Previously to using Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud we were using a set of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets designed for us to handle all of the processes.

I still use Planning on-premises and this wasn't the case of a switch. It was just a solution from a client that didn't want to have any kind of IT infrastructure in-house.

I used Cognos for a couple years, which was bought by IBM. Cognos didn't gain the recognition that Hyperion has.

We used to use Oracle Hyperion. I used it for so much longer, and therefore feel that Hyperion is easier to use. It's more intuitive, a little more streamlined. That's specifically reporting. If somebody was using it for planning, it probably was not as strong in that arena.

We switched from Excel to enable a collaborative planning approach.