We performed a comparison between Oracle Application Express (APEX) and SalesForce Platform based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: SalesForce Platform comes out on top in this comparison because it is very easy to use, the intuitive dashboard makes it easy to monitor progress, customizes easily, and provides great reporting. The solution is very flexible and offers robust cloud options.
"One of the most valuable features is the ability to build very fast data-driven UIs."
"The solution can efficiently translate from English to another language including Arabic using the XLIFF format."
"It's stable and reliable for the most part."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"I like how we can actively develop and customize APEX because it's on the same database."
"It helps us create web pages quickly."
"What's most valuable in Oracle Application Express (APEX) is its secure coding functionality, and the solution also has good features."
"With only a browser, it is very easy to develop in a web environment."
"The stability has been great."
"The process and the workflows are amazing."
"It was pretty easy to deploy."
"It is a fairly useful and user-friendly tool for salespersons. It is very extensive and flexible. You can customize it for your needs, and you can use whatever you want. I like Salesforce."
"I like it because of the fact that it lets me know what I'm working on and what I've recently worked on. It also helps me and allows me to do tracking. If I want to go out and find out how many times I've touched customers, I can find that information out. It tracks such information, and we use it. If we send any type of promotions out, it tracks who gets those promotions and how they've responded to those promotions."
"Its stability, performance, and usability are most valuable."
"The solution scales extremely well."
"The reporting tools are very solid."
"In terms of improvement, there should be a greater focus on AI and machine learning tools in Oracle APEX."
"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."
"Being able to only design with HTML and CSS can be limiting as to what can be accomplished."
"Oracle is more of a database-oriented solution and is not very flexible in app development."
"Oracle Application Express would be improved if you could use it on a mobile platform."
"Occasionally when trying to un a page, I would be faced with an error number; however, not much information would be provided on the error itself outside of the programming language. It would be nice if more information could be provided."
"The product must provide more triggers."
"We would like to see tighter integration with the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure."
"Salesforce also did not integrate well with some of the other systems that we had."
"If you have resellers or distributors, you just need to figure out a way to set up the system in the backend. Since every company is different, it takes a little bit of time to figure that out."
"Pricing is the biggest factor. The cost right now is too high and I've had a lot of clients leave."
"The solution offers upgrades at a slower pace. The solution needs to keep up with competitors."
"Salesforce Platform operates as a cloud system, and within our organization, numerous internal systems handle data processing. While real-time data retrieval is feasible through services, achieving real-time communication poses some challenges."
"The back end really isn't user-friendly at all."
"Salesforce Platform has a cumbersome interface when creating reports, dashboards, and those types of things. They could be a little bit more simple. The administration has to be an aficionado to do any sort of administration and maintenance, for example, setting up the way you want to modify the lead tracks or functions. These systems tend to be quite cumbersome."
"The initial setup process was a complex thing to do because four different organizations were working together."
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Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 2nd in Rapid Application Development Software with 52 reviews while Salesforce Platform is ranked 9th in Rapid Application Development Software with 80 reviews. Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.2, while Salesforce Platform is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Oracle Application Express (APEX) writes "Very stable and efficiently translates languages for the whole user interface in minutes". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Salesforce Platform writes "Reliable with good reporting and custom dashboards". Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Mendix, Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service, Microsoft Azure App Service and OutSystems, whereas Salesforce Platform is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Azure, Appian, ServiceNow and Amazon AWS. See our Oracle Application Express (APEX) vs. Salesforce Platform report.
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