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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    OpenText MBPM

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/AOpenText acquired BPM solution Metastorm in 2011, and has rebranded the product as OpenText MBPM. It is an alternative BPM solution to OpenText's primary BPM offering called OpenText Cordys Business Process Management.N/A

    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
    OpenText MBPMOracle APEX
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    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
    OpenText MBPMOracle APEX
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    OpenText MBPMOracle APEX
    Considered Both Products
    OpenText
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    Oracle
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    OpenText MBPMOracle APEX
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of OpenText MBPM and Oracle APEX
    Feature
    OpenText MBPM
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Oracle APEX
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards7.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports4.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Process Engine
    Comparison of Process Engine features of OpenText MBPM and Oracle APEX
    Feature
    OpenText MBPM
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Oracle APEX
    -
    Ratings
    Process designer8.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Process simulation7.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business rules engine9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    SOA support6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Process player7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for modeling languages8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form builder6.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Model execution6.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration
    Comparison of Collaboration features of OpenText MBPM and Oracle APEX
    Feature
    OpenText MBPM
    7.6
    3 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Oracle APEX
    -
    Ratings
    Social collaboration tools7.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Management Capabilties
    Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of OpenText MBPM and Oracle APEX
    Feature
    OpenText MBPM
    6.0
    2 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Oracle APEX
    -
    Ratings
    Content management6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Low-Code Development
    Comparison of Low-Code Development features of OpenText MBPM and Oracle APEX
    Feature
    OpenText MBPM
    -
    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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    OpenText MBPMOracle APEX
    Small Businesses
    Process Street
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Zoho Creator
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    TIBCO® BPM Enterprise
    Score8 out of 10
    AppSheet
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Business Automation Workflow
    Score10 out of 10
    Mendix
    Score7.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    OpenText MBPMOracle APEX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (5 ratings)
    9.5
    (44 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    OpenText MBPMOracle APEX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    OpenText
    Metastorm is well-suited for scenarios in which internal stress testing an application is needed in a hurry before showcasing it to potential customers. It supports different views of the process from Swimlane perspective, so different methodologies can be handled. It is an Enterprise level tool and handles both small and large projects quite well, although smaller companies may be stressed out by the amount of time it takes to properly maintain the application.
    Incentivized
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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
    OpenText
    • Complex routing of tasks based on calculated criteria
    • Linking between tasks and accessing relevant information
    • Organising, scheduling and prioritising
    • Different views for different people
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    OpenText
    • The Metastorm process engine is based on an older version of .NET. Updating to a newer version would resolve several known issues with .NET email functionality.
    • Metastorm builds web pages at run time. While the UI presented to the end user is fine, the Document Object Model is convoluted and subject to change with new releases. Providing a more simplified DOM or at very least a custom function to replace document.getElementById() would make client-side scripting a much more powerful tool.
    • One function that I've seen Metastorm competitors do well, is email wizards. Having a WYSIWYG email editor would be really nice.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    OpenText
    There are other products that seem to be a better fit for future initiatives.
    Incentivized
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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
    OpenText
    Although it is intuitive to use it does require training
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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
    OpenText
    Great customer service for an API support related query
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    OpenText
    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
    OpenText
    We found that OpenText MBPM held its own quite well against IBM BPM. We ended up choosing OpenText MBPM due to the analytics, complex routing, and the ease of SOA service integration. Furthermore, the ability to quickly develop simple User interfaces make this tool a daily component of our most-used toolbox components.
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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
    OpenText
    • The development of the ticketing system has enabled us to greatly improve customer relationships
    • The scheduling and allocation of the tasks has reduced both the number of open tickets and the turnaround time to resolution
    • Management information from the system has improved decision making
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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.
    Incentivized
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