We performed a comparison between OpenText AppWorks and Oracle Application Express (APEX) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Business Process Management (BPM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."From a business perspective, the most valuable aspect lies in the optimization of processes."
"We've automated several processes, including purchase requisition to purchase orders, RFQ processes, vendor onboarding, project budgeting, and business case creation. The recent versions of OpenText AppWorks, especially those incorporating low-code functionalities, have had a significant positive impact. In some cases, we've observed a remarkable reduction in development time, ranging from 50 to 75 percent. The MTP model and life cycle have facilitated rapid development cycles."
"OpenText AppWorks has standard features such as system-to-system and human-to-human integrations, but what I find most valuable in the solution is its monitoring feature that tells you more about your processes, how to restart and how to stop each process, etc."
"The monitoring aspect is highly valuable, as it offers an exceptional capability to track every minute of action performed by a business user in the global context."
"We really appreciate the process automation and how can you create human tasks as one of your processes."
"One of the most useful features is the code is customizable, we can make it our own."
"AppWorks is a very quick development platform with low-coding capability and strong integration with third-party systems."
"In terms of the scalability and the handling of complexity, the customers are satisfied, and we also have confidence in the solution to achieve whatever implementations are required."
"In our experience with Apex, we find that minimizing reliance on HTML and JavaScript is preferable, especially considering our background as seasoned programmers adept in PL/SQL. Incorporating HTML and JavaScript can pose challenges due to potential compatibility issues when updates are made to JavaScript. We also make use of JAPER report integration for generating reports, a practice integral to our reporting procedures."
"The solution is easy to handle. The tool has helped us develop many applications since it supports SQL and NoSQL languages. We are familiar with this language. Also, the solution’s interface design and database design are very easy. It is not so much complex. I have no experience working with other solutions."
"Oracle APEX allows our company to complete webpage projects easily in a fast turnaround time."
"The database is super easy to use for creating tables."
"I like the way that it automatically goes into the spreadsheets and the users can deal with it."
"The solution can efficiently translate from English to another language including Arabic using the XLIFF format."
"It has many ready modules that can be used and developed."
"Oracle Application Express is easy to use, people don't have to be developers to use it."
"There could be some improvements with the low code design part. It could be more customizable and more user friendly."
"AppWorks could be improved by including BPM simulation."
"OpenText AppWork's low-code capabilities can be enhanced by integrating them with AI offerings like Aviator."
"The solution needs to continue to enhance the low-coding feature within the product itself."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing structure."
"A room for improvement in OpenText AppWorks is its user interface. It should have mobile compatibility because right now, you still have to make two applications with a user interface for Android and a user interface for iOS, so if OpenText AppWorks can provide one UI that can be used across all devices, that would make the solution better. An additional feature I'd like to see in the next release of OpenText AppWorks is a better UI in terms of the look and feel. Another feature I'd like to see in the next version of the solution is mobile compatibility because, at the moment, you have to make your application mobile-ready or compatible with mobile devices because there's no provision for it in OpenText AppWorks."
"The integration could improve."
"The crucial missing element is the archival function."
"The solution has some stability problems that need to be resolved."
"The migration process is difficult in Oracle Application Express."
"Source control could be stronger in Oracle Application Express (APEX). It needs some work."
"Reporting needs to be accessed via third party tools."
"Being able to only design with HTML and CSS can be limiting as to what can be accomplished."
"Some of the application interfaces of Oracle Application Express are not very attractive and could be improved."
"The format is not recognized by Microsoft Word products."
"Connecting with Oracle and the relation with Oracle at the database as a procedure needs improvement."
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OpenText AppWorks is ranked 16th in Business Process Management (BPM) with 8 reviews while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 2nd in Rapid Application Development Software with 52 reviews. OpenText AppWorks is rated 7.8, while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of OpenText AppWorks writes "Automates processes like purchase requisition to purchase orders, RFQ processes, vendor onboarding, project budgeting, and business case creation". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Application Express (APEX) writes "Very stable and efficiently translates languages for the whole user interface in minutes". OpenText AppWorks is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, ServiceNow Now Platform, Appian, OutSystems and Mendix, whereas Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Salesforce Platform, Mendix, Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service and Microsoft Azure App Service. See our OpenText AppWorks vs. Oracle Application Express (APEX) report.
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