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Caspio vs Oracle Application Express (APEX) comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Caspio
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
28th
Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms
27th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
1
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
58
Ranking in other categories
Development Platforms (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of Caspio is 0.4%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Application Express (APEX) is 8.3%, down from 9.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Timothy Soares - PeerSpot reviewer
It's a good solution for those with limited coding experience
The visualization of the data pages could be improved. You have to a lot of tweaking to make the visualization stand out. It's basic, but there are a lot of options. So you really have to do a lot of customizing on that part. They could add some templates that are more attractive than the basic ones. It would be helpful if you could start with something that's already built rather than working on standard templates from scratch.
Ashraf Hamza - PeerSpot reviewer
Efficient with good data retrieval but improvement needed in user interface
Oracle APEX is very easy to use and comes with a lot of ready-made components that speed up the process of creating reports and dashboards. It is part of our agreement with Oracle E Business Suite and offers seamless data retrieval and performance. Additionally, we utilize its dashboard and reporting capabilities.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Caspio was user-friendly compared to other solutions. As someone who doesn't know a lot about coding, I found it easy to create a web application on this platform."
"One of the most valuable features is that we can develop everything locally and deploy it for different kinds of operators in different locations, so we can do our job in one piece. The benefit of that is that others can use these applications. They connect to the internet to do these kinds of applications based on the permissions for those users."
"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."
"It's low code, or even no code. It's very flexible, allowing you to achieve what you want. You can customize applications with very little code, which is the best part."
"The solution is easy to handle. The tool has helped us develop many applications since it supports SQL and NoSQL languages. We are familiar with this language. Also, the solution’s interface design and database design are very easy. It is not so much complex. I have no experience working with other solutions."
"By using Express, we are able to load the data and integrate it into our data map."
"You don't have to know a lot of PL because it's built on PL/SQL. You don't need developers. You only need to design a good application that resolves a problem, or many problems, for companies and you're ready to go."
"Oracle APEX is very easy to use and comes with a lot of ready-made components that speed up the process of creating reports and dashboards."
"Oracle APEX's reporting features are simple yet powerful. The ability to quickly create CRUD screens has simplified many RAD discovery processes, while the APEX environment allows the product owners and dev teams to quickly understand the complex solutions and employ usage statistics to identify areas requiring improvement. The option to add external JavaScript tools in screen development enables the development of complicated mobile or web usage scenarios in rare cases where the APEX UX is not enough."
 

Cons

"The visualization of the data pages could be improved. You have to a lot of tweaking to make the visualization stand out. It's basic, but there are a lot of options. So you really have to do a lot of customizing on that part. They could add some templates that are more attractive than the basic ones. It would be helpful if you could start with something that's already built rather than working on standard templates from scratch."
"I don't like the URL syntax."
"There is a bit of a learning curve involved when first using the solution."
"There is a problem with security because the applications store passwords in the configuration files."
"Oracle is more of a database-oriented solution and is not very flexible in app development."
"In terms of improvement, there should be a greater focus on AI and machine learning tools in Oracle APEX."
"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."
"The grid reports contain a lot of bugs."
"Connections to the application pages are not handled well and at times more than one user can be accessing an application with the same ID."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"If you have a license to Oracle database, you can access APEX."
"To my understanding, my organization is using the free version of Oracle Application Express (APEX), but I'm unsure because I haven't checked the pricing or licensing cost for it."
"It is expensive in comparison to other products."
"The solution is moderately priced, where it is neither cheap nor expensive."
"The solution is free with your Oracle license or database and that is a good value."
"The pricing is mid-range so is neither expensive nor cheap."
"I believe that the solution's pricing is high."
"Pricing is expensive, overall on an enterprise system but we consider that it gives corresponding value in the product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Government
9%
Insurance Company
7%
Educational Organization
7%
Educational Organization
33%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

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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)?
The user interface needs to be improved. It should be more user-friendly.
 

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