We performed a comparison between Oracle Application Express (APEX) and OutSystems based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Low-Code Development Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It helps us create web pages quickly."
"A user interface is relatively simple to create."
"It has many ready modules that can be used and developed."
"One of the most valuable features is the ability to build very fast data-driven UIs."
"It has a well-designed architecture and is a simple 3rd party application."
"The solution's most valuable aspect is its Graphics Form Design."
"This product will speed up development time with helpful production aids."
"One standout feature of Oracle APEX is its seamless integration with backend procedures, allowing for quick updates without changing the front-end interface."
"The drag-and-drop feature is very valuable."
"I really like the one-click publish feature in OutSystems. In other development tools/languages, it's not as easy. I also like how easily I can manage all my projects in one place."
"The flow editor is the most valuable feature. It is simple and intuitive, and it can guide you step-by-step."
"Refactoring with TrueChange is very simple."
"It is a scalable solution...The initial setup of OutSystems is easy."
"Scalability proved to be an exceptionally beneficial feature."
"We have no complaints surrounding both the scalability and stability of this solution."
"The most valuable feature is Agile development. I love that you save a lot of time on development and can focus on logic and business requirements."
"The solution does not support the Linux platform."
"Maybe there are other technologies that offer what APEX cannot."
"The workflow engine should be embedded in the solution."
"Fixing bugs is difficult because of how the HTML code is generated. It is not always broadly compatible with browsers."
"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."
"The collaboration and the workflow engine could use some improvement."
"Connections to the application pages are not handled well and at times more than one user can be accessing an application with the same ID."
"I would like to see easier integration into active directory authentication. Also, maybe integration of JavaScript frameworks would resolve some issues."
"The tutorials for the solution should be updated."
"Since we first started using OutSystems, they switched their language support from Java and .NET to .NET only, which was a bit of a surprise. Their language support could be better in this sense, although on our resource side it is now a bit more flexible."
"The documentation needs to be more robust."
"It's difficult to do the component version control. I would like them to add more studying materials."
"There are many tutorials available but they are very basic and good for learning the platform. To develop an enterprise-grade application, advanced tutorials need to be developed to help IT professionals design/develop high-quality/performance applications."
"I have difficulty in using several new features. Some of the product's features are tricky to use as well."
"Currently, in mobile applications, we don't have push notifications."
"OutSystems does not provide any native reporting resources. All reports must be created with other tools or as a webpage."
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Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 2nd in Low-Code Development Platforms with 52 reviews while OutSystems is ranked 3rd in Low-Code Development Platforms with 46 reviews. Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.2, while OutSystems is rated 8.4. 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 OutSystems writes "The visual program provides the advantage of only requiring one skill set for both the front and backend ". Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Salesforce Platform, Mendix, Microsoft Azure App Service and ServiceNow, whereas OutSystems is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Mendix, Appian, ServiceNow and Pega BPM. See our Oracle Application Express (APEX) vs. OutSystems report.
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