Anyone who has had experience with Oracle APEX will have shared the frustrations when it comes to printing to Word or PDF. Why isn’t there a light-weight native solution that can simply print a document based on a template with no additional integrations.
Current APEX Print Options
Over the past 20 years we have used various solutions, each offering different capabilities.
Jasper Reports - Apache FOP - PL/PDF - BI Publisher - APEX Office Print
Negatives
Can be Expensive
Additional Servers required
High Support and Maintenance
Heavyweight
Steep learning curve
New Skills required
Free solutions are cloud only
If you require an all-inclusive solution, we recommend APEX Office Print or BI Publisher. If you are on a budget and just wish to print to a doc with minimal fuss, keep reading.
RADPrint Free
Using RADPrint, with no additional servers or software you can easily print to a Word doc, for FREE!
Free
Low Maintenance
No Additional Software
No Additional Infrastructure
Performant
No additional skills needed
Lightweight
Template Driven
Cloud or On-Prem
