We performed a comparison between Oracle Application Express (APEX) and Zoho Creator 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."You don't have to know a lot of PL because it's built on PL/SQL. You don't need developers. You only need to design a good application that resolves a problem, or many problems, for companies and you're ready to go."
"The autonomous database is valuable and provides the main structure for code development."
"The database is super easy to use for creating tables."
"I like that Oracle Application Express (APEX) is powerful and attractive, allowing my organization to modernize forms within two months. I also found its PWA feature very powerful because you can produce substantial mobile applications."
"The virtual patching feature is valuable."
"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."
"What's most valuable in Oracle Application Express (APEX) is its secure coding functionality, and the solution also has good features."
"By using Express, we are able to load the data and integrate it into our data map."
"It is very easy to build applications on the product."
"While using Zoho Creator, we can establish alternative interfaces to connect with Zoho applications. This enables us to run desired automation and workflows without exhausting the API limits."
"Zoho Creator is a flexible open platform that is good for development in a complex environment that other platforms may not support. It isn't a challenge for me to develop any kind of complex application in Zoho."
"We can create multiple applications simultaneously with it."
"Zoho Creator is a flexible and powerful solution. I like the tool's advanced modification feature which helps to modify its layout and setup scripts."
"Can access information from other Zoho packages and you can write custom scripts."
"Zoho Creator helps to maintain the products in development."
"I just like the simplicity of it."
"It would be beneficial to include WebSockets so that you can see real-time updates."
"When exporting, we can't export dynamic reports, only static reports. For example, when we want to export charts or tables it is only exported as a static report so we can't drop down on these reports; however, we can see this information when we are on the dashboard itself."
"An area for improvement in Oracle Application Express (APEX) is the slow reporting because pulling the report for two months, one year, three years, etc., is very slow. It takes more than thirty minutes to download the report. There's also room for improvement in integrating Oracle Application Express (APEX) with other vendors, such as open-source solutions through API integration. I believe Oracle is working on this feature, or the issue could be because my organization is using an older version of Oracle Application Express (APEX). The Oracle database also has to be improved because it's still lacking in some packages, triggers, and indexes."
"There is not a lot of Wiki help or in Google, but there is some."
"Maybe there are other technologies that offer what APEX cannot."
"We would like to see tighter integration with the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure."
"There is a bit of a learning curve involved when first using the solution."
"It can only be deployed on Oracle Database."
"The layout of the form site needs some improvements because you can only create a basic layout and templates in the forms."
"Could have more pre-built integrations for pulling data from the wider Zoho ecosystem as well as other systems."
"We face issues while moving from one form to another form. We have a negative impression of the tool's support since they do not provide us assistance with our queries. They don't have solid answers to our questions."
"They still don't have a PDF conversion feature."
"The product needs to improve stability and scalability. We faced issues with bugs."
"Zoho provides different channels for support, like chat and email. There's also a multi-brand support self-service support portal, but it's time-consuming to deal with it. If we create a portal on Zoho, we need to pay an additional cost per user. It's a flexible platform, but there are limitations, such as the EBI. We need to purchase additional EBIs and other features that some businesses require. If we are developing complex applications, we need to set up many virtual automation and use API calls."
"I would rate the scalability a seven out of ten. So some room for improvement as well for scalability."
"We are looking for a single portal across all Zoho apps."
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Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 2nd in Rapid Application Development Software with 52 reviews while Zoho Creator is ranked 12th in Rapid Application Development Software with 18 reviews. Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.2, while Zoho Creator is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Oracle Application Express (APEX) writes "Very stable and efficiently translates languages for the whole user interface in minutes". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zoho Creator writes "The solution provides accessible and high functionality at a competitive price point". Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Salesforce Platform, Mendix, Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service and Oracle Project Visual Code, whereas Zoho Creator is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Mendix, Caspio, Appian and OutSystems. See our Oracle Application Express (APEX) vs. Zoho Creator report.
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