Apiary vs SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite comparison

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Oracle and Seeburger are both solutions in the API Management category. Oracle is ranked #39, while Seeburger is ranked #26 with an average rating of 9.0. Oracle holds a 1.0% mindshare in APIM, compared to Seeburger’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Seeburger users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite and Apiary compete in the integration solutions market. While SEEBURGER leads with holistic integration capabilities, Apiary is favored for its API development and design features.

Features: SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite provides powerful data transformation, seamless system integration, and comprehensive monitoring tools. Apiary focuses on API design, mock server features, and intuitive collaboration.

Room for Improvement: SEEBURGER could enhance user interface simplicity, improve scalability options, and offer more flexible integration templates. Apiary might benefit from expanding integration options beyond APIs, improving offline documentation capabilities, and enhancing security features.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SEEBURGER offers structured deployment with high customizability and robust technical support, ideal for enterprises needing detailed integration solutions. Apiary provides a quick cloud-based deployment with efficient support for API-centric projects, catering to smaller, agile environments.

Pricing and ROI: SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite has higher initial costs, justified by its extensive features, providing long-term value and substantial ROI for complex integration needs. Apiary offers a more budget-friendly model with attractive ROI for specific API-focused scenarios.

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Categories and Ranking

Apiary

Ranking in API Management

39th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SEEBURGER Business Integrat...

Ranking in API Management

26th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business-to-Business Middleware (1st), Managed File Transfer (MFT) (12th), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (15th)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Apiary is 1.0%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite is 1.5%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

API Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite	1.5%
Apiary	1.0%
Other	97.5%

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Phil Wilkins

Enterprise Integration Architect at Capgemini

The ability to configure rules to check for consistency has helped

Apiary provides a free tier of the platform which allows a small group of developers to collaborate easily on the design of open source APIs. In addition to this, it provides mock endpoints allowing people to experiment with the API without depending or having to stand up a real backend. With our clients, using Apiary allows us to very quickly pull together an API definition (particularly when using API Blueprint). The whole API design process for the simpler use cases can be done in a relatively short workshop which makes it a lot easier to agree, publish, version-manage an API definition with suitable documentation. This can then be evolved and enhanced (particularly in the documentation aspects). With the ability to support Swagger (Open API v2 and introducing/ed support for v3) and API Blueprint makes it a very versatile tool.

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Shaik Saifuddin

Senior Software Engineer at HCLTech

Exceptional support and reliability drive optimal data flow and integration

The features of SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite that I found most valuable are related to entity flow. We can find the entity flow to be very useful so we can grab the flow accordingly. There is no disturbance in the connections, and it is very clear to check the connection flow with applicable queues. When comparing to other applications, SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite is the easiest way to understand the application. I have also worked on the cloud services where SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite is moving to cloud. I have worked on cloud services where the mapping part is in the cloud itself, along with the connection setup.

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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

"Vey high - very easy API design with no setup effort"

"This solution has allowed us to standardize API definitions and bring consistency into our shared components, reducing the effort and cost of using functionality across domains within the organization, with Apiary being crucial to our good API strategy."

"Quick and easy way to share a new API design with teams."

"In two years, there was one time the service was down for an hour or so."

"I do like the overall performance of the solution."

"Git integration"

"The feature I find most valuable is that it offers authentication and allows us to develop communication points."

"I find the generation of mock services very useful, especially when demonstrating for new consumers."

"The product has the ability to handle high volumes of data efficiently."

"We have absolutely seen ROI in terms of processing orders from customers, and the automation of processes is the best way to describe our return."

"Among the most important [features] are the BIC 6 Converter and the communication protocols, which have the newer security features for certificates and encryption."

"It is a JavaScript or a Java-based system within their mapping tool. You can actually write a lot of code in there. We can perform a lot of the translations even within our mapping, whereas we used to have to do custom programming on our back-end systems to fully integrate."

"SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite (BIS), as an application within Ingram Micro, contributes around 30 percent of the revenue."

"SEEBURGER BIS increased our efficiency by at least 30 percent."

