Oracle APEX vs UI Bakery

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.

UI Bakery is a platform for building internal tools, customer portals, and dashboards with low-code drag-and-drop or an AI-only app-building flow. The AI experience generates apps from text or visual prompts, and lets users customize the resulting React code. UI Bakery connects to relational databases, REST and GraphQL APIs, and third-party services; listed connectors include PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Salesforce, Slack, Snowflake, Stripe, and Zendesk. A free hosted PostgreSQL database is also available. The company says external data sources are handled through a proxy, with returned data not stored and sensitive credentials not exposed to the browser. Access controls include built-in and custom roles, along with TOTP multifactor authentication. Cloud and self-hosted deployment are available; self-hosted installations run in Docker containers on customer-managed infrastructure and support SAML or OpenID Connect/OAuth 2.0 SSO. UI Bakery states it is SOC 2 compliant. The free plan is available, and paid plans start at $20/mo (annual).