Oracle Application Express (APEX) Reviews

We use this solution for reports, data queries and as our CMS. APEX is our purchase requisition system. We are customers of Oracle, I'm the facility director and a user of APEX. 

The solution is fairly intuitive and has a user-friendly UI. The great thing is that in terms of process mapping, it's already configured including for drag and drop and easy manipulation of objects.

It would be helpful if the solution was in a format recognized by Microsoft Word products. 

I've been using this solution for five years. 

The solution is stable. We have an engineer who deals with the maintenance. 

The solution is scalable. We might increase the number of users but for now we only have 20 users. 

The deployment was easy and took no time. 

This solution is free for us because we use an Oracle-based product for our purchasing and it's included in that. 

I rate this solution seven out of 10. 

The most valuable features are the ease with which data can be accessed and the improvements that have made the front-end look like a real application. The graphing plug-ins are really good as well.

We are excited that they are going to go into the web service world to make the rest of the APIs available. We have been looking for master detail, but that is has been improved quite a bit. Nothing is perfect though.

I have been using the product for eight years.

It has been consistently stable. We have not had any issues with it.

So far it has met our needs and we hope that it will continue to do so. At the end of the summer, we are moving a flex application to APEX that will be released in August. It will have about four hundred users.

I have never personally talked to tech support, but we have had conversations with the consulting folks about some of the rack solutions for improving data expansion. From my understanding, tech support is very good.

It is always fun having to do the Oracle patches. Our DBAs handle all that, but it does affect us as far as having to take systems down to do the upgrades, which gets a little frustrating. It's manageable though. They take about an hour or two.

It is a free product. Install it and start having fun. APEX out of the box is pretty good and very easy to get started. You can get your data out in five minutes. I’d give it an eight out of ten.

We use this for our healthcare system dashboard as testing.

It has many ready modules that can be used and developed.

When exporting, we can't export-dynamic reports, only static reports. For example, when we want to export charts or tables it is only exported as a static report so we can't drop down on these reports; however, we can see this information when we are on the dashboard itself.

I have been using this solution for two years.

it is very stable and steady.

Customer support is great.

Initial setup was straightforward as we have a team that has good experience.

It secure, stable, and the support is very good as well.

I would rate this an eight out of ten.

We develop software for local governments as well as software licensing.

We look after the local government and Healthcare.

A user interface is relatively simple to create.

I can easily connect to the servers. It has a fast connection.

Making a CI/CD lane for it is a bit difficult.

It is difficult to achieve continuous delivery or continuous integration.

Stability and technical support could be enhanced.

It would be beneficial to include WebSockets so that you can see real-time updates.

I have been working with Oracle Application Express (APEX) for three years.

We are not using the most recent version, but we are close.

Oracle Application Express (APEX) is not very stable.

Oracle Application Express (APEX) is a scalable product.

This solution is used by ten developers or technical consultants in our company.

We may increase our usage in the future.

I had a technical issue, and it took me a month to get an answer from Oracle.

Response time is very slow.

I work with multiple solutions simultaneously.

We have people who surf the servers on our behalf. They are simply regular Windows computers, but not in our location, but in another. Similar to a cloud.

We have several small cloud providers. They are based in the Netherlands.

It is rather complex to install.

I would rate the installation a three out of five.

It took approximately, one day to deploy.

We need two developers to maintain this solution.

Our in-house team completed the deployment.

I believe it is free, but the Oracle database license must be purchased.

It is expensive, but I don't know what the licensing cost is.

I did not consider alternative solutions. This solution was already chosen and in place when I started at this company.

It all depends on the solutions you seek. But, yes, I would probably recommend this solution to others.

I would rate Oracle Application Express (APEX) a six out of ten. The idea of the product is good, but there are issues that make it difficult to work with.

The primary use case of this solution is for developing applications to help with the daily work, customer support, and for production in small to medium-sized businesses.

It's a large organization producing energy. APEX is a platform that helps in the daily works of many parts of the organization. It is not producing any energy, although it is helping us to save energy that is is the result of friction between the different areas of the enterprise.

The most valuable features are security, stability, and ease of implementation. 

You can concentrate on the solution. You don't have to worry about the environment, the security, the servers, or the access. It is all there automatically.

Communication and solutions are easier to use.

The collaboration and the workflow engine could use some improvement. If you have a larger team working with APEX, it is not that easy to synchronize the team. It is easier with a code-rich application because of the tools. It is not that easy in a low-code environment.

In the next release, I would like to see a better workflow tool.

I have been using this solution since 2005.

This solution is very stable. We have never experienced any issues.

This solution is scalable. We have not come anywhere near the maximum with our engines. 

We have never experienced any performance issues or performance warnings in our company.

We have 3000 users in our company, but not all of them are using the same application at the same time.

