Oracle E-Business Suite iProcurement vs Oracle Procurement Cloud comparison

Oracle E-Business Suite iProcurement and Oracle Procurement Cloud are both solutions in the Procurement Software category. Oracle E-Business Suite iProcurement is ranked #2 with an average rating of 10.0, while Oracle Procurement Cloud is ranked #4. Additionally, 100% of Oracle E-Business Suite iProcurement users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Oracle Procurement Cloud users who would recommend it.

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Automation Anywhere

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Venkat Sivaprakash

Management Consultant at Accenture

Has significantly improved document-driven workflows and reduced processing time across finance and HR functions

Automation Anywhere has evolved significantly and upgraded itself to provide agentic AI and AI-based automation solutions for document automation. The product has matured considerably over time. We can create workflows that can call an API. We can include prompts in particular workflows for ChatGPT-related functions, connecting to an LLM and RAG to perform tasks. For document automation, modern features are available to train documents, ensuring high accuracy and repeatability over time. The system is very easy to use. I recently completed a course in document automation, typically designed for people involved in coding and technical aspects. Though I understand coding comprehensively, I don't do actual coding. The course was very accessible. Currently, extensive coding isn't necessary due to the hybrid model incorporating GenAI aspects, low-code, no-code capabilities, APIs, and numerous pre-built objects in Automation Anywhere. The features include GenAI-driven prompting methods and workflow creation capabilities. In these workflows, we can create decision boxes and call APIs without coding. We simply pull objects, drop them, connect them, and add minimal coding when needed. The most crucial aspect isn't coding but rather sizing the automation and fleshing out the details. Automation Co-pilot takes notes and performs automated analysis. It can extract details from videos, summarize conversations, and provide detailed information. During calls, it identifies instructions and performs tasks such as preparing reports and reconciliation. Automation Anywhere can also connect with Microsoft Co-pilot. Through Co-pilot, real-time operations can be executed, allowing direct interaction between vendors and automation through this component.

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Atif_Khan

Technical Consultant at AAK

Cloud procurement has automated requisitions and approvals and delivers stronger purchasing control

The features and capabilities of Oracle E-Business Suite iProcurement that I have found most valuable include its market reputation, its ability to automate all processes such as creating requisitions and receiving items, and its e-commerce interface that allows vendors and suppliers to browse and automate tasks. I was engaged with the team for the initial setup and deployment of Oracle E-Business Suite iProcurement, providing technical support which helped me understand its main features, the use of iProcurement, and why people consider the shopping experience and automation to be excellent, with increased efficiency and control resting with the company's key personnel who oversee notifications and similar functions. The catalog for suppliers to access content and categories makes it a very flexible tool.

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Krishna Marella

Associate Director Delivery at Apps Associates

Highly customizable, scalable and seamlessly integrates

Off late, most of my customers, where I see a trend, are long-standing heavily customized major customers on ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) on EBS who want to convert themselves to the cloud, and they expect us to provide the same level of customizations that EBS supports them in the cloud. So that's the challenge where we are currently. We have a few strategic advisory accounts like that, and we are evaluating those customizations to see how we can plug them as part of the solution offering so that the customer retains their current custom behavior and they don't have to deal with too many changes with their users. And that's the biggest change that we are working on. And there is a bundle of such initiatives that we do internally. Custom roles are one such thing. There are several areas of improvement. In the procurement cloud, we have today the landed cost management, where there's a lot of flexibility, which has been given on the cloud side in terms of costing. So the license and pricing have become a little complex area. And then auto management has completely changed in the cloud, the way the pricing strategy has been. It's been more complex and more flexible in the cloud. So that's the second area where we see challenges. These two, plus yes, now with self-service procurement, the dynamics have changed in global procurement, where the corporate will do the billing and invoicing, and we can do it from any big use, placing purchase orders and all that, the consolidation and the dynamics of testing. So these are some of the things which have greater flexibility, but at the same time, there is complexity in terms of implementation. We try to implement everything within the same window of the same customer window of six months. In future releases, I would like to see the idea of automating the period close process, which would be beneficial for sustenance after go-live. It is more like sustenance, both go live. If there is a mechanism where the period close can be automated, or it can be if the product can come up with a dashboard specifically for that, which ties with the sequence of the sub-ledgers, what are the conflicts to close the sub-ledger areas to facilitate and close the ledger area? Which consumer buying? That's one initiative or one idea that I'm thinking about. There are quite a few like that, which are more from the sustenance standpoint, more than the implementation standpoint.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"From a technical perspective, developers can easily create bots and get things done with this tool."

"No other competitor has this email trigger, so it saves a lot of time if you automate the process. We don't need to fix a time for a task to run. It gives the feature of on demand execution for any task. Whenever a user wants, it can send a mail and get the task done as soon as possible."

