Emburse Chrome River vs Oracle eBusiness Suite

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Feature Rating Comparison

Emburse Chrome River

Oracle eBusiness Suite

Pay calculation

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

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Oracle eBusiness Suite

API for custom integration

Plug-ins

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Oracle eBusiness Suite

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

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Oracle eBusiness Suite

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

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Oracle eBusiness Suite

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Global Financial Support

Primary and Secondary Ledgers

Intercompany Accounting

Localizations

Journals and Reconciliations

Enterprise Accounting

Configurable Accounting

Centralized Rules Framework

Standardized Processes

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Oracle eBusiness Suite

Inventory tracking

Automatic reordering

Location management

Manufacturing module

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Oracle eBusiness Suite

Pricing

Order entry

Credit card processing

Cost of goods sold

Order Orchestration

End-to-end order visibility

Order exception Resolution

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Oracle eBusiness Suite

Automated Invoice Processing

Shared Services Payments

Billings Management

Customer Receipt Applications

Customer Collections

Revenue Recognition

Cash Management

Asset Management

Travel & Expense Management

Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting

Period Close

Transactions Tax

Subledger Reconciliations

3rd Party Accounting Systems

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Oracle eBusiness Suite

Budgeting and Forecasting

Project Costing

Cost Capture

Capital Project Management

Customer Invoicing

Customer Contract Compliance

Project Revenue Recognition

Project Financial Performance Analysis

Project Financials Dashboard

Real-time Financial Reporting

Embedded Business Intelligence

Project Planning Collaboration

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Oracle eBusiness Suite

Project Planning and Scheduling

Project Manager Dashboard

Resource Manager Dashboard

Task Insight for Project Managers

Project Manager Mobile Functionality

Team Member Task Collaboration

Team Member Mobile Functionality

Project Candidate Search

Project Candidate Comparison and Analysis

Defineable Resource Pools

Talent Profiles

Real-Time Project Reporting

Absence Management

Product Lifecycle Management

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Oracle eBusiness Suite

Award Lifecycle Management

Spending Control

Indirect Cost Management

Billing

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Oracle eBusiness Suite

Sourcing Team Collaboration

Sourcing Analysis

Bids Analyzed and Compared

Catalog Shopping E-Commerce for Employees

Contract Authoring

Contract Compliance Management

Contract History

Contract Renewal Automation

Contract Repository

Contract Standardization and Enforcement

Electronic Signatures

Invoice Automated Matching

Purchasing Risk and Compliance Management

Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated

Spend Compliance Management

Supplier Assessment

Supplier Communication and Collaboration

Supplier Management

Supplier Portal

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Oracle eBusiness Suite

Risk Repository

Control Management

Control Mapping

Control Efficiency Assessments

Automated Control Assessments

Assessment Capture

Issue Detection

Automatic Notification

Remediation and Certification

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Oracle eBusiness Suite

Transportation Planning and Optimization

Transportation Sourcing Management

Transportation Process Integration

Transportation Execution Management

Freight Payment Automation

Trade Management

Trade Regulatory Compliance Management

Customs Entry Management

Customs Document Management

Customs Document Collaboration

Fulfillment Management

Inventory Visibility

Warehouse Workforce Management

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Oracle eBusiness Suite

Production Process Design

Supply Chain Business Flows

Production Management

Contracted Manufacturing Management

Configuration Management

Work Definition

Work Execution

Advanced Fulfillment

Manufacturing Costs

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Oracle eBusiness Suite

Forecasting

Inventory Planning

Multi-tier Supply Chain Planning

Performance Monitoring

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Ideation Management

Requirements Management

Proposal Management

Innovation Portfolio Management

Product Master Data Management

Vendor Portal

Project Portfolio Management

Pros

Chrome River has a modern UI/UX that is intuitive to new users.
Chrome River is a true enterprise (4K+ employees globally) expense management solution.
Internal administration options allow most requests to be handled in-house; however the CR help desk has been very good to work with when a more complex request comes up.

