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Microsoft Power Apps vs Oracle Application Express (APEX) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

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 Power Apps
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
1st
Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
94
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Application Express ...
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
4th
Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
59
Ranking in other categories
Development Platforms (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of Microsoft Power Apps is 14.5%, down from 22.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Application Express (APEX) is 8.2%, down from 9.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Rapid Application Development Software
 

Featured Reviews

Guhan Eshwar - PeerSpot reviewer
Building tools with user-friendly interfaces abut needs integration improvements
An integration of Copilot options within Microsoft Power Apps would be useful. In UiPath apps, there is an autopilot function that uses a generative AI model, which creates layouts and connects data services automatically with a prompt. Such integration would be beneficial to build basic frameworks that can be enhanced. This would assist business process users who lack coding knowledge.
Rodrigo-Mesquita - PeerSpot reviewer
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

"Of all of the solutions I evaluated, it was the easiest to use and deploy."
"I like the galleries, which are really powerful."
"The solution is excellent at figuring how to build an application in three months. It makes it very quick and easy."
"The UI functionality is the most valuable aspect of this solution."
"Generating reports is very fast with Microsoft PowerApps. It's stable and scalable as well."
"Power Automate has been the most valuable feature."
"The support is the most valuable feature."
"We particularly like the workflow connectors in the forms, for information introduction purposes."
"I particularly enjoy the web builder capabilities, especially the Page Designer. It offers so many elements or components to choose from, which is a major plus for me."
"The product is easy to use."
"A user interface is relatively simple to create."
"The ability to quickly develop applications without needing to code a lot is very valuable."
"What's most valuable in Oracle Application Express (APEX) is its secure coding functionality, and the solution also has good features."
"It helps us create web pages quickly."
"It's fairly easy to make a user-friendly interface."
"It's stable and reliable for the most part."
 

Cons

"Microsoft PowerApps can improve the number of bugs that are present. When you are using the different applications it is not accurate."
"In terms of workflow automation, I believe that capabilities for creating the entire business process are required, or, at the very least, the option to model the business process, define complex business events, handle them, and route them to appropriate business stakeholders."
"We're not in production yet, so we're still working through some issues."
"In an upcoming release, I would like to see custom APIs, better integration with other solutions, and more connectors available."
"Its user interface can be better. It is good, but it can be a bit clunky."
"In my experience, the solution's deployment can be tricky."
"The flexibility of the user interface could be better."
"The portal and canvas apps need to be improved and brought up to speed."
"The grid reports contain a lot of bugs."
"It would be beneficial to include WebSockets so that you can see real-time updates."
"It would be highly beneficial if APEX were an all-in-one platform capable of handling all aspects of application development."
"It has been reported that the technology is very hard to learn, and the service is expensive."
"Oracle is more of a database-oriented solution and is not very flexible in app development."
"One area for improvement in Oracle APEX is its workflow orchestration capabilities."
"The solution’s pricing is high if you use it on the OCA platform. It’s also a little bit costly. However, if we use it on an on-premises Oracle database, the pricing is cheaper."
"The solution has some stability problems that need to be resolved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The enterprise-level costs a great deal of money, and you have to purchase additional licenses to scale it."
"There are two licensing costs, one is pay-as-you-go, or you can develop it for one year."
"The tool is neither cheap nor expensive. The tool's cost is manageable."
"It might be too complicated to continuously monitor the business consumption and what to pay."
"It is not expensive. There is no licensing cost."
"Whatever the cost of licensing is, it is in the millions."
"The pricing is complicated to understand."
"We would advise organizations that this solution has a high-price point. However, the cost is justified for how comprehensive the package is, and all components of the solution are available under the standard license plan; there are no hidden costs involved."
"Oracle Express comes with the Oracle license, it is a bundle."
"I believe that the solution's pricing is high."
"APEX itslelf is a free product, but you will need to license peripheral components."
"I believe APEX comes bundled with the database, including autonomous database and other related database products, so the pricing is quite reasonable."
"The pricing is mid-range so is neither expensive nor cheap."
"The product is completely free of cost."
"Apex is not priced separately; instead, it is associated with the Oracle database. A free option for Oracle database and Apex can be downloaded and installed on this complimentary database version. This aligns with our current approach."
"I do not think this would be an ideal option for a small sized company or a startup when considering the salary requirements for Oracle DBA'a and developers."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Educational Organization
29%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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I think it depends on your use case. If your organization uses Microsoft Enterprise products, PowerApps will work better in your environment. Similarly, if you have a Salesforce integration in pla...
Would you choose ServiceNow over Microsoft PowerApps?
Hi Netanya, I will choose ServiceNow because ServiceNow is a very good tool compared to Microsoft PowerApp. Because ServiceNow has a very strong module (Performance Analysis) reporting which will ...
Would you choose Microsoft Azure App Service or PowerApps?
Microsoft Azure App Service is helpful if you need to set up temporary servers for customers to run their programs in locations that other cloud providers do not cater to. When servers are closer t...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Application Express (APEX)?
Oracle APEX is part of our on-premises solution included in our agreement with Oracle E Business Suite, though I don't know the cost specifics. Power BI is licensed by the user.
What needs improvement with Oracle Application Express (APEX)?
Using AI to analyze data without needing much code would be better. Also, although the interface is easy to change, it could have more features.
 

Also Known As

PowerApps, MS PowerApps
Oracle APEX
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

TransAlta, Rackspace, Telstra
Hepart AG, pharmasol, SATLOG, Collège Bois-de-Boulogne
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