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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Planning Analytics

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AIBM Planning Analytics, powered by IBM TM1®, is an integrated planning solution designed to promote collaboration across the organization and help keep pace with the speed of modern business. With its calculation engine, this enterprise performance management solution is designed to help users move beyond the limits of spreadsheets, automating the planning process to drive faster, more accurate results. Use it to unify data sources into one single repository, enabling users to build…

    $825

    per month 5 users

    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AOracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) is a solution that helps users model and plan across finance, HR, supply chain, and sales, streamline the financial close process.

    $250

    per user/per month

    Pricing
    IBM Planning AnalyticsOracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $825
    per month 5 users
    Standard
    $1,650
    per month 10 users
    EPM Standard
    $250
    per user/per month
    EPM Enterprise
    $500
    per user/per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Planning AnalyticsOracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Pricing per user varies by component within the Oracle EPM Cloud solution. Please see pricing information for the EPM Cloud components on cloud.oracle.com or contact Oracle Sales at +1.800.633.0738.
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    Community Pulse
    IBM Planning AnalyticsOracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
    Chose IBM Planning Analytics
    Compare to its competition it has good visual and graphical interface that helps to customized according to user needs. It helps to apply the best possible algorithm according to different model scenario that provides the best possible results. Predictive forecasting and AI …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Planning Analytics
    IBM allows to build flexible models from the scratch. IBM Planning Analytics with Watson does not include non-planning features in one package, so you don't pay for something you may not need.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Planning Analytics
    IBM Planning Analytics with Watson does quite well in comparison to industry giants although it does have room for improvement. Many of our clients are also well accustomed to Oracle for instance. So it's user-friendliness that helps some tools get ahead of others. The more you …
    Incentivized
    Oracle
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    95 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    86 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    93 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    70 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    80 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    IBM Planning AnalyticsOracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of IBM Planning Analytics and Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.7
    90 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    5.6
    3 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports9.879 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.790 Ratings4.43 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates9.784 Ratings4.43 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of IBM Planning Analytics and Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.7
    96 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    9.2
    23 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Drill-down analysis9.893 Ratings9.722 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.795 Ratings9.621 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages9.871 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.792 Ratings8.419 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of IBM Planning Analytics and Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.5
    90 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    9.0
    19 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Publish to Web9.985 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.984 Ratings8.919 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.983 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.475 Ratings9.015 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of IBM Planning Analytics and Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.3
    92 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    5.9
    3 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.892 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.886 Ratings6.83 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics9.882 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining7.815 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of IBM Planning Analytics and Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.5
    96 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    9.2
    24 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.894 Ratings9.020 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.895 Ratings9.323 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.896 Ratings8.920 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.420 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)9.888 Ratings9.321 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of IBM Planning Analytics and Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    7.6
    83 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    7.2
    2 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access6.182 Ratings6.22 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.946 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.855 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of IBM Planning Analytics and Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.8
    102 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    8.8
    38 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Long-term financial planning9.898 Ratings9.230 Ratings
    Financial budgeting9.8101 Ratings9.738 Ratings
    Forecasting9.8102 Ratings8.937 Ratings
    Scenario modeling9.7101 Ratings8.635 Ratings
    Management reporting9.7101 Ratings7.833 Ratings
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of IBM Planning Analytics and Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.8
    95 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    9.1
    20 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Financial data consolidation9.791 Ratings9.817 Ratings
    Journal entries and reports9.883 Ratings9.714 Ratings
    Multi-currency management9.884 Ratings8.913 Ratings
    Intercompany Eliminations9.883 Ratings8.914 Ratings
    Minority Ownership9.875 Ratings8.612 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting9.887 Ratings9.716 Ratings
    Detailed Audit Trails9.789 Ratings8.216 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of IBM Planning Analytics and Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.4
    96 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    8.4
    34 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Financial Statement Reporting9.892 Ratings9.629 Ratings
    Management Reporting9.893 Ratings7.932 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting9.895 Ratings8.430 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting9.785 Ratings7.828 Ratings
    XBRL support for regulatory filing8.161 Ratings8.519 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of IBM Planning Analytics and Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.5
    98 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    7.7
    25 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Personalized dashboards9.797 Ratings8.225 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards9.892 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    KPIs9.895 Ratings7.44 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis9.893 Ratings6.74 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting9.894 Ratings8.124 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data8.165 Ratings8.024 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of IBM Planning Analytics and Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    9.8
    97 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    9.1
    36 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Flat file integration9.894 Ratings9.634 Ratings
    Excel data integration9.895 Ratings9.632 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources9.886 Ratings8.228 Ratings
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    IBM Planning AnalyticsOracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Small Businesses
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Centage
    Score9.4 out of 10
    IBM Planning Analytics
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Score10 out of 10
