Oracle E-Business Suite vs Oracle HCM Cloud comparison

Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle HCM Cloud are both solutions in the Benefits Administration category. Oracle E-Business Suite is ranked #6 with an average rating of 7.5, while Oracle HCM Cloud is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.0. Oracle E-Business Suite holds a 5.0% mindshare in BA, compared to Oracle HCM Cloud’s 14.0% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Oracle E-Business Suite users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of Oracle HCM Cloud users who would recommend it.

Oracle E-Business Suite

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024

Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle HCM Cloud compete in enterprise management solutions. User reviews suggest Oracle HCM Cloud often takes the lead with its advanced features and comprehensive coverage.

Features: Oracle E-Business Suite offers a wide range of modules for complex processes, detailed reporting, and high customization. Oracle HCM Cloud features mobile platform integration, complete HR functions including payroll and talent management, scalability, and modern analytics.

Room for Improvement: Users of Oracle E-Business Suite note the need for more efficient navigation and better integration with new technologies. Oracle HCM Cloud users point to system performance and offline support as areas needing enhancement.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Oracle E-Business Suite's on-premise deployment can be complex but has positive customer support. Oracle HCM Cloud provides a streamlined cloud deployment experience and responsive support.

Pricing and ROI: Oracle E-Business Suite is attractive for its lower setup costs. Oracle HCM Cloud, despite a higher initial investment, offers quick ROI through innovative and efficient capabilities.

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle E-Business Suite

Ranking in Benefits Administration

6th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

151

Ranking in other categories

Field Service Management (2nd), ERP (6th), Activity Based Costing Software (1st), Enterprise Resource Planning for Manufacturing (1st), Product Configuration and Quoting (3rd)

Oracle HCM Cloud

Ranking in Benefits Administration

2nd

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Talent Management (4th), Cloud HCM (4th), HR Analytics Software (2nd), Talent Acquisition (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Benefits Administration category, the mindshare of Oracle E-Business Suite is 5.0%, down from 5.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle HCM Cloud is 14.0%, down from 17.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Nandan Gopalakrishna

Managing Director, CTO at Technobrain

Offers a wide range of functionalities for large enterprises but system requires expertise to implement and configure

In the past few years, the main challenge has been the annual maintenance cost. We've often replaced Oracle with Dynamics, which is cheaper than Oracle but still expensive for governments in Africa with limited budgets to sustain it. So, the main challenge is the cost versus the value. We don't get lower value with Dynamics 365, and I've seen governments implement other alternatives like Odoo, too. They don't see the value in paying millions of dollars in maintenance fees. Oracle needs to understand the reality of the situation. In the African market, Oracle is the least of the considerations. People don't even want to consider Oracle. They need to come up with something more cost-effective because people do not see the value in paying those maintenance fees. As a system integrator, I don't gain anything because most of the money gets transferred to Oracle. They need to relook at their licensing models. NetSuite is pretty rigid for a cloud-based suite. There are varying requirements to make changes to the configuration, which becomes a hassle compared to even Dynamics. They need to relax how they handle this. The licensing is also very complicated, with so many parameters that it's confusing, and sizing becomes confusing. Streamlining the licensing would be helpful so that it becomes transparent for the customer.

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OswinSteve

Lead Digital HR Transformation, Product Owner at Chubb

Capable of consolidating data from all countries and providing access to any employee information across locations but poor user experience

Oracle HCM Cloud definitely has a lot to improve from a user experience perspective. The platform is huge and feature-rich, but is it truly appealing to an end user? Is it a two-click solution? Does it match current market trends in user experience? No, it has a lot of catching up to do. For example, is the screen catchy for an employee to see their details or access essential information? No. The user experience is zero. An employee needs training to apply for leave, something as simple as that. They shouldn't need training materials or user guides to navigate the system. We're moving towards empowering users, especially with end-user-facing systems. People should be self-reliant and not need to rely on manuals. Oracle HCM Cloud is very old-school in this regard. It's still stuck in the "PeopleSoft" mentality instead of focusing on a user-friendly experience for employees and managers. So, the user experience needs a major overhaul. So, to summarize, it needs to be more user-friendly and present key information on the login screen. In future releases, I would like to see employee dashboards. Oracle HCM should come up with ready-made employee dashboards, like very simple ones. Right now, an employee dashboard or a manager dashboard, but these should be readily available. You shouldn't expect a customer to go and design something they need. There are a few basic things any employee or manager in any company would want to see. One of the best things would be a very simple org chart. Now, the org chart is quite poor on Oracle. There are applications that focus only on org charts and look really good, giving a lot of details about a team and its employees. But Oracle's org chart is bad, so to be specific, they should improve it a lot.

