Why Code Flexibility is Crucial in Modern Low-Code Development?
Your low-code platform must provide code flexibility so your company can build tailored solutions that go beyond basic features. Read more about the benefits.
Faster Performance, Greater Customization
If you’re seeking feature-rich and cost-effective design-to-code solution for your web apps as an alternative to Mendix, look no further than App Builder. Experience full developer freedom, code flexibility, gen AI features, and more.
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App Builder vs Mendix
While having visual drag-and-drop elements and AI functions, Mendix lacks key app-building differentiators like code generation, code ownership, and extensive customization. App Builder is a game-changer for those who want to streamline development processes, build and tailor enterprise-grade apps, generate editable code for popular frameworks, eliminate technical debt, and bridge the talent gaps.
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| Vendor Lock-In | No Vendor Lock-In | |
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| Extensive Documentation & Resources | ||
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Why App Builder?
It stands out with an intuitive WYSIWYG drag-and-drop interface, 65+ modern UI components, deep customization options, and other advantages. Catering to any project – from simple to the most complex, data-heavy scenarios, unlike Mendix and other Mendix competitors.
Developer Freedom Meets Code Flexibility
Introducing blazing fast grids, charts, and other reusable controls for every use case.
Full control over the generated production-ready code for Angular, React, Web Components, and Blazor.
Inspect the code using Code Preview, modify it after exporting it to a preferred IDE, or publish it to GitHub.
From Prototypes & MVPs to High-Performance Apps
The ultimate design-to-code story that validates your ideas and empowers you to develop solutions 80% faster.
Build apps from a blank template or start with a pre-built sample app that can be tailored to meet specific requirements.
Instantly convert Figma designs to code, choose or craft your themes, create layouts, and apply other customizations.
Initiating Digital Transformation
Revolutionize app development and innovate for the digital future using App Builder AI.
Generate images or realistic datasets by typing and describing what you need.
Leverage generative AI for creating application Views out of simple language prompts.
Outperform with Flawless Data Handling
Add, edit, and use external data sources – manage data binding, API integrations, and variables with ease.
Benefit from the power of Swagger tools to design, build, document, and consume REST APIs.
Use CRUD operations in grids, providing Cell Editing, Row Editing, Row Adding, and Row Deleting UI out of the box.
Cost-Effective Low-Code Experience
We offer transparent and flexible pricing models with no hidden costs or unexpected fees so you can scale easily.
Get the best value for teams and projects with full access to every feature and component, without limitations.
Benefit from continuous delivery and regular product updates, delivering the best features and enhancements.
We do not need to write much documentation anymore about how a certain function should work and behave, we just design it.
Holger Indervoort
Product Manager for
PTV Map&Guide Internet
Decreased cost per acquisition by 65%
PTV Map&Guide Internet is a transport route planner that also provides the ability to calculate costs, wear and tear, tolls, driver salaries and more. For drivers, owner-operators, and dispatchers of transport companies, PTV Map&Guide internet provides real-world intelligence.
Read Story
We do not need to write much documentation anymore about how a certain function should work and behave, we just design it.
Holger Indervoort
Product Manager for
PTV Map&Guide Internet
Decreased cost per acquisition by 65%
PTV Map&Guide Internet is a transport route planner that also provides the ability to calculate costs, wear and tear, tolls, driver salaries and more. For drivers, owner-operators, and dispatchers of transport companies, PTV Map&Guide internet provides real-world intelligence.
Read Story
We do not need to write much documentation anymore about how a certain function should work and behave, we just design it.
Holger Indervoort
Product Manager for
PTV Map&Guide Internet
Decreased cost per acquisition by 65%
PTV Map&Guide Internet is a transport route planner that also provides the ability to calculate costs, wear and tear, tolls, driver salaries and more. For drivers, owner-operators, and dispatchers of transport companies, PTV Map&Guide internet provides real-world intelligence.
Read Story
We do not need to write much documentation anymore about how a certain function should work and behave, we just design it.
