Informatica PowerExchange vs SAP Process Orchestration comparison

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

Find out in this report how the two Data Integration solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Informatica PowerExchange vs. SAP Process Orchestration Report (Updated: July 2023).
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Pros
"It is easy to integrate the solution with other tools.""The main benefit of PowerExchange is its native real-time capabilities. Competing tools are counting on third-party packages or Oracle to offer real-time capabilities. However, Informatica has a native ability to scan the data on the file system level and capture the changes almost instantly when I push it to the consumers. The solution has a powerful built-in replication engine.""Provides a significant amount of control over the landscape and overall implementation.""It is a scalable and versatile solution.""This product is easy to install and it can be done in a few hours.""The product’s flexibility is valuable.""The data transformation is the solution's most valuable feature.""From the product feature or product capability perspective, the aspects around integration, transformation, and standardization are valuable. It's fairly easy to use. It has a GUI-based interface."

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"It provides essential features such as continuous monitoring of all interfaces are crucial for our needs.""The most valuable features of SAP Process Orchestration are its system monitoring and alerts.""The monitoring tools are the most valuable feature.""The most valuable feature of SAP Process Orchestration is its flexibility in being able to build integrations with SAP systems and non-SAP systems.""The most valuable features of SAP Process Orchestration are the standard APIs that we can use.""It is simple to transfer files.""The solution is stable.""It is strategically focused to forecast a global integration platform for our business."

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Cons
"Integration with the largest number of databases and other systems would be important.""I would like the stability to improve.""I would like to have easier integration with cloud platforms.""Apache Spark has a machine learning algorithm, an area where Informatica PowerExchange lacks.""The solution could be made more user-friendly. The configurations are also quite difficult.""The solution needs better integration with other tools.""Real-time has not been enhanced that much over the past few years. There has not been as many features added like they did before.""The product is not suitable for application integration."

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"It is scalable, but there can be performance issues with high data volume or traffic, especially during month ends.""It's very difficult to find errors in a simple way.""It requires some maintenance.""The responsiveness of technical support needs to be improved.""SAP Process Orchestration could improve from an API standpoint. This is not an API management tool, which is one of its drawbacks. However, SAP has released an SAP Cloud Platform Integration which has all of the features, such as API management along with process integration to replace what they had previously.""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.""The cloud capability features need improvement.""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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "An annual package license fee is required."
  • "The cost of PowerExchange is reasonable. It does not rely on complicated formulas or unrealistic equations. The pricing model is straightforward. There is one component, and real-time integration is included. Some other solutions require purchasing additional modules or third-party plugins for this capability."
  • "It's expensive. In fact, nobody would buy any product of Informatica if the price was the only consideration. It costs money, and it doesn't come cheap, but it provides value for money in many ways."
  • "There is a need to pay towards the licensing cost of the product. It is an expensive product."
  • "Many users don't prefer to use the product, considering the high costs attached to the licensing part of the solution."
  • "The product is not very expensive."
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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 product's initial setup phase was not complex. The tool is easy to install onto any of the servers, and you can integrate it.
    Top Answer:Many users don't prefer to use the product, considering the high costs attached to the licensing part of the solution.
    Top Answer:The product's functionality attached to the logs is an area of concern where improvements are required. Sometimes, the product takes time to identify certain gaps in scenarios where pipelines are… more »
    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
    PowerExchange, Connectors
    SAP NetWeaver Process Integration, NetWeaver Process Integration
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    Overview

    Informatica PowerExchange Connectors provides high performance, out-of-the-box connectivity without having to develop custom data access programs.

    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
    ACH Food, BNSF Railway Company, Illinois State University
    Lenovo, Dansk Supermarked A/S, Ego Pharmaceuticals Pty. Ltd, Kaeser Kompressoren
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company25%
    Insurance Company25%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm27%
    Insurance Company12%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Government7%
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    Manufacturing Company30%
    Wholesaler/Distributor17%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Retailer9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Manufacturing Company14%
    Energy/Utilities Company7%
    Retailer7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business37%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise53%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business12%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise80%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise3%
    Large Enterprise70%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise70%
    Buyer's Guide
    Informatica PowerExchange vs. SAP Process Orchestration
    July 2023
    Find out what your peers are saying about Informatica PowerExchange vs. SAP Process Orchestration and other solutions. Updated: July 2023.
    765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Informatica PowerExchange is ranked 21st in Data Integration with 19 reviews while SAP Process Orchestration is ranked 1st in Business-to-Business Middleware with 28 reviews. Informatica PowerExchange is rated 7.8, while SAP Process Orchestration is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Informatica PowerExchange writes "Handles big data better than competitors". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP Process Orchestration writes "A tool that can be useful for small integrations and large integrations". Informatica PowerExchange is most compared with Informatica PowerCenter, Oracle GoldenGate, Qlik Replicate, Azure Data Factory and Informatica Cloud Data Integration, 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 Informatica PowerExchange vs. SAP Process Orchestration report.

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