We performed a comparison between Mendix 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.
"It's amazing that you can build web apps and mobile (hybrid) apps with one code base in a few clicks. It's a full continuous integration environment."
"I think that the workflow and automation features are quite good."
"Mendix code and coding logic are very visual. It looks like a flow chart rather than lines of code. Rapid development is what drew us to Mendix."
"It is stable."
"We also use Mendix Enterprise Integration for complex business logic. It's a low-code platform, so we run Mendix in the Mendix Cloud."
"They are leading in the smart manufacturing, and connectivity space."
"It is a brilliant solution."
"The most valuable features are the decorative style, model-driven development, and the fact that Mendix validates flows. Mendix is quick to develop because it's a low-code platform. It's very robust, flexible, open, and scalable. It's for a low-code customer. The tooling is also really good and it has mobile capabilities."
"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."
"The most valuable applications within the organization are primarily data forms and extended reports."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"It's stable and reliable for the most part."
"The most valuable features are security, stability, and ease of implementation."
"The autonomous database is valuable and provides the main structure for code development."
"It's fairly easy to make a user-friendly interface."
"I like the way that it automatically goes into the spreadsheets and the users can deal with it."
"There is always a layer of custom code required."
"I would like to see more documentation as well as how-to documents."
"While the documentation is good, the development box could be better."
"Overall, integration with the enterprise ecosystem needs improvement."
"It needs to provide an overview of model versioning control for the sake of the review process; better SCRUM board; an overview of model changes from the repository through Sprintr (SCRUM board). Also, a choice between versioning control system would be nice."
"There needs to be an increase in the number of the UI components."
"It is expensive."
"Mendix is great for internal applications but not so great for a public-facing interface. It lacks a proper directory structure for public use. The URL will not change from page to page unless a deep link is created for each page. That makes it difficult to bookmark pages in the browser to view later on."
"Connections to the application pages are not handled well and at times more than one user can be accessing an application with the same ID."
"The migration process is difficult in Oracle Application Express."
"There is a bit of a learning curve involved when first using the solution."
"The problem of sending emails arises when Oracle Application Express (APEX) is inside Oracle Cloud Infrastructure since it is a bit complicated or difficult to understand where to take care of the setup part to be able to just send out emails properly."
"Oracle Application Express would be improved if you could use it on a mobile platform."
"One area for improvement in Oracle APEX is its workflow orchestration capabilities."
"I've experienced some difficulties when using Oracle Application Express (APEX), particularly when I'm designing forms. For example, when I design a form, I add buttons and controls, but I'm unable to visualize how it'll look unless I run it. You want to design and do things your way, but if you don't have much experience, then you'll find that designing in Oracle Application Express (APEX) is a little complicated. This won't be a problem with anyone more experienced, though. If I wanted to create my design, for example, a different table format or some background images, it becomes a problem, and this is an area for improvement in Oracle Application Express (APEX). Designing should be easier, even for less experienced users. An additional feature I'd like to see in Oracle Application Express (APEX) is more plugins, particularly a repository that contains a lot of plugins, so you can go to that repository and download whichever you like and use it or add it to your project. Right now, I create my plugins, so it would be helpful if Oracle Application Express (APEX) has a repository of plugins people can use, download from anywhere in the world, and integrate into projects."
"The solution's layout could be improved for report generation to allow more configuration."
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Mendix is ranked 5th in Rapid Application Development Software with 48 reviews while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 2nd in Rapid Application Development Software with 52 reviews. Mendix is rated 8.4, while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Mendix writes "Low-code, helpful support, and great native mobile capability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Application Express (APEX) writes "Very stable and efficiently translates languages for the whole user interface in minutes". Mendix is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, OutSystems, Appian, ServiceNow and Salesforce Platform, whereas Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Salesforce Platform, Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service, Microsoft Azure App Service and OutSystems. See our Mendix vs. Oracle Application Express (APEX) report.
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