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We performed a comparison between Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP and SAP S/4HANA Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud ERP solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP vs. SAP S/4HANA Cloud Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The best part of Oracle ERP Cloud is that everything can be found in a single place.""My company found the financial planning and budgeting modules of Oracle ERP Cloud more sophisticated and valuable than its other modules.""Oracle ERP delivers business processes.""ERP Cloud's most valuable features are general ledger, accounting, expense management, and procurement. These four functions are crucial.""The solution is approximately 70 percent scalable. We have more than 100 people using the solution in my organization.""I find the most valuable feature for the solution to be the company is always evolving by making the product better with continual updates.""The scalability is very good.""It fosters adoption of a shared services center model."

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"The most valuable features of SAP S/4HANA Cloud are the ease of use from the cloud, CapEx analysis report, and everything being connected together well.""It is stable and scalable. In the S4HANA plain version, they have new dashboards and things like that.""It was easy to implement.""We are a well-established enterprise with a century-long history, and we recently transitioned from an older version to the current support system. This move has allowed us to fully leverage the advantages of the new system, facilitating efficient management of our business processes, including those related to manufacturing and other aspects of our operations.""Performs well and can be used with a wide range of devices.""The most valuable feature of SAP S/4HANA Cloud is the new UX design.""The most valuable features of SAP S/4HANA Cloud are the detailed solution costing, integration, and built-in analytics.""Both standard and customized integrations work well with no issues."

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Cons
"Technical support is good, however, sometimes we do need to wait for an answer.""Improve support services in the new features roadmap.""The initial setup can be somewhat complex.""Oracle can make the system more stable which includes some changes as some of the use cases were not available in Oracle's systems and the element’s value needed to be defined.""I would like to improve the tool’s budgeting and reporting. I know that Oracle is working on the tool’s analytics part so I expect the analytical feature in its future releases.""I would like to see an improved approach to pulling data with VDI.""Localization of functionality for Europe and Latin American countries legal and fiscal requirements, reporting, and integration with tax authorities.""There are integration issues and a lack of flexibility within OIC. When integrating systems, the process feels rigid and linear."

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"The integration with third-party vendors could improve.""The scalability of SAP S/4HANNA is an area that could be improved.""S/4HANA isn't ideal for managing contracts and subscriptions. There isn't a feature to notify us when a contract for a service we need is approaching its end or a product is no longer supported. You need a separate solution for that.""It is a complicated solution. So it should be easier to use.""There is room for improvement in SAP S/4HANA Cloud, particularly in enhancing the application's response time.""I need more options for enhancing the system, especially compared to the features available in the on-premise version.""The price is mainly suitable for larger companies, even then, there may be other, cheaper solutions. Additionally, this solution is the result of multiple acquisitions leaving room for there to be issues with performance.""The solution’s reporting could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It is too costly."
  • "The solution is expensive and there are some services that are extra costs."
  • "For an ERP Cloud, the pricing is relatively high."
  • "We have an annual license with Oracle, however if we need additional features we do pay for them."
  • "The pricing for Oracle ERP Cloud is on par with other top solutions."
  • "In a developing country such as Bangladesh, Oracle ERP Cloud is expensive compared to on-premise solutions, so the turnover is very low. Customers become more comfortable using on-premise services because of the high subscription costs of Oracle ERP Cloud."
  • "The price of the solution is expensive. There are additional costs associated with this particular case that must be taken into consideration when calculating the overall expense. These costs may include but are not limited to, additional materials, labor, and other miscellaneous expenses that may arise during the course of the project. It is important to note that these additional costs may exceed the initial pricing estimate."
  • "We pay additional costs to a consulting company."
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  • "The pricing is competitive with other products at that level in that category."
  • "I feel the solution is expensive when it comes to what can be obtained with open source software."
  • "This is a pricey solution that best serves large enterprises. Be sure to ensure that your company's requirements need to be fulfilled by SAP. There are many other ERP's that are cheaper yet highly functional. However, it is still cheaper than some of the competition (i.e. Oracle, ESD, etc.)"
  • "I don't remember the specifics about the licensing, but it's scaled and modular. You pay for what you use. It's not a one-size-fits-all license. You have a license for every single module. It's similar to Oracle."
  • "The licensing process for SAP S/4HANA Cloud has worked well."
  • "It's very expensive."
  • "Pricing wise, SAP S4HANA Cloud is very expensive. The licensing cost can be 100,000 euros per year, depending on the number of users in your company."
  • "S/4HANA is an enterprise solution that many can't afford. You must invest a lot to get the most out of it. It isn't cheap. I rate the price seven out of 10."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:I use Oracle ERP Cloud for implementation support.
    Top Answer:I'm not aware of the Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP pricing details because I don't have information about it before deployment.
    Top Answer:The Oracle ERP Cloud accounts payable could be improved.
    Ranking
    2nd
    out of 18 in Cloud ERP
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    2,838
    Comparisons
    2,084
    Reviews
    18
    Average Words per Review
    359
    Rating
    8.2
    3rd
    out of 18 in Cloud ERP
    Views
    2,374
    Comparisons
    1,188
    Reviews
    30
    Average Words per Review
    428
    Rating
    7.9
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    SAP S4HANA Cloud
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    Overview

    Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP offers a complete, innovative, and proven solution for organizations of all sizes. Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP is a comprehensive, modern solution on a single cloud platform that includes built-in industry standards and modern best practices. 

    Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP provides your teams with advanced capabilities, such as AI to automate the manual processes that slow them down, analytics to react to market shifts in real time, and automatic updates to stay current and gain a competitive advantage.

    Designed with scalability in mind, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP manages core business areas including:

    • Accounting
    • Financial planning and analysis
    • Financial close
    • Revenue recognition
    • Risk management
    • Compliance and governance
    • Procurement
    • Project planning and execution
    • Inventory and supply chain
    • Product lifecycle

    ERP software is the backbone of many organizations and Oracle offers a modern, connected approach combined with the ease and flexibility of the cloud. Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP delivers the functionality, analytics, security, mobile capabilities, and social collaboration tools needed to run a business today.

    Why Customers Choose Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP:

  • Predict, detect, and act on new situations

    No one likes big deltas between forecasts and actuals. Most models though are too limited, relying on sample datasets or just gut feel. Oracle Cloud ERP introduces machine-learning to predictive planning and forecasting so you can utilize broader datasets, reveal hidden bias, uncover significant deviations, and speed your overall response time.

  • Automate and eliminate your manual business processes

    Spend less time compiling data and more time understanding what it tells you. Whether preparing your narrative for the street or assessing potential M&A activity, Oracle Cloud ERP gives your team more time for strategic work by automating the most time-consuming, mundane business processes. With AI, up to 96% of transactions can be automated.

  • Simplify and speed everyday work

    Oracle’s AI-powered digital assistant simplifies and speeds common tasks, allowing you to ask simple questions like “what’s the status of my open purchase requisitions?” and “what reconciliations are due today?” Personalized tasks like invoices or over-budget notifications are delivered to you proactively, so approvals move faster too.

  • Launch new business models, faster

    Staying ahead of customer trends and emerging competitors gets harder every day. With Oracle cloud ERP, it's easier to identify and launch new business models—and monitor results in real time so you can constantly refine your approach. Paired with machine learning insights like customer churn, you'll predict and avoid problems before they can do harm.

  • SAP S/4HANA stands for SAP Suite 4 HANA. It is a next-generation integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) software that is designed for businesses of all sizes, in all industries, that require deep and broad functionality combined with a high degree of flexibility. SAP S/4HANA was launched in 2015 and been adopted by more than 3,200 customers over a period of sixteen months. SAP S/4HANA is materially different from anything SAP has done before and represents the company’s biggest innovation since SAP R/3.

    SAP S/4HANA is intended to provide a digital core for an organization. It is fully architected for the most advanced in-memory platform, SAP HANA, and is designed on the most modern design principles with the SAP Fiori user experience to create a personalized and simple feel on users’ device of choice (tablet, laptop, mobile). SAP S/4HANA aims to simplify an organizations’ system landscape and reduce total cost of ownership by shrinking the data footprint while at the same time improving productivity levels in the form of higher throughput. Timelines for cloud deployments average around six months.

    SAP S/4HANA is designed to drive business innovation by connecting people, devices, and business networks in real time to support the development of new business models. It will also help accelerate the adoption of, and connection to, the Internet of Things and Big Data. SAP S/4HANA can analyze big data at unprecedented speed allowing users to access real-time information from anywhere, any way they’d like and thus help managers make truly insightful decisions. The simplified data model allows customers to reimagine their IT, helping to drive lower costs and deliver IT efficiency. This, coupled with the SAP S/4HANA prediction and simulation capabilities allow it to anticipate the impact of business outcomes. By doing all the above, SAP S/4HANA aims to provide ultimate sophistication in the simplest possible manner.

    To learn more about SAP S/4HANA, visit http://go.sap.com/product/enterprise-management/s4hana-erp.html

    Sample Customers
    Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CV, Australian Finance Group Ltd., Shelf Drilling Ltd., Boise State University, The Rancon Group, Arin Innovation, PROMATIS software GmbH, KBBO, Delaware Life Insurance, Worthington Industries, Solairus Aviation
    La Trobe University, Carrefour Comércio e Indústria Ltda, Delaware Consulting and Corning Inc.
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company31%
    University13%
    Energy/Utilities Company13%
    Outsourcing Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization40%
    Computer Software Company8%
    University6%
    Financial Services Firm5%
    REVIEWERS
    Manufacturing Company41%
    Computer Software Company23%
    University14%
    Energy/Utilities Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government9%
    Educational Organization7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business40%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise43%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise45%
    Large Enterprise41%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business36%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise53%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise58%
    Buyer's Guide
    Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP vs. SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP vs. SAP S/4HANA Cloud and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP is ranked 2nd in Cloud ERP with 34 reviews while SAP S/4HANA Cloud is ranked 3rd in Cloud ERP with 41 reviews. Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP is rated 8.2, while SAP S/4HANA Cloud is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP writes "Everything can be found in one place and it is all embedded in a single system". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP S/4HANA Cloud writes "A valuable tool for businesses seeking to enhance their overall performance and competitiveness in the digital era". Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP is most compared with NetSuite ERP, SAP S/4HANA, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and Microsoft Dynamics AX, whereas SAP S/4HANA Cloud is most compared with SAP Business ByDesign, SAP Business One, IFS Cloud Platform, Oracle E-Business Suite and SAP S/4HANA. See our Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP vs. SAP S/4HANA Cloud report.

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