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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Oracle Siebel CRM

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AAn enterprise grade CRM solution featuring customization and integration capabilities, and an open architecture for a personalized user experience. It can be deployed either on-premises or in the cloud.N/A

    Microsoft SQL Server

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft SQL Server is a relational database.

    $1,418

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    Oracle Siebel CRMMicrosoft SQL Server
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Subscription
    $1,418.00
    Per License
    Enterprise
    $13,748.00
    Per License
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Oracle Siebel CRMMicrosoft SQL Server
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Oracle Siebel CRMMicrosoft SQL Server
    Considered Both Products
    Oracle
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    53 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    45 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    53 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    39 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    45 Answers
    Features
    Oracle Siebel CRMMicrosoft SQL Server
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Oracle Siebel CRM and Microsoft SQL Server
    Feature
    Oracle Siebel CRM
    9.3
    20 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Microsoft SQL Server
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management9.419 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management10.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management9.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management9.418 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract management9.414 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management9.413 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking9.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management9.411 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Oracle Siebel CRM and Microsoft SQL Server
    Feature
    Oracle Siebel CRM
    9.5
    19 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Microsoft SQL Server
    -
    Ratings
    Case management9.417 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management10.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management9.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Oracle Siebel CRM and Microsoft SQL Server
    Feature
    Oracle Siebel CRM
    9.4
    14 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Microsoft SQL Server
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management9.412 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing9.414 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Oracle Siebel CRM and Microsoft SQL Server
    Feature
    Oracle Siebel CRM
    9.1
    15 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Microsoft SQL Server
    -
    Ratings
    Task management9.414 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting9.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Oracle Siebel CRM and Microsoft SQL Server
    Feature
    Oracle Siebel CRM
    8.7
    17 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Microsoft SQL Server
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting8.413 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization9.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports8.816 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Oracle Siebel CRM and Microsoft SQL Server
    Feature
    Oracle Siebel CRM
    9.4
    18 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Microsoft SQL Server
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields9.418 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects9.418 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scripting environment8.815 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration10.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Oracle Siebel CRM and Microsoft SQL Server
    Feature
    Oracle Siebel CRM
    9.2
    17 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Microsoft SQL Server
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability9.416 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Oracle Siebel CRM and Microsoft SQL Server
    Feature
    Oracle Siebel CRM
    9.3
    10 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Microsoft SQL Server
    -
    Ratings
    Social data9.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement9.610 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Oracle Siebel CRM and Microsoft SQL Server
    Feature
    Oracle Siebel CRM
    9.5
    13 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Microsoft SQL Server
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation9.413 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management9.69 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Oracle Siebel CRM and Microsoft SQL Server
    Feature
    Oracle Siebel CRM
    9.6
    12 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Microsoft SQL Server
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access9.612 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Oracle Siebel CRMMicrosoft SQL Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (22 ratings)
    7.9
    (107 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (4 ratings)
    7.6
    (17 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.9
    (26 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Oracle Siebel CRMMicrosoft SQL Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Oracle
    As an end user, I would not recommend this solution for enterprise deployment. Lack of support for modern browsers, slow performance, and poor searchability - these things set Siebel CRM in the rear of the pack. There was no great mobile solution either, so that can be bothersome especially for road warriors like myself.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft SQL is ubiquitous, while MySQL runs under the hood all over the place. Microsoft SQL is the platform taught in colleges and certification courses and is the one most likely to be used by businesses because it is backed by Microsoft. Its interface is friendly (well, as pleasant as SQL can be) and has been used by so many for so long that resources are freely available if you encounter any issues.
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    Pros
    Oracle
    • Great data model: the out of the box version comes with standard objects that support most of the industries business models: Finance, Communications, Utilities, Public Sector, Life Sciences to name a few.
    • Ease of implementation: implementation is done by configuring standard objects or creating new objects; additional level of customization via script is also possible.
    • Lots of resources available on the product
    • Supported by Oracle one of the world leader in IT
    • Multiple developers can configure and test concurrently in their own workspace and then merge the result in the main application.
