We performed a comparison between Appian and BizTalk Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Process Automation solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable features of Appian are the VPN engine, it is fast, lightweight, and easy to set up business rules. Business teams can do it by themselves. That is a very good feature."
"The tech support is quite good."
"Appian's most valuable feature is that we can create end-to-end process workflows with minimum turnaround."
"The product's most valuable feature is the low code aspect of development. We can develop an end-to-end VPN solution using a single platform."
"Technical support is quite responsive."
"Form building capabilities and well thought out process modelling are key points to this product."
"The Application Designer is very user friendly. There are also lot of plug-ins that you can use and, for the most part, they are free."
"What I found most valuable in Appian is that it lets you drill down on multiple things through the structure of the reporting and UI side. It's also low-code, yet it results in quick deliverables."
"I rate the tool's stability a nine out of ten."
"Essentially, you can do whatever you like with these systems, and you do not have to take care about the scaling because if one server is overloaded, it just forwards the message to the next server, even if it were designated to a specific server. It weeds out the messages according to the load. If you want to scale it, you just add new servers."
"The most valuable feature of BizTalk Server is that it will turn XML into flexible transactions."
"We can handle a large number of messages without any issues, ensuring that everything runs smoothly."
"BIzTalk's integration with Visual Studio is the most valuable feature of this product."
"The tool's most valuable feature is its integration with the banks. Its messaging and routing capabilities are good."
"There are some restrictions with respect to using external components within Appian. So, for example, if we do not have a particular feature available, there's a long cycle of getting approvals and all of that. That does not offer flexibility, which definitely can be improved on."
"The solution could use some more tutorials to help brand new users figure out how to use the product effectively."
"The ability of the interface to load automatic data is not great."
"Lacks business rules management as part of the solution."
"Offline capabilities and responsive capabilities could be better. The mobility features of Appian platform are still evolving."
"There is no UI customization possible."
"It is difficult to set up the on-premise version."
"My only request is that they decrease the license costs."
"BizTalk Server is an outdated legacy system that does not support messaging."
"It's a complex product because you have many degrees of freedom to connect different parts together. Whether it's sensible or not, is up to you, but the machine does allow it. But because of the vast degrees of freedom, it's complex."
"The deployment could be simplified."
"The product could be improved in monitoring, managing, and support functionalities."
"The product's deployment can be quicker"
"BizTalk is in the past, Microsoft is not going to evolve it any further or add any new features."
Appian is ranked 3rd in Process Automation with 57 reviews while BizTalk Server is ranked 25th in Process Automation with 10 reviews. Appian is rated 8.4, while BizTalk Server is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of Appian writes "Low resource consumption, easy setup, and stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of BizTalk Server writes "Helps us implement complex mapping and integration, but deployment could be simplified". Appian is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, OutSystems, Camunda, ServiceNow and Pega BPM, whereas BizTalk Server is most compared with IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services, SAP Process Orchestration, Camunda, SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite and Bizagi. See our Appian vs. BizTalk Server report.
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