Oracle CPQ vs. SAP Sales Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Oracle CPQ
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
Oracle CPQ is a cloud-based application that helps sellers configure the right mix of products or services and create accurate, professional quotes to quickly meet their customers’ pricing needs.
$240
per month per user
SAP Sales Cloud
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
SAP Sales Cloud (formerly SAP Cloud for Sales) is a cloud sales application with sales automation, enterprise resource planning (ERP) integration, and collaboration capabilities.N/A
Pricing
Oracle CPQSAP Sales Cloud
Editions & Modules
CPQ Pricing
$240.00
per month per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Oracle CPQSAP Sales Cloud
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Oracle CPQSAP Sales Cloud
CPQ
Comparison of CPQ features of Product A and Product B
Oracle CPQ
7.4
17 Ratings
14% below category average
SAP Sales Cloud
-
Ratings
Quote sharing/sending8.416 Ratings00 Ratings
Product configuration7.916 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration options7.916 Ratings00 Ratings
Pricing rules7.415 Ratings00 Ratings
Price adjustment7.316 Ratings00 Ratings
Purchase history and open contracts6.815 Ratings00 Ratings
Guided selling/Sales portal7.415 Ratings00 Ratings
CPQ reporting & analytics6.116 Ratings00 Ratings
CPQ-CRM integration6.614 Ratings00 Ratings
Attachments to quotes7.316 Ratings00 Ratings
Order capturing8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Oracle CPQ
-
Ratings
SAP Sales Cloud
8.2
56 Ratings
5% above category average
Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings9.055 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings8.156 Ratings
Territory management00 Ratings8.348 Ratings
Opportunity management00 Ratings8.652 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings7.749 Ratings
Contract management00 Ratings7.751 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings7.650 Ratings
Interaction tracking00 Ratings9.450 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings7.549 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Oracle CPQ
-
Ratings
SAP Sales Cloud
7.4
45 Ratings
2% below category average
Case management00 Ratings6.743 Ratings
Call center management00 Ratings8.041 Ratings
Help desk management00 Ratings7.540 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Oracle CPQ
-
Ratings
SAP Sales Cloud
7.9
46 Ratings
2% above category average
Lead management00 Ratings7.845 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings8.039 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle CPQ
-
Ratings
SAP Sales Cloud
7.8
50 Ratings
2% above category average
Task management00 Ratings8.346 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings7.240 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings7.843 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Oracle CPQ
-
Ratings
SAP Sales Cloud
7.7
52 Ratings
1% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings7.246 Ratings
Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.046 Ratings
Customizable reports00 Ratings7.951 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Oracle CPQ
-
Ratings
SAP Sales Cloud
7.9
52 Ratings
3% above category average
Custom fields00 Ratings8.352 Ratings
Custom objects00 Ratings7.250 Ratings
Scripting environment00 Ratings7.545 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings8.445 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Oracle CPQ
-
Ratings
SAP Sales Cloud
8.8
54 Ratings
5% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.053 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.549 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Oracle CPQ
-
Ratings
SAP Sales Cloud
7.9
31 Ratings
7% above category average
Social data00 Ratings7.931 Ratings
Social engagement00 Ratings7.830 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Oracle CPQ
-
Ratings
SAP Sales Cloud
8.1
43 Ratings
10% above category average
Marketing automation00 Ratings8.440 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings7.832 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Oracle CPQ
-
Ratings
SAP Sales Cloud
7.0
44 Ratings
6% below category average
Mobile access00 Ratings7.044 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Oracle CPQSAP Sales Cloud
Small Businesses
QuoteWerks
QuoteWerks
Score 9.0 out of 10
Salesmate
Salesmate
Score 9.6 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
QuoteWerks
QuoteWerks
Score 9.0 out of 10
SAP Business ByDesign
SAP Business ByDesign
Score 7.7 out of 10
Enterprises
SAP Sales Cloud
SAP Sales Cloud
Score 8.5 out of 10
SAP Business ByDesign
SAP Business ByDesign
Score 7.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
Oracle CPQSAP Sales Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
5.1
(44 ratings)
8.5
(66 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
(26 ratings)
9.0
(6 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(7 ratings)
7.2
(7 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(6 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(4 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
1.0
(7 ratings)
9.0
(14 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
2.0
(12 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(26 ratings)
User Testimonials
Oracle CPQSAP Sales Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Oracle
I think CPQ had worked so well for our company because of the widespread nature of our associates and tracking orders that were being placed in multiple time zones. My team specifically needed a way of analyzing these orders to track our progress in real time and sort out any supply orders before they became an issue. If you are in a centralized location with a smaller team then this may not yield much use to you.
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SAP
I have used Sap sales cloud in both large scale enterprise as well as small business. In large scale org we had multiple teams, products and geographies hence its customization option make it adaptable to complex sales operations. In small scale org we had a straight business process and limited budget hence we found SAP sales cloud as a overkill compared to simple CRM solution. From my experience if anyone has a mon complex sales process and where the sale process is shorter such as B2C sales then SAP sales cloud extensive feature is not worth we can use simple CRM based solution in complex scenarios and B2B sales its value for money
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Pros
Oracle
  • Leveraged automation to minimize headcount costs despite 10% year-over-year business growth, and enabled staff to focus on more strategic tasks.
  • Established a flexible CPQ system that scales on demand to easily accommodate the company’s multiple global locations.
  • Improved customer relations by reducing configuration time and allowing sales more time to meet with customers and close orders.
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SAP
  • This is very useful for users who do not want to open 3 4 links for each app related to CRM.
  • I like the automated authorization system which has also simplified authorization management and supports multi-tenant cloud deployments among cloud service providers.
  • It is more efficient than the "old-fashioned" method of paper contracts, printing, signing and writing to PDF.
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Cons
Oracle
  • Significant setup time, cost, and maintenance. We have to use an implementation partner
  • Does not always play well with other software, even Oracle software. While this is improved and being further improved, that it was a third party acquisition means things sometimes require a little extra care
  • Additional setup documentation and first walkthroughs would be helpful, especially if it was all in one place
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SAP
  • Allow more visibility of the fulfillment sales processes: delivery, invoice, billing...
  • There are restrictions on Org. Structure talking about sales offices. They should work just like in the ERP
  • Maybe allow simple logic programming routines to control fields behaviour (they are trying on V2)
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Likelihood to Renew
Oracle
So far it is all good with BigMachines, looking for new features since Oracle acquisition has created a lot of expectations. We have outlined our limitations (out of box functionality) in our periodic customer successor advice meetings for a while, hope we get a resolution soon. Also, the BigMachines user license fee has increased a lot in the last three years.
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SAP
I know what SAP CRM can do in the future. We are very happy with the product and think it is a great choice for both SAP ERP users and even those who do not use other SAP products. We have both Salesforce and SAP CRM, and we feel that Salesforce is a good product for a few years, but SAP CRM is a more fully-featured product and is a better choice for complex organizations capable of running installed software of this complexity. It is often just a question of budget.
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Usability
Oracle
The software UI can be as complex or as simple as you need it to be (depending on the business). It does require training others on quote configuration and the order in which to build out order positions prior to configuring a quote. Once users are trained;however, it is fairly straight-forward. The UI is still more static than other new wizard/drag-and-drop models, but it get's the job done
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SAP
In short, SAP CRM is a complete service that will help improve marketing strategy and productivity. It covers various topics, from big data analytics to resource management and housing sales data. SAP CRM has a long list of features and can do them all.
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Reliability and Availability
Oracle
Other than one day two years ago and an hour or two a few times since then due to data center outages, it has been very reliable
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SAP
Product was mostly available. A couple accessibility issues did exist when sending API calls, and there was either no response, or a delayed response.
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Performance
Oracle
It depends upon the day however there are so many failure points with online services, including our internet service, that this is probably closer to 9 with the latest version
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Oracle
Some specific support personal was good and fixed some problems fast using proper solutions. But when one of them went to sleep when we had critical issues and they do unreported commits to our production environment which caused issues and they were hiding it?? you can not give more than a two (maybe even that is too much). They also failed to add a feature for us which also bring the grade down.
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SAP
SAP's customer service is quick and efficient, with a response time of fewer than some minutes. In either case, you'll get instant help from the vendor or online forums. In addition, the vendor provides excellent global support for this tool. Like Salesforce, SugarCRM, etc., it's probably fine as a standalone CRM option.
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In-Person Training
Oracle
They have pretty good training. Our business analysts have been able to go to entry and advanced level training. They have a train the trainer model. Our business analyst attended training, then trained the rest of our staff.
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Oracle
No answers on this topic
SAP
Training was mostly completed over a couple conference calls, and reading the API documentation. Our developers were able to implement quickly after reading the documentation.
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Implementation Rating
Oracle
It was a much more technical implementation than we thought. It involved much more code.

