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Feature Set Ratings
- Oracle Cloud EPM ranks higher in 3 feature sets: Ad-hoc Reporting, Report Output and Scheduling, Analytics and Reporting
- Planful ranks higher in 8 feature sets: BI Standard Reporting, Data Discovery and Visualization, Access Control and Security, Mobile Capabilities, Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting, Consolidation and Close, Financial Reporting and Compliance, Integration
BI Standard Reporting
5.7
Oracle Cloud EPM
57%

6.8
Planful
68%
Planful ranks higher in 2/3 features
Planful ranks higher in 2/3 features
Pixel Perfect reports
8.1
81%
2 Ratings

6.7
67%
8 Ratings
Customizable dashboards
4.4
44%
3 Ratings

6.9
69%
17 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates
4.5
45%
3 Ratings

6.9
69%
16 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
8.8
Oracle Cloud EPM
88%

8.2
Planful
82%
Oracle Cloud EPM ranks higher in 3/3 features
Oracle Cloud EPM ranks higher in 3/3 features
Drill-down analysis
9.1
91%
23 Ratings

8.7
87%
34 Ratings
Formatting capabilities
8.8
88%
22 Ratings

7.7
77%
35 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration
8.6
86%
20 Ratings

8.1
81%
33 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
8.8
Oracle Cloud EPM
88%

8.2
Planful
82%
Oracle Cloud EPM ranks higher in 2/4 features
Oracle Cloud EPM ranks higher in 2/4 features
Publish to Web
8.7
87%
17 Ratings

7.3
73%
7 Ratings
Publish to PDF
8.7
87%
20 Ratings

8.9
89%
27 Ratings
Report Versioning
8.9
89%
18 Ratings

7.5
75%
17 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling
8.8
88%
16 Ratings

9.3
93%
18 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
5.9
Oracle Cloud EPM
59%

7.8
Planful
78%
Planful ranks higher in 2/3 features
Planful ranks higher in 2/3 features
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
6.0
60%
3 Ratings

7.4
74%
7 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
6.8
68%
3 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Predictive Analytics
5.1
51%
3 Ratings

8.2
82%
7 Ratings
Access Control and Security
8.9
Oracle Cloud EPM
89%

9.7
Planful
97%
Planful ranks higher in 4/4 features
Planful ranks higher in 4/4 features
Multi-User Support (named login)
8.7
87%
21 Ratings

9.5
95%
34 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model
9.0
90%
24 Ratings

9.7
97%
33 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
8.8
88%
21 Ratings

9.9
99%
34 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)
9.2
92%
22 Ratings

9.9
99%
28 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
7.2
Oracle Cloud EPM
72%

7.4
Planful
74%
Planful ranks higher in 2/2 features
Planful ranks higher in 2/2 features
Responsive Design for Web Access
6.2
62%
2 Ratings

7.6
76%
17 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
N/A
0 Ratings

7.2
72%
10 Ratings
Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
8.6
Oracle Cloud EPM
86%

9.3
Planful
93%
Planful ranks higher in 5/5 features
Planful ranks higher in 5/5 features
Long-term financial planning
8.2
82%
30 Ratings

9.2
92%
72 Ratings
Financial budgeting
9.1
91%
38 Ratings

9.6
96%
81 Ratings
Forecasting
9.0
90%
37 Ratings

9.3
93%
76 Ratings
Scenario modeling
8.5
85%
35 Ratings

8.7
87%
65 Ratings
Management reporting
8.1
81%
33 Ratings

9.7
97%
78 Ratings
Consolidation and Close
8.9
Oracle Cloud EPM
89%

9.4
Planful
94%
Planful ranks higher in 7/7 features
Planful ranks higher in 7/7 features
Financial data consolidation
9.3
93%
18 Ratings

