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Oracle Application Express (APEX) vs Unqork comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Oracle Application Express ...
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
60
Ranking in other categories
Development Platforms (2nd), Low-Code Development Platforms (2nd)
Unqork
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of Oracle Application Express (APEX) is 7.6%, down from 9.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Unqork is 1.9%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Rapid Application Development Software
 

Featured Reviews

Rodrigo-Mesquita - PeerSpot reviewer
Rapid application development empowers big projects in months
The ability to quickly develop applications without needing to code a lot is very valuable. It is very quick to create a page, and one can use AI to speed up software development. It is easy to learn. In my company, we could develop a very big application in a couple of months.
Rajeev Lochan - PeerSpot reviewer
Great UI and out-of-the-box integrations, but needs expanded cloud platform support
Given the rapid pace of innovation we’ve already seen from Unqork, there are a few major capability gaps we face currently. However, some areas of improvement and features we would benefit from in upcoming releases include: 1. Enhanced accessibility compliance - While meeting baseline standards, further WCAG conformance and widgets optimized for screen readers could expand access for disabled users of Unqork solutions. Added compliance certifications would also be welcomed. 2. Expanded cloud platform support - The addition of Azure and Google Cloud alongside AWS would allow our deployment options to better align with enterprise strategic cloud choices outside just Amazon. 3. More analytics and observability - Increased telemetry on app performance, component reuse rates, load testing etc. would help fine-tune Unqork solutions. More data and dashboard visibility into adoption would optimize our ROI. 4. Managing technical debt - As portfolios of Unqork apps grow over time, best practices and features to facilitate updating legacy components, refactoring old solutions, and preventing erosion will be helpful. Added controls to manage technical debt long-term. 5. Evolution of existing components - Existing rich widgets and connectors rounding out maturity with incremental capabilities would expand Unqork's versatility. Expanding the range of use cases served by current components. 6. Offline functionality - For mobile solutions, some limited persistent caching and offline usability during intermittent connectivity would better support field agents/inspectors. Tolerating offline states is key. 7. Design version control - Advancing visual version control capabilities for better design history, branching, merging, and reverting changes to Unqork sites would improve collaboration and prevent overwrite errors by nontechnical users.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One of the most valuable features is the ability to build very fast data-driven UIs."
"You don't have to know a lot of PL because it's built on PL/SQL. You don't need developers. You only need to design a good application that resolves a problem, or many problems, for companies and you're ready to go."
"The virtual patching feature is valuable."
"Oracle is always adding very important updates"
"The valuable features are charts, reports, and search engines."
"In our experience with Apex, we find that minimizing reliance on HTML and JavaScript is preferable, especially considering our background as seasoned programmers adept in PL/SQL. Incorporating HTML and JavaScript can pose challenges due to potential compatibility issues when updates are made to JavaScript. We also make use of JAPER report integration for generating reports, a practice integral to our reporting procedures."
"The most valuable applications within the organization are primarily data forms and extended reports."
"Personally, I would say that Oracle Application Express (APEX) is a powerful tool...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"The feature of being able to stand a UI with minimal effort and a very quick turnaround is valuable."
"The ease of use, especially in building form-type applications and workflows, is excellent."
"Unqork's performance is better than Power Apps, which can be slow with many components."
"The technical support for Unqork is excellent, receiving a nine out of ten."
"With Unqork, you can develop user interfaces easily, and it's mostly beneficial for developers and firms rather than at the client level."
"Unqork's pricing is premium; it's structured on a per-user, per-month basis with tiered plans depending on features and scale, which offers good value for money."
"I would recommend Unqork because of its time-saving capabilities and ease of use."
"Unqork is a low-code, no-code platform that is easy to use compared to traditional development."
 

Cons

"The solution does not include a default or custom template like other products."
"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."
"We would like to see tighter integration with the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure."
"The grid reports contain a lot of bugs."
"One area for improvement in Oracle APEX is its workflow orchestration capabilities."
"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"."
"The collaboration and the workflow engine could use some improvement."
"Fixing bugs is difficult because of how the HTML code is generated. It is not always broadly compatible with browsers."
"When multiple people work on the same module in different versions or branches, merging can overwrite changes. The merging technology needs improvement in Unqork."
"Unqork could benefit from allowing more flexibility in creating projects and extending them to other languages like JavaScript, Angular, or React."
"Unqork needs improvement in mobile application support, as competitors offer this feature."
"Unqork is pretty expensive compared to other tools like UiPath. The certification costs around $2000, which is ten times the price of UiPath."
"Unqork needs to improve its learning resources because there aren't many available on platforms like YouTube or Google."
"The loading speed is very slow. Page responses are also unsatisfactory; when margins are added and components are shifted left or right, they do not respond properly, causing overflowing issues on the website."
"There are few aspects that need improvement. I can't find any documentation or instructional videos on YouTube."
"Unqork is not an extremely mature solution. Many things that I worked with them on were functionally basic but missing from the platform."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I believe that the solution's pricing is high."
"When you have a licensed database in an Oracle environment, APEX is free."
"The tool is not expensive."
"The pricing is very good and less expensive than Mendix or OutSystems."
"I believe APEX comes bundled with the database, including autonomous database and other related database products, so the pricing is quite reasonable."
"I would rate it around an eight in terms of price, with one being low and ten being high."
"When buying the data license, APEX is included."
"It's a free solution with no additional costs."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
38%
Insurance Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Application Express (APEX)?
I consider Oracle Application Express (APEX) to be good value for the money because it has infinite quality for money since it's included in any Oracle database license. It's free once you have the...
What needs improvement with Oracle Application Express (APEX)?
One of the things that could be done to improve Oracle Application Express (APEX) is if Oracle decided to open it up to other databases. It needs to be an enterprise database; therefore, it needs t...
What do you like most about Unqork?
Unqork UI behaves consistently across devices and seamlessly adapts to various form factors.
What needs improvement with Unqork?
The areas of Unqork that need improvement include the UI, as data-driven applications in banks require displaying data effectively on forms and dashboards. When working with JPMorgan, the data stru...
What is your primary use case for Unqork?
I mostly work with Unqork to develop internal applications, and right now, I'm working with JPMorgan in a department called Asset Wealth Management. We try to automate processes that were previousl...
 

Also Known As

Oracle APEX
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Sample Customers

Hepart AG, pharmasol, SATLOG, Collège Bois-de-Boulogne
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