We performed a comparison between Oracle Application Express (APEX) and OutSystems based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Low-Code Development Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
"It helps us create web pages quickly."
"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."
"Oracle APEX improved our organization by making it possible for us to implement agile project development."
"Oracle APEX's reporting features are simple yet powerful. The ability to quickly create CRUD screens has simplified many RAD discovery processes, while the APEX environment allows the product owners and dev teams to quickly understand the complex solutions and employ usage statistics to identify areas requiring improvement. The option to add external JavaScript tools in screen development enables the development of complicated mobile or web usage scenarios in rare cases where the APEX UX is not enough."
"One of the most valuable features is the ability to build very fast data-driven UIs."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle APEX is its comprehensive set of features for creating user-friendly and visually appealing applications."
"It has a well-designed architecture and is a simple 3rd party application."
"It has many ready modules that can be used and developed."
"I like the mobile features the most, and there are also various features around the portal we created that I enjoy."
"The most valuable feature of OutSystems is the drag and drop and toolchains in the small AI developing environment. Additionally, the documentation is helpful."
"Speed of delivery: We were able to reduce development time by 30%."
"It is much easier to develop applications with the product’s IDE."
"The most valuable feature is Agile development. I love that you save a lot of time on development and can focus on logic and business requirements."
"The flow editor is the most valuable feature. It is simple and intuitive, and it can guide you step-by-step."
"The solution helps to build mobile and web applications on SOAP and REST. You can integrate it with backend systems by submitting a code."
"It is easy to use."
"The solution does not include a default or custom template like other products."
"It has been reported that the technology is very hard to learn, and the service is expensive."
"The solution’s pricing is high if you use it on the OCA platform. It’s also a little bit costly. However, if we use it on an on-premises Oracle database, the pricing is cheaper."
"It can only be deployed on Oracle Database."
"It would be beneficial to include WebSockets so that you can see real-time updates."
"There is not a lot of Wiki help or in Google, but there is some."
"Regarding features, the solution lacks the ability to integrate with different databases. Also, I feel that Oracle Application Express (APEX) is exclusively designed for other Oracle tools."
"Fixing bugs is difficult because of how the HTML code is generated. It is not always broadly compatible with browsers."
"The prices should be lower. It is a little bit too high for a small market."
"The dashboards in OutSystems could improve. There are a lot of tabs in the service center that can be confusing."
"There are many tutorials available but they are very basic and good for learning the platform. To develop an enterprise-grade application, advanced tutorials need to be developed to help IT professionals design/develop high-quality/performance applications."
"The technical features are good, but the actual commercialization is out of reach."
"In OutSystems, cloud management is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The solution is costly."
"Since we first started using OutSystems, they switched their language support from Java and .NET to .NET only, which was a bit of a surprise. Their language support could be better in this sense, although on our resource side it is now a bit more flexible."
"The product could be improved if there was a shortcut, or predefined, predictable templates provided."
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Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 3rd in Low-Code Development Platforms with 52 reviews while OutSystems is ranked 2nd in Low-Code Development Platforms with 46 reviews. Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.2, while OutSystems is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Oracle Application Express (APEX) writes "An easy-to-use format that is flexible and scalable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OutSystems writes "The visual program provides the advantage of only requiring one skill set for both the front and backend ". Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Salesforce Platform, Mendix, Microsoft Azure App Service and ServiceNow, whereas OutSystems is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Appian, Mendix, ServiceNow and Pega BPM. See our Oracle Application Express (APEX) vs. OutSystems report.
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