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Mendix (legal operator: Siemens Industry Software Netherlands B.V.) · Developer tools & code hosting

Best for: Mendix teams, partners, and developers seeking reusable low-code application components or publishing Mendix-compatible apps, connectors, modules, widgets, and templates.

Overview

Mendix Marketplace is a public catalog for reusable content built with the Mendix Platform. Developers can discover and publish apps and components for immediate use or rapid custom application development, including modules, widgets, services, solutions, samples, starter apps, and industry templates. The catalog provides compatibility, content type, support affiliation, category, industry, and rating filters, plus versions, licenses, and release information through official Marketplace APIs.

How to build & ship

  1. 1Create or select a Mendix component and prepare its MPK source file or an eligible GitHub release link.
  2. 2Sign in to Mendix Marketplace, choose Add Content, and enter the component name, type, visibility, Studio Pro compatibility, release version, and release notes.
  3. 3Add metadata such as a cover image, tagline, detailed description, industries, and categories.
  4. 4Configure licensing, website, support contact, development-team details, documentation, screenshots, video, and resource links.
  5. 5Preview and publish; public content enters Mendix review and QSM scanning before visibility, while private content follows the selected private-content path.

Key APIs & SDKs

Marketplace Content API
Studio Pro Extensibility API
Mendix Runtime API
Frontend Client API
Pluggable Widgets API

Integration types

Embedded app
Connector
Extension

Authentication & security

  • Primary auth: Mendix platform account/session for marketplace browsing and publishing; Personal Access Token (PAT) for API access.
  • Also supports: API key for supported Mendix platform APIs.
  • Security review: Required
  • Mendix reviews and approves public components before visibility; new public components and versions undergo QSM scanning, with manual checking when vulnerabilities are found. Private content is not reviewed by Mendix.
  • Public components must be reviewed and approved by Mendix before visibility. New public components and versions are scanned through QSM; vulnerabilities trigger manual checking. Private content is not reviewed by Mendix, though a company administrator may check it or it may be published automatically depending on the selected path.
  • Not publicly specified
Auth docs Store policies

Monetization

Free
Onboarding
Not publicly specified
Commission
Not publicly specified
Merchant of Record
Not publicly specified

Pros & cons for builders

Pros

  • Provides reusable Mendix-native content for faster application development.
  • Supports multiple content types and filters for compatibility, category, industry, support, and rating.
  • Offers an official content API for version and metadata retrieval.

Cons

  • Content is tied to the Mendix Platform and Studio Pro ecosystem.
  • Public publishing requires structured metadata, licensing, documentation, review, and security scanning.
  • Universal pricing, commissions, merchant-of-record arrangements, and API rate limits are not publicly specified.

Frequently asked questions

How do I get my app approved on Mendix Marketplace?

Public components must be reviewed and approved by Mendix before visibility. New public components and versions are scanned through QSM; vulnerabilities trigger manual checking. Private content is not reviewed by Mendix, though a company administrator may check it or it may be published automatically depending on the selected path.

What authentication does Mendix Marketplace use?

Mendix Marketplace apps primarily authenticate with Mendix platform account/session for marketplace browsing and publishing; Personal Access Token (PAT) for API access., also supporting API key for supported Mendix platform APIs..

How is Mendix Marketplace monetized?

Mendix Marketplace supports Free. Typical commission: Not publicly specified. Onboarding fee: Not publicly specified.

Is a security review required to list on Mendix Marketplace?

Yes, Mendix Marketplace requires a formal security or listing review before apps go live. Mendix reviews and approves public components before visibility; new public components and versions undergo QSM scanning, with manual checking when vulnerabilities are found. Private content is not reviewed by Mendix.