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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)

    Score4.8 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (or Dynamics AX) was an ERP product in the Dynamics family. It has been split into separate Dynamics 365 products and is no longer available.N/A

    Oracle PeopleSoft ERP

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/AOracle's PeopleSoft ERP (or PeopleSoft FSCM) is a software solution used to reduce costs by automating and centralizing global transactional processes and the enterprise entire supply chain. Oracle states they have extended support for PeopleSoft to 2034.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
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    Oracle
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.8
    8 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    7.4
    20 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Pay calculation9.07 Ratings8.120 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.05 Ratings6.018 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.05 Ratings9.019 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    7.0
    13 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    2.5
    22 Ratings
    101% below category average
    API for custom integration5.013 Ratings2.521 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.912 Ratings2.518 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    6.0
    14 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    9.3
    29 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Single sign-on capability5.013 Ratings9.225 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.014 Ratings9.427 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.3
    14 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    5.9
    30 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Dashboards9.012 Ratings5.726 Ratings
    Standard reports7.014 Ratings7.628 Ratings
    Custom reports9.014 Ratings4.328 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.2
    15 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    7.5
    33 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Accounts payable7.015 Ratings7.027 Ratings
    Accounts receivable7.014 Ratings6.526 Ratings
    Global Financial Support8.06 Ratings6.518 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers9.07 Ratings7.025 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations7.010 Ratings7.025 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting9.08 Ratings6.021 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.99 Ratings7.723 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.7
    13 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    8.0
    13 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Inventory tracking8.013 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Automatic reordering9.011 Ratings9.010 Ratings
    Location management9.011 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    7.6
    13 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    8.2
    10 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Pricing8.012 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Order entry9.011 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Credit card processing3.09 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold8.010 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Order Orchestration9.05 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.7
    10 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    7.6
    29 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Billing Management8.99 Ratings9.620 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management8.010 Ratings8.117 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management8.97 Ratings2.615 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting8.97 Ratings6.417 Ratings
    Period Close8.07 Ratings7.922 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.9
    7 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    7.4
    12 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting9.06 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Project Costing8.06 Ratings7.111 Ratings
    Cost Capture8.05 Ratings7.110 Ratings
    Capital Project Management9.05 Ratings8.310 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance9.03 Ratings8.710 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition8.95 Ratings8.310 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    7.3
    9 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling8.95 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers9.04 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality6.04 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools9.04 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    9.5
    11 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Award Lifecycle Management9.04 Ratings9.010 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.7
    7 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    6.7
    18 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared9.05 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Contract Authoring9.03 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Contract Repository9.04 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated8.05 Ratings7.014 Ratings
    Supplier Management8.06 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    7.2
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Risk Repository9.02 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Control Management9.02 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments9.02 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Issue Detection9.02 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification9.02 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.5
    6 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    8.8
    3 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization8.06 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management8.05 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management8.95 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management8.04 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management10.05 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    7.7
    6 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    9.1
    5 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Production Process Design9.05 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Production Management8.05 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Configuration Management7.04 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Work Execution8.05 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs9.05 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    9.2
    6 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    9.1
    11 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Forecasting9.95 Ratings9.011 Ratings
    Inventory Planning9.05 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring9.04 Ratings9.010 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    8.6
    4 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Proposal Management9.02 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management9.03 Ratings9.04 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (19 ratings)
    6.2
    (43 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    6.2
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    It integrates fully with the other Microsoft software we use daily, and this coordination speeds up our work and gives us the agility to run easily. For example, in a purchase inquiry, the customer, after submitting a request, identifies the teams that should work on the project, and if they need further review by other people, they are added to the process, and everything is managed seamlessly rather than the sales process. Get the result as fast as possible.
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    Oracle
    You really need a big enterprise to take advantage of PeopleSoft. It is not entirely user-friendly, and it often requires massive amounts of customization to make it work for layers if you will. Business experts can figure it out, but if you are expecting someone to easily learn how to use the timekeeping modules without heavy customization, it's really not for you. You need to know going in, that this is not for a small business at all, and not even a medium-sized enterprise. It's geared to massive organizations that need to integrate business processes over geographic areas and multiple departments.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Microsoft Dynamics AX's scalability to meet our regional office needs provide flexibility to the team's requirements.
