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Microsoft Azure vs Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service comparison

 

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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

Microsoft Azure
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
324
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (1st), PaaS Clouds (1st)
Oracle Visual Builder Cloud...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Rapid Application Development Software (24th), Low-Code Development Platforms (23rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Microsoft Azure and Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Microsoft Azure is designed for Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) and holds a mindshare of 8.6%, down 17.9% compared to last year.
Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service, on the other hand, focuses on Rapid Application Development Software, holds 1.6% mindshare, up 0.9% since last year.
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Azure8.6%
Amazon AWS15.1%
Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode)7.8%
Other68.5%
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
Rapid Application Development Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service1.6%
Microsoft Power Apps7.8%
Oracle Application Express (APEX)4.9%
Other85.7%
Rapid Application Development Software
 

Featured Reviews

Syed Abid  - PeerSpot reviewer
Snr. Infrastructure Architect (Data Centre) at LogicEra
Versatile integrations and reliable customer satisfaction elevate cloud service experience
For Microsoft Azure improvement, they need to enhance their support system. The first level of support should be improved in terms of quality and response time. They need more technical support at the first level, as there are currently only one or two technical people among five to ten staff members at this level. They should ensure that the first level support is more technical because we normally provide services to technical users ourselves. When an issue arises, it usually escalates to the second or third level. When facing first level support, they may have limited knowledge and only collect screenshots to forward to their seniors. They should ensure that the first level support is aligned with L2 and L3 to better assist us, especially since we mention in the ticket that our issues are related to specific problems and require that sort of support.
Sherif Bashar - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Digital Solutions at Aptec Ingrammicro
Offers low-code/no-code concept makes development much easier and faster and offers good community support as the development team actively answers questions on the community every day
There are very minor things, like the feature called "action chains," that could use a bit of enhancement. But the team is perfect; they're working on it. An action chain is a sequence of actions triggered by a button or an event. It executes code in order, from top to bottom. For example, it could call a code, call a REST service, and then insert data into a database. It needs enhancement because it can be a bit complex for fresh grads or new developers to understand. It would be better if it was made more readable. That's the main point. But if you have experience, you'll understand it easily. One more thing I want to add about Visual Builder: up until two years ago, it supported native mobile development. That's not available anymore. They replaced native mobile development with progressive web apps, and most customers are complaining about that. We need native mobile development back – the ability to put apps on stores like Google Play or the App Store. That feature is not available right now, and they deprecated it starting in 2024. It's very important. Otherwise, clients go with Flutter or other mobile development tools. It would be good for Oracle to regain that capability. We need the native mobile development feature back.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Overall, we've been quite happy with the product."
"Azure is a platform which allows our organization to be agile, as it very quickly provisions servers, infrastructure, and apps on the fly and complies with security requirements and data safety."
"The most valuable features are the interface and customizability."
"It has made my applications easier to use and has improved the development process."
"We are satisfied with this solution and have not had any issues with the performance or the stability, and it is more user-friendly than AWS."
"It's a cloud-based application, so installation is straightforward and doesn't take much time."
"Managed storage capabilities, which create a very simple way to create, copy, and replicate local or geo-replicate, it's very simple to assign workloads."
"Provides a high level of availability and 99% uptime."
"VBS is another tool that allows users to create enterprise applications without needing to store their projects in traditional databases like SQL."
"The tool is very easy to use."
"You don't need a dedicated IDE to develop. You can work from any browser, which is very convenient. And, with the cloud concept, your code is stored in the cloud, so you can modify it from anywhere, at any time."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The action chains are really helpful, and the trigger event, along with those action chains, has been very helpful."
"The most valuable feature was the visual drag and drop on the components."
"You can avoid costly React developers that are required for building advanced UI."
 

Cons

"The subscription licensing is very complex and we would like to have it simplified."
"When we work with Microsoft Azure we deploy it in a hybrid system. We do many operations with the open stack and I used it for APIs connected to Microsoft Azure. The reduction is because those APIs and our tools that are required to connect are not for the Microsft Azure solution. It has a bit of complexity, nothing to do with Microsoft Azure as a CSP."
"The solution lacks fluidity and is not intuitive."
"Needs fast Internet connectivity."
"The installation process is not very straightforward."
"The documentation can be outdated and is not as clear in Microsoft Azure as it is in AWS or Google."
"The price needs to be lower because they're competing with AWS."
"Stronger R integration in a circular fashion (Azure->R->Azure). Nowadays, it has an unidirectional bias."
"The feature called "action chains" could use a bit of enhancement."
"I would improve the license structure as, for some companies, it may seem a little bit expensive, depending on what they're doing."
"My honest opinion is: do not use this solution — there are plenty of free options out there that will do the trick."
"There was an attempt to enable front-end development, it did what it intended to do, but the side effects were too bad."
"There are some bugs in VBCS."
"The initial setup of Oracle VBCS can be challenging for those unfamiliar with DBS."
"The tool has minor bugs."
"If you're doing some, for example, extremely responsive applications for the web, it's not as good."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution does require a license."
"Its price should be optimized so that we can use more features."
"Microsoft Azure is more expensive than other solutions, such as GCP. We have found that GCP offers more utilities at a very reasonable price."
"It's a very expensive machine and I would like for them to improve the price. There are smaller sized competitors who offer cheaper prices."
"Price is good and many free features available"
"Their licensing costs might be a little bit lower, compared to AWS, but I'm not sure. I think we get licenses, especially on long-term projects, on a yearly basis. It could be cheaper."
"Microsoft Azure is a cost-effective solution where you use it as per your requirement and pay for it."
"I rate the product price a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is high price, and ten is low price."
"It's not expensive when you consider what it provides: low-code/no-code development, faster development time, good quality, and good stability."
"Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service is much too expensive."
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Comparison Review

it_user8586 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Aug 14, 2013
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Construction Company
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
Construction Company
12%
Healthcare Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business141
Midsize Enterprise54
Large Enterprise153
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Questions from the Community

Which is preferable - IBM Public Cloud or Microsoft Azure?
IBM Public Cloud is IBM’s Platform-as-a-Service. It aims to provide organizations with a secure cloud environment to manage data and applications. One of the features we like is the cloud activity ...
Which is better - SAP Cloud Platform or Microsoft Azure?
One of the best features of SAP Cloud Platform is that it is web-based and you can log in from anywhere in the world. SAP Cloud Platform is suitable for companies of any size; it works well with bo...
How does Microsoft Azure compare to Google Firebase?
I would recommend Google Firebase instead of Microsoft Azure, simply for the array of features that it has to offer. In particular, the Firebase library grants you access to a shared data structure...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service?
I actually don't have much experience with pricing, so I can't comment on it right now.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service?
There was a requirement to build a custom form to raise AI invoices, using Oracle Fusion. We created a form, and another use case was that users wanted to create and update customers.
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service?
VBCS is very flexible. If there is a custom solution or requirement that requires doing something out of the box with Oracle Fusion, you can easily achieve it using VBCS. I'd rate the solution eigh...
 

Also Known As

Windows Azure, Azure, MS Azure
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Sample Customers

BMW, Toyota, easyJet, NBC Sports, HarperCollins, Aviva, TalkTalk Business, Avanade, and Telenor.
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