Board vs Oracle HFM comparison

Board International and Oracle are both solutions in the Business Performance Management category. Board International is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.3, while Oracle is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.0. Board International holds a 4.9% mindshare in BPM, compared to Oracle’s 4.5% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Board International users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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94% willing to recommend

Oracle HFM

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Board and Oracle HFM are financial software solutions, each having its strengths. Board excels in pricing and support, while Oracle HFM justifies its cost with robust features.

Features: Board offers integration and customizable dashboards, flexibility for varied business needs, and allows multidimensional analysis and data normalization from different sources. Oracle HFM provides extensive financial management and compliance capabilities, supports multi-currency translations, and handles complex ownership calculations.

Room for Improvement: Board could improve in handling complex consolidations, standardizing currency exchanges, and enhancing user interface customization. Oracle HFM would benefit from a more straightforward deployment process, streamlined integration with non-Oracle systems, and additional flexibility in configuration settings.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Board provides a quicker deployment process with excellent support, making it ideal for faster implementations. Oracle HFM requires more time for setup due to its complex functionalities but offers strong customer service for guidance through the process.

Pricing and ROI: Board is more cost-effective, offering enhanced ROI through affordability and efficient performance. Oracle HFM, although initially more expensive, offers long-term value for organizations that need advanced financial management capabilities.

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Categories and Ranking

Board

Ranking in Business Performance Management

7th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (22nd), Reporting (17th)

Oracle HFM

Ranking in Business Performance Management

4th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Business Performance Management category, the mindshare of Board is 4.9%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle HFM is 4.5%, down from 9.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business Performance Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Oracle HFM	4.5%
Board	4.9%
Other	90.6%

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reviewer2645016

Manager, Software Delivery at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Offers flexibility in design and saves time in budgeting and forecasting processes

I find Board to be simple and easy to use. It offers significant flexibility in designing solutions. The system overall is very useful, with many capabilities that provide flexibility. Our budgeting and forecasting processes support around three hundred twenty users who would otherwise rely on Excel, making Board invaluable for saving time.

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Segun Oladele

Associate Manager, Accounting at BIC

Has supported financial consolidation through accurate reporting and global currency conversion

Oracle HFM is excellent for consolidation and reconciliation. It helps me see the general overview of the business across several locations. The drill-through reporting enhances accuracy in financial analysis. Oracle HFM has a schedule that requires reporting, especially one that ties back to my general ledger. I have to report each line item that comprises that number. It helps me fact-check reported numbers with a schedule. For example, with payables, Oracle HFM allows me to have a list of numbers reported per supplier. This provides comfort that the numbers are not fictitious. Additionally, it has a feature that performs fact-checking from P&L to balance sheet. For instance, if depreciation is reported, it must align with what is in the profit or loss account. These features ensure integrity in the reported numbers and allow for quick error detection while serving as a reconciliation tool. The currency conversion feature provides a global view from entity currency to local currency perspective, enabling value checks in different currencies for the company as a whole. In Nigeria, I report in Naira, and I don't need to report in my parent currency. The entity can report in their currency into Oracle HFM, and the parent company converts to their currency. By inputting budget rates, I can convert to any reporting currency, particularly the parent company currency. This feature saves time, increases speed, and allows the parent company to value its subsidiaries quickly. Regarding data integration capabilities for ensuring data consistency and accuracy, it deserves a high rating. For example, with inventory, if there is an impairment, the reported amount in P&L should match the balance sheet's inventory impairment. This level of checking provides confidence in the accuracy of reported figures.

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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

"Our data is now more structured. Between our data warehouse and BOARD, which are both brand new, we now have a more structured data view with more accurate, timely data."

"I think the product is good in terms of ease of use."

"The reporting part has been very valuable as the capabilities of the tool do not have to change graphs, change how grids are displayed, and can create reports on the fly."

"A lot of flexibility from the data modeling standpoint. It can add specific line items into our budget, for example, or if we want to make changes to the data model itself, we have that flexibility."

"It is useful for self-analysis regarding company data and helps to find areas where we can improve."

"It has definitely saved us time, especially in our budget and planning processes."

"We can build reports super fast."

"The most valuable features are the reporting and the charts. The reporting functionality is handy for aggregation, when it comes to planning. That ability is fascinating and our users are very happy with it. The charts and the reporting allow our users to see all the data and to see how things are going this year or in the COVID situation. They're seeing everything. Instead of having to check data line by line, they're seeing it in a graph and they're seeing it in charts."

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"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"Oracle HFM is excellent for consolidation and reconciliation; it helps me see the general overview of the business across several locations."

