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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft 365

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft 365 (formerly Office 365) is a Microsoft Cloud subscription service that includes Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, and Access). The software can be installed across multiple devices and ensures that users always have the most up-to-date version of the included Office applications.

    $5

    Per User Per Month

    Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Office 2016 is the familiar suite of Office products including applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for use on a single PC or Mac. The 2016 is no longer available for sale from Microsoft, and support is at an end since 2020.N/A

    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM

    Score6.7 out of 10
    N/AOracle's PeopleSoft HCM is a complete, customizable suite including Global Core Human Capital Management, Workforce Management, Workforce Service Delivery, and Talent Management. PeopleSoft can be integrated to run on the Oracle Cloud.

    $85

    Per User Per Month

    Pricing
    Microsoft 365Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Editions & Modules
    Business Basic
    $5.00
    Per User Per Month
    Individual
    $5.84
    *Per Month
    Business - Apps
    $8.25
    Per User Per Month
    Enterprise - F3
    $10.00
    Per User Per Month
    Business Standard
    $12.50
    Per User Per Month
    Business Premium
    $20.00
    Per User Per Month
    Enterprise - E3
    $32.00
    Per User Per Month
    Enterprise - E5
    $57.00
    Per User Per Month
    No answers on this topic
    Benefits
    $85.00
    Per User Per Month
    Pension Administration
    $85.00
    Per User Per Month
    Human Resources
    $185.00
    Per User Per Month
    Payroll
    $225.00
    Per User Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft 365Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details*When billed annually.——
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    Microsoft 365Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Considered Multiple Products
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft 365
    Microsoft Office 365 is more complete than Microsoft Office 2016. It is cloud-based, and this is a great advantage. Furthermore, now updates and upgrades are automatic and can be scheduled or accepted, really saving time compared to Office 2016.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365
    No comparison, we can do more with Microsoft 365 and we are more efficient. The pricing model is very fair. We don't have to worry about updating the software on each machine, the updates are handled by Microsoft directly and the Microsoft 365 programs seem much more stable and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365
    We had been using Microsoft Office for a long time, but moving to Microsoft 365 [(formerly Office 365)] was a game changer because it is a cloud based system. Having the ability to access your email, files, or whatever you need wherever you are from any device is what really …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365
    In our company we have both Office 365 and regular Office 2016. We are transitioning more to 365 for the ease of managing the licensing. We don't have to keep license cards or numbers stored anywhere because 365 uses your microsoft login which you are using anyway.
    Compared to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365
    We were looking to stay in the Microsoft Office 365 family, so it was either the cloud or a current desktop version. Ultimately the lower startup cost of refreshing all licenses at once, it was decided by the board to go with the new subscription-based Microsoft Office 365. At …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365
    Microsoft Office 365 simply drives through the cloud platform allowing to set a huge variety of options that can be set from custom to standard software in a single package or just to set an specific range of options enabled to the end users, and given the chance to the company …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365
    Microsoft Office 365 is the easiest to access on the go and is always up to date. It is also affordable given all of the features it offers. Being able to use most of Microsoft's products for one price is convenient and allows our organization to store and sort information over …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365
    Having all of the offerings and services in one easy to use administrative interface makes administration of our Microsoft suite of applications much easier. We are not able to get that same integration with separated applications. Gmail is not very intuitive if you're coming …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365
    Google Apps made famous real-time collaborative editing in Google Docs. Now that Office 365 offers Word Online, there is no competition. Google Apps have always been "Microsoft Office-Lite" products, giving very basic functionality. With Office Online apps, it's hard not to see …
    Incentivized
    Discontinued Products
    Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    For certain situations there is a benefit to the "standalone" package of Office 2106, vs. a subscription-based product like Office 365. Especially in the case where there are shared computers, or computers that are used as a kiosk, Microsoft Office 2016 would be one of the few …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    We have not tried to use an alternate. Office is the way to go.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    Microsoft Office provides the complete package. Everyone else is just a piece to the puzzle. Sure Microsoft Office costs more, but they give you all the software you need to have in one package. I don't want or need to find replacements for 5 different purposes.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    Not as robust and feature filled as office 2016. Also missing a mail client like outlook that can be integrated with exchange. have not used any further applications besides this.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    Microsoft Office 365 brings the same tools of Office 2016, but renewed. Office 2016 was sold for a one time, up front fee, on the other hand, Microsoft Office 365 is the new way Microsoft wants you to buy Office, you pay a monthly or yearly fee and get access to its latest …
    Incentivized
    Oracle
    Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    PeopleSoft allows organizations to build complex process in HRMS system through customizations. Cloud products like Workday or Fusion HCM are behind PeopleSoft on their customization capability. Nowadays, the organization is continuously improving their processes to automate …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    While I was not responsible for selecting Oracle PeopleSoft HCM, I have found its user interface to be more intuitive, workflow is easier to follow and page performance is fast. For my organization, Oracle PeopleSoft HCM would have made more sense since they use other Oracle …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is a well known product, with a history of being a successful tool for large organizations. It has a wide variety of features and tools available to assist human resources needs. As mentioned before though, for smaller organizations, it probably offers …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    195 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    50 Answers