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Don Koubsky, Jr

Global Strategic Sourcing

CSG InternationalInformation Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees

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The EBS Oracle Order Management and Shipping Execution solution allows the creation of an integrated, seamless order-to-cash process and accurately capture of customer orders across multiple channels.
Orchestration of order details for seamless fulfillment execution.
Efficient shipment planning and confirmation.
Communication of order status information to customers throughout the order lifecycle.

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Verified User

Administrator in Information Technology

Computer Hardware Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Cons

The analytics are not to user friendly. The ad-hoc reporting is very complicated, as the headers do not clearly indicate what you are going to get in the report.
It would be nice is when you hovered over the "add expense" (plus with a circle) button, it told you what it does. End users have a hard time finding the e-wallet in their report when it doesn't automatically open.

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WENDY REED

Sr. AP Specialist

Rich Products CorpFood & Beverages, 1001-5000 employees

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Because the application is working globally, it sometimes hangs and the connection is dropped.
It should have more shortcuts to make it easier to develop macros. I create many macros and use the "sendkeys" command in VBA, due to the lack of these shortcuts, it is not possible to automate the process.
For now I can not think of other areas that require improvement.

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Denis Pereira

Programmer Analyst

Alcoa Aluminiun S/AMining & Metals, 10,001+ employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Emburse Chrome River 8.3

Based on 6 answers

Chrome River is easy to use. We needed little training for our users and instead pointed them to Chrome River's Help Guides which are clearly written and easy to understand. With tools SNAP and the ability to email receipts means we can be completely remote when submitting reports.

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Lorrie Black

Sr., Business Analyst

The University of New MexicoHigher Education, 5001-10,000 employees

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Oracle eBusiness Suite 8.0

Based on 9 answers

After almost 5 years, we have a full control of this ERP System. We are able to implement new functionalities and modules without any major "consulting" expenses. As of today we are making almost 90% of the personalization/customization and implementation all in house. Once [it] is tuned, [it] keeps running very well with no major issues.

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Alessandro Mascelloni, ICP

Financial System Manager (ICP)

SafeNet, Inc.Computer & Network Security, 1001-5000 employees

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Usability

Emburse Chrome River 8.1

Based on 74 answers

We have had those that can't believe the ease of use and excellent user interface, many required little to no training. Others required more support, but most likely require a lot of systems support. The mobile app looks exactly the same as the desktop app, therefore the navigation is the same. This is a huge plus for adoption and change management.

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Tracy Bentham

Manager, Corporate Accounting

Federated Cooperatives Ltd.Wholesale, 1001-5000 employees

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Oracle eBusiness Suite 6.2

Based on 4 answers

The various forms - like order entry forms that allow the uses to enter sales orders and the ability to personalize the views based on end user needs - are easy to use and follow standard business processes. The new release has a big focus on usability and forms now have a familiar web look and feel which has increased usability considerably.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Biotechnology Company, 501-1000 employees

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Reliability and Availability

No score

No answers yet

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Oracle eBusiness Suite 3.0

Based on 2 answers

Because of the transactional nature of the system this software is available 24 X 7, and IT is responsible for making sure the system is available during normal business hours.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Biotechnology Company, 501-1000 employees

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Performance

No score

No answers yet

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Oracle eBusiness Suite 6.0

Based on 2 answers

The performance of the product is very good. Given the transactional nature of the system one of the key focus areas for IT is to make sure performance is not affected for internal reasons. This can also depend on the server configuration and setup. For example, performance on Exadata machine is far superior to other Linux custom systems that companies choose to deploy. In general though, as already pointed out, the platform is now very stable and has few bugs. Whenever there are any issues, the cause is usually customizations that we have made to the platform, rather than out-of-the-box standard functionality.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Biotechnology Company, 501-1000 employees

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Support Rating

Emburse Chrome River 8.1

Based on 88 answers

I think support could be better, before Emburse took over we were able to use the dashboard to help with issues, which has been down for months now. We had a point person who would help up with issues and now we just get whoever. Also, when we need help for something it seems like we are being sold something instead of being helped. Every change now costs money even if it is an issue with the software which I don't feel should be a charge to the client.

