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Oracle Fusion Service vs Salesforce Essentials comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.9
Oracle Fusion Service boosts ROI by 30% through tailored payments, efficiency, loyalty, and streamlined operations, despite some unquantified returns.
Sentiment score
8.0
Salesforce Essentials offers good ROI with easy implementation, accelerating sales and benefits realized in about three years.
Within CRM, I have worked on B2C service and sales extensively.
Consultant at Deloitte
The ROI was always in a positive direction.
Growth Adviser at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.6
Oracle Fusion Service offers good support, hindered by inconsistency, but escalations often enhance service quality and response time.
Sentiment score
6.3
Salesforce Essentials offers responsive service with minimal issues; users praise its reliability and effective customer support.
Sometimes the technical support is knowledgeable and helpful.
Consultant at Deloitte
Customer service varies as sometimes I receive a good response, and other times I need to escalate issues and involve engineers from Oracle in an OWC session.
Solutions Architect at Western Digital
Their service and uptime is phenomenal.
Head of Commercial Excellence at Sartorius AG
Salesforce Essentials has excellent customer service.
Senior Learning Solutions Architect at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
I would evaluate their support and customer service with Salesforce Essentials as pretty decent, diligent, and to the point.
Growth Adviser at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.3
Oracle Fusion Service efficiently scales from small teams to large enterprises, supporting diverse operational needs across locations.
Sentiment score
6.9
Salesforce Essentials is highly scalable, supporting diverse teams from small to large, and is praised for easy user addition.
Initially, we had ten ERPs, and I have added more since.
Solutions Architect at Western Digital
Regarding scalability, the solution provides useful configurations that clients can utilize effectively.
Consultant at Deloitte
It is one of the most scalable systems available.
Head of Commercial Excellence at Sartorius AG
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
Oracle Fusion Service is highly stable, achieving 90% uptime with minor outages, rated 8-9/10 by organizations.
Sentiment score
7.6
Salesforce Essentials is highly stable and available, with few bugs or downtimes, though occasional automation delays occur.
If work continues for a long time without publishing, it tends to get corrupted, requiring deletion and rework from the ground up.
Consultant at Deloitte
Salesforce Essentials has proven stable, with no downtime that affects my work.
Senior Learning Solutions Architect at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Oracle Fusion Service needs enhancements in B2B customization, UI/UX, technical support, and improving mobile application functionality and attractiveness.
Salesforce Essentials struggles with integration, UI, and pricing, needing improvements in analytics, mobile interface, and automation features.
When dealing with bulk data uploads via a BDI process, some records occasionally fail, requiring me to debug and reprocess them.
Solutions Architect at Western Digital
Simpler integration capabilities.
Associate Architect-Technology at Virtusa Global
It is currently restricted to Groovy scripting.
Consultant at Deloitte
Instead of requiring users to think about system navigation and clicking procedures, they can simply follow a workflow that guides them through the process.
Head of Commercial Excellence at Sartorius AG
There are other competitors, like Zoho CRM, that offer similar features at a lower cost.
Senior Learning Solutions Architect at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Salesforce Essentials operates in a table format where the entire user interface is based on tables, more specifically pivot tables.
Growth Adviser at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
 

Setup Cost

Oracle Fusion Service is costly with variable pricing, depending on users, data, integrations, and geographical location.
Salesforce Essentials licensing is costly but valued for flexibility and add-ons, with some finding additional professional expenses burdensome.
Regarding licensing cost, according to each country's conditions, for Egypt, it's so expensive.
Oracle HCM Manager at PwC
I think it's expensive, yet it does not pose a threat, making it costly for my enterprise.
Solutions Architect at Western Digital
The cost of running Salesforce Essentials is significant.
Head of Commercial Excellence at Sartorius AG
The costs associated with Salesforce Essentials are substantial, which is a drawback compared to competitors who offer similar services for less.
Senior Learning Solutions Architect at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
 

