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IBM B2B Integrator vs SAP Process Orchestration comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 27, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM B2B Integrator
Ranking in Business-to-Business Middleware
6th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP Process Orchestration
Ranking in Business-to-Business Middleware
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Business-to-Business Middleware category, the mindshare of IBM B2B Integrator is 6.4%, up from 6.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Process Orchestration is 9.0%, down from 13.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Nagasaikiran Kesana - PeerSpot reviewer
Fast, easy to use, and useful for integration purposes
In the initial stage, I used only business processes to build code. As I used the product more and more, I learned that we could monitor, perform support activities, and install and upgrade servers. We can learn how to manage the clients to get business. We must get into a call with customers and get their requirements. We must pass all the test cases, both positive and negative. We need to manage our team as well. We use various protocols for data security, like SFTP, FTP, and HTTP. We follow the security levels based on the customer’s requirements. We encrypt the file, and the customers decrypt it using the public and private keys we provide. Customers who need high security opt for HTTP certificates and AS2. I have also worked on AWS and Azure to pass files to the buckets. I also work on single sign-on authentication. External users can access our dashboard with a few details. For example, if our customers need to see whether a file is transferred from our end, they can easily log in to the details and monitor it. They can also perform health checks. I will recommend the tool to others. People who want to use the tool must not do anything blindly. They must analyze, learn the concept, and understand the purpose of the tool. There are other products in the market, like MuleSoft, that have the same functionality. We must understand why we are using IBM B2B Integrator. We must gather some information. I take some introductory classes for the new joiners in my organization. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Laxman  Molugu - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"IBM B2B Integrator is a great tool, robust, reliable, low-maintenance, and ideal solution."
"It's highly stable, and the redundancy is amazing. B2B Integrator also has a high availability option to work in a cluster environment. You rarely have issues operating it because of the HA."
"The solution is fast and easy to use."
"The most valuable features assist with understanding data formats and transforming data."
"It can scale horizontally as well as vertically as a cluster."
"The solution offers good integration capabilities."
"The most valuable feature of IBM B2B Integrator is its security and flexibility."
"I find the codeless communications, SFTP or FTP, valuable."
"Process Orchestration fulfils the need for middleware to mediate types of connectivity."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The solution is stable."
"SAP Process Orchestration has all the features that are necessary."
"It provides essential features such as continuous monitoring of all interfaces are crucial for our needs."
"The monitoring tools are the most valuable feature."
"I think it is a very stable tool. My company did not have any problem with the tool."
"The solution offers very good documentation and manuals to assist with understanding the solution."
 

Cons

"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."
"The dashboard is not integrated and should be bundled by the product vendor."
"End-to-end visibility and monitoring application required. The control center is available and covers this area, but it still fails in many monitoring scenarios."
"It supports many of our use cases but falls short in some areas as technology evolves"
"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."
"API-Fication required, and there should be more clarity on their cloud migration strategy."
"API integration could be improved. The legacy system could be on the cloud."
"There should be a single place to do things, rather than making it complicated, not moving away and truncating the old features but instead coming up with the new and still keeping the old stuff confuses people sometimes."
"SAP Process Orchestration breaks down sometimes."
"Its administration management feature needs to be simpler to use."
"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."
"In terms of technical support, it would be helpful if they handled the tickets a bit faster when queries are sent to them."
"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 Process Orchestration could improve from an API standpoint. This is not an API management tool, which is one of its drawbacks. However, SAP has released an SAP Cloud Platform Integration which has all of the features, such as API management along with process integration to replace what they had previously."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We pay an annual fee based on the number of VPUs. It's fairly reasonable. We're in the middle of analyzing other products, and they're all pretty much in the same range."
"Licensing depends upon the package you opt for within the solution. The solution is a bit costly compared to the other integration tools in the market."
"The solution is priced at $20,000 to $30,000 per year with no extra costs."
"The price of IBM B2B Integrator is too high. However, IBM may be willing to give a discount if there are negotiations. If they see that there is a good opportunity for them they can provide a discount."
"The pricing is based on how many cores are used and the type of cores."
"The product costs more than 40K."
"Normally, you will have to choose CPU-based licensing...I rate the tool price a five out of ten."
"The pricing for this solution is fine."
"The fee for maintenance is costly."
"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 solution is highly-priced."
"The price of SAP Process Orchestration was reasonable."
"It is a very expensive solution. We only pay for the license."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Healthcare Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
18%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Energy/Utilities Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM B2B Integrator?
IBM B2B Integrator is a great tool, robust, reliable, low-maintenance, and ideal solution.
What needs improvement with IBM B2B Integrator?
It supports many of our use cases but falls short in some areas as technology evolves, especially with data transfer between edge locations and the cloud or on-premise systems. The solution doesn’t...
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...
 

Also Known As

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, Sterling Gentran Integration Suite
SAP NetWeaver Process Integration, NetWeaver Process Integration
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Bonnie Plants, Toshiba Europe, Florida Hospital
Lenovo, Dansk Supermarked A/S, Ego Pharmaceuticals Pty. Ltd, Kaeser Kompressoren
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