Oracle vs. SAP: Who Has the Better ERP Apps Strategy?
Forrester Research last stacked up the application strategies of ERP heavyweights SAP and Oracle in 2006. At the time, SAP's star, in their opinion, was shining much brighter than Oracle's. Much has changed since then. Now, as 2008 comes to a close, Forrester analysts John Rymer, Paul Hamerman and Ray Wang have done another comprehensive analysis of the fierce competitors' application strategies.
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SAP or Oracle ERP software?
Hi,Good article.
I was going through available ERP softwares in market. Small and medium scales businesses should consider using Open Source ERP Compare to oracle or SAP. I have used both oracle and SAP. SAP is much better option for manufacturing industries. Oracle for other industries.
Thank you.
SAP Vs Oracle Apps
Can anyone send the features mapped between SAP and Oracle Appls.It is an urgent request and shall be of greatest help to us!
Oracle has better pricing for Mid Market
It should also be noted that the total cost of ownership for Oracle's ERP is far less expensive than SAP. Not to mention more flexible.TCO Oracle v SAP
I'd be very interested to know how you qualify and quantify that statement.......what facts do you have?The Nucleus Research report
The Nucleus Research report (published June 2007) is titled SAP and Oracle: Who's Ready for Small and Medium-sized Businesses? It shows that Oracle continues its TCO/ROI lead. Nucleus Research now recognises Oracle's superiority over SAP in the SMB market. Nucleus conducted 56 in-depth interviews with Oracle and SAP customers and found that Oracle beat SAP significantly in every category.http://www.oracle.com/corporate/analyst/reports/ent_apps/mm/nucleus-whos-ready-for-smb.pdf