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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

"It is scalable."

"It is a very stable solution."

"The interface is easy to use."

"The complete product suite is good. The financials are good, it is the best product I've been working with is Oracle Financial. Supply chain manufacturing is very comprehensive and the connectivity, between all the modules, is seamless. They are all communicated well with one another."

"Financials, which are essential to all ERPs, and manufacturing and sales models are among the most valuable features. The specific features implemented depend on the company's needs."

"It makes financial operations easier to perform."

"The most valuable features are straight-through processing because we need to make sure that we have a good end-to-end process."

"Before, we used a lot of manpower in our operations, in the backend, but this is a service. We have eliminated some unnecessary processes."

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"It has good navigation, and it is user friendly and secure. Every three months, there is an upgrade, and it has new features."

"The tool's implementation has resulted in significant time savings, ranging from 30 to 50 percent across various processes. Oracle HCM, particularly its payroll functionality, has proven to be highly valuable for our organization. Additionally, the ability to implement various customizations has proven valuable. The robust nature of Oracle HCM Cloud ensures high accuracy."

"This solution is user friendly and can be used on a mobile phone without a computer."

"The most valuable features in Oracle HCM Cloud are the employee and manager self-services."

"The most valuable features of Oracle HCM Cloud are the easy ability to customize the solution and applications. Additionally, the solution updates the solution"

"We have 35,000 employees in our organization, so we consider the solution to be scalable."

"The most valuable features of the solution are the core HR, absence, payroll, and recruitment modules."

"This product can greatly improve handling of human resources and efficiency."

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Cons

"On-site cloud support is slow and unresponsive."

"The users feel that the product is not user-friendly."

"E-Business Suite's user experience and interface could be improved."

"It's very dependent on integration with other products,."

"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 document that supports the Oracle E-Business Suite regarding the installation and upgrading is long compared to other products and needs to be enhanced."

"Administration takes some effort. Administrating the technology stack is not so complex but application aware database administration and following the new methodologies like online patching can be a little complex and time consuming. Oracle should ease the administrators jobs and do some innovation on this administration area as well. Oracle Autonomous Database is Oracle's leading technology these days. Using a similar approach, application stack may become a little more self-managing."

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"I would like to see more direct access for both human resources and employees without so many screens to navigate."

"The UI needs improvement."

"The solution has much room for improvement in all the modules."

"The solution could improve by having better integration between on-premise and the cloud. It can be difficult and time-consuming to migrate our applications and interfaces."

"The customization of the solution presents many challenges."

"The tool's configurable side allows you to have more flexibility, but at the same time, it creates a lot of confusion that still has to do over so much of the configuration, which are areas that are conflicting in nature."

"Occasionally there are problems with stability."

"The compensation module needs further automation."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The license is very expensive and I think that it needs to be cheaper to get a wider range of users or customers."

"In my opinion, the prices for Oracle ERP are reasonable, especially considering the various discounts that are often available."

"Oracle has different licensing models available. For example, concurrent user license metric and power unit licensing metric. It is different from product to product, but for the application itself, the license is by the number of users."

"The pricing of Oracle E-Business Suite is too high."

"Oracle generally gives a lot of discounts."

"Both the current projects and future projects should be defined well. Licensing should be done according to current and near future plans."

"Find a best Oracle partner and get a better discount."

"We have an annual license to use the Oracle E-Business Suite and we have an enterprise license."

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"Though I cannot comment on the solution's cost, a fixed cost is involved based on my understanding. The cost multiplies based on the number of users."

"On an annual basis, we pay about $25,000 for our company. This includes the VAT, support, upgrades and everything else."

"The solution’s pricing is high."

"I don't know how much it costs, but I know that everything is included. We don't pay anything extra apart from the licensing fee."

