KiSSFLOW vs Oracle Application Express (APEX) comparison

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between KiSSFLOW and Oracle Application Express (APEX) 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.

To learn more, read our detailed KiSSFLOW vs. Oracle Application Express (APEX) Report (Updated: May 2024).

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Categories and Ranking

KiSSFLOW

Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software

14th

Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms

11th

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Performance Management (6th), Business Process Management (BPM) (10th)

Oracle Application Express ...

Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software

2nd

Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms

3rd

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Development Platforms (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of KiSSFLOW is 0.6%, down from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Application Express (APEX) is 10.9%, up from 9.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Rapid Application Development Software

Unique Categories:

Business Performance Management

0.3%

Business Process Management (BPM)

0.4%

Low-Code Development Platforms

14.8%

Featured Reviews

Gerald Chioke

Quality Assurance Analyst at Flutterwave

Jul 7, 2023

It streamlines getting requests approved, though it needs to consolidate functions to be more versatile

I use Kissflow to request approval for leave. I also use it to access some of the company privileges or to log issues, comments, or requests for information from the company. I request approval, then the manager approves it. Once approved, I get the notification that my request has been approved on…

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Tarek Hasan

CIO at a consultancy with 51-200 employees

Feb 22, 2023

Very stable and efficiently translates languages for the whole user interface in minutes

Our company uses the solution for our internal processes such as project management, customer tracking, and opportunity tracking. We have a dashboard that compiles our days and information coming from different applications. We also provide the solution to customers. We have one instance…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Kissflow has reduced the bottleneck around getting approval for certain items in the company."

"I work in HR and am fond of automation. I like the tool's email automation and integration with Outlook."

"The best thing about Kissflow is its user-friendliness."

"The support team responds fast."

"The flexibility and speed in modifying and creating processes are great features. If we have a process in mind, we can usually create it within ten minutes."

"The best thing about KiSSFLOW is that we can do virtual approvals."

"I like the forms which help us to get information."

"The best thing is the no-code part. Even a person without experience with the coding language can easily understand and build the processes."

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"With only a browser, it is very easy to develop in a web environment."

"Oracle APEX's reporting features are simple yet powerful. The ability to quickly create CRUD screens has simplified many RAD discovery processes, while the APEX environment allows the product owners and dev teams to quickly understand the complex solutions and employ usage statistics to identify areas requiring improvement. The option to add external JavaScript tools in screen development enables the development of complicated mobile or web usage scenarios in rare cases where the APEX UX is not enough."

"Oracle Application Express is easy to use, people don't have to be developers to use it."

"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."

"It has a well-designed architecture and is a simple 3rd party application."

"It's low code, or even no code. It's very flexible, allowing you to achieve what you want. You can customize applications with very little code, which is the best part."

"The solution's most valuable aspect is its Graphics Form Design."

"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."

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Cons

"The UI, though is pretty friendly and easy to use, can be improved in some aspects."

"There is room for improvement in terms of stability."

"One area where I believe Kissflow can be improved is customization."

"When there are multiple steps or if there's a disconnect when creating the ticket, it could be a problem for the user."

"There is a lag in the delay between API calls."

"They should increase their marketplace with existing tools so that connections are directly through connectors instead of API integrations."

"KiSSFLOW needs to improve its integration."

"If Kissflow can help users to be able to organize the company manuals and information, the blogs, and everything into one resource, that would be awesome."

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"The format is not recognized by Microsoft Word products."

"Currently, APEX doesn't have a building workflow engine. I think that's the most important improvement that could be made at this point."

"Oracle is more of a database-oriented solution and is not very flexible in app development."

"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."

"In terms of improvement, there should be a greater focus on AI and machine learning tools in Oracle APEX."

"An area for improvement in Oracle Application Express (APEX) is the slow reporting because pulling the report for two months, one year, three years, etc., is very slow. It takes more than thirty minutes to download the report. There's also room for improvement in integrating Oracle Application Express (APEX) with other vendors, such as open-source solutions through API integration. I believe Oracle is working on this feature, or the issue could be because my organization is using an older version of Oracle Application Express (APEX). The Oracle database also has to be improved because it's still lacking in some packages, triggers, and indexes."

"Another issue I used to encounter was with the debugging functions. I believe this is an area where Oracle APEX could improve significantly in terms of displaying error messages or error pages. It is very difficult to detect bugs or which bugs you are having when it comes to errors or which errors you have."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Kissflow's licensing cost is lower than other products. However, the contract has changed with the second version they have given us, which is the low-code one."

"This is an affordable product and everything is included in the subscription."

"The license is very expensive."

