It’s no secret that 2020 compressed ten years of digital transformation into a single one.
Even companies with mature digital strategies had to rethink processes and business models to keep up with the new demands imposed by the pandemic.
For software development companies, differentiators such as fast delivery, innovation, and easy adaptation and integration across different needs and systems — already important — became absolutely essential.
In this scenario, low-code platforms emerged as an excellent strategy for IT businesses.
So much so that Gartner named the Mendix platform a Leader in its most recent Magic Quadrant for low-code development platforms. Check out the full 2020 edition of the report.
Below, we’ll walk through the reasons highlighted by the research firm and the strengths that set Mendix apart from other low-code platforms.
Why bet on low-code?
According to Gartner’s forecast in the Magic Quadrant report, by 2024 low-code application development will account for more than 65% of all application development activity.
That’s a striking number. But what exactly is low-code?
Low-code is a visual approach that automates application development processes, speeding up the delivery of virtually any type of software.
As mentioned above, the massive surge in demand for IT companies capable of effectively driving digital transformation for other businesses has only deepened the shortage of tech talent in the market.
Low-code platforms, in turn, give developers a rich set of tools, visual interfaces, and reusable components that make their work easier and faster.
In practice, with just a few days of training, IT professionals with no prior low-code experience can deliver with real productivity and quality.
Mendix, the most innovative of the low-code platforms
Every year, Gartner publishes a report identifying the leading technologies in each segment and which ones promise even more innovation for the companies that adopt them.
In the low-code and multiexperience quadrant, the research firm ranked Mendix as the Leader among more than 300 competing low-code platforms.
The image below shows how the top technologies in the segment are positioned according to the report.
Also according to Gartner, “By 2024, organizations with an established multiexperience strategy will outperform competitors in employee and customer experience satisfaction metrics.”
In other words, only companies that carefully evaluate and select the MXDP (multiexperience development platform) best suited to their needs will get ahead.
Why is Mendix the best choice among low-code platforms? Mobile devices tend to be the catalyst for major multiexperience initiatives.
Mendix is the only Leader that supports the full omnichannel spectrum — responsive web, PWA, hybrid, and native mobile apps.
This differentiator lets customers leverage the right architecture to deliver the best mobile app for each use case.
Beyond this key strength, the report highlighted several others. Let’s look at them.
What sets the Mendix platform apart?
Technology for every need
Mendix offers robust capabilities for integration, workflow, event processing, and Artificial Intelligence to support the entire development lifecycle.
The platform also supports every kind of professional, from citizen developers to those building complex systems on a microservices architecture.
Regardless of complexity, the platform provides the right infrastructure to publish, consume, and manage business events of any scale.
Another highlight is Mendix Assist, now in its second generation, which uses Machine Learning to deliver real-time, in-product, AI-assisted contextual next-step suggestions.
Innovation for users
The new Data Hub capability lets developers find and explore business data and resources, assembling and orchestrating them with the same Mendix visual modeling tools they use to build business logic and application data models.
Mendix is also one of the few LCAP (Low-Code Application Platform) vendors offering advanced multiexperience development capabilities, supporting highly customizable mobile apps, chatbots, and IoT applications.
Market understanding
Mendix’s LCAP supports visual, model-driven development for every developer profile.
The platform provides a separate design-time environment for citizen developers (Mendix Studio) and a more robust development environment for professional developers (Mendix Studio Pro).
This dual approach optimizes collaboration for fusion teams spanning business units and IT, and supports a composable enterprise vision.
So what exactly is the Gartner Magic Quadrant?
According to Gartner’s own website, Magic Quadrants are in-depth analyses that provide insight into the direction, maturity, and players of a given market segment.
Magic Quadrants also compare vendors based on Gartner’s criteria and methodologies.
Each report includes a Magic Quadrant graphic that represents a market as a two-dimensional matrix, evaluating vendors on their Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute.
But why does being among the Magic Quadrant Leaders matter so much?
Gartner, as a globally renowned research and advisory firm, delivers insights that shape industry standards and identify IT trends that soon become reality.
Its extensive research and experience in the technology market are used by CIOs, leaders, and executives to inform truly effective technical actions and decisions.
And in this landscape, the Magic Quadrants are the best way to compare the differentiators and strengths of technology companies within the same segment — in Mendix’s case, low-code and multiexperience development platforms.
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