Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) vs SAP Cloud Platform comparison

Oracle and SAP are both solutions in the PaaS Clouds category. Oracle is ranked #4 with an average rating of 7.6, while SAP is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.1. Oracle holds a 7.2% mindshare in PSP, compared to SAP’s 8.2% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

SAP Cloud Platform and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) compete in the cloud computing category. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure seems to have the upper hand due to its cost-effective storage and database management, appealing to businesses seeking scalable infrastructure.

Features: SAP Cloud Platform offers robust integration capabilities, strong connectivity with both cloud and on-premise systems, and flexible integration options ideal for enterprises reliant on SAP ecosystems. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provides cost-effective storage options, reliable system stability, and flexible database management, making it suitable for traditional IT operations transitioning to cloud environments.

Room for Improvement: SAP Cloud Platform could benefit from a more intuitive user experience, streamlined on-premise system integration, and flexible licensing to enhance adoption. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure needs to broaden its AI integration features, expand its global presence, and modernize its user interface to remain competitive. Improved documentation could also aid faster deployment and troubleshooting for users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAP Cloud Platform is often criticized for its complex deployment processes, partly due to extensive integration offerings. While SAP technical support is generally satisfactory, there are occasional delays. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provides competitive deployment options for hybrid and public clouds with reliable technical support, though improvements in responsiveness could enhance customer satisfaction.

Pricing and ROI: SAP Cloud Platform is viewed as expensive compared to rivals like Microsoft Dynamics, yet it offers a comprehensive ERP solution with good ROI for large enterprises. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, praised for its competitive pricing models, is cost-effective, particularly beneficial for smaller clients. Its flexible licensing offers potential financial advantages across different organizational sizes.

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure...

Ranking in PaaS Clouds

4th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (3rd), Container Registry (5th)

SAP Cloud Platform

Ranking in PaaS Clouds

6th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the PaaS Clouds category, the mindshare of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is 7.2%, down from 11.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Cloud Platform is 8.2%, up from 7.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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PuneetKaura

Vice President of Sales and Operations at Aquila Clouds

Suitable for OCI environment but needs to improve pricing

We haven’t had any problems with the setup of Oracle. The deployment will take less than seven to ten days since it can give good reports. For deployment, we first need to understand the customer requirements and build the architecture around the deployment. We have the customer sign off on it and then go into the software deployment side. This is the proper life cycle of how to do it in the enterprise space. There are a lot of thoughts around the initial way or how we need to structure and architect the environment. For enterprises, it is a complex process. It will take one to two months to have all the sign-offs before we can go into implementation. It is followed across all the installations. I rate the initial setup of the solution a ten out of ten.

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PinakiGhosh

COO at Data Core Systems

The implementation cycle has been reduced significantly but has room for integration enhancements

Our existing customers who are on ECC are on-premises. They are migrating to SAP Cloud Platform, specifically on S4HANA. One of our clients was on SAP ECC on-premises, and they are moving to the cloud on S4HANA on the public cloud system. We are supporting about 15 customers, mostly small to…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"What I like best about Oracle Cloud is that it is an all-in-one system for everything."

"We appreciate the fact that this solution will operate with both native and third-party applications. This has meant that we don't need to change all of our systems to accommodate it within our network."

"I head the sales and marketing team. So, specifically on the feature set side, multi-tenancy is the one that I'm most familiar with. It's also the one that we found to be the most beneficial to us because it allows us to take clients that have multiple sites. For instance, one of our larger clients, which is a bank based out of South Africa, has offices in multiple countries. It allows us to multi-tenant each and create a tenant for each country within multi-tenanted architecture."

"We use Oracle Cloud to host the OIC (Oracle Integration Cloud Service) and APEX."

"The most valuable feature is the monitoring."

"Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is about as stable as the other CSPs, but Oracle Cloud is more common in Korea."

"The environment is super fast so you get all the underlying machines behind the data. It's a good processing machine, especially in the Generation Two Cloud."

"A good feature of the solution is the clear roadmap it provides specifically from Oracle to PC, there are good options to use OTP."

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"The product captures data in real time."

"The most valuable feature is the data synchronization, or the push and pull of the data."

"The solution can scale."

"Scalability is one of the benefits that we have in using the product."

"I found flexibility most valuable in the SAP Cloud Platform. It's a simple tool that's good even for first-time users."

"To be able to define multiple sub accounts in order to accommodate and separate development, test, and productive environments."

"The most valuable features of SAP Cloud Platform are security integration and scalability."

"The mapping transformation allows us to connect our on-premise ECC to the cloud system."

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Cons

"Oracle Cloud Platform can improve the integration with hybrid and cross-cloud deployments. It should be a flexible solution with a very well-defined integration with other applications in the hybrid environment. There are certain integrations that are not straightforward."

"They could improve their global presence and marketing strategy to compete effectively with the likes of AWS."

"Oracle support could be better; we had cases where certain regions experienced specific issues and received little help from Oracle."

