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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
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)
Studio Creatio
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
22nd
Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms
18th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Management (BPM) (24th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of Oracle Application Express (APEX) is 8.4%, down from 9.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Studio Creatio is 0.9%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

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.
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 has many ready modules that can be used and developed."
"What I like best about Oracle Application Express (APEX) is that it doesn't require hard coding for reporting and building applications. It's a GUI-based application builder that even end-users with little development and language knowledge can develop applications on Oracle Application Express (APEX). The software is also very user-friendly, which I find valuable."
"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."
"This product will speed up development time with helpful production aids."
"One standout feature of Oracle APEX is its seamless integration with backend procedures, allowing for quick updates without changing the front-end interface."
"A user interface is relatively simple to create."
"The valuable features are charts, reports, and search engines."
"I like the way that it automatically goes into the spreadsheets and the users can deal with it."
"Creatio also provides us with scalability, performance and agility."
"The most valuable features are performance, built-in variety of multiple task automation, and has international standards notations."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its CRM functionality and the fact that it is a no-code solution"
"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 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 pre-configured CRM functionalities regarding the accounts management and contact activities is very good. It's easy to develop workflows."
"It enables automating tasks and provides self-service options, ultimately improving efficiency and customer satisfaction."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its simplicity."
 

Cons

"The product must provide more triggers."
"The collaboration and the workflow engine could use some improvement."
"I don't like the URL syntax."
"The solution’s pricing is high if you use it on the OCA platform. It’s also a little bit costly. However, if we use it on an on-premises Oracle database, the pricing is cheaper."
"Oracle is more of a database-oriented solution and is not very flexible in app development."
"The solution's layout could be improved for report generation to allow more configuration."
"It has a bit of a strict framework, you have to make all the time adjustments in their JavaScript. Another downside is that it's only available for Oracle databases."
"There is a bit of a learning curve involved when first using the solution."
"They can improve the business rules for defining the type and quantity of the business load. They already seem to be working on this improvement. Integration with the social networks will be very appreciated by the companies. It will be very useful for communication between the company and customers, that is, B to C relationships. Most of the customers or users have smartphones, and they use a lot of social networks. Companies need to stay connected with the customers. They have enabled integration with WhatsApp and Telegram in recent releases, which has been very useful."
"The mobile version of the solution could be improved. It's hard to customize it."
"Numerous options can make implementation confusing."
"It appears that at times, our partners might be using Google Translate, resulting in translations lacking context and not being entirely understandable."
"It does not have the ability to run one single large process."
"The documentation must be more technical."
"Studio Creatio is a new product in the market, making its lack of maturity an area of concern."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate it around an eight in terms of price, with one being low and ten being high."
"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."
"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."
"When buying the data license, APEX is included."
"The product is completely free of cost."
"APEX itslelf is a free product, but you will need to license peripheral components."
"Pricing is expensive, overall on an enterprise system but we consider that it gives corresponding value in the product."
"I do not think this would be an ideal option for a small sized company or a startup when considering the salary requirements for Oracle DBA'a and developers."
"The pricing plans are not user-friendly because in many cases you have to buy different options to get additional features."
"It is fairly competitive."
"I rate the pricing a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive."
"There is a license required for this solution."
"The tool is reasonably priced."
"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."
"I rate the product price a five or six on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
33%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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.
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...
 

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Sample Customers

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