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Power Platform + Mendix

Best of both worlds

In a world where you have tons of low-code platforms to choose from, you shouldn’t have to compromise your use cases. Your use cases should drive the platform you choose.

Microsoft Power Platform offers powerful tools for quick application development, including Power Apps. But that doesn’t mean that Power Platform is one-size-fits-all for your low-code needs.

If you’re a Power Platform user, you likely need more support to complete your application landscape. You need Mendix.

The discussion isn’t “Mendix or Power Platform”. It’s “Mendix and Power Platform”.

Mission criticality

Your data drives the quality of your software. But it can also drive experience and performance.
The most data-rich application isn’t nearly as impactful if it runs poorly. Finding balance is critical.

  • Power Platform works best with small datasets not requiring multiple apps to tag into it.

    • Easily combine data from within the Microsoft ecosystem
    • Use data from the same Azure environment as your Power Apps
    • Has data tables used and modified by multiple applications
    • Performance dictated by API calls within Power Apps to Dataverse and the Azure license
    • Constant API calls impact application performance

  • Mendix is ideal for mission-critical enterprise-wide use cases.

    • Every app has its’ own deployment and database
    • Total flexibility when adding server power and users
    • Maintain optimal performance
    • Data Hub helps to discover, understand, and instantly connect data securely

Platform flexibility

Power Platform’s tools like Power Automate and Power BI are great for specific use cases.
But complex needs, such as external portals or mission-critical applications, require more.

  • Power Platform comprises multiple tools (like Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Pages)

    • When the use case fits the tool, it’s a great experience
    • May struggle with mission-critical applications, headless applications, portals, anything involving external users
    • Will likely require an architectural diagram to pinpoint issues and debug
    • Will likely need to use tools outside of Power Platform that help to manage, build, and deploy your applications

  • Mendix offers a single platform to build solutions and manage your entire landscape.

    • Package and deploy to the cloud provider of your choice with one-click deployment
    • Manage versioning and debugging directly within the platform
    • Software Composition provides visibility into component dependencies
    • Reduce risk and maximize value with baked-in governance tools

“We feel that Power Apps is great for citizen development or smaller professional developments in the Microsoft ecosystem. Mendix fits perfectly in the middle of your development portfolio with the possibility to address edge areas when you want or need to.”

Zdenek Prochazka
Leader of Rapid App Development, Schwarz IT

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User experience

How high on your priority list is a stunning user experience? For simple data collection
use cases, no need to overcomplicate things—Power Platform has you covered. But
when you need a top notch customer experience, Mendix might be a better bet.

  • Build powerful, content-driven apps with Power Platform.

    • No CSS layer
    • Power Pages can only serve external users a content-driven proposition
    • No application logic
    • Limited customization options

  • Mendix offers a customizable, portfolio-wide design system.

    • Page templates, building blocks, and widgets help you get started
    • Built to look good and work well on any device
    • Add complex logic to applications—without writing code
    • Dedicated CSS and SASS layer

Mobile

How much of a priority is mobile experience to your enterprise?
Mobile functionality is essential to platform choice.

  • Mobile Power Platform apps render within Power Apps' mobile shell.

    • Limited UX capabilities, solution architecture and deployment
    • Narrow options for offline experiences and app distribution

  • Have complete control over your mobile app's user experience with Mendix.

    • Native web app distribution and pushes to iOS & Android app stores
    • Complete control over the user experience with PWA and React Native Framework

Use cases

When you combine the strengths of Power Platform and Mendix, you hold the power to
innovate and evolve your development process.

But let’s make this even more straightforward: when you bring Mendix and Microsoft together,
your concern doesn’t have to be, “Is this possible?”. The question becomes just how to execute.

  • Power Platform is an excellent choice for use cases where you know you won't have to leave the Microsoft ecosystem.

    • Great for internal users
    • Data kept within the Azure environment
    • Low- to medium-complexity use cases
    • Few changes needed post-deployment

  • Mendix is the right fit for your mission-critical, transformational applications.

    • Will work for internal and/or external users
    • Data kept outside of Azure or in a range of places
    • Any use case, but specializing in high-complexity applications
    • Ideal for anything requiring integrations
    • Potential for high rate of post-deployment change

Why Mendix?

Mendix integrates seamlessly with your existing stack, enabling integration of artificial intelligence and GenAI. With Mendix, you can ideate, experiment, and execute effortlessly. Mendix also partners with AWS, Snowflake, and more, bringing the best technology together simply and effortlessly.

Whether you’re already working with Power Platform, another provider, or just starting your low-code journey, Mendix is your best bet across the enterprise.