"It does require some training in order to be able to use it effectively."

"They offer some basic services but the choice is not as rich as other cloud providers."

"Specific to the Oracle Cloud; while they have been able to showcase inbuilt features for Oracle applications, what doesn't really come across clearly is what happens when you want to host, work with, or integrate with applications outside of the Oracle stack."

"In the next release, I would like to see more automation."

"The solution needs to improve the discovery and assessment of the existing infrastructure."

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"Shows errors without providing any analysis."

"There is a lot of room for improvement in customer service and support. The availability of knowledgeable support to the implementation partners and the customers could be better."

"I've observed a few bugs in SAP. One recent bug I found in Content Modifier is that when using a predefined header to call the current date, it prints the previous date. These are small bugs I found."

"I'd like to see more local integration."

"Regarding improvements, I think the user experience, specifically the developer experience during design time, could be better. Platforms like MuleSoft and Flowgear have much better design times."

"Usability is a challenge most of the time and not being able to get all of the information."

"I would like to see more and better support for data transformations."

"When I started looking at the client's IT architecture, I started by doing a study of their services, DVM, data volume, and management services. According to the results, they could be a lot better at this."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price for Oracle Cloud may seem expensive, but if you start comparing features and what Oracle offers, you'll realize that the pricing for Oracle Cloud is competitive. If you consider every aspect of Oracle Cloud, you'll see that its price tag is reasonable because it has a good user interface, user experience, and management. Oracle Cloud is a sophisticated infrastructure and the level of management it allows you to enjoy isn't available in other solutions, so I wouldn't worry about needing to invest huge money into it because it's a wonderful product to use."

"OCI's pricing is one of its best features."

"OCI is the cost-effectiveness compared to other similar services, assuming all compliance regulations are met. Additionally, they offer a number of things free of charge, which is particularly beneficial for smaller clients."

"The solution is free to use."

"The price is middling; it's not the most expensive product, but there is still some room for it to be more flexible."

"The solution is expensive according to services and competition. Also, it is not prevalent in the market. I rate the solution’s pricing a seven on a scale of ten, where ten is expensive, and one is cheap."

"The price of the solution should be reduced to a price that people can afford."

"The licenses for this solution are very comprehensive and, therefore, very economical; there is only one cost, and it covers all available features without any chargeable add-ons."

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"The product's pricing varies and depends on the customers' needs."

"Cost-wise, I'm unsure of how expensive the SAP Cloud Platform is."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten."

"SAP Cloud Platform is an expensive solution."

"The tool could get too pricey...Small enterprises that want to leverage the tool's features will have difficulty in utilizing the solution."

"The solution is worth the money."

"SAP Cloud Platform is expensive. It can be quite costly."

"SAP Cloud Platform is generally more expensive than the other options."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Manufacturing Company

17%

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

Energy/Utilities Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

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Questions from the Community

What are the biggest differences between Workday, Oracle Cloud and SAP SuccessFactors?

Differences between Workday, Oracle Cloud,w and SAP SuccessFactors:w Oracle: "simple interface and deep customization to suit the purpose." SAP: Multiple functionalities that increase process effi...

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What do you like most about Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Registry?

It's reliable, performs well, and is often faster than running applications on separate machines due to optimized performance and networking capabilities within OCI.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Registry?

They could improve their global presence and marketing strategy to compete effectively with the likes of AWS. Additionally, their support team has a slow response time, which is not as great as oth...

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Which is better - SAP Cloud Platform or Microsoft Azure?

One of the best features of SAP Cloud Platform is that it is web-based and you can log in from anywhere in the world. SAP Cloud Platform is suitable for companies of any size; it works well with bo...

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How is SAP Cloud Platform different than Amazon AWS?

How is SAP Cloud Platform different than Amazon AWS? Amazon AWS offers options both in terms of upgrading and expanding capabilities as well as acquiring greater storage space. These upgrades can ...

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What do you like most about SAP Cloud Platform?

The product improved our company's business operations since we got value out of it.

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Comparisons

Microsoft Azure vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

Compared 23% of the time

Google Cloud vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

Compared 13% of the time

Alibaba Cloud vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

Compared 12% of the time

IBM Public Cloud vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

Compared 10% of the time

Red Hat OpenShift vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

Compared 4% of the time

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Amazon AWS vs SAP Cloud Platform

Compared 30% of the time

Microsoft Azure vs SAP Cloud Platform

Compared 28% of the time

Google Cloud vs SAP Cloud Platform

Compared 7% of the time

Oracle Integration Cloud Service vs SAP Cloud Platform

Compared 5% of the time

SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite vs SAP Cloud Platform

Compared 4% of the time

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Also Known As

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Registry, Oracle OCIR, OCIR, Oracle Cloud, Oracle Cloud Platform

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Overview

Cloud services where you need them

Your need for sovereignty, compliance, and location-specific performance should not limit your access to the latest cloud innovations. OCI gives you access to a full portfolio of cloud services wherever you need them. With a wide range of cloud options, including on-premises, dedicated Cloud@Customer, hybrid, multicloud solutions such as Oracle Database Service for Microsoft Azure, or public cloud, OCI’s distributed cloud portfolio—available across regions worldwide—solves your toughest business challenges.

