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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AOracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) is a solution that helps users model and plan across finance, HR, supply chain, and sales, streamline the financial close process.

    $250

    per user/per month

    Pentaho

    Score6 out of 10
    N/APentaho is a suite of open source business intelligence and analytics products, now offered and supported by Hitachi Data Systems since the June 2015 acquisition.N/A
    Pricing
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance ManagementPentaho
    Editions & Modules
    EPM Standard
    $250
    per user/per month
    EPM Enterprise
    $500
    per user/per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance ManagementPentaho
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing 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.—
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    Community Pulse
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance ManagementPentaho
    Considered Both Products
    Oracle
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
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    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance ManagementPentaho
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management and Pentaho
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    5.6
    3 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Pentaho
    9.0
    20 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.12 Ratings8.618 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards4.43 Ratings9.918 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates4.43 Ratings8.718 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management and Pentaho
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    6.7
    23 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Pentaho
    8.7
    19 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Drill-down analysis6.022 Ratings7.618 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.021 Ratings8.319 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.019 Ratings9.717 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings9.312 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management and Pentaho
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    7.5
    19 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Pentaho
    9.7
    20 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Publish to Web8.016 Ratings9.618 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.019 Ratings9.819 Ratings
    Report Versioning7.017 Ratings9.713 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling7.015 Ratings9.917 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings9.310 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management and Pentaho
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    5.9
    3 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Pentaho
    8.1
    17 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)6.03 Ratings7.916 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization6.83 Ratings8.216 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics5.13 Ratings8.314 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management and Pentaho
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    7.2
    24 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Pentaho
    9.1
    20 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)7.020 Ratings9.320 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model6.023 Ratings9.619 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.020 Ratings9.918 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.021 Ratings7.610 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management and Pentaho
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    7.2
    2 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Pentaho
    8.3
    11 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access6.22 Ratings9.710 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings6.97 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.711 Ratings
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management and Pentaho
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    6.6
    38 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Pentaho
    -
    Ratings
    Long-term financial planning7.030 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial budgeting7.038 Ratings00 Ratings
    Forecasting6.037 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scenario modeling6.035 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management reporting7.033 Ratings00 Ratings
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management and Pentaho
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    7.3
    20 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Pentaho
    -
    Ratings
    Financial data consolidation7.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journal entries and reports6.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency management8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Eliminations8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Minority Ownership7.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting8.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Detailed Audit Trails7.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management and Pentaho
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    7.2
    34 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Pentaho
    -
    Ratings
    Financial Statement Reporting7.029 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Reporting8.032 Ratings00 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting9.030 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting6.028 Ratings00 Ratings
    XBRL support for regulatory filing6.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management and Pentaho
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    6.8
    25 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Pentaho
    -
    Ratings
    Personalized dashboards7.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    KPIs7.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis6.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting6.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data6.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management and Pentaho
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    7.0
    36 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Pentaho
    -
    Ratings
    Flat file integration7.034 Ratings00 Ratings
    Excel data integration7.032 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources7.028 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management and Pentaho
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    -
    Ratings
    Pentaho
    8.6
    10 Ratings
    10% above category average
    REST API00 Ratings8.310 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings7.39 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings8.79 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.910 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings9.610 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance ManagementPentaho
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (46 ratings)
    9.1
    (31 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.8
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.3
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.8
    (3 ratings)
    9.3
    (7 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (16 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (16 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (16 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance ManagementPentaho
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Oracle
    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 success It 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.
    Incentivized
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    Hitachi Vantara
