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Mendix
Siemens-owned low-code platform priced by app count, with cloud infrastructure billed separately
As of 1 September 2026, Mendix is free to use. A visual low-code platform, owned by Siemens, priced primarily on how many applications a subscription covers (One App versus Unlimited Apps) rather than purely on users. Softwr lists it under No-Code. Mendix is made by Mendix (a Siemens business), available on Web, iOS, Android.
Overview
What Mendix does
Mendix is a model-driven low-code platform for building web and mobile enterprise applications, with a free entry tier, drag-and-drop process and data modelling, and deployment to Mendix Cloud, Azure, Kubernetes, SAP BTP or on-premises servers. Siemens acquired Mendix in 2018 and has since positioned it as part of its industrial software portfolio alongside Siemens Digital Industries products. The distinguishing commercial fact is the app-count pricing axis: Standard plans are sold as either a single app (starting around 918 euros a month) or unlimited apps (starting around 2,295 euros a month), with per-user cost declining as user volume grows and separate, discounted rates for lower-frequency external users. Mendix is explicit that its licence price does not include the compute resources needed to actually run the deployed apps, so infrastructure cost on top of the subscription is a real, separate line item regardless of which deployment target is chosen. Buyers are enterprises, often ones already in the Siemens industrial software ecosystem, building multiple internal or customer-facing applications who want app-count-based licensing rather than per-seat licensing. The trade-off is that the free and single-app tiers look inexpensive until a team needs a second production app, at which point the jump to the Unlimited Apps tier is a large, discrete price step rather than a gradual scale-up.
What people use it for
- A Siemens industrial software customer extending into application development on a platform already inside its vendor ecosystem
- A company building exactly one production app that wants the lower One App tier rather than paying for unlimited apps it does not need
- An enterprise standardising on Mendix across many departments where the Unlimited Apps tier amortises well
- A team wanting to evaluate low-code at zero cost before committing to a paid production tier
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Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Mendix.
- The platform fee explicitly excludes compute and infrastructure costs, so the real all-in bill is the subscription plus a separate, less predictable cloud hosting charge.
- The jump from a free or One App tier to Unlimited Apps is a large discrete price step (roughly 918 to 2,295 euros a month at published starting rates), not a gradual scale-up, which punishes a team that grows from one app to two.
- Being a Siemens business unit means Mendix roadmap priorities can be shaped by Siemens' broader industrial software strategy rather than purely by low-code market demand.
- Deployment flexibility across Mendix Cloud, Azure, Kubernetes and SAP BTP is a strength on paper but means the actual infrastructure cost and complexity vary significantly by choice, complicating like-for-like vendor comparisons.
- Premium-tier features and enterprise governance capabilities are quote-only, so a buyer cannot fully compare Mendix's top tier against OutSystems or Appian without entering a sales process.
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Pricing
What Mendix costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free
Free
- Unlimited users on one deployment environment
- No commitment or credit card required
- Suitable for evaluation and small-scale use
Standard, One App
On request
- Licenses a single application in production
- Cloud deployment and standard support options
- Compute and infrastructure costs billed separately
Standard, Unlimited Apps
On request
- Licenses unlimited applications under one subscription
- Per-user cost declines as user volume grows
- Discounted external (B2B/B2C) user rates available
Premium
On request
- Custom quote
- Enterprise-grade governance and 24/7 support
- Advanced deployment and compliance options
Capabilities
Features
Visual app and process modelling
Drag-and-drop data models, page design and workflow logic
Free tier
Unlimited users on a deployment environment at no cost for evaluation and small use
Multi-cloud deployment
Mendix Cloud, Azure, Kubernetes, SAP BTP or self-managed server targets
AI-assisted development
Generative AI for scaffolding app logic and data models
Native mobile builder
Offline-capable mobile apps from the same low-code models
Marketplace connectors
Pre-built integrations for SAP, Salesforce and common enterprise systems
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
What is the difference between One App and Unlimited Apps?
One App licenses a single application in production; Unlimited Apps covers any number of apps under one subscription, at a materially higher starting price.
Does the licence include hosting?
No. Mendix states explicitly that compute and infrastructure resources are billed separately from the platform licence, regardless of deployment target.
Who owns Mendix?
Siemens, which acquired Mendix in 2018 and runs it as part of its industrial software portfolio.
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