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Oracle E-Business Suite vs PeopleSoft 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

Oracle E-Business Suite
Ranking in ERP
6th
Ranking in Activity Based Costing Software
1st
Ranking in Benefits Administration
6th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
153
Ranking in other categories
Field Service Management (1st), Enterprise Resource Planning for Manufacturing (1st), Product Configuration and Quoting (3rd)
PeopleSoft
Ranking in ERP
9th
Ranking in Activity Based Costing Software
4th
Ranking in Benefits Administration
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
83
Ranking in other categories
Talent Management (6th), Demand Management (2nd), Talent Acquisition (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the ERP category, the mindshare of Oracle E-Business Suite is 4.9%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PeopleSoft is 2.6%, up from 2.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
ERP
 

Featured Reviews

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.
UshaKatyal - PeerSpot reviewer
A mature solution that needs right implementation
I think PeopleSoft HR is pretty good and very mature. The people who built PeopleSoft now work on Workday. Workday has asked me to join them as an employee a few times, but I don't take anyone's employment because Workday isn't very user-friendly. With PeopleSoft, you can do a lot. Oracle now bundles PeopleSoft and calls it Oracle Cloud, but the programs are the same. Recruiters often don't know this and say you're not qualified if you don't have Oracle Cloud experience. However, Oracle has just put PeopleSoft in the cloud and packaged it as Oracle Cloud. Overall, if the solution is implemented correctly, it runs very smoothly. I think people shouldn't customize it. They should use it as is and try to adapt to it. Many people didn't understand PeopleSoft at first. For example, during COVID, some companies hired offshore people who didn't know what they were doing and messed everything up. You need to know the rules and regulations of the country where you're implementing the tool because every country has different rules for HR, benefits, and payroll. Canadian payroll differs from US payroll, but they're on the same platform in the solution. It's a very mature system, but people prefer newer options like Oracle Cloud. I was also involved with SAP S/4HANA. I don't think it's good for the government sector because government workers are a bit lazy about technical things. I understand S/4HANA because I have a technical background. It has a different structure, while PeopleSoft has more of a file and table structure, which is easier. If the tables are set up wrong, things go wrong. But if you know how to set it up correctly, it runs smoothly, and you can adjust it if needed. The problem is that companies are hiring big consulting firms that want money. They hire offshore people who don't know the country's rules and do programming. If you buy a package and still have to do custom programming, why buy the package at all? These days, I'm doing a lot of business process reengineering for people because they don't know how to implement it correctly. If you implement it right, you can reduce manual work. However, it depends on change management and how senior management handles it. It works fine if you implement the tool on-site or hybrid, not cloud and do it correctly. But in a cloud situation, there are problems. Many countries change their payroll and benefits rules often. With the cloud, you can't easily change things. You have to ask the company to make changes, which costs much money. People who don't want an IT department go for the cloud. But I've seen many companies fail with the cloud. The cloud is just everything packaged together. Your data sits in someone else's cloud, and you must accept whatever they do. Payroll is very sensitive. If payroll is wrong, the whole company suffers. I've worked on the financial and school sides, too. I'm comfortable with the tool if it's implemented correctly. But many companies don't implement it right, which is why they might say it is too much. I did a big project for an oil and gas company. I was a program control manager with 51 people under me. We used Oracle, but Oracle isn't as good as PeopleSoft for payroll. If the solution is implemented correctly, it's fine. But you need the right implementer. Big consulting firms often give wrong information and use inexperienced people. For maintenance, PeopleSoft sends updated rules to new tables at year-end. You compile the new tables and start the new year. But you need to know which changes apply to your country. I talk to many senior PeopleSoft people and always get LinkedIn messages about business opportunities. I now help about 50 clients when they have problems, but I'm not traveling. If you know the HR and payroll business well, you can implement anything - PeopleSoft, Oracle, or S/4HANA. I've done all of these. S/4HANA is more complicated and technical. It's similar to an old software called IDMS. You have to be very technical, and if you don't do it right, it won't work. I rate the overall solution a seven out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The technical support for the solution was very good."
"It is quite stable."
"It was easy to set up the product."
"It's a tightly integrated solution."
"The most valuable features of Oracle EBS are its ease of use, integration capabilities, and the General Ledger reporting, including the FSG reporting."
"ERP is a valuable feature of this product."
"It is a very consistent product on IBM. There is also a lot of knowledge data."
"The on-premise is very similar to the cloud version."
"The most valuable feature is the module integration, which saves time through transclusion - using a single record across multiple modules."
"I would rate scalability a nine out of ten."
"I use the reporting feature occasionally to check for potential improvements in timesheets. We have integrated it with Power BI."
"PeopleSoft is mostly used for payroll and core HR functionality. Some customers use it for its finance module."
"A solid and mature product."
"The most valuable feature is that it's easy to use."
"PeopleSoft is resilient and has the flexibility for us to customize it."
"Flexibility in configuration."
 

