Compare Oracle Cloud ERP for Higher Education to Ellucian and Workday
Colleges and universities are embarking on a technological transformation to deliver campus experiences designed to increase student success, improve outcomes, and drive new innovations. Oracle empowers institutions with some of the most comprehensive solutions for institutions today, including new and engaging cloud services for the entire student and employee lifecycle.
Optimize financial aid with Oracle Student Financial Planning
Oracle Fusion Cloud Student makes the complex simple, freeing educators to shape the future of higher education, confident in their ability to deliver an exceptional student experience.
Oracle Fusion Cloud vs. Ellucian and Workday
Oracle consistently leads the way in industry analyst reports with both analysts and advisory firms citing Oracle's leadership. In fact, our customers are consistently able to decommission third-party solutions due to the breadth and depth of Oracle’s solutions. You can begin with a particular solution and continue moving forward at your own pace or embark on an entire transformative effort. With Oracle, you have the flexibility to deploy based upon your timeframe and competing priorities.
Compare Workday's ERP solutions to Oracle Cloud ERP and see why Oracle is the better choice for you.
Business advantages |
Oracle |
Workday |
Ellucian |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundational | ||||
| Next Generation Cloud | available |
incomplete 1 |
incomplete 1 |
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| Generative AI | available |
incomplete 2 |
incomplete 3 |
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| Global Presence | available |
incomplete 4 |
incomplete 5 |
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| Common Data Model | available |
incomplete 6 |
incomplete 7 |
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| Advanced Analytics | available |
incomplete 8 |
incomplete 9 |
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| Platform as a service (PaaS) | available |
incomplete 10 |
incomplete 11 |
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| Enterprise Data Management | available |
not available 12 |
not available 13 |
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| Functional | ||||
| Recruiting/Admissions | incomplete 14 * |
incomplete 15 |
incomplete 16 |
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| Curriculum/Academic Structures | incomplete 17 * |
incomplete 18 |
incomplete 19 |
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| Campus Community | incomplete 20 |
incomplete 21 |
incomplete 22 |
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| Advise/Advance Students | incomplete 23 |
incomplete 24 |
incomplete 25 |
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| Financial Aid | available * |
incomplete 26 |
incomplete 27 |
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| Student Financials | incomplete 28 |
available |
available |
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| Core Human Resources | available |
incomplete 29 |
incomplete 30 |
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| Talent | available |
incomplete 31 |
incomplete 32 |
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| Recruitment | available |
incomplete 33 |
incomplete 34 |
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| Workforce Management | available |
incomplete 35 |
incomplete 36 |
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| Enterprise Resource Management | available |
incomplete 37 |
incomplete 38 |
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| Enterprise Performance Management | available |
incomplete 39 |
incomplete 40 |
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| Grants Management | available |
available |
incomplete 41 |
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Product comparison as of September, 2024
* U.S. only
Oracle Cloud ERP customers see results
Our customers are succeeding with reduced costs, improved and automated processes, and an accelerated financial close.
4 reasons to choose Oracle Cloud ERP over Ellucian and Workday
01Spend time on your students, not financial-aid management
Put higher education in reach for more students with an automated financial aid experience that’s personalized for each individual.
02Cultivate lifelong learning on a single student information system
Put students on a path to success with Oracle’s flexible student information system, featuring powerful AI and smart financial-aid solutions.
03Add efficiency to finance and HR processes with a unified approach
Free up resources for student programs, improve accountability, and automate processes with a single system for finance and HR.
04Grow the financial sustainability and resiliency of your institution
Assess your institution’s financial performance and advance your mission with sophisticated budgeting, planning, and scenario-modeling capabilities.
Take the first step to migrate to Oracle Cloud ERP
Oracle offers a complete suite of integrated SaaS cloud applications built on Oracle’s next-generation infrastructure and built-in advanced technologies. Colleges and universities can start their cloud migration immediately, no matter where they are in their technology transformation.
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1: Built for more first-generation cloud, relies on multiple different cloud partners for innovation
2/3: Models trained using data from customers who opt into sharing, LLM partners unclear and only AI
4/5: 80% and 90% clients in the US
6/7: Acquired systems with separate models
8/9: Prism and Ethos are data hubs
10/11: Neither are mentioned in Gartner MQ for PaaS – Oracle a Leader
12/13: No equivalent product or functionality
14/15/16: Oracle in early release, other vendors clients rely heavily upon third party products
17/18/19: Oracle in early release other products rigid and inflexible for structures
17/18/19: Oracle in early release, other products utilize third party solutions
20/21/22: Oracle in early release, other products utilize third party and acquired solutions
23/24/25: Oracle early release, Limited client base with Workday – most using third parties, acquired product with Ellucian
26/27: Workday clients rely heavily upon third party products, Ellucian acquired product does not have Oracle functionality
28: Oracle in early release
29/30: No equivalent work/life functionality
31/32: Talent Marketplace lacks volunteer opportunities, uses a third party, Ellucian HR lacks alerts and notifications
33/34: Lacks candidate facing digital assistant, listening tool, and advanced campaign functionality
35/36: Workforce Planning requires an integration and has a different SLA, Prism Analytics lacks adoption, Ellucian partner product
37/38: Does not include industry leading required ERP components – Supply Chain, CRM, etc.
39/40: Missing EPM components that fall outside planning and budgeting
41: Partners with third party