We performed a comparison between Oracle Application Express (APEX) and OutSystems based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Low-Code Development Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product is easy to use."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"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."
"This is a good application for quickly creating public applications."
"The product is fast."
"The autonomous database is valuable and provides the main structure for code development."
"The valuable features are charts, reports, and search engines."
"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."
"There is literally a ton of stuff it can do. It's very flexible."
"OutSystems' best feature is that you can build tests with the flow, so even the tests are made in the PDD framework in a low-code way."
"We've used features like batch processing timers, components, and integrations with other systems like SAP, which have accelerated our development process.In terms of productivity, we've seen a 30 percent reduction in screen design time and an additional 10 percent improvement when implementing client requirements. OutSystems' integration capabilities have significantly enhanced our app's functionality, making it quicker and easier to connect with other systems."
"Speed of delivery: We were able to reduce development time by 30%."
"We have no complaints surrounding both the scalability and stability of this solution."
"Reduces the manual labor in compiling and deploying applications and generating procedural code (by reducing development bureaucracy/processes, resulting in real gains). The LifeTime Server approach, requiring just a few steps to publish applications in production environments, is fantastic."
"It provides for faster development and better software releases."
"We can do the validation before calling the API."
"Source control could be stronger in Oracle Application Express (APEX). It needs some work."
"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."
"I don't like the URL syntax."
"It should have the functionality to develop mobile applications. It would also be good if they can improve development in videos and other formats."
"The solution does not include a default or custom template like other products."
"Maybe there are other technologies that offer what APEX cannot."
"In terms of improvement, there should be a greater focus on AI and machine learning tools in Oracle APEX."
"Oracle should implement vertical and horizontal data segmentation in APEX's security framework, so Dev teams don't need to do any heavy lifting in the APEX screens. This is a common issue in enterprise apps. It would be nice to seamlessly integrate Git repositories into the development process since the current solution can result in overlapping work or an eventual overwrite. The provided example apps are great, but they could benefit from some added documentation in the "explanation screens"."
"It's difficult to do the component version control. I would like them to add more studying materials."
"Currently, in mobile applications, we don't have push notifications."
"I like the OutSystems platform. I am working on integrating it with another platform using APIs, however, it has proven to be difficult. The main issue I am facing is obtaining authorization tokens as well as access and refresh tokens. It may be due to my lack of knowledge of APIs as it is new to me."
"Its ability to create and run automated tasks could be better."
"The product's high price is an area of concern, where improvements are required."
"I would like to see OutSystems improve its integration capabilities, especially with emerging technologies like AI and GPT."
"The solution is costly."
"One of the biggest areas for improvement is that every time an existing data element is modified, it creates a new data element. It doesn't really modify that particular data element. So, a user has to follow an extra step of removing the existing data element and bringing in the new and modified data element that is being added, which sort of goes into negative productivity."
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Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 2nd in Low-Code Development Platforms with 52 reviews while OutSystems is ranked 3rd in Low-Code Development Platforms with 46 reviews. Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.2, while OutSystems is rated 8.4. 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 OutSystems writes "The visual program provides the advantage of only requiring one skill set for both the front and backend ". Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Salesforce Platform, Mendix, Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service and ServiceNow, whereas OutSystems is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Appian, Mendix, ServiceNow and Pega BPM. See our Oracle Application Express (APEX) vs. OutSystems report.
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