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BizTalk Server vs IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services comparison

Microsoft and IBM are both solutions in the Business-to-Business Middleware category. Microsoft is ranked #8 with an average rating of 7.4, while IBM is ranked #5 with an average rating of 7.0. Microsoft holds a 4.4% mindshare in BBM, compared to IBM’s 13.2% mindshare. Additionally, 75% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of IBM users who would recommend it.
BizTalk Server
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75% willing to recommend
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100% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 27, 2025

BizTalk Server and IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services compete in the B2B integration solutions market. IBM Sterling appears to have the upper hand due to its extensive features and flexibility.

Features: BizTalk Server is known for its robust message handling, extensive enterprise connectivity, and deep integration with Microsoft technologies. IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services offers advanced trading partner capabilities, high scalability, and comprehensive security features.

Room for Improvement: BizTalk Server could improve its capabilities in scaling beyond Microsoft environments, enhance its trading partner management, and advance its security features. IBM Sterling might focus on providing more cost-effective solutions, improving ease of integration with non-IBM ecosystems, and simplifying the initial setup process.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: BizTalk Server provides straightforward deployment within Microsoft environments, utilizing familiar tools. IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services presents a cloud-based deployment model with global compliance support, making it suitable for international integrations.

Pricing and ROI: BizTalk Server generally offers a lower setup cost, making it appealing for organizations seeking efficient ROI within a Microsoft environment. IBM Sterling tends to require higher initial investment but promises substantial ROI through its scalability and advanced features.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

BizTalk Server
Ranking in Business-to-Business Middleware
8th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
Process Automation (12th)
IBM Sterling B2B Integratio...
Ranking in Business-to-Business Middleware
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Business-to-Business Middleware category, the mindshare of BizTalk Server is 4.4%, up from 4.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services is 13.2%, down from 15.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business-to-Business Middleware Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services13.2%
BizTalk Server4.4%
Other82.4%
Business-to-Business Middleware
 

Featured Reviews

HP
Dipl.Ing. Johann Pointner
Consultant at EC live! Hans Pointner
Effective data integration and reliable process automation enhance productivity
The features of BizTalk Server I have found the most valuable include all the connectivity to systems such as SAP and others. It is sometimes a complicated system, but you can do almost everything with it. BizTalk Server offers workflow functionality that I find very effective for process automation. They call it orchestrations where you can define logic for integrating systems. Regarding the adapter framework in BizTalk Server, I usually work with standard features. You have a tool called BizTalk Mapper, where you can define the mappings between different formats. It's less about programming on the very low level; it's rather doing configuration on a higher level.
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Ravikumar Tanvee
Seeburger Lead EDI Developer/Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Effective business process handling with some room for improvement in mapping ease and user interactions
IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services does not have specific issues that need improvement. While each product, like SeeBurger and IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services, has its own advantages and disadvantages, I do not see any challenges or improvements needed. Although, mapping might be a bit easier in SeeBurger compared to IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services.
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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

"Essentially, you can do whatever you like with these systems, and you do not have to take care about the scaling because if one server is overloaded, it just forwards the message to the next server, even if it were designated to a specific server. It weeds out the messages according to the load. If you want to scale it, you just add new servers."
"BIzTalk's integration with Visual Studio is the most valuable feature of this product."
"The BizTalk Server business rule engine was very useful for us and has helped us for the last 12 years."
"Faster development time"
"The AS2 communication protocol is one of the most advanced processes."
"The BizTalk Server business rule engine was very useful for us and has helped us for the last 12 years."
"MS BizTalk is reliable and dependable."
"The product stood out as a really helpful solution when we came upon a problem of increasing the number of relationships between corporate systems, naturally causing an increase in expenses required to maintain the existing infrastructure."
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"IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services is a stable and scalable product."
"The B2B Sterling platform is basically managed services, so we outsource our services to IBM and it relieves us of having resources in-house and 24/7 support."
"The solution is extremely scalable."
"They have best-in-class, quality support."
"This product is fairly out there in terms of usability and easy to use, such as you can implement and deploy."
"We are able to monitor all B2B messages, and we are able to see or track each message on it from an error perspective. That's a good side of it. It is working well, and we're able to do our current job."
"For us, we've basically outsourced the onboarding and translation of all of our electronic data interchange (EDI) with our customers."
"The product's most valuable feature is the real-time integration suite."
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Cons

