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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) vs SAP Cloud Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.5
Users saw mixed ROI from OCI, with varying timescales for returns and benefits from cost management tools.
Sentiment score
6.6
SAP Cloud Platform offers significant ROI, enhancing decision-making and efficiency, especially for large enterprises, despite varying return opinions.
Top management buy-in is crucial, and conducting an ROI analysis is essential before adoption to ensure the investment aligns with value.
Orders are managed online, integrated with S/4HANA, reducing chances of fraud or communication errors in processes like purchase orders and sales.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.2
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's customer service is adequate, with mixed reviews on response time and support personalization needing improvement.
Sentiment score
6.5
SAP Cloud Platform's support is quick for critical issues, with varied experiences in response times and quality for others.
Oracle support is very friendly and provided free of cost.
The availability of knowledgeable support to the implementation partners and the customers could be better.
I rate the technical support as ten out of ten because there is often a need for continuous technical support.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure offers scalability for diverse users but faces criticism over manual scaling compared to competitors like AWS.
Sentiment score
7.4
SAP Cloud Platform is praised for scalability, with mostly positive reviews, ease of expansion, and minor challenges for some users.
There are no issues with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's support for scalability demands.
On a scale of one to ten, I'd rate its scalability at nine and a half to ten.
SAP Cloud Platform is most suitable for various business needs, allowing easy expansion.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is highly stable with minimal issues, though some experience network problems during upgrades or customizations.
Sentiment score
7.9
SAP Cloud Platform is reliable with frequent updates; stability is praised but issues sometimes arise due to external factors.
If the databases are accurately managed, the solutions and processes are performed quickly and efficiently.
SAP Cloud Platform is pretty stable, although there are occasional rare glitches.
 

Room For Improvement

OCI should enhance documentation, expand data centers, improve integration, pricing, and UI, while boosting automation and AI offerings.
SAP Cloud Platform struggles with cost, customization, integration, documentation, user interfaces, migration, third-party compatibility, and error analysis.
AWS services typically offer more flexibility to end users.
Allowing more third-party applications to be integrated into the cloud platform would make it easier for customers to adopt SAP Cloud Platform.
SAP Cloud Platform should improve on integrating third-party applications with S/4HANA.
 

Setup Cost

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) offers flexible, competitive pricing, potentially cheaper than AWS and Azure, though affordability opinions vary.
SAP Cloud Platform features higher costs but offers flexible pricing and valued ERP solutions with discounts and negotiated rates.
A 50% cost reduction compared to AWS was estimated.
SAP is competitive compared to other enterprise solutions like Oracle, though not necessarily cheap.
The cost for SAP Cloud Platform is high as the server is expensive.
 

Valuable Features

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure offers comprehensive features with seamless integration, competitive pricing, scalability, advanced security, and user-friendly management.
SAP Cloud Platform offers robust integration, real-time data handling, and scalable solutions with strong security for streamlined operations.
Applications using Oracle Database not only work seamlessly on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) but also benefit from a 25% offset on Oracle Database licenses.
It converts CapEx into OPEX due to its SaaS model.
The most proficient feature of SAP Cloud Platform is integration for data services linked with Fiori apps.
 

Categories and Ranking

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure...
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
95
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (3rd), Container Registry (5th)
SAP Cloud Platform
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
46
Ranking in other categories
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the PaaS Clouds category, the mindshare of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is 7.2%, down from 10.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Cloud Platform is 8.0%, up from 7.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
PaaS Clouds
 

Featured Reviews

Labhesh Hase - PeerSpot reviewer
Cost-effectiveness and pricing consistency support diverse high-intensity applications
The services of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) are quite competent when compared to AWS ( /products/amazon-aws-reviews ) Cloud, and they are also lower in cost. We use compute, storage, and network services. A notable feature is Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's consistent global pricing, which is advantageous. Furthermore, applications using Oracle Database ( /products/oracle-database-reviews ) not only work seamlessly on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) but also benefit from a 25% offset on Oracle Database licenses.
PinakiGhosh - PeerSpot reviewer
The implementation cycle has been reduced significantly but has room for integration enhancements
Our existing customers who are on ECC are on-premises. They are migrating to SAP Cloud Platform, specifically on S4HANA.  One of our clients was on SAP ECC on-premises, and they are moving to the cloud on S4HANA on the public cloud system.  We are supporting about 15 customers, mostly small to…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
17%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Energy/Utilities Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What are the biggest differences between Workday, Oracle Cloud and SAP SuccessFactors?
Differences between Workday, Oracle Cloud,w and SAP SuccessFactors:w Oracle: "simple interface and deep customization to suit the purpose." SAP: Multiple functionalities that increase process effi...
What do you like most about Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Registry?
It's reliable, performs well, and is often faster than running applications on separate machines due to optimized performance and networking capabilities within OCI.
What needs improvement with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Registry?
AWS services typically offer more flexibility to end users. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is evolving and incorporates changes over time, adding more flexibility. However, currently, some of it...
Which is better - SAP Cloud Platform or Microsoft Azure?
One of the best features of SAP Cloud Platform is that it is web-based and you can log in from anywhere in the world. SAP Cloud Platform is suitable for companies of any size; it works well with bo...
How is SAP Cloud Platform different than Amazon AWS?
How is SAP Cloud Platform different than Amazon AWS? Amazon AWS offers options both in terms of upgrading and expanding capabilities as well as acquiring greater storage space. These upgrades can ...
What do you like most about SAP Cloud Platform?
The product improved our company's business operations since we got value out of it.
 

Also Known As

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Registry, Oracle OCIR, OCIR, Oracle Cloud, Oracle Cloud Platform
SAP HANA Cloud Platform
 

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Sample Customers

Kenya Airways, Cell, Panasonic, Frontera, M&C Saatchi, Lumentum, WA
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