We performed a comparison between Oracle Application Express (APEX) and Zoho Creator 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."The most valuable applications within the organization are primarily data forms and extended reports."
"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."
"It has a well-designed architecture and is a simple 3rd party application."
"It's fairly easy to make a user-friendly interface."
"The valuable features are charts, reports, and search engines."
"The most valuable features are security, stability, and ease of implementation."
"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."
"Zoho Creator is easy to design and accessible for any business purpose. The solution is priced low and helps you meet business requirements. You can write a script based on requirements and trigger it whereby the customer will receive notifications. It is a customizable application."
"While using Zoho Creator, we can establish alternative interfaces to connect with Zoho applications. This enables us to run desired automation and workflows without exhausting the API limits."
"It is a very, very scalable tool."
"It has a simple user interface, not so difficult to use. You can add AI models, integration, and third-party connections."
"The integration capabilities in Zoho Creator are quite good and support our existing workload. It provides open and proprietary APIs, making interfacing with other applications easier."
"Zoho Creator can be integrated with other platforms easily."
"Zoho Creator boasts a multitude of impressive features, but one of the most outstanding is its flexibility in creating interactive reports and pages. With Zoho Creator, users have the ability to utilize HTML and CSS to create visually appealing pages that are rich in information, utilizing data from the system itself. This exceptional feature provides a remarkable advantage and adds immense value to Zoho Creator."
"Basically, the application development part of the solution is one of the main features I like since it is quick."
"There is a problem with security because the applications store passwords in the configuration files."
"It should have the functionality to develop mobile applications. It would also be good if they can improve development in videos and other formats."
"Connecting with Oracle and the relation with Oracle at the database as a procedure needs improvement."
"Source control could be stronger in Oracle Application Express (APEX). It needs some work."
"It can only be deployed on Oracle Database."
"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 would be beneficial to include WebSockets so that you can see real-time updates."
"One area for improvement in Oracle APEX is its workflow orchestration capabilities."
"Zoho Creator's UX design needs to be improved."
"Zoho Creator falls short on data management, so we must connect it to other databases to handle larger datasets. However, it may still be sufficient for smaller databases. Better templates and examples for support teams or programming could be improved. Learning the Zoho Creator language, known as "Deluge," can be challenging for native programmers, so having clear examples and training materials would benefit users."
"The layout of the form site needs some improvements because you can only create a basic layout and templates in the forms."
"The platform's technical support services need improvement."
"We face issues while moving from one form to another form. We have a negative impression of the tool's support since they do not provide us assistance with our queries. They don't have solid answers to our questions."
"The user interface and the user experience should be improved."
"Could have more pre-built integrations for pulling data from the wider Zoho ecosystem as well as other systems."
"Though the pricing level is low compared to other products in the market, I suggest they allow portal users to pay for the solution based on their requirements."
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Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 2nd in Rapid Application Development Software with 52 reviews while Zoho Creator is ranked 12th in Rapid Application Development Software with 19 reviews. Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.2, while Zoho Creator is rated 8.6. 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 Zoho Creator writes "The solution provides accessible and high functionality at a competitive price point". Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Salesforce Platform, Mendix, Microsoft Azure App Service and Pega BPM, whereas Zoho Creator is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Mendix, Caspio, Appian and OutSystems. See our Oracle Application Express (APEX) vs. Zoho Creator report.
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