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Axiom EPM vs Oracle Hyperion comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Axiom EPM
Ranking in Business Performance Management
29th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Hyperion
Ranking in Business Performance Management
2nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
58
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Business Performance Management category, the mindshare of Axiom EPM is 1.1%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Hyperion is 4.7%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Performance Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Hyperion4.7%
Axiom EPM1.1%
Other94.2%
Business Performance Management
 

Featured Reviews

it_user355851 - PeerSpot reviewer
Financial Analyst at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
It enables model/report builders to use all the functionality of Excel, along with the database and dashboard functions of Axiom.
It leverages Excel to build out software platforms that enable model/report builders to use all the functionality of Excel, along with the database and dashboard functions of Axiom. It allows for a much easier implementation of current spreadsheet-based models and a highly customized solution for…
SC
Product Support Engineer at JSW
Empower financial planning with user-friendly and robust features
The best features of Oracle Hyperion revolve around their cloud-based technology, which is gradually moving to cloud solutions such as EPMCSG, while Anaplan uses two engines for calculations, the classic engine and the Essbase engine. Anaplan allows for quick module changes, where adjustments in one module reflect throughout the user experience. In contrast, Oracle Hyperion relies on Essbase as a database with calculation scripts and business rules, and it incorporates Smart View technology for Excel connections, providing a familiar interface for users. Oracle Hyperion is fundamentally a good technology and does not require significant improvements compared to other technologies because it is user-friendly and offers several advantages in financial reporting and consolidation. However, I have observed that Anaplan has built-in UX pages for report preparation, unlike Oracle Hyperion, which often relies on third-party tools such as Hyperion Financial Reporting and Power BI for reporting.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Not only has it halved the time it takes to build the annual budget, but the result targets and outputs are much more accurate."
"We like the reporting and tracking of financials."
"This product has been helping the organization to implement complex budgeting models."
"It's a very good program and it's useful for consolidation."
"Hyperion is helpful for all our budget processes."
"The tool does all our budgeting and forecasting without much manual work, so it's now all automated, saving us both time and from many human errors."
"Hyperion has made our budgeting process and forecast analysis easy and robust, and it is a reliable tool."
"Reduced budgeting process from six to eight months, to three months."
"Hyperion is one of the best tools in the world; we can do planning and forecasting, store and draw large amounts of data in multiple combinations, integrate with any system to pull data from SAP or SQL Server, and design our own role files to control how we pull file data and store it in our database."
 

Cons

"There is a steeper learning curve for power users, but Axiom provides outstanding support and training resources."
"Improvements are needed in the tool's performance."
"All the planning systems out there are great. It doesn't matter which company you use. They're all great. I've seen demonstrations on a number of them, but it all boils down to the culture within the organization itself to use that functionality, understand it, and help drive it. I've had Oracle salespeople do demonstrations, and it looked really good. We get it on board, and everybody still sticks to their Excel spreadsheets because companies are a lot more complex than what you could deliver on the planning system. So, there should be more education on the capabilities, and there should be more understanding of organizations in terms of the way they access the data in order to plan."
"I think the user interface could be made a bit easier and user-friendly. The initial setup could be easier, and there could be more integration with more ERPs."
"We have missed deadlines because of that and I had to create some workarounds from my side."
"This solution's stability is a little problematic."
"The analytics could be improved."
"Configuration is a little complex, it's not very easy. The solution is integrated with Essbase and there are not many users of the Essbase database. If they can provide different modules for each subject area, like supply chain, for inventory forecasting or for order management forecasting, it would make each subject area easier to manage."
"I don't think that this product needs any improvement for now."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We pay for licensing yearly."
"To get a full license, which gives you access to most of the different Hyperion programs, it costs $2000 to $2500 a month."
"It might be considered relatively costly compared to some alternatives."
"The licenses cost approximately $1,000."
"Compared with MSBA, it is quite reasonable."
"Oracle Hyperion's licensing structures are quite expensive for some companies, especially medium-sized companies because of the user-based license."
"Oracle Hyperion is not an inexpensive solution."
"The solution is affordable."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
16%
Construction Company
12%
University
10%
Healthcare Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
7%
 

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Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise38
 

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What needs improvement with Oracle Hyperion?
We are going to re-implement the Oracle Hyperion system due to changes in our chart of account process and some other factors. We were analyzing whether to move to a cloud system, EPM Cloud. We hav...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Hyperion?
We are using Oracle Financials and Oracle Hyperion. Oracle Hyperion is used for budget and MIS reporting, while Financials is used for financial accounting, payables, receivables, and general ledge...
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Hyperion?
We are using a centralized data repository with all system's data in data lakes. I am a functional user, not an IT person. We are satisfied with the progress, system, and features in Oracle Hyperio...
 

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