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Mendix vs Microsoft Power Apps

Mendix and Microsoft Power Apps both land on Depends.

Mendix versus Microsoft Power Apps
CompareMendixMicrosoft Power Apps
VerdictDependsDepends
Best forLarge enterprises building custom internal appsMicrosoft 365 organizations
Who it's not forSmall teams that just need a simple appSmall teams needing one simple app
PrivacyMultiple public CVEs in 2025-2026 (Runtime, SAML module, Studio Pro); Siemens publishes advisories via its CERT portal and maintains a trust page.⁵One CVSS 8.0 CVE disclosed; ~10,000 affected apps, only 11% fixed.16
Support qualityNo support evidence in sourcesNo support evidence in sources
Public sentimentEvidence contains almost no independent user reviews . most sources simply reshare Mendix marketing pages.Users praise fast, easy internal app building but consistently complain licensing and pricing are confusing and expensive.13
Biggest gotchaCVE-2026-80465 scores 8.7 (account hijack); budget for ongoing patch management⁵Per App vs Per User vs Pay-As-You-Go licensing is the #1 user complaint12

Pick Mendix when

  • Large enterprises building custom internal apps
  • IT orgs needing governed low-code at scale
  • Manufacturing and industrial digitalization (Siemens ecosystem)
  • Public sector needing FedRAMP-track vendors

When Mendix is not a fit

  • Small teams that just need a simple app
  • Startups without platform-admin budget
  • Buyers who need public pricing upfront
  • Teams without staff to patch Runtime CVEs

Pick Microsoft Power Apps when

  • Microsoft 365 organizations
  • IT teams building many internal apps
  • Departments replacing manual processes
  • Enterprises with 2,000+ seats

When Microsoft Power Apps is not a fit

  • Small teams needing one simple app
  • Non-Microsoft shops without 365 licenses
  • Budgets that can't absorb add-on fees
  • Teams without any admin capacity

Sources

  1. Mendix homepagemendix.com
    official
  2. Mendix Platform overviewmendix.com
    official
  3. Mendix 11 agentic AI releasemendix.com
    news
  4. Mendix FedRAMP In Process designationsiemensgovt.com
    official
  5. Mendix security advisoriesdocs.mendix.com
    security
  6. CISA advisory . Mendix SAML modulecisa.gov
    security
  7. CVE-2026-48192 Studio Pro RCEsentinelone.com
    security
  8. CVE-2026-7891 Mendix Runtimetagsia.com
    security
  9. valantic LCS OutSystems postlinkedin.com
    news
  10. Power Apps Licensing and Pricing | Microsoftmicrosoft.com
    official
  11. Microsoft Power Apps: Low-Code AI App Buildermicrosoft.com
    official
  12. Microsoft Power Apps Reviews . SoftwareReviewssoftwarereviews.com
    review
  13. Microsoft Power Apps Reviews . G2g2.com
    review
  14. Microsoft Power Apps Review . SoftwareAdvicesoftwareadvice.com
    review
  15. Power Apps Pricing 2026: Hidden Costs . Alpha Softwarealphasoftware.com
    news
  16. CVE-2026-20960 disclosure . LinkedInlinkedin.com
    security