Decision Guide | Mendix

How do I Select a Cloud Provider?

Mendix offers out-of-the-box integration with different cloud providers, which allows you to deploy your application with a single click from Mendix Studio Pro and the Mendix Portal.

Mendix makes use of container-based deployment technology. The creation of the container and the required services (like the database) is done automatically.

It is even possible to switch between cloud providers, so you can start developing and running your application on one cloud and later move it to another cloud.

Mendix Cloud is a fully managed cloud for running Mendix applications. It comes standard with deep insights, alerting, high availability, and backup and log management, all of which are self-service available. When Mendix Cloud is not an option, for example, due to data residency, compliance, or integration into existing cloud architecture, Mendix offers a wide range of deployment options.

At present, the integrated Mendix multi-cloud solution is supported for the following public cloud providers:

• Mendix Cloud
• SAP BTP
• Stack IT
• Azure

And for the following (virtual) private cloud providers:

• Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
• Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
• MicroK8s
• k3s
• minikube

Comparison Matrix

Eval Guide Decision Guide

	Mendix Cloud	Mendix Cloud Dedicated	Mendix on SAP BTP	Mendix on StackIT	Mendix on Kubernetes	Mendix on Azure	Private Mendix Platform
Ownership	Mendix	Mendix	Partner	Partner	Customer	Customer	Customer
Maintenance	Mendix	Mendix	Partner	Partner	Customer	Customer	Customer and/or Partner
Hosted by Mendix
Hosted by Partner
Self-hosted by customer
Connected to Mendix Platform*
High-availability	Mendix	Mendix	Customer	Customer	Customer	Customer	Customer and/or Partner
Disaster Recovery	Mendix	Mendix	Customer	Customer	Customer	Customer	Customer and/or Partner
Support for AWS deployment
Support for Azure deployment
Support for GCP deployment
Support for Kubernetes deployment
Support for OpenShift deployment
Resource management	Mendix	Mendix	Partner	Partner	Mendix	Customer	Customer
Environment operations	Mendix	Mendix	Partner	Partner	Mendix	Customer	Customer
Configuration management	Mendix	Mendix	Partner	Partner	Mendix	Customer	Customer
Backup management	Mendix	Mendix	Customer	Customer	Customer	Customer	Customer
Log Management	Mendix	Mendix	Customer	Customer	Customer	Customer	Customer
Monitoring	Mendix	Mendix	Customer	Customer	Customer	Customer	Customer
Deployment UI	Mendix	Mendix	Customer	Customer	Mendix	Customer	Customer
CI/CD using MxPipelines
CI/CD using Deploy APIs
CI/CD using MxBuild
2FA (re)authentication
Permission management	Mendix	Mendix	Customer	Customer	Customer	Customer	Customer
Access restrictions	Mendix	Mendix	Customer	Customer	Customer	Customer	Customer
Custom domains	Mendix	Mendix	Mendix	Customer	Customer	Customer	Customer
Audit logging	Mendix	Mendix	Mendix	Customer	Customer	Customer	Customer
Web Application Firewall	Mendix	Mendix	Customer	Customer	Customer	Customer	Customer
Hardening	Mendix	Mendix	Customer	Customer	Mendix	Mendix	Customer
Penetration testing	Mendix	Mendix	Customer	Customer	Customer	Customer	Customer
Manage Entitlements
Manage (Company) App Projects
Manage (Company) Cloud Resources
Monitor App Health
Manage Platform users
Manage App End Users	***	***	***	***	***
Software Bill of Material Generation
Software Composition Visibility
Approve Private Marketplace content
Recommend Public Marketplace content
Advanced Audit Trail			**	**	**	**	**
Portfolio Management
Project Management
Requirement Management
Collaboration channels
Marketplace

* Connecting to the Mendix Platform will enable platform deployment features.

** If outgoing traffic is allowed.

*** End-User usage is monitored for this deployment. It can be made available to customers through their dedicated Customer Success Managers.