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Infor LN vs Oracle E-Business Suite comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

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

Infor LN
Ranking in ERP
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
31
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 April 2025, in the ERP category, the mindshare of Infor LN is 5.5%, up from 4.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle E-Business Suite is 4.9%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
ERP
 

Featured Reviews

Jarod Dwi - PeerSpot reviewer
ERP integration transforms automation and financial reporting with good support
I use the solution for the manufacturing process, finance, supply chains, and quality It integrates with robotic processing and automation, enhancing our process automation. It also integrates with the PLC system using Mitsubishi and with the MIS software. The solution covers all modules,…
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

"Infor LN has basically the same structure as CloudSuite Industrial, but LN has more advanced planning tools for manufacturing."
"The advantage of Infor LN is the ability to customize some sessions directly to what our business needs."
"Infor LN is a completely integrated product that provides good stability."
"Infor LN is compatible with our company size and is cost-effective compared to other ERP solutions like SAP."
"The most valuable features of Infor LN include its production planning capabilities, its efficiency in running in the cloud, and its ability to handle multi-site, multi-logistic, and multi-finance operations."
"Infor LN has led to money saving and cost savings since I started using it."
"We have definitely seen a return on our investment with the product."
"It's not too hard to handle the initial setup."
"Rapidly implement jobs, positions, grades, and steps within setup of organizational structure."
"This is a world-class application that includes a lot of business processes from other ERPs that Oracle has acquired."
"Valuable features include Ledger and Subsidiary, Operating Unit, and Inventory Organization and Location."
"It provides us with a centralized location to have an enterprise-wide GL and other module solutions."
"The on-premise is very similar to the cloud version."
"There is essentially one solution for every industry within Oracle — you won't require a third-party solution."
"The on-premises solution has maturity in features but also flex fields."
"Oracle EBS adapts to our business rules, so we don't have to change them, whereas SAP is rigid. We need to change our business rules to implement SAP. Oracle's reporting is also excellent and it's easier for our technical team to customize the solution compared to SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, and other products."
 

Cons

"The price is challenging in the market."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
"The user interface of Infor LN is not very user-friendly."
"The user interface is not very intuitive for newer users."
"When you have a bug in the system, you get some kind of alert. They should explain those alerts more."
"Infor LN has customer support in India, but service could be improved. So, basically, they prioritize agreements, and the number of tickets closed within a certain timeframe, not necessarily the quality or resolution of the tickets themselves. They just open and close them, sometimes without even understanding the issue. That's the biggest problem."
"I would like to see the CRM improved. I would also like to see a supply chain management feature."
"The tool is expensive. It needs to refine its planning details."
"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."
"We need more user-friendly fast formulas for all HRMS modules."
"Movement of CIP Inventory cannot be monitored in Inventory module when we are using the CIP Account or movement of CIP Inventory in Asset module, which is not flexible like Inventory module."
"In Oracle E-Business Suite, there should be a proper document flow for each transaction."
"If you get away from the financials core of the product, it is not so good at handling peripherals."
"The simplicity of the user experience needs to be improved tremendously."
"From the business processes, there are areas where you could streamline new processes."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Infor LN is a free solution, and everything is included in the package, such as add-ons."
"We have to pay a licensing fee for the solution."
"The cost is somewhat high."
"The standard pricing is two thousand per year per user. There are no additional costs."
"The price of the solution can vary."
"I would say that Infor's pricing is competitive compared to other ERP solutions available in the market, such as SAP and Oracle."
"If you use Infor LN in Infor CloudSuite, there is a need to make an early payment for a license, which is approximately 2,500 EUR."
"The licensing costs for this solution are payable annually. Standard licenses are available, but there is also the option to pay to add extra features."
"The pricing of the solution is at about $700-$750 per year."
"Whatever the products you use, you'll be paying a yearly maintenance price or a support price."
"The license is very expensive and I think that it needs to be cheaper to get a wider range of users or customers."
"Pricing for Oracle E-Business Suite is seven out of ten. You must pay extra for maintenance and technical support, apart from standard license fees."
"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."
"This product is more expensive if you compare it to SAP."
"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."
"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
21%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Retailer
5%
Educational Organization
68%
Computer Software Company
5%
Manufacturing Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
3%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Infor LN?
Most of them who use Infor LN have add-ons connected to ERP. It's either a supplier exchange, or they've got sales problems that are integrated with it.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Infor LN?
Infor LN is cost-effective when compared to solutions like SAP.
What needs improvement with Infor LN?
There is always room for improvement. Our version of Infor LN is quite old, and we have discussed upgrading.
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 ...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Infor ERP LN
Oracle EBS, OEBS
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

LTH Castings, Gloucester Engineering, Gorman-Rupp, Computer Designs, Instrument Technology, GWA Group Limited, PRIDE Industries, CAV Aerospace, New Scale Technologies Inc.
Colab, Portobello, Saudi Telecom Company, DG Khan Cement, Dubai Holding
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