Oracle PeopleSoft ERP vs. Salesforce.org Education Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
Score 7.2 out of 10
N/A
Oracle's PeopleSoft ERP (or PeopleSoft FSCM) is a software solution used to reduce costs by automating and centralizing global transactional processes and the enterprise entire supply chain. Oracle states they have extended support for PeopleSoft to 2034.N/A
Salesforce.org Education Cloud
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Salesforce for Higher Ed combines the Salesforce Lightning Experience with HEDA (Higher Ed Data Architecture), providing a cloud platform supporting student management and engagement, admissions and academics, and other higher ed administrative support functions.N/A
Pricing
Oracle PeopleSoft ERPSalesforce.org Education Cloud
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Oracle PeopleSoft ERPSalesforce.org Education 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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Community Pulse
Oracle PeopleSoft ERPSalesforce.org Education Cloud
Considered Both Products
Oracle PeopleSoft ERP

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Salesforce.org Education Cloud
Chose Salesforce.org Education Cloud
Salesforce for Higher Education is the best option out there for managing student accounts. Other programs used are in the dark ages comparatively and this is a great way to engage in a more modern way.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Oracle PeopleSoft ERPSalesforce.org Education Cloud
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
6.2
18 Ratings
15% below category average
Salesforce.org Education Cloud
-
Ratings
Pay calculation6.018 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration6.017 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files5.018 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
10.0
20 Ratings
32% above category average
Salesforce.org Education Cloud
-
Ratings
API for custom integration10.019 Ratings00 Ratings
Plug-ins10.016 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
10.0
25 Ratings
21% above category average
Salesforce.org Education Cloud
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability10.021 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions10.024 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
9.3
26 Ratings
29% above category average
Salesforce.org Education Cloud
-
Ratings
Dashboards10.022 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports8.025 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports10.025 Ratings00 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
8.3
29 Ratings
9% above category average
Salesforce.org Education Cloud
-
Ratings
Accounts payable8.125 Ratings00 Ratings
Accounts receivable7.724 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Financial Support9.016 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers10.024 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations10.024 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting10.020 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes10.019 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
6.0
12 Ratings
27% below category average
Salesforce.org Education Cloud
-
Ratings
Inventory tracking7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic reordering5.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
7.8
9 Ratings
0% above category average
Salesforce.org Education Cloud
-
Ratings
Pricing8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Order entry10.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing5.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Orchestration8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
8.1
25 Ratings
9% above category average
Salesforce.org Education Cloud
-
Ratings
Billing Management10.018 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management8.015 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management5.113 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting8.713 Ratings00 Ratings
Period Close10.020 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
7.4
12 Ratings
3% below category average
Salesforce.org Education Cloud
-
Ratings
Budgeting and Forecasting7.012 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Costing7.111 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost Capture7.110 Ratings00 Ratings
Capital Project Management8.310 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance8.710 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition8.310 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
6.9
8 Ratings
1% above category average
Salesforce.org Education Cloud
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
9.3
10 Ratings
21% above category average
Salesforce.org Education Cloud
-
Ratings
Award Lifecycle Management8.79 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
6.5
17 Ratings
7% below category average
Salesforce.org Education Cloud
-
Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared6.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring6.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Repository8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
Supplier Management10.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
5.2
3 Ratings
22% below category average
Salesforce.org Education Cloud
-
Ratings
Risk Repository5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
9.0
2 Ratings
27% above category average
Salesforce.org Education Cloud
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
8.7
4 Ratings
14% above category average
Salesforce.org Education Cloud
-
Ratings
Production Process Design9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
7.4
10 Ratings
2% above category average
Salesforce.org Education Cloud
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Ratings
Forecasting7.010 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
8.9
3 Ratings
20% above category average
Salesforce.org Education Cloud
-
Ratings
Proposal Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Student and Faculty Administration
Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of Product A and Product B
Oracle PeopleSoft ERP
-
Ratings
Salesforce.org Education Cloud
8.8
5 Ratings
3% above category average
Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology00 Ratings8.14 Ratings
Online Registration Management00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
District Communications, such as messaging and alerting00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Roster Management00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
Platform Customization00 Ratings6.84 Ratings
Teacher Self-Service00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
Student Data Security00 Ratings9.25 Ratings
Community Support00 Ratings8.84 Ratings
Class Scheduling00 Ratings9.43 Ratings
State and National-level Reporting00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Compliance Support00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Teacher and Parent Mobile Application00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
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Oracle PeopleSoft ERPSalesforce.org Education Cloud
Small Businesses
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Acumatica
Score 8.7 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
Infor VISUAL
Infor VISUAL
Score 7.4 out of 10
Schoolmint Hero
Schoolmint Hero
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
SAP Business ByDesign
SAP Business ByDesign
Score 7.5 out of 10
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Schoolmint Hero
Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
Oracle PeopleSoft ERPSalesforce.org Education Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(40 ratings)
8.9
(11 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
5.0
(3 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(2 ratings)
