Mendix Pricing 2026: Cost, Tiers and Alternatives

Mendix pricing has a tidy shape on paper. Free, Standard, Premium. Then you ask what's included and the answer is: it depends.

It depends on how many apps you run, how many people use them, where you host them and how much support you want. The page gives you two prices and a request for a quote. The rest you work out in a sales call.

This guide lays out what Mendix lists, what drives the cost and what to ask before you sign. We'll also look at alternatives for smaller teams.

How does Mendix pricing work in 2026?

Mendix pricing is built from three parts. A plan sets your licence fee. Users add per user charges. Hosting, environments and support add the rest.

The three plans

• Free. Starts at $0, with unlimited users per app and one deployment environment per app. Free apps run only for a couple of hours before shutting down, so it's for demos and prototypes.

• Standard. Priced for one app or for unlimited apps. It includes up to 3 environments per app, business hours support and a 99.5 percent uptime promise.

• Premium. Quote only. It adds 24 by 7 support, a 99.95 percent uptime promise, horizontal scaling, high availability, multi region failover and a private marketplace.

Per user pricing

The page doesn't list per user rates. Its FAQ says the price per user falls as user volume grows. Reviews describe a charge per named user, while developers and anonymous users aren't charged. You need a quote to see the real number.

Mendix plans compared

Prices are per month as listed on Mendix's pricing page on 5 November 2026. The page shows a dollar sign and doesn't give an annual price.

Standard and Premium licence prices leave out cloud compute, which is quoted separately.

What Mendix Standard costs for a year

The page gives monthly prices only. Here's the arithmetic if you paid those monthly prices for a full year, before per user fees, hosting and add-ons.

These are our own sums. Real contracts add per user licences and hosting, and may be negotiated.

What drives Mendix cost

Hidden and variable costs

• Hosting and compute. Neither Standard nor Premium includes cloud hosting. Compute is quoted separately.

• High availability. Horizontal scaling, high availability and multi region failover are Premium features.

• Marketplace tools. The private marketplace is a Premium feature, and some partner built modules may cost extra.

• Training. Formal training and Mendix experts are billed separately, according to reviews.

• Migration. Apps depend on Mendix's architecture, so leaving means rebuilding.

Questions to ask before you sign

• How many named users per app, and at what rate?

• One app or unlimited apps? Compare both with your real plans.

• Is up to 3 environments per app enough?

• Is business hours support enough?

• Where must the apps run, and what does that hosting cost?

• Which marketplace modules carry fees?

• What's the exit path?

If you're comparing with another enterprise platform, our guide to OutSystems pricing covers how that one is licensed.

Mendix alternatives for smaller teams

How KodeFlex fits

KodeFlex is an app builder for internal tools like approvals, trackers and admin screens. See the KodeFlex product page. Its prices are public and it's licensed by edition, not per user.

Prices come from the KodeFlex pricing page and can change. The KodeFlex vs Mendix page compares the two directly, and our low-code pricing guide shows how other models work.

Where KodeFlex does not fit

KodeFlex isn't for customer facing products, consumer apps or software that is itself your product. If you're building large, complex applications that need private cloud or on premises hosting under a vendor contract, a platform like Mendix may suit you better. The public pages don't list connectors, so ask about the ones you need in a demo.

A worked example

This is an illustration, not a case study. A company wants internal apps for 80 staff. They'd run about six apps.

• Mendix Standard, unlimited apps. From $2,725 a month, or $32,700 a year, before per user fees and hosting.

• Mendix Standard, one app price for each app. If each of the six apps were priced at $1,090 a month, that's $6,540 a month. Unlimited is the cheaper route at that size.

• KodeFlex Professional. $2,499 once on the lifetime licence, covering 120 users and 50 apps.

The platforms aren't equal. Mendix can build far larger and more complex systems. But for internal tools the shape of the cost matters. Licence fees plus per user fees and hosting repeat every year.

Common mistakes when budgeting for Mendix

• Quoting the licence fee as the total. Users and hosting come on top.

• Forgetting cloud compute. It's quoted separately.

• Planning on the free edition. Free apps shut down after a couple of hours.

• Skipping the apps question. One app and unlimited apps differ a lot.

• Ignoring the exit. Plan how you'd leave.

Checklist before you request a quote

• Apps counted

• Named users counted per app

• Hosting needs decided

• Support and uptime needs decided

• Growth over three years estimated

• One alternative priced

Frequently asked questions

How much does Mendix pricing cost?

Mendix has a free edition. Standard starts at $1,090 a month for one app or $2,725 a month for unlimited apps. Premium is quoted. Per user fees and cloud hosting come on top.

Is Mendix free?

There's a free edition for demos and prototypes, with unlimited users per app. Free apps run only for a couple of hours before shutting down.

Does Mendix charge per user?

Paid plans use per user licensing, and Mendix says the price per user drops as volume grows. The page doesn't list the rates.

What is the difference between Standard and Premium?

Standard has up to 3 environments per app, business hours support and a 99.5 percent uptime promise. Premium adds 24 by 7 support, 99.95 percent uptime and high availability, and it's quote only.

What are the best Mendix alternatives for small teams?

It depends on what you're building. See our low-code pricing guide for how the main models compare.

How much does KodeFlex cost?

Lifetime licences cost $1,499 for Team, $2,499 for Professional and $3,199 for Enterprise. Annual licences cost $3,699, $5,199 and $5,899. See KodeFlex pricing for limits.

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