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Verified User

Administrator in Finance and Accounting

Law Practice Company, 51-200 employees

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Oracle eBusiness Suite 6.0

Based on 3 answers

In general, support has not been great - particularly standard (non premium) support . The main issue is that our IT staff has been using this platform for years and is very knowledgeable Whenever something goes wrong, we usually have a very precise idea of what the problem is. We are skilled at problem diagnosis. But the Oracle support process is very rigid and slow. Typically, we are required to go through a lengthy diagnosis process where they ask us multiple questions sometimes over several days and we are obliged to talk to different people with differing levels of knowledge. Since we already know what the problem is, we really just want a patch or a bug fix, but it takes days to get there instead of minutes. This can be very frustrating. This is a big part of the reason why we pay for premium support. But it's still a bit disappointing.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Biotechnology Company, 501-1000 employees

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Online Training

No score

No answers yet

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Oracle eBusiness Suite 4.0

Based on 2 answers

The instructors are usually precise and knowledgable, and it's convenient to take online classes whenever available any day of the year.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Biotechnology Company, 501-1000 employees

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Implementation Rating

Emburse Chrome River 8.5

Based on 2 answers

Before implementation begins, make sure you have a plan on how you would like your workflow and platform setup for a system like Chrome River. It will speed the process and eliminate the need to make changes when you go live.

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Robert Ferrandino

Controller

Northeast Treatment CentersMental Health Care, 501-1000 employees

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Oracle eBusiness Suite 6.7

Based on 4 answers

The key success factors for the implementation was project management, in-house expertise in IT and time. The implementation process started with the initial evaluation with the initial upgrade on a test system and mapping out the gaps and requirements. We did work with Oracle to understand the new functionality R12 had to offer and did another upgrade and researched solutions. With the use of software development cycle procedures there were conference room pilots with IT, business users. We then refined the project plan to the core key details, performed mock go-live implementations and finally upgraded the software.Overall, this was a very successful process.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Biotechnology Company, 501-1000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

I have not reviewed or evaluated any products recently. When we were looking at vendors for a T&E package, we did meet with Concur. They were a much larger vendor, but we felt that we might get lost in their world. We chose [Emburse] Chrome River because they seemed more interested in catering to the customer. We are a customer service focused business and we like to do things are way, so we decided on [Emburse] Chrome River.

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Verified User

Supervisor in Finance and Accounting

Retail Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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We explored Coupa, SAP, PeopleSoft, Salesforce. We chose Oracle based on value for money, features it offers and the easy availability of vast talent pool in the market. There are many trained Oracle product specialists readily available in the market. This helps us to tap experts when needed easily.
Coupa does not have a Project Accounting module. SAP was too expensive. PeopleSoft is more catered towards to human resources software, while Salesforce is for CRM.
Oracle has better financials and project portfolio management suite when compared to the competition and this what we needed.

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Shiva Krishna

Oracle Applications Functional Consultant

BGISReal Estate, 5001-10,000 employees

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Scalability

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Oracle eBusiness Suite 7.8

Based on 2 answers

As I mentioned, it's a good tool but not the best

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Aashca Joshi, MBA

Systems Analyst - HR

StrykerMedical Devices, 10,001+ employees

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Return on Investment

Chrome River EXPENSE makes it faster and easier for users to create and approve expense reports saving time that can be used elsewhere.
Chrome River EXPENSE compliance rules allow us to insure policies are being followed.
Audit & review of expenses is much faster saving time and money.

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Verified User

Professional in Finance and Accounting

Wireless Company, 1001-5000 employees

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The tremendous amount of testing and time by the technical folks has a negative impact.
We find we need a tremendous amount of customization within the standard functionality having a negative impact.
Oracle certifications of related products such as the database, Demantra, JRE cause disruption having a negative impact

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Verified User

Professional in Information Technology

Consumer Goods Company, 10,001+ employees

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Pricing Details

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Free Trial

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Entry-level set up fee?

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Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Rating Summary

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Likelihood to Recommend