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

Claris FileMaker 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 1.6 for Claris FileMaker, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Claris FileMaker if…

You want a lower entry price ($22 vs $1,090)
You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need SOC 2 Type 2 or ISO/IEC 27001 coverage
Per seat pricing suits your budget better than flat tiers

Choose Mendix if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (33.1 vs 1.6)
You want a free plan to start
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 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)

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Claris FileMaker	Mendix
Visibility score	1.6%	33.1%
Change vs last week	New	up+1.6%
Rank in Low-Code & No-Code	#37	#3
Share of voice	0.3%	7.8%
Mentions this run	2	45
Positive in AI answers	—	42%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Claris FileMaker +1.6pp · Mendix +1.6000000000000014pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Mendix leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

1.1%

45.6%

AI Mode

30.6%

Perplexity

3.7%

23.3%

Claris FileMakerMendix

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

0Claris FileMaker ranked higher

1Mendix ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Claris FileMaker	Mendix
Which low-code platform offers a free trial?	ChatGPT	#7	#2

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Claris FileMaker	Mendix
Pricing model	Per seat	Flat tiers
Entry price	$22 per seat / mo	Free; paid from $1,090 / mo
Free plan	No	Yes
Deployment	Cloud (FileMaker Cloud on AWS) or self-hosted (FileMaker Server)	Public cloud, private cloud or air-gapped environments
Compliance	SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27018	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	Technical support from Claris teams, Around-the-clock monitoring by Claris teams, Claris Academy certifications, Online community forums	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	Sunnyvale, California	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Employees	201–500	1,001–5,000
Funding	Later Stage VC · $1M raised	Funding round (no lead investor or valuation given) · $38M raised
Best for	Teams that want custom business apps built without writing code, from small businesses to large enterprises	Enterprises building department-wide business applications and mission-critical core systems