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Oracle E-Business Suite vs SAP S/4HANA Cloud 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

Oracle E-Business Suite
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
153
Ranking in other categories
Field Service Management (2nd), ERP (6th), Activity Based Costing Software (1st), Benefits Administration (6th), Enterprise Resource Planning for Manufacturing (1st), Product Configuration and Quoting (3rd)
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
52
Ranking in other categories
Cloud ERP (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Enterprise Resource Planning solutions, they serve different purposes. Oracle E-Business Suite is designed for ERP and holds a mindshare of 4.7%, down 5.9% compared to last year.
SAP S/4HANA Cloud, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud ERP, holds 12.3% mindshare, down 13.4% since last year.
ERP
Cloud 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.
Sajid Farooq - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides seamless integration of different modules in one place
Certain add-ons like quality control, payroll, and HRMS are not part of the SAP S/4HANA Cloud. SAP S/4HANA Cloud doesn't provide a quality control module. SAP S/4HANA Cloud does not have its own payroll and HRMS system. The partners develop their own cloud and integrate with the solution. There are certain modules specific to some industries, and SAP S/4HANA Cloud doesn't deal with those modules. Every partner of SAP S/4HANA Cloud has to develop its own and then integrate and certify with that solution. We can't say that these modules are part of SAP S/4HANA Cloud. There is a little area of improvement that SAP has to opt for particular types of solutions like QC, payroll, and HRMS. The graphics of SAP S/4HANA Cloud are not user-friendly. They don't look like they belong to a branded solution that costs too much. The solution's user interface is not appealing or user-friendly. On a scale from one to ten, where one is bad and ten is good, I rate the solution's user interface a five out of ten. SAP S/4HANA Cloud has built-in reports that are hard-coated. We have to alter or modify built-in reports in different marking segments, but there are no options for that. We have to build complete reports from scratch, and SAP-developed reports are not used in the market. SAP should provide a tool for customizing its developed reports so that there should not be a process of reengineering or reinventing the process.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Valuable features include expense management and the accounting suite of products."
"It was easy to set up the product."
"Oracle E-Business Suite improves forecast accuracy, reduces costs, and increases manufacturing capacity."
"I like Oracle ERP for streamlining the entire process from PRTL and invoice payments. It also has the decision and internet sale order, and my customers can correct the internet decision. It automatically converts to the internet order, and they don't need to create the entry object. They don't need to make a secondary ledger in the parent company and subsidiary. That's very helpful for internet decisions. If they get an order at the parent company, it automatically creates the sales system in the subsidiary."
"It handles all my financial functions, including the entire process of financial transactions"
"E-Business Suite's best features are the standard process, the table dictionary, and the ability to work with the SQL language to correlate data."
"Great finance modules and customization."
"E-Business Suite's best features are BAT functionality, flexibility, configurability, and integration with Oracle Database."
"With the newer update, there are more funnels as well as ample opportunity to customize the solution. With the SAP Optimizer, companies are using about five to ten percent of the product as-is while the other ninety to ninety five percent is customized to automate and standardize processes."
"The integration between SAP EWM and S4HANA Cloud is seamless."
"The most valuable feature of SAP S/4HANA Cloud is the new UX design."
"The solution is stable."
"If anyone wants to check data, like dashboards, S/4HANA also provides those facilities via Fiori apps. S/4HANA delivers everything related to the business process."
"The most valuable aspect of SAP S/4HANA Cloud is its ease of deployment and the reduced hassles of infrastructure support."
"Finance aspects of it and transportation management, asset management, and inventory management are valuable."
"I have found the financial and production modules to be the most valuable features."
 

Cons

"There are some cycles in HR that are not straightforward."
"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."
"The UI interface is not great."
"The simplicity of the user experience needs to be improved tremendously."
"We would like to see some automation in this solution."
"Improvements could be made in mobility for mobile applications or tablets."
"The operations could be better, specifically for manufacturing processes."
"It is difficult to get answers from technical support right away."
"The solution is expensive. That can be an issue for clients."
"The solution’s reporting could be improved."
"We'd like to have more of a low-code platform."
"It's a huge software, and they need to make it look less complex and more user friendly. They need to work on user stories and user experiences."
"I need more options for enhancing the system, especially compared to the features available in the on-premise version."
"It is a complicated solution. So it should be easier to use."
"S/4HANA isn't ideal for managing contracts and subscriptions. There isn't a feature to notify us when a contract for a service we need is approaching its end or a product is no longer supported. You need a separate solution for that."
"Difficult to install and difficult to test. Testing needs to be improved. Scalability of this solution also needs improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Oracle E-Business Suite is cheaper than SAP. It is expensive."
"The price would be better if it were lower."
"This product is more expensive if you compare it to SAP."
"The pricing of Oracle E-Business Suite is too high."
"This is a highly-priced application and would not be affordable for small or medium business domains."
"Oracle's licenses are not straightforward."
"At our various customers, the software tends to pay for itself in less than two years."
"It costs too much."
"The pricing model can be complicated in certain scenarios."
"The licensing process for SAP S/4HANA Cloud has worked well."
"The license for S/4HANA is expensive, and the licensing structure is hard to understand. The admin license is something like 500 euros per user. Other ERP solutions allowed you to pick only the modules you need. The SAP ECC version requires you to take all the modules even if you are not using them."
"I'm not directly involved in the pricing discussions; it's more of a concern for the finance team."
"I don't remember the specifics about the licensing, but it's scaled and modular. You pay for what you use. It's not a one-size-fits-all license. You have a license for every single module. It's similar to Oracle."
"The pricing of SAP S/4HANA Cloud is on the higher side."
"I feel the solution is expensive when it comes to what can be obtained with open source software."
"Its pricing is way over any of the other ERPs. I'd rate it one out of ten in terms of pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
66%
Computer Software Company
5%
Manufacturing Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
4%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Educational Organization
6%
Construction Company
6%
 

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 do you like most about SAP S/4HANA Cloud?
The manufacturing area is a good feature.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP S/4HANA Cloud?
SAP S/4HANA Cloud is very expensive, both to purchase and maintain. It's important to evaluate the costs of recruiting and maintaining trained personnel as it's not just a one-time payment yet requ...
What needs improvement with SAP S/4HANA Cloud?
The system is very heavy and requires a lot of resources and a dedicated team. It is costly to maintain, demanding trained professionals, which adds to the expenses. This makes the overall cost ver...
 

Also Known As

Oracle EBS, OEBS
SAP S4HANA Cloud
 

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Sample Customers

Colab, Portobello, Saudi Telecom Company, DG Khan Cement, Dubai Holding
La Trobe University, Carrefour Comércio e Indústria Ltda, Delaware Consulting and Corning Inc.
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