9.6
96%
54 Ratings
Journal entries and reports
9.3
93%
15 Ratings

9.3
93%
40 Ratings
Multi-currency management
8.7
87%
14 Ratings

9.3
93%
37 Ratings
Intercompany Eliminations
9.0
90%
14 Ratings

9.4
94%
35 Ratings
Minority Ownership
8.8
88%
12 Ratings

9.0
90%
19 Ratings
Local and consolidated reporting
9.2
92%
17 Ratings

9.9
99%
45 Ratings
Detailed Audit Trails
8.1
81%
17 Ratings

9.4
94%
42 Ratings
Financial Reporting and Compliance
8.3
Oracle Cloud EPM
83%

8.7
Planful
87%
Planful ranks higher in 4/5 features
Planful ranks higher in 4/5 features
Financial Statement Reporting
9.0
90%
29 Ratings

9.6
96%
67 Ratings
Management Reporting
7.9
79%
32 Ratings

9.8
98%
77 Ratings
Excel-based Reporting
8.2
82%
31 Ratings

9.2
92%
78 Ratings
Automated board and financial reporting
8.0
80%
28 Ratings

8.0
80%
55 Ratings
XBRL support for regulatory filing
8.4
84%
20 Ratings

7.1
71%
3 Ratings
Analytics and Reporting
7.8
Oracle Cloud EPM
78%

7.1
Planful
71%
Oracle Cloud EPM ranks higher in 4/6 features
Oracle Cloud EPM ranks higher in 4/6 features
Personalized dashboards
8.2
82%
26 Ratings

7.9
79%
38 Ratings
Color-coded scorecards
7.7
77%
3 Ratings

7.0
70%
22 Ratings
KPIs
7.4
74%
4 Ratings

7.7
77%
28 Ratings
Cost and profitability analysis
6.7
67%
4 Ratings

8.9
89%
31 Ratings
Key Performance Indicator setting
8.3
83%
25 Ratings

7.6
76%
22 Ratings
Benchmarking with external data
8.3
83%
25 Ratings

3.1
31%
8 Ratings
Integration
8.7
Oracle Cloud EPM
87%

9.2
Planful
92%
Planful ranks higher in 3/3 features
Planful ranks higher in 3/3 features
Flat file integration
9.1
91%
34 Ratings

9.5
95%
54 Ratings
Excel data integration
9.1
91%
33 Ratings

9.9
99%
68 Ratings
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources
7.9
79%
29 Ratings

8.1
81%
48 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Oracle Cloud EPM is rated higher in 3 areas: Usability, Availability, Support Rating
- Planful is rated higher in 3 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Likelihood to Renew, Implementation Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
Oracle Cloud EPM
83%
46 Ratings

8.8
Planful
88%
90 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
Oracle Cloud EPM
90%
3 Ratings

9.1
Planful
91%
13 Ratings
Usability
8.0
Oracle Cloud EPM
80%
1 Rating

7.5
Planful
75%
11 Ratings
Availability
10.0
Oracle Cloud EPM
100%
2 Ratings

8.2
Planful
82%
4 Ratings
Performance
9.0
Oracle Cloud EPM
90%
2 Ratings

Planful
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
6.8
Oracle Cloud EPM
68%
6 Ratings

