We performed a comparison between Microsoft Powerapps and Oracle Application Express (APEX) based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Microsoft PowerApps finished ahead in this comparison. Microsoft PowerApps offers slightly better integrations with 3rd party applications and is considered to be more user-friendly. As Microsoft is a very popular ecosystem with many of our users, it is the simple choice for better seamless integration. Oracle’s APEX limitations outside of the Oracle universe presented too many challenges for our users.
"The solution is very straightforward. Its context is obvious and everything is easy to understand."
"Generating reports is very fast with Microsoft PowerApps. It's stable and scalable as well."
"You can easily connect Power Apps with other databases, like Excel, SharePoint, SQL, etc."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft PowerApps is the user interface."
"The flows are good because they can be used in a variety of situations."
"The product is very user-friendly."
"The solution allows you to use data to create excellent UI and quickly deliver an app. It speeds up production time."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the Model-driven or Canvas application-making platforms. The power of the two gives us exactly what we are looking for."
"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."
"We set up the HTTP server and installed the Apex Xamarin DB using the Mark Hill SQL packages for an older version. That's the extent of our configuration."
"A user interface is relatively simple to create."
"The valuable features are charts, reports, and search engines."
"I like that Oracle Application Express (APEX) is powerful and attractive, allowing my organization to modernize forms within two months. I also found its PWA feature very powerful because you can produce substantial mobile applications."
"This product will speed up development time with helpful production aids."
"Oracle APEX allows our company to complete webpage projects easily in a fast turnaround time."
"One of the most valuable features is the ability to build very fast data-driven UIs."
"Can be improved to cater to complex developments."
"The solution should have more integration with other platforms."
"Technical support could be faster, and more accurate."
"The scalability of the solution could improve."
"It has to improve the threshold limit where it can handle data beyond 5000 items."
"The flexibility and the user interface need improvement."
"We'd like more features and less to no coding."
"The set up of the solution could be simpler."
"There is a problem with security because the applications store passwords in the configuration files."
"Some of the application interfaces of Oracle Application Express are not very attractive and could be improved."
"Visual Builder and APEX should meld in one product."
"Fixing bugs is difficult because of how the HTML code is generated. It is not always broadly compatible with browsers."
"I've experienced some difficulties when using Oracle Application Express (APEX), particularly when I'm designing forms. For example, when I design a form, I add buttons and controls, but I'm unable to visualize how it'll look unless I run it. You want to design and do things your way, but if you don't have much experience, then you'll find that designing in Oracle Application Express (APEX) is a little complicated. This won't be a problem with anyone more experienced, though. If I wanted to create my design, for example, a different table format or some background images, it becomes a problem, and this is an area for improvement in Oracle Application Express (APEX). Designing should be easier, even for less experienced users. An additional feature I'd like to see in Oracle Application Express (APEX) is more plugins, particularly a repository that contains a lot of plugins, so you can go to that repository and download whichever you like and use it or add it to your project. Right now, I create my plugins, so it would be helpful if Oracle Application Express (APEX) has a repository of plugins people can use, download from anywhere in the world, and integrate into projects."
"It would be beneficial to include WebSockets so that you can see real-time updates."
"You also need an APEX specialist for deployment because not many people use it."
"It would be highly beneficial if APEX were an all-in-one platform capable of handling all aspects of application development."
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Microsoft Power Apps is ranked 1st in Rapid Application Development Software with 77 reviews while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 2nd in Rapid Application Development Software with 52 reviews. Microsoft Power Apps is rated 7.8, while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Microsoft Power Apps writes "Low-code, low learning curve, and reduces manpower". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Application Express (APEX) writes "Has easy-to-use interface design and database design". Microsoft Power Apps is most compared with Mendix, ServiceNow, Appian, Microsoft Azure App Service and OutSystems, whereas Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Salesforce Platform, Mendix, Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service, Microsoft Azure App Service and OutSystems. See our Microsoft Power Apps vs. Oracle Application Express (APEX) report.
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