"The price for Oracle HCM Cloud is expensive in Iran, but in other countries, such as Turkey, it can be reasonably priced."

"According to the Turkish market, the pricing is a little bit expensive."

"I cannot comment on the cost, as this is handled by a different team."

"The product could be more affordable."

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

65%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Educational Organization

54%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle E-Business Suite?

It was very easy to integrate the product into our existing infrastructure.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle E-Business Suite?

Licensing costs were a significant consideration, and Oracle Analytics was deemed too expensive compared to Power BI, which we opted for due to Outlook 365 licensing.

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What needs improvement with Oracle E-Business Suite?

Additional improvements could include better healthcare management functionalities, such as specialized modules for OPD and IPD for patients. A more web-based user experience like Oracle Fusion wou...

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What are the differences between Oracle HCM Cloud and PeopleSoft?

Although both are solutions to manage HR, their differences make each one suitable for different companies. Oracle Cloud HCM is a platform for connecting all human resource processes in your organ...

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What do you like most about Oracle HCM Cloud?

The most valuable features of the solution are the core HR, absence, payroll, and recruitment modules.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle HCM Cloud?

Oracle HCM Cloud pricing is a bit expensive compared to newer solutions.

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Compared 11% of the time

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Also Known As

Oracle EBS, OEBS

Oracle Human Capital Management Cloud

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Overview

Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) is considered the most extensive offering of amalgamated worldwide business applications available. Oracle EBS helps facilitate medium to large business enterprise organizations with the ability to enhance critical decision-making processes, streamline business procedures, minimize costs, and improve overall performance and productivity.

Oracle EBS runs as a complement to Oracle Database software. The applications serve to automate such processes as supply chain management (SCM), human resource management (HRM), customer relations management (CRM), project portfolio management (PPM), financial management, service management, and more.

Oracle EBS runs best in the cloud. It is a cost-saving option that offers greater productivity and can immediately and easily respond to changing dynamic business needs with an intuitive, automated scalable cloud infrastructure.

Below are some of the valuable features of popular application offerings available within Oracle EBS:

Supply Chain Management (SCM): Every possible supply chain process can be fully automated, from planning, creation, and appropriation to development and fulfillment, delivering a comprehensive solution application to ensure organizations have robust, intelligent-driven, value-added chains. Some applications include:

Manufacturing
Value Chain Planning and Execution
Procurement and Fulfillment
Lifecycle Management
Business Intelligence and Analytics

Human Resource Management (HRM): The solution offers a sturdy group of outstanding human resource processes that enable users to improve productivity, enhance overall business performance, and lower TCO. Some processes include:

Workforce Management
Talent Management
Global Personnel Policy Management
Human Resource Analytics

Customer Relations Management (CRM): This application provides for a streamlined, unique global gathering of information that will ensure all selling channels are continually following the organization's objectives and protocols. Some features include:

Oracle Service
Oracle Marketing
Oracle Order Management
Oracle Channel Revenue Management

Project Portfolio Management (PPM): Oracle EBS provides a comprehensive, full lifecycle offering of project and portfolio management. Users get a single fully transparent view of all project-related ventures coupled with a superb performance process that grants users the ability to choose the best, most dynamic portfolio ventures.

Project Collaboration
Project Management
Project Analytics
Project Cost
Project Billing

Financial Management: Users are able to perform more effectively, improve productivity and efficiency, develop productivity tools and integrated performance management, and develop processes for shared services to reduce overall operating costs. Some features include:

Asset Lifecycle Management
Financial Control and Reporting
Travel and Expense Management
Lease and Finance Management
Risk Management and Compliance

Service Management: This application allows users access to the best data necessary to provide correct, precise, reliable information to their clients to ensure that every expectation is exceeded and consistently satisfied.

Inbound and outbound telephony
Project Collaboration
Project Cost
Billing
Project Management

Reviews from Real Users:

Kopano R., Freelancer at a tech services company, says, “What I found most valuable in Oracle E-Business Suite is the patching because it is straightforward. As long as you follow Oracle's best practices, you are able to finish the task of patching without a problem. I like that it's also easy to add products, e.g. if you want to add on financials, you can, or if you don't have financials, you can expand on that. I like that Oracle E-Business Suite is really scalable.”

