SAP Process Orchestration vs webMethods.io comparison

SAP and IBM are both solutions in the Business-to-Business Middleware category. SAP is ranked #5 with an average rating of 7.8, while IBM is ranked #2 with an average rating of 7.7. SAP holds a 5.8% mindshare in BBM, compared to IBM’s 10.1% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of SAP users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of IBM users who would recommend it.

SAP Process Orchestration

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SAP Process Orchestration

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 27, 2025

SAP Process Orchestration and webMethods.io offer integration solutions, competing in the integration software market. SAP Process Orchestration appeals to SAP-centric enterprises, while webMethods.io leads with cloud connectivity.

Features: SAP Process Orchestration supports BPMN, seamless ERP integration, and comprehensive security, ensuring stable and effective business process management. WebMethods.io offers rapid cloud integration, intuitive user design, and real-time analytics, prioritizing cloud-first strategies.

Room for Improvement: SAP Process Orchestration could focus on simplifying deployment complexity, advancing cloud-native features, and enhancing user experience. WebMethods.io might improve SAP integration depth, expand its toolkit, and optimize for high-volume data handling.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: WebMethods.io, being cloud-native, facilitates quick deployment with reliable support. SAP Process Orchestration involves more complex on-premises setup but provides robust support for SAP users.

Pricing and ROI: WebMethods.io offers flexible Pay-as-You-Go pricing, often leading to quicker ROI for cloud-focused businesses. SAP Process Orchestration requires a higher initial investment, justified in complex SAP environments with gradual ROI.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

SAP Process Orchestration

Ranking in Business-to-Business Middleware

5th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

webMethods.io

Ranking in Business-to-Business Middleware

2nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) (3rd), Managed File Transfer (MFT) (8th), API Management (10th), Cloud Data Integration (6th), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the Business-to-Business Middleware category, the mindshare of SAP Process Orchestration is 5.8%, down from 9.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of webMethods.io is 10.1%, up from 10.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business-to-Business Middleware Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
webMethods.io	10.1%
SAP Process Orchestration	5.8%
Other	84.1%

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Featured Reviews

Vasanth Kumar Sabaapathi

Senior Lead Architect at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Simplified integrations bring flexibility and efficiency to diverse industries through comprehensive features and robust support

SAP is already trying to make improvements for SAP Process Orchestration by releasing updates every quarter, including patches and modules, and from a security standpoint, while it's a tightly coupled tool, they are introducing a lot of enhancements aligned with current market trends. There are standard contents readily available for starting integrations, which suit around 90% of every industry across verticals including pharma, manufacturing, and employee data central with SuccessFactors integration. Regarding functionality-wise improvements in SAP Process Orchestration, they are now incorporating the Salesforce system. Previously, we needed to rely on a third-party adapter for integration within SAP, but now they are building their own adapters to connect with Salesforce. Additionally, there are options like data connectors using Ariba coming up with SAP Process Orchestration. There's much more to explore, especially as they release new patches, enhancements, and adapters each quarter.

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Yashraj Makwana

Developer at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Offers strong integration capabilities and reliable features but needs pricing and scaling improvements

Many things are evolving with the AI buzz in the market. What I would like to see improved or enhanced in webMethods.io in the future is that since webMethods.io is already under IBM, I think IBM will introduce and integrate AI into it. Additionally, regarding what webMethods.io can improve is the license cost. Other cloud players are also providing the same kind of functionality, such as AWS and Azure. webMethods.io is being installed on-premises, but AWS is providing it directly in the cloud. When comparing the license cost and request per minute cost, webMethods.io needs to address that. There are many competitors in the market for this.

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

"SAP Process Orchestration is middleware where we are able to manage and interact with everything from a single location. One of the most beneficial areas is monitoring which is very easy because it is all in one place. There are many adapters added recently that can be used for new functionality. The solution is easy to operate and it is more mature than the cloud solution provided by SAP."

"It provides essential features such as continuous monitoring of all interfaces are crucial for our needs."

"SAP Process Orchestration is quite flexible in supporting various integration standards and protocols, and it's fulfilling all our needs."

"Orchestration is beneficial for us."

"It is a scalable solution."

"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."

"t is a pretty stable solution. I have not seen any outages in the solution."

