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Oracle E-Business Suite vs Siemens PLM TeamCenter comparison

 

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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

Oracle E-Business Suite
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
154
Ranking in other categories
Field Service Management (2nd), ERP (7th), Activity Based Costing Software (2nd), Benefits Administration (6th), Enterprise Resource Planning for Manufacturing (1st), Product Configuration and Quoting (3rd)
Siemens PLM TeamCenter
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
PLM Tools (2nd), Collaborative Product Data Management (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

Oracle E-Business Suite and Siemens PLM TeamCenter aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Oracle E-Business Suite is designed for ERP and holds a mindshare of 5.2%, up 5.0% compared to last year.
Siemens PLM TeamCenter, on the other hand, focuses on PLM Tools, holds 16.6% mindshare, up 12.8% since last year.
ERP
PLM Tools
 

Featured Reviews

James Balbach - PeerSpot reviewer
Centralizes our enterprise-wide functions but could benefit from cloud migration
We have dealt with customer service, and it was awful. For a system this size, it felt like we were merely buying software from them. They weren't really partnered with us on it. Reporting bugs and getting feedback, as well as having engineers work on issues, was very transactional. There was no real ownership on Oracle's part. During several support cases, it became difficult to determine ownership at Oracle and get status updates. The on-premises Oracle support is not great in my experience, and I think this is true in the industry. We've read about their software as a solution, and theoretically, their SaaS portal support is a lot better.
Naresh Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
It's good for highly complex enterprises in aerospace and defense
Setting up TeamCenter is complex. Every PLM is complex unless we're talking about cloud-based solutions, but those have fewer features. However, those are only suitable for small companies. The time needed to deploy depends on the expertise of the person installing it. We can do it in a couple of hours if it is an out-of-the-box installation. If customers deploy it themselves, it may take a few days. It also depends on the complexity of the system we are designing. The amount of employees needed also depends on the size of the company and its complexity. A massive company takes an army to run the solution, but a couple of people can make it work for a small company.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's a scalable product."
"What we like about Oracle E-Business Suite is that we didn't find any issues with it. In the Indian market, the subscription solutions aren't that suitable, even in terms of the complexity of the regulations, taxes, etc., so that's why we had to go for an on-premise solution that's hosted on the cloud, and we're happy with Oracle E-Business Suite. We also like that Oracle E-Business Suite is quite flexible, and we've also built some bolt-ons and they're working fine."
"The system is very stable."
"The technical support for the solution was very good."
"Finance, HRMS, and payroll are all great, and Oracle EBS is fantastic."
"It was easy to set up the product."
"If I want to manage many parts of my organization, such as finances, proceedings, or supply chain I would typically need to buy many different solutions. However, with Oracle E-Business Suite, it is all that is needed. This ERP system has many modules."
"The most valuable features of the Oracle E-Business Suite are best practices, built-in processes, and easy configuration. Plenty of system functionality and customization."
"I like the Teamcenter Requirements Manager. It also has a structure manager where you create an engineering bill of materials and manufacturing process planning. There is something like service lifecycle management. That is where the maintenance data is stored. There are multiple modules. ALM Polarion is also a Siemens solution. It is a separate product, but it's part of the Siemens portfolio."
"The product's most valuable features are patch and data management."
 

Cons

"It's not easy for people without technical knowledge to understand how to implement it."
"We expect Oracle to go into continuous innovation mode and provide simplified integration solutions."
"A lot more automation can be brought into E-Business Suite."
"It requires training before you can easily use this product, so it should be easier to use."
"From the business processes, there are areas where you could streamline new processes."
"I would like to see more automation."
"The EBS Design to some extent is still monolithic."
"Pricing is the biggest disadvantage of Oracle."
"The product's web interface and setup process could be better."
"This solution works, but it has many issues. Smaller companies are coming up the cloud-based PLM solutions that may replace larger PLM companies like PTC or Siemens in the future. It has some performance problems, and the maintenance is too expensive. Recently, we completed a project, and it cost almost $6 million to upgrade."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price would be better if it were lower."
"Oracle's pricing is on the higher end."
"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 licenses are not straightforward."
"Both the current projects and future projects should be defined well. Licensing should be done according to current and near future plans."
"The licensing cost of Oracle E-Business Suite is quite competitive. It's quite flexible, so it can be adapted to the requirements of my company. For confidentiality purposes, I'm unable to disclose how much Oracle E-Business Suite costs, but I'm rating its cost as eight out of ten."
"I would rate the pricing a nine out of ten, with ten being very expensive."
"Oracle generally gives a lot of discounts."
"It is costly for small businesses."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
46%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Manufacturing Company
22%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Aerospace/Defense Firm
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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.
What do you like most about Siemens PLM TeamCenter?
The product's most valuable features are patch and data management.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Siemens PLM TeamCenter?
The price always depends and varies based on the relationship as I work for multiple vendors. I would say product-wise, the price is good and among the best.
What needs improvement with Siemens PLM TeamCenter?
Currently everyone is looking for cloud-based products, and while they have TeamCenter X, I think it has not yet matured. They can focus on making it more mature and introduce some AI elements.
 

Also Known As

Oracle EBS, OEBS
PLM TeamCenter, Siemens TeamCenter
 

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Sample Customers

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