We performed a comparison between Oracle E Business Suite and Oracle HCM Cloud based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.

Ease of Deployment: Users of Oracle E Business Suite are divided over whether it was complex for them to properly deploy. Some of them find it to be straightforward to deploy while others think that it is something that organizations can’t use except if they are working with someone who is extremely familiar with the program. Reviewers of Oracle HCM Cloud say that for the most part, deployment is straightforward.

Features: Users of both solutions find them to be scalable and stable.

Reviewers say that Oracle E Business Suite is a highly customizable solution. However, its user interface is outdated and could be improved.

Users of Oracle HCM Cloud feel that it has good integration capabilities. However, they also feel that it is not easily customized to meet their needs.

Pricing: Users of Oracle E Business Suite mainly feel that its pricing is very expensive. Reviewers of Oracle HCM Cloud are divided over whether they feel it is reasonably priced or expensive.

Service and Support: Users of both solutions feel that their technical service teams are effective.

Comparison of Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Oracle HCM Cloud seems to be the superior solution. Our reviewers find that the question concerning Oracle E Business Suite’s ease of use and high price make Oracle HCM Cloud the better choice.

To learn more, read our detailed Oracle E-Business Suite vs. Oracle HCM Cloud Report (Updated: July 2024).

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle E-Business Suite

Ranking in Benefits Administration

6th

Average Rating

7.8

Number of Reviews

144

Ranking in other categories

Field Service Management (1st), ERP (5th), Activity Based Costing Software (1st), Enterprise Resource Planning for Manufacturing (1st), Product Configuration and Quoting (3rd)

Oracle HCM Cloud

Ranking in Benefits Administration

2nd

Average Rating

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Talent Management (3rd), Cloud HCM (4th), HR Analytics Software (2nd), Talent Acquisition (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the Benefits Administration category, the mindshare of Oracle E-Business Suite is 5.3%, up from 4.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle HCM Cloud is 9.4%, down from 20.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Benefits Administration

Unique Categories:

Field Service Management

12.5%

ERP

4.7%

Talent Management

6.1%

Cloud HCM

6.9%

Featured Reviews

F.A.

Accounts Payable - Section Head at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Jan 20, 2023

Strong financial modules but dealing with data is very old fashioned

The system has bugs, is not user friendly, and requires too much customization. I consider the solution open source with full customization, but ours was not done correctly at the beginning because we still have many issues. We always need consultants to do changes or corrections. We are eight years after implementation but we still have system bugs. For example, we have the option to assign serial numbers for accounts payable and receivable vouchers. We have to select manual serial numbers and change the numbering every year. It is not logical to have two different vouchers for two different vendors but both with the same serial number unless you manually change them. Something happened during implementation that allows this to occur. For another example, we have some approval hierarchies in the system. If someone delegates an action, the system sometimes jumps to the next approval and ignores handling the delegated action.

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Muhammad Haris Salman

Results-Driven Associate Software Engineer at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Feb 9, 2024

Offers seamless integration and talent management feature supports frequent equipment drives, facilitating smooth operations

The GUI interface should be more user-friendly. Because, when I first started working on these modules, I was guided step-by-step by my senior colleagues. But for someone new to the system, there should be a better, more user-interactive interface that makes it easier for users to understand. When I first saw it, it felt like a human-understandable version of Linux, because a simple Linux system is not user-friendly for most people. While programmers may understand it, the GUI interfaces on current Linux systems are still not user-friendly enough. That's the point. When I first saw these modules, I had that initial impression. But, as I started working with them, things started to make sense. So, it was just an initial response, and with time, it was fine. My suggestion is that the user interface needs to be more user-friendly, especially for new users.

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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

"This software scales very well across various implementations."

"Oracle EBS provides the customer with faster financial closing because of its accurate calculations."

"It was easy to set up the product."

"The most valuable features are straight-through processing because we need to make sure that we have a good end-to-end process."

"This is a world-class application that includes a lot of business processes from other ERPs that Oracle has acquired."

