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

7.0

Number of Reviews

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Workato

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

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Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (7th)

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 7.5%, down 11.7% compared to last year.
Workato, on the other hand, focuses on Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS), holds 4.8% mindshare, up 4.3% 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

"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 performance of data processing has increased."

"The monitoring tools are the most valuable feature."

"Process Orchestration fulfils the need for middleware to mediate types of connectivity."

"The product has good technical support but you usually will not need it because it is quite stable."

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

"It is simple to transfer files."

"The most valuable features of SAP Process Orchestration are the standard APIs that we can use."

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"Workato is less expensive and offers similar integration capabilities."

"It is very easy to use. It takes complex workloads away, and it provides very smooth integration. It has got a lot of out-of-the-box connectors. It has got a lot of out-of-the-box APIs, which makes it really easy to integrate with applications for different use cases, whether it is in finance, HR, or customer operations. It is by far our favorite integration product."

"The features of Workato are very user-friendly."

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

"The initial setup was very easy."

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

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

"I definitely recommend Workato to others; it is the best product in our technology stack, allowing us to integrate legacy systems and address diverse requirements."

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Cons

"Process Orchestration needs to provide secure connectivity as no one has any data information."

"In terms of technical support, it would be helpful if they handled the tickets a bit faster when queries are sent to them."

"The usability is an area where it can be improved upon."

"Data modeling is an area of concern in the product where improvements are required."

"The solution could be more scalable."

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

"I feel that support is an area that needs improvement. They need to improve the response time and address the customer's issues as soon as possible."

"This is an on-premise platform and one area they can improve on is having the ability to work with SaaS solutions."

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

"I have observed some minor stability issues with Workato, particularly related to connectors failing occasionally and delays in report sending."

"Based on my experience, it would be really beneficial if the unit tests were improved because when you change a recipe significantly, they do not work anymore, and you have to remake them all."

"Workato's Extract, transform, and load (ETL) and extract, load, and transform (ELT) are not very strong and could be improved for very complex transformations."

"The data flow and debugging processes need improvement, especially for tracing issues."

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

"The management dashboard in the solution is an area with shortcomings that needs improvement."

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"There are fees in addition to the licensing."

"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 cost of SAP products is quite high but the quality is really good."

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

"The fee for maintenance is costly."

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"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."

"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."

"Workato is an expensive solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

16%

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

Energy/Utilities Company

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

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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?

SAP solutions are generally expensive. SAP Process Orchestration was integrated with SAP ECC in a package, but my customers have consistently described it as an expensive product.

What needs improvement with SAP Process Orchestration?

The user interface of SAP Process Orchestration should be more modern to enhance its appeal. It can seem complicated and outdated to new users. Additionally, the tool relies on Java, which feels le...

What do you like most about Workato?

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

What needs improvement with Workato?

I am currently in the exploratory phase. While the cloud-native aspect is beneficial, having deployment options similar to MuleSoft would be a great additional feature. Their approach aims to remov...

What is your primary use case for Workato?

I have been using Workato for the past two years now. Our current project was doing automation earlier with workflows using MuleSoft. These have now been moved to Workato for integrating systems 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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