platform overview

"A Comprehensive Platform That Encompasses All The Essentials For Enterprise App Development"
The Mendix platform stands at the forefront of modern technology, empowering businesses to transform their ideas into powerful digital solutions with remarkable speed and efficiency. As a low-code development platform, Mendix redefines the way applications are built, enabling developers and non-developers alike to collaboratively create, iterate, and deploy sophisticated applications without the traditional complexities of coding. With Mendix, innovation becomes accessible to all, making it a catalyst for digital transformation across industries and paving the way for a more agile, responsive, and competitive business landscape.

IDE

"Utilize Mendix's cutting-edge low-code capabilities and unparalleled expertise in digital transformation to efficiently plan, develop, test, deploy, extend, and sustain enterprise applications."

Exceptional Developer Journey

Built upon the foundations of model-driven development, Mendix offers an IDE that accommodates all levels of expertise. Whether it's developing data models or incorporating external systems, developers can forge ahead with assurance, effortlessly tackling intricate challenges.

  • Explore the Mendix Marketplace, employ AWS links, and construct add-ons for external software.
  • Seamlessly link with both internal and external systems and services through REST connectors, database interfaces, and Event Brokers/Business Events functionalities.
  • Enjoy the convenience of both light and dark modes for a pleasant working experience.
  • Tailor the platform to your business requirements using the Model SDK and platform APIs.
  • Foster collaboration among developers using Git-oriented version control.
  • Enhance application excellence through automated testing and debugging methods.
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AI

Elevated AI and ML Capabilities

Develop and provide intelligent applications offering contextualized and forward-thinking user interactions. The Mendix platform, enhanced by AI, showcases virtual co-developer bots that optimize workflows, and stands as the pioneer among LCAPs in supporting integrated machine learning (ML) models, departing from traditional API-based incorporation.

MxAssist:

Within our AI-driven development approach, we introduce three distinct virtual co-developer bots: MxAssist Logic Bot, MxAssist Best Practice Bot, and MxAssist Data Validation Bot. These bots cater to identifying, resolving issues, automating tasks, and delivering suggestions, aiding developers of all levels—novice or seasoned—to expedite their building and innovation processes.

The Mendix ML Kit:

It allows the integration of AI models directly into intelligent applications without relying on third-party hosted services. This kit facilitates developers in connecting AI frameworks with low-code, empowering enterprises to deliver ML-enhanced smart applications swiftly and effortlessly, surpassing previous speed and simplicity benchmarks.

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TEAMWORK ENABLED

Empowering Tools for Collaborative Development

Mendix ensures seamless alignment of teams and projects through its robust suite of low-code collaboration and communication tools.

Shared Project Environments

Within the Mendix Developer Portal, every application resides in a dedicated central project environment equipped with collaborative tools, Agile project management, backlog oversight, feedback handling, and DevOps capabilities.

Dynamic Agile Project Control

Effortlessly oversee projects using integrated tools for Agile project management methodologies such as Kanban and Scrum. Mendix empowers teams to collectively create, enhance, and arrange user stories while fostering collaborative engagement through conversation threads.

Cloud-Centric Deployment

Every application developed through Mendix adopts a cloud-native, containerized approach, ensuring innate portability. Developers enjoy unrestricted liberty to deploy and scale across diverse environments be it public, private, hybrid clouds, or on-premises solutions. This versatility imbues Mendix apps with automatic provisioning, self-healing capabilities, minimal infrastructure burden, comprehensive CI/CD assistance, and seamless cloud compatibility.

  • Effortlessly launch applications on various clouds, on-premises setups, or edge devices.
  • Expand applications seamlessly to accommodate growth, eliminating the need for extensive rearchitecting or redesigning.
  • Integrate prevailing DevOps methodologies or establish customized approaches.
  • Transition effortlessly from one cloud provider to another with streamlined migration.
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    User Interface and Experience (UI/UX) Transformation

    Develop Contemporary, Cross-Platform UI and UX Designs!

    Forge offline-first native mobile applications, Progressive Web Apps (PWAs), and adaptable web applications. Mendix simplifies the process of delivering uniform, captivating multi-channel interactions spanning web, mobile, wearable, conversational, and immersive interfaces.

    Tailored User Experience

    Mendix harnesses the potential of open-source JavaScript frameworks (React and React Native) to provide teams with the capability to create captivating user experiences.

    Adaptable Applications Across Interaction Points

    Construct native applications for both iOS and Android, progressive web applications (PWAs), web-driven portals, IoT-integrated intelligent applications, and more, all within a unified platform.

    Limitless Extensibility

    Unleash Boundless Extensibility.

    Personalize and amplify not only the Mendix platform but also your applications without confines. Right from the start, the platform and applications offer openness and expandability at every tier, empowering teams to tailor Mendix according to enterprise requisites and broaden application functionalities.

