We performed a comparison between Appian and Oracle Application Express (APEX) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Rapid Application Development Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."In terms of interface, it's very good. In terms of infrastructure, it's amazing and already using multiple tools behind the scenes. It's a low-code platform, so it's very easy to implement."
"The solution's most valuable features are the regular periodic and quarterly updates, they are very useful updates. They keep improving the solution more often, and that helps the platform or code always be up to date with the latest features."
"There is a version coming out every six months with performance improvements."
"The tool is very flexible."
"It reduces development time in half making us more efficient."
"The initial setup is easy."
"I find the BPM the most valuable feature."
"Form building capabilities and well thought out process modelling are key points to this product."
"The product is fast."
"It helps us create web pages quickly."
"The solution is easy to handle. The tool has helped us develop many applications since it supports SQL and NoSQL languages. We are familiar with this language. Also, the solution’s interface design and database design are very easy. It is not so much complex. I have no experience working with other solutions."
"This product will speed up development time with helpful production aids."
"The database is super easy to use for creating tables."
"The valuable features are charts, reports, and search engines."
"The autonomous database is valuable and provides the main structure for code development."
"One standout feature of Oracle APEX is its seamless integration with backend procedures, allowing for quick updates without changing the front-end interface."
"I wouldn't say their response time is long, but it could be quicker."
"The ability of the interface to load automatic data is not great."
"There are some restrictions with respect to using external components within Appian. So, for example, if we do not have a particular feature available, there's a long cycle of getting approvals and all of that. That does not offer flexibility, which definitely can be improved on."
"Occasionally, certain pre-made modules may not be necessary and customers may desire greater customization options. Instead of being limited to pre-designed features, they may prefer a more flexible version that allows for greater customization."
"One room for improvement is the ease of UI UX development, like in OutSystems and Mendix."
"I would like to see more features for enterprises. They would also benefit from adding documentation and training on their site."
"Sometimes, clients expect us to implement ERP using Appian, which is very complicated. In such cases, I don't believe that Appian is a good tool for that."
"The biggest areas of improvement would be in facilitating team development, DevOps, and integration with typical tools used in enterprise development (Jenkins, Subversion, etc.)"
"It has a bit of a strict framework, you have to make all the time adjustments in their JavaScript. Another downside is that it's only available for Oracle databases."
"Connecting with Oracle and the relation with Oracle at the database as a procedure needs improvement."
"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."
"During the upcoming versions, we can modify the current configuration."
"Occasionally when trying to un a page, I would be faced with an error number; however, not much information would be provided on the error itself outside of the programming language. It would be nice if more information could be provided."
"There is not a lot of Wiki help or in Google, but there is some."
"I don't like the URL syntax."
"Oracle Application Express would be improved if you could use it on a mobile platform."
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Appian is ranked 6th in Rapid Application Development Software with 58 reviews while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 2nd in Rapid Application Development Software with 52 reviews. Appian is rated 8.4, while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Appian writes "Low resource consumption, easy setup, and stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Application Express (APEX) writes "An easy-to-use format that is flexible and scalable". Appian is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, OutSystems, Camunda, ServiceNow and ARIS BPA, whereas Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Salesforce Platform, Mendix, Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service and Pega BPM. See our Appian vs. Oracle Application Express (APEX) report.
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