Oracle Service vs. SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Oracle Service
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Oracle Service is the help desk and customer experience management platform from Oracle. The technology was developed and supported by RightNow Technologies as RightNow CX for cloud-based call center automation, until that company's acquisition by Oracle in 2011 for about $1.5 billion.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 ServiceSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Oracle ServiceSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional DetailsPer user, per month
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Community Pulse
Oracle ServiceSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Features
Oracle ServiceSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Service
7.7
78 Ratings
7% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
-
Ratings
Organize and prioritize service tickets7.973 Ratings00 Ratings
Expert directory7.053 Ratings00 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications7.057 Ratings00 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation8.050 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission8.174 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket response8.074 Ratings00 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Service
7.0
74 Ratings
14% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
-
Ratings
External knowledge base6.065 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledge base8.074 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Service
8.0
76 Ratings
0% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
-
Ratings
Customer portal8.069 Ratings00 Ratings
IVR8.035 Ratings00 Ratings
Social integration8.046 Ratings00 Ratings
Email support8.074 Ratings00 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration8.054 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Service
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.1
349 Ratings
10% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings7.9303 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.9298 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.7295 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Service
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.7
527 Ratings
3% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings7.8505 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings7.7466 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Service
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
610 Ratings
0% below category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.5573 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.1601 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Service
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.7
617 Ratings
5% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings7.7573 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings7.8606 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings7.6566 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Service
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
626 Ratings
8% above category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings8.2614 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.2587 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings7.9161 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.0166 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.0173 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.0160 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.3180 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Service
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
535 Ratings
5% above category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.3523 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.9453 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings7.9434 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Service
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
550 Ratings
5% above category average
Pricing00 Ratings8.0525 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings8.1534 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings8.924 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.2501 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings7.8138 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Service
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.4
172 Ratings
12% above category average
Billing Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings7.8157 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings7.5138 Ratings
Period Close00 Ratings7.9170 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Service
-
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 Service
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
75 Ratings
11% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings8.275 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Service
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.9
146 Ratings
13% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings7.8102 Ratings
Contract Authoring00 Ratings7.9104 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings7.7100 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings8.2131 Ratings
Supplier Management00 Ratings8.0128 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Service
-
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 Service
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.0
119 Ratings
16% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings8.1105 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings7.9101 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings7.895 Ratings
Fulfillment Management00 Ratings8.298 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings7.998 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Service
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
118 Ratings
11% above category average
Production Process Design00 Ratings8.2105 Ratings
Production Management00 Ratings8.3110 Ratings
Configuration Management00 Ratings8.2101 Ratings
Work Execution00 Ratings8.2106 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings8.1103 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Service
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.8
135 Ratings
8% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings7.7119 Ratings
Inventory Planning00 Ratings8.0128 Ratings
Performance Monitoring00 Ratings7.8123 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Service
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.0
124 Ratings
22% above category average
Proposal Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Product Master Data Management00 Ratings8.0124 Ratings
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 9.4 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
Oracle ServiceSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(89 ratings)
8.4
(641 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(9 ratings)
9.1
(14 ratings)
Usability
6.0
(5 ratings)
8.1
(536 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
8.7
(6 ratings)
6.8
(78 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(4 ratings)
7.5
(9 ratings)
Configurability
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.4
(4 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
5.0
(11 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
6.8
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.2
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Oracle ServiceSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Oracle
Oracle Right (Oracle Service Cloud) was an important evolution in the group's ombudsman channel management processes. We brought the Oracle Service Cloud to digitize the processes for capturing and managing the group's ombudsman channel, no longer operating manually (MS Excel).

