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Oracle E-Business Suite vs Unit4 Business World comparison

 

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Executive Summary

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)
Unit4 Business World
Average Rating
6.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Cloud ERP (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Enterprise Resource Planning solutions, they 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.
Unit4 Business World, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud ERP, holds 3.4% mindshare, up 1.4% since last year.
ERP
Cloud ERP
 

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.
Mirchaye Mulugeta - PeerSpot reviewer
A flexible solution that is useful in finance, HR, and procurement
We use the tool in finance, HR, and procurement.  Unit4 Business World's most valuable feature is flexibility. Its dashboards are easy.  I would like to see direct communication support to engage with clients. The parent company should have a direct relationship with clients. Also, the tool's…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It can be an essential solution for those who can not just push to the cloud because they have critical data restrictions."
"It's highly customizable."
"It is a solution for GFMIS (Governmental Fiscal Management Information Systems)."
"It's a tightly integrated solution."
"E-Business Suite's best features are the standard process, the table dictionary, and the ability to work with the SQL language to correlate data."
"Flexible to set up an organization with multiple locations."
"An integrated platform with an easy of integration to a third-party system."
"The technical support for the solution was very good."
"Unit4 Business World's most valuable feature is flexibility. Its dashboards are easy."
"The product's self-service capabilities have benefited our organization."
"Unit4 Business World is a reliable product."
 

Cons

"Improving the reporting and user interface of Oracle ERP would be beneficial and is something that can be considered for future updates."
"The operations could be better, specifically for manufacturing processes."
"We would like to see some automation in this solution."
"The solution needs to be updated with modern technology as it currently runs on the Java platform, JWE, which is obsolete and requires you to need an API supported browser."
"It is on the expensive side."
"Reporting is a big area for improvement. It needs to provide the ability to extract data from the suite. Oracle has also been making a great effort to make E-Business Suite more user-friendly but there are still areas where a focus on User Experience would help."
"We are moving to the cloud and are looking at the cloud version of it for the cost of ownership and a more modernized integrated platform."
"There are some business-specific processes still not implemented."
"I would like to see direct communication support to engage with clients. The parent company should have a direct relationship with clients. Also, the tool's licensing, upgrade, and maintenance costs should be reduced."
"I would like to see more flexibility in the customization for us to be able to customize it based on the client's requirements."
"Reporting and analytics features must be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Find a best Oracle partner and get a better discount."
"USD $100,000 annually."
"At our various customers, the software tends to pay for itself in less than two years."
"I have found the solution overall to be expensive. There are additional fees on top of the standard license."
"Oracle generally gives a lot of discounts."
"Fees for support and licensing should be reduced."
"Considering the market at the moment, Oracle needs to adjust the pricing of this solution."
"Licensing and costing of Oracle EBS is very complex. We recommend to use a system integrator during the negotiation process since Oracle sales representatives sometime do not know the actual minimum requirements and may oversell the necessary licenses through ignorance."
"I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
41%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
5%
University
28%
Government
14%
Educational Organization
10%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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 do you like most about Unit4 Business World?
The product's self-service capabilities have benefited our organization.
What needs improvement with Unit4 Business World?
I would like to see direct communication support to engage with clients. The parent company should have a direct relationship with clients. Also, the tool's licensing, upgrade, and maintenance cost...
What is your primary use case for Unit4 Business World?
We use the tool in finance, HR, and procurement.
 

Also Known As

Oracle EBS, OEBS
Agresso ERP
 

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