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Longview Analytics vs Oracle Hyperion comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Longview Analytics
Ranking in Business Performance Management
18th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Reporting (31st), Financial Close Software (16th)
Oracle Hyperion
Ranking in Business Performance Management
2nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
58
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Business Performance Management category, the mindshare of Longview Analytics is 2.9%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Hyperion is 4.7%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Performance Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Hyperion4.7%
Longview Analytics2.9%
Other92.4%
Business Performance Management
 

Featured Reviews

it_user221853 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Lead Onsite at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
The database setup is a pain initially, but once it's done everything works fine.
The ability to report multi-dimensionally and the scalability This tool is mainly used for forecasting, and it will, for sure, help all the organizations that need data/reports on expenses and headcount forecasting. This could be made more developer friendly, and could include the ability to…
SC
Product Support Engineer at JSW
Empower financial planning with user-friendly and robust features
The best features of Oracle Hyperion revolve around their cloud-based technology, which is gradually moving to cloud solutions such as EPMCSG, while Anaplan uses two engines for calculations, the classic engine and the Essbase engine. Anaplan allows for quick module changes, where adjustments in one module reflect throughout the user experience. In contrast, Oracle Hyperion relies on Essbase as a database with calculation scripts and business rules, and it incorporates Smart View technology for Excel connections, providing a familiar interface for users. Oracle Hyperion is fundamentally a good technology and does not require significant improvements compared to other technologies because it is user-friendly and offers several advantages in financial reporting and consolidation. However, I have observed that Anaplan has built-in UX pages for report preparation, unlike Oracle Hyperion, which often relies on third-party tools such as Hyperion Financial Reporting and Power BI for reporting.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"This product offers a wide range of corporate performance management tools for powerful financial consolidation, planning and reporting."
"Well certainly this product has helped many finance users in the organization as this product enables them to see the numbers for any cost center and business unit and also get a consolidated view of group level numbers."
"This tool is mainly used for forecasting, and it will, for sure, help all the organizations that need data/reports on expenses and headcount forecasting."
"Khalix is a simple tool that builds on existing data sources to develop solutions in forecasting, planning and consolidation needs."
"I would always recommend this solution; it is very versatile, it is easy to use, easy to access, and easy to set up."
"For businesses, the ability to create forecasts in a fraction of time it took before the implementation is the most valuable feature."
"Since it is an enterprise-capable solution, people are not worried about security, giving data, the ability to manage complex consolidation, and its ability to modify reporting."
"The accuracy of data gathering and consolidation is very good."
"What you really get is data governance and control."
"This solution provides a more structured methodology for doing analysis than a tool like Excel, creating a central database that keeps all information in one place and allowing 200 spreadsheets to be replaced by one multidimensional repository."
"The implementation has been simplified now that it's deployed in the cloud. Also, Hyperion is tightly integrated with Oracle products because Oracle owns it now."
"We're able to support fifteen to twenty countries globally from Cincinnati, and they can do all their consolidation on our one HFM application."
 

Cons

"The initial set up was complex and painful, both with respect to database setup and the execution script."
"If you compare it with Oracle then Longview isn't that user friendly."
"The original cost is set to use enterprise wide but the users growth is too slow to justify the cost. That's one of the reasons we stopped using this tool."
"Web based reporting can have better user interface and functions."
"Technical support from Oracle is very poor."
"All the planning systems out there are great. It doesn't matter which company you use. They're all great. I've seen demonstrations on a number of them, but it all boils down to the culture within the organization itself to use that functionality, understand it, and help drive it. I've had Oracle salespeople do demonstrations, and it looked really good. We get it on board, and everybody still sticks to their Excel spreadsheets because companies are a lot more complex than what you could deliver on the planning system. So, there should be more education on the capabilities, and there should be more understanding of organizations in terms of the way they access the data in order to plan."
"Our experience with the support team was not great."
"Oracle EPM Cloud solutions have simplified the security model. Nevertheless, it would be better having a more differentiated security model."
"The learning curve is pretty steep."
"This solution's stability is a little problematic."
"The reporting feature in Oracle Hyperion isn't the best. It needs improvement, but from what I know, they're offering a new reporting package."
"The biggest issue we have had for end users was that we lost control of functionality."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Oracle Hyperion's licensing structures are quite expensive for some companies, especially medium-sized companies because of the user-based license."
"We pay for licensing yearly."
"The licensing cost for the on-premises version of the solution is too high."
"The licenses cost approximately $1,000."
"Compared with MSBA, it is quite reasonable."
"It might be considered relatively costly compared to some alternatives."
"As Oracle's pricing is on the higher end, most businesses prefer to have their own private cloud."
"The solution is affordable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
13%
Construction Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Retailer
9%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise38
 

Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with Oracle Hyperion?
We are going to re-implement the Oracle Hyperion system due to changes in our chart of account process and some other factors. We were analyzing whether to move to a cloud system, EPM Cloud. We hav...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Hyperion?
We are using Oracle Financials and Oracle Hyperion. Oracle Hyperion is used for budget and MIS reporting, while Financials is used for financial accounting, payables, receivables, and general ledge...
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Hyperion?
We are using a centralized data repository with all system's data in data lakes. I am a functional user, not an IT person. We are satisfied with the progress, system, and features in Oracle Hyperio...
 

Also Known As

arcplan, Longview Close, Longview CPM, Longview Tax
Hyperion
 

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Sample Customers

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