"These items are not so critical when compared with some performance issues which can take place within projects of really significant functional volume."
"I wish overall implementation and debugging were made simpler."
"It's a complex product because you have many degrees of freedom to connect different parts together. Whether it's sensible or not, is up to you, but the machine does allow it. But because of the vast degrees of freedom, it's complex."
"We encounter issues with deployment when SQL Server and BizTalk Server are on separate machines, especially with the MSDTC."
"The product could be improved in monitoring, managing, and support functionalities."
"BizTalk Server is an outdated legacy system that does not support messaging."
"It's an on-premises system, requiring physical servers for deployment. This is different from Azure; you don't need any servers with Azure. If you have a subscription, you can do whatever you want. There are unit restrictions based on the environment (like non-production vs. production) in BizTalk. You need physical servers and databases. In Azure, those are not required – it's all in the cloud."
"We want to get rid of BizTalk Server, as there is unnecessary license cost, and there are some limitations, so we might go for Azure Integration Services."
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"The only weaknesses they have different governance for each task and different channels for communication which are hard to maintain. The relation of the company with other companies can be improved. We have a lot of customers who this platform for the interchange of information which can also be improved. The compliance information about banks can also be updated."
"The setup is not straightforward, but it is fairly well documented."
"It's probably not as much as they sold us in their value proposition, so be cautious about that."
"They can improve APIs because they are still lagging behind in API connectivity. With non-API connectivity, they're market leaders, but API connectivity, they're still in the immature space."
"It can be now classified as a legacy system because there are no more updates. From what I know, there will be no updates for the current version, which is an issue. Therefore, we are looking for a compatible new software that we can use. We're currently researching what is there in the market. We would consider something that would give us better speed on our current processor. There is also room for improvement in terms of its scalability and GUI. It is an old system, and its scalability can be improved. Its GUI can also be more appealing."
"Onboarding on the solution is complex. It's hard to onboard partners and customer suppliers. It's one aspect that is not that straightforward."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"BizTalk Server is cheap. I would rate its pricing a two out of five."
"Based on the knowledge, it is relatively cheaper than Azure Identity Services and cloud services in general."
"The solution is expensive."
"The cost will depend on the client's requirements."
"BizTalk Server is not freeware. There's a significant licensing cost involved. Be sure you will actually utilize its features fully."
"It was not cheap, but it was affordable."
"The tool is expensive because of its rich features."
"They have a good pricing system, in relation to powerful features."
"Pricing is a little bit on the higher side because they give you the best support. Out of ten, I would rate pricing at seven or eight."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Media Company
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Large Enterprise9
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BizTalk Server?
The tool's most valuable feature is its integration with the banks. Its messaging and routing capabilities are good.
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What needs improvement with BizTalk Server?
I am generally satisfied with BizTalk Server, but there are some gaps, as we have multiple integration tools. Thus, there is associated cost, operation cost, license cost, and CapEx, so we are tryi...
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What advice do you have for others considering BizTalk Server?
I have not worked with Amazon API Gateway or Mule ESB; I am just testing them. I am using Boomi iPaaS and WebMethods. I did not purchase it on AWS Marketplace; those are product API systems, and in...
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What needs improvement with IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services?
IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services does not have specific issues that need improvement. While each product, like SeeBurger and IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services, has its own advantages and d...
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What is your primary use case for IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services?
My primary use case is using IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services ( /products/ibm-sterling-b2b-integration-services-reviews ) for business process modeling and mapping tasks. These tasks are simil...
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What advice do you have for others considering IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services?
I would rate IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services a seven. The main reason for this rating is that SeeBurger is much easier to handle compared to IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services. Features li...
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Overview

Connects systems both inside and across organizations, exchange data and orchestrate business processes across multiple systems.
Microsoft

IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services are designed to alleviate the burden on internal resources by providing secure connectivity and collaboration with your customers, suppliers, and business partners. The solution is built on the cloud-based B2B integration and visibility capabilities of IBM Sterling B2B Collaboration Network and provides comprehensive service offerings for partner onboarding, B2B process management, and trading partner support.

  • Facilitate growth by rapidly growing and adapting your B2B community without burdening internal resources and capital
  • Reduce B2B total cost of ownership by reducing the cost and increasing the reliability of B2B operations

Accelerate B2B collaboration with global customers and suppliers by leveraging our B2B expertise.

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Sample Customers

Centrebet, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, QualCare, Wªrth Handelsges.m.b.H, DTEK, Allscripts, United BioSource, Hogg Robinson
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