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."Containerization is the most valuable feature. I can communicate to the Docker containers using other containers."
"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."
"Feature-wise, Docker is very user-friendly...The solution's initial setup process was straightforward."
"The solution's most valuable feature is the Dockerfile, which makes the life of developers easy. Developers get a real understanding of container creation."
"I think that with Docker, it is easy to deploy it on different platforms."
"Docker creates lightweight applications that are easy to manage and scale."
"The most valuable feature of Docker is that it revolutionized virtualization by providing a new approach with containers that completely nullified the time it used to take to deploy applications on virtual servers, resulting in deployment times that can be as quick as milliseconds, unless it is a heavy application, such as Java. Additionally, resource utilization has greatly improved with Docker, allowing for more resources to be allocated to other tasks. These are a few key features that make Docker a preferred choice."
"I think the best feature is to replicate anything in our local machine using a simple command."
"Quick development and the connection with the database are the most valuable and useful features. It is also very stable, scalable, and easy to set up. Its support is also good."
"Oracle APEX improved our organization by making it possible for us to implement agile project development."
"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."
"You can customize the solution to create a console where only business users can access and download files if they want to extract the data."
"It provides attractive GUIs allowing professionally-styled applications without the need to know HTML, CSS, or JavaScript."
"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."
"This product will speed up development time with helpful production aids."
"Oracle Application Express is easy to use, people don't have to be developers to use it."
"Docker can improve the integration with Microsoft Windows. It does not support native installations."
"The security layer is very vulnerable, although they are working to improve the system hardening and email hardening."
"I would like to see a single package image orchestration bundled together."
"The solution’s documentation could improve a bit."
"The Kubernetes blocks need improvement since Docker has many holes in it."
"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."
"Marketing of Docker is one area that needs to improve."
"I advise new users to review their website, commands, and the steps for creating images."
"Reporting needs to be accessed via third party tools."
"It should have the functionality to develop mobile applications. It would also be good if they can improve development in videos and other formats."
"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 a problem with security because the applications store passwords in the configuration files."
"An area for improvement in Oracle Application Express (APEX) is the slow reporting because pulling the report for two months, one year, three years, etc., is very slow. It takes more than thirty minutes to download the report. There's also room for improvement in integrating Oracle Application Express (APEX) with other vendors, such as open-source solutions through API integration. I believe Oracle is working on this feature, or the issue could be because my organization is using an older version of Oracle Application Express (APEX). The Oracle database also has to be improved because it's still lacking in some packages, triggers, and indexes."
"Some of the application interfaces of Oracle Application Express are not very attractive and could be improved."
"Being able to only design with HTML and CSS can be limiting as to what can be accomplished."
"Maybe there are other technologies that offer what APEX cannot."
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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 "An easy-to-use format that is flexible and scalable". 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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