BizTalk Server vs SAP Process Orchestration comparison

Microsoft and SAP are both solutions in the Business-to-Business Middleware category. Microsoft is ranked #8 with an average rating of 7.0, while SAP is ranked #3 with an average rating of 7.9. Microsoft holds a 4.6% mindshare in BBM, compared to SAP’s 6.6% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of SAP users who would recommend it.

BizTalk Server

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 27, 2025

BizTalk Server and SAP Process Orchestration compete in the enterprise software market, focusing on integration and automation. BizTalk Server has an advantage in support and cost-effectiveness, while SAP Process Orchestration excels in functionality.

Features: BizTalk Server offers extensive integration and adapter support, strong message handling, and sophisticated tracking capabilities. SAP Process Orchestration delivers comprehensive customization, scalability, and process management features. It offers superior flexibility and extensibility, making it suitable for complex needs.

Room for Improvement: BizTalk Server could enhance scalability, update its interface to improve user experience, and simplify complex configurations. SAP Process Orchestration may benefit from easier deployment, better documentation for beginners, and improved integration with non-SAP products.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: BizTalk Server is known for its straightforward deployment and robust customer support, making it easy to integrate with existing systems. SAP Process Orchestration has a more complex setup process but offers detailed technical support to manage intricate deployments.

Pricing and ROI: BizTalk Server is a cost-effective solution with moderate initial costs, focusing on quick ROI through efficient operations. SAP Process Orchestration has higher setup costs, but its extensive features promise significant long-term returns, especially for feature-rich automation needs.

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Categories and Ranking

BizTalk Server

Ranking in Business-to-Business Middleware

8th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Process Automation (13th)

SAP Process Orchestration

Ranking in Business-to-Business Middleware

3rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Business-to-Business Middleware category, the mindshare of BizTalk Server is 4.6%, up from 3.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Process Orchestration is 6.6%, down from 10.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business-to-Business Middleware Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SAP Process Orchestration	6.6%
BizTalk Server	4.6%
Other	88.8%

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Featured Reviews

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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Vasanth Kumar Sabaapathi

Senior Lead Architect at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Simplified integrations bring flexibility and efficiency to diverse industries through comprehensive features and robust support

SAP is already trying to make improvements for SAP Process Orchestration by releasing updates every quarter, including patches and modules, and from a security standpoint, while it's a tightly coupled tool, they are introducing a lot of enhancements aligned with current market trends. There are standard contents readily available for starting integrations, which suit around 90% of every industry across verticals including pharma, manufacturing, and employee data central with SuccessFactors integration. Regarding functionality-wise improvements in SAP Process Orchestration, they are now incorporating the Salesforce system. Previously, we needed to rely on a third-party adapter for integration within SAP, but now they are building their own adapters to connect with Salesforce. Additionally, there are options like data connectors using Ariba coming up with SAP Process Orchestration. There's much more to explore, especially as they release new patches, enhancements, and adapters each quarter.

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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

"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."

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

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

"The most valuable feature is its reliability and stability. The first version of BizTalk was released in 2000, and many companies still use it. It was stable until 2013 when we had support."

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

"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."

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"Process Orchestration fulfils the need for middleware to mediate types of connectivity."

"The performance of data processing has increased."

"The most valuable features of SAP Process Orchestration are the standard APIs that we can use."

"SAP Process Orchestration provides extensive integrations with external partners, supports B2B operations, and has prepackaged content that saves development time."

"The solution is easy to use."

"I rate the product's setup phase a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy since it is a very easy process."

"It is simple to transfer files."

"SAP Process Orchestration offers easy maintainability and is a very flexible tool that easily adapts to any integration standards and artifacts that are readily available."

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Cons

"The product's deployment can be quicker"

"The deployment could be simplified."

"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 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."

"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 Server is an outdated legacy system that does not support messaging."

"The product could be improved in monitoring, managing, and support functionalities."

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

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"It requires some maintenance."

"The solution is not very scalable because it is at the end of its life."

"Some configurations can be a little tricky."

"Process Orchestration needs to provide secure connectivity as no one has any data information."

"The older version of the solution will no longer be supported."

"The solution could be more scalable."

"The responsiveness of technical support needs to be improved."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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

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

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

"The solution is expensive."

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

"We subscribe to annual licenses, and the competitive license cost is reasonable."

"The pricing for this solution is fine."

"The product is not a low-priced solution, but I can say that it is competitively priced in the market."

"The cost of SAP products is quite high but the quality is really good."

"It is a very expensive solution. We only pay for the license."

"The license is a one-time payment, and additional costs are only incurred on the infrastructure side since it's an on-premise solution."

"The fee for maintenance is costly."

"The pricing depends on what type of client you are with SAP and the contract you have. There is a licensing cost that needs to be paid."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

10%

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

16%

Computer Software Company

12%

Government

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Large Enterprise	8

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	26

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 doesn't have API management so that our exposed can be protected against the SQL injection, DOS attacks. However, this is available in IBM WebMethods. The positive impact of BizTalk ...

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What advice do you have for others considering BizTalk Server?

For BizTalk Server's monitoring and alerting tools, we are using a BizTalk 360 monitoring tool. BizTalk 360 is a product that helps us in getting the insight of API response and number of API calls...

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What do you like most about SAP Process Orchestration?

It provides essential features such as continuous monitoring of all interfaces are crucial for our needs.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Process Orchestration?

The price for SAP Process Orchestration is a little high when compared to market trends, which is just how the business is. I would rate it an eight.

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What needs improvement with SAP Process Orchestration?

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Also Known As

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SAP NetWeaver Process Integration, NetWeaver Process Integration

Overview

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

Microsoft

SAP NetWeaver Process Integration facilitates the integration of business processes that span different departments, organizations, or companies. SAP PI is based on general standards so as to enable 3rd-party systems to be integrated. At the center of SAP PI is an XML-based communication that uses HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). Irrespective of the scenario used, the application-specific contents are transferred in messages in user-defined XML eXtensible Markup Language) from the sender to the receiver either via the Integration Server, or directly between the systems involved. SAP PI can be installed in different ways: Dual usage type installation: Based on both AS ABAP and AS Java. and Advanced Adapter Engine Extended (AEX): Based on AS Java only.

SAP

Sample Customers

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

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