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 7.1, while SAP is ranked #2 with an average rating of 7.8. Microsoft holds a 5.0% mindshare in BBM, compared to SAP’s 7.5% mindshare. Additionally, 85% 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

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Process Automation (14th)

SAP Process Orchestration

Ranking in Business-to-Business Middleware

2nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Business-to-Business Middleware category, the mindshare of BizTalk Server is 5.0%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Process Orchestration is 7.5%, down from 11.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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Laxman Molugu

Chief Executive Officer at Saanvi systems inc

Enhances operational efficiency with valuable prepackaged content and cost-effective pricing

For organizations that operate within an SAP ecosystem, SAP Process Orchestration is recommended due to its cost-effectiveness and the availability of valuable prepackaged content. It is important to consider the needs of your industry, as SAP Process Orchestration may not meet all requirements in consumer-oriented sectors. I'd rate the solution eight 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

"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."

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

"The most valuable feature of BizTalk Server is that it will turn XML into flexible transactions."

"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."

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

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"The monitoring is one of the greatest features in Process Orchestration because it is user-friendly and easy for somebody who is not experienced."

"SAP Process Orchestration has all the features that are necessary."

"The standard adapter with EBA abilities is the most valuable feature. It has good process integration."

"It is a scalable solution."

"The performance of data processing has increased."

"With the latest version what I find to be the most valuable are the REST, SuccessFactors, and Ariba Network adapters."

"Overall, I would rate SAP Process Orchestration a 10 out of 10."

"The most valuable features of SAP Process Orchestration are its system monitoring and alerts."

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Cons

"The deployment could be simplified."

"The product's deployment can be quicker"

"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."

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

"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."

"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."

"Updating things in BizTalk is a headache."

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"I feel that support is an area that needs improvement. They need to improve the response time and address the customer's issues as soon as possible."

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

"SAP should improve the user interface, as it often lacks modern features and aesthetic appeal."

"Data modeling is an area of concern in the product where improvements are required."

"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 product roadmap suggests it will approach the end of support in several years, and a lot of innovations are now implemented by SAP not in SAP PO, but in SAP Integration Suite, hence, the platform is stable, but doesn't receive a lot of new features in recent updates."

"It does not have all of the industry-standard solutions available in PO and it is not plug and play, so we have to do a lot of development."

"It's very difficult to find errors in a simple way."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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

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

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

"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."

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

"The solution is highly-priced."

"There are fees in addition to the licensing."

"It's not an expensive solution."

"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 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."

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

"My company deals with different pricing models of the product, according to which we don't pay for the solution directly, but we do pay for the maintenance part."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Computer Software Company

11%

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

Energy/Utilities Company

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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 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?

SAP solutions are generally expensive. SAP Process Orchestration was integrated with SAP ECC in a package, but my customers have consistently described it as an expensive product.

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What needs improvement with SAP Process Orchestration?

The user interface of SAP Process Orchestration should be more modern to enhance its appeal. It can seem complicated and outdated to new users. Additionally, the tool relies on Java, which feels le...

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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

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