Cons

"It's not easy for people without technical knowledge to understand how to implement it."
"The on-premises version of this solution can be difficult to expand, compared to its cloud version. The on-premises version is also more limited, versus the cloud version that has a lot of improvements. Maintaining this solution is also too costly."
"Oracle is not keeping up on development of the on-premises version of this product as they are concentrating on cloud solutions."
"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."
"From the business processes, there are areas where you could streamline new processes."
"Needs more real-time visualizations, in terms of smarter dashboards and reporting competing with the speed of HANA."
"One issue with the product is because it build on a lot of older technologies, there is a substantial technical debt in the system."
"It is still a little outdated as far as what we consider a twenty-first century software. You're still using Oracle forms, that sort of thing."
"It would be helpful for the end-user if the reports were customized. They would be able to select the fields while generating their reports."
"One aspect where PeopleSoft could see improvement is in its level of customization."
"Having applications which provide more enhanced features and user-friendly elements."
"We have already deployed it and we have had it for several years but we are switching to a modern HCM SaaS cloud product."
"The whole systematic flow of any query raised to HR should be improved."
"I would like to see better support, bug fixing, and documentation."
"In my opinion, it needs more performance, maybe something technical related, because it's very slow for us and even small activities take a while."
"Areas for improvement include implementing/upgrading tools and documentation. The Oracle support website can be difficult to navigate."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Considering the market at the moment, Oracle needs to adjust the pricing of this solution."
"The price of the solution is extremely high."
"Oracle scales the pricing, but E-Business Suite is still very expensive for small to mid-sized businesses."
"Oracle E-Business Suite is cheaper than SAP. It is expensive."
"Find a best Oracle partner and get a better discount."
"The pricing of the solution is at about $700-$750 per year."
"USD $100,000 annually."
"We pay about $300 a year in order to license the solution."
"We are a University and the cost and license are negotiated privately."
"One of the cheapest solutions available and also one of the best."
"I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten, with ten being expensive."
"The main issue we have with the solution is that it is very expensive."
"I don't know if they are still providing licenses or if they have suspending licenses."
"There are no additional costs for licensing."
"I would consider this to be an expensive product, but the quality justifies it."
"Yearly payments are to be made toward the licensing costs of PeopleSoft. PeopleSoft is not very expensive, so I feel it is an affordable product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
67%
Computer Software Company
5%
Manufacturing Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
3%
Financial Services Firm
10%
University
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
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.
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 ...
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...
What do you like most about PeopleSoft?
I use the reporting feature occasionally to check for potential improvements in timesheets. We have integrated it with Power BI.
 

Also Known As

Oracle EBS, OEBS
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Sample Customers

Colab, Portobello, Saudi Telecom Company, DG Khan Cement, Dubai Holding
BMI Healthcare, Lone Star College System, Jefferson County Public Schools, Griffith University, Los Rios Community College District, Tervita Corporation, INFRA S.A. de C.V., ICF Habitat, Central Washington University, Tech Mahindra Limited, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Stanford Childrens Health
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