BizTalk Server vs vCenter Orchestrator comparison

Microsoft and VMware are both solutions in the Process Automation category. Microsoft is ranked #14 with an average rating of 7.1, while VMware is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.2. Microsoft holds a 0.8% mindshare in PA, compared to VMware’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of VMware users who would recommend it.

BizTalk Server

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

vCenter Orchestrator and BizTalk Server compete in different IT environment sectors, with vCenter Orchestrator having the upper hand in virtualization due to its integration within the VMware ecosystem and seamless management functions. BizTalk Server is notable for its strong integration and orchestration capabilities, essential for complex workflows.

Features: vCenter Orchestrator provides seamless workflow creation, easy management of virtual machines, and efficient data migration, significantly enhancing its appeal for virtualization management. It integrates well within VMware’s suite, making it essential for virtualization experts. BizTalk Server offers sophisticated business process orchestration and integration with various systems through a range of adapters, beneficial for managing complex transactions and workflows.

Room for Improvement: vCenter Orchestrator could improve with better pricing models, cross-platform integration, and enhanced mobile and automated task functionalities. BizTalk Server is often criticized for lacking native cloud support and complex updates, with users seeking better debugging options, simpler deployment, and increased cloud integration.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: vCenter Orchestrator is deployed mainly on-premises but offers some hybrid capabilities. Users generally provide positive feedback on its customer service, though improvements in responsiveness are noted. BizTalk Server is strictly on-premises, with customer service ranging from satisfactory to excellent based on the support package and issues addressed.

Pricing and ROI: vCenter Orchestrator is considered expensive due to its complex licensing models, though it provides significant ROI in large-scale, multi-data center environments. BizTalk Server, while affordable in terms of licensing, may incur higher costs for custom deployments. ROI perceptions vary, with its efficacy depending on the specific integration needs and scalability.

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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

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business-to-Business Middleware (8th)

vCenter Orchestrator

Ranking in Process Automation

7th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 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 vCenter Orchestrator is 0.2%, down from 0.4% 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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Gerhard Gmelch

IT architect endpoint at Rohde & Schwarz

Enhance automation efficiency with cost-effective graphical workflow design

I use vCenter Orchestrator for automation purposes, specifically to run automation workbooks The most valuable features are the graphical UI for designing the workflows and the interfaces that come out of the box. Additionally, it is included in the VMware Vitalization Stack, which means there…

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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

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

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

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

"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."

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

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

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

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"Snapshots and similar features were managed well."

"vCenter Orchestrator is very reliable and stable."

"We can manage and relocate resources easily."

"What I like best about vCenter Orchestrator is that it makes life easier through automation. People can request to automate all processes with vCenter Orchestrator, such as adding storage, creating VMs, removing VMs, and extending VMs."

"The most valuable feature is workflow automation."

"The backup and recovery times are very quick."

"We have excellent technical support. They have always been helpful when we have needed them."

"The implementation phase for vCenter Orchestrator was easy."

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Cons

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

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

"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."

"The deployment could be simplified."

"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."

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

"Updating things in BizTalk is a headache."

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"The product’s cost needs improvement."

"Storage has room for improvement. It's a big problem for our solution. The interface also needs improvement, it should be simplified."

"There can be compatibility issues."

"The only point for improvement is the price, which has increased by 135%, making it very expensive."

"Its technical support team takes a long time to escalate the issues."

"The response time of vCenter Orchestrator's support could be improved."

"I would like to see a greater ability to do mobile administration."

"The product lacks GUIs. The tool should have more GUIs available, along with easier product documentation."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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

"The solution is expensive."

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

"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 licensing cost is manageable because they have different versions available, standard, essential, and advanced."

"My organization didn't have to pay extra for vCenter Orchestrator. It was already included, so it's basically free. Even VMware regular support is included."

"The concept of hyper-convergence is smart. I don't know if it can be applied with less cost to be more affordable for small or medium-sized companies. The cost is a very important factor for it. We are currently depending on SAN storage. However, the hyper-converged solutions are depending on the storage within the hosts, such as vSAN in the VMware. It is a smart solution."

"We pay a yearly fee, based on our entries."

"We provide the VMware solution to our clients, for which they pay a perpetual license."

"vCenter Orchestrator is an expensive solution."

"My company needs to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the product."

"The product is expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Computer Software Company

11%

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

20%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Government

12%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

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 vCenter Orchestrator?

The stability of the product is very good.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for vCenter Orchestrator?

We're running a low-profile budget. This is not our main focus on investment technology, so we're trying to reduce costs due to the change from perpetual to subscription licenses.

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What needs improvement with vCenter Orchestrator?

After the change from perpetual licensing to subscriptions, the cost model changed. We are considering alternatives since we lost the perpetual aspect, and support is changing.

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Overview

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

Microsoft

VMware vCenter Orchestrator simplifies the automation of complex IT tasks and integrates with VMware vCloud Suite components to adapt and extend service delivery and operational management, effectively working with existing infrastructure, tools and processes.

VMware

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

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