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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
6.8
Number of Reviews
155
Ranking in other categories
Field Service Management (1st), ERP (6th), 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 5.1%, up 4.9% compared to last year.
Siemens PLM TeamCenter, on the other hand, focuses on PLM Tools, holds 16.8% mindshare, up 16.3% since last year.
ERP Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Oracle E-Business Suite5.1%
SAP ERP17.0%
SAP S/4HANA9.2%
Other68.7%
ERP
PLM Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Siemens PLM TeamCenter16.8%
PTC Windchill17.8%
Oracle Agile PLM12.4%
Other53.0%
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

"As we have been using this for the past nine years we have had the opportunity to explore the product. Really everything has worked well and all the modules are very good."
"The order management is excellent."
"The interface is easy to use."
"When correctly configured, this is a very stable solution. We have customers running their process automation manufacturing based off of this solution."
"It provides us with a centralized location to have an enterprise-wide GL and other module solutions."
"Very flexible in terms of configurations and it's capable of integrations."
"I like that one system covers everything."
"Oracle E-Business Suite is a stable product."
"The product's most valuable features are patch and data management."
"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."
 

Cons

"Improving the reporting and user interface of Oracle ERP would be beneficial and is something that can be considered for future updates."
"User interface is outdated and not user friendly."
"Oracle E-Business Suite should be more detailed and user-friendly."
"Standard reporting needs to be changed. Many of the standard reports look the same as they did in version 10.7, 20 years ago."
"It is difficult to get answers from technical support right away."
"Oracle E-Business Suite could improve the tables. When we remove some of them sometimes they cloud the modules into one. It becomes a little difficult to segregate."
"The main challenge has been the annual maintenance cost."
"The document that supports the Oracle E-Business Suite regarding the installation and upgrading is long compared to other products and needs to be enhanced."
"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."
"The product's web interface and setup process could be better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the pricing a nine out of ten, with ten being very expensive."
"Oracle's pricing is on the higher end."
"Oracle generally gives a lot of discounts."
"Oracle E-Business Suite is cheaper than SAP. It is expensive."
"The pricing is high."
"The price of the solution is extremely high."
"Compared to other vendors like SAP or Microsoft, the prices for Oracle are reasonable, but they could always be lower."
"The pricing of Oracle E-Business Suite is too high."
"It is costly for small businesses."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
University
7%
Healthcare Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
22%
Computer Software Company
11%
Retailer
6%
Construction Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business43
Midsize Enterprise33
Large Enterprise112
No data available
 

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 needs improvement with Oracle E-Business Suite?
Current challenges with Oracle E-Business Suite include certain modules such as Property Manager, which has faced difficulties especially after IFRS 16 was introduced in 2021. Oracle is still worki...
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.
What is your primary use case for Siemens PLM TeamCenter?
We performed implementations of Siemens PLM TeamCenter for different customers including GE, BMW, and a customer in China. Each customer had different use cases, and I was part of the implementatio...
 

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
Grammer, Sparkonix, Avcon Controls, Brose Group, Schlatter, Solaris Bus & Coach, TMD Technologies, Metalfor
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