We performed a comparison between Mendix 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."It is a brilliant solution."
"There are free online learning and certifications if a user would like to learn more and better understand the solution."
"You can scale the solution."
"There is a free version of the solution you can use."
"Mendix code and coding logic are very visual. It looks like a flow chart rather than lines of code. Rapid development is what drew us to Mendix."
"I find the fast development speed and low cost to be very valuable features of Mendix. It's a smart solution for busy developers when we need to apply new changes or fixes quickly. Mendix helps to save time and meet project deadlines faster."
"The user experience is great."
"It is a development platform which assists in accelerating your developmental lifecycle. This is one of its most valuable features. This solution also offers a good set of components that are readily available."
"The virtual patching feature is valuable."
"By using Express, we are able to load the data and integrate it into our data map."
"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."
"The most valuable applications within the organization are primarily data forms and extended reports."
"This product will speed up development time with helpful production aids."
"The database is super easy to use for creating tables."
"It has a well-designed architecture and is a simple 3rd party application."
"Oracle APEX improved our organization by making it possible for us to implement agile project development."
"Needs multiple database connections so an app can directly read/write data to/from multiple databases. This would enable easy splitting of big applications that have complex entity relationships."
"We'd like to be able to write in C Sharp to develop code for Mendix."
"The code refactoring tools could be better, especially for applications running for years. It's not bad, but it could be smoother. Also, writing new widgets can be trickier than it should be for some people, but not if you're familiar with Mendix."
"A constraint of Mendix is that you have to look for the required plugins which takes up development time. There are a limited number of Mendix experts in the market."
"Feature-wise and in terms of technical aspects, Mendix is excellent, but its pricing is steep."
"It is expensive."
"Mendix needs to think about itself offering machine learning and artificial intelligence."
"While the documentation is good, the development box could be better."
"It would be highly beneficial if APEX were an all-in-one platform capable of handling all aspects of application development."
"The solution's layout could be improved for report generation to allow more configuration."
"One area for improvement in Oracle APEX is its workflow orchestration capabilities."
"Being able to only design with HTML and CSS can be limiting as to what can be accomplished."
"It can only be deployed on Oracle Database."
"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."
"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."
"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."
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Mendix is ranked 5th in Rapid Application Development Software with 48 reviews while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 2nd in Rapid Application Development Software with 52 reviews. Mendix is rated 8.4, while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Mendix writes "Low-code, helpful support, and great native mobile capability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Application Express (APEX) writes "An easy-to-use format that is flexible and scalable". Mendix is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, OutSystems, Appian, ServiceNow and Salesforce Platform, whereas Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Salesforce Platform, Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service, Microsoft Azure App Service and OutSystems. See our Mendix vs. Oracle Application Express (APEX) report.
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