We performed a comparison between Oracle Application Express (APEX) and OutSystems based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Low-Code Development Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution can efficiently translate from English to another language including Arabic using the XLIFF format."
"The most valuable applications within the organization are primarily data forms and extended reports."
"Efficient software delivery and a solution that works quickly."
"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."
"What I like best about Oracle Application Express (APEX) is that it doesn't require hard coding for reporting and building applications. It's a GUI-based application builder that even end-users with little development and language knowledge can develop applications on Oracle Application Express (APEX). The software is also very user-friendly, which I find valuable."
"With only a browser, it is very easy to develop in a web environment."
"This product will speed up development time with helpful production aids."
"It provides attractive GUIs allowing professionally-styled applications without the need to know HTML, CSS, or JavaScript."
"It is a scalable solution...The initial setup of OutSystems is easy."
"It is much easier to develop applications with the product’s IDE."
"We can do the validation before calling the API."
"The scalability of OutSystems is very good, it scales automatically very useful for us."
"The drag-and-drop feature is very valuable."
"I find it to be a genuinely cool and effective platform for my development needs."
"The scratch coding is useful. The solution is easy to understand."
"It is very stable."
"Maybe there are other technologies that offer what APEX cannot."
"The collaboration and the workflow engine could use some improvement."
"Source control could be stronger in Oracle Application Express (APEX). It needs some work."
"It would be beneficial to include WebSockets so that you can see real-time updates."
"We would like to see tighter integration with the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure."
"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."
"I don't like the URL syntax."
"Connecting with Oracle and the relation with Oracle at the database as a procedure needs improvement."
"I would like to see OutSystems improve its integration capabilities, especially with emerging technologies like AI and GPT."
"While I can't speak to the market impact, as a developer, I've seen significant reductions in development time across different versions of our applications. One area for improvement would be the UI controls in Service Studio. Sometimes, controls don't appear in the IDE, requiring us to check them in the web browser instead. Overall, our experience with OutSystems has been positive, though improvements in UI development would be welcomed."
"The initial setup is a little difficult."
"I have difficulty in using several new features. Some of the product's features are tricky to use as well."
"OutSystems does not provide any native reporting resources. All reports must be created with other tools or as a webpage."
"Mobile apps should have been fully native."
"The resource availability needs to be increased."
"I like the OutSystems platform. I am working on integrating it with another platform using APIs, however, it has proven to be difficult. The main issue I am facing is obtaining authorization tokens as well as access and refresh tokens. It may be due to my lack of knowledge of APIs as it is new to me."
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Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 2nd in Low-Code Development Platforms with 52 reviews while OutSystems is ranked 3rd in Low-Code Development Platforms with 46 reviews. Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.2, while OutSystems is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Oracle Application Express (APEX) writes "An easy-to-use format that is flexible and scalable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OutSystems writes "The visual program provides the advantage of only requiring one skill set for both the front and backend ". Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Salesforce Platform, Mendix, Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service and ServiceNow, whereas OutSystems is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Appian, Mendix, ServiceNow and Pega BPM. See our Oracle Application Express (APEX) vs. OutSystems report.
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