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Attribute Ratings
- Apache Flex (formerly Adobe Flex) is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend

6.0
Apache Flex
60%
2 Ratings

5.3
SharePoint Designer (discontinued)
53%
16 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

Apache Flex
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
SharePoint Designer (discontinued)
100%
1 Rating
Support Rating

Apache Flex
N/A
0 Ratings

8.0
SharePoint Designer (discontinued)
80%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Apache Flex
I feel like it was better suited in its role in the early days of the app, as things progressed, it didn't as much. It may have gotten better as Apache took over, but I think they lost some users due to other things taking over on the web a bit more.
Freelance Designer & Developer
coreybirkmann.comMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
SharePoint Designer (discontinued)
SharePoint does not provide, out of the box, a tool to create / update workflows from web. You have to use SharePoint Designer in order to create them.If you need to implement custom workflows for specific business processes, then SharePoint Designer is well suited.SharePoint Designer allows you to create workflows with task approval, email notifications, assign variables and update SharePoint Lists / Documents properties.In our company, we have created specific workflows for :- Purchase order- RH forms validation like annual employee review- Dematerialized existing forms and validation
Programmer
NXOInformation Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees
Pros
Apache Flex
- Highly advanced UI platform, well suited for building enterprise applications.
- Cross browser issues do not exist as it runs the same on every browser via Flash Player.
- Animations are something that comes out of the box.
Vice President
CitiFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees
SharePoint Designer (discontinued)
- 2013 Workflows - Loops: You can build loops to work while a value (not) equals something, or N number of times. You can insert Parallel Blocks to do multiple things at once, or to watch for multiple things, and when 1 thing finishes, cancels the others and moves to the next step or stage.
- 2013 Workflows - Stages: Previously all we had were steps, which worked sequentially. With the Concept of Stages, we can create blocks of steps and based on the data collected during those functions, we can tell the workflow to go to a different Stage in the workflow based on a set of 1, or multiple, Conditionals in a transition area after each Stage. Giving you the power to develop multiple entire processes and skipping to the correct part of the workflow, rather than going through 20 conditionals to find out you needed to do action 31.
- 2013 Workflows - REST API: the "Call HTTP Web Service" is a very powerful tool, but hard to understand if you have never seen it done, or have a guideline. It works very similar to the requirements in PowerShell to connect and get and post data to SharePoint using the Rest API. You can also use this to manage permissions on List Items, Lists, Sites, and Site Collections. Best part is when developed correctly, it is SUPER FAST!
- Intentionally Building Infinite Loops: I have built multiple review process from Managing Certifications to Updating Published Documentation, that monitors when an Item, based on provided approved metadata, when the "Author" needs to review the document within the given amount of time. They will get e-mails with links asking if changes are needed. If not, it is routed to the Approving Executive, and the Workflow Automatically updates the Metadata to push out the review dates to the next date, based on metadata provided on how how often the document should be reviews. By using conditionals in the transition of stages, it basically starts over, and goes into a parallel block to allow the monitoring of multiple values of metadata to move to the next stage. Very Powerful when you want to automate these types of process. It truly is a "Set It and Forget It" process.
SharePoint Developer and Architect
Holiday RetirementHospitality, 10,001+ employees
Cons
Apache Flex
- Relied too much on flash at some times in its history.
- Not web standard.
- html5 took over its market.
Freelance Designer & Developer
coreybirkmann.comMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
SharePoint Designer (discontinued)
- In the newest version of SharePoint Designer, they have gotten rid of the Design view which makes what used to be quick and easy changes much more code-intensive. This makes it harder for non-IT users and is more risker for all SharePoint Designer users.
- SharePoint Designer workflows have a lot of functionality, but there are also some crucial limitations, such as not being able to put lookup fields in email subjects or using parenthesis to separate/group logical conditions.
- Although this goes along with the Design view, there really isn't a good user interface anymore for adding conditional formatting and styles in views/pages.
Developer
Guardian Industries Corp.Glass, Ceramics & Concrete, 10,001+ employees
Pricing Details
Apache Flex
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—SharePoint Designer (discontinued)
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
Apache Flex
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
SharePoint Designer (discontinued)
SharePoint Designer (discontinued) 10.0
Based on 1 answer
It is a helpful tool that we use every day.
Web Administrator III (SharePoint)
The Institute of Internal Auditors Inc.Non-Profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees
Support Rating
Apache Flex
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
SharePoint Designer (discontinued)
SharePoint Designer (discontinued) 8.0
Based on 2 answers
Support is good from Microsoft. They are quite responsive when we raise a ticket but SP Designer support will be ended by Microsoft in the near future as they have got new techs like PowerApps and Flow to achieve the same functionality SP Designer does and even more than that.
Technology Analyst
InfosysComputer Software, 10,001+ employees
Alternatives Considered
Apache Flex
We are replacing adobe flex with Sencha.
Vice President
CitiFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees
SharePoint Designer (discontinued)
I haven't used anything else like this. I use different products for workflows and forms, but they aren't listed in the listings for this page. Instead of using it for workflows or forms (deprecated 2 years ago), I use Nintex. For everything else, I have what I need in the Modern version of SharePoint online

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 1001-5000 employeesReturn on Investment
Apache Flex
- Positive: Easy to learn if you already knew AS.
- Negative: Too heavy on flash knowledge (I know it's contradictory, but it was a plus & a minus).
- ROI was great since it saves time on multiple devices compiling.
Freelance Designer & Developer
coreybirkmann.comMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
SharePoint Designer (discontinued)
- For my needs, I have not found SharePoint Designer useful for my day to day maintenance of SharePoint. It is useful for viewing all the objects that make up the SharePoint site.
- It is not as intuitive in regard to setting up Workflows. I have yet to use it to set up workflows in SharePoint. Maybe if I needed more complex workflows, it would be beneficial.
- I like to use SharePoint Designer for moving around files within SharePoint sites.
Elearning Specialist, Video Production
State of New JerseyGovernment Administration, 10,001+ employees