6.5
Planful
65%
17 Ratings
Implementation Rating
8.2
Oracle Cloud EPM
82%
32 Ratings

9.1
Planful
91%
10 Ratings
Product Scalability
8.0
Oracle Cloud EPM
80%
1 Rating

Planful
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Oracle Cloud EPM
It is well suited in a geographically distributed environment where you have various key participants in multiple time zones providing input and necessary explanations on performance and measured successIt is less appropriate where you have a single office environment with a single finance department working together.It is also less suited when the GL is NOT an Oracle product and the interface between the GL and the reporting software needs to be implemented with utmost care and handling.
Consultant
FinPro SolutionsComputer Software, 11-50 employees
Planful
Each system has strengths and weaknesses, so it needs to be assessed based on your own company's goals/objectives. I believe Planful has robust reporting capabilities and various reporting options to utilize depending on your needs. Using report collections and the ability to burst reports and schedule distribution makes standard reporting extremely efficient. You are using workforce planning (Used at a previous company) to calculate benefits made an enormous difference in our accuracy. The modeling application is handy and quickly extracts/pushes back to the core application once the model is built. Creates a lot more flexibility in the system.
Sr. Financial Analyst/ Planful System Administrator
Vista OutdoorConsumer Goods, 5001-10,000 employees
Pros
Oracle Cloud EPM
- Account Reconciliation CLoud Services provides tight integration with Oracle R12 and 11i . Provides drillback capability. It is flexible and provides rich functionality to users.
- We have implemented ARCS on cloud and migrated planning and budgeting from On premise to PBCS and EPBCS. Functionality is onpar with onpremise. Provides regular updates monthly
- We don't need to upgrades every year and saved a lot on Hardware.
Record to Report IT Manager
Ingersoll RandMachinery, 5001-10,000 employees
Planful
- Reporting makes it easy to "slice and dice" data as needed, as well as build out report sets that you can use to ensure the consistent look of reports like balance sheets.
- Data load rules and translation tables provide the flexibility to load data from multiple source systems with relative ease.
- Structured planning templates, combined with rolling forecasts, can dramatically cut down the time needed to get a baseline and make tweaks as desired.

Verified User
Program Manager in Finance and Accounting
Consumer Goods Company, 501-1000 employeesCons
Oracle Cloud EPM
- The limitation of constrained out of the box dimensions that requires ripping the initial implementation to add the new dimensions is a major drawback.
- Smartview interface is cumbersome for many.
- The only financial adapter is available for integration for other modules we have to go with file-based uploads which is cumbersome and not real-time.
- It is very costly in terms of licensing unlike other Oracle products.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Company, 201-500 employeesPlanful
- The Dashboards module is still a little clunky and restricted.
- Spotlight in Powerpoint and Word need to have more seamless data intervention (e.g., variance calculation capabilities) rather than direct queries. It could be very powerful if they developed the presentation aspect of their product.
- While constant development efforts ensue, training could improve to ensure power users are equipped with the skills to use the new products/developments efficiently.

Verified User
Employee in Finance and Accounting
Food & Beverages Company, 1001-5000 employeesPricing Details
Oracle Cloud EPM
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$250 per user/per month
Oracle Cloud EPM Editions & Modules
Edition
EPM Standard | $2501 |
---|---|
EPM Enterprise | $5001 |
- per user/per month
Additional Pricing Details
Pricing per user varies by component within the Oracle EPM Cloud solution. Please see pricing information for the EPM Cloud components on cloud.oracle.com or contact Oracle Sales at +1.800.633.0738.Planful
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Planful Editions & Modules
Modules
Host Analytics Planning | |
---|---|
Host Analytics Consolidation | |
Host Analytics Modeling |
- none
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Oracle Cloud EPM
Oracle Cloud EPM 9.0
Based on 3 answers
We have a pretty good userbase who are at the high level who gained value from this tool. Discontinuing this tool is prone to impact their day to day operations. Also the data in this tool cannot alter the source, which maintains the integrity of this tool. Smartview is a cool addition that gained lot of traction as well.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Company, 201-500 employeesPlanful
Planful 9.1
Based on 13 answers
Our new Comptroller understands the value of Planful, and we plan to utilize it further in the organization to enhance external reporting. Strangely enough, Planful had not previously been embraced by the former CFO, who argued that we were running two sets of books (of course, we were not). Fortunately, the before mentioned reconciliation of EBITDA to Net Income demonstrated that to the banks.
Vice President, Planning and Analysis
Capitol Petroleum GroupRetail, 51-200 employees
Usability
Oracle Cloud EPM
Oracle Cloud EPM 8.0
Based on 1 answer
EPM usability is good in some modules but needs some improvement in others
Senior ERP Manager
Middle East Broadcasting CenterBroadcast Media, 1001-5000 employees
Planful
Planful 7.5
Based on 11 answers
For the most part, the system is extremely usable. The consolidation and reporting modules are straight-forward and easy to use as long as everything is set-up properly during implementation. The one module that can be somewhat difficult to use is the Workforce Planning module of Structured Planning. Additionally, the reports that come from Workforce Planning aren't as robust as we need them to be