    86%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    179 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    47 Answers
    82%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    198 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    52 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    134 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    40 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    142 Answers
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    41 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft 365Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Feature
    Microsoft 365
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    8.0
    75 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings00 Ratings8.771 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings00 Ratings8.269 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings00 Ratings7.971 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings00 Ratings8.069 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings00 Ratings7.961 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings00 Ratings8.066 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings00 Ratings7.158 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Feature
    Microsoft 365
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    7.5
    65 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings00 Ratings7.961 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings00 Ratings7.645 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings00 Ratings6.88 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings00 Ratings7.456 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings00 Ratings7.659 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings00 Ratings7.657 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings00 Ratings7.344 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Feature
    Microsoft 365
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    7.6
    53 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings00 Ratings8.045 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings00 Ratings7.552 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings00 Ratings7.441 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Feature
    Microsoft 365
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    7.4
    74 Ratings
    11% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings00 Ratings7.764 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings00 Ratings8.272 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings00 Ratings6.850 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings00 Ratings6.443 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings00 Ratings8.068 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Feature
    Microsoft 365
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    8.5
    30 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings00 Ratings8.530 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Feature
    Microsoft 365
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    7.2
    70 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Report builder00 Ratings00 Ratings8.567 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings00 Ratings6.964 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings00 Ratings6.259 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Feature
    Microsoft 365
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    7.5
    49 Ratings
    7% below category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings00 Ratings7.549 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings00 Ratings7.545 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Feature
    Microsoft 365
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    7.4
    38 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings00 Ratings7.236 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings00 Ratings7.838 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings00 Ratings7.536 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings00 Ratings7.338 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Feature
    Microsoft 365
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    6.2
    43 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings00 Ratings6.542 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings00 Ratings6.041 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings00 Ratings6.241 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings00 Ratings6.236 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings00 Ratings6.039 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Feature
    Microsoft 365
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    6.7
    34 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings00 Ratings6.833 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings00 Ratings6.732 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings00 Ratings6.733 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings00 Ratings6.730 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Feature
    Microsoft 365
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    7.1
    39 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings00 Ratings6.637 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings00 Ratings7.135 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings00 Ratings6.432 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings00 Ratings6.936 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings00 Ratings7.329 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings00 Ratings7.538 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings00 Ratings7.737 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Microsoft 365Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Small Businesses
    Google Workspace
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Google Workspace
    Score9.1 out of 10
    UZIO
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Google Workspace
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Google Workspace
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    Score9 out of 10
    Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    Score9 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft 365Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (262 ratings)
    7.5
    (64 ratings)
    7.0
    (83 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    3.0
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (30 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.6
    (11 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (54 ratings)
    8.0
    (45 ratings)
    1.0
    (5 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft 365Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Microsoft 365 would be well suited for medium to large enterprises. This is where there are several hundreds or thousands of people. Since most everyone has used one of the applications the learning curve would be reduced. Another reason would be the ability to implement security measures to prevent access to sensitive data. This could justify the cost of an Enterprise license.
