We performed a comparison between SAP Data Services vs SAP Process Orchestration based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: The main difference between the two solutions is that SAP Data Services users find deployment to be complex. In addition, SAP Data Services users say the solution needs better connectivity. For these reasons, SAP Process Orchestration is the preferred solution.
"The solution is easy to use since it's a graphical tool. It also requires only low-level coding."
"The maintenance of data services is the solution's most valuable feature."
"I like how SAP Data Services links reporting and data integration. That's what's most interesting. You also have the opportunity to leverage the power of the Data Services server."
"The initial setup is not complex."
"The BA reporting tools, such as Data Services, and ETL tool in SAP Data Services are the most valuable. When we had in-memory requirements, we used HANA. HANA is most preferably for most the customers for in-memory. SAP is the first company that created the in-memory concept."
"The most valuable feature of SAP Data Services is the integration with data sources."
"The basic functionality is quite good as is the basic logic and data information."
"It is a powerful product with a broad range of features."
"SAP Process Orchestration is middleware where we are able to manage and interact with everything from a single location. One of the most beneficial areas is monitoring which is very easy because it is all in one place. There are many adapters added recently that can be used for new functionality. The solution is easy to operate and it is more mature than the cloud solution provided by SAP."
"It is a scalable solution."
"It provides essential features such as continuous monitoring of all interfaces are crucial for our needs."
"SAP Process Orchestration has all the features that are necessary."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The monitoring is one of the greatest features in Process Orchestration because it is user-friendly and easy for somebody who is not experienced."
"Process Orchestration fulfils the need for middleware to mediate types of connectivity."
"Great monitoring tools and has its own alert framework."
"The solution should offer more machine learning and automation."
"At the integration level, there could be certain set of improvement to connect to various other systems."
"In the future, Data Services should offer a cloud version."
"We would like the different tools offered within this solution to be available as standalone entities, rather than having to purchase the entire package when we only require a few features."
"It will work fine only in an SAP environment. It could be said that the integration with other vendors could be better."
"The migration of the solution between different environments is quite complex."
"It's an ETL that is very good with relational databases but not as good with files and semi-structured files."
"The initial setup is complex."
"The older version of the solution will no longer be supported."
"Its administration management feature needs to be simpler to use."
"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."
"The responsiveness of technical support needs to be improved."
"It is scalable, but there can be performance issues with high data volume or traffic, especially during month ends."
"The usability is an area where it can be improved upon."
"Process Orchestration needs to provide secure connectivity as no one has any data information."
"It requires some maintenance."
SAP Data Services is ranked 10th in Data Integration with 45 reviews while SAP Process Orchestration is ranked 1st in Business-to-Business Middleware with 28 reviews. SAP Data Services is rated 8.0, while SAP Process Orchestration is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of SAP Data Services writes "Responsive support, scalable, and beneficial integration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP Process Orchestration writes "A tool that can be useful for small integrations and large integrations". SAP Data Services is most compared with Azure Data Factory, Syniti Data Quality, Informatica PowerCenter, Palantir Foundry and SSIS, whereas SAP Process Orchestration is most compared with Mule Anypoint Platform, webMethods Integration Server, IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services, IBM B2B Integrator and IBM App Connect. See our SAP Data Services vs. SAP Process Orchestration report.
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