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Oracle Hyperion vs Planful comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Hyperion
Ranking in Business Performance Management
2nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Planful
Ranking in Business Performance Management
16th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Financial Close Software (19th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Business Performance Management category, the mindshare of Oracle Hyperion is 10.7%, down from 13.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Planful is 2.7%, down from 3.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Performance Management
 

Featured Reviews

Pranit Chhajed - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation of financial processes streamlines operations but pricing needs improvement
Our clients mostly use Hyperion for their financial requirements, including budgeting, forecasting, and planning The feature that allows automation of the budgeting and forecasting process is extremely valuable, especially when compared to Excel. The workflow management of planning and the…
reviewer1110591 - PeerSpot reviewer
It has helped us speed up the turnaround time on our consolidation, and we haven't had anything come up that the program has not been able to solve
The part that we liked about Excel is that it had a better interface in terms of just graphical illustration of our results. So, if we wanted to look at our financial trends and put it into some type of graphical interface for people to look at, we still have to leverage Excel for that. The dashboards aren't as usable as maybe some of the other solutions, such as Tableau or other BI tools. The application that we use today for our BI tools is Tableau. That's how people absorb information. We don't really use the functionality or dashboards within Planful because of the robustness of Tableau. That's our single source of data. If Planful was better or more comparable in terms of features and functionality, we could probably leverage that in Planful.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Oracle Hyperion is an advanced analytical calculation engine that can handle aggregation."
"The scalability is good."
"The feature that allows automation of the budgeting and forecasting process is extremely valuable, especially when compared to Excel."
"The tool's most valuable feature of the solution is flexibility and integration capabilities."
"The platform is very easy to use from a user perspective, especially for nontechnical experts."
"Hyperion is helpful for all our budget processes."
"Scalability is one of this solution's big plus points."
"Scalability isn't a problem for Hyperion."
"It has helped us speed up the turnaround time on our consolidation. We don't have to do reporting in Excel anymore, which has cut down on the errors and the efficiency of our close time."
 

Cons

"The initial setup of Oracle Hyperion is very difficult."
"Integrating Oracle Hyperion, a multidimensional database, with relational databases poses challenges due to the differing database structures."
"From a technical perspective, the technical support could be improved and the price could be reduced."
"Sometimes Oracle Hyperion is slow when there are a lot of users using it. However, we can have up to approximately 300 users using it."
"The user interface is in need of improvement. The forms should be more user-friendly."
"We are still having some issues with the ASO Cube. It can take a long time to clear the data in the ASO Cube compared to BSO data-clearing operations. We don't have a specific calculation in the ASO, and we only have these aggregate options on the ASO side. If we need calculations, we have to calculate them in the BSO and pass the data to the ASO Cube for the reporting. That's one of the drawbacks. Oracle could also improve on the data logging side as well."
"It is challenging to do reporting on Oracle Hyperion if you're not an expert."
"I have a problem with Hyperion when I need to log some changes in the budget. It's hard to know who made which changes in the budget."
"The part that we liked about Excel is that it had a better interface in terms of just graphical illustration of our results. So, if we wanted to look at our financial trends and put it into some type of graphical interface for people to look at, we still have to leverage Excel for that. The dashboards aren't as usable as maybe some of the other solutions, such as Tableau or other BI tools."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Oracle Hyperion is not an inexpensive solution."
"To get a full license, which gives you access to most of the different Hyperion programs, it costs $2000 to $2500 a month."
"Compared with MSBA, it is quite reasonable."
"It might be considered relatively costly compared to some alternatives."
"The solution is affordable."
"We pay for licensing yearly."
"The licensing cost for the on-premises version of the solution is too high."
"The licenses cost approximately $1,000."
"Right now, everything is on a three-year term contract, and that is our main cost."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
University
5%
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle Hyperion?
We can collect data from various sources, which is very useful for budgeting and planning.
What needs improvement with Oracle Hyperion?
Pricing is a significant concern. After moving to PBCS and EPBCS, the per-user license fees can be reduced, particularly for bulk users. For example, a company with fifty users versus five hundred ...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Hyperion?
I use Oracle Hyperion ( /products/oracle-hyperion-reviews ) for summarizing data from our ERP ( /categories/erp ) system to gain insights into company performance, such as revenue and profit for a ...
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Sample Customers

ITNL, Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd., Zaklady Farmaceutyczne Polpharma S.A., Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd., Barco N.V., SITA, McGregor Fashion Group B.V., PCCW Ltd.
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