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ADP Workforce Now vs Oracle E-Business Suite comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

ADP Workforce Now
Ranking in Benefits Administration
7th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Talent Management (15th), Cloud HCM (11th), HR Analytics Software (5th)
Oracle E-Business Suite
Ranking in Benefits Administration
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
157
Ranking in other categories
Field Service Management (1st), ERP (3rd), Activity Based Costing Software (1st), Enterprise Resource Planning for Manufacturing (1st), Product Configuration and Quoting (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Benefits Administration category, the mindshare of ADP Workforce Now is 2.9%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle E-Business Suite is 2.5%, down from 4.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Benefits Administration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle E-Business Suite2.5%
ADP Workforce Now2.9%
Other94.6%
Benefits Administration
 

Featured Reviews

Vineeth John - PeerSpot reviewer
Director, People & Culture at a agriculture with 201-500 employees
Custom reporting tool with field grabber, easy modules for recruitment and provides numerous options for integration
The complexity is the key challenge with a tool like ADP because it has all the bells and whistles and all the key features you can possibly think of. If it isn't there, there's always a third-party vendor you can integrate that way. But the only issue is that because it's complex, there needs to be some sort of system, at least on the back end, for the admins to understand what leads to what. We expect AI to improve multiple things with HR processes. The most obvious and common one would be the self-service function for employees, like a chatbot to help with FAQs. We are also building an AI tool that can possibly help managers make better talent management decisions. This tool will pull from the performance management tool, the talent profile, and the reports that we generally have to score employees across all different dimensions.
Md. Mazharul Islam - PeerSpot reviewer
Incharge Corporate Accounts & ERP System at General Pharmaceuticals Limited.
Has connected financial data across departments and improved future cash flow planning
I would like to improve the integration with other solutions, as I need everything integrated, like the HR module, purchase module, SCM, production, and engineering. Each and every module should be connected to the finance module, and I think Oracle provides the right solution. Also, SAP, IFS, or Microsoft Dynamics 365 offer some solutions, but I am not as happy with them as I am with Oracle. I believe that Oracle E-Business Suite could improve by transitioning from Java-based scripts in our system to a web-based environment. While Oracle already has JD Edwards available in web-based format, I think it needs to be smoother for optimization and presentation in the future. In comparison, IFS is fully web-based, and all applications are sufficiently good and user-friendly. We are developing and trying to improve to a web-based setup, but it is currently too costly.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I love the integration of HR, payroll, tax filing, benefits, time and attendance, GL, ACA, employee/manager self-service, reporting and analytics."
"The platform is on a private cloud that is fully secure with no way for hacker penetration."
"It is a scalable solution."
"Payroll: It is very easy and user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature to me is performance management because we just started using that."
"The most interesting feature for me on ADP is the custom reporting tool. It's got something called a field grabber, which makes it so much easier to generate your own custom reports simply by pulling tabs from any feature."
"For small to mid-sized companies, Workforce Now is one of the better products on the market, clean with an easy interface that is simple to maneuver around, stable, and will continue to improve into the future."
"The way that ADP helped us improve our organization is by making the payroll process clean and efficient because if you make a mistake there, you're in big trouble."
"If I want to manage many parts of my organization, such as finances, proceedings, or supply chain I would typically need to buy many different solutions. However, with Oracle E-Business Suite, it is all that is needed. This ERP system has many modules."
"With Oracle, the county switched from paper-based purchasing to an automated solution which allows departments to place orders and receive within days or a week."
"It saves on cost, time, people, and human resources."
"The implementation of Oracle E-Business Suite is easy."
"Oracle E-Business Suite has contributed to cost reduction in specific areas for customers who transition from using multiple legacy systems in silos, helping reduce costs, decrease employee working time, and minimize duplicate jobs."
"To do this before on paper basis, it was very time consuming, and now they can use the gained time to properly manage their workforce."
"You can group them into the BIs, which is business intelligence. You get your own key performance indicators and build your own reports or you could have your own screens, and it changes in real time."
"Financial and asset management features are valuable."
 

