How to Build Your Own Oracle APEX
Replace Oracle APEX with a custom build. Build intelligent enterprise apps you can trust with Oracle AI APEX
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 29 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
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Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 29 features
Security(6 features)
Fine-grained access control mechanisms inherited from Oracle AI Database
Built-in auditing capabilities for compliance and governance
Native authentication and authorization mechanisms built into APEX
Data encryption inherited from Oracle AI Database
Authentication, authorization, and auditing are native to APEX applications with encryption, access control, and governance from Oracle AI Database
+1 more in this category
AI(5 features)
Add built-in intelligence with conversational experiences using OCI Generative AI Services or your own models declaratively, no code required
Build intelligent, data-centric apps that connect directly to Oracle AI Database without middleware or APIs required
Use natural language to describe what you want to build. APEX generates application blueprints, data models, and assists with code authoring and debugging
Extend applications with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure AI capabilities for document understanding, speech transcription, language processing, translation, and image analysis
Deliver more relevant, context-aware results with Oracle AI Database 26ai vector search, enabling intelligent semantic search directly within apps
Application Types(5 features)
Transform Oracle Forms or spreadsheets into responsive web apps
Share data securely with external audiences
Build modern analytics, data-entry, departmental, and enterprise applications
Build responsive mobile applications
Build secure, scalable web applications
Deployment(4 features)
Deploy on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Autonomous AI Database
Deploy seamlessly across environments with consistent reliability, security, and performance in hybrid and multicloud architectures
Run Oracle APEX on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Autonomous AI Database, or on-premises
Deploy on-premises with any supported Oracle AI Database
Automation(2 features)
Automate business processes and approvals
Automate workflows and approvals with built-in logic
Data & Analytics(2 features)
Query, analyze, and visualize information instantly to turn insights into action in a single consistent experience
Visualize data, generate insights, and act on them instantly using the same trusted, scalable platform
Development(2 features)
Update logic, design, and functionality declaratively without code
APEX applications are metadata-driven making them easy to evolve and maintain
Integration(1 features)
Extend Oracle Fusion or E-Business Suite with custom modules
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