"In Automation Anywhere we liked the drag-and-drop and easily stitching the recording of mouse control and keyboard controls."

"From an SAP point of view, we have in-built features. They have integrated everything together, so it's much easier for us to use that."

"The IQ Bot is very impressive to us, as we have tried several tools in the industry and we have not been able to automate to the same level as provided by this solution."

"We got the solution because of its ease of use with the API call, avoiding the use of developers."

"Without thinking twice, I would recommend going for Automation Anywhere."

"The overall developer client has an easy-to-use UI."

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"It is a scalable solution."

"The features and capabilities of Oracle E-Business Suite iProcurement that I have found most valuable include its market reputation, its ability to automate all processes such as creating requisitions and receiving items, and its e-commerce interface that allows vendors and suppliers to browse and automate tasks."

"It is a scalable product."

"Oracle is suitable for those large enterprises that heavily rely on customizations."

Cons

"The UI can be improved a little bit to make it easier for beginners to understand."

"In the age of AARI and Automation Anywhere 2019 IQ Bot, the biggest challenges for me and my company are understanding the product and implementing it at the right place."

"Better support for Excel is needed because there are a lot of limitations and we are having issues with it."

"Companies need to better justify the ROI before usage - otherwise, they might spend money on things unnecessarily."

"Cloud was one of the features we wanted to see, because it makes it much easier. The second feature is ease of use in terms of agnostic operating system."

"For beginners learning Automation Anywhere, there should be predefined templates to start creating a task bot. Instead of dragging and dropping action commands and doing error handling, there should be predefined templates that they can directly use."

"Right now, we are using a VM with Automation Anywhere installed inside it, but it would be nice if the solution could be used on macOS."

"Working with the Automation Anywhere servers and domains have proven to be difficult. We are trying to get more licenses and servers set up, so we can run multiple scenarios simultaneously."

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"There could be a mobile application for the product."

"The interface lags a bit since it is a heavy application."

"Off late, most of my customers, where I see a trend, are long-standing heavily customized major customers on ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) on EBS who want to convert themselves to the cloud, and they expect us to provide the same level of customizations that EBS supports them in the cloud. So that's the challenge where we are currently."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is quite expensive. Not every organization can consider this option."

"The solution itself is free unless we want to add the support option but we have to pay for the bots we use."

"This solution costs approximately $3,500 USD per license."

"Its usage is expensive for us because my user base is mostly in Manila and KL. The unit cost of labor is cheaper there than in the U.S. or Australia, which puts a bit more stress on how to get a positive ROI while continuing to use it."

"We paid separately for the Runner and Creater components. The final cost depends on the structure of your environment."

"We have established a CoE and we take our bot opportunities based on their ROIs. The best ROI opportunity goes to development first. Our ROI opportunities are compliance, profitable growth, productivity enhancements, productivity gains, number of hours the productivity saved, and resources not available that the work can be done by the bot. However, the single most important criteria that we use to measure ROI is how much time does the bot cut down from an analyst's work, as this has the best ROI. E.g., if an analyst is spending a 100 hours of work that a bot can do in one hour, we calculate the 99 hours saved as ROI."

"The licensing cost is approximately $4,000 USD, which is a seed license."

"My only suggestion in terms of pricing is very generic and that is to consider that as much as RPA saves cost and does automation, please get a realistic estimation done on whether you are really achieving any ROI over your investment with RPA."

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"The product is more expensive than one of its competitors."

"The product is somewhat expensive. Only large organizations can handle such an application."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

17%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Construction Company

11%

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Government

Performing Arts

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

11%

University

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	154
Midsize Enterprise	82
Large Enterprise	535

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Questions from the Community

How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?

It depends on your use case. Is it simply to automate a couple of processes? Is it to augment a human team? AA is ver...

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How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?

From my experience using AA tool, it depends on the applications that you want to automate, because there some applic...

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How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?

It is a highly preferred RPA tool. You can check my Automation Anywhere Review to know more.

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What needs improvement with Oracle E-Business Suite iProcurement?

The areas of Oracle E-Business Suite iProcurement that could be improved or enhanced cover a wide range, including an...

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Also Known As

Automation Anywhere, Testing Anywhere, Automation Anywhere Enterprise, Agentic Process Automation System (Now Certified for WorkSpaces)

E-Business Suite iProcurement

Procurement Cloud

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Overview

Automation Anywhere offers ease of use, robust system connectivity, and GenAI-driven document automation through a cloud-native platform, significantly enhancing productivity across multiple industries with advanced AI features.