    • Enhance the platform through APIs and merge current tools, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing suites.
    • Develop reusable components using Java and JavaScript to expand the functionalities of your applications
    • Seamlessly integrate external tools, perform migrations, adaptations, and analysis of Mendix Models programmatically using the Mendix Model SDK.
    • Harness the potential of open AI/ML models within your applications through the Mendix Machine Learning Kit.
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    Data Accessibility at Its Fullest

    Effortlessly Access Data Universally

    Rapidly locate, comprehend, and utilize your data within a seamlessly interconnected environment. Mendix enables enterprises to exchange data swiftly and securely across projects and teams.

    • Keep tabs on data actions, including identifying which system retrieves specific data.
    • Expedite the creation of reusable components and microservices by effortlessly accessing data.
    • Guarantee secure and consistent data utilization using Mendix Connect External Entities.
    • Visualize data through charting features or by linking Mendix with your current Business Intelligence tools.

    Incorporate External Data Using Established Protocols

    Mendix facilitates seamless integration with your current data sources and services, utilizing universally recognized interfaces and protocols such as REST, SOAP, MQTT, JDBC, ODBC, BAPI, OPC, and OData. This empowers developers to establish connections with systems like Oracle, Salesforce, MS Dynamics, SAP, AWS, and various others.

    ESTABLISHING GOVERNANCE

    Assured Security and Governance

    Mendix is fortified with the industry's most reliable security and governance tools and controls among all Low-Code Application Platforms (LCAPs).

    Built-in functionalities encompass regular DevOps and governance tools and services, accompanied by automated quality surveillance, coherence evaluations, and testing. Moreover, you possess the flexibility to introduce your own identity provider (BYOIdP) for enhanced data security and streamline third-party CI/CD pipelines through the Mendix Webhooks API.

    Manage Access Permissions Retain complete authority over granting access and defining privileges within the platform.

    Customize Your DevOps Approach Leverage our provided DevOps tools or integrate personalized methodologies through the platform's accessible toolset.

    Unrestricted Governance Establish safeguards through user-centric security, version tracking, and a comprehensive administrative suite.

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    Smart Process Automation

    Revitalize Operations and Forge Agile Processes

    Revamp operations and establish adaptable processes and workflows rapidly and expansively. Workflows are seamlessly integrated into the inherent logic capabilities of the Mendix platform, empowering teams to seamlessly embed intricate business logic into processes without necessitating manual coding.

    For developers, there is the potential to delve even deeper by constructing and expanding fully operational workflow applications, implementing advanced logic, seamlessly integrating with diverse systems, and fabricating reusable workflow components.

    • Revitalize outdated processes and construct fresh digital, automated workflows.
    • Create fluid, expandable, automated workflows and rejuvenate manual and outdated procedures.
    • Guarantee alignment of all processes with both internal and external compliance prerequisites.
    • Utilize your current Robotic Process Automation (RPA) tools to streamline processes through automation.

    Continuous Assistance and Available Resources Around the Clock

    The Vibrant Mendix Community

    The flourishing Mendix Community serves as a hub for countless platform users and collaborators. Within this space, you'll access up-to-date information about product launches, webinars, and gatherings, alongside documentation enhancements, the Mendix Forum, and the Mendix Marketplace updates.

    The Mendix Forum stands as a platform where users can inquire, receive assistance, exchange insights, and obtain the resources essential for achieving their application development objectives. This dynamic forum operates around the clock, with many queries addressed within a mere 30-minute span.

    Mendix Marketplace

    Broaden Your App Horizons

    Enhance your applications with reusable solutions developed by Mendix, our esteemed partners, and the bustling developer community.

    The Mendix Marketplace boasts a meticulously curated collection of templates, connectors, modules, widgets, and specialized elements, all designed to expedite development for teams. Furthermore, developers could contribute their own creations to the marketplace, enriching the Mendix community with their innovative components.

    • Keep tabs on data actions, including identifying which system retrieves specific data.
    • Expedite the creation of reusable components and microservices by effortlessly accessing data.
    • Guarantee secure and consistent data utilization using Mendix Connect External Entities.
    • Visualize data through charting features or by linking Mendix with your current Business Intelligence tools.

    Incorporate External Data Using Established Protocols

    Mendix facilitates seamless integration with your current data sources and services, utilizing universally recognized interfaces and protocols such as REST, SOAP, MQTT, JDBC, ODBC, BAPI, OPC, and OData. This empowers developers to establish connections with systems like Oracle, Salesforce, MS Dynamics, SAP, AWS, and various others.

    Mendix Academy

    Elevating Your Expertise

    Mendix Academy presents a comprehensive array of virtual and in-person training sessions and workshops, encompassing a wide spectrum from fundamental platform knowledge to cutting-edge development concepts.

    The Mendix Developer Certification Program opens avenues for developers to enhance their skill set by achieving certification levels such as Rapid Developer, Intermediate Developer, Advanced Developer, or Expert Developer. Teams also have the privilege of accessing live or on-demand webinars that delve extensively into subjects like User Experience (UX), REST integrations, mobile application development, and beyond.