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SAP Data Services vs SAP Process Orchestration comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 12, 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

SAP Data Services
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (11th), Data Quality (2nd)
SAP Process Orchestration
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
Business-to-Business Middleware (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

SAP Data Services and SAP Process Orchestration aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. SAP Data Services is designed for Data Integration and holds a mindshare of 2.8%, down 3.3% compared to last year.
SAP Process Orchestration, on the other hand, focuses on Business-to-Business Middleware, holds 9.3% mindshare, down 15.3% since last year.
Data Integration
Business-to-Business Middleware
 

Featured Reviews

RambabuMandala - PeerSpot reviewer
Responsive support, scalable, and beneficial integration
The BA reporting tools, such as Data Services, and ETL tool in SAP Data Services are the most valuable. When we had in-memory requirements, we used HANA. HANA is most preferably for most the customers for in-memory. SAP is the first company that created the in-memory concept. There are a lot of SAP applications and they have good integration with SAP packages. In the next release, they should be more advanced cloud functionalities and web services. More integration with other applications including SAPs and other applications. They should not switch to a complete solution but provide better integration with other applications.
Vishal Khare - PeerSpot reviewer
A tool that can be useful for small integrations and large integrations
It is a pretty scalable solution. You can use the tool for small integrations and large integrations. From a use case perspective, all the people, around 3,000 employees, use the tool in my organization since some form of the product's integration capabilities are used in the company and have their own requirements of interfaces. There are no plans to increase the use of the solution in my company. My company has a couple of managers and developers to do the coding and mapping in SAP PI/PO. If I talk about the APAC region, I have almost eight to ten people who take care of the tool's complete technical area.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The logic is also simple. It makes it easy to build your extraction."
"We can extract data at a table level, extract data at the ETL level, and we can extract data at an ODP level."
"The most valuable feature is the ETL functionality."
"The solution is easy to use since it's a graphical tool. It also requires only low-level coding."
"The solution's most valuable feature is the scheduling part."
"The initial setup is not complex."
"The fact that it's built on SQL, it makes it easy to write code. The database and the connection are quite smooth."
"The BA reporting tools, such as Data Services, and ETL tool in SAP Data Services are the most valuable. When we had in-memory requirements, we used HANA. HANA is most preferably for most the customers for in-memory. SAP is the first company that created the in-memory concept."
"The most valuable features of SAP Process Orchestration are the standard APIs that we can use."
"The solution offers very good documentation and manuals to assist with understanding the solution."
"SAP Process Orchestration has all the features that are necessary."
"Process Orchestration fulfils the need for middleware to mediate types of connectivity."
"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 most valuable feature of SAP Process Orchestration is its flexibility in being able to build integrations with SAP systems and non-SAP systems."
"The most valuable feature is the seamless integration with backend systems."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
 

Cons

"With SAP Data Services, the problem arises when I try to connect to Azure Databricks."
"In the future, Data Services should offer a cloud version."
"Newer feature integration is lagging behind the company acquisitions and the product could do more to service a broader range of devices."
"Data Services SAP is lacking in sources and target databases compared to Informatica. SAP Data Services should have more connectivity."
"There needs to be multi-language support, however, my understanding is they are working on multi-language now."
"We encounter challenges while exporting implemented rules, such as those applied to objects like the material master, into a format like Excel for documentation and further analysis."
"Some of the jobs that are built within Data Services require local files, and during initial deployment, those local files cannot be transported between machines simply because of security issues."
"They could make it easier to work with web services."
"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."
"SAP should improve the user interface, as it often lacks modern features and aesthetic appeal."
"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."
"There are two main areas for improvement: performance and cost."
"The responsiveness of technical support needs to be improved."
"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 would be beneficial to enhance the ease of implementing new projects and improve overall stability in our implementations."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the product price as one or two on a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."
"Its pricing is as per the enterprise agreement and not a concern for us."
"The license price is expensive but medium to large-scale companies, should be able to afford it. Other solutions, such as Talend are easier to afford for smaller companies. Depending on the sources of the data where you are receiving your data you could be paying for more than one license."
"The enterprise version of SAP Data Services is free."
"At the entry level, if you're using it only for data integration, it is a little bit cheap. However, for large organizations it can be expensive. There are additional costs apart from the license."
"The pricing is a little high to make the product more competetive in the marketplace."
"There is a one time purchase fee plus annual maintenance."
"Speaking about prices, Oracle and SAP are market leaders. So, the prices are more."
"The pricing for this solution is fine."
"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 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."
"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."
"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 cost of SAP products is quite high but the quality is really good."
"It is a very expensive solution. We only pay for the license."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
16%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
17%
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

How do you evaluate the ratio of price to quality for SAP Data Services?
I believe the license for the product is fair, even though some competitors offer similar services at lower prices. The difference between the Edge edition and the next one up is significant in pr...
Would you recommend SAP Data Services to complete beginners?
I think after some preparation, a beginner will be able to use SAP Data Services, however, if you are completely unprepared, you may have some issues. I think that in particular you will need a mo...
How has SAP Data Services helped your organization?
SAP Data Services has helped our whole staff understand the data across various sources and systems within the company. Not everyone who works at my organization is an IT expert - most just have av...
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

SAP BusinessObjects Data Services, SAP BusinessObjects Data Integrator, BusinessObjects Data Integrator
SAP NetWeaver Process Integration, NetWeaver Process Integration
 

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Sample Customers

EMC Corporation, LivePerson, Eldorado, Mozzart, The VELUX Group, AOK Bundesverband, Hilti Group, Nissha Printing Company Ltd., Asian Paints, Aareal Bank Group, Migros Group
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