Delivering a comprehensive suite of tools designed for easy integration and rapid deployment, Automation Anywhere drives efficiency by reducing costs and automating repetitive tasks. Its cloud-native platform supports broad industry adoption, including advanced AI features like process automation and Co-Pilot, streamlining complex workflows with minimal technical skills required. Users benefit from robust integration capabilities, which facilitate seamless interaction with multiple systems. However, there is room for improvement in areas such as user-friendliness for beginners, stability, flexible licensing, and enhanced OCR functionality. Organizations in sectors such as banking, finance, manufacturing, and healthcare gain from the improved operational efficiency and ROI Automation Anywhere offers.

What are the important features of Automation Anywhere?

Ease of Use: Simplifies automation tasks with a user-centric interface.
Robust Connectivity: Provides seamless integration with multiple systems.
GenAI-Driven Document Automation: Leverages AI to automate document management.
Process Automation & Co-Pilot: Enhances workflow automation with advanced AI.
Cloud-Native Platform: Enables rapid deployment and integration.

What benefits should be evaluated in reviews?

Time Savings: Automation drastically reduces manual processing time.
Cost Efficiency: Decreases overall operational costs by automating tasks.
Productivity Enhancement: Streamlines workflows with AI-driven tools.
Improved Integration: Enhances ability to work with multiple systems.
Scalability: Supports growth with a flexible cloud-native architecture.

In the insurance industry, Automation Anywhere is utilized for automating processes such as enrollment management and compliance checks. Its applications extend to supply chain management, financial transactions, and business performance monitoring across sectors like banking, finance, manufacturing, and healthcare, helping organizations to automate routine tasks, improve efficiency, and reduce costs.

Automation Anywhere

Oracle E-Business Suite iProcurement streamlines procurement processes, enhancing efficiency for well-versed users.

Oracle E-Business Suite iProcurement offers comprehensive features designed for advanced procurement needs. It simplifies requisition processes, improves cost management, and ensures compliance with purchasing policies. Users benefit from a streamlined workflow that enhances procurement efficiency through seamless integration with existing enterprise systems.

What are the important features of Oracle E-Business Suite iProcurement?

Requisition Creation: Simplifies the creation and management of purchase requisitions.
Catalog Management: Maintains comprehensive and up-to-date supplier catalogs for easy access.
Approval Workflow: Customizable workflows ensure timely approvals and compliance.
Order Tracking: Real-time tracking of procurement orders enhances visibility and transparency.
Supplier Management: Facilitates seamless communication and relationship management with suppliers.

What are the benefits users should consider in reviews?

Cost Reduction: Efficient procurement processes help in lowering operational costs.
Time Savings: Automated workflows cut down the time spent on manual tasks.
Improved Compliance: Adheres to regulatory and corporate procurement policies.
Enhanced Transparency: Offers visibility into procurement processes and supplier performance.
Scalability: Adaptable to growing organizational demands without loss of efficiency.

Oracle E-Business Suite iProcurement is implemented across diverse industries including manufacturing, financial services, and healthcare. Each sector leverages its customizable features to meet specific procurement challenges, ensuring maximum operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Oracle

Oracle Procurement Cloud streamlines procurement processes by enabling end-to-end management and integrating seamlessly with enterprise resource planning systems. Its intuitive design and powerful analytics drive strategic procurement decisions.

Oracle Procurement Cloud is designed to automate procurement functions, reduce costs, and increase transparency across purchasing activities. By leveraging its robust capabilities, businesses can gain better control over spending, improve supplier engagement, and enhance decision-making through real-time insights. This comprehensive suite offers strategic sourcing, supplier qualification management, and automated purchasing workflows that deliver efficiency across procurement operations.

What are the key features of Oracle Procurement Cloud?

Strategic Sourcing: Facilitates effective supplier negotiations and contract management.
Supplier Qualification Management: Ensures compliance and performance tracking.
Automated Purchasing: Streamlines purchase order creation and approvals.
Spend Analysis: Offers in-depth analytics for informed decision-making.
Supplier Portal: Enhances engagement through a collaborative platform.

What benefits and ROI should users look for?

Cost Reduction: Achieved through improved procurement efficiency and management.
Operational Efficiency: Automation reduces manual efforts and processing times.
Visibility and Control: Real-time data enhances spending oversight and control.
Supplier Performance: Elevated through effective engagement and management tools.

Industries such as manufacturing and retail implement Oracle Procurement Cloud to optimize procurement processes and achieve cost efficiencies. Its adaptability allows it to fit industry-specific needs, making it a preferred choice for businesses aiming to streamline operations and improve supplier relationships.

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Sample Customers

Google, Linkedin, Cisco, Juniper Networks, DellEMC, Comcast, Mastercard, Quest Diagnostics

Portobello S.A., Gulf Air, Dubai Holding LLC, Grupo Aerom_xico SAB de CV, Flexera Software, Imperial College London, Byblos Bank SAL, Y-Telecom, Cyprus Telecommunications Authority, Trombini Embalagens S.A.

BUYDEEM, Capgemini, Asahi Refining

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