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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management

    Score7.2 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

    Slack

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASlack is a group messaging or team collaboration app that aims to simplify communication for businesses. Features include open discussions, private groups, and direct messaging, as well as deep contextual search and message archiving, and file sharing. Slack integrates with a number of other tools, such as MailChimp, Dropbox, and Google Drive. Slack was acquired by Salesforce in December 2020. The product is free to use, and also has paid plans with more features and greater controls. The…

    $8.75

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance ManagementSlack
    Editions & Modules
    EPM Standard
    $250
    per user/per month
    EPM Enterprise
    $500
    per user/per month
    Free
    $0
    Pro
    $7.25*
    per month per user
    Business+
    $12.50*
    per month per user
    Enterprise
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance ManagementSlack
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    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.*Per active user, per month, when paying once a year. Pro is $8.75 USD per active user when paying month to month. Business+ is $15.00 USD per active user when paying month to month.
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    Community Pulse
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    Oracle
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
    503 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    426 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    510 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    295 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    330 Answers
    Features
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance ManagementSlack
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management and Slack
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    5.6
    3 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards4.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates4.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management and Slack
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    6.7
    23 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Drill-down analysis6.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management and Slack
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    7.5
    19 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Publish to Web8.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning7.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling7.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management and Slack
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    5.9
    3 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization6.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics5.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management and Slack
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    7.2
    24 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)7.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model6.023 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management and Slack
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    7.2
    2 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access6.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management and Slack
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    6.6
    38 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Slack
    -
    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 Slack
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    7.3
    20 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Slack
    -
    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 Slack
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    7.2
    34 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Slack
    -
    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 Slack
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    6.8
    25 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Slack
    -
    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 Slack
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    7.0
    36 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Flat file integration7.034 Ratings00 Ratings
    Excel data integration7.032 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources7.028 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management and Slack
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    -
    Ratings
    Slack
    7.9
    628 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings7.6430 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings6.961 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings7.8363 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.0396 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings9.4601 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings8.2608 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.3275 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management and Slack
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    -
    Ratings
    Slack
    8.7
    636 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Chat00 Ratings9.6635 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings8.7632 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings9.2620 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings8.1413 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings7.8412 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings8.9110 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings8.7182 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings8.9120 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management and Slack
    Feature
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    -
    Ratings
    Slack
    8.4
    603 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings8.2326 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings8.2541 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings8.4527 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings7.9429 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings8.3411 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings8.3362 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings9.0211 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings9.0455 Ratings
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    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance ManagementSlack
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (46 ratings)
    9.1
    (639 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (25 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (255 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.8
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (68 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (16 ratings)
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance ManagementSlack
    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.
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    Salesforce
    Slack is ideal for Scrum and agile teams that need continuous communication during sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, testing, and retrospectives. Slack is well-suited for maintaining team knowledge through searchable conversations and dedicated channels, where experienced team members help onboard new QA analysts.
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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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    Salesforce
    • Customer issues: Threads feature allows us to group a particular issue in a single thread and discuss within that thread. I can use the thread link to embed in JIRA ticket for tracking progress in JIRA (which is our details engineering tracking system).
    • Ability to add folder to Slack channel helps keep important information, documents easily accessible. e.g., we use this to keep a "ramp up" folder that can be used by any new joiner.
    • Global search is effective when I forget which group a particular message was in.
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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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    Salesforce
    • Would love a better integration with GitHub. For example, notifications when your PR is updated, when review is requested, @-mention in comments, etc.
    • Improved "Later" tab, for example the ability to create to-do lists or making the "Later" tab into a more powerful to-do list (annotate items with notes)
    • More powerful integrations, e.g. Google Calendar could render a calendar view within Slack, rather than sending the daily schedule
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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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    Salesforce
    To be more transparent, I give 10 because Slack serves our collaboration needs. It provide us a good platform for team communication relaying important update within the company, it has even mobile app where you can install in your phone to monitor any updates within that team that needs your immediate attention and intervention.
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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
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    Salesforce
    Slack has good usability. Devs that are not familiar with the platform are able to jump into conversations and start sharing code and links within just minutes. Non developers are also able to understand the layout such as the Project Managers that are keeping the projects on track. We have not seen any tickets where employees are having trouble understanding Slack.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Oracle
    EPM has been so far available all the time
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    Salesforce
    Yes, the app works 24/7. I don't even recall having any period that we could not use since the implementation. Even the maintenance periods are barely noticeable and our work is not impacted by it when it happens.
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    Performance
    Oracle
    The product performance is so far very good
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    Salesforce
    Slack is a soft app, we don't have many issues with it. I recall one or two people complaining about something during our usage period, but I didn't have a bad experience. When the app is slow, usually the problem is with my computer or my internet. The app works just fine.
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    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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    Salesforce
    Whenever I've had to troubleshoot an issue with Slack (which, to be honest, has not happened very often), their online documentation has been easy to locate, easy to understand, and effective in resolving my issue. Slack's ever-growing popularity also means that there's a large community of practice out there that can be depended upon.
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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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    Salesforce
    I was not part of the implementation team, but I recall being 100% happy and excited to learn and use a new tool. I'm still am to be honest.
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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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    Salesforce
    I like Slack better than ClickUp, because I would spend 30-60 minutes a day updating my ClickUp tasks. The way ClickUp was used was very micromanaging. I billed by the hour, so I was willing to put in the time to alert the boss what tasks I was working on.
    One of my jobs used Hive - I mostly just ran it in the background in case anyone messaged me. I did not use it often.
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    Scalability
    Oracle
    The product is scalable
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    Salesforce
    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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    Salesforce
    • Slack has been incredibly helpful in connecting various tech apps and ecosystems, creating a more streamlined and responsive process.
    • Slack has made it significantly easier to communicate with our team members across multiple time zones, creating a more engaging environment for our all-remote team.
    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