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JD Edwards EnterpriseOne vs Unit4 Business World comparison

 

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Executive Summary

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

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
63
Ranking in other categories
ERP (8th), Activity Based Costing Software (3rd), Production Planning (1st), Demand Management (2nd)
Unit4 Business World
Average Rating
6.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Cloud ERP (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Enterprise Resource Planning solutions, they serve different purposes. JD Edwards EnterpriseOne is designed for ERP and holds a mindshare of 2.6%, down 3.0% compared to last year.
Unit4 Business World, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud ERP, holds 3.8% mindshare, up 3.2% since last year.
ERP Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne2.6%
SAP ERP9.2%
SAP S/4HANA5.8%
Other82.4%
ERP
Cloud ERP Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Unit4 Business World3.8%
Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP18.1%
NetSuite ERP17.4%
Other60.7%
Cloud ERP
 

Featured Reviews

Euan Ellis - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of IT Applications at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Has supported global operations through multi-currency and modular customization
Oracle's support is not that good for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. Their support is expensive, and I don't think you're getting your bang for your buck. For the cloud product, they do give you support, but everything is online and you might not get somebody. I would give Oracle's support for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne about a 6.5 on a scale of one to 10.
IM
Head Of Operations Support Unit For One Corporate System (Ocs) at CGIAR
Integrated finance and HR have supported growth while support and on-premise limits need work
Unit4 ERP7 will not be improved as it is no longer supported by Unit4. The cloud ERP CR and ERP X do have clear roadmaps available to customers. Many of the gaps have been filled by the ERP suite of products. New improvements will include AI agents to automate finance and HR processes.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"JD Edwards EnterpriseOne has improved within all the solutions and there have been a lot of investments by Oracle in these solutions. Most of the functionalities, and business requirements, are available for the system in the solution and there have been enhancements to the processes, UI, and tools, which have been done on a regular basis."
"It’s a stable product."
"The good thing about it is that it is very customizable; we can modify it the way we want, and with the new versions it has become very user-friendly with mobile integration, cloud-based solutions, and many things that can be done by front-end users without technical knowledge, including creating reports without any coding."
"The solution is very easy to set up."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne is the flashback it quickly takes you to the data browser."
"Access and visibility of different business processes on a single UI."
"I have found their budgeting and financial inquiries are easy to work with."
"The financial features are the most valuable because we did not have good financial software and our organization had been growing."
"Unit4 Business World's most valuable feature is flexibility. Its dashboards are easy."
"The Unit4 ERP product is very flexible and can be configured to fit most business processes."
"Unit4 Business World is a reliable product."
"Unit4 Business World is a reliable product."
"We try not to do customization, but we do configuration, and the configuration is extremely flexible with many options for integrations as well."
"Agresso includes a set of reporting and analytic tools that can be used to create a variety of reports unlike traditional ERP."
"The product's self-service capabilities have benefited our organization."
 

Cons

"If it's complex, or there's some debate on whether the item is a bug or functioning as designed, it does take quite some time to get through that, and from a customer perspective, sometimes you have to be pretty persistent."
"It's got a steep learning curve."
"Localization features are critical for all regions. Improving these features in various countries and markets is essential to meet customer needs."
"The only issue I see is Oracle's lack of focus on the product. When the sales team calls us, they try to promote OCI more than JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. They don't even talk about it. I feel there's no focus from Oracle Corporation themselves. The salespeople either don't know about it or don't talk about it. When they have something new, they only talk about EBS or OCI. This gives a feeling that there's no interest from Oracle. We don't see much new functionality being released or announced in the roadmap."
"My concern is that it's not keeping pace with what's happening in the real world."
"We actually found it to be quite hard to use and to lack user-friendliness, which is the reason we decided to move."
"JD Edwards EnterpriseOne could improve the speed because sometimes it takes time to load into the environment."
"For large or sophisticated organizations, I would not recommend JD Edwards."
"I would like to see more flexibility in the customization for us to be able to customize it based on the client's requirements."
"Limited industries covered - Agresso lacks some key modules"
"For people on-premise, customer service is not great. During these 12 years, the quality of support has been a significant issue."
"For people on-premise, customer service is not great. During these 12 years, the quality of support has been a significant issue."
"Well, the commercial section is the worst in this company (0/10), al menos in our case."
"I would like to see more flexibility in the customization for us to be able to customize it based on the client's requirements."
"Reporting and analytics features must be improved."
"I would like to see direct communication support to engage with clients. The parent company should have a direct relationship with clients. Also, the tool's licensing, upgrade, and maintenance costs should be reduced."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is an "arm-and-a-leg". This keeps the customers away from going for J.D. Edwards."
"I rate the tool's pricing a three out of ten."
"The pricing is very high. Even though the license is perpetual yet you have to get the maintenance. Since we pay using Pesos, it's very expensive."
"The price of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne is high. However, every ERP solution has a high price."
"The solution's pricing depends on the deal and the number of users."
"The solution is really expensive."
"The licensing is for mid-market businesses, where it is cheaper than Oracle Cloud, EBS, or SAP."
"The solution’s pricing depends on the module you’re purchasing."
"I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
8%
Computer Software Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
12%
University
10%
Agriculture
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise32
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne?
Initially, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne was priced very high, and the licensing is very expensive. I think Oracle has revised those prices. Competition has perhaps forced them to revise those pricing b...
What advice do you have for others considering JD Edwards EnterpriseOne?
I have experience with similar solutions and also this product, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. I haven't worked with JD Edwards EnterpriseOne for the last 18 months, but I still know the product. I am f...
What needs improvement with JD Edwards EnterpriseOne?
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne's analytics are not that helpful. People generally attach other analytic solutions to it. This is something that JD Edwards EnterpriseOne could improve on.
What do you like most about Unit4 Business World?
The product's self-service capabilities have benefited our organization.
What needs improvement with Unit4 Business World?
Unit4 ERP7 will not be improved as it is no longer supported by Unit4. The cloud ERP CR and ERP X do have clear roadmaps available to customers. Many of the gaps have been filled by the ERP suite o...
What is your primary use case for Unit4 Business World?
We have been using Unit4 Business World on-premises with 10 different research institutes for Finance, HR, Procurement, and Projects. This Unit4 product is no longer supported by Unit4. It is repla...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Agresso ERP
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

TechNova Imaging Systems (P) Ltd, Jordan Petroleum Refinery, Hosun Universal Co. Ltd., Grupo Corporativo Papelera SA de CV, Label Technology Inc., Uniwax S.A., Al Jaber Group, SOMAR Corporation, SICIM S.p.A.,
Media Prima Berhad, IKEA, Cranfield University, The Salvation Army, Avis Europe plc, Nando's
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