"Rapidly implement jobs, positions, grades, and steps within setup of organizational structure."

"It can easily be developed into an application."

"The most valuable features are the financial-related capabilities."

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"The tool's implementation has resulted in significant time savings, ranging from 30 to 50 percent across various processes. Oracle HCM, particularly its payroll functionality, has proven to be highly valuable for our organization. Additionally, the ability to implement various customizations has proven valuable. The robust nature of Oracle HCM Cloud ensures high accuracy."

"Since it is an integrated solution, it brings speed and efficiency to the business process."

"We have 35,000 employees in our organization, so we consider the solution to be scalable."

"The solution's scalability potential is very good. We have more than 1,000 users ourselves."

"What I like most about Oracle HCM Cloud is that I didn't see any area that needs to be dramatically improved. I also appreciate that it has good integration with other Oracle products. The process of integrating Oracle HCM Cloud is rather explanatory. I also found the Oracle library to be helpful. As Oracle HCM Cloud is quite a robust solution, I like it versus other solutions. I like the people at Oracle."

"The most valuable feature is fast reporting."

"I like that it is mobile responsive and you can work directly with the vendor on specific requirements that you might have."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is a cloud-based tool."

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Cons

"I would say the integration needs improvement. Oracle needs to work on the integration layer to make the solution much more robust and modern."

"E-Business Suite's user experience and interface could be improved."

"Sometimes I have issues with the performance tuning."

"The reporting needs to be improved."

"It is on the expensive side."

"Improving the reporting and user interface of Oracle ERP would be beneficial and is something that can be considered for future updates."

"The implementation took a long time but it was for many reasons. However, Oracle made sure that the solution and systems were up and running."

"Earlier when our organization was small they chose Oracle because in the telecommunication industry everybody was using Oracle. Our company has grown to a size where our particularly billing phase has created some challenges and now we are looking at alternate solutions. There is not a billing engine or module that you can buy from Oracle that can be added to this EBS solution to fix our problem. They should add a billing module or engine to the solution."

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"Oracle should have different bundles to provide access to courses. Then, we would be able to increase our knowledge on how to use Oracle applications."

"The solution has much room for improvement in all the modules."

"HCM's analytics features could be improved."

"It would be very nice if we were able to roll back transactions from data that was loaded with the data loader."

"The features available in EBS should be available on the cloud as well. When these features are not available on the cloud, it's hard to convince customers to migrate."

"I would like to see more direct access for both human resources and employees without so many screens to navigate."

"I would like to see improvements in the user experience, specifically reducing the number of clicks required to achieve desired outcomes. Additionally, enhancing the look and feel of the front end and allowing for a greater level of configuration would be beneficial. Its pricing should be less."

"I rate the technical support of Oracle HCM Cloud an eight out of ten. There is some room for improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Oracle has different licensing models available. For example, concurrent user license metric and power unit licensing metric. It is different from product to product, but for the application itself, the license is by the number of users."

"Oracle's pricing is on the higher end."

"The pricing of the solution is at about $700-$750 per year."

"Both the current projects and future projects should be defined well. Licensing should be done according to current and near future plans."

"This is a highly-priced application and would not be affordable for small or medium business domains."

"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."

"Licensing is on a yearly basis. There is an initial cost, and the standard fee is 22% per year."

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"Though I cannot comment on the solution's cost, a fixed cost is involved based on my understanding. The cost multiplies based on the number of users."

"The solution is quite expensive for small and medium-sized companies."

"I am not normally involved in the product's pricing since it normally involves the packages that a user chooses. Pricing differs based on a case-to-case scenario and client-to-client basis."

"There is a subscription to use this solution, and there can be additional fees."

"The solution’s pricing is high."

"There is a license required for the use of this solution and we are on an annual license."

"According to the Turkish market, the pricing is a little bit expensive."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

60%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Educational Organization

49%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle E-Business Suite?

It was very easy to integrate the product into our existing infrastructure.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle E-Business Suite?

