code builder. The reason for this is not because we do not like the pro-code option, but because we do not see the need of using it, ...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Salesforce1, Force.com, Salesforce App Cloud
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Genzyme, TNT, Yahoo, Capgemini, Roche, D&B, Aegon, kpn, AZL, Sky, Arch, Penn State Univeristy, BancABC
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