Oracle Cloud Infrastructure vs. SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
OCI
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is Oracles's infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platform which combines the utility of public cloud with the granular control, security, and predictability of on-premises infrastructure.N/A
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a modular ERP that enables users to run mission-critical operations in real time from anywhere, introduce new business models in any industry, and expand globally. SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a SaaS product and can also be deployed in a hybrid landscape for quicker time to value.​ ​​ SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a foundational component of the SAP…N/A
Pricing
Oracle Cloud InfrastructureSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
OCISAP S/4HANA Cloud
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
Additional DetailsPer user, per month
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Community Pulse
Oracle Cloud InfrastructureSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Considered Both Products
OCI
Chose Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Very user friendly software and manage data very nicely and effective way. Manage data and analysis in the easier way.
SAP S/4HANA Cloud

No answer on this topic

Features
Oracle Cloud InfrastructureSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
7.1
137 Ratings
14% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
-
Ratings
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime8.2132 Ratings00 Ratings
Dynamic scaling7.9132 Ratings00 Ratings
Elastic load balancing7.9121 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-configured templates5.8121 Ratings00 Ratings
Monitoring tools7.0132 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-defined machine images6.6119 Ratings00 Ratings
Operating system support6.4131 Ratings00 Ratings
Security controls7.2133 Ratings00 Ratings
Automation7.095 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.1
350 Ratings
10% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings7.9304 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.9299 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.7296 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.7
531 Ratings
3% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings7.7508 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings7.7470 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
614 Ratings
0% below category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.5577 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.1605 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.7
621 Ratings
5% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings7.7577 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings7.8610 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings7.6569 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
629 Ratings
8% above category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings8.2617 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.2590 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings7.9163 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.0168 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.0176 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.0163 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.3184 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
537 Ratings
5% above category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.3525 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.9455 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings7.9436 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
553 Ratings
5% above category average
Pricing00 Ratings8.0528 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings8.1537 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings8.924 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.2504 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings7.8141 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.4
175 Ratings
12% above category average
Billing Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings7.8159 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings7.5140 Ratings
Period Close00 Ratings7.9173 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.3
1 Ratings
29% above category average
Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
78 Ratings
11% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings8.278 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.9
148 Ratings
13% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings7.8103 Ratings
Contract Authoring00 Ratings7.9105 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings7.7101 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings8.2133 Ratings
Supplier Management00 Ratings8.0130 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.8
1 Ratings
40% above category average
Risk Repository00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Control Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Issue Detection00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Remediation and Certification00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.0
121 Ratings
16% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings8.1107 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings7.9103 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings7.897 Ratings
Fulfillment Management00 Ratings8.2100 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings7.9100 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
120 Ratings
11% above category average
Production Process Design00 Ratings8.2107 Ratings
Production Management00 Ratings8.3112 Ratings
Configuration Management00 Ratings8.2103 Ratings
Work Execution00 Ratings8.2108 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings8.1105 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.8
137 Ratings
8% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings7.7121 Ratings
Inventory Planning00 Ratings8.0130 Ratings
Performance Monitoring00 Ratings7.8125 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.0
126 Ratings
22% above category average
Proposal Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Product Master Data Management00 Ratings8.0126 Ratings
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User Ratings
Oracle Cloud InfrastructureSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
7.9
(150 ratings)
8.4
(721 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.8
(6 ratings)
9.3
(17 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(14 ratings)
8.1
(613 ratings)
Availability
8.4
(3 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Performance
8.5
(27 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
7.5
(19 ratings)
6.8
(78 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.0
(3 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
9.0
(3 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.1
(3 ratings)
7.5
(9 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(2 ratings)
8.4
(4 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
6.0
(10 ratings)
5.0
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(2 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.9
(3 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Professional Services
8.0
(5 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
6.8
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
7.2
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Oracle Cloud InfrastructureSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Oracle
As per our usage Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for almost 6 years hosting 500 + customers I can say its well suited application for any small scale to larger scale application as it can handle that capacity and provide more reliable cloud service only if you need any messaging service like pub/sub or sqs better to consider other services.
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SAP
I think it well suited for organizations with a large and complex infrastructures as it can handle them very easily in my opinion. It is also recommended for companies which are planning to move to mostly automated environments, in which it can be implemented in a good manner. I also think it is not suited or less suited for smaller scale organizations as the cost of operation could exceed the budget.
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Pros
Oracle
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure has a generous free tier, moreso than other hyperscalers, with an always-free tier that guarantees certain products are always free
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure allows you to size VMs with differing combinations of CPU and RAM, which is contrary to other hyperscalers that have specific pre-defined combinations only