Oracle E-Business Suite is cheaper than SAP. It is expensive.

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What needs improvement with Oracle E-Business Suite?

Oracle E-Business Suite is hard and takes six months to one year to implement.

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What are the differences between Oracle HCM Cloud and PeopleSoft?

Although both are solutions to manage HR, their differences make each one suitable for different companies. Oracle Cloud HCM is a platform for connecting all human resource processes in your organ...

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What do you like most about Oracle HCM Cloud?

The most valuable features of the solution are the core HR, absence, payroll, and recruitment modules.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle HCM Cloud?

I am not normally involved in the product's pricing since it normally involves the packages that a user chooses. Pricing differs based on a case-to-case scenario and client-to-client basis.

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 16% of the time

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Compared 16% of the time

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Compared 14% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Also Known As

Oracle EBS, OEBS

Oracle Human Capital Management Cloud

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Overview

Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) is considered the most extensive offering of amalgamated worldwide business applications available. Oracle EBS helps facilitate medium to large business enterprise organizations with the ability to enhance critical decision-making processes, streamline business procedures, minimize costs, and improve overall performance and productivity.

Oracle EBS runs as a complement to Oracle Database software. The applications serve to automate such processes as supply chain management (SCM), human resource management (HRM), customer relations management (CRM), project portfolio management (PPM), financial management, service management, and more.

Oracle EBS runs best in the cloud. It is a cost-saving option that offers greater productivity and can immediately and easily respond to changing dynamic business needs with an intuitive, automated scalable cloud infrastructure.

Below are some of the valuable features of popular application offerings available within Oracle EBS:

Supply Chain Management (SCM): Every possible supply chain process can be fully automated, from planning, creation, and appropriation to development and fulfillment, delivering a comprehensive solution application to ensure organizations have robust, intelligent-driven, value-added chains. Some applications include:

Manufacturing
Value Chain Planning and Execution
Procurement and Fulfillment
Lifecycle Management
Business Intelligence and Analytics

Human Resource Management (HRM): The solution offers a sturdy group of outstanding human resource processes that enable users to improve productivity, enhance overall business performance, and lower TCO. Some processes include:

Workforce Management
Talent Management
Global Personnel Policy Management
Human Resource Analytics

Customer Relations Management (CRM): This application provides for a streamlined, unique global gathering of information that will ensure all selling channels are continually following the organization's objectives and protocols. Some features include:

Oracle Service
Oracle Marketing
Oracle Order Management
Oracle Channel Revenue Management

Project Portfolio Management (PPM): Oracle EBS provides a comprehensive, full lifecycle offering of project and portfolio management. Users get a single fully transparent view of all project-related ventures coupled with a superb performance process that grants users the ability to choose the best, most dynamic portfolio ventures.

Project Collaboration
Project Management
Project Analytics
Project Cost
Project Billing

Financial Management: Users are able to perform more effectively, improve productivity and efficiency, develop productivity tools and integrated performance management, and develop processes for shared services to reduce overall operating costs. Some features include:

Asset Lifecycle Management
Financial Control and Reporting
Travel and Expense Management
Lease and Finance Management
Risk Management and Compliance

Service Management: This application allows users access to the best data necessary to provide correct, precise, reliable information to their clients to ensure that every expectation is exceeded and consistently satisfied.

Inbound and outbound telephony
Project Collaboration
Project Cost
Billing
Project Management

Reviews from Real Users:

Kopano R., Freelancer at a tech services company, says, “What I found most valuable in Oracle E-Business Suite is the patching because it is straightforward. As long as you follow Oracle's best practices, you are able to finish the task of patching without a problem. I like that it's also easy to add products, e.g. if you want to add on financials, you can, or if you don't have financials, you can expand on that. I like that Oracle E-Business Suite is really scalable.”

