We performed a comparison between IBM B2B Integrator, SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite, and webMethods Trading Networks based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"The most valuable feature of IBM B2B Integrator is its security and flexibility."
"Very flexible product; it allows implementing different flows on the same infrastructure."
"The most valuable features assist with understanding data formats and transforming data."
"Everything from the order to fulfillment to the payment process, except for physical packing and shipping, is fully automated for some customer orders."
"The solution is useful for transferring files from one format to another format. Also, the solution is useful in translation."
"IBM B2B Integrator is a great tool, robust, reliable, low-maintenance, and ideal solution."
"The most valuable features are the flexibility and the range of EDI standards that IBM Sterling can handle."
"I find the codeless communications, SFTP or FTP, valuable."
"The tool's performance doesn't get affected by transformation loads. You can write any number of rules, filtering criteria, transformations, etc."
"We can code in Java, which is really good feature. There is very vast command available, which can be used in mapping."
"The platform has been very consistent and responsive."
"Among the most important [features] are the BIC 6 Converter and the communication protocols, which have the newer security features for certificates and encryption."
"When orders come in they go into our ERP system directly, so there is integration there."
"For the tool that we used to have, we had specially trained developers who used to do all the development of EDI maps and the configuration. But with SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite (BIS) now, we were able to train our EDI analysts, and because the tool has very simple, intuitive mapping capabilities, even our EDI analysts are able to develop all the EDI maps, do all the configurations, and do all the setups for any of the trading partners."
"Mapping Designer provides excellent flexibility."
"In our landscape, we have a lot of AS/400s or iSeries and SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite (BIS) has a file service listener that allows data to seamlessly be transferred between the SEEBURGER solution and the AS/400."
"webMethods Trading Networks is a good solution for interacting with outside of the organization. We can integrate the solutions with multiple outside the organization."
"webMethods Trading Networks is a stable solution."
"With webMethods, the creation of servers and the utilization of Trading Networks facilitate B2B integration. It resolves any related issues effectively."
"API integration could be improved. The legacy system could be on the cloud."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"API-Fication required, and there should be more clarity on their cloud migration strategy."
"Map translator needs more enhancements."
"The web interface of B2B is quite outdated and not particularly user-friendly."
"There is no related transaction stored in the database because it's an OLTP application."
"In the BIS, if I want to have some API functionalities, that is a separate tool. The integration between the API tool and the BIS is not that straightforward. If they were to combine these tools and give us one suite, that would be helpful. Today I have a lot of partners onboard. I have something like 50,000 partners doing API transactions. If I want to introduce a new tool for API management, I have to do a lot of workarounds. But if it were integrated well within the existing suite, it could be straightforward for me."
"There are a lot of service packs during the year. I know that part is the process for updating features, but sometimes it's difficult to update service packs every month."
"Some of the functionality for retriggering documents, where you have to step through a termination process and then retrigger it, versus just being able to restart or retrigger more easily, is a bit challenging, depending on the scenario."
"When we got SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite (BIS), it was clear that it was going to take more of a technical person. It does take a technically-rooted individual to operate it. It's not something for your everyday guy to do. For what it's doing for us, a dedicated resource is required."
"The initial set up was done by SEEBURGER consulting. It can be complex due to various factors, such as server settings, database settings, and security settings."
"Their traditional model is a vendor flow. We are looking to do a customer-based flow, which which require significant development from SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite (BIS). We are working with them to do this using their WebEDI. It is a brand new area for them, but it could be an option in the future."
"In some of the other tools out there in the market, you can create one service and use that service without creating a copy. That kind of capability currently doesn't exist in this solution."
"The initial setup is not the straightforward. It took couple of months for us to set up."
"Perhaps in the area of Microservices, where I think Trading Networks could benefit from some improvements."
"The solution should include REST API calls."
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