Compare Adobe ColdFusion vs. Oracle Application Express (APEX)
Adobe ColdFusion is ranked 15th in Rapid Application Development Software with 3 reviews while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 10th in Rapid Application Development Software with 2 reviews. Adobe ColdFusion is rated 8.6, while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 10.0. The top reviewer of Adobe ColdFusion writes "A mature, reliable, consistent platform, which offers outstanding customer service and product support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Application Express (APEX) writes "Powerful development assistance can dramatically speed your production and deployment time ". Adobe ColdFusion is most compared with Microsoft Azure App Service, OutSystems and Salesforce App Cloud, whereas Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Microsoft PowerApps, OutSystems and Microsoft Azure App Service. See our Adobe ColdFusion vs. Oracle Application Express (APEX) report.
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Apart from providing a mature, reliable, consistent platform, Adobe also offers outstanding customer service and product support. No need to import libraries from outside the environment. 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. This tool was very easy learn, yet powerful enough to manage many sites on a single instance. We save enormous amounts of time in development using this tool. | This product will speed up development time with helpful production aids. It provides attractive GUIs allowing professionally-styled applications without the need to know HTML, CSS, or JavaScript. |
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Need to be able to Be able to inject Python, Java, Groovy, or PHP code into a CFML page. Installation of the server software was formidable due the number of configurable options. | Being able to only design with HTML and CSS can be limiting as to what can be accomplished. We would like to see tighter integration with the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. |
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If you really want to save money, there is a free open source CFML engine (former Railo, now Lucee) out there. It is a very effective solution and worth the price. | APEX itslelf is a free product, but you will need to license peripheral components. |
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Views 921 Comparisons 355 Reviews 3 Average Words per Review 454 Avg. Rating 8.7 | Views 1,724 Comparisons 1,255 Reviews 2 Average Words per Review 664 Avg. Rating 10.0 |
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| Oracle APEX | |
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| Adobe | Oracle |
Overview | |
Get a tried and tested application server that simplifies complex coding tasks. Rapidly develop robust, scalable, secure applications. Use the all-new API Manager to implement your API strategy faster, and get unprecedented control over PDF generation and manipulation | Application Express enables users to design, develop and deploy beautiful, responsive, database-driven applications using only web browser. The Oracle Application Express engine runs directly in the Oracle Database and exploits the database's extraordinarily scalable and efficient architecture. Its framework provides numerous security features out-of-the-box and helps authenticate users using LDAP, Oracle Single-signon, Oracle Database credentials, or HTTP Header variable. |
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Learn more about Adobe ColdFusion | Learn more about Oracle Application Express (APEX) |
Sample Customers | |
| Inspirus, Promisan, Webapper, Giva, Frontech Solutions Inc, Digicon, ITX Corp, Wall Street Magnate, SimulTV, ten24 Digital Solutions, Prospective Medical Data International Inc, Alcatel-Lucent | Hepart AG, pharmasol, SATLOG, Collège Bois-de-Boulogne |
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No Data Available | Software R&D Company37% Government24% Comms Service Provider14% Non Profit6% |
Find out what your peers are saying about Adobe ColdFusion vs. Oracle Application Express (APEX) and other solutions. Updated: November 2019.
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