We performed a comparison between Oracle Application Express (APEX) and ServiceNow Now Platform 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 features are security, stability, and ease of implementation."
"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."
"I like how we can actively develop and customize APEX because it's on the same database."
"It helps us create web pages quickly."
"It has a well-designed architecture and is a simple 3rd party application."
"Oracle APEX allows our company to complete webpage projects easily in a fast turnaround time."
"One standout feature of Oracle APEX is its seamless integration with backend procedures, allowing for quick updates without changing the front-end interface."
"I particularly enjoy the web builder capabilities, especially the Page Designer. It offers so many elements or components to choose from, which is a major plus for me."
"The simplicity is great."
"Now Platform's best features are collaboration, configurability, and customizability."
"The product's most advantageous feature is platform innovation."
"The solution is fast enough for our workflow automations and has integration capability. It aligns with many use cases in our organization and for others we have planned."
"Assignment Group history is really important to me."
"We have seen a big improvement in the experience that we want to create for our end users."
"Learning materials, such as online courses, are readily available."
"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"Oracle is more of a database-oriented solution and is not very flexible in app development."
"Apex has effectively incorporated new market trends into its features. The platform's user-friendly nature is notable, guiding developers through the development process. While advanced customization of the user interface with HTML and CSS is possible, the out-of-the-box options often suffice, providing 80-90% of the required functionality. The IDE is commendable, yet an enhancement in the Page Designer to allow a real-time preview of layout changes would be beneficial. Currently, running the page is necessary to visualize layout adjustments, but an immediate preview during the design phase would be a valuable improvement."
"Better connection and integration with non-Oracle databases is needed."
"There is a problem with security because the applications store passwords in the configuration files."
"One area for improvement in Oracle APEX is its workflow orchestration capabilities."
"The workflow engine should be embedded in the solution."
"It has been reported that the technology is very hard to learn, and the service is expensive."
"Maybe there are other technologies that offer what APEX cannot."
"The UI is not intuitive."
"ServiceNow Now Platform wants AI embedded in the product to make it more powerful. Generative AI that will be a part of ServiceNow Now Platform is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The licensing for this solution, with respect to the user, needs to be improved."
"The integration towards other ERP systems could be improved."
"What I didn't like in the ServiceNow Now Platform is testing, particularly with Visual Studio. It had a bad integration with Visual Studio because you can't compile and run it from there. You have to debug on your own and then find out where the error is through test scripts. The testing component in the ServiceNow Now Platform isn't that great. What I'd like to see in the next version of the ServiceNow Now Platform is an improvement in testing and writing scripts, and if there was a feature to just run it from the modules, then that would be great, instead of finding the error manually and checking where it is."
"We would like to see AI used to automate some of the functionality in this solution."
"ServiceNow is not open source, so there is a license you must pay. As for how much it costs, what I have observed is that it often depends on your subscriptions. Suppose that you go with some subscriptions such as IDSM or any type of package like it, then the license cost will be impacted accordingly. Similarly, the cost is also adjusted based on your headcount of how many users will be using it."
"The solution is very expensive."
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Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 2nd in Rapid Application Development Software with 52 reviews while ServiceNow Now Platform is ranked 11th in Rapid Application Development Software with 34 reviews. Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.2, while ServiceNow Now Platform 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 ServiceNow Now Platform writes "A highly scalable product that covers multiple areas, like ITSM, ITOM, and ITIL". Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Salesforce Platform, Mendix, Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service and Microsoft Azure App Service, whereas ServiceNow Now Platform is most compared with ServiceNow, Microsoft Power Apps, OpenText AppWorks , Appian and Studio Creatio. See our Oracle Application Express (APEX) vs. ServiceNow Now Platform report.
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