Oracle EBS Cons and Pros
December 23, 2018

Oracle EBS Cons and Pros

Timothy Sawah | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Oracle eBusiness Suite

EBS is a very stable and reliable application suite.

It is used in the finance department for managing invoices and payments. Also, it is used in asset management and HR. The suite has multiple offerings and is perfect for medium to large enterprises. It provides high-efficiency by utilizing Oracle databases and a customizable back office.

Pros

  • Uses Oracle Databases with fast look-up and high reliability ( robust)
  • Contains several elements that can be used in different departments, such as HR, finance, logistics, procurement...
  • Flexibility in customizing to fit the exact needs of enterprise business units
  • EBS support is very effective. Most troubleshooting can be done by local admins due to its wide usage

Cons

  • GUI is not straightforward; not very user-friendly
  • High maintenance contract cost, which makes it not affordable for small companies
  • Deployment and customization requires a lot of effort and coordination between departments and the IT developers
  • Increased efficiency
  • Improved process workflow
  • Secure and robust database for the elements that matter most ( finances)
Oracle E-Business Suite provides a wider variety of solutions and better stability. Sage and Orion are more user-friendly. MS Dynamics GP is easier to implement but lacks robustness. If the cost is a major factor in the solution selection process, then Oracle EBS ranks lowest between the 3 other alternatives. For businesses with bigger budgets and complex procurement, finances, and HR, Oracle EBS is the best fit.
EBS is recommended for large organizations with complex payroll and procurement rules and policies. Universities, banks and other enterprises with a large number of assets can benefit from EBS Enterprise Asset management application. Having EBS deployed might require hiring IT admins with Oracle DB and Solaris systems knowledge. This would be another high cost to consider in addition to the yearly maintenance contract.

I do not recommend choosing a different application suite for small businesses.

Oracle E-Business Suite Feature Ratings

8.4
Accounts payable
9
Accounts receivable
9
Global Financial Support
8
Primary and Secondary Ledgers
7
Journals and Reconciliations
8
Configurable Accounting
9
Standardized Processes
9
8.6
Billing Management
10
Cash and Asset Management
9
Travel & Expense Management
8
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting
8
Period Close
8
8.3
Inventory tracking
10
Automatic reordering
7
Location management
8
8.0
Pricing
9
Order entry
8
Credit card processing
8
Cost of goods sold
9
Order Orchestration
6
8.7
Pay calculation
9
Benefit plan administration
8
Direct deposit files
9
8.0
Dashboards
7
Standard reports
7
Custom reports
10
7.5
API for custom integration
8
Plug-ins
7
9.0
Role-based user permissions
9
Single sign-on capability
9
9.0
Award Lifecycle Management
9
8.0
Budgeting and Forecasting
9
Project Costing
8
Cost Capture
7
Capital Project Management
9
Customer Contract Compliance
7
Project Revenue Recognition
8
4.5
Project Planning and Scheduling
5
Task Insight for Project Managers
6
Project Mobile Functionality
5
Definable Resource Pools
2
5.0
Bids Analyzed and Compared
5
Contract Authoring
6
Contract Repository
5
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated
5
Supplier Management
4
Not Rated
Risk Repository
Not Rated
Control Management
Not Rated
Control Efficiency Assessments
Not Rated
Issue Detection
Not Rated
Remediation and Certification
Not Rated
8.2
Transportation Planning and Optimization
9
Transportation Execution Management
8
Trade and Customs Management
7
Fulfillment Management
7
Warehouse Workforce Management
10
7.6
Production Process Design
8
Production Management
7
Configuration Management
8
Work Execution
7
Manufacturing Costs
8
8.0
Forecasting
8
Inventory Planning
9
Performance Monitoring
7
7.5
Proposal Management
8
Product Master Data Management
7

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