"The product costs $15 per user per month."

"Your company must subscribe to the solution if you create a business account."

"The solution is free with your Oracle license or database and that is a good value."

"I do not think this would be an ideal option for a small sized company or a startup when considering the salary requirements for Oracle DBA'a and developers."

"Oracle Application Express (APEX) is free, so this is another magic of the solution. You just get charged for the database license, which I don't need."

"The solution is cheap. It's a free solution. I rate the solution's pricing a six or seven out of ten."

"When buying the data license, APEX is included."

"The solution is free."

"I rate the product's price as ten on a scale of one to ten, where one is a high price, and ten is a low price."

"We have an Oracle basic product license, and then we can use Oracle APEX for free. We have many licenses for Oracle for approximately 20 processors."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Educational Organization

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

27%

Government

10%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about KiSSFLOW?

The best thing about Kissflow is its user-friendliness.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for KiSSFLOW?

The license is very expensive. However, there are no additional costs to the standard license.

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What needs improvement with KiSSFLOW?

One area where Kissflow can be improved is customization, specifically, the ability to modify the input fields, UI, and design elements. Currently, it's not possible to alter the colors or make the...

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What do you like most about Oracle Application Express (APEX)?

The product is fast.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Application Express (APEX)?

I rate the pricing a three out of ten. The tool is not expensive.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Application Express (APEX)?

There are not many triggers available. The product must provide more triggers.

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Overview

KiSSFLOW understands that you know how to solve your office chaos problems better than anyone else. That’s why they created a cloud-based platform to help business leaders create, modify, and use automated business applications. You can make each application with beautiful, easy-to-use, and modern technology. You get the functionality of high-end BPM software with no coding or complicated mapping required, so you don’t have be a programmer to create amazing applications.

Oracle Application Express (APEX) is a low-code development platform that enables users to build enterprise apps securely and scalably. APEX, which offers world-class features, can be deployed anywhere. As part of the Oracle Database, developers can develop superior apps 20x more quickly by using all of the tools provided in a single, extensible platform.

Oracle APEX, a cloud platform that has been around for over 20 years, eliminates complexities associated with app building while delivering results faster and at a lower cost. The low-code aspect offers developers a visual approach to app development that accelerates the development process. Oracle APEX also provides a lively, global, and growing community of developers that can connect and share resources with each other.

Features of Oracle Application Express (APEX)

App building requires complexities and expert knowledge in vast web technologies. With Oracle APEX, these complexities involved with multi-faceted applications are reduced, and developers are provided with the rich features they need to fix business problems and create solutions. These features include:

Data: Oracle APEX offers revolutionary functionality to enable developers to turn data into information, no matter where that data is from. Under this functionality, you can display, chart, manipulate, and process data effortlessly and accurately.

Accessibility: Developers can build highly accessible and inclusive web apps for users with various abilities and requirements. Oracle APEX aims to provide a good user experience for everybody, with accessibility bug fixes and continuous improvements of their testing strategies.

Globalization: Oracle APEX provides the ability to create a framework to maintain well-performing applications in multiple languages and environments.

Smart Filters and Search: users can rapidly reduce searched data and remove clutter with search terms and filter suggestions for a more simplified user experience.

Security: Oracle APEX empowers web application builders to develop apps without compromising on security. Despite the constant increase of attacks and modification of web standards, developers can stay focused on their tasks without leaving applications exposed.

Monitoring: Monitoring and logging are built into Oracle APEX, which provides valuable insight into how users interact with your applications, as well as any hacking attempts, application errors, and performance issues.

User Interface: Developers can build modern web applications that are responsive, easily customizable, highly accessible, and simple to maintain with Universal Theme, a user interface for Application Express.

Reviews from Real Users

Oracle Application Express is a favorite among developers looking to create web applications quickly and securely for many reasons, which include its ease of use and the ability to quickly create public applications

A senior database developer at a tech services company notes, "This is a good application for quickly creating public applications."

Alvaro L., an intelligence coordinator at Grupo Orbis, writes, "Oracle Application Express is easy to use, people don't have to be developers to use it."

Sample Customers

KiSSFLOW has 1.3 million users and 10,000+ customers across 121 countries. The people who get the most out of KiSSFLOW are business leaders like department heads, senior managers, and process owners who want to automate repetitive processes. These people can set up and modify the application on their own. The interface is simple so that all the users in the organization can utilize it through the web application, mobile apps (iOS and Android), smart actions on Gmail, and email notifications. Notable companies are Royal Caribbean, Dominos, Motorola, Danone, The Telegraph, Michelin, and PepsiCo.

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