BizTalk Server vs Oracle BPEL comparison

Microsoft and Oracle are both solutions in the Process Automation category. Microsoft is ranked #14 with an average rating of 7.1, while Oracle is ranked #33 with an average rating of 7.0. Microsoft holds a 0.8% mindshare in PA, compared to Oracle’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

BizTalk Server

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80% willing to recommend

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75% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

BizTalk Server and Oracle BPEL are both enterprise integration tools. BizTalk Server is better suited for Microsoft environments with robust integration and transaction support, while Oracle BPEL offers superior orchestration and flexibility across multiple platforms.

Features: BizTalk Server provides strong integration with Microsoft environments, reliable transaction processing, and an intuitive mapper tool for data transformation. Oracle BPEL offers powerful process orchestration capabilities, compliance with industry standards, and support for human tasks and error handling.

Room for Improvement: BizTalk Server could improve by expanding integration capabilities beyond Microsoft systems, enhancing orchestration depth, and providing more flexibility in handling multiple environments. Oracle BPEL could benefit from simplifying its deployment model, enhancing out-of-the-box Microsoft integrations, and improving user interface simplicity for beginners.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: BizTalk Server ensures straightforward deployment within Microsoft ecosystems with comprehensive support services. Oracle BPEL requires a more complex setup due to its wide adaptability but offers extensive support for tackling complex environment challenges.

Pricing and ROI: BizTalk Server typically features lower initial setup costs and offers a quicker ROI for businesses established in Microsoft systems. Oracle BPEL, with its higher setup costs, justifies investment through advanced features and long-term process efficiency values leading to high ROI.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

BizTalk Server

Ranking in Process Automation

14th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business-to-Business Middleware (8th)

Oracle BPEL

Ranking in Process Automation

33rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Process Automation category, the mindshare of BizTalk Server is 0.8%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle BPEL is 0.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Vignesh Kumar Sekar

Senior Analyst at Sword Group

Enables message routing and provides a secure way to communicate between two systems

The AS2 communication protocol is one of the most advanced processes. It enables a handshake with the source and target systems using certificates. It is the most secure way of communicating between two systems. It is an advantage. We can do a lot of message routing. If we want to handle large data, we can put the data into different patterns to process it. We can do it through sequential convoy or parallel convoy orchestration. BizTalk comes with SQL Server. We can load temporary data in the database and use the batch process from BizTalk. It is an added advantage. Creating agreements is a manual job, but it's quite easy in BizTalk. Even a fresh college graduate can configure AS2 certificates and partner profiles and communicate with other systems. It is easy.

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Jozef Ivanic

Senior Business Analyst at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees

Support for human tasks despite challenges with protocols and adapters

It depends on your needs. Oracle BPEL is suitable for enterprise-wide systems. However, if you're building something smaller or don't know precisely what you need, it's better to start with something smaller. Oracle is a comprehensive bundle, and buying it exclusively for Oracle BPEL doesn't make sense. I'd rate the solution six out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The tool's most valuable feature is its integration with the banks. Its messaging and routing capabilities are good."

"The BizTalk Server business rule engine was very useful for us and has helped us for the last 12 years."

"BizTalk Server offers workflow functionality that I find very effective for process automation."

"The AS2 communication protocol is one of the most advanced processes."

"I rate the tool's stability a nine out of ten."

"BIzTalk's integration with Visual Studio is the most valuable feature of this product."

"We can handle a large number of messages without any issues, ensuring that everything runs smoothly."

"Compared to the current solutions I use, like Azure Logic Apps and other cloud services, BizTalk was far better and more reliable."

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"The solution is very seamless and fast."

"The most valuable feature is the support for human tasks."

"The product has everything we need."

"What I find the most valuable about Oracle BPEL is that it saves me time."

Cons

"It's an on-premises system, requiring physical servers for deployment. This is different from Azure; you don't need any servers with Azure. If you have a subscription, you can do whatever you want. There are unit restrictions based on the environment (like non-production vs. production) in BizTalk. You need physical servers and databases. In Azure, those are not required – it's all in the cloud."

"BizTalk lacks native cloud support. BizTalk doesn't offer in-built support for cloud. We need to use third-party adapters to connect it to cloud services."

"The product's deployment can be quicker"

"I didn't find anything particularly valuable in BizTalk Server. It didn't help me, and we are moving away from BizTalk Server to a new platform."

"Updating things in BizTalk is a headache."

"BizTalk Server needs improvements, especially because we use it for EDI messaging, and it would be very useful to have enhanced tracking capabilities for message tracking and archiving of messages."

"BizTalk is in the past, Microsoft is not going to evolve it any further or add any new features."

"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."

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"In the next release, I would like to see REST improved and new technologies for microservices. I'd like to see more containers for separating containers."

"The solution's integration with SAP should be seamless because some formats are not accepted in SAP but are accepted in Oracle BPEL."

"Some user-defined functions for transformation must be added to the next release of the solution."

"They need to have support for new protocols like GraphQL and possibly some out-of-the-box adapters for SAP and other big systems."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive."

"BizTalk Server is not freeware. There's a significant licensing cost involved. Be sure you will actually utilize its features fully."

"BizTalk Server is cheap. I would rate its pricing a two out of five."

"The cost will depend on the client's requirements."

"It was not cheap, but it was affordable."

"Based on the knowledge, it is relatively cheaper than Azure Identity Services and cloud services in general."

"The product is moderately priced."

"The solution's pricing is moderate and not expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Computer Software Company

11%

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

14%

Performing Arts

12%

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BizTalk Server?

The tool's most valuable feature is its integration with the banks. Its messaging and routing capabilities are good.

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What needs improvement with BizTalk Server?

BizTalk Server needs improvements, especially because we use it for EDI messaging, and it would be very useful to have enhanced tracking capabilities for message tracking and archiving of messages....

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What advice do you have for others considering BizTalk Server?

BizTalk Server has adapted to the changing needs of business over time with steady development, but there are new requirements, for example, on APIs, application programming interfaces. That functi...

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What needs improvement with Oracle BPEL?

They need to have support for new protocols like GraphQL and possibly some out-of-the-box adapters for SAP and other big systems. It should be better if the SAP adapter were included in the bundle.

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What is your primary use case for Oracle BPEL?

We primarily use Oracle BPEL for process automation. It is used for workflows for documents, data transfers, and other processes implemented for our customers.

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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle BPEL?

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BPEL Process Manager

Overview

Connects systems both inside and across organizations, exchange data and orchestrate business processes across multiple systems.

Microsoft

Oracle BPEL (Business Process Execution Language) Process Manager is a tool for designing and running business processes. This product provides a comprehensive, standardsÂbased and easy to use solution for creating, deploying and managing crossÂapplication business processes with both automated and human workflow steps â all in a serviceÂoriented architecture. Oracle BPEL Process Manager is a powerful integration tool for the enterprise. Its ability to connect to external systems and process, mixed with its support for a variety of presentation technologies makes it an ideal tool for defining and implementing business process logic.

Oracle

Sample Customers

Centrebet, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, QualCare, Wªrth Handelsges.m.b.H, DTEK, Allscripts, United BioSource, Hogg Robinson

Nacional Monte de Piedad IAP, Bimbo S.A. de C.V., Intelligent Pathways, DVZ Datenverarbeitungszentrum Mecklenburg-Vorpommern GmbH, Arqiva

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