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Comparison · Low-Code & No-Code · weekly run Nov 3

Budibase vs Mendix

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Mendix is the stronger AI pick in Low-Code & No-Code: it has a visibility score of 33.1 versus 5.2 for Budibase, and ranks ahead in 80% of the answers that name both.

Choose Budibase if…

You want a lower entry price ($19 vs $1,090)
AI answers describe it more positively (67% vs 42% positive)
You need ISO 27001 coverage
open-source, self-hosted deployment

Choose Mendix if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (33.1 vs 5.2)
You need ISO/IEC 27001:2022 or SOC 1 Type II or SOC 2 Type II or SOC 3 or ISO 22301 or ISO/IEC 27017 or ISO/IEC 27018 or ISO/IEC 27701 or ISO 9001 or PCI DSS Level 1 service provider or NEN 7510 or FedRAMP (Mendix Cloud for US Government) coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (1,001–5,000 employees)
Enterprise-grade scalability for complex applications

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Budibase	Mendix
Visibility score	5.2%	33.1%
Change vs last week	down−0.5%	up+1.6%
Rank in Low-Code & No-Code	#20	#3
Share of voice	1.6%	7.8%
Mentions this run	9	45
Positive in AI answers	67%	42%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Budibase −0.5pp · Mendix +1.6000000000000014pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Mendix leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

7.6%

45.6%

AI Mode

6.3%

30.6%

Perplexity

1.9%

23.3%

BudibaseMendix

Head to head in AI answers

5 engine answers name both brands

1Budibase ranked higher

4Mendix ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Budibase	Mendix
Alternatives to the most popular low-code platform	ChatGPT	#6	#2
Alternatives to the most popular low-code platform	AI Mode	#7	#3
Alternatives to the most popular low-code platform	Perplexity	#11	#3
Most affordable low-code platform that is still reliable	ChatGPT	#7	#5
Which low-code platform has transparent pricing?	ChatGPT	#4	#7

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Budibase	Mendix
Pricing model	Flat tiers	Flat tiers
Entry price	Free; paid from $19 / mo	Free; paid from $1,090 / mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Self-host on your own infrastructure or use Budibase Cloud	Public cloud, private cloud or air-gapped environments
Compliance	ISO 27001	ISO/IEC 27001:2022, SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 22301, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, ISO/IEC 27701, ISO 9001, PCI DSS Level 1 service provider, NEN 7510, FedRAMP (Mendix Cloud for US Government)
Support	Community forum, docs and chat, Email support on Business plan, Priority SLAs and account manager on Enterprise	Free Online Academy with learning paths and certifications, Standard support plan, 9 AM to 5 PM, Premium support plan, 24/7, Expert Services for onboarding and scaling
Founded	2019	2005
Headquarters	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Employees	51–200	1,001–5,000
Funding	Seed (about $1.8M, before Seed II) · $9M raised	Funding round (no lead investor or valuation given) · $38M raised
Best for	IT and operations teams in regulated organizations that want agents, apps and automations they can self-host.	Enterprises building department-wide business applications and mission-critical core systems