We performed a comparison between Oracle Application Express (APEX) and Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service 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.
"I like how we can actively develop and customize APEX because it's on the same database."
"Oracle APEX improved our organization by making it possible for us to implement agile project development."
"The most valuable features of Oracle Application Express (APEX) are the ease and speed of development. Instead of engaging a large team of middleware, front-end, and database engineers, we can have professional look at the front end and have the user interface up and running in a matter of days. However, if you want to go far and implement very custom features, it doesn't require a lot of knowledge of front-end development, such as HTML, JavaScript, or other aspects."
"The solution's most valuable aspect is its Graphics Form Design."
"Efficient software delivery and a solution that works quickly."
"The autonomous database is valuable and provides the main structure for code development."
"The most valuable applications within the organization are primarily data forms and extended reports."
"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."
"The tool is very easy to use."
"You don't need a dedicated IDE to develop. You can work from any browser, which is very convenient. And, with the cloud concept, your code is stored in the cloud, so you can modify it from anywhere, at any time."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The most valuable feature was the visual drag and drop on the components."
"Oracle Application Express would be improved if you could use it on a mobile platform."
"Being able to only design with HTML and CSS can be limiting as to what can be accomplished."
"Oracle is more of a database-oriented solution and is not very flexible in app development."
"There is a bit of a learning curve involved when first using the solution."
"I've experienced some difficulties when using Oracle Application Express (APEX), particularly when I'm designing forms. For example, when I design a form, I add buttons and controls, but I'm unable to visualize how it'll look unless I run it. You want to design and do things your way, but if you don't have much experience, then you'll find that designing in Oracle Application Express (APEX) is a little complicated. This won't be a problem with anyone more experienced, though. If I wanted to create my design, for example, a different table format or some background images, it becomes a problem, and this is an area for improvement in Oracle Application Express (APEX). Designing should be easier, even for less experienced users. An additional feature I'd like to see in Oracle Application Express (APEX) is more plugins, particularly a repository that contains a lot of plugins, so you can go to that repository and download whichever you like and use it or add it to your project. Right now, I create my plugins, so it would be helpful if Oracle Application Express (APEX) has a repository of plugins people can use, download from anywhere in the world, and integrate into projects."
"The product must provide more triggers."
"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."
"I would like to see easier integration into active directory authentication. Also, maybe integration of JavaScript frameworks would resolve some issues."
"The tool has minor bugs."
"The feature called "action chains" could use a bit of enhancement."
"There was an attempt to enable front-end development, it did what it intended to do, but the side effects were too bad."
"I would improve the license structure as, for some companies, it may seem a little bit expensive, depending on what they're doing."
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Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 2nd in Rapid Application Development Software with 52 reviews while Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service is ranked 18th in Rapid Application Development Software with 4 reviews. Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.2, while Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service is rated 8.0. 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 Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service writes "Offers low-code/no-code concept makes development much easier and faster and offers good community support as the development team actively answers questions on the community every day". Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Salesforce Platform, Mendix, Microsoft Azure App Service and OutSystems, whereas Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service is most compared with Studio Creatio, Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). See our Oracle Application Express (APEX) vs. Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service report.
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