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    Discontinued Products
    I'd recommend [Microsoft] Office2016 for any business that has more than a couple of users, as the software is very scalable from just a small business to a large enterprise corporation. I don't know of any case where it might not be appropriate, as even home users and students use the software suite as well.
    Incentivized
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    Oracle
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is great for onboarding new hires. The process, including some newer direct entry features, has been streamlined and made more intuitive. However, there is a steep learning curve for those who are completely unfamiliar with enterprise systems as a whole. In my experience, Oracle PeopleSoft HCM's updates have historically failed to improve the intuitiveness of navigation and features even through a move to a SaaS configuration in the cloud. This makes it hard to train new HR staff because there may be five different ways to accomplish the same thing and none of them are intuitive enough to just "figure out". This has been a bone of contention for me for all Oracle products for my entire 20+ year career, and it has never been fully addressed.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Chat with teams and the integrations with the other apps, and many more smaller ones, like to-dos, news, and the recent Outlook integration.
    • Easy embedding on SharePoint to broadcast all the content created in the different tools.
    • The office package is still robust with the good things from the past and new additions.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Data manipulation. Excel takes the raw data we receive and allows us to digest it in ways that are useful to our business processes.
    • Communication. Outlook serves as our primary means of communication and setting up appointments.
    • Documentation. Word is the default standard when it comes to using a word processor and we are no different in this regard. Nearly every user has to use the application on a regular basis in order to accomplish their work.
    Incentivized
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    Oracle
    • Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is one of the best product and has helped implement the complex Business functionalities in the Higher Education business in a very streamlined process.
    • Oracle PeopleSoft HCM helped in moving from 34 different legacy system to one centralized system which helps immensely in maintaining the data and reporting purpose.
    • Oracle PeopleSoft HCM also helps immensely in data analytics and trend analysis which helps immensely in preparing for the resourcing and planning for the peak season in advance and be better prepared to handle the quarterly on annual activities.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Slack is 1000x better than teams. Why put a 250 limit on a chat? Our company hasn't moved fully to channels and it's making us lose transparency. Plus, the teams channels we do have nobody is going to. 90% loss in visibility and engagement.
    • Teams for web meetings. I think the UI/UX should match Zoom which is the standard for all our customers. They don't like it when we use Teams.
    • Chats and Channels need to somehow be on one screen automatically without having to choose that view because majority of our company hasn't opened Teams Channels and only stays in chats.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Office 2016 professional edition can be priced for a single user license, it would be nice to see a drop in the pricing.
    • Office 2016 home edition is a better price but does not include outlook 2016, so it is not a good fit for the workplace environments.
    • Office 2016 can run slowly on older systems, so you need to make sure you have a machine that is 4 years old or less for it to run smoothly.
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    Oracle
    • We have issues with students using Time & Labor for multiple jobs, where time is incorrectly calculated, including negative balances where none exist.
    • The application is complex and some areas, especially Time & Labor, are very difficult to troubleshoot. The overall level of complexity has increased over the years.
    • We also use Campus Solutions and had to split apart HCM and CS, significantly increasing our maintenance overhead and creating inter-system issues that aren't always resolvable.
    • Campus Solutions has developed a solution for managing preferred names and gender identity that is missing/ incompatible with the HCM product.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    There are many features of Office that we cannot replicate in any other tool. Plus people know it already. It's not going away anytime soon.
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    Discontinued Products
    We believe that office 2016 offers the best value when it comes to features included out of the box. The software is used in its entirety by our organization and is easily supported by our staff of IT technicians. Users find this software to be easy to learn and easy to use with minimal learning curve.
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    Oracle
    PeopleSoft HCM has provided a very flexible platform for our HR needs. The ability to add customizations to handle some of our unique business processes have been critical in the longevity of our PS HCM use. We've been able to handle a wide variety of business processes for multiple subsidiaries due to the ability to customize when needed.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    Microsoft 365 is the gold standard for performing project tasks in a professional environment, enabling the quick transfer and exchange of files and ideas for team members who work locally and remotely. Its suite of tools is familiar and has evolved to being cloud based, allowing for files to be updated in real time from near and far.
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    Discontinued Products
    It's fairly easy to use, but the automatic formatting or capturing of formatting when pasting is wonky - especially when there are outlines or other bullets/numbered lists. Fixing and sizing up tables can be annoying, and there are sometimes formatting issues that we just absolutely cannot fix for some reason
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    Oracle
    Oracle HCM has been around for more thab a decade and is a preferred package to use for Human capital management.Ease with which upgrades happen and how updates are pushed has come thru a long way of improvement and research over the years.Oracle has moved toward cloud based architecture which will help in its customers keep at par with current industry trends.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    I give this rating because we have had no issues in the area of the product's overall availability. In my opinion the resources are there when we need them and the features serve the purpose they are set to do. I feel things have gone really well as far as the availability of the product.
