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Docker vs Oracle Application Express (APEX) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 14, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Docker
Ranking in Development Platforms
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
Container Management (5th), Software Supply Chain Security (6th)
Oracle Application Express ...
Ranking in Development Platforms
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
59
Ranking in other categories
Rapid Application Development Software (4th), Low-Code Development Platforms (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Development Platforms category, the mindshare of Docker is 43.9%, up from 37.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Application Express (APEX) is 5.6%, down from 14.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Development Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Rikin Parekh - PeerSpot reviewer
Useful to create sandbox environments to run applications and makes it easy to test them
Overall, setting up the Docker environment is quite easy. Many methods exist, such as using Docker Compose and Docker networks to communicate between containers. The main challenge lies in designing the architecture and integrating different frameworks and microservices. I would rate the ease of setting up the tool at around nine out of ten. The time it takes to deploy depends on the scale of the system. For the early-stage startup I'm currently working with, it doesn't take much time. It's just me handling the deployment. In our early-stage startup, we have a couple of teams with around four to five backend APIs and two front-end services. Deploying these doesn't take much time. My focus is more on minimizing costs due to our lean startup structure.
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The lift and shift creates a lightweight image."
"I have seen end-to-end performance with Docker. It's a great tool, and it's the most popular container service in the market."
"The initial setup was easy, and you are only required to run commands."
"I think the best feature is to replicate anything in our local machine using a simple command."
"The stability is excellent."
"The most valuable feature of Docker is its integration with other solutions, such as KVM and AlmaLinux."
"The solution is easy to install."
"The scalability of Docker is good."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"In our experience with Apex, we find that minimizing reliance on HTML and JavaScript is preferable, especially considering our background as seasoned programmers adept in PL/SQL. Incorporating HTML and JavaScript can pose challenges due to potential compatibility issues when updates are made to JavaScript. We also make use of JAPER report integration for generating reports, a practice integral to our reporting procedures."
"Oracle APEX allows our company to complete webpage projects easily in a fast turnaround time."
"You can customize the solution to create a console where only business users can access and download files if they want to extract the data."
"The most valuable features are security, stability, and ease of implementation."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"Quick development and the connection with the database are the most valuable and useful features. It is also very stable, scalable, and easy to set up. Its support is also good."
"A user interface is relatively simple to create."
 

Cons

"Docker management is very difficult when we have a large number of nodes."
"Owing to a few shortcomings in its stability, I would say that its stability can be improved."
"The Kubernetes blocks need improvement since Docker has many holes in it."
"The stability could be improved."
"I want to see if new architectures have been incorporated in Docker or if we have to wait for another release."
"The solution is not easy to manage and it is one of the reasons why people introduce orchestration tools to manage it."
"The learning curve with Docker is huge and extensive"
"We have found that it is not easy to install it into a Windows system."
"Being able to only design with HTML and CSS can be limiting as to what can be accomplished."
"Currently, APEX doesn't have a building workflow engine. I think that's the most important improvement that could be made at this point."
"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."
"During the upcoming versions, we can modify the current configuration."
"The solution does not support the Linux platform."
"An area for improvement in Oracle Application Express (APEX) is the slow reporting because pulling the report for two months, one year, three years, etc., is very slow. It takes more than thirty minutes to download the report. There's also room for improvement in integrating Oracle Application Express (APEX) with other vendors, such as open-source solutions through API integration. I believe Oracle is working on this feature, or the issue could be because my organization is using an older version of Oracle Application Express (APEX). The Oracle database also has to be improved because it's still lacking in some packages, triggers, and indexes."
"We would like to see tighter integration with the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure."
"The product must provide more triggers."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I use the solution's open-source version."
"Since Docker is an open-source solution, it is free of cost."
"This is an open-source solution, so there are no licensing costs."
"It's an open-source solution, so it doesn't cost anything"
"I would rate the pricing of Docker as ten out of ten"
"The offering and service are quite free."
"The solution offers an open-source version that is free and includes a lot of functionality."
"Its convenience edition is free of cost."
"There is a trial version available that can be used free of charge."
"The solution is moderately priced, where it is neither cheap nor expensive."
"We have a full Oracle E-Business Suite license, and we use that license to develop applications. There's no license required for developing Oracle applications."
"Oracle Application Express (APEX) comes with Oracle. The Oracle price itself. I do not know the exact cost. Oracle is flexible on its price. If you overspend on your hardware, then I don't think you will overpay. I heard that Oracle is more expensive than other databases, but when you consider Oracle is the best traditional relational database out there. You get what you pay for."
"I rate the product's price as ten on a scale of one to ten, where one is a high price, and ten is a low price."
"The product is completely free of cost."
"When buying the data license, APEX is included."
"If you have a license to Oracle database, you can access APEX."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Insurance Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
8%
Educational Organization
30%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Docker?
We are using Docker to host applications.
What needs improvement with Docker?
In terms of communication between services, perhaps the configuration within networks between containers could be improved.
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)?
Using AI to analyze data without needing much code would be better. Also, although the interface is easy to change, it could have more features.
 

Also Known As

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Oracle APEX
 

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Sample Customers

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Hepart AG, pharmasol, SATLOG, Collège Bois-de-Boulogne
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