Oracle ERP Cloud is a suite of integrated applications used by organizations to manage business functions including finance, procurement, project management, supply chain, risk management, and more. It is delivered as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). It is available under a separate licence on PaaS, i.e.. you pay more you get flexibility to extend, build org standard integrations etc.
ERP Oracle
Oracle sought to emulate and surpass SAP by implementing an integrated ERP solution—Oracle had a critical head start: Oracle already owned the data layer.
Elaborated Comparison:
| Aspect | SAP | Oracle |
|---|---|---|
| Original Focus | Integrated business processes (ERP-first) | Database technology (data-first) |
| Initial Strength | Cross-functional enterprise software | Relational databases and data architecture |
| Strategic Move | Pioneered ERP to unify operations | Emulated SAP’s ERP vision to expand upward into business logic |
| Motivation | Offer integrated systems to break departmental silos | Leverage existing database dominance to control the full enterprise stack |
| Outcome | ERP leader with early adoption edge | Created a competitive ERP suite built on already-solid data foundations |
| Modern Position | End-to-end enterprise applications (SAP S/4HANA) | Integrated cloud-native ERP (Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP) |
