| Criteria | VBCS | JET | APEX |
| Target Audience | Business User | JavaScript Developer | Any Developer with basic Database knowledge |
| Hosting Environment | Oracle Cloud | Any JS application hosting platform. | Cloud(Oracle, AWS, etc. ) or any other application server like Apache Tomcat, Oracle WebLogic Server etc. |
| Development Tools | Oracle Cloud | Various IDE and ojet-cli | Web Browser based (Oracle Cloud and On Premise installation) |
| Data Volume | As per the PaaS size constraint | Scalable, based on the hosting environment. | Scalable, based on the hosting environment. |
| Security | Limited by Oracle Cloud IDCS | Security can be designed as required (based on hosting environment ) | APEX provides numerous security features out-of-the-box. Authenticate your users using LDAP, Oracle Single-sign on, Oracle Database credentials, or HTTP Header variable. Exploit database features like Virtual Private Database and Real Application Security |
| Purpose | PaaS extension | PaaS extension and Independent applications too. | PaaS extension and Independent applications too. |
| Development Mode | Visual Based | Coding Based | Visual Based |
| Development Speed | Faster | Slower | Faster |
| Database | Has an internal Database | Requires an additional Database | Oracle Database |
| Usability | For small and simple applications | For complex applications | For complex application |
