We performed a comparison between IBM B2B Integrator and SAP Process Orchestration based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Business-to-Business Middleware solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Out-of-box process orchestration yields quick implementations."
"It is easy of use and it's easy to maintain. It's also faster to on-board partners."
"IBM B2B Integrator is a great tool, robust, reliable, low-maintenance, and ideal solution."
"B2B Integrator is multi-platform, so it can be integrated with Windows, Unix, or whatever, and it can work with almost all programming languages. It can also transfer a lot of data in a short time. For instance, a system I recently implemented exchanges about 20 million files a day."
"The most valuable features are the flexibility and the range of EDI standards that IBM Sterling can handle."
"The best feature is that many companies use the solution so there is a lot of peer support."
"The solution is useful for transferring files from one format to another format. Also, the solution is useful in translation."
"The technical support on offer through the portal is very helpful and responsive."
"It is a scalable solution."
"With the latest version what I find to be the most valuable are the REST, SuccessFactors, and Ariba Network adapters."
"Great monitoring tools and has its own alert framework."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"SAP Process Orchestration has all the features that are necessary."
"The most valuable feature is the seamless integration with backend systems."
"It is strategically focused to forecast a global integration platform for our business."
"Process Orchestration fulfils the need for middleware to mediate types of connectivity."
"There are also some features in the solution that are not user-friendly, like code lists with no search options. So, we must navigate hundreds of pages to check for one entry."
"There should be a single place to do things, rather than making it complicated, not moving away and truncating the old features but instead coming up with the new and still keeping the old stuff confuses people sometimes."
"They do not have a solid partner ecosystem, and they do not have a clear roadmap for down the line; they're missing that clear roadmap."
"There is no related transaction stored in the database because it's an OLTP application."
"The user interface is outdated. B2B Integrator was developed in the United States in the nineties, and the graphical user interface hasn't improved since. It's tough because you have to program the software in XML. Nowadays, other methods are easier to work with."
"When working on an elaborate rule, I end up creating it in notepad and then pasting it into the Extended Rule window, which is not convenient."
"IBM B2B Integrator could improve the business process itself, there is no resignation of duties and in terms of the console should be changed in a way that is more user-friendly."
"Patching or upgrading the product is a bit of a nightmare. It would be nice if they removed the installation manager port. We find it complicates upgrading and patching a great deal."
"Process Orchestration doesn't provide authentication for data sent to us, meaning we have to rely on client certificate-based or basic authentication."
"Its administration management feature needs to be simpler to use."
"The older version of the solution will no longer be supported."
"I think the main area that SAP PO should improve on is offering pre-delivered content like they do when you use SAP Cloud Platform Integration (CPI). SAP should not forget that they still have a lot of customers using Process Orchestration and they should focus more on providing pre-delivered content in SAP PO."
"It is scalable, but there can be performance issues with high data volume or traffic, especially during month ends."
"The solution could improve by making it more user-friendly by limiting the code required. We have to add some code in some cases where we need complex logic or some other functions. If this was able to be done in a more simplified manner then it would save a lot of effort and time."
"Data modeling is an area of concern in the product where improvements are required."
"The solution needs to move to the cloud."
IBM B2B Integrator is ranked 4th in Business-to-Business Middleware with 42 reviews while SAP Process Orchestration is ranked 1st in Business-to-Business Middleware with 28 reviews. IBM B2B Integrator is rated 8.0, while SAP Process Orchestration is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM B2B Integrator writes "A widely-used, on-premises solution with tons of peer support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP Process Orchestration writes "A tool that can be useful for small integrations and large integrations". IBM B2B Integrator is most compared with Mule ESB, IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services, SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite, SPS Commerce Fulfillment (EDI) and webMethods Trading Networks, whereas SAP Process Orchestration is most compared with Mule Anypoint Platform, SAP Data Services, webMethods Integration Server, IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services and IBM App Connect. See our IBM B2B Integrator vs. SAP Process Orchestration report.
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