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

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

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 8.6%, down 13.0% compared to last year.
Workato, on the other hand, focuses on Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS), holds 4.2% mindshare, down 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

"It is strategically focused to forecast a global integration platform for our business."

"Great monitoring tools and has its own alert framework."

"The standard adapter with EBA abilities is the most valuable feature. It has good process integration."

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

"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."

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

"The solution offers very good documentation and manuals to assist with understanding the solution."

"The solution is easy to use."

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

"It's easy to understand, makes flows and is efficient."

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

"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."

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

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

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

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

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Cons

"Some configurations can be a little tricky."

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

"SAP should improve the user interface, as it often lacks modern features and aesthetic appeal."

"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 breaks down sometimes."

"The solution could be more scalable."

"SAP needs to improve a lot in terms of the orchestration part so that more adapters can be provided to users, which are areas where the solution has downsides."

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

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

"A limitation is that their cloud presence is only in North America and Europe."

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

"I would like to see the dashboarding and reporting processes improved."

"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."

"One area for improvement is the CI/CD pipeline, which lacks a version control system similar to GitHub for easier deployment."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"We subscribe to annual licenses, and the competitive license cost is reasonable."

"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."

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

"It's not an expensive solution."

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

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

"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."

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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."

"Workato is an expensive solution."

"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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

18%

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

Energy/Utilities Company

Educational Organization

35%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

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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?

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?

The Electronic Data Interchange (EDI ( /categories/edi )) capabilities could be improved.

What is your primary use case for Workato?

I use Workato ( /products/workato-reviews ) as middleware for cloud integration within my organization. It is employed to integrate systems such as ERP ( /categories/erp ) and customer planning sys...

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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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