Mendix Low-Code Platform Features

Everything you need to build applications, all in a single platform

IDE

Unmatched developer experience

Based on the principles of model-driven development, Mendix provides an IDE where all skill levels can thrive. From creating data models to integrating with other systems, developers can build with confidence and take on complex tasks with ease.

Access the Mendix Marketplace, utilize AWS connectors, and build extensions for third-party tools.
Integrate with other external or internal systems and services with REST connectors, database connectors, and Event Brokers/Business Events capabilities.
Work comfortably with light and dark modes.
Customize the platform to your enterprise needs with the Model SDK and platform APIs.
Collaborate with other developers using Git-based version control.
Increase app quality with automated testing and debugging.

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AI

Enhanced AI and ML capabilities

Build and deliver smart apps with intelligent, contextualized, and proactive user experiences. The AI-enhanced Mendix platform features virtual co-developer bots to streamline processes and is the first LCAP to support embedded machine learning (ML) models versus API-based integration.

MxAssist
Our AI-assisted development includes three specialized virtual co-developer bots: MxAssist Logic Bot, MxAssist Best Practice Bot, and MxAssist Data Validation Bot. From identifying and fixing issues to automating tasks and providing recommendations, each bot helps both beginner and experienced developers build and innovate faster.
The Mendix ML Kit
Embed AI models into smart apps without the need for third-party hosted services. The Mendix ML Kit helps developers bridge the gap between AI frameworks and low-code, enabling enterprises to deliver ML-enhanced smart apps faster and easier than ever before.

Powerful tools for team development

Mendix keeps teams and projects aligned with the most robust low-code collaboration and communication tools.

Portfolio Management
Capture, prioritize, track, and assess the value of the initiatives in your portfolio. Mendix Portfolio Management helps enterprises mitigate risk, maximize value, and ensure alignment with business and IT goals.
App Insights
App Insights measure the impact of an app with tools to gather and process end-user feedback. Use Mini Surveys to ask end users questions, collect experience ratings, and gather NPS scores. End users can also report issues and share ideas via the Feedback Management Model.
Collaborative project spaces
In the Mendix Developer Portal, each app lives in its own central project space with tools for collaboration, Agile project management, backlog management, feedback management, and DevOps.
Agile project management
Manage projects easily with built-in tools for Agile project management methodologies like Kanban and Scrum. Mendix enables teams to create, refine, and prioritize user stories collaboratively using conversation threads.

Cloud-native deployment

All apps developed with Mendix are cloud-native, containerized, and portable by default. Developers have the freedom and flexibility to deploy and scale anywhere — public, private, or hybrid clouds or on-premises.

With this flexibility, Mendix apps benefit from auto-provisioning, auto-healing, low infrastructure overhead, CI/CD support, and cloud interoperability.

Deploy apps to any cloud, on-premise environment, or edge device.
Scale apps for growth without rearchitecting or redesigning.
Incorporate existing DevOps practices or create your own.
Migrate easily from one cloud provider to another.

Modern, cross-platform UI and UX

Create offline-first native mobile apps, PWAs, and responsive web apps. With Mendix, it’s easy to deliver consistent, engaging multi-channel experiences across web, mobile, wearable, conversational, and immersive touch points.

Responsive apps across touchpoints
Build native iOS and Android apps, progressive web apps (PWAs), web-based portals, IoT-enabled smart apps, and beyond — all in a single platform.
Bespoke UX
Mendix leverages open-source JavaScript frameworks (React and React Native) to empower teams to build engaging user experiences.

Easy-access Atlas

Accelerate development with pre-built and reusable models, templates, widgets, and components. The Mendix Atlas UI design language empowers teams to create intuitive UI and UX or build a unique design language with the Atlas UI framework.

Unlimited extensibility

Customize and extend both the Mendix platform and your apps without limitations. Out of the box, the platform and apps are open and extensible at every level, enabling teams to tailor Mendix to enterprise needs and extend app capabilities.

Extend the platform with APIs and integrate existing tools, CI/CD pipelines, and test automation suites
Build reusable components with Java and Javascript to extend the capabilities of your applications
Integrate third-party tools, migrate, adjust, and analyze Mendix Models programmatically with Mendix Model SDK
Leverage open AI/ML models inside your apps with the Mendix Machine Learning Kit

Universal access to data

Quickly find, understand, and use your data in a connected ecosystem. Mendix empowers enterprises to quickly and securely share data across projects and teams.