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"EDI is robust and integration with SAP is good."

"I like the stability of the webMethods Integration Server."

"The development is very fast. If you know what you're doing, you can develop something very easily and very fast."

"Broker and UM are the best features."

"It is a very stable product."

"webMethods Trading Networks is a good solution for interacting with outside of the organization. We can integrate the solutions with multiple outside the organization."

"One [of the most valuable features] is the webMethods Designer. That helps our developers develop on their own. It's very intuitive for design. It helps our developers to speed the development of services for the integrations."

"The product is very stable."

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Cons

"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."

"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."

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

"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 solution is not very scalable because it is at the end of its life."

"The cloud capability features need improvement."

"The solution could be more scalable."

"The older version of the solution will no longer be supported."

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"Prices should be reduced, ideally by up to 30% for long-term customers like us."

"The price should be reduced to make it more affordable."

"Upgrades are complex. They typically take about five months from start to finish. There are many packages that plug into webMethods Integration Server, which is the central point for a vast majority of the transactions at my organization. Anytime we are upgrading that, there are complexities within each component that we must understand. That makes any upgrade very cumbersome and complicated. That has been my experience at this company. Because there are many different business units that we are touching, there are so many different components that we are touching. The amount of READMEs that you have to go through takes some time."

"We'd like for them to open up to a more cloud-based solution that could offer more flexibility and maybe a better rules engine or more integration with rules engines."

"The product's stability is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"webMethods.io Integration's installation is complex. It should also improve integration and connectors."

"Scalability and connectors to different cloud applications is lacking."

"When it comes to scaling, it requires more RAM and more machines."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of SAP Process Orchestration was reasonable."

"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."

"The pricing for this solution is fine."

"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 license is a one-time payment, and additional costs are only incurred on the infrastructure side since it's an on-premise solution."

"It is a very expensive solution. We only pay for the license."

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"The price is a little bit high, especially regarding their support."

"I don’t have much idea about prices, but webMethods API Portal is not something cheaper."

"I do see a lack of capabilities inside of the monetization area for them. They have a cloud infrastructure that is pay per use type of a thing. If you already use 1,000 transactions per se, then you can be charged and billed. I see room for improvement there for their side on that particular capability of the monetization."

"The solution’s pricing is too high."

"webMethods Trading Networks is a bit costly compared to others solutions."

"I do think webMethods is coming under increasing pressure when it comes to their price-to-feature value proposition. It's probably the single biggest strategic risk they have. They're very expensive in their industry. They've been raising the price recently, especially when compared with their competitors."

"Sometimes we don't have a very clear idea what the licensing will entail at first, because it can be very customizable. On one hand, this can be a good thing, because it can be tailored to a specific customer's needs. But on the other hand it can also be an issue when some customer asks, "What's the cost?" and we can't yet give them an accurate answer."

"Always plan five years ahead and don’t jeopardize the quality of your project by dropping items from the bill of materials."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

13%

Computer Software Company

12%

Energy/Utilities Company

Retailer

Manufacturing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Energy/Utilities Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	26

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	23
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	64

Questions from the Community

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?

The price for SAP Process Orchestration is a little high when compared to market trends, which is just how the business is. I would rate it an eight.

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What needs improvement with SAP Process Orchestration?

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What do you like most about Built.io Flow?

The tool helps us to streamline data integration. Its BPM is very strong and powerful. The solution helps us manage digital transformation.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Built.io Flow?

webMethods.io is expensive. We have multiple components, and you need to pay for each of them.

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What needs improvement with Built.io Flow?

webMethods.io needs to incorporate ChatGPT to enhance user experience. It can offer a customized user experience.

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Also Known As

SAP NetWeaver Process Integration, NetWeaver Process Integration

Built.io Flow, webMethods Integration Server, webMethods Trading Networks, webMethods ActiveTransfer, webMethods.io API

Overview

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

webMethods.io Integration is a powerful integration platform as a service (iPaaS) that provides a combination of capabilities offered by ESBs, data integration systems, API management tools, and B2B gateways.

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Sample Customers

Lenovo, Dansk Supermarked A/S, Ego Pharmaceuticals Pty. Ltd, Kaeser Kompressoren

Cisco, Agralogics, Dreamforce, Cables & Sensors, Sacramento Kings

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