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Epicor iScala 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

Epicor iScala
Ranking in ERP
25th
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle E-Business Suite
Ranking in ERP
6th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
153
Ranking in other categories
Field Service Management (1st), Activity Based Costing Software (1st), Benefits Administration (6th), Enterprise Resource Planning for Manufacturing (1st), Product Configuration and Quoting (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the ERP category, the mindshare of Epicor iScala is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle E-Business Suite is 4.6%, down from 5.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
ERP
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2379783 - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers inventory management, basic ERP functions but outdated interface
The interface looks a bit outdated. Epicor acquired iScala, which was originally developed in Sweden. I'm unsure if their intention is to eventually replace iScala with their primary Epicor ERP or continue developing iScala. Initially, it seemed they might replace it, but it appears iScala will remain a separate product.
James Balbach - PeerSpot reviewer
Centralizes our enterprise-wide functions but could benefit from cloud migration
We have dealt with customer service, and it was awful. For a system this size, it felt like we were merely buying software from them. They weren't really partnered with us on it. Reporting bugs and getting feedback, as well as having engineers work on issues, was very transactional. There was no real ownership on Oracle's part. During several support cases, it became difficult to determine ownership at Oracle and get status updates. The on-premises Oracle support is not great in my experience, and I think this is true in the industry. We've read about their software as a solution, and theoretically, their SaaS portal support is a lot better.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The accounting, purchasing, and basic ERP functions work well. But they are a little bit older, but they work for us. The inventory management is good and necessary for any company that manages stock for production or services."
"The technical ability to run runtime APIs is great."
"It is a solution for GFMIS (Governmental Fiscal Management Information Systems)."
"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."
"It provides a well-centered database that is feature rich."
"The most valuable features are straight-through processing because we need to make sure that we have a good end-to-end process."
"Has good dashboard and drill-down features."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle E-Business Suite is the customization."
"The most valuable features are the financial-related capabilities."
 

Cons

"We're facing challenges with iScala in the public sector, specifically healthcare. The system doesn't have sufficient support for the complexities of managing payments for doctors, nurses, and other healthcare staff."
"Oracle E-Business Suite's stability could be improved as they have a lot of bugs that need to be fixed."
"The interface is pretty old."
"Needs more real-time visualizations, in terms of smarter dashboards and reporting competing with the speed of HANA."
"The user interface could be better. It's not good because they made their interface all in one, and my customers don't want to use it. I have to customize the interface and personalize it to hide some fields on the screen. It has lots of information on the screen, and the user can't easily navigate it. It's very difficult to use. I think that Oracle should have something like best practices. They need to provide some patches to simplify the interface based on the industry niche. Because now we see everything on the same screen, but the users don't need all that information. It's complicated to use for end-users, and we have to spend more time training them. In the next release, I think they should implement most of the features in the mobile app. It should be better. Oracle didn't update their mobile application for a very long time. Connecting the mobile application is complicated."
"Improving the reporting and user interface of Oracle ERP would be beneficial and is something that can be considered for future updates."
"Some of my clients report that the overall ease of use could be simplified."
"Oracle has improved a lot because Oracle E-Business Suite is quite outdated. Oracle built the Oracle Fusion platform and it has many improved processes. We registered a few enhancements requests, but it's a very long bureaucratic process with Oracle. It doesn't make any sense to communicate with Oracle about what changes should be made to the system."
"We expect Oracle to go into continuous innovation mode and provide simplified integration solutions."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Compared to local ERP solutions, it's on the higher side."
"Find a best Oracle partner and get a better discount."
"It's quite expensive, even though they gave us a discount."
"The price would be better if it were lower."
"Considering the market at the moment, Oracle needs to adjust the pricing of this solution."
"I have found the solution overall to be expensive. There are additional fees on top of the standard license."
"There is an annual licensing fee and you are able to add features depending on the scope of the environment."
"The pricing is high."
"Fees for support and licensing should be reduced."
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
67%
Computer Software Company
5%
Manufacturing Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
3%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Epicor iScala?
The accounting, purchasing, and basic ERP functions work well. But they are a little bit older, but they work for us. The inventory management is good and necessary for any company that manages s...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Epicor iScala?
Compared to local ERP solutions, it's on the higher side.
What needs improvement with Epicor iScala?
The interface looks a bit outdated. Epicor acquired iScala, which was originally developed in Sweden. I'm unsure if their intention is to eventually replace iScala with their primary Epicor ERP or ...
What do you like most about Oracle E-Business Suite?
It was very easy to integrate the product into our existing infrastructure.
What needs improvement with Oracle E-Business Suite?
Oracle E-Business Suite should be more detailed and user-friendly. I should be able to customize the screen or application without needing technical support. The configuration and setup process is ...
 

Also Known As

iScala
Oracle EBS, OEBS
 

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Sample Customers

PLP Thailand, Crystal Jade, Mahajak Industry Co Ltd, CRS Electronics, AGM Container Controls, Pacific Insight Electronics
Colab, Portobello, Saudi Telecom Company, DG Khan Cement, Dubai Holding
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