# Oracle Business Intelligence Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Oracle Business Intelligence the right Business Intelligence solution for you? Explore 90 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/180/Oracle-Business-Intelligence/reviews --- Oracle Business Intelligence 4.1 (90) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/180/Oracle-Business-Intelligence/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated January 15th, 2026 # Reviews of Oracle Business Intelligence Ease of use 3.7 Customer Service 3.6 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews Claudia L Accounting ManagerTransportation/Trucking/Railroad, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “My overall experience using Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence to create ad hoc analysis reports are positive to pull data from a single subject area. If it's more than one subject area, it's better to create a BI Publisher report instead.“ August 27, 2024 MH Michael H Senior ConsultantAccounting, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “This is something many database/reporting systems lack.“ February 19, 2024 KM KALA MALLIK M graduate research assistantFarming, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “it gives the predictive analysis of the historical data and also performs end-to-end business performance management tools, which is very user-friendly.“ July 11, 2021 Paweł P IT Business AnalystChemicals, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Business teams report constant issues and bugs to OBIEE.“ March 25, 2022 Paweł P IT Business AnalystChemicals, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “The most important for the business is to have quick access to OBIEE reports.“ March 25, 2022 LB Lindsay B EditorWriting and Editing, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “My only complaint is that the platform is a bit on the slow side. When I pull stats for my reports some weeks, I find myself waiting a while and having to come back a little later to see if it loaded.“ December 21, 2020 LB Lindsay B EditorWriting and Editing, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The software does what it needs to do and helps me easily pull film-showing stats for my reports.“ December 21, 2020 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 90 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Shayne B. Project Consultant Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good product potential which has been assimilated and developed into Oracle stack." March 15, 2018 4.0 Works well with Oracle products due to effort made to assimilate into the Oracle stack. Graphical display on desktops to mobile devices and automated scheduled reporting provide ability to push and pull information via appropriate mediums for users. Pros Graphical interfaces and ability to sit above multi-faceted cubes can produce strong reporting and dissection opportunities to mine and exploit data. Much of the Oracle BI is from third party acquisition (e.g. Hyperion), and while this has it's own issues, it does provide opportunities where it can interface across the Oracle family of products and be interfaced with Oracle, PeopleSoft and JD Edwards ERP. Such capability supports large enterprises that may have a mix of Oracle Financials and PeopleSoft HR (utilising specific strengths of each product set) where underlying cubes of data can mix, match, and slice data to inform and forecast effect and impacts. Certainly strides have been made in the graphical interfaces of the Oracle BI stack, from display on desktops, to reporting, and more recently mobile devices. Display of information is relative to the form factor, relatively responsive (dependent on comm. links) and can be paired with scheduling tools for automated notifications and reporting. This has advantages of not only ad-hoc reporting for users, but can also simplify regular reporting cycles such as month and quarterly end reporting. Cons Overheads of management of underlying cubes can be troublesome due to the nature of products in the Oracle suite. Due to the acquisition of rival or complimentary products from other vendors and partial assimilation into the Oracle stack, and a reliance on old code as the base level of many Oracle products (including PeopleSoft); a strong knowledge of tables and inter-relationships is imperative. unfortunately in my experience a number of clients will also customise tables and fields which can further complicate maintenance and understanding. Creating an Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) for your BI, whether Oracle or other products, to inform your Configuration Management Data Base (CMDB) can be most beneficial over the life cycle of products and BI overlays. Due to the nature/origin of the Oracle technology stack, the major drawback is often the need to employ (directly or via third party) specialists to configure, manage and maintain the BI stack. This is not just for knowledge or changes needed to BI to ensure effective operation, but also where institutional knowledge is required in the configuration and scripting required to ensure that source tables are appropriate and populated to support the BI outcomes desired. Review Source cM clive M. IT