We performed a comparison between Appium and Mendix based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Mobile Development Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is easy to use."
"Appium provides a record-and-play option, and the commands are the same as those that Selenium uses. So a person who has some exposure to Selenium will be able to write a piece of code in Appium."
"It has great documentation and excellent community support."
"It runs completely flawlessly and seamlessly every day."
"It's an open-source solution with a very large community and available documentation."
"The best feature of Appium is that it allows you to inspect the element. With the Appium Inspector, you don't have to install another application to do the inspection. I also like that Appium has Android device connectivity. Currently, most people use Appium as automation software, and I haven't found any other tool that's more powerful than Appium."
"The automation part is extremely helpful in streamlining our processes."
"I haven't explored other solutions in this particular area, but what I like best about Appium is the fact that it shares functions with Selenium. The extension of Selenium functions allows me to use all of the methods that exist in that domain, and it just makes it simpler for me. I've been using Selenium for some time as well, so using Appium just seems like a natural fit for me."
"The features that I have found most valuable with Mendix are its business process management and its minimal low code, both from an interface perspective and from a process perspective."
"It is a development platform which assists in accelerating your developmental lifecycle. This is one of its most valuable features. This solution also offers a good set of components that are readily available."
"What I like best about Mendix is that it's leading the way for low-code, no-code platforms compared to other solutions in the market."
"We also use Mendix Enterprise Integration for complex business logic. It's a low-code platform, so we run Mendix in the Mendix Cloud."
"Mendix has made a great deal of effort to provide its developers a healthy, modern environment for developing. First of all, it adopts Agile methodology by creating a SCRUM-based app where you can handle your user stories. Next comes version control, which really allows multiple team members to collaborate quite easily. And last but not least, Mendix modeler, which is your IDE for developing Mendix apps."
"The initial setup is easy."
"We find it intuitive and easy to use."
"It is low code, where the developers can still develop in Java. That to us is very appealing."
"If it had more facility for configuration it would be a spectacular solution."
"Stability is an area that needs some improvement."
"They should add an in-built framework."
"The user interface needs improvement because there are issues when setting up environment variables."
"The setup and installation were a problem for us at first."
"The challenging part with Appium is that installation can be a bit tricky. It can be challenging to set up in Android versus iOS environments."
"We previously worked with native applications, and there weren't any good mobile app testing tools. We started working with React Native, which works well with Appium, but it would be good to see better integration; the way elements are displayed can be messy. React Native is very popular nowadays, so it's essential to have that compatibility."
"Configuration-wise, there is a lot of room for improvement."
"I would like to see more documentation as well as how-to documents."
"One thing I would like to improve is the support system offered by Mendix. It can sometimes take a while to get the help I need when I'm using Mendix."
"In the beginning, it is difficult to learn and work with."
"I would also like to see automatic adjustment to the Java Heap, whenever an application load becomes too much for the application. It could also use hot database replication."
"My understanding is that, if you are not using the free version, it is very expensive."
"The code refactoring tools could be better, especially for applications running for years. It's not bad, but it could be smoother. Also, writing new widgets can be trickier than it should be for some people, but not if you're familiar with Mendix."
"There's no direct tech support."
"There are not enough developers who are using Mendix. The knowledge base available online and in the market is not as rich as other competitors."
Appium is ranked 7th in Mobile Development Platforms with 25 reviews while Mendix is ranked 2nd in Mobile Development Platforms with 48 reviews. Appium is rated 8.0, while Mendix is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Appium writes "It's easy to launch applications". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Mendix writes "Low-code, helpful support, and great native mobile capability". Appium is most compared with Tricentis Tosca, Katalon Studio, Perfecto, Xamarin Platform and Salesforce Platform, whereas Mendix is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, OutSystems, Appian, Oracle Application Express (APEX) and Amazon AWS. See our Appium vs. Mendix report.
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