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    This is highly dependent on the server setup you implement. You need to make sure you've included enough hardware to support your users. Not enough power will quickly rear its ugly head. If you've got the correct setup, the product will operate quickly and provide a good user experience. Oracle is slowed down by certain realtime interfaces to other systems, but this can be addressed by your technical team relatively easily.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    Over the past 8 years of using Microsoft 365, I have noticed that they change vendors often. This always leads to a poor experience in the beginning, then levels out after some time for the company to get things worked out. As a customer, it is really frustrating because I don't have time when something isn't working to have them "look into my issue" and get back with me. They have even closed a ticket I specifically told them to keep open. Your applications are only as good as the support.
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    Discontinued Products
    I am an MS feedback hub participant and they certainly don't pay enough attention to several bugs several people raise it in the portal. For the enterprise, it seems to me based on my prior experience that yes, they have a dedicated team to support operations. For mid to small companies or single users, it has been a struggle. So, you are pretty much with MS Blogs and others.
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    Oracle
    Overall support has been positive and Oracle has gladly sent out representatives to meet with our teams in person. Despite sometimes sow and inadequate fixes, their willingness to try and meet face to face helps give them a better name in our organization. Sometimes their people do not understand unique needs of the industry, and it can be a challenge to explain that one size does not fit all. Finding the appropriate IT support for our unique requests has been hit and miss.
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    In-Person Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    In my opinion, training in Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is arduous at best. In my experience, there are numerous issues with creating training environments and that makes practice in a sandbox costly. I prefer asynchronous simulated environment training for this reason, but that costs even more due to the development and testing time needed to create that training. eLearning is always there with only the need to keep it up-to-date.
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    Online Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    It was a great training tool and provided all of the necessary information we needed to implement the sites for our clients. We were provided with a great deal of resources in regards to Oracle CRM. We didn't have any issues with the training at all. The only thing I would say would that there could be more FAQ's for users to read through
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    Everything works and I use it all the time.
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    When we implement Oracle and Taleo to different clients it typically goes pretty smoothly. When we do system upgrades we usually test the main issues the clients are having just to make sure there are not outstanding issues or errors. I don't have any examples where implementation went poorly. It typically goes well and clients are pleased with the final result. The only complaint would be the time it takes to implement
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Its very user-friendly, collaborative and efficient that boosts productivity using cloud tools. their security is strong and it provides data protection. There are regular updates that shields us from attackers too. It offers a wealth of learning resources, including tutorials, help articles and video guide to help users make the most of the application and personally upgrade their skills.
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    Discontinued Products
    We use Microsoft Office 2016 because at the time it was the best tool for us, but now with full attention to cloud products, we may be thinking of migrating our solution to a cloud service.
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    Oracle
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is not as good as SuccessFactors HCM. The look and feel of Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is still 'old school'. Cloud solutions can do more. SuccessFactors offers a great talent management, performance measurement, and employee development, while Oracle PeopleSoft HCM's core is employee records, benefits, and payroll.
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    Scalability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    In my opinion I rate this high because we have had no issues in this area and so that is why I give it such a high rating. There is no issue with the product's overall scalability. In my opinion this has been a positive from my team and client's view.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • We have a lot of nonprofit users, so they have a good ROI.
    • I like the constant updates without having to purchase the software repeatedly.
    • I used to purchase each Office (insert year here) often, so the software was up to date and had the newest options and connectors. I think my return on investment would have been much better if Microsoft had updated those versions to keep them current; after all, we did pay for them.
    • Microsoft 365's offering a monthly fee or a discount for a year helps, and you can look at it as a free backup if you have everything set to back up to One Drive. (Cloud-based document filing you can access anywhere ( with an internet connection)—you Can't beat that!)
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    • Microsoft Office 2016 saves me a lot of time daily. I have functions and macros set up that calculate and show me a lot of things just from a couple of my inputs. This would take full days sometimes if not for that.
    • Apart from time, it saves me money, I manage data in Excel, I don't have to buy software specifically for that.
    • Sooner or later my company will have to switch to new edition, which will hurt revenues because of a subscription model.
    Incentivized
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    Oracle
    • As a long time PeopleSoft user, my institution has found great advantages of being involved in the HCM realm such as first-hand information, a complete suite of solutions as well as regular updates to stay up with federal and state regulations.
    • Ease of use of development, customization, maintenance and usage perspectives can lead to a better management of financial resources, that minimizes expenditure while providing all necessary resources.
    • Opportunities to provide better customer service and meet organizational policies have to lead to a positive outlook on the tool and its features.
    Incentivized
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