We performed a comparison between IBM B2B Integrator and SAP Process Orchestration 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."The solution is useful for transferring files from one format to another format. Also, the solution is useful in translation."
"The most valuable features assist with understanding data formats and transforming data."
"It can scale horizontally as well as vertically as a cluster."
"The most valuable feature of IBM B2B Integrator is its security and flexibility."
"Out-of-box process orchestration yields quick implementations."
"I find the codeless communications, SFTP or FTP, valuable."
"The solution offers good integration capabilities."
"The most valuable features are the flexibility and the range of EDI standards that IBM Sterling can handle."
"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."
"The solution's technical support is good."
"The most valuable features of SAP Process Orchestration are its system monitoring and alerts."
"SAP Process Orchestration has all the features that are necessary."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"Great monitoring tools and has its own alert framework."
"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."
"The solution offers very good documentation and manuals to assist with understanding the solution."
"There are also some features in the solution that are not user-friendly, like code lists with no search options. So, we must navigate hundreds of pages to check for one entry."
"Patching or upgrading the product is a bit of a nightmare. It would be nice if they removed the installation manager port. We find it complicates upgrading and patching a great deal."
"The user interface is outdated. B2B Integrator was developed in the United States in the nineties, and the graphical user interface hasn't improved since. It's tough because you have to program the software in XML. Nowadays, other methods are easier to work with."
"There is no related transaction stored in the database because it's an OLTP application."
"IBM B2B Integrator could improve the business process itself, there is no resignation of duties and in terms of the console should be changed in a way that is more user-friendly."
"They do not have a solid partner ecosystem, and they do not have a clear roadmap for down the line; they're missing that clear roadmap."
"The initial setup is complex."
"The reporting features could be better. right now, they are lacking a bit."
"The solution could be more scalable."
"It is not a scalable solution for the cloud. I would not recommend this for the cloud."
"SAP Process Orchestration breaks down sometimes."
"Process Orchestration doesn't provide authentication for data sent to us, meaning we have to rely on client certificate-based or basic authentication."
"It requires some maintenance."
"In terms of technical support, it would be helpful if they handled the tickets a bit faster when queries are sent to them."
"This is an on-premise platform and one area they can improve on is having the ability to work with SaaS solutions."
"The solution needs to move to the cloud."
IBM B2B Integrator is ranked 4th in Business-to-Business Middleware with 42 reviews while SAP Process Orchestration is ranked 1st in Business-to-Business Middleware with 28 reviews. IBM B2B Integrator is rated 8.0, while SAP Process Orchestration is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM B2B Integrator writes "A widely-used, on-premises solution with tons of peer support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP Process Orchestration writes "A tool that can be useful for small integrations and large integrations". IBM B2B Integrator is most compared with Mule ESB, IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services, SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite, SPS Commerce Fulfillment (EDI) and webMethods Trading Networks, whereas SAP Process Orchestration is most compared with Mule Anypoint Platform, SAP Data Services, IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services, webMethods Integration Server and TIBCO BusinessWorks. See our IBM B2B Integrator vs. SAP Process Orchestration report.
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