Holger Indervoort
Product Manager for
PTV Map&Guide Internet
Decreased cost per acquisition by 65%
PTV Map&Guide Internet is a transport route planner that also provides the ability to calculate costs, wear and tear, tolls, driver salaries and more. For drivers, owner-operators, and dispatchers of transport companies, PTV Map&Guide internet provides real-world intelligence.
Read Story
We do not need to write much documentation anymore about how a certain function should work and behave, we just design it.
Holger Indervoort
Product Manager for
PTV Map&Guide Internet
Decreased cost per acquisition by 65%
PTV Map&Guide Internet is a transport route planner that also provides the ability to calculate costs, wear and tear, tolls, driver salaries and more. For drivers, owner-operators, and dispatchers of transport companies, PTV Map&Guide internet provides real-world intelligence.
Read Story
We do not need to write much documentation anymore about how a certain function should work and behave, we just design it.
Holger Indervoort
Product Manager for
PTV Map&Guide Internet
Decreased cost per acquisition by 65%
PTV Map&Guide Internet is a transport route planner that also provides the ability to calculate costs, wear and tear, tolls, driver salaries and more. For drivers, owner-operators, and dispatchers of transport companies, PTV Map&Guide internet provides real-world intelligence.
Read Story
We do not need to write much documentation anymore about how a certain function should work and behave, we just design it.
Holger Indervoort
Product Manager for
PTV Map&Guide Internet
Decreased cost per acquisition by 65%
PTV Map&Guide Internet is a transport route planner that also provides the ability to calculate costs, wear and tear, tolls, driver salaries and more. For drivers, owner-operators, and dispatchers of transport companies, PTV Map&Guide internet provides real-world intelligence.
Read Story
We do not need to write much documentation anymore about how a certain function should work and behave, we just design it.
Holger Indervoort
Product Manager for
PTV Map&Guide Internet
Decreased cost per acquisition by 65%
PTV Map&Guide Internet is a transport route planner that also provides the ability to calculate costs, wear and tear, tolls, driver salaries and more. For drivers, owner-operators, and dispatchers of transport companies, PTV Map&Guide internet provides real-world intelligence.
Read Story
We do not need to write much documentation anymore about how a certain function should work and behave, we just design it.
Holger Indervoort
Product Manager for
PTV Map&Guide Internet
Decreased cost per acquisition by 65%
PTV Map&Guide Internet is a transport route planner that also provides the ability to calculate costs, wear and tear, tolls, driver salaries and more. For drivers, owner-operators, and dispatchers of transport companies, PTV Map&Guide internet provides real-world intelligence.
Read Story
We do not need to write much documentation anymore about how a certain function should work and behave, we just design it.
Holger Indervoort
Product Manager for
PTV Map&Guide Internet
Decreased cost per acquisition by 65%
PTV Map&Guide Internet is a transport route planner that also provides the ability to calculate costs, wear and tear, tolls, driver salaries and more. For drivers, owner-operators, and dispatchers of transport companies, PTV Map&Guide internet provides real-world intelligence.
Read Story
We do not need to write much documentation anymore about how a certain function should work and behave, we just design it.
Holger Indervoort
Product Manager for
PTV Map&Guide Internet
Decreased cost per acquisition by 65%
PTV Map&Guide Internet is a transport route planner that also provides the ability to calculate costs, wear and tear, tolls, driver salaries and more. For drivers, owner-operators, and dispatchers of transport companies, PTV Map&Guide internet provides real-world intelligence.
Read Story
Great Experiences Lead to Great Results
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“Empowers individuals to bring their app ideas to life”
I think that App builder make it easy for anyone to create their own mobile app without coding. They are affordable, fast, and offer customizable templates.
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“Excellent And Easy To Learn Application For Prototype Design”
You don’t need to be a skilled UX/UI designer or developer to create simple interactions by setting up states that are activated by events. Instead of needing to repeatedly redo an element, the screen part allows you to specify it once and reuse it across the project as needed. Everyone can quickly learn how to use this software because of its low learning curve.
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“The Simplest Software to Build Apps”
The best software I have ever seen to build an app without coding. It’s saving the development time to build better apps.
