We performed a comparison between Docker and Oracle Application Express (APEX) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Development Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Containerization is the most valuable feature. I can communicate to the Docker containers using other containers."
"The lift and shift creates a lightweight image."
"The solution's most valuable feature is the Dockerfile, which makes the life of developers easy. Developers get a real understanding of container creation."
"The deployment is quite fast, which is beneficial."
"The current version is quite good with our application."
"There are ways of using Docker where you have absolutely no dependencies on the environment that you work in. This allows us to deploy Docker anywhere anytime and this has been most valuable."
"We are able to stop our containers or stop the service with a single command."
"I think the best feature is to replicate anything in our local machine using a simple command."
"The virtual patching feature is valuable."
"By using Express, we are able to load the data and integrate it into our data map."
"The autonomous database is valuable and provides the main structure for code development."
"Oracle Application Express is easy to use, people don't have to be developers to use it."
"You don't have to know a lot of PL because it's built on PL/SQL. You don't need developers. You only need to design a good application that resolves a problem, or many problems, for companies and you're ready to go."
"Personally, I would say that Oracle Application Express (APEX) is a powerful tool...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"The product is easy to use."
"I would like to see a single package image orchestration bundled together."
"Stability is an area with a shortcoming."
"Unfortunately, base images are not currently available."
"Deployment could be quicker."
"It could be easier to create images and save them on reports. Just improved development workflow, just quicker, like some better user experience creating the images for the Docker containers."
"Management can be improved with the necessary tools for orchestration."
"The volumes for persistent storage could be more user friendly right out of the box."
"We are facing multiple issues with the solution's stability."
"Being able to only design with HTML and CSS can be limiting as to what can be accomplished."
"The migration process is difficult in Oracle Application Express."
"The workflow engine should be embedded in the solution."
"It would be beneficial to include WebSockets so that you can see real-time updates."
"Fixing bugs is difficult because of how the HTML code is generated. It is not always broadly compatible with browsers."
"The product must provide more triggers."
"The solution's layout could be improved for report generation to allow more configuration."
"The solution has some stability problems that need to be resolved."
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Docker is ranked 2nd in Development Platforms with 40 reviews while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 1st in Development Platforms with 52 reviews. Docker is rated 8.6, while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Docker writes "Easy to deploy with an impressive networking feature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Application Express (APEX) writes "An easy-to-use format that is flexible and scalable". Docker is most compared with Mirantis Container Runtime, Rancher Labs, VMware Tanzu Mission Control, Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE and VMware Tanzu Build Service, whereas Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Salesforce Platform, Mendix, Microsoft Azure App Service and Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service. See our Docker vs. Oracle Application Express (APEX) report.
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