excentia Admin Tools for Jira vs. Mendix

Admin Tools for Jira is the most widely used tool for software development tracking but I don't think it's friendly to use, especially for product managers. I wish there was more investment being made around time saving activities, progress updates, automations. We want to minimise admin and improve throughput for engineers and product people but doesn't seem like Admin Tools for Jira is moving quickly in this front.

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I think it's well suited if you have data available and you want to create customized solutions for different types of users. Mendix is very good at doing that. It allows you to do it very easily. So those are good use cases.

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• Track my project
• Manage my team
• Adding and modifying existing tickets

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• Using Mendix you can build an application in a week compared to building the same application in Java in 1 month.
• You can simultaneously build applications for all kinds of devices (Desktop, Mobile and tablets).
• All in one tool, in Mendix Modeler you can manage databases, webservices, Mendix code , Java code, etc.

• UI is not very user friendly
• It's hard to know where to find things unless you know it or have done detailed onboarding
• Too many clicks to be able to see what I need to see as a Product Manager

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• Earlier versions lacked in UI/Ux. This is still improving.
• Since everyone and anyone can create custom add ons (widgets), Mendix could improve their quality checks (but not as rigid as eg Apple).
• Upgradeability used to be somewhat of an issue. Version 7 looks to be handling this better than previous versions.

Great add on features to the existing tool. Could use more features like time tracking which is available on other tools.

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Drawing from my hands-on experience with Mendix, I can confidently state that the platform aptly fulfills our needs for web application development. Mendix stands out by providing a marketplace replete with pre-built templates and widgets. This feature empowers users to leverage readily available components, hastening the development process and contributing to an enhanced overall usability of the platform.

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I think their support system is really professional. They answer question quickly and accurately. They have a ticket system that allows to track the current status of a request. The only point for imporvement is a way for me to postpone an answer. Tickets get closed automatically after some time. I feel that the user should have the option to change to an on hold status, allowing for more time to respond to a ticket.

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I have had a minor interaction with AGILE Reporter but nothing compares to Admin Tools for Jira. its vast support and product integration with various product like Confluence and Bitbucket is very intuitive and easy to use. Any day, I will pick Admin Tools for Jira over any other product out there. Life has been easy since I have adopted Admin Tools for Jira.

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Because most of our apps work closely with our main system (ERP) and other tools, we went with Mendix. It's good at easily connecting with lots of different systems, which is exactly what we need. Another thing we like about it is that it can handle growth well, and its pricing is straightforward and easy to understand.

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• No impact on numbers, however, it has made working on Jira easier for both admins and the users

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• Without Mendix we could not have been where we are now. A development platform as Mendix can make the difference in a constantly changing environment.
• Upgrading to newer versions of Mendix is a breeze when you stay within a main version (e.g. M6.x to Mx6.x+1) and even between versions (Mx5 to Mx6) most of the time it is no problem at all and there are only minor changes needed to upgrade.
• Learning Mendix is simple. Just start playing with it and see for yourself how easy it is and feel the joy of developing applications.