Future releases have made and will make administering the tool easier.

EDL consulting had one good developer, but when he was moved off, they were horrible to work with.

The BMI sales team does a “BOA” or a “Business Operation Assessment” which is extremely valuable, not only for them to scope an implementation and get more reach within the organization, but it is also a documentation of business process that most organizations don’t have. It highlights inefficiencies and allows for correction during implementation.

Having a dedicated team (in-house) for implementation is key
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SAP
The API documentation is good. Development team was able to implement in under two weeks, and normally we were told it was a 12-14 week process.
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Alternatives Considered
Oracle
Oracle engagement is ahead. They are active in the development of the tool and provide great support after implementation. They also listen to their customers and offer opportunities to feedback and provide input through activities like the customer advisory board forum.
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SAP
SAP Sales Cloud and Salesforce Sales Cloud have basically achieved feature parity. The decision comes down to your corporate vendor strategy as well as your integration strategy and UI preference. Back in 2017, we had chosen SAP Sales Cloud due to its native integration with SAP ERP. Back then, it was difficult to find best practice integration solutions between Salesforce and SAP ERP. Now that Salesforce has acquired middleware vendor Mulesoft, things may be looking different on that front.
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Scalability
Oracle
No answers on this topic
SAP
The platform is simple to use in many departments, and performance can be monitored effectively. The majority of channels have been digitalized, which has boosted output and enhanced consumer experiences. The majority of applications from different departments have been integrated with the ERP system, which has improved teamwork and standardized processes. Sales representatives may go deeper and give potential customers the most helpful information by monitoring performance.
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Return on Investment
Oracle
  • Increased Sales Rep efficiency. Being able to create multiple quotes ACCURATELY and quickly was a game changer.
  • Large implementation time. It's a little difficult to fit BMI into a SCRUM style build, with multiple working models and prototypes of all 3 simultaneously.
  • A larger fee for licensing and implementation cost. ROI wouldn't be realized in the first year.
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SAP
  • A positive impact would be the fact that because we are only service managers for a customer we are not charged for additional user licenses.
  • A negative impact on ROI is that it is too easy for customers to create duplicate SAP Ariba accounts when trying to add new users. (at one point there was an order submitted to the incorrect account and then had a delay in processing.
  • To re-affirm my previous points it took us quite a while to get the accounts sorted out because of the lack of support expertise, and had MANY customer support calls before we figured out on our own that the duplicate account had been created (for an employee who was on maternity leave) and that that's where the new order went. THEN we still had to do additional account support calls to link the existing account to the new.
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