Oracle + Rival: Get More Out of Your Enterprise HR Investment
When it comes to human capital management, Oracle is the safe bet. Over nearly 50 years, it’s become the enterprise powerhouse, tightly integrated with ERP, databases, and finance. CIOs love it because it delivers one unified system that feels secure and built to last.
But safe doesn’t mean simple. Oracle has every HCM module under the sun, but the experience often feels fragmented and slow. The tech is rigid. Portals are often dated. Even small changes can spiral into consultant-led projects that take weeks or months.
That’s where Rival comes in. For companies running Oracle HCM, Rival adds a layer of automation and experience that helps HR move faster and reduce costs.
In this blog, we’ll show you how Rival helps you get more out of your Oracle investment, turning data into action.
What Oracle Does Well
Oracle is one of the “big three” HCM platforms—and for good reason. HR and IT inherently trust Oracle for many reasons:
✔️ One product umbrella: Oracle gives CIOs a single governance framework with tight connections to Oracle ERP, finance, and databases.
✔️ Strong compliance: Highly regulated industries such as finance, defense, and government trust Oracle to deliver security and precision.
✔️ Broad functionality: Oracle covers every core HR function: payroll, recruiting, learning, and performance management.
✔️ Powerful analytics: Advanced reporting and workforce analytics are built on Oracle’s database heritage.
✔️ Global stability: Oracle is deployed in large multinational enterprises and perceived as a low-risk investment.
Oracle is your compliance fortress: a solid foundation for large, complex workforces.
Where HR Teams Hit Friction
The strengths that make Oracle an IT favorite can make it challenging for HR teams to get things done.
⚠️ Rigid, IT-heavy journeys: Even small changes require tickets and consultants, eating up time and budget.
⚠️ Complex candidate experience: Dated portals and log-in walls end up turning away candidates mid-process.
⚠️ Preboarding gaps: Oracle’s process stops at “offer accepted,” with limited preboarding automation.
⚠️ Lack of manager visibility: Complex interfaces make it difficult to track onboarding or compliance progress.
⚠️ Self-service challenges: Routine tasks still require HR intervention.
⚠️ Slow adaptation: Policy or org changes can take weeks or months to implement.
⚠️ Weak insights: The data is there, but not in the form of real-time, actionable insights.
Oracle wasn’t built to be a one-stop-shop for candidate engagement and agility.
How Rival Complements Oracle
Rival fills the gaps left by Oracle, delivering a better experience and making HR’s job much easier. Here’s how:
⚡ AI-powered recruiting: Rival imports reqs from Oracle, layering in intelligent sourcing, matching, and automated, multi-channel outreach.
⚡ Seamless preboarding: Rival bridges the gap with automated IT setup, communication, and compliance workflows.
⚡ Agile workflows: HR can design and adapt workflows in days—no consultants or coding required.
⚡ Manager and employee enablement: Guided dashboards and proactive nudges simplify an otherwise complex UI and empower users to act.
⚡ Self service: Rival OS Intelligence (ROSI) is Rival’s conversational AI that gives employees an easy way to ask questions, track progress, and resolve requests instantly.
⚡ Actionable analytics: Real-time dashboards connect onboarding, engagement, and retention metrics for added visibility.
⚡ Retention insights: Rival links early employee experiences to long-term retention so HR can spot and address attrition risks early.
Layering Rival on top of Oracle completes your tech stack, turning a solid system of record into an agile, candidate- and manager-friendly system.
Unlock More Value From Your Oracle Investment
Trying to make Oracle do what HR actually needs is an uphill battle. And it comes with hidden costs: manual workarounds, consulting fees, and slow implementation. You end up draining resources and delaying impact.
Rival eliminates those costs, empowering HR to design and launch workflows without handholding from IT. And with ROSI, you finally get employee and manager self-service, reducing ticket volume and freeing up HR to focus on strategy.
Together, Oracle and Rival give you:
- A system of record that keeps your enterprise compliant and secure
- A system of action that keeps HR agile, efficient, and employee-focused
