MongoDB vs. Oracle APEX

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
MongoDB
ScoreΒ 8.0Β outΒ ofΒ 10
N/A
MongoDB is an open source document-oriented database system. It is part of the NoSQL family of database systems. Instead of storing data in tables as is done in a "classical" relational database, MongoDB stores structured data as JSON-like documents with dynamic schemas (MongoDB calls the format BSON), making the integration of data in certain types of applications easier and faster.
$0.10
million reads
Oracle APEX
ScoreΒ 7.8Β outΒ ofΒ 10
N/A
Oracle 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
MongoDBOracle APEX
Editions & Modules
Shared
$0
per month
Serverless
$0.10million reads
million reads
Dedicated
$57
per month
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
MongoDBOracle APEX
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFully managed, global cloud database on AWS, Azure, and GCPβ€”
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Community Pulse
MongoDBOracle APEX
Considered Both Products
MongoDB

No answer on this topic

Oracle APEX
Chose Oracle APEX
Oracle Application Express provides a simple graphical user interface to build web applications. We do need to write code manually as there is always a change while writing business logic manually.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
MongoDBOracle APEX
NoSQL Databases
Comparison of NoSQL Databases features of Product A and Product B
MongoDB
9.1
38 Ratings
4% above category average
Oracle APEX
-
Ratings
Performance9.038 Ratings00 Ratings
Availability9.738 Ratings00 Ratings
Concurrency8.638 Ratings00 Ratings
Security8.638 Ratings00 Ratings
Scalability9.438 Ratings00 Ratings
Data model flexibility9.138 Ratings00 Ratings
Deployment model flexibility9.137 Ratings00 Ratings
Low-Code Development
Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Product A and Product B
MongoDB
-
Ratings
Oracle APEX
9.2
22 Ratings
7% above category average
Visual Modeling00 Ratings9.621 Ratings
Drag-and-drop Interfaces00 Ratings8.022 Ratings
Platform Security00 Ratings9.222 Ratings
Platform User Management00 Ratings9.422 Ratings
Reusability00 Ratings9.622 Ratings
Platform Scalability00 Ratings9.522 Ratings
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MongoDBOracle APEX
Small Businesses
IBM Cloudant
IBM Cloudant
ScoreΒ 8.4Β outΒ ofΒ 10
Creatio
Creatio
ScoreΒ 9.1Β outΒ ofΒ 10
Medium-sized Companies
IBM Cloudant
IBM Cloudant
ScoreΒ 8.4Β outΒ ofΒ 10
Quixy
Quixy
ScoreΒ 9.8Β outΒ ofΒ 10
Enterprises
IBM Cloudant
IBM Cloudant
ScoreΒ 8.4Β outΒ ofΒ 10
Quickbase
Quickbase
ScoreΒ 9.2Β outΒ ofΒ 10
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User Ratings
MongoDBOracle APEX
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(78 ratings)
9.2
(39 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(67 ratings)
8.2
(3 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(14 ratings)
8.2
(2 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.6
(13 ratings)
8.2
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.4
(2 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
MongoDBOracle APEX
Likelihood to Recommend
MongoDB
If asked by a colleague I would highly recommend MongoDB. MongoDB provides incredible flexibility and is quick and easy to set up. It also provides extensive documentation which is very useful for someone new to the tool. Though I've used it for years and still referenced the docs often. From my experience and the use cases I've worked on, I'd suggest using it anywhere that needs a fast, efficient storage space for non-relational data. If a relational database is needed then another tool would be more apt.
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Oracle
It is appropriate for database application development supporting data driven processes, online transaction processing, BI/reports/analytics ... for addressing about any business data processing need I can think of. Oracle Application Express is fantastic for creating beautiful rich user interfaces with support for all major browsers rendering well on a range of devices. It is less appropriate for applications requiring native low level access to device peripherals and is less appropriate for applications that must execute offline without network/internet connection to supporting application and database servers.
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Pros
MongoDB
  • Being a JSON language optimizes the response time of a query, you can directly build a query logic from the same service
  • You can install a local, database-based environment rather than the non-relational real-time bases such a firebase does not allow, the local environment is paramount since you can work without relying on the internet.
  • Forming collections in Mango is relatively simple, you do not need to know of query to work with it, since it has a simple graphic environment that allows you to manage databases for those who are not experts in console management.
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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
MongoDB
  • An aggregate pipeline can be a bit overwhelming as a newcomer.
  • There's still no real concept of joins with references/foreign keys, although the aggregate framework has a feature that is close.
  • Database management/dev ops can still be time-consuming if rolling your own deployments. (Thankfully there are plenty of providers like Compose or even MongoDB's own Atlas that helps take care of the nitty-gritty.
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Oracle
  • 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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Likelihood to Renew
MongoDB
I am looking forward to increasing our SaaS subscriptions such that I get to experience global replica sets, working in reads from secondaries, and what not. Can't wait to be able to exploit some of the power that the "Big Boys" use MongoDB for.
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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
MongoDB
NoSQL database systems such as MongoDB lack graphical interfaces by default and therefore to improve usability it is necessary to install third-party applications to see more visually the schemas and stored documents. In addition, these tools also allow us to visualize the commands to be executed for each operation.
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Oracle
its easy to use as a developer and applications designed using apex are easy and intuitive to use as an end user. Even non-coders can build good applications, the more code you can write the more you can enhance the application but you can get up and running quickly with almost no technical know how.
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Support Rating
MongoDB
Finding support from local companies can be difficult. There were times when the local company could not find a solution and we reached a solution by getting support globally. If a good local company is found, it will overcome all your problems with its global support.
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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
MongoDB
While the setup and configuration of MongoDB is pretty straight forward, having a vendor that performs automatic backups and scales the cluster automatically is very convenient. If you do not have a system administrator or DBA familiar with MongoDB on hand, it's a very good idea to use a 3rd party vendor that specializes in MongoDB hosting. The value is very well worth it over hosting it yourself since the cost is often reasonable among providers.
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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
MongoDB
We have [measured] the speed in reading/write operations in high load and finally select the winner = MongoDBWe have [not] too much data but in case there will be 10 [times] more we need Cassandra. Cassandra's storage engine provides constant-time writes no matter how big your data set grows. For analytics, MongoDB provides a custom map/reduce implementation; Cassandra provides native Hadoop support.
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Oracle
Obviously Oracle Application Express cannot replace WebLogic in terms of creating domains but it is not designed to do that. We can use this tool to prototype and later develop a product using the Oracle WebLogic platform. We selected Oracle Application Express due to the ease of learning, and not having to buy licenses to use it.
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Return on Investment
MongoDB
  • Open Source w/ reasonable support costs have a direct, positive impact on the ROI (we moved away from large, monolithic, locked in licensing models)
  • You do have to balance the necessary level of HA & DR with the number of servers required to scale up and scale out. Servers cost money - so DR & HR doesn't come for free (even though it's built into the architecture of MongoDB
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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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