Oracle Service Cloud (Right Now) brought about an important evolution in the management processes of the group's ombudsman channel, where activities that were performed manually, repetitively and with risk of errors, are now operated by the Right Now platform itself, whether by API, or by automation of the tool.
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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
  • We can access the best-in-class features for cross-channel contact center management amd field service management.
  • It provides a great way to mobilize agents and boost collaboration within the office which in turn improves the overall customer experience.
  • Automation of back of the office repetitive tasks leading to a faster way of addressing customer concerns.
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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
  • Oracle Service Cloud needs a better built in integration with Oracle Social Cloud or it needs to build in more Social network capabilities.
  • SMS is handle via a third party application but could be built in as part of the product.
  • The knowledge foundation product needs a better way to handle multiple languages. Currently you have to purchase an additional interface for each language. You can purchase the more expensive Knowledge Advance which does have a better language feature.
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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
Although RightNow is extremely flexible, the flexibility comes with a price. It is often not intuitive which settings you need to change (and under which menus these setting are buried) to enable the system to do what you want. Also, sometimes the system can do things you need, but you don't initially realize it. When RightNow sells a system to a new customer, I think it should come with X hours of consulting time with a RightNow expert. The customer should be able to consult with this expert over the next year to get advice concerning how to configure the system to achieve desired needs. Often RightNow Support would just answer "no" when I asked if I could do something, but then I would find another way to achieve my goals after talking with other companies using RightNow.
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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 learning curve is fairly steep; but for something that has this much capability, it's nearly impossible to make it "easy". The layout and organization are at least reasonably intuitive. The hardest part-- the "weakest link"-- is the portal development (where you can build help centers and other end-user pages.) The capabilities there are significant, but the learning curve for that part is especially steep and it takes a fair amount of expertise to be able to update it.
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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
We have never had issues with downtime or it not being available. Upgrades and maintenance also happens in weekends or at night.
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Performance
Oracle
We use a lot of tabs and fields on our incident workspace, which should slow the system down, but it's still quite fast, and we continue to optimize whatever is possible.
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Oracle
Technicians seem to be assessed based solely on how quickly they close the issues. I've had to reopen requests multiple times because they didn't actually solve my problem. Also, when the issue has even a moderate amount of complexity, the technicians often instruct me to "open another SR" to handle the other issue. I'm the customer, I shouldn't have to follow their processes, they should handle that for me. But even when I create the new SR, it seems like their right hand isn't talking to their left - they aren't reading back to the previous issue for context. So I get bounced around a lot, and I have to tell them how to do their job
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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
Most of our training was given while doing user acceptance testing, and getting the system approved by the market. When ever we were in doubt, our implementer helped us along. Later on we started exploring by our selves.
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SAP
More effective
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Implementation Rating
Oracle
Work with a RightNow expert during the implementation. Explain features that would you like to have. Often, somebody who really knows the system can show you what you need to do to achieve the desired results. Where a RightNow support engineer or a consultant might say "the system can't do that," a RightNow application engineer will listen to what you need, and often come up with an alternate path to achieve it
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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
TCS' customers who also selected Oracle Service Cloud over Salesforce Service Cloud and GE's ServiceMax in the Mfg. vertical in which I work, did so because of the robust ability of Oracle Service Cloud and its APIs to integrate with other value-add solutions for manufacturers such as IoT applications, Big Data Analytics, and Field Service applications.
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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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Scalability
Oracle
We have never had any down time, slowness or anything. Any error or instability that has occurrred has so far has been caused by user errors.
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Oracle
  • Since its, it has significantly reduced our training time of new agents. What used to take 6 weeks in the class room, went to 4 weeks.
  • Service Cloud allows us to easily gather data to report to the other departments quickly.
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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

Oracle Service Screenshots

Screenshot of A pixel-perfect Customer Portal organizes self-service content in a way that makes sense to your customers.Screenshot of Customers can search, email, chat, and call your business from their mobile devices for immediate resolution.Screenshot of Bring omnichannel interactions together into an intuitive, unified agent desktop.Screenshot of A fully integrated knowledge solution is the backbone of all seamless and consistent service experiences.Screenshot of Tailor customer experiences with contextualized and personalized service using dynamic interviews.Screenshot of Predictive forecasting tools increase field service operational efficiencies to ensure timely job completion.

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.