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ADP Workforce Now vs Oracle E-Business Suite comparison

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Categories and Ranking

ADP Workforce Now
Ranking in Benefits Administration
10th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Talent Management (23rd), Cloud HCM (15th), HR Analytics Software (4th)
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 (4th), Activity Based Costing Software (1st), Enterprise Resource Planning for Manufacturing (1st), Product Configuration and Quoting (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Benefits Administration category, the mindshare of ADP Workforce Now is 2.9%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle E-Business Suite is 3.0%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Benefits Administration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle E-Business Suite3.0%
ADP Workforce Now2.9%
Other94.1%
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.
AK
Technical Consultant at AAK
Smart reporting has transformed financial oversight and supports informed business decisions
I have been working on the technical side of Oracle E-Business Suite, where we provide data to our clients according to their needs, such as in forms and visual BI, in reports, and other formats. People use Oracle E-Business Suite to grow their business and to analyze real profit and losses they see after implementing this system. It is a smart solution that depends on the team implementing it and who provides the reports and all data or BI reports to key persons to show how the direction of their company is going. It also provides predictions for them. A steering committee can take many decisions from their organization's data displayed daily, monthly, or yearly. The system helps people boost their business by identifying existing loopholes and determining what more can be done to overcome problems or disasters. The advanced reporting tools in Oracle E-Business Suite are very smart. I only need to have the company's data and input it into the tools they have provided, including BI. They provide business solutions and reporting analytics, and there are many complex reports as well. The requirement varies by client; for instance, if they seek reports related to SCM or iProcurement, we provide solutions to the market in terms of reporting for their stock. The reports indicate if stock is short, over, or provide predictions. Oracle E-Business Suite is keeping up with the market and now introducing AI database capabilities. It offers a comprehensive solution for businesses, whether joint or small retailers, provided it is properly implemented and guided.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Payroll: It is very easy and user-friendly."
"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 product allows for accurate, consistent payrolls."
"In my day-to-day work, attendance tracking would be most important. That's because I have a really diverse group of employees, and I have a subset of younger folks who are struggling with their attendance. So, that's the thing that I'm most involved with currently."
"The most valuable features are the reporting and benefits piece."
"It is hard to go wrong with choosing ADP as a solution for nearly any company."
"The platform is on a private cloud that is fully secure with no way for hacker penetration."
"Really scalable business application suite with good technical support and straightforward patching."
"I love SLA because it gives me flexibility to do things that I need without involving development, for example, adding descriptions that I need for my Latin American business with just a couple of clicks without any development involvement."
"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."
"The system is very stable."
"With Oracle EBS, the customer gets a better cost calculation and an integrated system between departments."
"It is a very stable solution."
"Oracle is the only company I can count on for support."
"Regarding the valuable features, the automation is inherent in all systems, including Oracle E-Business Suite. It helps in various business processes, depending on the company's behavior and requests."
 

Cons

"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."
"Its benefits portal could be user-friendly."
"The ease of developing and creating reports could definitely use some improvement."
"Support leaves a lot to be desired."
"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."
"I would like to see the payroll side improved and there are a few kinks that need to be worked out."
"The complexity is the key challenge with a tool like ADP ."
"The report functionality is not as good as competitive products."
"Oracle E-Business Suite is not great for small and medium-sized enterprises."
"Pricing is the biggest disadvantage of Oracle."
"The way things are going, Oracle is not putting much effort into their master data management. They need to look into machine data and then the integrated data domain."
"The initial setup is complex."
"It should be made a little bit more user friendly. When I complete my implementation and hand it over to the clients or the person who will operate it on a day-to-day basis, they find it a little bit difficult because they are not from a highly qualified IT background. I want Oracle to make it a little bit more user friendly."
"The reporting needs to be improved."
"If you get away from the financials core of the product, it is not so good at handling peripherals."
"They need to improve on their turnaround time on the Sev 2 and Sev 3 service requests."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is expensive and I would say it is below average for the value it provides based on the high cost."
"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 solution is expensive and everyone complains about the price."
"I give the pricing a seven out of ten."
"It is expensive."
"The solution is expensive."
"The license is very expensive and I think that it needs to be cheaper to get a wider range of users or customers."
"Products concerning areas like CRM and ERP should provide value at lesser costs to customers, especially if you consider that the initial cost of implementation is high."
"Licensing and costing of Oracle EBS is very complex. We recommend to use a system integrator during the negotiation process since Oracle sales representatives sometime do not know the actual minimum requirements and may oversell the necessary licenses through ignorance."
"At the time of purchasing the license the price was reasonable."
"This product is more expensive if you compare it to SAP."
"Oracle's pricing is lower than that of its competitors."
"The price would be better if it were lower."
"Both the current projects and future projects should be defined well. Licensing should be done according to current and near future plans."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Construction Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

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 Business41
Midsize Enterprise35
Large Enterprise114
 

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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

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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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