Cons

"ADP provides a quarterly Error Notification Report that allows you to check for compliance errors based on payments made to employees that quarter. The report only shows employees by their file #; however, the recent ADP upgrade has an "Archive" feature that makes it impossible to search for employees by file number so currently, there is no way to identify the employees listed on the report without calling ADP."
"The report functionality is not as good as competitive products."
"Their “new and improved” message center (where you get notifications and go to approve things like time off) is actually not as easy as it used to be."
"I would like to see the payroll side improved and there are a few kinks that need to be worked out."
"Support leaves a lot to be desired."
"The complexity is the key challenge with a tool like ADP ."
"The workflow is a bit weak."
"When I'm not working with the implementation team and I'm just talking to customer service or something, they're just not a lot of help. They don't understand how it works. They'll tell you to do something that I know would affect something else. So, it's less about the software and more about just training their folks to a higher level."
"It's difficult for some customers to understand in the beginning. A user really has to understand the processes."
"There are no short-forms used in EBS on the mobile app and tablets, and increasing that will help because now everyone carries their tablets and handheld devices and you don’t need to go back to your seat to do anything if you are in the store or warehouse."
"It doesn't make any sense to communicate with Oracle about what changes should be made to the system."
"Pricing is the biggest disadvantage of Oracle."
"Oracle E-Business Suite is a bit outdated because it's been developed more than ten years ago, and this is an area for improvement."
"It needs a better user interface; the forms and HTML split would be better if they were consistent."
"The operations could be better, specifically for manufacturing processes."
"The implementation took a long time but it was for many reasons. However, Oracle made sure that the solution and systems were up and running."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive."
"I give the pricing a seven out of ten."
"I know some of what we're currently paying. Most customers would say it's too high, but I don't have a comparison to know that."
"The pricing is expensive and I would say it is below average for the value it provides based on the high cost."
"The solution is expensive and everyone complains about the price."
"It is expensive."
"At our various customers, the software tends to pay for itself in less than two years."
"I would rate the pricing a nine out of ten, with ten being very expensive."
"Oracle prices are better in Vietnam and more flexible. If we need to customize something in Oracle, it's very flexible and easy to customize."
"Oracle's pricing is on the higher end."
"Oracle E-Business Suite is heavy subscriptions based and the solution's upgrades, under the technology licensing, are quite costly. Additionally, support is an extra cost. The price of the solution could be reduced."
"Oracle's licenses are not straightforward."
"In order to minimize the implementation and consultancy costs, business lines should have proper definitions. They need to have a proper way of retrieving their data, which should be structured well."
"Compared to other vendors like SAP or Microsoft, the prices for Oracle are reasonable, but they could always be lower."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
5%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business43
Midsize Enterprise33
Large Enterprise114
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ADP Workforce Now?
The licensing is on the pricer side, given that there aren't a lot of other tools out there that are applicable, we just decided to go ahead with ADP anyway. I would definitely recommend ADP to oth...
What needs improvement with ADP Workforce Now?
The complexity is the key challenge with a tool like ADP because it has all the bells and whistles and all the key features you can possibly think of. If it isn't there, there's always a third-part...
What advice do you have for others considering ADP Workforce Now?
Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. It's got a lot of features. The reason I'm not giving it a full score is largely due to the complexity and the customer service.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle E-Business Suite?
The pricing for Oracle E-Business Suite is varying high, depending on the country. For small businesses or those generating low revenue, it is often expensive. However, for governments or multinati...
What needs improvement with Oracle E-Business Suite?
Oracle E-Business Suite has already provided many solutions and continues to do so for implementers and consultancy firms. They offer many benefits through easy steps, support forums, and communiti...
What is your primary use case for Oracle E-Business Suite?
I am working on an ERP solution that Oracle provides, which is Oracle E-Business Suite. Oracle E-Business Suite contains many modules that cover tax, finance, HR, projects, and many solutions they ...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Oracle EBS, OEBS
 

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Sample Customers

Lawrence and Schiller, The Children's Center, The Kansas City Royals
Colab, Portobello, Saudi Telecom Company, DG Khan Cement, Dubai Holding
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