Mohammed G., Senior Oracle Application Consultant at a comms service provider, writes, “Oracle E-Business Suite consists of a lot of streams, such as financial and HR processes of the enterprise companies. We are using most of the Oracle financial modules, and we have an Oracle stream, FI procurement stream, and HR streams, which have a lot of applications. Oracle E-Business Suite has over 20 different modules to choose from, it is comprehensive. Additionally, the integration is very good. “

Natively built for the cloud, Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management is a complete solution that connects every human resource process—and every person—across your enterprise. We help you create a community where people feel valued, heard, and like they belong. With a single user experience and data model and seamless processes and infrastructure, Oracle Cloud HCM can help you redefine what best looks like for your people.

Platform capabilities empower every HR process including: Global HR, Talent Management, Recruiting, Learning, Workforce Rewards, Workforce Management, Work Life Solutions, HR Help Desk, Workforce Health and Safety Incidents, Payroll Management, Benefits Management, Advanced HCM Controls, and Strategic Workforce Planning.

Top 10 Reason Why Customers Choose Oracle Cloud HCM:

Tailored User Experience

Employees expect tailored experiences from their work technology and want to feel supported by their organization regardless of where, when, and how they work. Providing employees with a tailored user experience is now a necessity—one that many HR teams are striving for as they evaluate their technology. That’s why Oracle Cloud HCM offers the only complete employee experience platform that empowers your people to connect, grow, and thrive.

Adaptable and Extensible

HR is at the forefront of navigating change and needs to be able to adapt quickly as new challenges arise. Oracle Cloud HCM delivers an adaptable and flexible solution to meet changing business practices, regulations, and environments.

Complete HCM Cloud Solution

Organizations that want to manage the entire employee lifecycle select Oracle Cloud HCM because it’s the most complete HR cloud solution on the market. Built as a single cloud solution for all HR functionalities, it connects every HR process from hire to retire.

Complete Enterprise Solution

One of the many things that sets Oracle apart from other vendors is that we natively built our software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications on our own cloud platform and infrastructure. With applications and data all on one platform, you can gain unobstructed visibility across your organization and increased data security

Improved Business Value

Oracle customers leverage our HCM cloud application to drive business value through better user engagement and adoption, streamlined processes, improved productivity, and lower total cost of ownership

Dedication to Innovation

Innovation is the biggest benefit of moving your systems to the cloud. Our quarterly updates allow us to continuously deliver new and exciting features. With a team of more than 20,000 engineers, Oracle delivers more than 1,000 innovation updates annually—80% of which are based on customer feedback.

Data Security and Privacy

Oracle has a strong security culture and is trusted by

organizations worldwide with strict security requirements. Stored in state-of-the-art data centers, Oracle Cloud HCM and our infrastructure have advanced multilayered security measures that can help customers meet both local and international regulations

Vibrant HR Community

Oracle Cloud Customer Connect is a vibrant online

community of more than 40,000 HCM users and a great place to crowdsource information, discuss the latest releases, register for in-person or virtual events, and submit product suggestions.

Customer Success

Oracle customers have access to an implementation success manager, on-demand education, and success planning tools. We offer 24/7 customer service in 145 countries worldwide to help you maximize the value of your investment.

Global Capabilities

Most enterprises today operate at both the global and local levels, so our customers appreciate that Oracle Cloud HCM is designed to meet both international and regional needs for more than 200 jurisdictions and 27 languages.

Oracle HCM Cloud is a complete HR application suite which helps organizations become more strategic and agile with a best-in-class workforce experience. It integrates HR best practices and technology to provide an engaging, informative, and adaptive HR experience throughout the entire employee lifecycle. Oracle HCM Cloud allows organizations find, develop and retain the best talent, enable collaboration, deliver deep workforce insights, and increase operational efficiency

Sample Customers

Colab, Portobello, Saudi Telecom Company, DG Khan Cement, Dubai Holding

Kovaion Consulting India Pvt. Ltd., eVerge Group, Kalpataru, Logicalis Inc., Macmillan Science and Education, Drivestream Inc., Kamal Osman Jamjoom Group LLC, WAXIE Sanitary Supply

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