"We minimized our complexity and decreased the number of systems to communicate with our partners, yielding cost savings and a centralized platform that serves as the gate to our suppliers and customers."

"We can use it to script and monitor processes."

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Cons

"The Oracle release cycle is very bad because the patches only update once a year."

"I don't think this solution is very stable so we try to manage stability from our side."

"Validation messages could be a bit clearer."

"Swagger (OpenAPI Specification) and Blueprint Support"

"I would like an integrated option to download a Swagger version of the definition."

"Better Swagger support."

"We don't have much access to the logs or what's happening. So we have to log a ticket with SEEBURGER. We only get a message that something has failed... we have to open a ticket with SEEBURGER for them to tell us exactly what the issue is... I would like us to be able to be more self-sufficient."

"The BIS Front End needs a little bit of refreshing, especially when it comes to setting up new trading partners and trading partner agreements or transactions. It can be a bit clumsy to copy and rename and then go in and modify."

"The ability to bind a mapping to an agreement seems a bit clunky. It would be nice to have a better way of navigating to a map name rather than using a drop down list."

"In the BIS, if I want to have some API functionalities, that is a separate tool. The integration between the API tool and the BIS is not that straightforward. If they were to combine these tools and give us one suite, that would be helpful. Today I have a lot of partners onboard. I have something like 50,000 partners doing API transactions. If I want to introduce a new tool for API management, I have to do a lot of workarounds. But if it were integrated well within the existing suite, it could be straightforward for me."

"We are a little locked in with understanding the errors that we receive. We are working with their support to prevent these issues when they come into the database. We use a SQL database and believe they can do better when it comes working with large databases. We have had few instances where the system is hanging, which are most likely from the database. We are working with their support to find out the problem and fix their system. We have tried to use their notification system to prevent these issues, but they need to improve their monitoring system."

"I would've liked, from day one, to learn how to do my own mapping. That would have saved a lot of time and effort if that had been brought forward earlier. It's there, I just didn't know about it. Also, some tidier, easier-to-use interfaces would help."

"Their traditional model is a vendor flow. We are looking to do a customer-based flow, which which require significant development from SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite (BIS). We are working with them to do this using their WebEDI. It is a brand new area for them, but it could be an option in the future."

"I find the solution quite confusing to use, especially when looking at the tree structure."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a free subscription option to start and try the service."

"It is easy to get started with personal (free) accounts, but a subscription is required for additional features."

"I had a problem at one time with their invoicing. I told them, then we worked on the process and improved it. They installed the connection between SAP and SEEBURGER BIS in Europe first. This was awhile ago. When I came along, I became involved in the project and started working with them. Every time that I made a request, the work was done well, but I was not receiving my invoices. I knew I had to pay for the work and was trying to find someone to send me the invoices or a report of what was being done. From that end, it was really not working. After a few years, I was complaining and not happy. At the end of the year, they would come with a long list of invoices to pay, which was really bad. So, I asked for a change. We worked on the process, and since five years ago, I have worked with SEEBURGER based in North America. Now, when I have a question, I know who to contact. They send me a report with invoices every month. They really reacted to my concern, and we improved the process. Since then, I have had no problem."

"The cost of the SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite (BIS) can be considered high. We have elected to have SEEBURGER consulting do the installation. Licensing could also be considered high. However, one would be hard pressed to find another product that does all that this one does."

"The only thing that would be an improvement would be if they had a cost model whereby you could just pay for what you're actually using. Even if it were a minimum monthly charge that they offered, if you're not utilizing all of that then they should consider a lower tier. That way, they could attract more business."

"They have options for every budget. You can book Cloud Services, starting with a few hundred Euros per year or month, depending on what you want, or you can even buy huge landscapes and operate them on your own. The pricing is fair compared to others."

"We pay per message we use. We spend about £19,000 a year with them."

"Pricing, compared to the tool that we had earlier, is cheaper."

"The cost-based model is slightly different now in SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite (BIS). They changed the licensing, based on adapters and other things. In the old style of licensing, the whole suite was one license..."

