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Oracle Hyperion vs SAP Business Planning and Consolidation comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Oracle Hyperion
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
58
Ranking in other categories
Business Performance Management (3rd)
SAP Business Planning and C...
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Financial Performance and Strategy Management (6th), Financial Close Software (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Oracle Hyperion and SAP Business Planning and Consolidation aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Oracle Hyperion is designed for Business Performance Management and holds a mindshare of 4.3%, down 8.9% compared to last year.
SAP Business Planning and Consolidation, on the other hand, focuses on Financial Performance and Strategy Management, holds 6.7% mindshare, down 9.1% since last year.
Business Performance Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Hyperion4.3%
Anaplan6.5%
Adaptive Insights4.9%
Other84.3%
Business Performance Management
Financial Performance and Strategy Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP Business Planning and Consolidation6.7%
Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud8.9%
Adaptive Insights8.9%
Other75.5%
Financial Performance and Strategy Management
 

Q&A Highlights

Oct 06, 2017
 

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Divisional Head Operational & Reputational Risk at Allied Bank Limited
Facilitates timely decision making and enhances reporting efficiency
We are going to re-implement the Oracle Hyperion system due to changes in our chart of account process and some other factors. We were analyzing whether to move to a cloud system, EPM Cloud. We have already proceeded with our Oracle Hyperion re-implementation with the vendor, and it is in the approval process. All options have been evaluated. We have made comparisons between EPM Cloud and Oracle Hyperion. Oracle Hyperion is not too user-friendly. EPM Cloud has more support towards functional users who can generate reports according to their own needs. There are specific reasons why we have not moved to the cloud, such as our various processes including reconciliations. We do not prefer customization in Oracle Hyperion, but due to business needs, there may be a few minimal customizations made. The forms are a bit complex for functional users. To create and open forms is not simple. We need trained personnel, and training is essential to use it efficiently.
it_user90087 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
​​It's a robust solution with no issues​. In my view, it is necessary to introduce another way to create reports apart from MS Excel.
There are no tutorials or wizards inside the tool, and I think they would be very useful sometimes. Having said that, I suspect that it is one of the SAP's strategies, because they get a lot of money from SAP training and don't want people learning who to work with their products on their own. There is another thing as well which could be improved. In my view, it is necessary to introduce another way to create reports apart from MS Excel, and it must be a way that can be exploited through mobile devices as well.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The stability is fine and quite user friendly."
"The accuracy of data gathering and consolidation is very good."
"Hyperion is helpful for all our budget processes."
"For businesses, the ability to create forecasts in a fraction of time it took before the implementation is the most valuable feature."
"Hyperion is a stable product."
"The ROI is high, and I think they provide a lot of value."
"Scalability is one of this solution's big plus points."
"Based on the number of products available right now, I definitely think this is one of the good products."
"Up to the implementation of the application, it used to take weeks to the consolidation team to carry out the entire, monthly, financial consolidation, now it takes them just one or two days to perform the entire process."
 

Cons

"The interface could be better. It could be more user-friendly, it is not very intuitive."
"The forecasting of values could be simplified in this solution."
"Oracle Hyperion generally it's quite a complex architecture that is hard to maintain."
"I think the user interface could be made a bit easier and user-friendly. The initial setup could be easier, and there could be more integration with more ERPs."
"All the planning systems out there are great. It doesn't matter which company you use. They're all great. I've seen demonstrations on a number of them, but it all boils down to the culture within the organization itself to use that functionality, understand it, and help drive it. I've had Oracle salespeople do demonstrations, and it looked really good. We get it on board, and everybody still sticks to their Excel spreadsheets because companies are a lot more complex than what you could deliver on the planning system. So, there should be more education on the capabilities, and there should be more understanding of organizations in terms of the way they access the data in order to plan."
"Hyperion has always been a top financial solution, but it had the reputation of being complex and not-so-easy to use."
"There should be more effort put into integration processes."
"The database crashes without any warnings or reasons."
"There are no tutorials or wizards inside the tool, and I think they would be very useful sometimes."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing cost for the on-premises version of the solution is too high."
"We pay for licensing yearly."
"To get a full license, which gives you access to most of the different Hyperion programs, it costs $2000 to $2500 a month."
"The licenses cost approximately $1,000."
"Oracle Hyperion's licensing structures are quite expensive for some companies, especially medium-sized companies because of the user-based license."
"The solution is affordable."
"It might be considered relatively costly compared to some alternatives."
"Compared with MSBA, it is quite reasonable."
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Answers from the Community

Oct 6, 2017
Oct 6, 2017
The only reason to consider BPC at this point is if you are locked into an SAP architecture. SAP is re-architecting BPC to utilize their HANA memory-resident database, which is basically a heart-lung transplant - long, costly and complex. BPC is also known as one of the most costly CPM implementations in the market, which is not likely to get better as SAP rejiggers it for HANA. Hyperion Plann...
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it_user490053 - PeerSpot reviewer
EPM & Analytics Consultant at a consultancy
Oct 2, 2017
Depends. In terms of functionality, they both do similar things. I'm sure a lot of users can give you a long list of pros and cons of both, but the choice often comes down to what works well in your environment. The best way to find out is by getting your hands on it and try a proof of concept. I would start by defining exactly what you will be using it for, you may find that lighter weight cloud CPM solutions may be a better fit and with a faster deployement.
it_user199395 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Oct 2, 2017
A choice between two vendors rarely comes down to the tool (software) itself. This is usually because they both have strong selling points that got you to thus point. I have not used thesee two personally but offer you thus advise. 1. If you have the time request a demo based in what you leadership team would need to see. Never accept the canned demo which shows the app in the best possible light. Use your data if possible. 2. An application is only as good as its usefulness to its users. I have bought great software and no one really used it. So again whatever the choice ensure that you get the buy-in from your user community. 3. Let the vendor explain how they can fill the gap between your expectations and the app capabilities (always is something ). 4. Ensure that you will be able to access the needed support post implementation. This will allow for the continued success of the app use. Lastly trust your gut and spend time doing the research and asking the questions. Noone else does it like you and your team is depending on you to paint a way forward. Remember it's just a tool. Right now you got it down to 2. So review the above and take your shot. Good luck, let me know how it works out. Regards, Andrew
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
University
7%
Construction Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Energy/Utilities Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise38
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Oracle Hyperion?
We are going to re-implement the Oracle Hyperion system due to changes in our chart of account process and some other factors. We were analyzing whether to move to a cloud system, EPM Cloud. We hav...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Hyperion?
We are using Oracle Financials and Oracle Hyperion. Oracle Hyperion is used for budget and MIS reporting, while Financials is used for financial accounting, payables, receivables, and general ledge...
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Hyperion?
We are using a centralized data repository with all system's data in data lakes. I am a functional user, not an IT person. We are satisfied with the progress, system, and features in Oracle Hyperio...
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Also Known As

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Sample Customers

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