Mohammed G., Senior Oracle Application Consultant at a comms service provider, writes, “Oracle E-Business Suite consists of a lot of streams, such as financial and HR processes of the enterprise companies. We are using most of the Oracle financial modules, and we have an Oracle stream, FI procurement stream, and HR streams, which have a lot of applications. Oracle E-Business Suite has over 20 different modules to choose from, it is comprehensive. Additionally, the integration is very good. “

Natively built for the cloud, Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management is a complete solution that connects every human resource process—and every person—across your enterprise. We help you create a community where people feel valued, heard, and like they belong. With a single user experience and data model and seamless processes and infrastructure, Oracle Cloud HCM can help you redefine what best looks like for your people.

Platform capabilities empower every HR process including: Global HR, Talent Management, Recruiting, Learning, Workforce Rewards, Workforce Management, Work Life Solutions, HR Help Desk, Workforce Health and Safety Incidents, Payroll Management, Benefits Management, Advanced HCM Controls, and Strategic Workforce Planning.

Top 10 Reason Why Customers Choose Oracle Cloud HCM:

Tailored User Experience

Employees expect tailored experiences from their work technology and want to feel supported by their organization regardless of where, when, and how they work. Providing employees with a tailored user experience is now a necessity—one that many HR teams are striving for as they evaluate their technology. That’s why Oracle Cloud HCM offers the only complete employee experience platform that empowers your people to connect, grow, and thrive.

Adaptable and Extensible

HR is at the forefront of navigating change and needs to be able to adapt quickly as new challenges arise. Oracle Cloud HCM delivers an adaptable and flexible solution to meet changing business practices, regulations, and environments.

Complete HCM Cloud Solution

Organizations that want to manage the entire employee lifecycle select Oracle Cloud HCM because it’s the most complete HR cloud solution on the market. Built as a single cloud solution for all HR functionalities, it connects every HR process from hire to retire.

Complete Enterprise Solution

One of the many things that sets Oracle apart from other vendors is that we natively built our software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications on our own cloud platform and infrastructure. With applications and data all on one platform, you can gain unobstructed visibility across your organization and increased data security

Improved Business Value

Oracle customers leverage our HCM cloud application to drive business value through better user engagement and adoption, streamlined processes, improved productivity, and lower total cost of ownership

Dedication to Innovation

Innovation is the biggest benefit of moving your systems to the cloud. Our quarterly updates allow us to continuously deliver new and exciting features. With a team of more than 20,000 engineers, Oracle delivers more than 1,000 innovation updates annually—80% of which are based on customer feedback.

Data Security and Privacy

Oracle has a strong security culture and is trusted by

organizations worldwide with strict security requirements. Stored in state-of-the-art data centers, Oracle Cloud HCM and our infrastructure have advanced multilayered security measures that can help customers meet both local and international regulations

Vibrant HR Community

Oracle Cloud Customer Connect is a vibrant online

community of more than 40,000 HCM users and a great place to crowdsource information, discuss the latest releases, register for in-person or virtual events, and submit product suggestions.

Customer Success

Oracle customers have access to an implementation success manager, on-demand education, and success planning tools. We offer 24/7 customer service in 145 countries worldwide to help you maximize the value of your investment.

Global Capabilities

Most enterprises today operate at both the global and local levels, so our customers appreciate that Oracle Cloud HCM is designed to meet both international and regional needs for more than 200 jurisdictions and 27 languages.

Oracle HCM Cloud is a complete HR application suite which helps organizations become more strategic and agile with a best-in-class workforce experience. It integrates HR best practices and technology to provide an engaging, informative, and adaptive HR experience throughout the entire employee lifecycle. Oracle HCM Cloud allows organizations find, develop and retain the best talent, enable collaboration, deliver deep workforce insights, and increase operational efficiency

Sample Customers

Colab, Portobello, Saudi Telecom Company, DG Khan Cement, Dubai Holding

Kovaion Consulting India Pvt. Ltd., eVerge Group, Kalpataru, Logicalis Inc., Macmillan Science and Education, Drivestream Inc., Kamal Osman Jamjoom Group LLC, WAXIE Sanitary Supply

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