We performed a comparison between Adobe ColdFusion 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."No need to import libraries from outside the environment."
"This tool was very easy learn, yet powerful enough to manage many sites on a single instance."
"My client has been able to improve productivity with the use of the tool. The solution has them develop several tools that addressed their specific needs. They have become more efficient and safe with the use of the product."
"Apart from providing a mature, reliable, consistent platform, Adobe also offers outstanding customer service and product support."
"I would like to say that its best feature is its different kinds of connectors. We have lots of in-built connectors."
"We save enormous amounts of time in development using this tool."
"The ability to write SQL queries was very helpful as we did not need to bother our DBAs in writing stored procedures for simple tasks."
"I find it to be the easiest server-side technology for website development. It easily integrates with virtually everything– from web APIs to NoSQL databases to RSS and XML services."
"The valuable features are charts, reports, and search engines."
"It has many ready modules that can be used and developed."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"The product is fast."
"I like how we can actively develop and customize APEX because it's on the same database."
"It's stable and reliable for the most part."
"Oracle APEX's reporting features are simple yet powerful. The ability to quickly create CRUD screens has simplified many RAD discovery processes, while the APEX environment allows the product owners and dev teams to quickly understand the complex solutions and employ usage statistics to identify areas requiring improvement. The option to add external JavaScript tools in screen development enables the development of complicated mobile or web usage scenarios in rare cases where the APEX UX is not enough."
"Oracle Application Express is easy to use, people don't have to be developers to use it."
"The solution needs to improve its adaption capability with a third-party company. I want to see more communities or open knowledge resources with the tool."
"Need to be able to Be able to inject Python, Java, Groovy, or PHP code into a CFML page."
"ColdFusion’s third-party authentication is currently limited to just a couple of companies, like Google and Facebook, and a few third-party SAML authenticators. From my personal perspective, adding LinkedIn and Microsoft would greatly benefit me."
"Previously when I was trying to create some data, it was very difficult to get real-time data from Workfront."
"Installation of the server software was formidable due the number of configurable options."
"There is not much third party authenticators in this solution"
"The format is not recognized by Microsoft Word products."
"The collaboration and the workflow engine could use some improvement."
"The migration process is difficult in Oracle Application Express."
"Being able to only design with HTML and CSS can be limiting as to what can be accomplished."
"The solution does not include a default or custom template like other products."
"It would be beneficial to include WebSockets so that you can see real-time updates."
"There is a problem with security because the applications store passwords in the configuration files."
"Fixing bugs is difficult because of how the HTML code is generated. It is not always broadly compatible with browsers."
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Adobe ColdFusion is ranked 21st in Rapid Application Development Software with 6 reviews while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 2nd in Rapid Application Development Software with 52 reviews. Adobe ColdFusion is rated 8.6, while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Adobe ColdFusion writes "An easy-to-setup tool that can be used to automate repetitive tasks". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Application Express (APEX) writes "An easy-to-use format that is flexible and scalable". Adobe ColdFusion is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, GitHub CoPilot, Microsoft Azure App Service, Appian and ServiceNow, whereas Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Salesforce Platform, Mendix, Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service and Bizagi. See our Adobe ColdFusion vs. Oracle Application Express (APEX) report.
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