We have many applications with many departments and it's used every day. They are using applications with APEX. They are not developing in APEX, but they are using APEX solutions to launch, for feedback, for security, and monitoring.

The technical support is excellent.

Previously, we did not use another solution. We used a different form of Oracle. There haven't been that many solutions available or programming platforms. APEX was the first local solution.

It was the only solution at the time.

The initial setup is quite straightforward and very easy.

With one person, it took half an hour to install and get running.

We have two people to maintain this solution.

This solution was implemented 15 years ago with the help of our team.

There are zero costs. It's a free solution with no additional costs.

We are using a point system, but it's only being used with a few applications at the moment.

Once you start to develop with APEX, you will be hated by programmers and coders. They will want to show you that they can do the same as you can do. 

My advice would be to just use this solution.

I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

I used this to deploy some web pages. It did not have a difficult or complex architecture.

Oracle APEX allows our company to complete webpage projects easily in a fast turnaround time.

Oracle's simplicity is the most valuable aspect. You are able to deploy simple websites that have several pages easily. Minimal consideration is required for design. You can just make a few configurations and your website is ready to use. It is as quick as making the coffee.

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.

I have been using this solution for two months.

Due to sanctions, many users in Iran are not able to access support. For those who can, it is not an easy process.

Before the Oracle APEX, we used the traditional tool or write your web page by PHP, HTML, etc. And as a database, we used to use MySQL, Cassandra, and other options. I don't know why the company decided to use Oracle APEX.

As a programmer, the setup was very easy. I do not know what the setup looks like for database administrators.

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.

Oracle APEX would be great for a big company and with a strong client base where project web pages are needed as soon as possible. The product reduces the time to market for your product and you can write websites by different configurations.

Overall, I would rate the product an eight out of ten.

Right now, we have two primary use cases for this solution. We are using Oracle APEX to build full-customized ERP systems for big companies and also for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Oracle APEX improved our organization by making it possible for us to implement agile project development. A key agile feature is shortening the development cycle, enabling faster delivery to the customer. It enables us to deliver a complete system to the customer more quickly. The customer can use a system and provide us with feedback. We then implement changes and enhance the system as part of second development cycle. 

If we were using a different tool, it would take us maybe three months to deliver a development cycle. With APEX, we're able to deliver in less than a month.

What I find the most valuable about Oracle APEX is that it is very fast.

Prior to Oracle APEX, we were using Oracle Developer/2000, or D2K for short. It's another RAD. RAD refers to rapid application development tool. These two tools are quite similar. So, they are very easy for us to migrate.

That's why we choose Oracle APEX. It is a very powerful tool. It has a lot of function and a lot of features that were not available in D2K. D2K is not available on mobile, for example. Oracle APEX is very convenient. 

1. Need more backup options, such as more than 25 backups, option for choosing what conditions to trigger the backup action, etc.

2. If APEX could add the workflow engine feature, that will be awesome.

3. If there could be a kind of chart to make the link graphics between the parent nodes and the child nodes, (currently there is a Tree feature), but sometimes the hierarchy is not only one-to-many, could be many-to-one, or many-to-many.  

4. More mobile-friendly UI features will make APEX more powerful and engaging.

I have been using this solution since 2015.

We do not use Oracle paid support. We use community support. 

The Oracle Community is not paid support but it is very powerful. It's a great community, made up of very intelligent and enthusiastic people. 

I consider the initial setup simple compared to other technology. 

Oracle APEX significantly reduces the effort that needs to be put into development, allowing us to focus more on system analysis.

We use Oracle Application Express (APEX) to integrate solutions with E-Business Suites.

I like how we can actively develop and customize APEX because it's on the same database. We use all the E-Business Suite custom environment features in APEX. We use it because developers can fully leverage it. For example, in Oracle Application Framework, you have a download time of about half an hour before deployment. But there's no deployment time in APEX. You can see it after refreshing the page.

I don't like the URL syntax—for example, the parameters in the URL for the pages. If there are any parameters, all the users see all the parameter names. This may require some caching. The UI could be improved as well. Sometimes, based on the customization, load balancing isn't running behind the F5. 

We've been using Oracle applications for about three years.

APEX is a stable product.

APEX is scalable. We have two deployments, two of them behind a local APEX and another in Turkey. The installation is on the local area network. We got three servers that run on the APEX and an APEX installation on a single database in a lab.

There's a technical team, but I install APEX by myself.

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. It's just for the Oracle development tools we use until the final product is ready. 

The forums are quick, and I follow those to lookup features, and I just recall it. I follow all the online seminars and that was enough for me.

There are some restrictions when using this product, but it can be valuable for developing and integrated with E-Business Suite. Because in some instances, some tools aren't available in the E-Business Suite environment. 

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Oracle Application Express (APEX) an eight.