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AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) vs. Oracle Application Express (APEX)
March 2024
Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) and Oracle Application Express (APEX) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Development Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) vs. Oracle Application Express (APEX) Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Featured Review
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Allows us to streamline the deployment process, but the documentation for technical support needs improvement
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Researched AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) but chose Oracle Application Express (APEX): It has a well-designed architecture and is a simple 3rd party application
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Pros
"You can use AWS CDK to write code to provision infrastructure.""The setup process is very straightforward.""The most valuable features of the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) are its speed and ease of deployment.""AWS CDK has notably streamlined the deployment process compared to other methods, primarily by defining cloud infrastructure as code."

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"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.""Quick development and the connection with the database are the most valuable and useful features. It is also very stable, scalable, and easy to set up. Its support is also good.""Oracle APEX improved our organization by making it possible for us to implement agile project development.""With only a browser, it is very easy to develop in a web environment.""The product is fast.""I like the way that it automatically goes into the spreadsheets and the users can deal with it.""It has many ready modules that can be used and developed.""Intuitive with a user-friendly UI."

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Cons
"The primary issue we've encountered is pricing. Some customers find the pricing to be somewhat high. Additionally, there's a discrepancy between the promised resource utilization and the actual utilization. The resource utilization calculations don't align with the provided guidelines. So, the pricing and resource utilization calculations could be refined.""They could allow combining multiple languages, such as JavaScript and Python for the platform. At present, we can use only one language.""There are some issues with different plugins.""Using AWS CDK requires some knowledge of popular programming languages."

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"Reporting needs to be accessed via third party tools.""Better connection and integration with non-Oracle databases is needed.""The solution does not include a default or custom template like other products.""There is not a lot of Wiki help or in Google, but there is some.""The product must provide more triggers.""It can only be deployed on Oracle Database.""You also need an APEX specialist for deployment because not many people use it.""I would like to see easier integration into active directory authentication. Also, maybe integration of JavaScript frameworks would resolve some issues."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Since AWS CDK is an open-source solution, it's free to use."

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  • "APEX itslelf is a free product, but you will need to license peripheral components."
  • "When buying the data license, APEX is included."
  • "We have a full Oracle E-Business Suite license, and we use that license to develop applications. There's no license required for developing Oracle applications."
  • "There is a trial version available that can be used free of charge."
  • "Pricing is expensive, overall on an enterprise system but we consider that it gives corresponding value in the product."
  • "It's a free solution with no additional costs."
  • "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."
  • "The solution is free."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about AWS CDK?
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) are its speed and ease of deployment.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS CDK?
    Top Answer:Since AWS CDK is an open-source solution, it's free to use.
    What needs improvement with AWS CDK?
    Top Answer:At the beginning, there were some issues regarding different plugins.
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    What do you like most about Oracle Application Express (APEX)?
    Top Answer:The product is fast.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Applicatio...
    Top Answer: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)?
    Top Answer:There are not many triggers available. The product must provide more triggers.
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    Also Known As
    Oracle APEX
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    Overview

    The AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) is an open source software development framework to model and provision your cloud application resources using familiar programming languages.

    Provisioning cloud applications can be a challenging process that requires you to perform manual actions, write custom scripts, maintain templates, or learn domain-specific languages. AWS CDK uses the familiarity and expressive power of programming languages for modeling your applications. It provides you with high-level components that preconfigure cloud resources with proven defaults, so you can build cloud applications without needing to be an expert. AWS CDK provisions your resources in a safe, repeatable manner through AWS CloudFormation. It also enables you to compose and share your own custom components that incorporate your organization's requirements, helping you start new projects faster.

    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
    Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
    Hepart AG, pharmasol, SATLOG, Collège Bois-de-Boulogne
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    REVIEWERS
    Healthcare Company13%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Energy/Utilities Company10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization27%
    Government10%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Company Size
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business42%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise42%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise33%
    Large Enterprise51%
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    AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) is ranked 4th in Development Platforms with 4 reviews while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 1st in Development Platforms with 52 reviews. AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) is rated 8.0, while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) writes "Allows us to streamline the deployment process, but the documentation for technical support needs improvement ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Application Express (APEX) writes "Has easy-to-use interface design and database design". AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) is most compared with Docker, whereas Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Salesforce Platform, Mendix, Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service and Microsoft Azure App Service. See our AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) vs. Oracle Application Express (APEX) report.

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