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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

    WaveMaker

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AWaveMaker is a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) from the company of the same name in Mountain View, California.

    $500

    per user/month

    Pricing
    Oracle APEXWaveMaker
    Editions & Modules
    Oracle APEX Application Development
    $0.32
    OCPU per hour
    Oracle Autonomous Transaction Processing - Exadata Storage
    $118.40
    Terabyte storage capacity per month
    WaveMaker Online
    $500
    per user/month
    WaveMaker Enterprise
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    Developer based pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Oracle APEXWaveMaker
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Oracle APEXWaveMaker
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    Oracle
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
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    Features
    Oracle APEXWaveMaker
    Low-Code Development
    Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Oracle APEX and WaveMaker
    Feature
    Oracle APEX
    8.5
    27 Ratings
    1% above category average
    WaveMaker
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Visual Modeling7.726 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Drag-and-drop Interfaces8.427 Ratings8.92 Ratings
    Platform Security8.827 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Platform User Management8.326 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Reusability9.027 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Platform Scalability8.927 Ratings9.52 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Oracle APEXWaveMaker
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (44 ratings)
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Oracle APEXWaveMaker
    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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    WaveMaker Inc
    WaveMaker is a great platform for enterprise and SME's because it can save a lot on resources and time. The price is very low compared to the other competitors of WaveMaker and the best thing about WaveMaker is its no lock-in policy, you can always download the code and work on other IDEs. Overall an amazing platform.
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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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    WaveMaker Inc
    • WaveMaker has helped us create internal applications in very short amount of time at a very low cost.
    • The interface is really clean and it is easy to understand, you need not be an expert coder to work on WaveMaker.
    • You can download your developed application and deploy it on any server you wish. There is no lock in whatsoever.
    • The support team is super supportive and they are genuinely interested in solving your problems.
    • WaveMaker helps you develop web and hybrid applications simultaneously, so you will be saving a lot of time and effort.
    • WaveMaker is constantly upgrading and the team makes sure that they inform the users about the upgrades.
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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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    WaveMaker Inc
    • I believe that for this case, is important the technical support, which solves you or give workarounds that work for your issues. It answers in 24 hours, in labour days.
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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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    WaveMaker Inc
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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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    WaveMaker Inc
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    WaveMaker Inc
    There were instances where we had specific requests and the support team was really helpful because they were really concerned about getting me a solution.
    Incentivized
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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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    WaveMaker Inc
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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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    WaveMaker Inc
    WaveMaker is much cheaper and performs 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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    WaveMaker Inc
    • WaveMaker has helped us reduce the number of developers working on the application development.
    • It has helped us save a lot of time.
    Incentivized
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