We performed a comparison between Oracle Application Express (APEX) and SalesForce Platform based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: SalesForce Platform comes out on top in this comparison because it is very easy to use, the intuitive dashboard makes it easy to monitor progress, customizes easily, and provides great reporting. The solution is very flexible and offers robust cloud options.
"The most valuable features are security, stability, and ease of implementation."
"It's stable and reliable for the most part."
"Personally, I would say that Oracle Application Express (APEX) is a powerful tool...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"With only a browser, it is very easy to develop in a web environment."
"This is a good application for quickly creating public applications."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle APEX is its comprehensive set of features for creating user-friendly and visually appealing applications."
"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."
"The solution can efficiently translate from English to another language including Arabic using the XLIFF format."
"The entire solution is very customizable and you are able to add many functionalities."
"Checking out or extracting a report is just a click away."
"The solution provides a preferred method of backing up data."
"The solution has plenty of features that are useful."
"There is very good documentation available and Salesforce offers good communication with its clients. It's very user-friendly and has a system that is easy to learn."
"We use this solution to track customer activities, opportunities and contact information."
"Most of the apps allow you to try out the product before buying it. The trial period depends on the product and varies from a week to 30 days."
"The scalability of the Salesforce Platform is good."
"The migration process is difficult in Oracle Application Express."
"The solution does not support the Linux platform."
"Maybe there are other technologies that offer what APEX cannot."
"Connections to the application pages are not handled well and at times more than one user can be accessing an application with the same ID."
"It can only be deployed on Oracle Database."
"Better connection and integration with non-Oracle databases is needed."
"The workflow engine should be embedded in the solution."
"Reporting needs to be accessed via third party tools."
"An expensive solution requiring a lot of configuration."
"Integration needs improvement."
"The solution is a bit expensive."
"The biggest challenge we had was the cost and the licensing."
"In terms of features, for our business needs, we have more than enough right now. There is nothing that we are missing or would like to add. They can maybe share some best practices so that when you are starting, you can stick to a good process, and you don't have to think so much about the process that you want or your CEO or CMO wants. The process should not be based on one person in the company. Having some best practices will make it easier to get started. These best practices can be based on what has worked for others. Its basic version is pretty simple, and the customizations are up to the companies, which can make startups like ours lose a lot of time in figuring out what all stakeholders want rather than what would work."
"The initial setup process was a complex thing to do because four different organizations were working together."
"Easier process to move to Lightning Components."
"When it switched to lightning, it threw me for a loop. When they changed the look and feel, I had a hard time finding things and doing what I used to do."
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Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 2nd in Rapid Application Development Software with 52 reviews while Salesforce Platform is ranked 9th in Rapid Application Development Software with 82 reviews. Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.2, while Salesforce Platform is rated 8.2. 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 Salesforce Platform writes "Reliable with good reporting and custom dashboards". Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Mendix, Microsoft Azure App Service, Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service and OutSystems, whereas Salesforce Platform is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Azure, Appian, ServiceNow and Google Cloud. See our Oracle Application Express (APEX) vs. Salesforce Platform report.
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