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure regularly provides free certification exam offers
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SAP
  • The software helps in forecasting and identifying potential challenges that would affect our organisation in the near future. This enables us to prepare in advance and also adopt practical and viable measures.
  • It enables faster and accurate data processing, which enhances decision-making.
  • It's easily customizable according to specific organizational needs. This promotes overall efficiency and productivity of the organization.
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Cons
Oracle
  • Navigating the UI takes lots of getting used to. It reminds me of older GCP (just to get used to where everything is).
  • Permission for different things always seemed to be more difficult than it really needed to be. Once you got them set up you were good but updating anything or creating new permissions for just about anything took longer than I thought it should.
  • Based on how the buttons were laid out, it was pretty easy to delete all of your DNS records, and backing them up was not as intuitive as I'd like with the UI, but it was easy to do using a script.
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SAP
  • The beginner's user-friendly UI can help learners learn easily, and it feels a bit complex.
  • Implementation of AI bot on common tasks.
  • There are no offline functionality that users can use remotely.
  • As the scalability of the products grows, they become more expensive.
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Likelihood to Renew
Oracle
Reliability: Very dependable and stable OCI services have been for the business operations.Performance: The speed and efficiency of OCI in meeting their computing and storage needs.Scalability: The ease and effectiveness of scaling resources up or down to accommodate changing demands.Security: The robustness and effectiveness of OCI's security features in protecting their data and applications.
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SAP
The cost of SAP as an ERP is quite high and the switching costs associated with ERP systems are even higher. That being said moving from one ERP to another only happens once in a great while for large organizations. Those switching costs include retraining, IT hardware requirements, outside consultants and more
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Usability
Oracle
The services & products in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure needs more improvement to beat other Cloud service providers. The price is good & Security processes are good. We are requiring to put more effort in supporting this Oracle Cloud Infrastructure than other Cloud service providers. Probably better ways are there but is not super easy to find or not super available
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SAP
Day to day data insight is more accurate for manufacturing industry to procure as per forecasted from supplier. Supply and fulfillment cycle becomes more easier. I would say more about performance as we are using this new server so we can see clear difference between SAP S/4HANA Cloud and ECC. Also it has customized business extensions for rapid development.
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Reliability and Availability
Oracle
Yeah sometimes we had to face unplanned outages due to underlying infrastructure issues, so not every time,e but once in a while we face issues with availability. But the good thing is we have redundancy with DR setup and multi region so we can manage.
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SAP
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Performance
Oracle
From the start, I was surprised by response times and image quality accessing windows VMs with RDP. GCP, Azure and -many offerings in AWS- don't perform this speed. Also, that's evident in the quality of Infrastructure Management Team, because I just received one warning regarding a region failure, what confirms that's a mature platform.
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Oracle
Overall it is amazing, there is always room for improvement. We have weekly updates that tend to slow the program used more and more. We had to change some reports within Oracle because the others wouldn’t load. This is tied to our payroll and the delays are causing many time constraint issues and panic. We have to create a new report when one breaks. Otherwise awesome!
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SAP
The support system I find great as whenever I run into problems they rectify them quickly as possible they never reacted late the support is just up to the mark for me. They provide many solutions to the problems I faced the [technical] team support is always amazing they [listen] to mean work accordingly.
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In-Person Training
Oracle
Effective training provided, much data productivity while doing training
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SAP
More effective
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Online Training
Oracle
detailed and easy to understand.
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Oracle
Easier way to implement, vary much supportive way doing the implementation
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SAP
SAP requires
a lot of internal and external resources to complete its successful
implementation. The cloud version requires a deeper understanding of the
different capabilities of the local systems (hardware) and the connection
towards your local IT team. We found several problems on our systems that we
couldn't foresee before the implementation and roll out.
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Alternatives Considered
Oracle
We used Microsoft Azure and Docker earlier and faced some difficulties like Microsoft Azure and Docker. Occasionally, the generation of large images can delay deployment. It is also necessary for me to admit that Microsoft Azure and Docker have a somewhat steep learning curve. Proper paperwork needs to be there. Docker has issues with performance on a number of platforms. On the other hand, OCI is easy to deploy and easy to understand.
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SAP
The platform utilizes advanced predictive analytics to anticipate operational bottlenecks and put them out of commission before the problems become larger. We can proactively develop effective strategies that help keep service quality in the face of unexpected changes in the market, or external disruptions, by continuously analyzing historical performance data as well as elements of the current market
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Oracle
was not part of initial purchase team. Anyways, i think unit pricing and billing frequency is good compared to other Cloud service providers, when it comes to Cloud Capital expenditure & Operational expenditure. Would be more interested in exploring more options where customers can get more cost relaxations on trying out new cloud services in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for example a new App or a feature
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Scalability
Oracle
We have hosted around 500 + customers on this cloud so till day not faced any major issues, so we can use it for any kind of products and it can hold the load and easily scale based on need.
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SAP
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Professional Services
Oracle
Services & Infra wise is ok to use & host applications & services. Security wise also good for a Cloud service provider. It is a interesting area to explore & using it for day to day needs can be further improvised in future probably. Modern day Services like AI and Machine learning could be improved
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SAP
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Return on Investment
Oracle
  • Oracle Cloud helps us build and deploy apps quickly, getting our products out the door faster.
  • With real-time insights from Oracle Cloud, we can give customers personalized experiences that boost satisfaction.
  • Migrating to Oracle saves us cash on hardware and maintenance, which we can use for innovation and growth.
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SAP
  • The financial management part ensures every process is well planned and allocated resources are used efficiently.
  • The development of payroll management ensures that all employees are happily remunerated and, hence, very productive.
  • The creation of solid financial reporting acts as the primary driver in decision-making, which brings more insights into development.
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ScreenShots

