Compare Oracle Application Express (APEX) vs. OutSystems
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Quotes From Members
We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
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"It provides attractive GUIs allowing professionally-styled applications without the need to know HTML, CSS, or JavaScript." "This product will speed up development time with helpful production aids." "The most valuable features are security, stability, and ease of implementation." "It's fairly easy to make a user-friendly interface." "Efficient software delivery and a solution that works quickly." "The most valuable feature is the ease of use." "This is a good application for quickly creating public applications." "With only a browser, it is very easy to develop in a web environment." | "You can go huge - so it is definitely a scalable solution." "One thing I like about OutSystems is that there's no lock-in. You can keep running your applications because it's on .NET and hosted centrally. That's one of the advantages I see there in terms of not having an IT strategy that has a dependency on a particular platform." "We have no complaints surrounding both the scalability and stability of this solution." |
Cons | |
"We would like to see tighter integration with the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure." "Being able to only design with HTML and CSS can be limiting as to what can be accomplished." "The collaboration and the workflow engine could use some improvement." "It has a bit of a strict framework, you have to make all the time adjustments in their JavaScript. Another downside is that it's only available for Oracle databases." "Reporting needs to be accessed via third party tools." "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." "Connections to the application pages are not handled well and at times more than one user can be accessing an application with the same ID." | "It needs improvement in the AI capability." "The integration points need to be increased. People have also started to adopt this solution for their regular needs. That means it's not only the big enterprises that are adopting this solution. There are also small and medium enterprises that are adopting it. I've read that where you have large deployments, OutSystems starts to crumble a bit. That is the idea that no customer would know at the beginning and would also not like to hit the wall there. When it is on the client, there are a lot of applications already on low-code, and then suddenly you realize that you want to do some big applications, and you face hurdles. This is the general feedback for all such platforms." "The technical features are good, but the actual commercialization is out of reach." |
Pricing and Cost Advice | |
"APEX itslelf is a free product, but you will need to license peripheral components." "It's a free solution with no additional costs." "When buying the data license, APEX is included." More Oracle Application Express (APEX) Pricing and Cost Advice » | "For a single application, it's too expensive." "OutSystems is a good solution, but it's not cheap." |
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Questions from the Community | |
Top Answer: It's fairly easy to make a user-friendly interface. Top Answer: Oracle is very expensive. Too expensive in my opinion. Top Answer: It has a bit of a strict framework, you have to make all the time adjustments in their JavaScript. Another downside is that it's only available for Oracle databases. | Ask a question Earn 20 points |
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Views 7,467 Comparisons 4,961 Reviews 9 Average Words per Review 572 Rating 8.7 | Views 9,325 Comparisons 6,897 Reviews 4 Average Words per Review 612 Rating 6.3 |
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Also Known As | |
| Oracle APEX | |
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| Oracle | OutSystems |
Overview | |
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. | OutSystems is the number one platform for low-code rapid application development. Thousands of customers worldwide trust OutSystems as only solution that combines the power of low-code development with advanced mobile capabilities, enabling visual development of entire application portfolios that easily integrate with existing systems. |
Offer | |
Learn more about Oracle Application Express (APEX) | Learn more about OutSystems |
Sample Customers | |
| Hepart AG, pharmasol, SATLOG, Collège Bois-de-Boulogne | Randstad, Warner Brothers, HP, Intel, ING, Banco Popular, Thrivent Financial, Bacardi, Kent State University, Bacardi, FICO, ING, Vodafone, AbbVie, Estafeta, Siemens, Vopak |
Top Industries | |
Aerospace/Defense Firm14% Government14% Financial Services Firm14% Pharma/Biotech Company14% Computer Software Company38% Comms Service Provider21% Government7% Media Company5% | Computer Software Company32% Comms Service Provider22% Retailer7% Energy/Utilities Company5% |
Company Size | |
Small Business53% Midsize Enterprise12% Large Enterprise35% | Small Business17% Midsize Enterprise17% Large Enterprise67% |
Find out what your peers are saying about Oracle Application Express (APEX) vs. OutSystems and other solutions. Updated: January 2021.
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Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 4th in Low-Code Development Platforms with 9 reviews while OutSystems is ranked 8th in Low-Code Development Platforms with 4 reviews. Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.6, while OutSystems is rated 6.2. The top reviewer of Oracle Application Express (APEX) writes "Powerful development assistance can dramatically speed your production and deployment time ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OutSystems writes "Great platform, very stable and it does automatic dependency checking: very useful for enterprise environments". Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Microsoft PowerApps, Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service, Microsoft Azure App Service, Salesforce Platform and ServiceNow, whereas OutSystems is most compared with Microsoft PowerApps, Appian, Mendix, Pega BPM and QuickBase. See our Oracle Application Express (APEX) vs. OutSystems report.
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