ASP.NET vs Oracle APEX

• NET is a rich framework which provides vast amounts of functionality, which helps speed up development
• NET is supported by an array of high-quality tooling from Microsoft, such as TFS and Visual Studio
• There a large community of experienced ASP.NET developers which means patterns and practices are well documented and there is also plenty of discussion opportunities within the community, such as conferences, meetups, and forums.
• The large user base means that recruitment can be easier

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• Easy upgrade path from Forms, allowing reuse of code and a low learning curve for Forms developers.
• Very quick to develop in. Ideal for prototyping or iterative development which is how we usually work.
• Comes with cross browser and mobile compatibility out of the box.
• Easy to incorporate other web technologies.
• Development environment runs straight from a browser. This has proved to be a life saver when issues crop up on a weekend.

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• Starting a new ASP.Net project can sometimes seem daunting to get all the initial libraries in place unless you use a predefined scaffold. This is getting better.
• You are tied to the Microsoft/Azure platforms for deployment of ASP.Net applications. However, Net Core helps alleviate this.
• Language choices (VB, C#, F#, C++) can seem a little daunting at times.

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• Perhaps is our problem, since we haven’t explored it deeply, but I think that a better portability to mobile devices would help the adoption of APEX.
• Applications weren’t as light as we thought, and we had to move the APEX server to the same data center where our data base was running, due to performance issues. When we started, we supposed that that situation would not be an issue.
• At least in Argentina and Brazil, you can not find as many programmers with experience in APEX as you can find with other technologies.

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• It has allowed us to quickly develop a powerful line of business functionality for our customers, using common technologies and leveraging third-party components.
• Interaction with user desktops and local machines has been problematic to overcome when trying to integrate with desktop applications such as MS Office.

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• In the mid-size organization, we had a BI tool that had a significant license cost involved. With Oracle back-end we were able to switch to APEX and move all reporting at literally zero cost.
• For Oracle PL/SQL users the learning curve is very quick and easy, there are ready templates that you can start with and eventually create complex reports.
• You can track authorization and authentication on data editing and usage. High performance as it is native oracle sql codes.
• Centralized data capturing, makes your datawarehouse writable for lookup tables or reference tables.

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