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Microsoft Azure vs Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
321
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (1st), PaaS Clouds (1st)
Oracle Visual Builder Cloud...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Rapid Application Development Software (19th), Low-Code Development Platforms (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Microsoft Azure and Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Microsoft Azure is designed for Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) and holds a mindshare of 14.9%, down 18.2% compared to last year.
Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service, on the other hand, focuses on Rapid Application Development Software, holds 1.1% mindshare, up 0.9% since last year.
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Microsoft Azure14.9%
Amazon AWS16.6%
Alibaba Cloud12.0%
Other56.5%
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
Rapid Application Development Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service1.1%
Microsoft Power Apps12.2%
ServiceNow9.8%
Other76.9%
Rapid Application Development Software
 

Featured Reviews

Syed Abid  - PeerSpot reviewer
Versatile integrations and reliable customer satisfaction elevate cloud service experience
For Microsoft Azure improvement, they need to enhance their support system. The first level of support should be improved in terms of quality and response time. They need more technical support at the first level, as there are currently only one or two technical people among five to ten staff members at this level. They should ensure that the first level support is more technical because we normally provide services to technical users ourselves. When an issue arises, it usually escalates to the second or third level. When facing first level support, they may have limited knowledge and only collect screenshots to forward to their seniors. They should ensure that the first level support is aligned with L2 and L3 to better assist us, especially since we mention in the ticket that our issues are related to specific problems and require that sort of support.
Sherif Bashar - PeerSpot reviewer
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
There are very minor things, like the feature called "action chains," that could use a bit of enhancement. But the team is perfect; they're working on it. An action chain is a sequence of actions triggered by a button or an event. It executes code in order, from top to bottom. For example, it could call a code, call a REST service, and then insert data into a database. It needs enhancement because it can be a bit complex for fresh grads or new developers to understand. It would be better if it was made more readable. That's the main point. But if you have experience, you'll understand it easily. One more thing I want to add about Visual Builder: up until two years ago, it supported native mobile development. That's not available anymore. They replaced native mobile development with progressive web apps, and most customers are complaining about that. We need native mobile development back – the ability to put apps on stores like Google Play or the App Store. That feature is not available right now, and they deprecated it starting in 2024. It's very important. Otherwise, clients go with Flutter or other mobile development tools. It would be good for Oracle to regain that capability. We need the native mobile development feature back.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Azure has the best website amongst all cloud computing platforms. It is simple to utilize, and one can release nearly anything, from app services to host sites."
"The solution is user-friendly and compatible."
"Microsoft Azure is stable; there are no crashes, no downtime, and it is always stable."
"The most efficient feature of Microsoft Azure is that we can use it to update a website with a few clicks."
"Azure is very flexible and easy to manage."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the integration between all of the components in Azure."
"It very quickly provisions servers, infrastructure, and apps on the fly and complies with security requirements and data safety."
"It has made my applications easier to use and has improved the development process."
"The action chains are really helpful, and the trigger event, along with those action chains, has been very helpful."
"The tool is very easy to use."
"The most valuable feature was the visual drag and drop on the components."
"VBS is another tool that allows users to create enterprise applications without needing to store their projects in traditional databases like SQL."
"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."
"The initial setup is easy."
 

Cons

"Virtual networks might be improved by adding more rules for the validation of protocols and peripheral elements in security assurance."
"Technical support needs to be better."
"It should have cost optimization tools. Customers are required to use third-party applications to avoid usage complications."
"The platform should be available at the same price worldwide."
"Could be more user friendly; initial setup is difficult to understand."
"Its pricing should be better. In terms of features, I am yet to explore the whole solution, and the current features seem okay."
"Many features are specific to Azure cloud, creating a vendor lock-in."
"More expensive than other solutions without justification."
"The tool has minor bugs."
"The initial setup of Oracle VBCS can be challenging for those unfamiliar with DBS."
"The feature called "action chains" could use a bit of enhancement."
"I would improve the license structure as, for some companies, it may seem a little bit expensive, depending on what they're doing."
"There was an attempt to enable front-end development, it did what it intended to do, but the side effects were too bad."
"There are some bugs in VBCS."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The current pricing is on a pay-as-you-go subscription."
"We pay for the license on a monthly basis."
"The solution does require a license."
"Monthly billing convenience reduced cost overheads up to 70 percent."
"Customers need to purchase additional services because of the complexity of it."
"It has the pay-as-you-go model. Its pricing should be better."
"We're paying in dollars, and it's very expensive for us because of the exchange rates."
"We pay our bill in a monthly or 6 monthly billing cycle. The cost depends on how much you use during the period."
"Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service is much too expensive."
"It's not expensive when you consider what it provides: low-code/no-code development, faster development time, good quality, and good stability."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
University
6%
Computer Software Company
12%
Healthcare Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business140
Midsize Enterprise53
Large Enterprise148
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service?
I actually don't have much experience with pricing, so I can't comment on it right now.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service?
There was a requirement to build a custom form to raise AI invoices, using Oracle Fusion. We created a form, and another use case was that users wanted to create and update customers.
 

Also Known As

Windows Azure, Azure, MS Azure
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Sample Customers

BMW, Toyota, easyJet, NBC Sports, HarperCollins, Aviva, TalkTalk Business, Avanade, and Telenor.
Transcom Worldwide, Latham Pool Products
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