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Low-code solution

Application development platform

Create purpose-built apps 10 times faster, using 70 percent fewer resources. Accelerate innovation, increase agility and capitalize on the value of your core systems using our scalable, adaptable solutions for businesses of all sizes.

Why use an application development platform?

Rapid changes in market dynamics and consumer behavior have led to increased implementation of digital initiatives throughout the manufacturing value chain. As a result, priorities are shifting and the backlog of requirements from business to IT is growing beyond IT's capacity.

93%

93% of organizations plan to adopt a digital-first business strategy. (Foundry)

70%

70% of digital transformations fall short of their objectives. (BCG)

52%

52% of CEOs say digital initiatives take too long to realize value. (Gartner)

Accelerate digitalization initiatives, streamline product development, lower operational costs and connect widespread teams — all with a single low-code solution for the entire application development cycle.

Extend your product development, manufacturing and supply chain solutions with a low-code application development platform. Unlock domain know-how, modernize legacy systems and connect siloed processes, tools and data.

How does an application development platform serve you?

Low code is an application development method that elevates coding from textual to visual, making development more accessible to users who lack technical expertise. With a low-code solution, you can build value-driven enterprise business applications that improve efficiency and user experience.

Accelerate with Mendix, our low-code platform

Accelerate product development and engineering with low-code apps. Enable operator-centric manufacturing processes, keep your quality management processes running dependably and safeguard your supply chains against disruption.

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Rapid application development

  • Use drag-and-drop functionality and an intuitive visual UI
  • Leverage preconfigured modules, logic, templates and connectors
  • Seamlessly move apps through each lifecycle phase
  • Securely integrate data and logic from any source, system or service
  • Run anywhere: edge, on-premises or cloud
Business team collaboration.

Business team collaboration

  • Break down silos to foster a stronger business-IT partnership
  • Develop collaboratively with built-in tools for feedback loops, revision tracking, user stories and messaging
  • Streamline application development and reduce rework
  • Effortlessly discover and share shop-floor to top-floor data
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Get started with low-code software

Start building your low-code apps today. Our application development platform includes everything you need to design, build, test, deploy and manage your app. Use it for free, forever.

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Leading low-code solution

Mendix is a 4x leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™
Mendix is a low-code platform with the vision and execution designed for today’s complex enterprise software development challenges.

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Siemens low-code application development solution (Mendix) helps us deliver faster. It takes away an awful lot of the integration headaches and allows us to focus on delivering solutions.
Stuart Welsh, IT Director, AESSEAL

Start your application development journey

Start your low-code application development platform journey with ease. Our tailored support, flexible offerings and resources will guide you along the way.

Deploy your way

Implement Mendix with Siemens or one of our trusted partners. Choose any of the flexible, out-of-the-box multi-cloud deployment options tailored for teams of all sizes: public or private cloud, and even server-based deployment.

Grow your skills

Expand your knowledge and skills and start building your apps. Explore a fully integrated suite of training materials and learning paths.

Meet the community

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

Frequently asked questions

What problems can a low-code application development platform solve?

Low-code application development platforms connect siloed systems to unlock the power of data and improve business decision making. They enhance collaboration across globally-distributed teams, reduce rework with built-in tools for feedback loops and revision tracking and speed up development to help get solutions to market faster. Low-code solutions automate processes and increase risk visibility to help safeguard supply chains against disruptions.

What is Mendix?

Mendix is our low-code embedded environment that is part of the Siemens Xcelerator business digital platform. It enables you to augment and extend the most comprehensive digital twin by providing best-in-class low-code application development and multi-experience capabilities. It empowers business experts to co-create cross-domain, purpose-built applications while augmenting core Siemens Xcelerator portfolio products along with non-Siemens Xcelerator systems that typically exist in manufacturers’ IT landscape.

What industries can benefit from using a low-code application platform?

Many manufacturing industries can benefit from using a low-code application platform, including consumer packaged goods, industrial machinery and electronics, to name a few. If you have a business process that could be improved with the use of a customized app, low-code application development is for you.

Is Mendix a cloud-based application development tool?

Yes, we offer multiple cloud options that are resilient, scalable and highly secure. Choose from the public Mendix Cloud, the single-tenant Mendix Cloud Dedicated or the Mendix for Private Cloud.

Do you need any coding knowledge to use the Mendix application development platform?

No, our low-code application development platform is designed to be user-friendly for everyone, regardless of coding knowledge. It features an intuitive visual UI with drag-and-drop functionality so you can easily build from scratch or take advantage of preconfigured modules and templates.

What is Mendix used for in manufacturing?

Mendix is a low-code application development platform that allows businesses to effortlessly build customized apps to meet their business needs. It helps streamline product development, connect widespread teams and lower operational costs. In the manufacturing industry, Mendix is used for several purposes, including:

  1. Rapid prototyping and iterative development
  2. Collaboration and communication among multidisciplinary teams
  3. Custom development of applications tailored to specific engineering needs
  4. Optimization of manufacturing processes through creating applications that track and manage workflows, inventory, production schedules and quality control
  5. Supply chain optimization through creating applications that monitor and manage supplier relationships, inventory levels and logistics
  6. Quality control and compliance by tracking and managing product quality throughout the product development lifecycle
  7. Equipment maintenance by monitoring and managing equipment health and maintenance schedules
  8. Data visualization and analytics to provide real-time insights into manufacturing operations
  9. Regulatory compliance to ensure compliance with safety, environmental and other regulatory requirements

In product engineering, manufacturing and supply chain domains, Mendix helps create customized applications that cater to specific needs within the product development and production environment — enhancing productivity, efficiency and quality while addressing industry-specific challenges.

Learn more

Watch

On-demand webinar | Build a custom BOM with "Plan for every part"

On-demand webinar | Empower a global value chain

On-demand webinar | Leverage low-code personalization for manufacturing execution system (MES) software

Listen

Podcast | From idea to app: How low-code makes it possible

Podcast | Energy Transformation – The impact of low-code solutions

Podcast | Constructing an agile quality ecosystem with low-code apps

Read

Infographic | Break down collaborative barriers with low-code application development

White paper | Unleash the power of low code on top of MES

Ebook | The power of low code in product development and engineering

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