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."The most valuable feature of Docker is its integration with other solutions, such as KVM and AlmaLinux."
"Docker's containerization property is its main selling point."
"The most valuable feature of Docker is that it provides a containerized environment. The isolation between the environments is beneficial. Additionally, the solution is easy to use."
"Docker is perfect for what I do...The solution is scalable."
"Containerization is the most valuable feature. I can communicate to the Docker containers using other containers."
"The solution's customer service is good."
"I have seen end-to-end performance with Docker. It's a great tool, and it's the most popular container service in the market."
"The deployment is quite fast, which is beneficial."
"The valuable features are charts, reports, and search engines."
"One of the most valuable features is the ability to build very fast data-driven UIs."
"The database is super easy to use for creating tables."
"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."
"I like that Oracle Application Express (APEX) is powerful and attractive, allowing my organization to modernize forms within two months. I also found its PWA feature very powerful because you can produce substantial mobile applications."
"By using Express, we are able to load the data and integrate it into our data map."
"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."
"With only a browser, it is very easy to develop in a web environment."
"I advise new users to review their website, commands, and the steps for creating images."
"The volumes for persistent storage could be more user friendly right out of the box."
"I would like to see a single package image orchestration bundled together."
"I would love to have it available on Linux."
"Stability is an area with a shortcoming."
"There may not be much room for improvement with Docker as it has greatly evolved. However, one area that could be improved upon is the documentation on their website which was once easy to follow but has become quite terrible with numerous versions being released. As an example, the installation process for Docker now requires more than just a one-line command, causing inconvenience. Additionally, based on my experience as a college instructor, teaching students to install Docker was a difficult task due to the lack of straightforward and easy-to-follow documentation. Docker should focus on improving their documentation to make it more user-friendly for all."
"Deployment could be quicker."
"The command line interface could be more intuitive. I constantly struggle with it."
"There is not a lot of Wiki help or in Google, but there is some."
"The solution's layout could be improved for report generation to allow more configuration."
"Currently, APEX doesn't have a building workflow engine. I think that's the most important improvement that could be made at this point."
"When exporting, we can't export dynamic reports, only static reports. For example, when we want to export charts or tables it is only exported as a static report so we can't drop down on these reports; however, we can see this information when we are on the dashboard itself."
"It can only be deployed on Oracle Database."
"The collaboration and the workflow engine could use some improvement."
"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."
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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 "Has easy-to-use interface design and database design". 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, Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service and Microsoft Azure App Service. See our Docker vs. Oracle Application Express (APEX) report.
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