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    Microsoft
    • Easy to configure and use with Visual Studio and Dot Net
    • Easy integration with MSBI to perform data analysis
    • Data Security
    • Easy to understand and use
    • Very easy to export database and tables in the form of SQL query or a script
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    Cons
    Oracle
    • Migrations between environments is one area that could be improved, with tools to compare and move data elements (source vs target).
    • Easier ways to identify, through email or a web page, the health of the overall system (components, marketing campaigns, tasks, servers, etc).
    • The UI seems to be improved with the newer versions of Siebel, but I believe it requires a lot of new features. It seems that other CRM solutions that are cloud-based are putting a lot of emphasis on the Usability and presentation, things where Siebel may need to catch up...
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    Microsoft
    • Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise edition has a high cost but is the only edition which supports SQL Always On Availability Groups. It would be nice to include this feature in the Standard version.
    • Licensing of Microsoft SQL Server is a quite complex matter, it would be good to simplify licensing in the future. For example, per core vs per user CAL licensing, as well as complex licensing scenarios in the Cloud and on Edge locations.
    • It would be good to include native tools for converting Oracle, DB2, Postgresql and MySQL/MariaDB databases (schema and data) for import into Microsoft SQL Server.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    We understand that the Microsoft SQL Server will continue to advance, offering the same robust and reliable platform while adding new features that enable us, as a software center, to create a superior product. That provides excellent performance while reducing the hardware requirements and the total cost of ownership of our solution.
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    Usability
    Oracle
    Oracle Siebel CRM is an older Sales CRM, so many of it's features aren't as current as ones used today. However, it has a smoother and easy-to-use UI. We're glad that we can still access Oracle Siebel CRM because it's easier to find older information that we can't easily find in our Salesforce Lightning CRM tool.
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    Microsoft
    SQL Server mostly 'just works' or generates error messages to help you sort out the trouble. You can usually count on the product to get the job done and keep an eye on your potential mistakes. Interaction with other Microsoft products makes operating as a Windows user pretty straight forward. Digging through the multitude of dialogs and wizards can be a pain, but the answer is usually there somewhere.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Its does not have outages.
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    Performance
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    SSAS data cubes may some time slow down your Excel reports.
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    Support Rating
    Oracle
    We no longer have support for our Oracle Siebel CRM. When we did, the support was slow to get some things fixed, therefore, there was a lot of downtime. Of course, this slowed down our overall productivity and increased our overall frustration with the tool. However, it would be nice if we still had some support with it since we still do access it from time to time.
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    Microsoft
    We managed to handle most of our problems by looking into Microsoft's official documentation that has everything explained and almost every function has an example that illustrates in detail how a particular functionality works. Just like PowerShell has the ability to show you an example of how some cmdlet works, that is the case also here, and in my opinion, it is a very good practice and I like it.
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    In-Person Training
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It was good
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    Online Training
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    very hands on and detailed training
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    Implementation Rating
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Other than SQL taking quite a bit of time to actually install there are no problems with installation. Even on hardware that has good performance SQL can still take close to an hour to install a typical server with management and reporting services.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Oracle
    We also connect to Oracle Business Intelligence, which is not even an option of the list of products above (that's always encouraging when products are missing from lists!) This connects to campaigns in Siebel along with users writing reports based on data from Siebel. I don't think OBIEE stacks up that great with other systems because it seems to be lacking in reports, and those who can make them have to be quite technical. Oracle Database I think stacks up because of how robust and speedy (at times) it can be
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    Microsoft
    [Microsoft] SQL Server has a much better community and professional support and is overall just a more reliable system with Microsoft behind it. I've used MySQL in the past and SQL Server has just become more comfortable for me and is my go to RDBMS.
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    Scalability
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    SQL server does handle growing demands of a mid sized company.
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    Return on Investment
    Oracle
    • This has all my company needs for sales analytic. It has helped our call center and the sales portal become more lean and require less resources for their day-to-day.
    • We use its research and direct email capabilities and use it to target specific groups of potential clients. We have seen an improvement of nearly 20%.
    • We have clients who have used a few modules like bill summary, campaign management and customer information. Oracle Siebel CRM has helped them reap ROI within a year from going live.
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    Microsoft
    • Increased accuracy - We went from multiple users having different versions of an Excel spreadsheet to a single source of truth for our reporting.
    • Increased Efficiency - We can now generate reports at any time from a single source rather than multiple users spending their time collating data and generating reports.
    • Improved Security - Enterprise level security on a dedicated server rather than financial files on multiple laptop hard drives.
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