We performed a comparison between Oracle Application Express (APEX) and Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service 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."I particularly enjoy the web builder capabilities, especially the Page Designer. It offers so many elements or components to choose from, which is a major plus for me."
"Oracle Application Express is easy to use, people don't have to be developers to use it."
"Oracle APEX allows our company to complete webpage projects easily in a fast turnaround time."
"The most valuable features of Oracle Application Express (APEX) are the ease and speed of development. Instead of engaging a large team of middleware, front-end, and database engineers, we can have professional look at the front end and have the user interface up and running in a matter of days. However, if you want to go far and implement very custom features, it doesn't require a lot of knowledge of front-end development, such as HTML, JavaScript, or other aspects."
"With only a browser, it is very easy to develop in a web environment."
"What I like best about Oracle Application Express (APEX) is that it doesn't require hard coding for reporting and building applications. It's a GUI-based application builder that even end-users with little development and language knowledge can develop applications on Oracle Application Express (APEX). The software is also very user-friendly, which I find valuable."
"What's most valuable in Oracle Application Express (APEX) is its secure coding functionality, and the solution also has good features."
"It's fairly easy to make a user-friendly interface."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The tool is very easy to use."
"The most valuable feature was the visual drag and drop on the components."
"You don't need a dedicated IDE to develop. You can work from any browser, which is very convenient. And, with the cloud concept, your code is stored in the cloud, so you can modify it from anywhere, at any time."
"VBS is another tool that allows users to create enterprise applications without needing to store their projects in traditional databases like SQL."
"The solution's layout could be improved for report generation to allow more configuration."
"Being able to only design with HTML and CSS can be limiting as to what can be accomplished."
"The problem of sending emails arises when Oracle Application Express (APEX) is inside Oracle Cloud Infrastructure since it is a bit complicated or difficult to understand where to take care of the setup part to be able to just send out emails properly."
"Oracle is more of a database-oriented solution and is not very flexible in app development."
"There is a problem with security because the applications store passwords in the configuration files."
"During the upcoming versions, we can modify the current configuration."
"The workflow engine should be embedded in the solution."
"It would be beneficial to include WebSockets so that you can see real-time updates."
"I would improve the license structure as, for some companies, it may seem a little bit expensive, depending on what they're doing."
"The feature called "action chains" could use a bit of enhancement."
"There was an attempt to enable front-end development, it did what it intended to do, but the side effects were too bad."
"The initial setup of Oracle VBCS can be challenging for those unfamiliar with DBS."
"The tool has minor bugs."
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Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 2nd in Rapid Application Development Software with 52 reviews while Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service is ranked 19th in Rapid Application Development Software with 5 reviews. Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.2, while Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service is rated 8.0. 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 Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service writes "Offers low-code/no-code concept makes development much easier and faster and offers good community support as the development team actively answers questions on the community every day". Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Salesforce Platform, Mendix, Microsoft Azure App Service and OutSystems, whereas Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service is most compared with Studio Creatio, Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Amazon AWS. See our Oracle Application Express (APEX) vs. Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service report.
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