S.       Difference
No

1    Current Version        Ecc 6.0                                 Oracle Business Suite Release 12.1.2


2    Known for              Major Implementation Solutions to       Major Implementations done in Services Industries, BFSI etc
                            the Discrete Manufacturing Industries

3    Open / Proprietary     SAP is based on ABAP (current           Oracle follows Open standards. Java. There are lot many
     standards              version mix of ABAP and Java). It is    resources available who know java than ABAP. Hence the
                            difficult to Get /Maintain and Retain   TCO is lower here
                            a ABAP resource



4    Product Architecture   There is a architectural changes in     There is only one version available to all the customers. Its
                            R/3, Business One and All in one.       Oracle ebusiness Suite .
                            The upgradation from either of the
                            above versions is not possible. In
                            case of migration the customer needs
                            to buy new licenses and Reimplement
                            again



5    Product Upgrades       Upgrade from 4.7 to 6.0 is not free.    Product upgrades are free. They are covered in the 22% ATS
                            Customers need pay for the license      fees paid to Oracle. Split- 15 % Updates and 7% Upgrades.
                            and implementation. The ATS is 22%      Customer needs to pay only for the upgrades ( Consultant fees
                            of the License amount                   only)




6    Licensing              SAP offers multiple options wrt to      Oracle only offer Named user type licenses. Oracle offers the
                            the licensing:                          licenses in bundled form( CAS- Custom Application Suite) or A
                                  1. Professional Users             la carta ( Component Licensing)
                                  2. Limited Prof Users
                                  3. Employee User
                                  4. Developer user
                            The licenses are of Named User
                            metrics and not concurrent type

7    Product Bundling       Only core modules are offered.          Oracle 11g database comes bundled with the Oracle apps
                            Database would be extra                 Licenses.

8    Database Support       SAP supports Oracle, DB2, Max-DB,       Oracle works on Oracle database and to some extent on
                            MS SQL and other database versions      Microsoft SQL

9    Middleware             Its middleware is called as Netweaver   The middleware is called as fusion Middleware
10   Accelerators: Fasten   SAP offers A1FS (All in One Fast         Oracle Offers Oracle Business Accelerators (OBA). It easy-to-
     the Implementation     Start). It’s a subset of SAP A1 and is   use rapid implementation solutions developed by Oracle for
     and reduce timelines   developed by partners.                   most of the Industry Verticals
     and Effort




11   Costing of product     Not available to end customers. The      www.oracle.com/corporate/pricing/applications-price-
                            QT tool is available only to partners.   list.pdf



12   BI                     SAP offers Business Objects and          Oracle offers DBI( Daily Business Intelligence), OBIEE, BI
                            SAP AP NetWeaver Business                apps and oracle Hyperion
                            Intelligence

13   Future Product                                                  Oracle Fusion
     Launch

SAP Vs Oracle Apps

  • 1.
    S. Difference No 1 Current Version Ecc 6.0 Oracle Business Suite Release 12.1.2 2 Known for Major Implementation Solutions to Major Implementations done in Services Industries, BFSI etc the Discrete Manufacturing Industries 3 Open / Proprietary SAP is based on ABAP (current Oracle follows Open standards. Java. There are lot many standards version mix of ABAP and Java). It is resources available who know java than ABAP. Hence the difficult to Get /Maintain and Retain TCO is lower here a ABAP resource 4 Product Architecture There is a architectural changes in There is only one version available to all the customers. Its R/3, Business One and All in one. Oracle ebusiness Suite . The upgradation from either of the above versions is not possible. In case of migration the customer needs to buy new licenses and Reimplement again 5 Product Upgrades Upgrade from 4.7 to 6.0 is not free. Product upgrades are free. They are covered in the 22% ATS Customers need pay for the license fees paid to Oracle. Split- 15 % Updates and 7% Upgrades. and implementation. The ATS is 22% Customer needs to pay only for the upgrades ( Consultant fees of the License amount only) 6 Licensing SAP offers multiple options wrt to Oracle only offer Named user type licenses. Oracle offers the the licensing: licenses in bundled form( CAS- Custom Application Suite) or A 1. Professional Users la carta ( Component Licensing) 2. Limited Prof Users 3. Employee User 4. Developer user The licenses are of Named User metrics and not concurrent type 7 Product Bundling Only core modules are offered. Oracle 11g database comes bundled with the Oracle apps Database would be extra Licenses. 8 Database Support SAP supports Oracle, DB2, Max-DB, Oracle works on Oracle database and to some extent on MS SQL and other database versions Microsoft SQL 9 Middleware Its middleware is called as Netweaver The middleware is called as fusion Middleware
  • 2.
    10 Accelerators: Fasten SAP offers A1FS (All in One Fast Oracle Offers Oracle Business Accelerators (OBA). It easy-to- the Implementation Start). It’s a subset of SAP A1 and is use rapid implementation solutions developed by Oracle for and reduce timelines developed by partners. most of the Industry Verticals and Effort 11 Costing of product Not available to end customers. The www.oracle.com/corporate/pricing/applications-price- QT tool is available only to partners. list.pdf 12 BI SAP offers Business Objects and Oracle offers DBI( Daily Business Intelligence), OBIEE, BI SAP AP NetWeaver Business apps and oracle Hyperion Intelligence 13 Future Product Oracle Fusion Launch