"It has a very goofy pricing model in the sense that they have so many components and it's not very clear what components you require to do your work. When you ask for that, you learn that there's a surcharge for them. It's not that you buy a product and you can use all the compatibilities. They have all these different bits and pieces of it and you have to pay extra for all those things."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Comms Service Provider

15%

Outsourcing Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Construction Company

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	38

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Regarding the pricing of SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite, I would rate it as 7 out of 10.

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Regarding areas of improvement for SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite, the cloud functionality needs enhancement. The cloud interface is currently too cluttered, especially when creating new tran...

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Overview

Apiary offers dynamic solutions for designing, documenting, and managing APIs, tailored for professionals seeking a streamlined approach to API development. It is a comprehensive tool that enhances collaboration and speeds up the design-to-deployment process.

Built to facilitate seamless API management, Apiary provides advanced features for API design, prototyping, and collaboration. It supports businesses in creating robust APIs with reduced effort and increased efficiency. The ease of use and integration with existing development operations make Apiary a preferred choice for API-centric workflows. Its intuitive platform empowers developers to deliver high-quality APIs swiftly, catering to the demands of modern digital ecosystems.

What are the standout features of Apiary?

API Blueprint: Enables easy definition and sharing of API designs in a human-readable format.
Interactive Documentation: Provides real-time updates and testing capabilities for API documentation.
Mock Servers: Allows users to simulate APIs for testing without costly backend changes.
Collaboration Tools: Facilitates team communication and feedback integration directly within the platform.

What are the key benefits and ROI to consider?

Faster Development: Reduces time-to-market by streamlining API design and testing.
Cost Efficiency: Minimizes resources needed for backend changes with comprehensive mock testing.
Improved Team Collaboration: Enhances productivity through integrated communication features.
Enhanced API Quality: Provides tools for creating consistent and high-quality APIs, reducing post-launch issues.

Apiary has seen positive adoption in industries such as finance, healthcare, and retail. In finance, it supports the integration of secure APIs for transaction processing. Healthcare uses Apiary for creating interoperable systems that facilitate patient data exchange. Retail businesses leverage the agile development features for inventory management APIs and customer experience enhancements.

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SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite is a versatile platform supporting multiple integration patterns with rich adapters and easy Java coding, known for fault tolerance and seamless SAP integration.

SEEBURGER offers extensive EDI capabilities and adaptability across protocols. The platform provides tools for entity flow, data mapping, message tracking, and high-volume performance. Appreciated for reliability, scalability, and automation, it enables independent adaptation, maintaining stability in efficient data communication. However, handling large datasets can be challenging. Users desire improved cloud and API integration, enhanced error handling, and more accessible training resources. Frequent updates and new features are valued, but customization can be slow, and support experiences are inconsistent.

What are the most important features of SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite?

Flexible Integration: Supports multiple integration patterns and protocols.
Rich Adapter Suite: Extensive adapter options available.
Seamless SAP Integration: Enables smooth SAP processes.
EDI Capabilities: Comprehensive electronic data interchange support.
Fault Tolerance: Maintains stability and reliable operation.
Entity Flow Tools: Provides detailed data mapping and message tracking.

What benefits may organizations look for in reviews when evaluating SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite?

Reliability: Ensures consistent performance across platforms.
Scalability: Adapts to growing data and organizational needs.
Automation: Reduces need for programming expertise.
Protocol Adaptability: Supports diverse communication standards.

In industries, SEEBURGER is used for EDI transactions, partner communication, and data integration. Organizations benefit from scripting, process monitoring, certifications, and secure transfers like AS2 and SFTP, facilitating data conversion and internal connections. Implemented on-premises and in the cloud, SEEBURGER adapts to custom business processes.

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Sample Customers

Microsoft, salesforce.com, Bloomberg, GoodData, Viacom, Akamai Technologies, DigitalGlobe

Altis, Autoliv, Cebi, Cofresco, MoneyGram International, Samsonite Europe, VSP Global, BMW Group, OSRAM, Magna, Lavazza

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