Optimize enterprise applications without costly rearchitecture

When modernizing your enterprise apps, abandoning core technology isn’t feasible or necessary for success. OCI is built to address the unique requirements of performance-sensitive on-premises applications and other traditional enterprise apps—scale-up architectures, ultralow-latency networks, built-in security, and clustering of resources for availability in the cloud without risky and costly application refactoring. Additionally, OCI's specialized migration tools and programs facilitate easy transitioning.

Build and run cloud native or third-party apps with open source tools

Modern enterprises deserve the flexibility and freedom to choose from the various frameworks, clouds, and services available. Be it Postgres, SQL Server, Windows Server, VMware, or Kubernetes, OCI services are designed to easily run third-party, open source applications or to build cloud native applications. Our broad open source partner ecosystem enables you to bring apps to market faster, easily innovate, and scale.

Harness your data to uncover new business value

Data drives your business. Whether you’re building next-gen social applications or online games or seeking better outcomes from decades of healthcare data, making data work is getting harder. OCI services such as Oracle MySQL Heatwave and Oracle Autonomous Database service support all your data models, remove data silos, converge data for efficiency, and analyze data—helping you unlock business potential without sacrificing security and governance controls.

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SAP Cloud Platform is an integration platform as a service (iPaaS) and PaaS cloud tool. It powers applications that deliver real-time insights to contribute to more effective and timely decision-making. Customers all over the world from different-sized companies use SAP Cloud Platform to build application extensions, integrate landscapes, or extend existing enterprise applications in the cloud.

The platform incorporates innovative technologies, including big data, Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML). SAP Cloud Platform supports native services and products by SAP, as well as partners with popular platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Amazon AWS, and Alibaba Cloud.

Users of the product can extend, integrate, and develop applications on premises and in the cloud. The product offers flexibility, agility, and scalability, as it enables easy integration and connection of different applications within the platform. The solution is based on open standards and provides a wide range of development tools.

SAP has announced that they are removing SAP Cloud Platform as a brand name and moving its capabilities within SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP). The features of SAP Cloud Platform will be integrated into SAP BTP to assist with data management and analytics, alongside other components of the platform. Existing customers of SAP Cloud Platform will continue to benefit from its products under SAP Integration Suite and SAP Extension Suite.

SAP Cloud Platform Capabilities

The solution offers a wide variety of tools, application capabilities, services, and application programming interface (API). These can be categorized in the following ways:

Enterprise extensions: The features of SAP Cloud Platform in this category include SAP Localization Hub, Tax Service, Data Enrichment for SAP S/4HANA, SAP Data Quality Management, SAP Business Application Studio, ABAP environment, and SAP Web IDE.
Intelligent BPM: This set of features includes SAP Intelligent Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Process Visibility, Business Rules, and Workflow.
Integration Suite: The features of SAP Cloud Platform in this category include Open Connectors, OData Provisioning, API Management, Cloud Integration, and Smart Data Integration.
Digital experience: Features in this category include SAP Conversational AI, Mobile Services, Document Service, Portal, SAP Build, SAPUI5, and SAP Fiori Cloud.
Data-driven insights: This category of capabilities includes SAP Leonardo Internet of Things, SAP Data Intelligence, SAP Edge Services, IoT, SAP HANA Cloud, SAP Web Analytics, SAP Streaming Analytics, SAP ASE Service, and SAP Analytics Cloud.
Platform foundation: Alert Notification, Application Logging, Data Retention Manager, Job Scheduler, Java Server, and Transport Management are included in this group of capabilities.

SAP Cloud Platform Benefits

The platform has many benefits which improve their client’s workflows. They include the following:

SAP Cloud Platform facilitates the seamless integration of existing solutions and hybrid system landscapes.
The solution assists companies to deliver tailored end-to-end interfaces for improved user experience through software development kits (SDKs).
It simplifies application interface management through the option of building apps in the Kubernetes environment.
SAP Cloud Platform simplifies the development of native business applications through the various development tools and capabilities it offers.
It provides companies with a wide range of pre-configured business services.
Companies are offered the possibility to streamline the integration of new apps with a lowered overall cost of ownership.
The product can reduce costs for organizations, as it does not require an up-front investment in software or hardware.
The solution can increase productivity for developers through its supported open programming standards.

Reviews from Real Users

Shylaraj AK, a senior architect at a construction company, describes SAP Cloud Platform as easy to maintain, great features, and helpful support, which attributes to his high rating for the product.

Ehab-El H., chief executive officer at Asis, likes SAP Cloud Platform because it is easy to use with a fast deployment and straightforward setup.

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Sample Customers

Kenya Airways, Cell, Panasonic, Frontera, M&C Saatchi, Lumentum, WA

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