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We performed a comparison between SAP Process Orchestration and webMethods Trading Networks 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 SAP Process Orchestration vs. webMethods Trading Networks Report (Updated: May 2024).
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"t is a pretty stable solution. I have not seen any outages in the solution.""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 monitoring tools are the most valuable feature.""The initial setup is easy.""The most valuable features of SAP Process Orchestration are the standard APIs that we can use.""The most valuable feature of SAP Process Orchestration is its flexibility in being able to build integrations with SAP systems and non-SAP systems.""In my opinion, SAP PO is the most mature suite of tools to integrate processes across SAP environments at this moment. It's really unbeatable because it allows you to integrate whatever scenarios you can imagine.""Great monitoring tools and has its own alert framework."

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"webMethods Trading Networks is a stable solution.""webMethods Trading Networks is a good solution for interacting with outside of the organization. We can integrate the solutions with multiple outside the organization.""With webMethods, the creation of servers and the utilization of Trading Networks facilitate B2B integration. It resolves any related issues effectively."

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Cons
"The monitoring governance offered by SAP is too technical and needs to be geared more toward business users.""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.""Its administration management feature needs to be simpler to use.""SAP Process Orchestration breaks down sometimes.""It would be beneficial to enhance the ease of implementing new projects and improve overall stability in our implementations.""This is an on-premise platform and one area they can improve on is having the ability to work with SaaS solutions.""It is scalable, but there can be performance issues with high data volume or traffic, especially during month ends.""The solution is not very scalable because it is at the end of its life."

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"The solution should include REST API calls.""Perhaps in the area of Microservices, where I think Trading Networks could benefit from some improvements."

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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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  • "webMethods Trading Networks is a bit costly compared to others solutions."
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    Questions from the Community
    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 »
    Top Answer:webMethods Trading Networks is a stable solution.
    Top Answer:Since webMethods Trading Networks is much like proprietary software, users should try it on the trial version first and do some POC. Overall, I rate webMethods Trading Networks a nine out of ten.
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    Also Known As
    SAP NetWeaver Process Integration, NetWeaver Process Integration
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    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.

    webMethods Trading Networks is a scalable, easy-to-manage gateway for doing business electronically with customers, distributors and trading partners worldwide. This enterprise class B2B gateway is built on webMethods Integration Server, our Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) that automates B2B transactions, such as purchase requisitions, orders and invoices. 

    Sample Customers
    Lenovo, Dansk Supermarked A/S, Ego Pharmaceuticals Pty. Ltd, Kaeser Kompressoren
    Gist Limited, U.S. Bank, Staples
    Top Industries
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    Manufacturing Company30%
    Wholesaler/Distributor17%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Retailer9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Manufacturing Company15%
    Energy/Utilities Company7%
    Financial Services Firm6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm24%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Media Company7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise3%
    Large Enterprise70%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise69%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business33%
    Midsize Enterprise3%
    Large Enterprise64%
    Buyer's Guide
    SAP Process Orchestration vs. webMethods Trading Networks
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about SAP Process Orchestration vs. webMethods Trading Networks and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
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    SAP Process Orchestration is ranked 1st in Business-to-Business Middleware with 28 reviews while webMethods Trading Networks is ranked 15th in Business-to-Business Middleware with 4 reviews. SAP Process Orchestration is rated 8.2, while webMethods Trading Networks is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of SAP Process Orchestration writes "A tool that can be useful for small integrations and large integrations". On the other hand, the top reviewer of webMethods Trading Networks writes "Beneficial for external interactions, integrates well, and great support". SAP Process Orchestration is most compared with Mule Anypoint Platform, SAP Data Services, IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services, webMethods Integration Server and IBM B2B Integrator, whereas webMethods Trading Networks is most compared with IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services and IBM B2B Integrator. See our SAP Process Orchestration vs. webMethods Trading Networks report.

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