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Ellucian vs PeopleSoft vs SAP ERP comparison

 

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Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the ERP category, the mindshare of Ellucian is 1.2%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PeopleSoft is 2.1%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP ERP is 9.2%, down from 18.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
ERP Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP ERP9.2%
PeopleSoft2.1%
Ellucian1.2%
Other87.5%
ERP
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1308615 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Dean at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Presents all information in one place and automates some of our manual processes
This product is used by more than 50 colleges in our state and it is purchased by the government. The system office does the testing and pushes out the patches to us, so everything has been testing. Even if there is any customization that needs to be done, it happens before it comes to us. As such, I haven't had to contact technical support myself.
HM
Owner at Qubixlabs.com
Newcomers benefit from automation and user-friendly integration
PeopleSoft is affordable for existing customers only, not for new customers. The popularity is declining for several reasons. Resources are moving to cloud solutions such as Workday cloud. Even though it is the same Oracle environment, professionals are transitioning due to challenges in availability, scalability, and resource allocation. When there are limited hiring opportunities for a particular technology, professionals must consider switching technologies either internally within their organization or personally. If a project ends and someone is placed on bench without new opportunities, they often need to switch to technologies with more market demand. Currently, resources are frequently moving to other ERP systems such as Workday, SAP, Mulesoft, and Salesforce, as there are numerous ERP systems in the marketplace.
Achmad Dimyati - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Service Management Team Lead at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Long-term adaptation and evolution meets changing technology trends
SAP ERP is not really real-time. We use the HANA database which is supposed to be memory data in memory, but we are still not very happy. It is supposed to be real-time and come very quickly, but in reality, it still takes time to run. That is why we use BW of SAP, Business Objects, and now we have moved to the Analytic Cloud where we start using predictive AI. SAP recently implemented Databricks, and they started investing significantly in the analytic environment. SAP ERP has been left behind as they moved to S/4HANA with the HANA database. They restructured the whole table structure of SAP ERP, introduced simple finance, simple logistics, and moved HR to SuccessFactors. They have the BTP layer where they manage everything from integration to master data management. The challenge with SAP is that they move very fast to different products and buy different products. It requires significant investment and many skills to catch up because all of these have different sets of technology. The fundamental has changed differently. It is not monolithic anymore but different products under one name, SAP. You have to buy it model by model for additional models. Products such as SuccessFactors, Ariba for procure to pay, Concur for travel, and Facility Management use totally different technology. They try to integrate with each other, but it remains a challenge for SAP to make them have the same management, technology, and operational approach.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I like that all of the student information is in one place."
"Using Ellucian means that we have more automated processes, and don't have to do everything manually."
"Decent support, large installed base, adequate plus training."
"The most valuable features most important to me are the web solution, the web interface, and the integration with other ECM products."
"Peoplesoft is the best payroll software in the market."
"PeopleSoft is a very solid and robust product."
"I would recommend the solution. It's very stable and scalable, which makes it a reliable solution."
"With the way that my agency uses PeopleSoft, the most valuable feature of it is the ability it gives us to track our contracts and the release against those contracts."
"In general, this solution is user-friendly and also performs well."
"The technical support is very robust and I am satisfied with it."
"The most valuable feature of PeopleSoft Procurement is the completely end-to-end integration of the procurement process."
"It has been quite stable so far."
"It is a comprehensive and robust solution, and it can provide lots of functional features; it's great for enterprise-level organizations."
"Control and governance are the best features."
"SAP ERP has a good user interface with a lot of functionalities and good interface options."
"We like that we have real-time dashboard views."
"Scalability is very good, with plenty of deployment options, including on-premise, hybrid, and the ability to use super large services like Amazon Web Services or a small private IT provider, so scalability is very high in my opinion."
"The most valuable features of SAP ERP are the general operations. It has a good way to manage a business and do financial reporting. Overall we are happy with the robustness of the solution."
"I like that SAP ERP is very robust and stable."
 

Cons

"The functionality for monitoring satisfactory academic progress has room for improvement."
"It is expensive and uses an antiquated database (Unidata) that requires a specialized set of technical skills in staff."
"The functionality for monitoring satisfactory academic progress has room for improvement."
"The ease of integration needs improvement."
"The biggest disadvantage with things like PeopleSoft is that they do continuous support and fixes and upgrades. You get to choose when you want to implement that upgrade. However, in order to keep up, you have to upgrade."
"The ease of integration needs improvement."
"The main area for improvement would be with performance in some cases, specifically with migrations."
"It requires more technical expertise to weed through code and see what’s happening behind the scenes to actually deliver a solution that the end user is happy with."
"The reporting needs to be improved."
"The bugs are always in the latest release, so I always tell my client to be one release behind, let somebody else find all those bugs, and their response time in fixing those bugs sometimes takes a little while."
"Areas that need improvement are the add-ons to the fluid pages and additional features in SCM and finance, both functionally and technically."
"The reporting feature could improve in SAP ERP. It could benefit from being more flexible."
"Lacks sufficient technical support with slow response times."
"The price of SAP ERP is greater than other companies with the equivalent product."
"It could be more flexible, and the company should be able to adapt the system. Not the other way around."
"Although I have had problems with stability, so does every product."
"One module that is not doing well is HR. It should be less complex."
"Their support is not clear, and furthermore, even a priority ticket takes a lot of time to resolve."
"The flexibility in using the software could improve. I am from a product background and I've been testing a lot of applications, for example, Informatics. The UI, features, and cloud version could improve."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten, with ten being expensive."
"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."
"We are a University and the cost and license are negotiated privately."
"The main issue we have with the solution is that it is very expensive."
"One of the cheapest solutions available and also one of the best."
"The expenses related to the solution are nominal."
"It could always be cheaper. They don't have a very easy model of licensing, but large entities would get the upper hand in negotiating the license."
"I am not sure. However, extensions cost approximately $100,000 or$200,000."
"The solution is expensive and is best-suited for large enterprises."
"The price of SAP ERP is high, but it is worth the money. The maintenance and support can be expensive. There should be a different price model for businesses that are not as large to be able to afford it."
"There is a one-time license that is needed to use the solution. The support is what is needed to be renewed annually."
"There is a license needed to use this solution."
"The on-premises licensing model comes with annual maintenance whereas the cloud-based licensing model is a yearly subscription. The tool’s pricing is normal and not expensive."
"It is less expensive than its competitors."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
University
32%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
Construction Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
10%
University
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Computer Software Company
8%
University
6%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

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Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise50
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Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise31
Large Enterprise78
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PeopleSoft?
The pricing is customer-specific, so I am not generally privy to what the pricing for licensing is. However, generall...
What needs improvement with PeopleSoft?
More delivered artificial intelligence functionality in operations and finance would be helpful.
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There are different aspects of both Anaplan and SAP ERP that I like and dislike. Anaplan improves forecast accuracy a...
What needs improvement with SAP ERP?
SAP ERP logged out in slightly less time than expected. Updates to the SAP UI would be useful.
What is your primary use case for SAP ERP?
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Oklahoma Christian University
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