OCI Screenshots

Screenshot of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Global FootprintScreenshot of 2-5x Faster Performance vs On-premises and Other Clouds (Storage Review)Screenshot of One Cloud for the Most Intensive Enterprise and Infra-heavy WorkloadsScreenshot of Gen 1 vs Gen 2 Cloud AdvantageScreenshot of Always Free Services

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of the Order to Cash Dashboard - For the management of the order-to-cash process more efficiently across revenue streams and business models - including sales of physical and digital goods, services, subscriptions, projects, and bundles.Screenshot of a Sales Management Overview - Helps ensure sales reps meet their goals with an overview of orders and key sales performance metrics, with status tracking for each order in real time for the early detection of potential issues.Screenshot of the Purchasing Spend Dashboard - For weighing various aspects of purchasing spend through quick access to clear, complete, and real-time data, with less risk, and without opening different reports and transactions.Screenshot of Operational Supplier Evaluation - Provides a transparent overview of suppliers. Users can approve the most reliable vendors and get the right mix to serve business needs while reducing risk.Screenshot of Inventory Management - Provides visibility to manage supply chains, to mitigate risk, avoid unnecessary costs, maximize efficiency, and fulfill customer orders on time.Screenshot of Inventory Processing - Enables real-time supply chain visibility and provides meaningful metrics, with customizable dashboards and reports that display real-time inventory that track the status of inbound and outbound deliveries.