We performed a comparison between Oracle Essbase and Oracle OBIEE based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Oracle, Quest Software, SolarWinds and others in Database Development and Management."It helps us fetch specific data sets per users' requirements."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"The solution can handle a large volume of data."
"Unlike relational, where you're linking together multiple tables, with Essbase, you basically define what the dimensions are beforehand, and you define the hierarchy, and then load the data. This allows you to do a pretty sophisticated analysis so that you can drill into it and slice and dice the data."
"Essbase is extremely stable and low-maintenance."
"The solution is scalable."
"I have found the most valuable aspect is the user-friendly environment and current features."
"It is highly efficient and easily scalable, particularly for handling large databases."
"Oracle OBIEE is a scary and stable product since it is a strong and well-created tool... In short, the solution is stable since it works properly every day."
"The solution is easy to use and very flexible."
"The visualization is very good."
"They are introducing AI. There are good forecasting features and machine learning."
"The primary reason for using OBIEE is connectivity with Oracle E-Business Suite. It makes it easy to connect with our Oracle E-Business Suite. There are the standard dashboards available, which we sometimes use, and now we are looking for customized dashboards."
"It has helped to consolidate data and report on a single version of the truth."
"Inter Process Communication."
"The most valuable feature is the user-friendly set of tools that the customer can use to develop their own business dashboards."
"The ability to drive external reporting out for development could be improved."
"They should improve the solution's performance."
"I would like to see an integration with application performance management and a version control management tool."
"It's an expensive product to use."
"There is room for improvement in terms of cost-effectiveness."
"Essbase has a programming language, and it has a couple of functions to do forecasting, however, their feature set for that is not that good."
"The consolidation engine, which is HFM or FCCS, needs some room for improvement."
"The reporting tool of Essbase needs improvement."
"The main problem we face is migrating all of the reports into the solution."
"Supply chain and finance."
"It should have more self-service capabilities."
"The performance and the complex setup are the main reason for switching to Qlik Sense."
"The solution is too expensive for small firms."
"Oracle products have a lot of complications...Oracle has a history of not really providing great support."
"The pricing model could be improved. Right now, it's quite confusing. Many customers have this feeling that it's a super-expensive option."
"There should be more integration in the solution. For example, there should be one solution with multiple functionalities so that other solutions are not needed. Having one solution with all the needed functionality would be helpful."
Oracle Essbase is ranked 10th in Database Development and Management with 12 reviews while Oracle OBIEE is ranked 3rd in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools with 154 reviews. Oracle Essbase is rated 8.4, while Oracle OBIEE is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Oracle Essbase writes " Handles a huge amount of data at a time and offers good processing speed". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle OBIEE writes "A solution that is easily accessible, scalable and requires a straightforward initial setup process to get started". Oracle Essbase is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform, SAP Analytics Cloud, IBM Planning Analytics and IBM Cognos, whereas Oracle OBIEE is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, IBM Cognos, SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform, Tableau and Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer.
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