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“Develop and create your personalized application with an awesome UI”
It provides the drag-and-drop option to create awesome Ui for the application. It provides a prebuilt template and component with a customizable option to create the application fast and easily.
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“Special no-code solution App Builder”
The amazing no-code solution allows developers to create apps quickly and easily without needing to write code. One of the key features of App Builder that I liked the most is that it has a wide range of pre-built templates and modules, which can be easily customized to meet the project’s specific needs.
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“Empowering User-friendly App Development”
App Builder’s user interface is incredibly user-friendly, making it easy to navigate and utilize the platform’s features. The drag-and-drop functionality simplifies the app development process.
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“Special no-code solution App Builder”
The amazing no-code solution allows developers to create mobile apps quickly and easily without needing to write code. One of the key features of AppBuilder that I liked the most is that it has a wide range of pre-built templates and modules, which can be easily customized to meet the project’s specific needs.
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“Great tool to turn Sketch or Figma designs into fully working HTML code”
Significantly improves designer-developer handoff by turning Sketch, Figma, or XD into code in some of the most popular app development frameworks.
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Handling Complex Data – Choosing the Right Component for Your Data Structure
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App Builder AI: How Does It Streamline App Development?
Harnessing the power of low code and AI is a strategic move that drives business growth and innovation at faster rates. And now with App Builder AI, businesses have an even greater advantage. App Builder AI combines the simplicity of low-code platforms with the intelligence of AI, enabling teams to build and deploy applications faster and more efficiently than ever before.
Frequently Asked Questions
App Builder and Mendix are cloud-based, low-code platforms, providing drag-and-drop functionalities for building apps. One of the differences between the tools is that App Builder is suited for web apps, whereas with Mendix users can build hybrid and PWA mobile apps too. However, there are significant limitations when it comes to Mendix – lack of code generation capabilities, no access to the underlying code, limited customization options, vendor lock-in and proprietary functionality, pricing plans with hidden costs, steep learning curve, and more.
App Builder, on the other hand, streamlines the entire design-development cycle by providing intuitive WYSIWYG interface, customizable UI components for Angular, React, Web Components, and Blazor, pixel-perfect code generation, code preview and app inspection, App Builder AI functionality, deep customizations, themes, layouts, data binding, grid CRUD, full ownership of the code, transparent pricing, and a lot more. All of this makes it the best alternative to Mendix.
Unlike other Mendix competitors, App Builder integrates with REST APIs and existing backend services, allowing you to build apps for real-world scenarios with the flexibility and features you need. You can easily create prototypes, MVPs, proof of concepts, fully-fledged enterprise-grade web applications, apps powered by Angular, React, Web Components, and Blazor, data-heavy dashboards, and more.
App Builder is the go-to choice when looking for an affordable licensing. It provides flexible subscription plans with on-prem and embedded versions, a multi-year discount, and a 14-day free trial. Mendix, on the other hand, is known for its high licensing costs that increase even more with app complexity and user volume.
Mendix and most Mendix alternatives have a steep learning curve. However, App Builder doesn’t require prior know-how and it’s extremely easy to use. With much of the development process being automated, any enterprise architect, citizen developer, stakeholder, and programmer with limited experience can start building apps right away.
App Builder has no vendor lock-in, unlike Mendix. Users benefit from full developer freedom, code ownership, and deep customization. With Mendix, users are unable to export the source code or make further modifications, making migration to other platforms challenging.
App Builder provides the tools teams need to build prototypes and MVPs. It includes a complete design system – Indigo.Design – to eliminate designer-developer handoffs, Figma UI kit to convert designs to code, customizable drag-and-drop UI controls and app preview functionalities to prototype, build POCs, comply with any other app requirement, test, iterate, and deploy faster.
You have the option to start using App Builder for free or select one of the pricing models that fits your needs and budget. There is a 14-day free trial and after it expires, you can purchase the product to access all the capabilities. In case you need more time to evaluate the product, please contact the sales department. They can offer a small trial extension to help you decide.
