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

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

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Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (7th)

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 8.0%, down 12.6% compared to last year.
Workato, on the other hand, focuses on Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS), holds 4.3% mindshare, up 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

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

"Process Orchestration fulfils the need for middleware to mediate types of connectivity."

"The most valuable features of SAP Process Orchestration are the standard APIs that we can use."

"The solution is easy to use."

"SAP Process Orchestration has all the features that are necessary."

"It is a scalable solution."

"The product has good technical support but you usually will not need it because it is quite stable."

"The monitoring is one of the greatest features in Process Orchestration because it is user-friendly and easy for somebody who is not experienced."

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

"The initial setup was very easy."

"Workato is low code, intuitive, and easy to use."

"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."

"I definitely recommend Workato to others; it is the best product in our technology stack, allowing us to integrate legacy systems and address diverse requirements."

"Workato is less expensive and offers similar integration capabilities."

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

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

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Cons

"Its administration management feature needs to be simpler to use."

"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."

"The solution is not very scalable because it is at the end of its life."

"It's very difficult to find errors in a simple way."

"This is an on-premise platform and one area they can improve on is having the ability to work with SaaS solutions."

"Some configurations can be a little tricky."

"Process Orchestration doesn't provide authentication for data sent to us, meaning we have to rely on client certificate-based or basic authentication."

"I think the big improvement required in the tool stems from the fact that the whole issue around it is that we have some downtime failures during upgrades and patching."

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"From a technical standpoint, the security features at the data orchestration level could be more organized, and improvements in certificate management are necessary."

"Currently, Workato is a low-code platform without native programming capabilities. I would appreciate having a dedicated programming language for tasks like transformations and functional programming."

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

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

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

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

"It is tedious to make a tailor-fit function."

"Workato's Extract, transform, and load (ETL) and extract, load, and transform (ELT) are not very strong and could be improved for very complex transformations."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is highly-priced."

"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."

"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 for this solution is fine."

"The price of SAP Process Orchestration was reasonable."

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

"There are fees in addition to the licensing."

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"Workato is an expensive solution."

"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."

"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

16%

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

Energy/Utilities Company

Educational Organization

28%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

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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?

SAP solutions are generally expensive. SAP Process Orchestration was integrated with SAP ECC in a package, but my customers have consistently described it as an expensive product.

What needs improvement with SAP Process Orchestration?

The user interface of SAP Process Orchestration should be more modern to enhance its appeal. It can seem complicated and outdated to new users. Additionally, the tool relies on Java, which feels le...

What do you like most about Workato?

Workato is low code, intuitive, and easy to use.

What needs improvement with Workato?

Currently, Workato is a low-code platform without native programming capabilities. I would appreciate having a dedicated programming language for tasks like transformations and functional programmi...

What is your primary use case for Workato?

I am an integration consultant, and I use Workato ( /products/workato-reviews ) for integration. Recently, one of my clients wanted to migrate from using Workato ( /products/workato-reviews ) to an...

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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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