Kintone vs Oracle APEX
Kintone
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Oracle APEX
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| Figure | Kintone | Oracle APEX |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $24/mo | $122/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 6 |
| Spec score · No-code app builders | 9.1 (#14) | 9.5 (#1) |
| Company legal name | The maker is Cybozu, Inc., whose business is developing, selling and operating groupware and teamwork software. | Crunchbase identifies the maker as Oracle Corporation. |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Integrations | Extensions include plug-ins and third-party connections such as QuickBooks, Tableau, Formstack Documents and Zapier. | APEX can access REST endpoints through REST Data Sources and call SOAP and REST web services through APEX_WEB_SERVICE, including OAuth 2.0 flows. |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.7 out of 5 from 154 reviews | 4.3 out of 5 from 3 reviews |
| Rating on G2 | 4.6 out of 5 from 269 reviews | 4.3 out of 5 from 85 reviews |
| Rating on Gartner Peer Insights | 4.7 out of 5 from 63 reviews | 4.7 out of 5 from 250 ratings |
| Rating on TrustRadius | 9.7 out of 10 from 69 reviews | 9.1 out of 10 from 120 reviews and ratings |
| Security | Kintone lists SAML single sign-on, two-factor authentication, IP address restrictions, and audit logs among its security features. | Oracle says APEX integrates with Oracle Database security features, including encryption, fine-grained access control, auditing, and multi-tenant data isolation. |
| Support | Kintone provides support contact channels, help documentation, FAQs, and an engineer community site. | Oracle Database maintenance support covers APEX, and an active Database support contract covers APEX, ORDS, and Oracle Database. |
| Trial | The 30-day free trial includes access to all Kintone features, and trial data is permanently deleted 30 days after the trial ends. | Oracle Cloud Free Tier provides free cloud credits that can be spent on paid APEX Service during an initial trial period. |
| What it does | Kintone is a no-code platform for creating business applications, databases, workflows, collaboration spaces and reports. | Oracle APEX is a browser-based declarative low-code platform for building and deploying database-centric enterprise web applications. |
| Workflow | Users can create custom workflows and track project or task progress through each step. | The platform includes workflow capabilities for building business process applications. |
Plans
Oracle APEX
- Free with Oracle DatabaseFree
- Free Hosted APEX WorkspaceFree
- Always Free APEX ServiceFree
- Always Free TierFree
- Oracle APEX with Oracle DatabaseFree
- Oracle APEX Application Development Service$122 a month
In their own words
Kintone
Kintone is a customizable workplace platform for organizing team data, workflows and conversations. Its no-code drag-and-drop builder creates database applications, while workflows track project or task progress through defined steps. Conversations can be arranged by topic, project or record beside the related work. Kintone supports APIs, third-party integrations and plug-ins; its library lists more than 100 integrations, although some developer-focused connections may require coding. Native iOS and Android apps accompany a mobile-ready web experience, with availability on macOS, Windows and API access. Listed security features include SAML single sign-on, two-factor authentication, IP restrictions and audit logs. Kintone states HIPAA compliance, SOC 2 Type II compliance and ISO/IEC 27001 certification. The Kintone plan costs $24 per user per month, with a five-user minimum of $120 per month. It allows up to 900 apps, 300 spaces, 50,000 records per app, 150 fields per app, 5GB per user and 50,000 API calls per day. A 30-day trial includes all features.
Oracle APEX
Oracle APEX is a low-code platform for building data-driven enterprise applications on Oracle Database. It supports workflow automation, mobile applications, data connectors, role permissions, and pro-code development. Applications can be installed on premises or run in Oracle Cloud and third-party clouds. For services, APEX can access REST endpoints through REST Data Sources and call SOAP or REST services through APEX_WEB_SERVICE, including OAuth 2.0 flows. Oracle describes database security capabilities used with APEX, including encryption, fine-grained access control, auditing, and multi-tenant data isolation. APEX 26.1 introduces APEXlang, a structured metadata language for expressing application intent to developers and AI agents. Oracle also describes AI Interactive Reports for natural-language data exploration and AI Agents that automate workflows using application logic and data context. APEX is available at no additional cost with supported Oracle Database editions, with no per-app or per-user license fees. Free hosted and Always Free options are also listed; Oracle Cloud Free Tier credits can be used during an initial trial of paid APEX Service.