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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    DBeaver

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ADBeaver offers comprehensive data management tools designed to help teams explore, process, and administrate SQL, NoSQL, and cloud data sources. DBeaver is available commercially as DBeaver PRO and for free as DBeaver Community.

    $11

    per month per user

    Oracle APEX

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AOracle APEX (or Oracle Application Express) is an online low-code application builder that allows users to develop a database-drive application, customize the application's UI, and then give their users access to the application via URL. Oracle APEX includes a suite of pre-built productivity applications and examples, such as a Survey Builder, Bug Tracking, P-Track project management, etc

    $0.32

    OCPU per hour

    Pricing
    DBeaverOracle APEX
    Editions & Modules
    Lite Edition Subscription
    $11
    per month per user
    Enterprise Edition Subscription
    $25
    per month per user
    Lite Edition License
    $110
    per year per user
    Enterprise Edition License
    $250
    per year per user
    Ultimate Edition License
    $500
    per year per user
    CloudBeaver Enterprise
    $1,000
    per year per 5 users
    DBeaver Team Edition
    $1,280
    per year per 1 administrator and 2 developers
    Oracle APEX Application Development
    $0.32
    OCPU per hour
    Oracle Autonomous Transaction Processing - Exadata Storage
    $118.40
    Terabyte storage capacity per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DBeaverOracle APEX
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscounts are available for multi-user licenses.—
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    Community Pulse
    DBeaverOracle APEX
    Considered Both Products
    DBeaver
    No answer on this topic
    Oracle
    Chose Oracle APEX
    If you are expert in SQL and PLSQL and use Oracle Database, then the best choice is Oracle Application Express. The functionality is already complete and very easy to use, so it's useless to find another tool if you are using Oracle. You don't use Oracle APEX only if: (1) you …
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    83%
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    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    DBeaverOracle APEX
    Database Development
    Comparison of Database Development features of DBeaver and Oracle APEX
    Feature
    DBeaver
    7.3
    11 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Oracle APEX
    -
    Ratings
    Version control tools6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Test data generation6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance optimization tools7.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Schema maintenance8.49 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database change management9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database Administration
    Comparison of Database Administration features of DBeaver and Oracle APEX
    Feature
    DBeaver
    5.5
    9 Ratings
    37% below category average
    Oracle APEX
    -
    Ratings
    User management8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database security5.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database status reporting4.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management5.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Low-Code Development
    Comparison of Low-Code Development features of DBeaver and Oracle APEX
    Feature
    DBeaver
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle APEX
    8.5
    27 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Visual Modeling00 Ratings7.726 Ratings
    Drag-and-drop Interfaces00 Ratings8.427 Ratings
    Platform Security00 Ratings8.827 Ratings
    Platform User Management00 Ratings8.326 Ratings
    Reusability00 Ratings9.027 Ratings
    Platform Scalability00 Ratings8.927 Ratings
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    Sequel Pro
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    Score7.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Oracle Autonomous Database
    Score8.5 out of 10
    AppSheet
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Oracle Autonomous Database
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Mendix
    Score7.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    DBeaverOracle APEX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    9.5
    (44 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DBeaverOracle APEX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    DBeaver
    If you are connecting to Snowflake and want to query from your laptop, I find that this is much easier to use than Snowflake's IDE. It allows us as a business intelligence team to more easily connect to our servers, and code with much less hassle. It would be less appropriate if you are only on an on-premises SQL server, in that case, I would just use SSMS.
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    Oracle
    If you need to develop an application very quickly, without unnecessary lengthy specifications or business requirements, something you need right away, while utilizing all the capabilities of the Oracle database, APEX is the right choice. Thanks to the many components you use from the vast Oracle APEX library, working with this tool is exceptionally pleasant, fast, and effective.
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    Pros
    DBeaver
    • Identify types of DB connections by color code: development, testing and production.
    • Predictive typing, it is incredibly accurate and saves me a lot of time.
    • Jump between different simultaneous DB connections.
    • Navigate through the schema object tree.
    • Provide all the tools I need in one window.
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    Oracle
    • 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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    Cons
    DBeaver
    • Schema editing is not very intuitive. Editing a single column forces you into multiple tab windows when trying to change something simple like a column name.
    • Sorting and filtering in data is nice, but buried in long right-click menus.
    • Some things are definitely non-standard UI for a Windows application, so it might be hard for die-hard Windows fans to get used to.
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    Oracle
    • Can't think of any - the Application Express development team does a fantastic job adopting and supporting emerging trends with each new release.
    • Requires Oracle RDBMS; i.e., is not portable to other RDBMS platforms. On the surface this may seem like a con but it is as it should be - Oracle database is best RDBMS available and tight integration with Oracle RDBMS promotes creation of reliable performant apps.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    DBeaver
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    I felt very comfortable using Oracle Application Express from the start. I designed my data model and quickly developed the basic CRUD pages for master tables. Then I designed the main functionality and was able to test and deploy it in a couple of days work. I will probably share the app with other members of the team and continue adding some features in the short term.
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    Usability
    DBeaver
    It's perfectly easy to use. Not super new and shiny with lots of accessibility tailored tools, but does the job
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    Oracle
    Oracle APEX is an ultra flexible, low code platform having a great easy of use, superior customization capabilities, scalable and provides a very good application and data security. It also has lot of AI capabilities as well as modern features such as GeoLocation maps, Automation capabilities, Workflow approval features and Mobile application capabilities using PWA like features.
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    Support Rating
    DBeaver
    Not a lot of users have DBeaver so fewer resources are available online to help you if you have any issues. When I was trying to figure out how to create my own ER diagrams, it was a little tough to find resources
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    Oracle
    Very active and knowledgeable community support includes quick and helpful responses from the Oracle employees on the product development team. I've never had to raise an official support request - everything is dealt with via forums and user groups - or via direct emails. The supposrt commuinty is one of the great things about Apex.
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    Implementation Rating
    DBeaver
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    Using it on the cloud is really simple, the entire process of configuring and provisioning an Oracle Database takes only a few minutes (less than 10) and then Oracle APEX is already deployed on the database, so you just have to start using it. I would strongly recommend using APEX on Oracle Cloud Free Tier.
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    Alternatives Considered
    DBeaver
    MySQL workbench from MySQL only supports MySQL databases and it only provides basic functionality. On top of that, the user experience could be quite confusing for first-time users. SSMS from SQL server doesn't support inline editing nicely. The view for inline editing and view data is different, making it uncomfortable to use. All in all, DBeaver is the best tool when you manage a lot of databases with different types.
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    Oracle
    Oracle APEX has delivered a strong positive ROI by significantly reducing development time, lowering costs, and improving operational efficiency through automation and real-time reporting. While there are some limitations around frontend flexibility and DevOps, the overall business value—especially in data-driven enterprise applications—has been substantial.
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    Return on Investment
    DBeaver
    • Positive Ability to manage DBeaver and query ad-hoc quickly
    • By having the queries saved it has saved developer time and thereby increased the ROI on the investment on the tool
    • This has made firefighting quicker and freed up resources for more development work.
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    Oracle
    • 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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