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We performed a comparison between Infor ION and SAP Process Orchestration based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Business-to-Business Middleware solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Infor ION vs. SAP Process Orchestration Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The tool's most valuable feature is middleware capabilities.""I have found the most valuable feature to be the ability to monitor integration performance and the reasons for the failure of inbound and outbound transactions. We can see both inbound and outbound transactions, and it gives us a mirror image or the whole history of all inbound and outbound transactions between Infor M3 Business Engine and the third parties.""We haven't had any issues with ION so far.""ION is good for building custom middleware boxes."

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"It provides essential features such as continuous monitoring of all interfaces are crucial for our needs.""Great monitoring tools and has its own alert framework.""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.""The main benefit is that the solution is low maintenance. Moreover, it's the license cost is very low because it's part of the package. The maintenance is standard maintenance. And the updates are regular. So there's a regular update and you can choose whether you want to do those updates or not.""The solution provides very good and central logging systems. It offers high flexibility with vertical and horizontal extend capacity.""The product has good technical support but you usually will not need it because it is quite stable.""The initial setup is easy...The solution gets automatically connected. The deployment takes six months. I rate its setup phase a ten out of ten.""The solution is stable."

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Cons
"ION's integration with older applications could be better.""The dashboard is not very simple and can be a bit tricky.""Infor ION doesn't provide connectors for all integration touchpoints. Sometimes, we may have to build our own. It incurs additional costs for the customer.""I would like to see ION add automated setup and integration with Salesforce. They need to work on these types of tools."

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"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.""It would be beneficial to enhance the ease of implementing new projects and improve overall stability in our implementations.""It's very difficult to find errors in a simple way.""SAP needs to improve a lot in terms of the orchestration part so that more adapters can be provided to users, which are areas where the solution has downsides.""It is scalable, but there can be performance issues with high data volume or traffic, especially during month ends.""It requires some maintenance.""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.""The cloud capability features need improvement."

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  • "The cost of SAP products is quite high but the quality is really good."
  • "The pricing for this solution is fine."
  • "There are fees in addition to the licensing."
  • "It's not an expensive solution."
  • "Looking at market conditions, vendors nowadays are giving products at very low price levels. However, SAP Process Orchestration have not yet reduced their prices. The prices could be reduced a lot to stay competitive."
  • "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 price of SAP Process Orchestration was reasonable."
  • "The fee for maintenance is costly."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The tool's most valuable feature is middleware capabilities.
    Top Answer:ION comes in a bundle with other Infor solutions. You don't buy it separately.
    Top Answer:Infor ION doesn't provide connectors for all integration touchpoints. Sometimes, we may have to build our own. It incurs additional costs for the customer.
    Top Answer: It provides essential features such as continuous monitoring of all interfaces are crucial for our needs.
    Top Answer:We subscribe to annual licenses, and the competitive license cost is reasonable. We find that the cost is even more affordable compared to other options available in the market.
    Top Answer:Implementing changes and introducing new interfaces in Process Orchestration should have been more straightforward. The current system is burdened with a heavy load and has become overly complex… more »
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    Also Known As
    SAP NetWeaver Process Integration, NetWeaver Process Integration
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    Overview

    Infor ION provides the flexibility you need to make an often complex web of enterprise systems work together. It provides the long-term sustainability to optimize return on technology investments. With ION, one application can be upgraded, replaced, or even fail without taking the entire network down.

    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.
    Sample Customers
    FINIDR, Midsona, Eynsham Hall, Midwest Wheel, Watchfire Signs, Sanford Health, Royal Adelaide
    Lenovo, Dansk Supermarked A/S, Ego Pharmaceuticals Pty. Ltd, Kaeser Kompressoren
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company23%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Healthcare Company9%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    REVIEWERS
    Manufacturing Company30%
    Wholesaler/Distributor17%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Retailer9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Manufacturing Company14%
    Energy/Utilities Company7%
    Financial Services Firm6%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise68%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise3%
    Large Enterprise70%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise69%
    Buyer's Guide
    Infor ION vs. SAP Process Orchestration
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Infor ION vs. SAP Process Orchestration and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    767,847 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Infor ION is ranked 7th in Business-to-Business Middleware with 4 reviews while SAP Process Orchestration is ranked 1st in Business-to-Business Middleware with 28 reviews. Infor ION is rated 8.6, while SAP Process Orchestration is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Infor ION writes "It's bundled, so I don't need to purchase an additional product". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP Process Orchestration writes "A tool that can be useful for small integrations and large integrations". Infor ION is most compared with Mule Anypoint Platform and BizTalk Server, whereas SAP Process Orchestration is most compared with Mule Anypoint Platform, SAP Data Services, webMethods Integration Server, IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services and IBM B2B Integrator. See our Infor ION vs. SAP Process Orchestration report.

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