We performed a comparison between Microsoft Powerapps and Oracle Application Express (APEX) based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Microsoft PowerApps finished ahead in this comparison. Microsoft PowerApps offers slightly better integrations with 3rd party applications and is considered to be more user-friendly. As Microsoft is a very popular ecosystem with many of our users, it is the simple choice for better seamless integration. Oracle’s APEX limitations outside of the Oracle universe presented too many challenges for our users.
"You can easily connect Power Apps with other databases, like Excel, SharePoint, SQL, etc."
"Can design apps quickly and can connect to any database."
"I can have a SharePoint list and connect with users through PowerApps to present the information."
"In Microsoft PowerApps the most valuable features are the fully customizable design that we can control everything that we would like to control. For example, the integration between Microsoft and third-party services through pre-built connectors, and the functionality to create custom connectors."
"It is good for using for small apps and automation on Office stuff."
"The most valuable feature is the completeness of the concept. It is not restricted by where you are allowed to use it and that is its greatest strength."
"It's very easy to build an app using this solution."
"I would say that the most valuable features are the user interface, navigation, and business routes."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"It provides attractive GUIs allowing professionally-styled applications without the need to know HTML, CSS, or JavaScript."
"It has many ready modules that can be used and developed."
"This product will speed up development time with helpful production aids."
"One of the most valuable features is that we can develop everything locally and deploy it for different kinds of operators in different locations, so we can do our job in one piece. The benefit of that is that others can use these applications. They connect to the internet to do these kinds of applications based on the permissions for those users."
"Oracle APEX allows our company to complete webpage projects easily in a fast turnaround time."
"We set up the HTTP server and installed the Apex Xamarin DB using the Mark Hill SQL packages for an older version. That's the extent of our configuration."
"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 area where the solution lacks is the limited size of the database it offers its users."
"It would be beneficial to have a feature that allows users to split the opportunity into separate logs for each product."
"Microsoft PowerApps could improve the speed of Power Automate, it is not very fast."
"The fact that we couldn't share that with our other organization or outside of the organization, consisting of our colleagues in the joint ventures, was a weakness of the solution."
"The documentation isn't great. It's only 75% of what you need to know. If you go beyond that and run into issues, it's really not going to help you."
"The flexibility and the user interface need improvement."
"I’d need more time with it. As of now, I can’t think of an area for improvement."
"The editor in the Web browser could be improved because it can be difficult to implement the commands in the buttons."
"The solution has some stability problems that need to be resolved."
"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."
"The solution does not include a default or custom template like other products."
"It would be highly beneficial if APEX were an all-in-one platform capable of handling all aspects of application development."
"Connecting with Oracle and the relation with Oracle at the database as a procedure needs improvement."
"Apex has effectively incorporated new market trends into its features. The platform's user-friendly nature is notable, guiding developers through the development process. While advanced customization of the user interface with HTML and CSS is possible, the out-of-the-box options often suffice, providing 80-90% of the required functionality. The IDE is commendable, yet an enhancement in the Page Designer to allow a real-time preview of layout changes would be beneficial. Currently, running the page is necessary to visualize layout adjustments, but an immediate preview during the design phase would be a valuable improvement."
"The problem of sending emails arises when Oracle Application Express (APEX) is inside Oracle Cloud Infrastructure since it is a bit complicated or difficult to understand where to take care of the setup part to be able to just send out emails properly."
"I would like to see easier integration into active directory authentication. Also, maybe integration of JavaScript frameworks would resolve some issues."
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Microsoft Power Apps is ranked 1st in Rapid Application Development Software with 77 reviews while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 2nd in Rapid Application Development Software with 52 reviews. Microsoft Power Apps is rated 7.8, while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Microsoft Power Apps writes "Low-code, low learning curve, and reduces manpower". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Application Express (APEX) writes "Has easy-to-use interface design and database design". Microsoft Power Apps is most compared with Mendix, ServiceNow, Appian, Microsoft Azure App Service and OutSystems, whereas Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Salesforce Platform, Mendix, Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service, Microsoft Azure App Service and OutSystems. See our Microsoft Power Apps vs. Oracle Application Express (APEX) report.
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