Best Low Code Application Development Platform
January 05, 2024

Best Low Code Application Development Platform

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Oracle APEX

My Organization used Oracle Application Express for many custom applications, few are open on Internet. These applications cover areas like ERP security, ERP related complex reports, Dashboards, Manufacturing related, etc. Our apps are integrated with ERP, Cloud based CRMs, many licensing applications, etc.
  • Reporting
  • Dashboards
  • Various Data forms
  • Quick applications
  • Consuming REST Data Services
  • Workflows - flexible one, with option to approvals by emails
  • In-built connector for Microsoft Outlook 365 Cloud and world's most used emailing / Active Directory applications
  • Low development cycle
  • Rich interface
  • Quick turnaround time
  • Support latest web technologies
  • Great community support
- Native support to Oracle Database.
- No additional license requirement.
- Fast development.
- Quick Turnaround time.
- No compilation to see the code running.
- Shows runnable app immediately. No requirement of any IDE (Integrated Development Editor). So every thing is from the browser itself. Responsible UI. Support of PWA (Progressive Web App) Addition of workflow. Great collection of plugins.

Do you think Oracle APEX delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Oracle APEX's feature set?

Yes

Did Oracle APEX live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Oracle APEX go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Oracle APEX again?

Yes

Very fast database level applications
Applications where reports and forms are there
Getting data from various sources like cloud

Oracle APEX Feature Ratings

Visual Modeling
10
Drag-and-drop Interfaces
8
Platform Security
9
Platform User Management
10
Reusability
10
Platform Scalability
10

Using Oracle APEX

2000 - - Custom business applications
- Manufacturing related
- Reporting application some are based on on premises databases, cloud database and few are using web services
- Business Dashboards using custom parameters
- Many small applications where some workflow is in scope
- data uploading applications in which Excel, CSV, TSV files can be uploaded. This uploaded data is pushed to various connected systems like ERP post validations.
3 - They are mixed for senior and junior developers. They possess below major skills
- Very good knowledge of SQL
- Good knowledge of PL/SQL
- Good knowledge of HTML
- Basic knowlege of Database CRUD operations
- CSS
- Ajax
- Domain business knowledge like finance or manufacturing or customer support related.
- Javascript
  • Any application where data storage is required
  • Where Web services are in scope
  • Where responsive UI is required
  • We use workflows where workflow engine is out of purview of Oracle Application Express
  • Mobile applications
  • End Customer applications facing outside world
We are already using it heavily we can not shift to any other platform so easily.