Oracle Autonomous Mobile Cloud Enterprise Reviews

Since it's a hybrid application framework, we can maintain one code base for different platforms. Also, we can leverage our Java and JavaScript skills.

It has helped the organization to reduce the turnaround time and improve productivity as it equipped us to churn out cross-platform applications faster (Android/iOS).

It's helped us to handle end-to-end lifecycle for enterprise mobility solutions.

On top of it, we did not actually have to hire/train new resources as the developers could quickly adapt to the framework as it supports standard technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and is available as a plug-in for both JDeveloper 12.1.3 and Eclipse IDEs.

IPA/APK file sizes are very large compared to builds generated using other technologies.

It needs more control on gestures and animations.

While taking iOS builds using JDeveloper, sometimes it fails. To debug, we have to use Xcode.

Also, the IDE gets slower while connecting to subversion.

Also, build generation time is longer comparing to other technologies.

It's stable now, but there are the issues described above.

We have had no issues scaling it for our needs.

Forums and groups are not very active, and we were not able to find answers for our queries by searching documentation.

The initial steps are a little bit complex because a lot of the dependency is related to Java JDeveloper, Android, and iOS versions.

We implemented it in-house. Oracle MAF is evolving as of now, but there are some limitations that we came across.

The only challenge with MAF is that the forum support is not up to mark and it sometimes gets difficult to resolve issues/limitations while implementing mobile app solutions.

I would highly recommend Oracle MAF as it is:

1. Single Platform – It handles end-to-end life cycle for enterprise mobility solutions.
   
2. Hybrid Framework – It supports developing Android and iOS applications with Single Source Code.
   
3. Easy for Developers - to adopt using existing skills
   It supports standard technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
   Java forms the core for Business Logic.
   It is available as a plug-in for both JDeveloper 12.1.3 and Eclipse IDEs.
   
4. Speeds up UI development:
   It is based on MVC framework,
   It consists of in-built UI components and CSS features,
   It uses declarative custom components for drag & drop development,
   The platform enables accessing device features such as camera, contacts, GPS etc. using in-built Cordova plug-in,
   Additional plug-ins which allows extension of app’s functionality such as barcode scanning is also available,
   It supports development of applications that can work in offline mode by using local SQLite database,
   Developers can debug the applications using the framework.
   
5. Security – It includes extended enterprise security with in-built security framework.

• Hybrid framework eliminates the need for specific skills for specific platforms.
• Suitable and perfect transition for ADF/Java Developers.
• Complete suite of rich UI components that fits our needs.

Oracle MAF is based on the Oracle ADF Framework. It helped us to offer mobile solutions easily and quickly without having to learn a complete framework from scratch.

• Performance
• Size of the applications

I've been using it for two years.

We've had no issues with the deployment.

There have been no issues with the stability.

We have not had any scaling issues.

It could be improved. Sometimes takes too long to receive proper solutions and answers or bug fixes.

I used other frameworks such AngularJS and Ionic as they are free.

The initial setup is quite easy and there is a lot of documentation, tutorials and information published by Oracle.

We implemented it with our in-house team.

From my experience, an Oracle MAF implementation requires very good knowledge of Oracle ADF, Cordova, and Java.

The license is not suitable for small to mid-level clients. I consider the license prices too expensive and Oracle MAF does not offer something new that other free frameworks offer.

Oracle MAF is designed for larger companies who are already running Oracle Fusion middleware products. Oracle MAF can be easily integrated with other Oracle Solutions and then it increases the productivity and the speed for delivering Mobile Solutions. However, it should be considered if it makes sense buying licenses of Oracle MAF or using free frameworks are enough.