We performed a comparison between Oracle Application Express (APEX) and ServiceNow Now Platform 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."The product is easy to use."
"What's most valuable in Oracle Application Express (APEX) is its secure coding functionality, and the solution also has good features."
"Intuitive with a user-friendly UI."
"You can customize the solution to create a console where only business users can access and download files if they want to extract the data."
"The autonomous database is valuable and provides the main structure for code development."
"The virtual patching feature is valuable."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle APEX is its comprehensive set of features for creating user-friendly and visually appealing applications."
"A user interface is relatively simple to create."
"Assignment Group history is really important to me."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"ServiceNow can document and produce a historical working tool that deals with projects themselves. The user interface is another strong suit."
"It can integrate anywhere, and you can make any kind of workflow."
"The integration feature has simplified our multi-tool ecosystem. The inbuilt integrations significantly improve our solution delivery timelines. Also, standardized adapters and integration adapters reduce failure rates due to compatibility. This boosts productivity and eases maintenance."
"Now Platform's best features are collaboration, configurability, and customizability."
"Learning materials, such as online courses, are readily available."
"The solution provides a single platform for multiple systems and software to operate from. We have found the solution to be stable The initial setup and deployment of the solution was very easy. The technical support team are very helpful, we contact them whenever we are unable to fix an issue."
"Apex has effectively incorporated new market trends into its features. The platform's user-friendly nature is notable, guiding developers through the development process. While advanced customization of the user interface with HTML and CSS is possible, the out-of-the-box options often suffice, providing 80-90% of the required functionality. The IDE is commendable, yet an enhancement in the Page Designer to allow a real-time preview of layout changes would be beneficial. Currently, running the page is necessary to visualize layout adjustments, but an immediate preview during the design phase would be a valuable improvement."
"You also need an APEX specialist for deployment because not many people use it."
"The product must provide more triggers."
"Another issue I used to encounter was with the debugging functions. I believe this is an area where Oracle APEX could improve significantly in terms of displaying error messages or error pages. It is very difficult to detect bugs or which bugs you are having when it comes to errors or which errors you have."
"Currently, APEX doesn't have a building workflow engine. I think that's the most important improvement that could be made at this point."
"Maybe there are other technologies that offer what APEX cannot."
"It would be beneficial to include WebSockets so that you can see real-time updates."
"Reporting needs to be accessed via third party tools."
"The product should be integrated with Power BI."
"There's always room for improvement, but I think the biggest challenge with ServiceNow is the licensing model. It's not very clear and changes frequently."
"The reporting capabilities need to be improved, otherwise we need to pay for performance analytics."
"What I didn't like in the ServiceNow Now Platform is testing, particularly with Visual Studio. It had a bad integration with Visual Studio because you can't compile and run it from there. You have to debug on your own and then find out where the error is through test scripts. The testing component in the ServiceNow Now Platform isn't that great. What I'd like to see in the next version of the ServiceNow Now Platform is an improvement in testing and writing scripts, and if there was a feature to just run it from the modules, then that would be great, instead of finding the error manually and checking where it is."
"In ServiceNow Now Platform, UI is an area with certain shortcomings requiring improvements."
"This platform is used more by large companies because it is a little bit expensive."
"The UI is not intuitive."
"The cost has room for improvement. It is currently expensive."
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Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 2nd in Rapid Application Development Software with 52 reviews while ServiceNow Now Platform is ranked 11th in Rapid Application Development Software with 34 reviews. Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.2, while ServiceNow Now Platform is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Oracle Application Express (APEX) writes "Has easy-to-use interface design and database design". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ServiceNow Now Platform writes " An easy-to-use tool that allows users to upgrade the software if some enhancements are required". Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Salesforce Platform, Mendix, Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service and Microsoft Azure App Service, whereas ServiceNow Now Platform is most compared with ServiceNow, Microsoft Power Apps, OpenText AppWorks , Appian and Studio Creatio. See our Oracle Application Express (APEX) vs. ServiceNow Now Platform report.
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