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Oracle HCM Cloud vs Oracle Taleo comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

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

Categories and Ranking

Oracle HCM Cloud
Ranking in Benefits Administration
2nd
Ranking in Talent Management
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
73
Ranking in other categories
Cloud HCM (4th), HR Analytics Software (2nd), Talent Acquisition (3rd)
Oracle Taleo
Ranking in Benefits Administration
9th
Ranking in Talent Management
11th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Benefits Administration category, the mindshare of Oracle HCM Cloud is 13.1%, down from 17.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Taleo is 2.8%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Benefits Administration
 

Featured Reviews

OswinSteve - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Prasan Edirisinghe - PeerSpot reviewer
Industry-standard stack enables better load handling for large-scale companies
With Taleo, I experience two limitations. First, it only supports soft calls with a daily limit, which is a concern. The other limitation is that it feels outdated, and I cannot compare certain things or implement some automations that require a lot of manual intervention when initiating, generating, and calculating offers.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I think that it's stable. I don't believe that there are any issues."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle HCM Cloud is its integration."
"The newer Redwood team is more client-focused and this is very valuable."
"Absence management, self-release, self-service, and raising help desk issues are particularly valuable."
"The solution is very good at building out a roadmap based on client needs and feedback."
"It's highly stable because the system is totally managed by Oracle, Oracle provides 99.9% availability for the system uptime."
"The solution has good integration with other applications."
"The most valuable features in Oracle HCM Cloud are the employee and manager self-services."
"It is easy to use. Requisition management and pre-screening are the two most valuable features."
"The product remains stable, and Oracle is investing further to improve and enhance it."
"The solution offers good benefits for administrators."
"The solution's most valuable features are the OCR, single source of truth, and simplicity of the workflows."
"Performance and goal management are good to have, based on certain client requirements where the user base isn't too large, but the most workable domain of Taleo is the recruiting module."
"Good integration capabilities and extensibility."
"The product's stability is good."
"The Talent Acquisition and Headhunting features are good."
 

Cons

"Exposure to users on the volume or utilization of servers and memory is necessary. Currently, when users hit the threshold, the system experiences a slowdown."
"Occasionally there are problems with stability."
"The GUI interface should be more user-friendly."
"I think they should have a larger data center in China, which would significantly increase the access speed from my current workspace."
"The tool should allow more customization for specific requirements. Some processes could be streamlined, and certain features in specific modules must be added."
"It could be more user-friendly."
"Oracle needs to make some sort of support repository that is up to date."
"Product integration, particularly with collaboration tools, is lacking in this solution."
"In terms of Oracle Taleo as a product, there are a lot of things which can be developed; most feedback which I have heard from customers is about the dashboard and the home page, both of which are quite basic."
"The pricing could be improved."
"I don't see very valuable features in this product because it has an old way of interpreting ATS. It should be more flexible in managing datasets and data searches. The screening data is a long process in Taleo."
"The product was not very sophisticated in terms of what it could do."
"It would be ideal if we could integrate the solution with Olympia. It would be helpful if we could add another support desk for an IT person. It would be great if the product was more interdisciplinary and could include IT."
"Oracle Taleo felt a bit outdated, and we didn't use it for every step of the candidate process. We mainly used it to track job IDs, create job requisitions, and add candidates when making an offer. It wasn't very user-friendly for moving candidates through different stages of the recruitment lifecycle."
"The solution should be more intuitive and user-friendly when navigating the different pages within Oracle."
"The bulk recruitment feature does not work well."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is reasonable."
"It is definitely super expensive. Oracle is very, very expensive for what they offer."
"The contract for one of them will be extended for three years and for another one for two years. One of them is paying monthly, and another one is paying per quarter. I don't know about the third one. So, it differs."
"Pricing is largely determined by what is agreed upon."
"I cannot comment on the cost, as this is handled by a different team."
"The cost of Oracle HCM Cloud is high, it could be reduced. There is an annual subscription and it is user-based."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."
"On average, it's not a cheap solution."
"Oracle Taleo is an expensive solution."
"Whether you pay annually or on some other payment schedule depends on the license model you choose. Typically, clients pay a yearly subscription."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
54%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
5%
Manufacturing Company
4%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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 Oracle HCM Cloud?
The most valuable features of the solution are the core HR, absence, payroll, and recruitment modules.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle HCM Cloud?
Cost-management initiatives were implemented to reduce expenses, such as controlling overtime hours. Licensing costs were also a consideration, particularly regarding contractors.
What needs improvement with Oracle Taleo?
It would be beneficial if Oracle Taleo included AI-based CV screening, rather than just keyword matches. This would enhance the precision of candidate selection. Additionally, no-code automation fo...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Taleo?
As an HR professional focused on talent acquisition, I primarily use Oracle Taleo for managing the talent side and hiring processes. I explore Oracle Taleo's capabilities as part of my assignments ...
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Taleo?
I would rate Oracle Taleo a seven out of ten. Oracle Taleo is more suitable for a bigger SME size business, whereas start-ups and enterprises might find other tools to offer better customization an...
 

Also Known As

Oracle Human Capital Management Cloud
Taleo, SonicRecruit
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Kovaion Consulting India Pvt. Ltd., eVerge Group, Kalpataru, Logicalis Inc., Macmillan Science and Education, Drivestream Inc., Kamal Osman Jamjoom Group LLC, WAXIE Sanitary Supply
ICA Fluor, Monsanto Company, Hitachi Consulting, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Kalpataru Ltd, DELL Inc., JSR Micro Inc., Skanska AB, Acciona, Baloise Group, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, Logicalis Inc., Garmin International, Intuit Inc, The Dow Chemical Company
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