6.2
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Oracle PeopleSoft ERPSalesforce.org Education Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Oracle
You really need a big enterprise to take advantage of PeopleSoft. It is not entirely user-friendly, and it often requires massive amounts of customization to make it work for layers if you will. Business experts can figure it out, but if you are expecting someone to easily learn how to use the timekeeping modules without heavy customization, it's really not for you. You need to know going in, that this is not for a small business at all, and not even a medium-sized enterprise. It's geared to massive organizations that need to integrate business processes over geographic areas and multiple departments.
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Salesforce
It is most suited for those within the education industry. For students and staff in particular, the Education Cloud allows seamless connectivity between each person and helps students stay on task. It can be very overwhelming as a student to have so many responsibilities in different areas, so Salesforce does a great job of offering many features that ease this process.
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Pros
Oracle
  • One of the best thing it does is it is customizable. You can implement any business logic you need. This is one of the very key assets of PeopleSoft Financials.
  • PeopleSoft Financials's accounting methods are in line with industry standards. You can use the process as is and ledger will be taken care of.
  • It supports multiple ways to integrate with other systems.
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Salesforce
  • Great use of integrating across all aspects of enrollment.
  • Easy to create tasks for counselors to remember to call prospective students and keep up to date on goals.
  • Reporting is fabulous inside of Salesforce.
  • All of the Apps in the App Exchange.
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Cons
Oracle
  • PeopleSoft Financials does not address the needs of small organizations that do not have a large enough staff to maintain the software or utilize the features it provides as it requires a moderate staff to keep track of all of the transactions and processing
  • PeopleSoft licensing costs are significant, which are relative to the features provided but in many cases those features may not be necessary
  • PeopleSoft licensing structures can be frustrating at times when certain modules would allow you to perform the complex task needed but it would require the entire module to be licensed for just that one feature (e.g. Cash Management for loading bank statements in certain formats)
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Salesforce
  • It’s hard to run reports or create working “views” for Enrollment/Student Advisor teams that include both Leads and Contacts in the same report.
  • Some fields do not map from Lead to Contact object. When a student transitions from application to acceptance, some dropdown and fill-in fields completely disappear from the student’s page in Salesforce. Every version of Salesforce I’ve used has this problem.
  • Salesforce overall is clunky and confusing for the average user. We require thorough Salesforce training for new hires on all teams because it’s not user-friendly or obvious what to click on to achieve a specific task.
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Likelihood to Renew
Oracle
PRISM is a great tool to track and watch numerous financial documents. I would like to see more of an integration platform that would control tracking for specific project details. There is currently only a little section for job notes which I would like to see improve. I think navigation could be improved, but isn't the worst compared to some platforms I have worked with as it provides a tree like structure on the backend which helps synchronize information together for fiscal financials.
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Salesforce
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Usability
Oracle
I am aware of better systems, but this is what the employer I work for has to offer. Overall, there are fewer negatives than positives so I would support the usability. New staff members can quickly obtain access and go through a 5-10 minute training video that we build in house. The speed at which someone can become a proficient user speaks to the usability of ePro.
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Salesforce
It was really so easy to sign up and get going with the whole process
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Support Rating
Oracle
I can't give them a perfect rating because it does often take a long time and usually more [expensive] to resolve trying issues that cannot be solved by our in-house team. PeopleSoft is complicated, and the mix and match of user-created and stock modules cause problems very often. These usually require more customization to completely fix, requiring more money spent with
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Salesforce
People will respond on time even though Salesforce is such a large organization. This also includes various methods of getting support beyond just calling - they have dedicated reps, chat, chatter, etc that all make the experience more pleasant.
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Implementation Rating
Oracle
I recommend that everyone pay special attention to developing a solid testing and training plan if you are even thinking of implementing PeopleSoft. Be ready to obtain good trainers and developers, otherwise, your journey can be unnecessarily painful and much more expensive. Try to stay with an implementation partner who really has your needs at heart, and actually takes the time to understand your organization!
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Salesforce
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Oracle
PeopleSoft is much more appropriate for large organizations than the software programs listed here. I'm involved in a project to bring billing and accounts receivable functions out of "shadow systems" like those listed here and into PeopleSoft, and PeopleSoft is more robust, flexible, and standardizable. We've found it to be an excellent solution.
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Salesforce
I have not used similar products and I am new to this role. Salesforce has been very easy to learn and I appreciate the support and ability to access the platform when I need to. I was able to easily learn the program and become skilled in what I needed to do. It also made the transition to digital forms quite easy
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Return on Investment
Oracle
  • Provides better controls to ensure that spend does not increase beyond the PO amount.
  • sPro reverse invoicing provides a mechanism to only pay our staff aug firms for only the hours that entered into PeopleSoft. There is no more reconciliation between the vendor invoices and the hours that were charged within the internal time tracking system.
  • PeopleSoft Financials increases employee efficiency through the use of dashboards and work centers.
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Salesforce
  • Positive: Our entire company is more aligned because while still complying with FERPA, the right people have access to student records while also having the correct permissions.
  • Positive: we can integrate with our partners who also use Salesforce, while still complying with FERPA.
  • Negative: we've needed to hire a Salesforce Development team with multiple people to accurately customize the tool to work for us.
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ScreenShots

Salesforce.org Education Cloud Screenshots

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