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Infor LX vs Oracle E-Business Suite comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

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

Infor LX
Ranking in ERP
17th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle E-Business Suite
Ranking in ERP
7th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
155
Ranking in other categories
Field Service Management (2nd), Activity Based Costing Software (2nd), Benefits Administration (6th), Enterprise Resource Planning for Manufacturing (1st), Product Configuration and Quoting (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the ERP category, the mindshare of Infor LX is 1.5%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle E-Business Suite is 5.3%, up from 5.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Eugenio Santos - PeerSpot reviewer
Program adapts to our requirements and handles our operations effectively
The interface we use currently needs enhancement, as I am still using the outdated green screens. I would benefit for us to adpot the latest INFOR user interface, which is a more integrated interface. Additionally, improvements in warehouse handling with handheld terminal, quality management in warehouses, and managing a dual sourcing strategy would be beneficial. I have had to build my own applications for some features that are lacking, and aligning all components for uncertainty management in the market is necessary.
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One of the things I love about Infor LX is that everything is integrated."
"One of the things I love about Infor LX is that everything is integrated."
"Infor LX is effective for planning, manufacturing, and distribution processes."
"Infor LX's most valuable feature is that it's very interactive."
"I've been using it since December 2009, and it has been absolutely stable till now."
"The most valuable features are the exit points that enable integration with external software."
"Infor LX has improved my customers' manufacturing processes by creating a standard in the process, which improves performance in manufacturing as well as finance, distribution, and supply chain."
"Infor LX is effective for planning, manufacturing, and distribution processes."
"What we like about Oracle E-Business Suite is that we didn't find any issues with it. In the Indian market, the subscription solutions aren't that suitable, even in terms of the complexity of the regulations, taxes, etc., so that's why we had to go for an on-premise solution that's hosted on the cloud, and we're happy with Oracle E-Business Suite. We also like that Oracle E-Business Suite is quite flexible, and we've also built some bolt-ons and they're working fine."
"The on-premises solution has maturity in features but also flex fields."
"It can be an essential solution for those who can not just push to the cloud because they have critical data restrictions."
"Financial and asset management features are valuable."
"Oracle E-Business Suite is a very integrated application. My overall rating is nine out of ten."
"When correctly configured, this is a very stable solution. We have customers running their process automation manufacturing based off of this solution."
"It was easy to set up the product."
"The financial module has excellent features that many find valuable, while the HCM module is also highly regarded."
 

Cons

"The interface needs enhancement, as I am still using outdated screens."
"The connectors, performance, and knowledgebase availability can be improved."
"Infor needs more APIs, as in the current version, APIs are not fully developed."
"The interface needs enhancement, as I am still using outdated screens. I would benefit from a more integrated interface."
"It's based on AS/400 or Power i, a robust technology and platform. However, it is harder to manage admin most of the time."
"The user interface of Infor LX needs significant enhancement to be more user-friendly."
"Infor needs more APIs, as in the current version, APIs are not fully developed. The development of APIs must be enhanced, especially for AS400."
"The user interface of Infor LX needs significant enhancement to be more user-friendly."
"If you get away from the financials core of the product, it is not so good at handling peripherals."
"The deployment of the Oracle E-Business Suite was simple. I have done many deployments and I find it simple, but for others, it might not be easy."
"Oracle E-Business Suite should be more detailed and user-friendly."
"Sometimes I have issues with the performance tuning."
"The user interface is not completely a web interface, it uses a lot of traffic which costs too much for a large number of users scattered throughout the country as they connect from their terminals to do their tasks."
"The user interface could be better. It's not good because they made their interface all in one, and my customers don't want to use it. I have to customize the interface and personalize it to hide some fields on the screen. It has lots of information on the screen, and the user can't easily navigate it. It's very difficult to use. I think that Oracle should have something like best practices. They need to provide some patches to simplify the interface based on the industry niche. Because now we see everything on the same screen, but the users don't need all that information. It's complicated to use for end-users, and we have to spend more time training them. In the next release, I think they should implement most of the features in the mobile app. It should be better. Oracle didn't update their mobile application for a very long time. Connecting the mobile application is complicated."
"The implementation can take quite a bit of time."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Infor LX is not cheap but much cheaper compared to SAP HANA."
"Our last maintenance fee was around $15,000 a year for 33 current users."
"Pricing is variable due to different deals and discounts, typically starting at around $2000 US dollars for one license."
"Pricing for Oracle E-Business Suite is seven out of ten. You must pay extra for maintenance and technical support, apart from standard license fees."
"Licensing is on a yearly basis. There is an initial cost, and the standard fee is 22% per year."
"The solution is quite expensive."
"At our various customers, the software tends to pay for itself in less than two years."
"It's quite expensive, even though they gave us a discount."
"In my opinion, the prices for Oracle ERP are reasonable, especially considering the various discounts that are often available."
"This product is more expensive if you compare it to SAP."
"I have found the solution overall to be expensive. There are additional fees on top of the standard license."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
16%
Computer Software Company
16%
Non Profit
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
University
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Infor LX?
One of the things I love about Infor LX is that everything is integrated.
What needs improvement with Infor LX?
What I would like to see improved in Infor LX is the licensing for the source codes, which I have already discussed with support and the marketing team. It is important for us to have the availabil...
What is your primary use case for Infor LX?
I have been working with Infor LX since 1996, which amounts to more than 20 years of experience. The main use cases for Infor LX include Enterprise Resource Planning: planning, production planning,...
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?
Current challenges with Oracle E-Business Suite include certain modules such as Property Manager, which has faced difficulties especially after IFRS 16 was introduced in 2021. Oracle is still worki...
 

Also Known As

Infor ERP LX, ERP LX
Oracle EBS, OEBS
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Shaklee Corporation, Clover Dairy, Cremer, Group Dekko
Colab, Portobello, Saudi Telecom Company, DG Khan Cement, Dubai Holding
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