"Financial consolidation and reporting tool with good built-in features such as currency exchange and elimination."

"It is a very user-friendly software."

"There are measurable benefits from using Oracle HFM as it reduces manpower and eliminates work duplication."

"The most valuable feature is the flexibility and ease of configuration in terms of testing and formula creation."

"The tool is stable."

"You can bring in data from any source and from multiple sources, and you can consolidate that data in HFM."

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Cons

"It can have more functionality for narrative reporting. They should also improve their training courses, which are currently very lightweight. When you get into more complex things, it is quite difficult to figure out what you're supposed to do, and you have to look at a lot of videos before you actually understand, which is a bit frustrating. Their training can be more comprehensive."

"If we could upload other data, e.g., pivot tables which can be done in BOARD already, that we have pre-existing and have that data distribute to more complex spreadsheets, I would like that going forward."

"The initial setup was very complex for us."

"Board's integration could be a bit more robust, but what we have works. If the design isn't right, the flexibility of Board can negatively impact performance."

"I'd like to see a more passive report user for enterprise report writers that aren't particularly technical."

"Building similar models entirely from scratch could be made quicker with transfer abilities between databases and capsules."

"My analysts have used the technical support. Sometimes they have felt like they did not receive the answer that they needed, or you have to go and upgrade in order to address a problem. "

"I would like to see a better Web client, where the controls work the same way as in the Windows client. I do think that the focus is now on the Web, so it should be improved upon."

More Board cons

"In my first experience with Oracle HFM, navigating to input numbers was cumbersome."

"In terms of improvement, one challenge with Oracle HFM is the need for technical knowledge in writing SQL syntax for custom extensions."

"It's a difficult process to try to edit, configure, or change the business rules that exist and work within HFM."

"The complexity is okay. I don't see it as super complex. The solution could have more functionality to make it a little bit more flexible."

"Oracle HFM could be improved or enhanced in handling metadata or the dimensionality."

"If there could be data integration between HFM and the accounting software that would be ideal."

"The solution has integration challenges. We need a simple tool that is fool-proof for the data that is submitted not only for consolidation purposes but also for performance management and reporting purposes."

"Integration is an area where it lacks and can be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"In terms of the pricing, it was reasonable. BOARD is not the lowest in the market, but it was reasonable for us."

"Find a partner who will take responsibility for the implementation, and be available for support."

"It is not the cheapest product on earth, but you get so much. It provides good value for money."

"The solution is quite expensive, if it is made cheaper then we can have more clients. I rate it four out of ten."

"The tool's price is a bit high compared to other solutions."

"Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) uses the named user licensing model. There's different pricing depending on HFM and Essbase planning."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

Insurance Company

Manufacturing Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	13
Midsize Enterprise	12
Large Enterprise	8

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	11

Questions from the Community

Is Board better than Anaplan as a Business Intelligence (BI) solution?

We've had several FP&A departments include Anaplan in their analytics discussions, and while BI information IS generated, the focus is generally on compiling input from various sources and simu...

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What do you like most about Board?

All the reports are prepared automatically.

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What needs improvement with Board?

Board's integration could be a bit more robust, but what we have works. If the design isn't right, the flexibility of Board can negatively impact performance.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle HFM?

It depends on the discount offered by Oracle. It is an expensive product but delivers what it promises, ensuring regulatory compliance, reducing risks associated with spreadsheets, and providing a ...

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What needs improvement with Oracle HFM?

Oracle HFM could be improved or enhanced in handling metadata or the dimensionality. I currently handle updates in the dimension hierarchies and properties manually. There is a way for it to be cen...

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What is your primary use case for Oracle HFM?

The usual use cases for Oracle HFM that I support are for financial institutions, crewing for ships, and an Australian airlines company. They use the application mainly for management reporting pur...

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Overview

BOARD International - headquartered in Switzerland - is a leading global provider of software for improving business results through better decision making. By unifying Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management into a single product, BOARD enables companies to achieve a shared vision of their performance across the entire organization, and thus a single version of the truth.

BOARD provides seamless solutions for • Reporting & Analysis • Budgeting, Planning & Forecasting • Profitability Modelling & Optimization • Simulation & What-if-Analysis • Scorecarding & Strategy Management • Financial Consolidation. Based on visual modelling, BOARD has enabled global companies to deploy BI and CPM applications without a single line of code in a fraction of the time and cost associated with traditional solutions.

Board International

Oracle Hyperion Financial Management is a financial consolidation and reporting application built with advanced Web technology. It provides financial managers the ability to rapidly consolidate and report financial results, meet global regulatory requirements, reduce the cost of compliance and deliver confidence in the numbers.

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