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PROS

Oracle Essbase enables sophisticated analysis, allowing users to define dimensions and hierarchy beforehand for effective data drilling and slicing.
Essbase is stable, low-maintenance, and reliable, even when handling large volumes of data.
It is highly efficient, scalable, and capable of integrating with other systems like Hyperion Planning.
Essbase offers fast performance compared to other databases, facilitating advanced modeling and data exploration.
It provides flexibility for creating customizable analysis and reporting, including ad hoc report generation.

CONS

The programming language's forecasting functions in Oracle Essbase have limited features.
There is a need for integration with application performance management and version control management tools.
Oracle Essbase is expensive and there is room for improvement in cost-effectiveness.
The initial setup process can be complex and could be simplified.
There is a lack of a financial consolidation module, requiring manual work for financial statement analysis, CAPEX and OPEX analysis, and financial consolidation.
 

Oracle Essbase Pros review quotes

Bhavya N - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at Infosys
Aug 15, 2025
The Oracle Essbase interface provides a good user experience, allowing users to easily navigate and analyze data with fast query performance, effective data visualization tools such as charts, graphs, and tables, and flexibility for customizable analysis and reporting, including the ability to create ad hoc reports.
DA
Consultant at Avvale
Jul 29, 2025
Oracle's capability to define custom hierarchies and dimensions has helped my organization in performing nuanced data exploration and advanced modeling because we use Oracle Essbase for dimension definition and also to define the properties of these members, such as dynamic members, stored members, shared members.
Prithwish Kumar Ghosh - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at Capgemini
May 9, 2024
It's a very powerful analytical engine with Essbase as the back end. We can analyze, transform, or utilize a big chunk of data for our calculations.
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AY
Consultant at Tata Consultancy
Jul 18, 2025
Oracle Essbase enables organizations to take their strategic decisions, which helps them make the right decisions at the right time.
Pratik Phapale - PeerSpot reviewer
Oracle Hyperion Essbase Developer at HCL Technologies
Jul 1, 2024
Essbase is a kind of backbone, or back end, for systems like Hyperion Planning.
RANOJOY PAUL - PeerSpot reviewer
Analyst at Tata Consultancy
May 9, 2024
It is very fast compared to other normal databases, like SQL and MySQL.
Bikramjeet Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Reg Reporting Consultant at Bank of America
Mar 27, 2023
It helps us fetch specific data sets per users' requirements.
SE
Software developer at MTNIrancell
Sep 28, 2023
It is highly efficient and easily scalable, particularly for handling large databases.
SK
Project Manager at Adroit Corporate Services Private Limited
Oct 11, 2022
I have found the most valuable aspect is the user-friendly environment and current features.
reviewer2748903 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business analyst at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Aug 8, 2025
With Oracle Essbase, everything is centralized in a comprehensive financial statement analysis, allowing for complete management of budget, actuals analysis, and forecast.
 

Oracle Essbase Cons review quotes

Bhavya N - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at Infosys
Aug 15, 2025
I would like to improve calculations by optimizing performance and reducing processing time.
DA
Consultant at Avvale
Jul 29, 2025
When it comes to scalability, I note that the on-premise solution of Oracle Essbase is not very scalable. In the cloud solution, I think it is easier, because that is the point; however, in the on-premise solution, there is no scalability, so if the server goes down, Oracle Essbase is not reachable.
Prithwish Kumar Ghosh - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at Capgemini
May 9, 2024
The consolidation engine, which is HFM or FCCS, needs some room for improvement.
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AY
Consultant at Tata Consultancy
Jul 18, 2025
I find managing the database difficult, especially regarding optimization and data storage with the huge volume of data.
Pratik Phapale - PeerSpot reviewer
Oracle Hyperion Essbase Developer at HCL Technologies
Jul 1, 2024
The main concern is that Oracle is ending on-premises server support, so it would be better if there was a cloud platform available for Oracle Essbase.
RANOJOY PAUL - PeerSpot reviewer
Analyst at Tata Consultancy
May 9, 2024
The reporting tool of Essbase needs improvement.
Bikramjeet Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Reg Reporting Consultant at Bank of America
Mar 27, 2023
They should improve the solution's performance.
SE
Software developer at MTNIrancell
Sep 28, 2023
There is room for improvement in terms of cost-effectiveness.
SK
Project Manager at Adroit Corporate Services Private Limited
Oct 11, 2022
I would like to see an integration with application performance management and a version control management tool.
reviewer2748903 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business analyst at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Aug 8, 2025
A significant area for improvement in Oracle Essbase is that financial statement analysis, CAPEX and OPEX analysis, and financial consolidation must be done manually, as Oracle Essbase doesn't include the financial consolidation module that is available in EPM.