    • Combined with Citrix Xenapp, the application offers seamless access for users on high latency unreliable network connection to the application.
    • Application maintenance and updates are easy which makes it possible for us to manage remotely considering the servers are located in a remote Asia site.
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    Oracle
    • One of the best thing it does is it is customizable. You can implement any business logic you need. This is one of the very key assets of PeopleSoft Financials.
    • PeopleSoft Financials's accounting methods are in line with industry standards. You can use the process as is and ledger will be taken care of.
    • It supports multiple ways to integrate with other systems.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • MRP can be slow to adapt to changes in actual production or supply chain transactions.
    • Setting up number sequences seems a trivial matter, but these numbers ID transactions once they are in the ledger and are key--easy to miss this point in the implementation process.
    • Bank rec being easily automated and able to quickly plug into a bank back end to get data is not the best.
    • Payment processing can be 'clunky' based on checks, ACH, Wires...as some of these items are not triggered out of the box in AX, bur are easily added --talking ACH and Wires specifically.
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    Oracle
    • PeopleSoft Financials does not address the needs of small organizations that do not have a large enough staff to maintain the software or utilize the features it provides as it requires a moderate staff to keep track of all of the transactions and processing
    • PeopleSoft licensing costs are significant, which are relative to the features provided but in many cases those features may not be necessary
    • PeopleSoft licensing structures can be frustrating at times when certain modules would allow you to perform the complex task needed but it would require the entire module to be licensed for just that one feature (e.g. Cash Management for loading bank statements in certain formats)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    Microsoft Dynamics continues to evolve by bringing more functionality to the customer. Also there are several independent software providers that offer a wide range of solutions for vertical markets.
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    Oracle
    PRISM is a great tool to track and watch numerous financial documents. I would like to see more of an integration platform that would control tracking for specific project details. There is currently only a little section for job notes which I would like to see improve. I think navigation could be improved, but isn't the worst compared to some platforms I have worked with as it provides a tree like structure on the backend which helps synchronize information together for fiscal financials.
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    Overall the product does what we need it to do in order for us to function as a company. While there are some concerns over ongoing costs, the belief is, once we have it fully acclimated to our business the cost should settle into alignment with our original expectations. The new features that are consistently being added do add value to the product as they are usually customer request directed.
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    Oracle
    The usability is very outdated In my opinion. The screens resemble those of Windows 3.1. Too many clicks and drop-downs or clicks to go to a new screen. The business logic also appears dated and requires an update. Overall, it does not have a pleasing User Interface and should be refreshed, or a new interface should be built from the ground up.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
    Some integration and high volume ramping challenges, particularly with BizTalk and SQL Server, but getting sorted out. Outages over time appeared to be more dependent on integration complexity than AX MES.
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    Oracle
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
    Some integration and high volume ramping challenges, particularly with BizTalk and SQL Server, but getting sorted out. Outages over time appeared to be more dependent on integration complexity than AX MES.
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    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    We use a 3rd-party Microsoft Partner for the system. They are responsive and very knowledgeable. While costs have been mentioned several times in this review they are very aware of costs and have developers who are more economical they use to help offset the level of work required to meet our changes and fix our issues.
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    Oracle
    I can't give them a perfect rating because it does often take a long time and usually more [expensive] to resolve trying issues that cannot be solved by our in-house team. PeopleSoft is complicated, and the mix and match of user-created and stock modules cause problems very often. These usually require more customization to completely fix, requiring more money spent with
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    In-Person Training
    Discontinued Products
    It took a lot of work, but Microsoft ultimately did a good job with in-person training, including being onsite in multiple global locations for extended periods.
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    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Discontinued Products
    Our solution deviated from a number of key out-of-the-box standards that were included in Online training. We just used that for introduction to the general functionality.
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    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    Some rough spots, but ultimately worked out. The contract didn't appear to be structured to support the level of overlapping facility deployments required to meet timeline commitments. Merging cultures on the program was also challenging. Overall, not an easy implementation by any stretch. Everyone did the best they could.
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    Oracle
    I recommend that everyone pay special attention to developing a solid testing and training plan if you are even thinking of implementing PeopleSoft. Be ready to obtain good trainers and developers, otherwise, your journey can be unnecessarily painful and much more expensive. Try to stay with an implementation partner who really has your needs at heart, and actually takes the time to understand your organization!
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    I was not part of the decision making process to select Microsoft Dynamics AX, however, I do know that an exhaustive search was done and many options were considered alongside Microsoft Dynamics AX and I feel that the right decision was made in choosing this solution.
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    Oracle
    PeopleSoft is much more appropriate for large organizations than the software programs listed here. I'm involved in a project to bring billing and accounts receivable functions out of "shadow systems" like those listed here and into PeopleSoft, and PeopleSoft is more robust, flexible, and standardizable. We've found it to be an excellent solution.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • With the robust built-in reporting we were able to drop an external reporting platform that costed about $40,000.
    • API integrations have saved manual entry and reduced having to hire 2-3 people to manage data.
    • Several administrators and developers are required for this which costs about 200-300 thousand in employee costs.
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    Oracle
    • Provides better controls to ensure that spend does not increase beyond the PO amount.
    • sPro reverse invoicing provides a mechanism to only pay our staff aug firms for only the hours that entered into PeopleSoft. There is no more reconciliation between the vendor invoices and the hours that were charged within the internal time tracking system.
    • PeopleSoft Financials increases employee efficiency through the use of dashboards and work centers.
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