BizTalk Server vs WorkflowGen comparison

Microsoft and WorkflowGen are both solutions in the Process Automation category. Microsoft is ranked #14 with an average rating of 7.1, while WorkflowGen is ranked #43. Microsoft holds a 0.8% mindshare in PA, compared to WorkflowGen’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of WorkflowGen users who would recommend it.

BizTalk Server

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

BizTalk Server and WorkflowGen are competing in workflow automation and business process management. BizTalk Server takes the upper hand in integration capabilities, while WorkflowGen offers a faster implementation due to its customizable settings.

Features: BizTalk Server provides robust enterprise application integration, message transformation, and comprehensive reporting. It supports various communication protocols and offers extensive integration support. WorkflowGen focuses on form-based workflows, drag-and-drop process modeling, and customization.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: WorkflowGen is known for straightforward deployment via cloud or on-premise options, resulting in quicker implementation. It provides comprehensive customer support with quick response times. BizTalk Server usually requires longer deployment periods and is handled by experienced IT teams, with more traditional customer service often needing expert consults.

Pricing and ROI: BizTalk Server's setup cost is higher, reflecting its enterprise-level features and scalability. ROI can be significant for organizations with complex integrations. WorkflowGen has a lower initial cost and quicker ROI due to simpler configurability and quicker deployment.

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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)

WorkflowGen

Ranking in Process Automation

43rd

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Design (31st), Business Process Management (BPM) (51st), Rapid Application Development Software (38th), Low-Code Development Platforms (46th)

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 WorkflowGen is 0.2%, up from 0.2% 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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Christopher Odonoghue

SAP Solution Lead at Johnson & Johnson

Good for automatically triggering workflows, but needs to be more customizable

We use this product for many different reasons related to our business We use it a lot for creating workflows to transfer materials between plants, which is a signature part of what we do. The most valuable feature is the ability to automatically trigger the workflow. This solution needs to be…

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

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

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

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

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

"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."

More BizTalk Server pros

"We use it a lot for creating workflows to transfer materials between plants, which is a signature part of what we do."

Cons

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

"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"

"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."

"Updating things in BizTalk is a headache."

"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 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 deployment could be simplified."

More BizTalk Server cons

"This solution needs to be more customizable."

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."

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

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

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

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Financial Services Firm

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Manufacturing Company

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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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Overview

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

Microsoft

Immediately accelerate business process adaptability with fluid workflow automation. Use the WorkflowGen .NET workflow software's low code environment to maximize the efficiency of process designers and developers.

Automate any type of human and system-based enterprise process within a battle-tested infrastructure.

Customize and integrate your workflow apps to meet your requirements in a highly configurable environment.

Engage process participants with a full-featured workflow portal, native mobile apps, and email approvals, or through seamless integration with your own web apps.

Leverage a solution used by Fortune 500 companies for worldwide business-critical applications.

WorkflowGen

Sample Customers

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

Comcast, Deloitte, Mitsui & Co Ltd, Sanofi Pasteur, Textron, XL Group. WorkflowGen accelerates business process adaptability in 70 countries for 500+ organizations and 1,000,000 users.

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