Oracle Application Express (APEX) Previous Solutions

TH
CIO at a consultancy with 51-200 employees

We have a lab with proof of concept for many products including the solution, Mendix, Appian, Symantec, and more recently Power BI. 

Technology changes so we try to stay up to date. This is unrelated, but the Check Point antivirus solution changed names a couple of days ago and I didn't notice. Even with something minimal, I felt that my knowledge was not up to date. 

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JI
Senior Specialist at Celestica International

In our company, previously, we were using a .NET solution. We moved to Oracle Application Express (APEX) since it was more useful and convenient to use compared to the previous tool we used.

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SK
Director at GNX Solutions

One of our customers previously used OutSystems and Mendix. 

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Project Manager, Solutions Architect at Compass Consulting sa

I don't use other products. I have been working with Oracle products for more than thirty years.

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Shahid Afzal - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Developer at North Swindon Practice Group Surgery

I have experience with Microsoft products. In my work environment, I often encounter a mix of tools and technologies, so it's important to be versatile and not rely solely on one product. When I compare Oracle APEX with Microsoft BI, especially SSRS, Microsoft seems to have a more advanced edge in the realm of reporting. What sets APEX apart is its seamless integration with the backend and the convenience it offers to developers, particularly when it comes to low-code or rapid application deployment.

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Kamal Deep - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder and Salesforce Consultant at SaaSnic

We used Salesforce before. However, we switched to Oracle Application Express because it's not user-based but rather database-oriented. With it, we can create users and set prices based on our preferences rather than being limited by Salesforce's CRM options. Someone from an Oracle background suggested we try it out during our initial phase, and it was super easy for us to create pages, layouts, and fields. However, we need help as we move forward.

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aush.111 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer at Ooredoo Qatar

Comparing Oracle Form Builder to Oracle APEX, the major advantage of APEX is its ease of layout customization and built-in features, making it more user-friendly than Form Builder. In APEX, layout adjustments are simple with pre-built options and HTML functions, while Form Builder requires meticulous coding and often relies on custom PLL files for advanced customization. Additionally, APEX allows seamless execution of PLC code from the backend, unlike Form Builder, where syntax differences complicate the process. Overall, APEX offers a more streamlined and efficient development experience compared to Form Builder.

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CK
Bachelor Student at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

We are also working with Microsoft Power Apps.

Power App is only for my own use. It's also different, and there are clearly various use cases, however, I designed the procedure to synchronize a list. Basically, I have a list containing all of the product information, such as the product number, name, and date the data was generated and distributed.

I used it to create inventory management to view the current state of the product and then the production line. It has several applications, but I believe the directions of data analysis. 

It provides an overview of the list, and this is its purpose. This is how PowerApps is used.

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AL
Coordinador de inteligencia empresarial at Grupo Orbis

We previously were using Java deployments, but it was difficult to maintain standards for the applications. We are using, access development desktop databases. Every department used different people for the applications and different standards.

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OA
Senior Chief Engineer at ministry of electricity

I worked with Java and before Java, Visual Basic from Microsoft. The other person in the Ministry of Electricity is still using Access for Microsoft, Visual Basic, .NET or C#, SQL Server as the database, and PHP. Different people in my company work with different solutions.

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AV
Software Developer at Watronix Information Technology Ltd

I work with multiple solutions simultaneously.

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MW
Consultant at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Previously, we did not use another solution. We used a different form of Oracle. There haven't been that many solutions available or programming platforms. APEX was the first local solution.

It was the only solution at the time.

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SA
Engineer at a university with 10,001+ employees

Before the Oracle APEX, we used the traditional tool or write your web page by PHP, HTML, etc. And as a database, we used to use MySQL, Cassandra, and other options. I don't know why the company decided to use Oracle APEX.

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IA
IT Specialist at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

We have considered Azure Cloud, Oracle Cloud, Google GCP and Microsoft Azure. Oracle has value in that they have related products. We have been looking at products to standardise, and hence is why we chose Oracle as a uniform solution.

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AG
Senior Database Developer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I used to work with other Oracle products like Fusion Middleware, Forms, and Reports. Since 2016, I worked less with APEX because there are other solutions that I prefer. My experience with APEX is that it is a little limited right now. Because of that we actually moved most application development to ORDS (Oracle REST [Representational State Transfer] Data Services).  

ORDS is more efficient and easier to use. APEX is compatible with ORDS as well. The problem with APEX is mostly that I do not like to use different vendors for HTTP server and Oracle WebLogic Server. ORDS is supposed to be more of a native, all-in-one solution. So we try to use ORDS for development projects because Oracle HTTP Server is not supported anymore by Oracle and this is a problem for APEX security. You have to use a Tomcat server or something else with APEX.  

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KA
Technical Director at Look Ltd

We did use another similar product before implementing APEX.

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HN
CTO at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

We didn't use any previous solution. 

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AV
Software Developer at Watronix Information Technology Ltd

As a developer, I used to work with Delphix which was a little different. 

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Buyer's Guide
Oracle Application Express (APEX)
March 2024
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