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KCI CONTROL vs Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud comparison

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Categories and Ranking

KCI CONTROL
Ranking in Business Performance Management
31st
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Planning and Budgeti...
Ranking in Business Performance Management
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Financial Performance and Strategy Management (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Business Performance Management category, the mindshare of KCI CONTROL is 1.0%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud is 4.3%, down from 4.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Performance Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud4.3%
KCI CONTROL1.0%
Other94.7%
Business Performance Management
 

Featured Reviews

it_user192339 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President, Sr. Fin. Analyst at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Saves time and helps efficiency compared to just using Excel but improvements to database features for analytics needed.
Database features for analytics i.e. retrieving data. The biggest flaw of KCI Control9 and previous versions is that all data retrieval is 'view' based. You can not simply define the dimensions and retrieve the data. You have to define the dimensions in a 'view' and only then can you use that 'view' to build ad hoc reports. Another serious flaw is that if you want to share this ad hoc report that you built with another employee, that person will have to set their 'view' dimensions to at a minimum include all the dimension parameters as the report or the whole report will not work. I've heard from KCI that in Control10 they will be eliminating this 'view' restrictions for retrieving data and it's seriously about time. It has been such a handicap to this product.
DA
Consultant at Avvale
The use of data forms simplifies financial data management and input processes
The best feature of Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud is the possibility to use data forms to input data and allow users to have a template with the data form. For users, it is not necessary to go with a free form to take data or input data. My automotive customer transitioned from Essbase on-premise to Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud specifically for the data forms functionality. This is the main feature that Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud offers compared to the Essbase on-premise solution. Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud offers the possibility to use data forms for viewing and inputting data. This is the easiest way to perform these actions without using free forms.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Saves time and helps efficiency compared to just using Excel to do Financial Reporting and Budgeting."
"It gives you an end-to-end solution from integrating data from the source system to reporting. So it's a highly recommended tool."
"They provide tools certified to work on-site, in the cloud, or in a hybrid scenario, and this flexibility is valuable for various business sizes."
"The product has a direct plugin to Microsoft Excel."
"Once you do the budget in Oracle ERP, you can upload it, but it's easier to create and manage budgets in the Oracle budgeting tool itself. For example, if you have a shortfall in the budget, it's easier to manage that and the forms, too, especially if you also have Oracle Forms Management. You can get the forms from somewhere and then transform those forms into budget heads."
"One of the most valuable features of Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud is the ability to have budgeting, finance, and management running in a single tool."
"The improvement for the organization is the same as it is with Hyperion Planning plus the license is a lot more affordable and it has no need for in-house equipment."
"We find it valuable that all the features are combined into one system."
"Beneficial analysis and easy to do management adjustments."
 

Cons

"It has been such a handicap to this product."
"For HR, the workforce planning out of the box is complicated. For most users, it's not easy, and it requires a learning curve. It's not very user-friendly. It can be improved."
"But there are some limitations. For example, the Attributes feature doesn't do cross-tab reporting based on KPI."
"Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud could improve by having better integration with some other modules that we would add to this solution."
"The support at Oracle is just terrible."
"Some of the things in this product are just too cumbersome and we don't need them and they make it harder to do certain things, or certain things have to have more specific names or descriptions."
"Oracle response time for customer SRs is horrible."
"Oracle initially forced HFM users to migrate to FCCS, which was difficult because moving applications wasn't easy."
"The tool has its flaws but most of time (99%), it is the implementer's fault that you have a bad or slow model."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price of Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud is expensive. However, it solves a lot of issues at the company. Having a better price could make us think about using more cloud products for Oracle and increase usage."
"There is an annual subscription for this solution and it is priced high."
"The solution is free."
"It is expensive."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
15%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Retailer
8%
 

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Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise17
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud?
While cloud pricing may initially appear more expensive due to the absence of infrastructure expenses, it is fair. There's no need for physical servers or infrastructure management. The licensing i...
What needs improvement with Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud?
The Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud can be improved in various ways.
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I am not currently using the Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud with any of my clients recently. There are no specific use cases that I have for this product.
 

Also Known As

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Oracle PBCS, Oracle Enterprise Business Planning
 

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Sample Customers

British American Tobacco, BAE Systems, Catalytic Solution, Classroom Connect, Gehr Enterprises, ITLA Capital Corporation, MDRC, Washington Trust Bank
Australian Finance Group Ltd., Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd., TBS Group, Delaware Life Insurance, Shelf Drilling Ltd., Abu Dhabi Department of Finance, Fugro Norway AS, Drake & Scull International PJSC (DSI), Racepoint Global, Edgewater Technology Inc., King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Communications Test Design Inc.
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