Administrator Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best analytical tool with great functionality" February 14, 2021 5.0 A great analytical and reporting tool which has various functionalities that helps in analyzing data in different dimensions. Pros Oracle is great analytical tool with great functionalities and opportunities which makes it easier to analyze data using different scenarios. It provides quality and precise results which makes data analysis and reporting easy. The dashboards are interactive which makes enjoyable to work with. The feature of allowing results to be saved in many formats makes reporting and information sharing easy Cons The platform takes time to load and the pricing is a bit high though it is justified Switched from [Microsoft Power BI](https://www.capterra.com/p/176586/Power-BI/) Oracle has more robust dashboards, It is also better for planning and budgeting purposes Review Source FL Fiona L. Director of Planning Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Helpful but old fashioned" January 20, 2025 3.0 Helpful but old fashioned with very fixed structures. Pros You can set up high level reporting views with the ability to drill into data and also to export it e.g. for a presentation Cons It feels old fashioned and quite clunky compared to new BI options Review Source Rami H. Internal Auditor Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Oracle Business Intelligence is a great business solution " March 2, 2021 5.0 Oracle Business Intelligence saved a lot of my time and made our business life cycle better. Pros After we moved from old software to Oracle Business Intelligence our company achieved many benefits, The work became more organized and users authorization more specified, And the transactions with more details, In the same time the reports became more easy to customize and export as Excel file or many others integrated software. Cons In first month using Oracle Business Intelligence the reports was not working well, But after finish the project setup and go live everything is working great. Review Source Cesar C. Docente asociado Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Oracle Hyperion software to respond to the rapid changes experienced by the current market to carry " December 20, 2018 5.0 With the system you can plan and generate reports faster, in more detail, with more precision in the field of financial information. Financial and business areas of the company. Pros This tool provides a complete and fully integrated system of financial software that can be stored in the cloud with a Web interface and MS Office, and which allows the management of information and administration in common through a user-friendly system that adapts to the era of the modern internet and online businesses. Hyperion also offers the best financial closure and business planning applications that exist in the network, surpassing its competitors by the multi functionality and integrality of its modules that can be installed independently if necessary. This makes of program an exclusive and powerful weapon that generates to the organization a strategic and predictive modeling of its operations. Cons There are very few things that may not like this system however with regard to Integration of data and metadata with Oracle transactions systems and other brands, including the benefits of deepening you have to improve your interface of relationships in lines that sometimes they make slow and its complicated use depending on the internet service provider Review Source Jorge C. Co-Founder & Infrastrucure Manager Retail Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Oracle Business Intelligence a great tool for any enterprise sizes" September 25, 2018 5.0 I was involver in projects where OBIEE solution reporting needs for finantial enterprise, you can do a ODI integration for ETL solution to help data/information can be available in the way the thematic areas for reports pupulation needs. Pros Oracle Business Intelligence is a kind of scalable solution, you can start from a suit module and then scalate to add more components. It provides a relative easy to use GUI for auto-service analysis and with the last OBIEE versions you can get the last graphs and animations. Im my experience migrations from previous versions is relative easy to perform, Oracle brings good documentation about the proccess and a lot of blogs about any issues on the process. The main products I used on this tools are: \* Interactive Dashboards: brings analytics solution for managers, we can put on dashboards any kind of analysis, reports, graphs, including geo-locations. \* OBIP: Publisher offers a strong reporting tool, for formatted documents, and the hability to exports to a variety of formats such pdf, word, xml, html, etc. \* Ad-hoc querys: a good solution for auto-services, managers as ends users can build their own answers for business/operative questions, just pulling the business variables and combining graphs and customs in a intuitive tool. \* Delivers: helps to schedule analysis, alerts and delivers content to filter configured targets. Cons Oracle bring a complete tool, the cons is just limitated to improve user experiencie when working with time-dimensions, Oracle can work in to reduce the effort for this. Review Source Sohaib A. Technical Consultant - Data warehouse and Business Intelligence Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Technical consultant" January 10, 2019 4.0 My experience was excellent, I got to learn a lot with it. Projects I covered were across financial solutions, HRMS and supply change modules Pros The functionality and in-depth analysis with ease is the most prominent feature for me. Its fast, its robust, customizable to suit clients' needs and requirements. Easy to implement new features. Cons For a starter it will be a little hectic to grasp the functionality oracle business intelligence solution provides. Review Source Paweł P. IT Business Analyst Chemicals Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE) as an important product, however requiring improvements" March 25, 2022 3.0 Ooracle Business Intelligence meets the business needs in terms of providing the ERP data, however there are lots of confusing issues connected with OBIEE. Pros The most important for the business is to have quick access to OBIEE reports. With a few clicks the users might use the predefined reports and set the required filters per their needs - that's working without issues. Cons Business teams report constant issues and bugs to OBIEE. Reports not populating the actual data from Oracle and the reporting interface doesn't have the best user experience. Tableau or Power BI have way better analytics possibilities. Review Source Patrick R. Senior Consultant - Owner Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Deployed in addition to Oracle Business Suite for Global reporting" July 26, 2018 5.0 Pros A lot of tools to build environments and dashboards for users. Require an acceptable IT support without creating a botleneck when you need adjustment. We deployed it in replacement of BUsiness Objects where the environment and price became not acceptable Cons Complex to design and deploy if your company has a complex structure across multiple geographies and multiple currencies Review Source Travis T. Senior Project Accountant Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Its an ok BI tool" October 10, 2019 4.0 As a user its a great tool, but lots of things break all the time with it and then IT needs to fix it Pros Lots of filters and drill down reports Can customize from top level to bottom Gives great detail when setup right Cons Doesn't really allow you to visualize the information Graphs etc are just non existent Heard it is quite expensive Lots of time needed for company to setup reports correctly Review Source MH Michael H. Senior Consultant Accounting Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Pretty Solid and Dynamic Reporting & Analysis Tool " February 19, 2024 4.0 I really love being able to start from the top of the data in a report and investigate all the way down to a single transaction which could be driving the financial performance in the report. This is something many database/reporting systems lack. You often must have a second database, or look directly into your ERP in another side process. Not with BI. Pros The ability to drill down all the way to the transaction/invoice level in an overview report. Cons It takes a while to learn all the caveats, bells and whistles. Once you're up and going though its not bad. Alternatives considered [Workday Adaptive Planning](https://www.capterra.com/p/130072/Adaptive-Insights/) Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Accountant Defense & Space Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great software for large companies " November 30, 2018 4.0 Love this product and would recommend it to other companies. Pros This was a brand new program introduced to my company. I loved how easy it was to learn to navigate around. It also has a endless amount of possibilites on for what it is capable of. The service desk was also amazing. They had quick response times and if they were unable to answer my question they found someone who could! Cons The software can be very pricey but in my opinion the ability the system has far out weighs the price of it. Review Source KC Kayla C. Managment Analyst Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I use this product every single day" June 7, 2017 5.0 Pros This is honestly the easiest financial software that I currently use. I constantly complete Ad Hoc reports, and I receive results instantly when searching for information. I also like that I can drill down into reports. Cons My only complaint is has to do with the interface. It does take a little while to learn how to use this properly. Review Source AH Alyssa H. Financial Planning Analyst Renewables & Environment Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Oracle BI - Could use an update" February 5, 2019 4.0 I would recommend this system for businesses specializing in data analytics. However, I wish the interface was simpler looking, and I wish the system looked more modern. Pros The functionality of this software is unparalleled - it is very easy to keep data organized here through the system of folders. Cons This software is seriously lacking in visual appeal. When compared to similar systems, this one has the functionality of a modern one, but the look and feel of one that is ten years old. I wish the interface looked more modern and minimalistic - it is currently incredibly cluttered and at times