Valuable Features

Oracle Fusion Service enhances customer engagement with omni-channel communication, AI tools, and scalable cloud-based architecture for seamless integration.
Salesforce Essentials offers robust features and user-friendly design but may be costly for some businesses.
The company has invested in ERP Cloud, and the seeded APIs and VIP features allow for customization using Groovy script.
Solutions Architect at Western Digital
Based on utilizing Groovy scripts and JavaScript, we can integrate with other external systems.
Consultant at Deloitte
For HCM, it makes the life of users easier for self-service, payroll run, and applying tax according to the country, where different tax laws according to the country are very easy in Fusion.
Oracle HCM Manager at PwC
Their reporting and analytics features have a very significant impact on my company's operational efficiency.
Growth Adviser at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Salesforce Essentials is excellent because it is one of the most flexible CRMs available.
Senior Learning Solutions Architect at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
It is very customizable to specific needs.
Head of Commercial Excellence at Sartorius AG
 

Categories and Ranking

Oracle Fusion Service
Ranking in CRM
10th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (5th), Marketing Management (7th)
Salesforce Essentials
Ranking in CRM
16th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the CRM category, the mindshare of Oracle Fusion Service is 1.2%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Salesforce Essentials is 0.6%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
CRM Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Fusion Service1.2%
Salesforce Essentials0.6%
Other98.2%
CRM
 

Featured Reviews

Dhivakar I - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at Deloitte
Have faced persistent configuration issues and performance delays that slow down large workflows
From a developer's perspective, it could be more open for programming language configurations. It is currently restricted to Groovy scripting. While UI and UX designs are open to JavaScript configurations, there are restrictions on certain functions that can be used. The solution could be enhanced to better serve customers when dealing with complex programs. The customer's websites face issues with loading properly, and response time gets longer when implementing larger workflows. This could be improved to achieve lower response times even with larger workflows involving multiple system integrations and complex architecture. The agent decay capabilities need improvement in future releases. Currently, there are some agent decay configurations available for developers to implement, but this area needs enhancement. Performance issues exist in the Sandbox area. The Sandbox is a trial area for configurations, but if work continues for a long time without publishing, it tends to get corrupted, requiring deletion and rework from the ground up. This has caused significant rework and effort multiple times. Technical support can be challenging to work with. When facing product-related issues or configuration problems, the support experience varies. Sometimes the technical support is knowledgeable and helpful, but often they redirect problems elsewhere and cause delays in resolution.
AA
Head of Commercial Excellence at Sartorius AG
Has provided a reliable service with responsive support and offers valuable features, though pricing could be more affordable
We are a large organization with 14,000 people. As a user, Salesforce Essentials is extremely easy to use. The complete rollout from minimum viable product to final acceptable product took two years for our global deployment. The business operations for our 14,000 people are managed by approximately 10 people on the business side. These business admins are responsible for sales operations, troubleshooting, training, and driving features and requirements from the sales and marketing organizations. Additionally, we work with product owners on the IT side and a team of programmers. Daily operations require about five people for IT work, security programming, system connections, and development execution. For day-to-day user support, we need eight to ten people in the business. We operate on Microsoft Azure private cloud infrastructure. On a scale of 1 to 10, I rate Salesforce Essentials a 9 out of 10.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Healthcare Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Construction Company
22%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise22
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Oracle Service Cloud?
Oracle Fusion Service has many challenges, as it's not easy in customization and for adding features; there's no access for the database directly. For example, we cannot create a database link. We ...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Service Cloud?
The typical use cases for Oracle Fusion Service involve many products and services such as HCM, Supply Chain, Finance, and Fixed Assets.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Service Cloud?
Regarding licensing cost, according to each country's conditions, for Egypt, it's so expensive, whereas for the Gulf, it's almost no cost because they can pay. So I can't definitively say it's high...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Salesforce Essentials?
Salesforce Essentials is very expensive, but it delivers exceptional value. It is a good platform to have if you can afford it because it has numerous add-ons and modules. Anything that Salesforce ...
What needs improvement with Salesforce Essentials?
The mobile access can be improved in several ways. Salesforce Essentials operates in a table format where the entire user interface is based on tables, more specifically pivot tables. This is not v...
What is your primary use case for Salesforce Essentials?
I have experience with Salesforce Essentials' Tableau and Salesforce Marketing Cloud, but not extensively. I was more focused on their CRM platform, specifically the core CRM and sales basics. My e...
 

Also Known As

Oracle Service Cloud, Oracle RightNow
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Pacifico Seguros Generales, Elsevier B.V., Madison Area Technical College, Bigtree Entertainment, Pvt. Ltd., HM Land Registry, Walmart Stores Inc., MakeMyTrip Ltd., Orbitz Worldwide LLC, Big Fish Games Inc.
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