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At a Glance
Oracle Essbase
Oracle Essbase
Star Rating
(244)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (76.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Oracle Hyperion Planning
Oracle Hyperion Planning
Star Rating
(50)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (68.2% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Oracle Essbase vs Oracle Hyperion Planning

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Oracle Essbase easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.

  • Oracle Essbase and Oracle Hyperion Planning both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Oracle Hyperion Planning is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Oracle Essbase over Oracle Hyperion Planning.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Oracle Essbase
No pricing available
Oracle Hyperion Planning
No pricing available
Free Trial
Oracle Essbase
No trial information available
Oracle Hyperion Planning
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
122
8.4
31
Ease of Use
7.9
123
7.2
31
Ease of Setup
6.7
82
5.9
13
Ease of Admin
7.2
83
6.2
13
Quality of Support
6.0
115
7.1
27
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
6.7
80
6.7
13
Product Direction (% positive)
6.8
111
6.6
31
Features by Category
Supply Chain Cost-To-Serve AnalyticsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics - Supply Chain Cost-To-Serve Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
159
Not enough data
Data Management
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
Reporting Structure
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
Standard Analytics
8.1
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
Custom Analytics
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Corporate Performance Management (CPM)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
7.9
100
Financial Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Insight
Not enough data
8.4
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
17
|
Verified
Data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.5
17
|
Verified
Status Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.1
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Oracle Essbase
Oracle Essbase
Oracle Hyperion Planning
Oracle Hyperion Planning
Oracle Essbase and Oracle Hyperion Planning share no categories
Unique Categories
Oracle Essbase
Oracle Essbase is categorized as Financial Analysis
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Oracle Essbase
Oracle Essbase
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
5.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
18.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
76.4%
Oracle Hyperion Planning
Oracle Hyperion Planning
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
2.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
29.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
68.2%
Reviewers' Industry
Oracle Essbase
Oracle Essbase
Insurance
9.4%
Information Technology and Services
8.6%
Financial Services
8.2%
Oil & Energy
6.4%
Hospitality
5.2%
Other
62.2%
Oracle Hyperion Planning
Oracle Hyperion Planning
Financial Services
15.9%
Information Technology and Services
13.6%
Telecommunications
6.8%
Oil & Energy
6.8%
Insurance
6.8%
Other
50.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
Oracle Essbase
Oracle Essbase
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Banking

It is flexible and be used not only for financial analysis but also other business statistical modeling.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Food Production

Lack of reporting tools. Need more information on security

Oracle Hyperion Planning
Oracle Hyperion Planning
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Todd W.
TW
Todd W.
Verified User in Higher Education

Hyperion Planning provides the platform for businesses to significantly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their budgeting and planning functions. Too often, large and complex businesses run budgets through a myriad of excel sheets whereas...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

There’s so much It’s slow Crashes a lot No help from customer call center. I don’t know if they’re in the US Does not work well if you are upgrading your computers operating systems

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Discussions
Oracle Essbase
Oracle Essbase Discussions
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Oracle Hyperion Planning
Oracle Hyperion Planning Discussions
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