Verified User
Analyst in Finance and Accounting
Insurance Company, 201-500 employeesReliability and Availability
Oracle Cloud EPM
Oracle Cloud EPM 10.0
Based on 2 answers
EPM has been so far available all the time
Senior ERP Manager
Middle East Broadcasting CenterBroadcast Media, 1001-5000 employees
Planful
Planful 8.2
Based on 4 answers
No answer on this topic is available.
Performance
Oracle Cloud EPM
Oracle Cloud EPM 9.0
Based on 2 answers
The product performance is so far very good
Senior ERP Manager
Middle East Broadcasting CenterBroadcast Media, 1001-5000 employees
Planful
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Oracle Cloud EPM
Oracle Cloud EPM 6.8
Based on 6 answers
Support from our implementation partner is a 10/10, but support from Oracle is awful. Case in point: recently over a 2-day period, there were a series of intermittent outages. Oracle actually asked US for the outage time-stamps. I would have thought that, since we were paying them, they should probably be able to tell us!
Senior Manager, Corporate Finance and Treasury Applications
Oshkosh CorporationAutomotive, 10,001+ employees
Planful
Planful 6.5
Based on 17 answers
Everyone is very responsive and is willing to jump on a call to help. We set up weekly calls with our CFL representative during the first month of Go-Live. This really helped us solve problems before they got out of hand. When using the Community, I also see representatives on there answering questions
Accounting Manager
ASIConsumer Goods, 1001-5000 employees
Implementation Rating
Oracle Cloud EPM
Oracle Cloud EPM 8.2
Based on 32 answers
I suggest doubling the time to implement from the initial quote you get from the Sales team. That's always been the case for me for multiple EPMs now. The out-of-the-box functionality of Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud is pretty robust so I appreciate that and it really helped us get the ball rolling quickly.

Verified User
Manager in Marketing
Information Services Company, 10,001+ employeesPlanful
Planful 9.1
Based on 10 answers
After going through the initial implementation with Host Analytics and a re-implementation with Cervello (due to an ERP change, not due to a poor initial implementation), I've learned that you really must rely on your internal staff to bear most of the implementation burden. Use the vendor or partners for ideas and best-practice suggestions, and some of the easy-but-time-consuming work. Since you will ultimately be using and maintaining the application, you should be able to do most of it yourself.
Team Lead, Budgeting & Forecasting
Interactive IntelligenceComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees
Alternatives Considered
Oracle Cloud EPM
The cloud is the way technology is going, so we love migrating from on prem solutions to true cloud-based solutions such as Oracle Cloud EPM. It's very easy to use. We also felt comfortable choosing the solution when reading a previous review around the system being able to have one global plan and integration with other Oracle products for plans which reduces the manual effort of getting the data and activating information.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Hospital & Health Care Company, 10,001+ employeesPlanful
We used Adaptive Insights (now Workday) and considered both Anaplan and OneStream. Planful was the most appropriate for our environment based on a single individual as a power user/system administrator, our requirement to not engage long term with external partners for application development and support, and to build repeatable, scalable, and burstable reports. We are in rapid expansion via acquisitions mode with Planful's ability to easily load external financial data, either via Excel data load or API.
Director, FP&A
Imagen Dental PartnersMedical Practice, 501-1000 employees
Scalability
Oracle Cloud EPM
Oracle Cloud EPM 8.0
Based on 1 answer
The product is scalable
Senior ERP Manager
Middle East Broadcasting CenterBroadcast Media, 1001-5000 employees
Planful
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Oracle Cloud EPM
- Significantly reduced the amount of money we spent for the maintenance of in-house hardware.
- We now need less employees to manage the configurations of Oracle EPM Cloud.
- There have been many time savings as a whole to apply to more productive causes.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 51-200 employeesPlanful
- Reduced time spent on producing reports. With Planful, this is quick and easy!
- Reduced time spent on month-end closing cycles. Its powerful consolidation capabilities means that there is less dependence on slow legacy solutions & workarounds, we get our consolidated numbers much quicker with Planful.

Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 1001-5000 employees