    Pentaho is very well suited to perform data extraction & data mining from various cloud storage & transform that data using various available data models. However, the software struggles when it comes to visualizing the extracted data in an appealing manner & can be difficult for end-users to get an understanding of data tables created using those models.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Oracle
    • 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.
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    Hitachi Vantara
    • Integrate and synchronize with big data easily
    • Import data from any sources and different databases
    • Managing data in on-premise, hybrid and cloud environments.
    • Compatibility and flexibility of the platform with any type of scenario and any business or industry
    • Various tools in the software suite to transformation of data
    • Simple interface appearance and creative UI graphics
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    Cons
    Oracle
    • 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.
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    Hitachi Vantara
    • I think the relative obscurity of the tool is a downside, not as many developers, consultants or peers you can tap into.
    • Lack of a solid user community held us back, looking at Power BI and Qlik, they have huge user communities that help each other out. Would have liked that here.
    • Smaller company means smaller sales force, and the lack of a local presence made it hard to only interact online with the account rep. Other companies have someone local who often stops by with pre-sales developers to just pitch in free of charge when they have time.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Oracle
    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.
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    Hitachi Vantara
    I will use Pentaho until I find a better tool with a better, easier to use report designer client. For now, Pentaho has been the most powerful reporting tool for our clients because of its ability to connect to Odoo, integrate in Odoo (reports are accessible in Odoo) and the flexibility in report design and parameter integration
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Oracle
    It produces consolidated multi currency reports faster and more accurately whilst adding additional pivotal functionality. The Smartview reporting is a key for us and a flagstone of the application
    Incentivized
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    Hitachi Vantara
    The Pentaho tools are designed so you can start playing around on your own. Of course, you will need guidance at some point, but the training teams are good at guiding new users, and the online documentation is usually pretty up-to-date.
    Some of the tools, such as the Pentaho Data Integration tool and the Pentaho Server, are pretty self-explanatory. The other tools maybe are not so quickly and obvious to use, but again, with some documentation and some customer support, you can find your way around them.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Oracle
    EPM has been so far available all the time
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    Hitachi Vantara
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    Performance
    Oracle
    The product performance is so far very good
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    Hitachi Vantara
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Oracle
    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!
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    Hitachi Vantara
    They were responsive to our questions when we raised issues. They gave us workarounds when required. They were quite knowledgeable when it came to issue analysis and providing fixes. They were forthright in informing us if a bug was not due for release soon.
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    Online Training
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Hitachi Vantara
    Course Taken: DI1000 Pentaho Data Integration Fundamentals Setup A week before your class started, the instructor will start sending out class material and lab setup instructions. This is helpful so that you understand how the environment is laid out and can start reviewing the content. Ultimately it saved about a 1/2 day trying to setup with 10 other people online which was great! The Course The 3-day course was laid out like many other technical classes with 15-30 minutes instruction and 15-60 minutes of lab exercises. The instructor was very knowledgeable with the functionality from version to version and answered questions as we went along. I was amazed at some of the functionality that was available that I was not using at the time and quickly implemented changes to many existing transformations and jobs. The novice users seemed to catch on quickly and more experienced users explained how some of the functionality was used in their home environments. Towards the end there was enough time so that we were able to ask very directed questions about our own environments. Overall, I really found the class to be informative and deliver enough information to be dangerous. My skills improved and I was able to design better and efficient transformations for the HIE. Course Description: https://training.pentaho.com/instructor-led-training/pentaho-data-integration-fundamentals-di1000
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    Implementation Rating
    Oracle
    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.
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    Hitachi Vantara
    Get the right people in before starting implementation. Start small and build as you go approach is time consuming and involves lot of rework. Evangalize within the organization the capabilities and limitations equally so that correct delivery expectations are set. Set expectations with the Customer that the tool cannot replace proprietary software in terms of stability/usability and that timelines could change given the new ness of the product.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Oracle
    Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud fared very well against Adaptive, Anaplan, and Host Analytics. We ultimately decided on Oracle due to its reputation and strength of existing customers. We are happy with our decision.
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    Hitachi Vantara
    Since the Pentaho platform offers a range of broad functionality across data preparation and advanced analytics, it also can be easily integrated to support many data sources and machine-learning frameworks. Based on that fact, we selected Pentaho to be used in our internal department. It also supports many of our BI use cases as required by company management or the business user. Last but not least, the Pentaho license is cheaper than their competitor.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Oracle
    The product is scalable
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    Hitachi Vantara
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Oracle
    • 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.
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    Hitachi Vantara
    • Pentaho has improved our overall business process.
    • Pentaho has helped the Managers and Directors to analyze the numbers going up and down from time to time.
    • We have a started a big project using Pentaho that is going to include all the business processes in the organization.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management Screenshots

    Screenshot of Process and Workflow - Flexible Workflow and Process Management - Annotations - Concurrency in UsageScreenshot of Integration - External Integration - Oracle ERP Systems and Hybrid On-Premise DeploymentScreenshot of Planning and Forecasting - Decision-Oriented Plans with Instant Feedback Loop - What-If Modeling and SandboxScreenshot of Process and Workflow - Flexible Workflow and Process Management - Annotations - Concurrency in UsageScreenshot of User Interface - Role-Based, Intuitive User Interface - Role-Based Navigation Flows - Microsoft Office InterfaceScreenshot of Integration - External Integration - Oracle ERP Systems and Hybrid On-Premise Deployment