Oracle Hyperion vs SAP Business Planning and Consolidation comparison

The compared Oracle and SAP solutions aren't in the same category. Oracle is ranked #2 in BPM , with an average rating of 7.2, and holds a 12.5% mindshare in the category. SAP is ranked #5 in FPSM , and holds a 12.8% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of SAP users who would recommend it.

Oracle Hyperion

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Hyperion

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Performance Management (2nd)

SAP Business Planning and C...

Average Rating

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Financial Performance and Strategy Management (5th), Financial Close Software (8th)

Mindshare comparison

Oracle Hyperion and SAP Business Planning and Consolidation aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Oracle Hyperion is designed for Business Performance Management and holds a mindshare of 12.5%, down 12.7% compared to last year.
SAP Business Planning and Consolidation, on the other hand, focuses on Financial Performance and Strategy Management, holds 12.8% mindshare, down 15.5% since last year.

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Q&A Highlights

it_user742446

Works

Oct 06, 2017

Hyperion Planning or SAP BPC?

The only reason to consider BPC at this point is if you are locked into an SAP architecture. SAP is re-architecting BPC to utilize their HANA memory-resident database, which is basically a heart-lung transplant - long, costly and complex. BPC is also known as one of the most costly CPM implementations in the market, which is not likely to get better as SAP rejiggers it for HANA. Hyperion Planning is a long-time leader in on-premise CPM, and Oracle is 2-3 years ahead of SAP in moving to the Cloud. Oracle's PBCS product is basically Hyperion Planning with an HTML5 user interface, and is substantially more mature than BPC at this point. Gartner judged it to be one of 4 apps in it's Strategic CPM Magic Quadrant this past June. (SAP was not even listed by Gartner.) It's also priced very aggressively, like all of the new Oracle Cloud Service apps - $14-30K per year, list. So if there are strong reasons for you to go with either SAP or Oracle, and you're OK with a cloud solution, then Oracle PBCS would be the better choice at this point. If you're not locked into these two vendors, as the responder above mentioned, there are some other cloud CPM vendors like Host Analytics or Adaptive insights in the Gartner MQ that have lower cost of ownership than on-premise solutions.

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Mahdi Mohaddes

Junior Financial Analyst at Coveris Inc.

Good tool for data visualization but interface is not very intuitive

I am the one that builds the reports. So, it's the baseline for making any predictions for budgets and something like that. We are an international organization, so it helps us to have consolidated reports and a clearer overview. It certainly supports streamlining across our global operations. The integration of Hyperion into our existing system improved operational efficiency.

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it_user90087

Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

It's a robust solution with no issues. In my view, it is necessary to introduce another way to create reports apart from MS Excel.

There are no tutorials or wizards inside the tool, and I think they would be very useful sometimes. Having said that, I suspect that it is one of the SAP's strategies, because they get a lot of money from SAP training and don't want people learning who to work with their products on their own. There is another thing as well which could be improved. In my view, it is necessary to introduce another way to create reports apart from MS Excel, and it must be a way that can be exploited through mobile devices as well.

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Answers from the Community

it_user742446

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Oct 6, 2017

Hyperion Planning or SAP BPC?

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it_user490053

EPM & Analytics Consultant at a consultancy

Oct 2, 2017

Depends. In terms of functionality, they both do similar things. I'm sure a lot of users can give you a long list of pros and cons of both, but the choice often comes down to what works well in your environment. The best way to find out is by getting your hands on it and try a proof of concept. I would start by defining exactly what you will be using it for, you may find that lighter weight cloud CPM solutions may be a better fit and with a faster deployement.

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it_user199395

Works at a tech company with 51-200 employees

Oct 2, 2017

A choice between two vendors rarely comes down to the tool (software) itself. This is usually because they both have strong selling points that got you to thus point. I have not used thesee two personally but offer you thus advise. 1. If you have the time request a demo based in what you leadership team would need to see. Never accept the canned demo which shows the app in the best possible light. Use your data if possible. 2. An application is only as good as its usefulness to its users. I have bought great software and no one really used it. So again whatever the choice ensure that you get the buy-in from your user community. 3. Let the vendor explain how they can fill the gap between your expectations and the app capabilities (always is something ). 4. Ensure that you will be able to access the needed support post implementation. This will allow for the continued success of the app use. Lastly trust your gut and spend time doing the research and asking the questions. Noone else does it like you and your team is depending on you to paint a way forward. Remember it's just a tool. Right now you got it down to 2. So review the above and take your shot. Good luck, let me know how it works out. Regards, Andrew

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle Hyperion?

We can collect data from various sources, which is very useful for budgeting and planning.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Hyperion?

The most important aspect for improvement is the time efficiency when handling large databases. When the database consists of several million records, the software can be slow. However, the perform...

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What is your primary use case for Oracle Hyperion?

We use Oracle Hyperion for ad hoc querying and connection with multidimensional databases. It is very easy to use for combining dimensions of the database such as time, geography, and product dimen...

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Overview

Oracle Business Analytics Suite.

The SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (SAP BPC) application delivers planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial consolidation capabilities, so you can easily adjust plans and forecasts, speed up budget and closing cycles, and ensure compliance with financial reporting standards.

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