    OneStream
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM Planning AnalyticsOracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (108 ratings)
    8.9
    (46 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.7
    (73 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (97 ratings)
    6.8
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (16 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM Planning AnalyticsOracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    Very powerful modeling capabilities. It has a really good OLAP engine memory. Strong scenario planning for what if analysis. Flexibility of integration with ERPs or WM systems for both cloud and on premises. Centralized planning and alignment of governance is also a plus. Having one single system for many different functions.
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    Oracle
    It is well suited in a geographically distributed environment where you have various key participants in multiple time zones providing input and necessary explanations on performance and measured success It is less appropriate where you have a single office environment with a single finance department working together. It is also less suited when the GL is NOT an Oracle product and the interface between the GL and the reporting software needs to be implemented with utmost care and handling.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Handle very large data volumes.
    • Scale to a large number of users.
    • Not having to compromise on business complexity.
    • It can be run by business users.
    • Availability of highly qualified consultants to support businesses.
    • REST API allows for an open eco system and a variety of solutions to extend the product.
    • Vast integration possibilities.
    • AI-infused engine with IBM Watson.
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    Oracle
    • Account Reconciliation CLoud Services provides tight integration with Oracle R12 and 11i . Provides drillback capability. It is flexible and provides rich functionality to users.
    • We have implemented ARCS on cloud and migrated planning and budgeting from On premise to PBCS and EPBCS. Functionality is onpar with onpremise. Provides regular updates monthly
    • We don't need to upgrades every year and saved a lot on Hardware.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • sometimes it is hard to produce pixel perfect reports from the Web UI. I know it is not made for this, but still, it'll be great
    • getting in e.g. an Excel file just by drag and drop, and the AI should "understand" what the data is all around
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    Oracle
    • The limitation of constrained out of the box dimensions that requires ripping the initial implementation to add the new dimensions is a major drawback.
    • Smartview interface is cumbersome for many.
    • The only financial adapter is available for integration for other modules we have to go with file-based uploads which is cumbersome and not real-time.
    • It is very costly in terms of licensing unlike other Oracle products.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    Since IBM Cognos Express is suitable only for medium data warehouse environment, we are not sure if this tool solves the long term need as the business keeps growing rapidly. So its a 50/50 ratio to renew Express license. But having said that, the components of IBM Cognos Express are also available in other Cognos BI suites like Cognos 10.x version. So we will probably upgrade our environment to IBM Cognos 10.x which comes with more new features.
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    Oracle
    We have a pretty good userbase who are at the high level who gained value from this tool. Discontinuing this tool is prone to impact their day to day operations. Also the data in this tool cannot alter the source, which maintains the integrity of this tool. Smartview is a cool addition that gained lot of traction as well.
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    Usability
    IBM
    IBM Planning Analytics is generally good in terms of functionalities. It can be used reduce time for budget planning, resource planning, demand forecasting, etc. The performance of IBM Planning Analytics is acceptable, but user interface can be improved. It would be good to see new features that allow users to customise the dashboard.
    Incentivized
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    Oracle
    It produces consolidated multi currency reports faster and more accurately whilst adding additional pivotal functionality. The Smartview reporting is a key for us and a flagstone of the application
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    Reliability and Availability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    EPM has been so far available all the time
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    Performance
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    The product performance is so far very good
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    IBM support has been very quick to respond and handle the very few issues we've had. We've had a third-party who partners with IBM to be our consulting team which has helped greatly reduce the need for us to contact IBM directly. I highly recommend researching and selecting a well-respected partner to help with an implementation as well as ongoing support as needed.
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    Oracle
    Support from our implementation partner is a 10/10, but support from Oracle is awful. Case in point: recently over a 2-day period, there were a series of intermittent outages. Oracle actually asked US for the outage time-stamps. I would have thought that, since we were paying them, they should probably be able to tell us!
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    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    I suggest doubling the time to implement from the initial quote you get from the Sales team. That's always been the case for me for multiple EPMs now. The out-of-the-box functionality of Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud is pretty robust so I appreciate that and it really helped us get the ball rolling quickly.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    As it is related to MS Excel, IBM Planning Analytics is a much more robust and complete solution for the CFO or COO in mind. Oracle Hyperion stacks up nicely against IBM Planning Analytics. However, IBM's investment in AI allows Planning Analytics users more options and speed.
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    Oracle
    Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud fared very well against Adaptive, Anaplan, and Host Analytics. We ultimately decided on Oracle due to its reputation and strength of existing customers. We are happy with our decision.
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    Scalability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    The product is scalable
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Automate direct data connections to multiple data sources
    • One secured version of the the truth (for data and formulas)
    • Ability to scale to much more detailed planning with option to create predictive forecasts at detail
    • Business user friendly with powerful Excel integration
    • Very flexible and powerful modeling, can handle custom modeling needs at scale
    • Can make the same data available across finance and ops, but at the level of details and timeline that makes sense for them
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    Oracle
    • Significantly reduced the amount of money we spent for the maintenance of in-house hardware.
    • We now need less employees to manage the configurations of Oracle EPM Cloud.
    • There have been many time savings as a whole to apply to more productive causes.
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    ScreenShots

    IBM Planning Analytics Screenshots

    Screenshot of Workflow managementScreenshot of Income statementScreenshot of Margin analysisScreenshot of Metrics managementScreenshot of Income statementScreenshot of Expense analysis

    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management Screenshots

    Screenshot of Process and Workflow - Flexible Workflow and Process Management - Annotations - Concurrency in UsageScreenshot of Integration - External Integration - Oracle ERP Systems and Hybrid On-Premise DeploymentScreenshot of Planning and Forecasting - Decision-Oriented Plans with Instant Feedback Loop - What-If Modeling and SandboxScreenshot of Process and Workflow - Flexible Workflow and Process Management - Annotations - Concurrency in UsageScreenshot of User Interface - Role-Based, Intuitive User Interface - Role-Based Navigation Flows - Microsoft Office InterfaceScreenshot of Integration - External Integration - Oracle ERP Systems and Hybrid On-Premise Deployment