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Oracle Application Express (APEX) vs Studio Creatio comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

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

Categories and Ranking

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)
Studio Creatio
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
20th
Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms
15th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Management (BPM) (23rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of Oracle Application Express (APEX) is 7.5%, down from 8.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Studio Creatio is 1.1%, up from 0.8% 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)7.5%
Studio Creatio1.1%
Other91.4%
Rapid Application Development Software
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Anatolii Vovniuk - PeerSpot reviewer
Customizable, easy to use, and has good built-in dashboards
The tool is available on the cloud as well as on-premise. The ease of setup depends on the complexity of the project. In most cases, we just connect and work. We must create our own team and find a partner to build our own application. If we need to create something new, it will take time. I rate the ease of setup of the cloud version a ten out of ten. However, I would rate the ease of setup of the on-premise version a five or six out of ten. The on-premise version takes longer to deploy. The cloud version can be deployed within minutes. We receive a license key and start working. If all the components are ready, we can deploy the on-premise version within ten days.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's stable and reliable for the most part."
"By using Express, we are able to load the data and integrate it into our data map."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"I like the fact that it is natively integrated into the Oracle database."
"One of the most valuable features is the ability to build very fast data-driven UIs."
"The ability to quickly develop applications without needing to code a lot is very valuable."
"The solution can build functionalities in a very short time."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle APEX is its comprehensive set of features for creating user-friendly and visually appealing applications."
"It is a low-code platform, that is very intuitive."
"Creatio also provides us with scalability, performance and agility."
"The low-code tools and business process management that Creatio provides are useful for our internal processes. It is also very easy to use."
"The most valuable features are performance, built-in variety of multiple task automation, and has international standards notations."
"The business process management is definitely the most valuable feature. What Creatio ended up doing with their software solution is giving you the power, in your own hands, in a way that is incredibly intuitive and well-structured."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its CRM functionality and the fact that it is a no-code solution"
"The tool enables users to work offline through the mobile application."
"The pre-configured CRM functionalities regarding the accounts management and contact activities is very good. It's easy to develop workflows."
 

Cons

"There is one disadvantage. When facing problems, it can be difficult to find solutions online (Google/YouTube), unlike with Java coding, where solutions are readily available on Google."
"You also need an APEX specialist for deployment because not many people use it."
"The collaboration and the workflow engine could use some improvement."
"Regarding features, the solution lacks the ability to integrate with different databases. Also, I feel that Oracle Application Express (APEX) is exclusively designed for other Oracle tools."
"Oracle Application Express would be improved if you could use it on a mobile platform."
"Connecting with Oracle and the relation with Oracle at the database as a procedure needs improvement."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
"When exporting, we can't export dynamic reports, only static reports. For example, when we want to export charts or tables it is only exported as a static report so we can't drop down on these reports; however, we can see this information when we are on the dashboard itself."
"The mobile version of the solution could be improved. It's hard to customize it."
"Numerous options can make implementation confusing."
"The solution does not allow extensive customization of the UI. I would like to have much more control over the UI when I build a process. Currently on the UI where the fields are placed and the layout is set in place and you cannot change it. Your experience is going to be the same throughout whatever use case that you are building from customer to customer. You can not have much control over how it looks for each customer. This is an area where they can improve on."
"Creatio needs to stabilize their marketplace."
"Studio Creatio is a new product in the market, making its lack of maturity an area of concern."
"It does not have the ability to run one single large process."
"It appears that at times, our partners might be using Google Translate, resulting in translations lacking context and not being entirely understandable."
"The documentation must be more technical."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"When you have a licensed database in an Oracle environment, APEX is free."
"There is a trial version available that can be used free of charge."
"The pricing is mid-range so is neither expensive nor cheap."
"It is expensive, but I don't know what the licensing cost is."
"The tool is free with the Oracle Database license."
"Oracle Express comes with the Oracle license, it is a bundle."
"I would rate it around an eight in terms of price, with one being low and ten being high."
"It's a free solution with no additional costs."
"The tool is reasonably priced."
"I rate the pricing a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive."
"The pricing plans are not user-friendly because in many cases you have to buy different options to get additional features."
"I rate the product price a five or six on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"From my standpoint, it blows out of the water all the other competitors out there that we were potentially looking at, and it was in a reasonable price range, whereas you have these other Fortune 500 companies that were asking for a ridiculous amount."
"It is fairly competitive."
"There is a license required for this solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Comms Service Provider
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
11%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise28
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise1
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Application Express (APEX)?
I consider Oracle Application Express (APEX) to be good value for the money because it has infinite quality for money since it's included in any Oracle database license. It's free once you have the...
What needs improvement with Oracle Application Express (APEX)?
One of the things that could be done to improve Oracle Application Express (APEX) is if Oracle decided to open it up to other databases. It needs to be an enterprise database; therefore, it needs t...
What do you like most about Studio Creatio?
The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is a low-code and no-code platform.
What needs improvement with Studio Creatio?
Sometimes, the cloud version provides slow responses. The documentation must be more technical. Sometimes, we need to work with massive external data. We might have 10 to 20 million lines of data t...
 

Also Known As

Oracle APEX
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