hard to navigate. Review Source Ingrith M. college profesor Computer Software Used the software for: ### "This powerful tool allows you to monitor business performance." March 16, 2018 5.0 The benefit is the help in extracting information from the company for strategic purposes. Pros With the implementation of Oracle BI the company data can be used to obtain a competitive advantage, thanks to the extraction algorithms that apply to the database. In addition to the above, this tool offers us the power of the real information of the company and gives the opportunity to react more quickly to market changes. Cons It only offers open integration with the rest of the product portfolio of the ORACLE company. The cost of the investment is high, however the business tool is so efficient that the return on investment will be quick thanks to the many benefits it offers. Review Source HJ Henrijs J. BI specialist Information Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "professional BI tool" September 9, 2020 5.0 This is a solid tool and definitely top of the line tools. Pros Easy to set-up and create dashboards. Quite simple to teach end users to use the BI tool, view and create their own ad-hoc reports. Cons Customization of the dashboards are limited, especially if different time dimensions are neccessary. Review Source LM Lorelle M. Cash Apps/Cash Management Oil & Energy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "In total, I have used a version of Oracle for approximately 10 years. " January 11, 2018 4.0 It's the best ERP software that I have used to date. Pros I like that it is very user friendly. Out of the 5 different ERP systems that I have used, Oracle is the best. Cons Unlike Lawson, Oracle does not provide visibility to the outcome of journals prior to actually posting the journals. Review Source Marco R. Coordinatore Area Business Intelligence Pharmaceuticals Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Finally a tool to keep up with the competition" September 11, 2018 4.0 A good product, still improvable Pros With the latest versions it has become easier to extract and analyze data Cons The architecture is still very complex, but recently it has slimmed down a lot Review Source NC Nicole C. independent contractor Food & Beverages Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Customer Service Program" November 20, 2019 4.0 Overall, Oracle got the job done. Pros Oracle was one of the main programs I used while working for a telecommunications company. It was pretty easy to learn, and there are a lot of functions personalized for your company. Cons Sometimes the program would lag, which would ruin the flow with the customer I would be speaking with at the time. Review Source JR Jennifer R. Financial Accountant Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Love Essbase. Hate your customer service" October 6, 2016 5.0 Won't return our emails timely. Emailed about upgrade server settings, but can't get a response. Have been sent to multiple service reps who ask for the same information. Review Source AO Ashley O. Self Employed Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Powerful Tool" October 10, 2018 5.0 Pros This is a very powerful tool useful for any Oracle user Cons Like any Oracle product it can be very difficult to use Review Source IV Ivo V. manager finance Packaging and Containers Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Hyperion HFM" December 8, 2016 4.0 Great tool for financial analyses, consolidation, and financial reporting. Invest at the beginning of the project and you will benefit the most. Pros Great tool to do quick analyses Cons The financial Reporting tool is difficult to use/change. Review Source EG Eric G. Supply Chain Contact Center Manager Civic & Social Organization Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Oracle Business Intennligence is helpfully dynamic " June 14, 2018 5.0 Pros Oracle Business Intelligence has been great tool for us in tracking and trending the data that we've needed to! Cons Oracle Business Intelligence is not the most user friendly software out there, but with what it's for I'm not sure it really could be that much more. Review Source CL Connie L. Manager of Financial Reporting Real Estate Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "It is easy to use, real-time and flexible." May 16, 2017 3.0 I am using it as adhoc tool. It is flexible, I can do several types of comparison for several period of time. It is real-time which makes it easier to get result. It helps a lot on my analysis. Pros I have been using Hyperion as an adhoc tool for 9 months now. It is easy to use, real-time and flexible. Cons I am not sure if it is the software or a problem on how it was implemented, but sometimes it is not stable. There are several occasions when the data got corrupted, pulling the numbers twice or four times the actual value. Or not pulling correct at all. Review Source VK Vikram K. Application Manager Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good Reporting tool, but quite complicated" October 11, 2016 3.0 Its a good reporting tool to be used for Oracle EBS, we have done consolidation and various financial reporting ( transfer Profit ) etc using Hyperion but huge customizations required. 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