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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Oracle Integration (OIC)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AThe Oracle Integration Cloud Service is an iPaaS providing prebuilt integration flows between applications, including other Oracle products. The Integration Cloud Service is scaled for enterprises, with prebuilt codeless adapters for on-premises and SaaS systems and low-code automation capabilities.N/A
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    Oracle APEXOracle Integration (OIC)
    Editions & Modules
    Oracle APEX Application Development
    $0.32
    OCPU per hour
    Oracle Autonomous Transaction Processing - Exadata Storage
    $118.40
    Terabyte storage capacity per month
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    Pricing Offerings
    Oracle APEXOracle Integration (OIC)
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Oracle APEXOracle Integration (OIC)
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    Oracle
    Chose Oracle APEX
    Oracle APEX and Oracle Visual Builder are both low-code development platforms within the Oracle ecosystem, but they serve different purposes. Oracle APEX is more suited for the people who are familiar with SQL, PLSQL. It provides rapid application development features based on …
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    Oracle
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    96%
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    22 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    80%
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    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
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    90%
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    18 Answers
    Features
    Oracle APEXOracle Integration (OIC)
    Low-Code Development
    Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Oracle APEX and Oracle Integration (OIC)
    Feature
    Oracle APEX
    8.5
    27 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Oracle Integration (OIC)
    -
    Ratings
    Visual Modeling7.726 Ratings00 Ratings
    Drag-and-drop Interfaces8.427 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Security8.827 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform User Management8.326 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reusability9.027 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Scalability8.927 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Data Integration
    Comparison of Cloud Data Integration features of Oracle APEX and Oracle Integration (OIC)
    Feature
    Oracle APEX
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle Integration (OIC)
    7.4
    22 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Pre-built connectors00 Ratings7.821 Ratings
    Connector modification00 Ratings7.821 Ratings
    Support for real-time and batch integration00 Ratings5.822 Ratings
    Data quality services00 Ratings6.120 Ratings
    Data security features00 Ratings8.021 Ratings
    Monitoring console00 Ratings9.222 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Oracle APEXOracle Integration (OIC)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (44 ratings)
    8.3
    (30 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Oracle APEXOracle Integration (OIC)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Oracle
    Oracle Process Cloud is suited for medium-sized companies and up who want to create applications that can automate tasks without the need of recruiting more software developers. With a couple hours of training, any member of the organization's business team will be well-equipped with all of the knowledge that is needed to use Oracle Process Cloud effectively. If your IT team is large and able to take upon the task of making the given application, then something like Oracle BPM is a better solution.
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    Pros
    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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    • New enhanced activities that are targeted to reduce the integration pain. For example, file stage activity reduces the pain of chunking the input file while sending and mapping the data to the target application. Stage activity takes care of it automatically for the customer. Similarly, recommendation on the mapper is a huge plus for people looking for common integration.
    • There are around 50 adapters available including dedicated out of the box application adapters and generic technologies adapters on OICS. The best part of these application adapters is that they are designed considering LOB users. Most of the time integration implementor does not require, application knowledge to perform the integration. OICS has some of Oracle Cloud applications adapters which make integration much easier may not be available in other integration platforms.
    • Inbuilt diagnostic dashboard and error hospital makes this product lucrative. OICS also comes with integrated Process Cloud and Visual Builder at the same cost. the customer can have seamless integration with Apiary and SSI on demand.
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    Cons
    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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    Oracle
    • Currently, it is not retaining the logs for more than 3 days, which it needs to address.
    • We also need some functionality inside the interface to re-push the same transaction again so that it will be helpful while testing and fixing the issue.
    • Also, some log errors are not giving the correct details. Oracle needs to rectify those.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Oracle
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    Usability
    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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    Oracle
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    Support Rating
    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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    Oracle
    The team is proactive and takes the issue up for resolution, they follow continuous development and release.
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    Oracle
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Oracle
    The nearest thing I have used to OIC is UiPath, as it is often used as a tool to integrate software together. However, it is much more suited to legacy software which have little to no API endpoints. If the infrastructure already exists I understand why people use RPA for integration, however for when API's are easily accessible and you're using Oracle tools, OIC is better.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Oracle
    • The modern and advanced analytical abilities in Oracle Process Cloud are also a missing element that should be catered to.
    • This tool is used greatly for IT departments at a lower level with some very basic and limited access for general employees only.
    • Oracle Process Cloud has many advantages like it offers some very great and scalable solutions.
    • I find Oracle Process Cloud pretty straightforward and easy as compared to the different options available. Lastly, I think that as it is just one platform, managing the Oracle Process Cloud is pretty easy too.
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