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Oracle Application Express (APEX) pros and cons

Vendor: Oracle
4.1 out of 5
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PROS

Time saved is the most critical benefit, allowing rapid application development.
Oracle APEX provides security, stability, and ease of implementation.
The ability to integrate easily with backend procedures enables quick application updates.
Minimized reliance on HTML and JavaScript streamlines the development process.
Oracle APEX is low code, or even no code, offering a flexible and fast application development environment.

CONS

Oracle Application Express (APEX) requires a constant connection to the database, making it unsuitable for mobile or offline use.
Integration with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure could be tighter, and the cost on OCA platform is high.
Designing with only HTML and CSS can be limiting, and the framework requires regular JavaScript adjustments.
APEX lacks integration with non-Oracle databases and additional support for other platforms like Linux.
There are difficulties in detecting and resolving bugs due to the complexity of code generation and limited error information.
 

Oracle Application Express (APEX) Pros review quotes

it_user486540 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jul 27, 2016
Apex is part of your database; everything, program logic included, is happening directly where the data is, so it's fast, centralized, and easy to use.
it_user486555 - PeerSpot reviewer
Physical Scientist at a government
Jul 27, 2016
It is a free product; install it and start having fun, as APEX out of the box is pretty good and very easy to get started, and you can get your data out in five minutes.
it_user486579 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at Viscosity North America
Jul 27, 2016
The most valuable feature is how fast you can do applications compared to other frameworks, like Java and PHP.
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it_user486579 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at Viscosity North America
Aug 1, 2016
The most valuable feature is how fast you can do applications compared to other frameworks, like Java and PHP.
it_user515487 - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Data Architect at a tech company with 10,001+ employees
Sep 19, 2016
The valuable feature is simplicity.
Sep 28, 2019
It provides attractive GUIs allowing professionally-styled applications without the need to know HTML, CSS, or JavaScript.
Mehdi Hasankhan - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Development and Implementation at Arak Petrochemical Company
Oct 27, 2019
This product will speed up development time with helpful production aids.
reviewer1249362 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 23, 2021
The most valuable features are security, stability, and ease of implementation.
AV
Software Developer at Watronix Information Technology Ltd
Mar 29, 2020
It's fairly easy to make a user-friendly interface.
MB
Specialist EHR Implementation at siut
Jul 13, 2020
Efficient software delivery and a solution that works quickly.
 

Oracle Application Express (APEX) Cons review quotes

it_user486540 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jul 27, 2016
Apex runs in a browser, so using the latest technology, like push notifications, would be good.
it_user486555 - PeerSpot reviewer
Physical Scientist at a government
Jul 27, 2016
It is always fun having to do the Oracle patches. Our DBAs handle all that, but it does affect us as far as having to take systems down to do the upgrades, which gets a little frustrating.
it_user486579 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at Viscosity North America
Jul 27, 2016
From a technical perspective, APEX is not yet well received from developers because they think it is not mature.
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it_user486579 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at Viscosity North America
Aug 1, 2016
From a technical perspective, Apex is not yet well received from developers because they think it is not mature.
it_user515487 - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Data Architect at a tech company with 10,001+ employees
Sep 19, 2016
I would like to see more flexibility and productivity.
Sep 28, 2019
We would like to see tighter integration with the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Mehdi Hasankhan - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Development and Implementation at Arak Petrochemical Company
Oct 27, 2019
Being able to only design with HTML and CSS can be limiting as to what can be accomplished.
reviewer1249362 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 23, 2021
The collaboration and the workflow engine could use some improvement.
AV
Software Developer at Watronix Information Technology Ltd
Mar 29, 2020
It has a bit of a strict framework, you have to make all the time adjustments in their JavaScript. Another downside is that it's only available for Oracle databases.
MB
Specialist EHR Implementation at siut
Jul 13, 2020
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