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."What's most valuable in Oracle Application Express (APEX) is its secure coding functionality, and the solution also has good features."
"A user interface is relatively simple to create."
"The product is easy to use."
"The valuable features are charts, reports, and search engines."
"It has a well-designed architecture and is a simple 3rd party application."
"The most valuable applications within the organization are primarily data forms and extended reports."
"It's stable and reliable for the most part."
"Quick development and the connection with the database are the most valuable and useful features. It is also very stable, scalable, and easy to set up. Its support is also good."
"It is a very, very scalable tool."
"Zoho Creator boasts a multitude of impressive features, but one of the most outstanding is its flexibility in creating interactive reports and pages. With Zoho Creator, users have the ability to utilize HTML and CSS to create visually appealing pages that are rich in information, utilizing data from the system itself. This exceptional feature provides a remarkable advantage and adds immense value to Zoho Creator."
"The deployment process is quite straightforward."
"It has a simple user interface, not so difficult to use. You can add AI models, integration, and third-party connections."
"The solution's flexibility and quick turnaround are valuable."
"Can access information from other Zoho packages and you can write custom scripts."
"We can create multiple applications simultaneously with it."
"Zoho Creator helps to maintain the products in development."
"I've experienced some difficulties when using Oracle Application Express (APEX), particularly when I'm designing forms. For example, when I design a form, I add buttons and controls, but I'm unable to visualize how it'll look unless I run it. You want to design and do things your way, but if you don't have much experience, then you'll find that designing in Oracle Application Express (APEX) is a little complicated. This won't be a problem with anyone more experienced, though. If I wanted to create my design, for example, a different table format or some background images, it becomes a problem, and this is an area for improvement in Oracle Application Express (APEX). Designing should be easier, even for less experienced users. An additional feature I'd like to see in Oracle Application Express (APEX) is more plugins, particularly a repository that contains a lot of plugins, so you can go to that repository and download whichever you like and use it or add it to your project. Right now, I create my plugins, so it would be helpful if Oracle Application Express (APEX) has a repository of plugins people can use, download from anywhere in the world, and integrate into projects."
"Oracle should implement vertical and horizontal data segmentation in APEX's security framework, so Dev teams don't need to do any heavy lifting in the APEX screens. This is a common issue in enterprise apps. It would be nice to seamlessly integrate Git repositories into the development process since the current solution can result in overlapping work or an eventual overwrite. The provided example apps are great, but they could benefit from some added documentation in the "explanation screens"."
"It would be beneficial to include WebSockets so that you can see real-time updates."
"Fixing bugs is difficult because of how the HTML code is generated. It is not always broadly compatible with browsers."
"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."
"It can only be deployed on Oracle Database."
"Maybe there are other technologies that offer what APEX cannot."
"The solution does not include a default or custom template like other products."
"Could have more pre-built integrations for pulling data from the wider Zoho ecosystem as well as other systems."
"We are looking for a single portal across all Zoho apps."
"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 like to see a simpler layout and interface. I would also like to see Zoho CRM and Zoho Campaigns integrated with the product."
"Sometimes technical support does not answer our queries."
"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."
"The platform's technical support services need improvement."
"Zoho Creator falls short on data management, so we must connect it to other databases to handle larger datasets. However, it may still be sufficient for smaller databases. Better templates and examples for support teams or programming could be improved. Learning the Zoho Creator language, known as "Deluge," can be challenging for native programmers, so having clear examples and training materials would benefit users."
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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 19 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 "An easy-to-use format that is flexible and scalable". 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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