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Bizagi vs Oracle Application Express (APEX) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Bizagi
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
16th
Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
84
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Design (3rd), Business Process Management (BPM) (8th), Process Automation (8th), No-Code Development Platforms (5th), Process Mining (7th), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (14th)
Oracle Application Express ...
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
3rd
Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
61
Ranking in other categories
Development Platforms (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of Bizagi is 2.2%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Application Express (APEX) is 6.0%, down from 8.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Rapid Application Development Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Oracle Application Express (APEX)6.0%
Bizagi2.2%
Other91.8%
Rapid Application Development Software
 

Featured Reviews

FL
Enterprise Architect at a mining and metals company with 10,001+ employees
Intuitive toolset engages users effectively in agile projects
I would recommend Bizagi depending on the maturity of the organization. For those just starting, it's a good tool to get into business modeling. In more mature environments, I might not pick this toolset because it doesn't integrate with live systems well. Overall, I would rate Bizagi between eight to nine.
Rodrigo-Mesquita - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software developer at QV Systems
Rapid application development empowers big projects in months
The ability to quickly develop applications without needing to code a lot is very valuable. It is very quick to create a page, and one can use AI to speed up software development. It is easy to learn. In my company, we could develop a very big application in a couple of months.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution's simulation capabilities are the most valuable aspects."
"It is open source."
"It automates a completely manual, complicated process."
"BPMN 2.0 compliance, while you model the processes, the system can detect your notation errors."
"The most valuable feature is the simulation."
"I like the integration part, and I also like how they use the database, such as the data when they implement all the data side, and how you can easily integrate it with their widgets."
"The documentation capabilities are very good. Very structured documents and process versions are valuable features, and being able to communicate that to our customers is also a very good feature. It has a good balance between the effort and the result. So, you don't need to be too detailed. You can document while you are modeling, which is a very good feature."
"The ability to write our own code inside each activity is beneficial. Sometimes we need to create functionality that doesn't come out of the box, and this allows us to do that."
"It provides attractive GUIs allowing professionally-styled applications without the need to know HTML, CSS, or JavaScript."
"Personally, I would say that Oracle Application Express (APEX) is a powerful tool...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"It has many ready modules that can be used and developed."
"I like the way that it automatically goes into the spreadsheets and the users can deal with it."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"The product is easy to use."
"Oracle APEX is very easy to use and comes with a lot of ready-made components that speed up the process of creating reports and dashboards."
"The solution's most valuable aspect is its Graphics Form Design."
 

Cons

"Enhancing data generation methods for easier printing and refining the file attachment and user interface to optimize usability."
"Also, the tool sometimes feels not so mature when we find random deploy errors from testing to production environment."
"In terms of what needs improvement, the costs can be lowered."
"For the small business, this is very bad because it is still fragmented. The licensing policy should be more flexible and small company oriented. In micro-small companies, there should only be one or two. That's not the problem. Maybe it is too flexible, there are so many pieces that you need to put together. When you have a small business, it can be a little complicated, not so easy."
"I would appreciate additional features for the free version. Currently, the elements in a process map are limited to activities, decisions, flows, and start/end points."
"If they add a few more capabilities like AIML and DocGen AI, these features would be good."
"The solution's interface could be a bit more user-friendly and I would like to see more integrations with other Office products, not just Office 365."
"It needs some better notation functionality."
"The product must provide more triggers."
"For beginners, understanding the installation process can be challenging because documentation is limited."
"Reporting needs to be accessed via third party tools."
"In terms of improvement, there should be a greater focus on AI and machine learning tools in Oracle APEX."
"The grid reports contain a lot of bugs."
"The workflow engine should be embedded in the solution."
"I would like to see easier integration into active directory authentication. Also, maybe integration of JavaScript frameworks would resolve some issues."
"During the upcoming versions, we can modify the current configuration."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The modeling part of the software is free. Most of the time, it is used for this purpose."
"The Bizagi modeler can be downloaded free of charge."
"For the prices, we didn't try a negotiations about licensing or pricing, but if i can say a word about this, I find Bizagi prices to be well thought out."
"It is only necessary to pay for licenses when ready to deploy applications to production."
"The paid version costs us about $20,000 for 100 users annually."
"When we were working with the on-premises solution, the licenses were a little bit expensive because we had to buy one by one a package of a hundred licenses, whereas now, we are working with the cloud solution, and it has a different cost. It's a different business model because we pay the license for the developers, but the cost is by the environment, and we have unlimited licenses. The business model is different now, but the benefit ratio is good."
"This is a free solution."
"It is on par with other BPM tools, but not as expensive as Pega nor Appian."
"It's a free solution with no additional costs."
"The pricing is mid-range so is neither expensive nor cheap."
"The tool is not expensive."
"There is a trial version available that can be used free of charge."
"When you have a licensed database in an Oracle environment, APEX is free."
"The pricing is very good and less expensive than Mendix or OutSystems."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business42
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise36
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise28
 

Questions from the Community

How easy is it to migrate process flow charts (modeled using tools like Visio) into Bizagi?
I have been using Bizagi with a major project for a state government agency for about four years now. It is pretty straightforward to load in files that are BPMN 2.0 compliant. The option to load V...
What do you like most about Bizagi?
The natural notation is the best feature of Bizagi because it makes it compatible with other products.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Bizagi?
Bizagi's pricing is very aggressive, and it was one of the reasons we chose it. It was less expensive than some of the other tools.
What needs improvement with Oracle Application Express (APEX)?
I have only tried it with an Oracle database, not with other databases. For beginners, understanding the installation process can be challenging because documentation is limited. It is hard to unde...
 

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Oracle APEX
 

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Sample Customers

adidas, Audi, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Post DHL & many more - 500+ customer globally.
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