Monitor data activity, including what system is retrieving what data
Build reusable components and microservices fast with seamless access to data
Ensure that data is used securely and consistently with Mendix Connect External Entities
Visualize data with charting capabilities or by connecting Mendix to your existing BI tools

Control your data with Mendix Connect
Locate metadata, connect apps and BI tools to the right datasets, and ensure data consistency throughout your organization. In the Mendix Connect Catalog, teams can describe data sources, assign business and technical ownership, and tag data sources appropriately.
Integrate external data with standard protocols
Mendix supports integrations with your existing data sources and services through industry-standard interfaces and protocols — REST, SOAP, MQTT, JDBC, ODBC, BAPI, OPC, and OData — enabling developers to connect to systems like Oracle, Salesforce, MS Dynamics, SAP, AWS, and others.

Trusted security and governance

Mendix is equipped with the most trusted security and governance tools and controls of any LCAP.

Out-of-the-box features include standard DevOps and governance tools and services, plus automated quality monitoring, consistency checks, and testing. You can also bring your own identification provider (BYOIdP) to better secure your data, and automate third-party CI/CD pipelines with the Mendix Webhooks API.

Control access levels
Maintain full control over who is allowed access and what they can do in the platform.
Tailor your DevOps
Use our built-in DevOps tools or implement custom practices with the platform’s open tooling.
Govern without limits
Set up guardrails with user-based security, version control, and a comprehensive admin suite.

Intelligent process automation

Modernize operations and create flexible processes and workflows at speed and scale. Workflows are native to the logic capabilities of the Mendix platform, giving teams the ability to visually add complex business logic to processes without writing code.

Developers can take it further by building and extending fully functional workflow apps, applying advanced logic, integrating with any system, and creating reusable workflow components.

Modernize legacy processes and build new digital, automated workflows
Design seamless, scalable, automated workflows and modernize manual and legacy processes
Ensure that all processes meet internal and external compliance requirements
Leverage your existing RPA tools to automate processes

Support

24/7 support and resources

The Mendix Community
The thriving Mendix Community is home to thousands of platform users and contributors. Here, you’ll find the latest news on product releases, webinars, and meetups, as well as updates to documentation, the Mendix Forum, and the Mendix Marketplace.

The Mendix Forum is where users can ask questions, get support, share ideas, and find the tools necessary to reach their app development goals. The forum is active 24/7, with most questions answered within 30 minutes.

Check out the Mendix Community
Mendix Marketplace
Extend your apps with reusable solutions built by Mendix, Mendix partners, and our thriving developer community.

Mendix Marketplace contains a curated library of templates, connectors, modules, widgets, and other purpose-built components to help teams accelerate development. Developers can also upload components they’ve built and share with the Mendix community

Visit the Mendix Marketplace
Mendix Academy
Mendix Academy offers virtual and in-person training courses and workshops that cover everything from platform fundamentals to advanced development topics.

The Mendix Developer Certification Program gives developers the opportunity to boost their expertise by becoming certified as a Rapid Developer, Intermediate Developer, Advanced Developer, or Expert Developer. Teams can also watch live or on-demand webinars that dive deep into topics like UX, REST integrations, mobile development, and more.

Learn more about Mendix Academy

Customer Experience

The City of Rotterdam improves experiences with portals

“What Mendix gave us was a fast track for development of the smaller demands, or the things that can be done in an agile way with rapid prototyping.”

Mark Vermeer, CIO, City of Rotterdam

WRSTBND increases ticket sales with IoT-enabled turnstiles

“[We are] a very tech-savvy company, but none of us are coders. That didn’t stop us from quickly learning how to build apps on the Mendix platform.”

Jonathan Foucheaux, CTO and co-founder, WRSTBND

Legacy modernization

PostNL speeds parcel delivery with microservices at scale

“Low-code makes business topics more understandable because it’s a business process. So, you have a common language that we can talk about. It’s so much clearer in discussions with your business stakeholders.”

Chris Neuteboom, Product Owner, Order Management System

Process automation

PVH Europe automates across the retail supply chain

“That’s where Mendix brought a lot of value: To bring – in a short amount of time – a specific solution that needs to integrate with a few systems and have a user interface good enough to not require any training.”

Sander Kieft, Senior Director, Architecture