We performed a comparison between Microsoft Powerapps and Oracle Application Express (APEX) based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Microsoft PowerApps finished ahead in this comparison. Microsoft PowerApps offers slightly better integrations with 3rd party applications and is considered to be more user-friendly. As Microsoft is a very popular ecosystem with many of our users, it is the simple choice for better seamless integration. Oracle’s APEX limitations outside of the Oracle universe presented too many challenges for our users.
"I like how fast I can develop an application and put it in production with PowerApps. I think the integration is also excellent. The platforms is growing, so they are constantly adding more connectors on all these things."
"The UI functionality is the most valuable aspect of this solution."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"The speed of the solution is valuable."
"Microsoft PowerApps's most valuable features we found are that it's very similar to the other Microsoft products, you can do the basic automation quite quickly. The interface is similar to the other Microsoft products which makes it easy to navigate around because we are used to Microsoft products."
"It is easy to use."
"Time to market is most valuable because you can make apps pretty fast. It also has pretty good integration."
"The product has good usability, in terms of low-code applications."
"The autonomous database is valuable and provides the main structure for code development."
"The solution can efficiently translate from English to another language including Arabic using the XLIFF format."
"I like that Oracle Application Express (APEX) is powerful and attractive, allowing my organization to modernize forms within two months. I also found its PWA feature very powerful because you can produce substantial mobile applications."
"Oracle APEX allows our company to complete webpage projects easily in a fast turnaround time."
"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 product is fast."
"We set up the HTTP server and installed the Apex Xamarin DB using the Mark Hill SQL packages for an older version. That's the extent of our configuration."
"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."
"Microsoft PowerApps could improve the speed of Power Automate, it is not very fast."
"The product could be improved by making it a production application and enabling the export of apps."
"If the price was reduced and the quality of the user interfaces was improved it would be beneficial."
"One area where the solution lacks is the limited size of the database it offers its users."
"The user interface is pretty good, although it is a little bit clunky and can be improved."
"Microsoft is not cheap. The pricing could be lowered for their customers."
"Improvements to the capturing of geographic locations and integration with maps would raise my score of the product from seven point five to its maximum of ten."
"The pricing structure needs to be improved, the current information is confusing."
"It has been reported that the technology is very hard to learn, and the service is expensive."
"I don't like the URL syntax."
"In terms of improvement, there should be a greater focus on AI and machine learning tools in Oracle APEX."
"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 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 workflow engine should be embedded in the solution."
"The migration process is difficult in Oracle Application Express."
"It would be beneficial to include WebSockets so that you can see real-time updates."
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Microsoft Power Apps is ranked 1st in Rapid Application Development Software with 77 reviews while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 2nd in Rapid Application Development Software with 52 reviews. Microsoft Power Apps is rated 7.8, while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Microsoft Power Apps writes "Low-code, low learning curve, and reduces manpower". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Application Express (APEX) writes "Has easy-to-use interface design and database design". Microsoft Power Apps is most compared with Mendix, ServiceNow, Appian, Microsoft Azure App Service and OutSystems, whereas Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Salesforce Platform, Mendix, Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service, Microsoft Azure App Service and OutSystems. See our Microsoft Power Apps vs. Oracle Application Express (APEX) report.
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