SAP Process Orchestration vs Workato comparison

SAP Process Orchestration

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Categories and Ranking

SAP Process Orchestration

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

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Business-to-Business Middleware (2nd)

Workato

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

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Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (8th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Application Integration solutions, they serve different purposes. SAP Process Orchestration is designed for Business-to-Business Middleware and holds a mindshare of 8.0%, down 12.6% compared to last year.
Workato, on the other hand, focuses on Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS), holds 4.3% mindshare, up 4.2% since last year.

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Featured Reviews

Laxman Molugu

Chief Executive Officer at Saanvi systems inc

Enhances operational efficiency with valuable prepackaged content and cost-effective pricing

For organizations that operate within an SAP ecosystem, SAP Process Orchestration is recommended due to its cost-effectiveness and the availability of valuable prepackaged content. It is important to consider the needs of your industry, as SAP Process Orchestration may not meet all requirements in consumer-oriented sectors. I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

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Rohit Sircar

Integration Solutions Lead | Digital Core Transformation Service Line at Hexaware Technologies Limited

Great automation and strong workflows useful for integration

The initial setup is quite straightforward. When connecting Workato with your on-premises system, you have to install the Workato agent on your network. It was not complex but a long process to configure and settle. Workato has not gone live for us yet, so only the developers are currently using it. But in terms of users, we will have close to 250 and maybe 30 additional direct users. We are seeing a lot of different use cases where we can add new recipes because we started small, and there are many different areas where we can implement Workato for automation.

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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

"With the latest version what I find to be the most valuable are the REST, SuccessFactors, and Ariba Network adapters."

"The monitoring is one of the greatest features in Process Orchestration because it is user-friendly and easy for somebody who is not experienced."

"The initial setup was straightforward."

"The solution is easy to use."

"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."

"SAP Process Orchestration provides extensive integrations with external partners, supports B2B operations, and has prepackaged content that saves development time."

"Orchestration is beneficial for us."

"The most valuable features of SAP Process Orchestration are its system monitoring and alerts."

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"Workato allows us to streamline our operations by replacing multiple legacy systems with a single integrated platform."

"It is easier to use than other technical open-source technologies."

"Workato reduces total development time as it generates code seamlessly and integrates with SQL databases or APIs through configuration."

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"Their automation and workflows are very strong, and you can build the workflows very easily and quickly."

"Workato is low code, intuitive, and easy to use."

"Moreover, AI automation simplifies integration development by understanding requirements from prompts and creating the necessary automation."

"The most valuable features are easy integration, quick tab to develop, quick tab to market, and interactive integration platform."

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Cons

"We encounter challenges while connecting to MQTT and MQDD adapters."

"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 solution needs to move to the cloud."

"The responsiveness of technical support needs to be improved."

"Some configurations can be a little tricky."

"The user interface of SAP Process Orchestration should be more modern to enhance its appeal. It can seem complicated and outdated to new users."

"I think the big improvement required in the tool stems from the fact that the whole issue around it is that we have some downtime failures during upgrades and patching."

"It requires some maintenance."

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"The Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) capabilities could be improved."

"From a technical standpoint, the security features at the data orchestration level could be more organized, and improvements in certificate management are necessary."

"The data flow and debugging processes need improvement, especially for tracing issues. Additionally, Workato struggles with scalability when handling high volumes of data, such as terabytes, requiring chunking for initial data loads."

"Workato could be improved by adding a proper debugging feature. Currently, there's no way to set breakpoints to stop the process and debug an error as you can in other tools like webMethods."

"The only minor drawback would be if there was a UI at the front of it, for apps and for a portal as well, it would make it really easy. It would be really useful if there were more apps capabilities."

"From the deployment point of view, our customers encounter platform downtime where it does not serve the actual request on the systems."

"Integrating on-prem applications is challenging, even though they have an on-prem agent."

"It is tedious to make a tailor-fit function."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is highly-priced."

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

"There are fees in addition to the licensing."

"The product is not a low-priced solution, but I can say that it is competitively priced in the market."

"It's not an expensive solution."

"My company deals with different pricing models of the product, according to which we don't pay for the solution directly, but we do pay for the maintenance part."

"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 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."

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"On a scale of one to ten, the pricing is around a six. We have a consumption model and the pricing is higher. If you are using any kind of ML-based approach, machine learning, or some advanced analytics, you may have to pay more."

"Speaking about price, I would say that it's market-related. Also, there are costs in addition to the standard license fees since different add-ons depend on what you require."

"Workato is an expensive solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

17%

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

Energy/Utilities Company

Educational Organization

33%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Process Orchestration?

The main concern is the cost. If additional help is needed due to lack of skill, we have to pay for SAP support.

What needs improvement with SAP Process Orchestration?

There are two main areas for improvement: performance and cost. The cost is quite high, and if it were reduced, it might also improve the performance, potentially allowing us to access a more effic...

What do you like most about Workato?

Workato is low code, intuitive, and easy to use.

What needs improvement with Workato?

One area for improvement is the CI/CD pipeline, which lacks a version control system similar to GitHub ( /products/github-reviews ) for easier deployment. Though it has a recipe life cycle manageme...

What is your primary use case for Workato?

I am using Workato ( /products/workato-reviews ) for integrating and automating solutions for finance, HR, and IT. Specific use cases include onboarding and offboarding for HR, handling invoices fo...

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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.

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