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Ikarus AllSpark vs. Microsoft BizTalk Server

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    AllSpark

    Score10 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    AllSpark from Ikarus in Newark is an AI platform for business process automation. It can be used by businesses to save time and costs on their manual repetitive processes based on unstructured text data like invoices, contracts and emails. Here are some of the features of the software: Based on Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing Can extract information from unstructured text with human level proficiency Supports multiple languages and file…N/A

    Microsoft BizTalk

    Score6.3 out of 10
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    AllSparkMicrosoft BizTalk
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    Pricing Offerings
    AllSparkMicrosoft BizTalk
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    AllSparkMicrosoft BizTalk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AllSparkMicrosoft BizTalk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Ikarus Process Automation Pvt. Ltd.
    Helps with accounts payables as well as document preparation. Automates everything.
    Would be nice if it was a bit less in cost to use.
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    Microsoft
    BizTalk is well suited as middleware. Where you wish to translate an input file into an output file and send it to some endpoint. In our case, we used it to convert and send files to SAP. In many ways, it very flexible, and you can do almost anything you want with it. In many ways, it's a better solution than your SAP XI or PI as middleware, since it's much less expensive, and allows you do interface with non-SAP systems.
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    Pros
    Ikarus Process Automation Pvt. Ltd.
    • User friendly.
    • Automation.
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    Microsoft
    • It is very user friendly. Users can change rules during run time and change workflow.
    • Huge capacity for queueing messages. It supports all types of adapters like Oracle, Salesforce, SMTP, FTP, etc. Also users can built custom adaptors.
    • If users want to dynamically deploy their solution without any downtime, this is a perfect solution. BizTalk will be a good fit, especially for public-facing websites.
    • Well-proven in the market. I used it when developing a website for Virgin Trains, catering more than 800K user requests per day.
    • Helps in load balancing.
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    Cons
    Ikarus Process Automation Pvt. Ltd.
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    Microsoft
    • Microsoft BizTalk is over engineered for some situtations
    • Microsoft BizTalk can be frustrating to use as it forces you to use the GUI as opposed to code
    • Microsoft BizTalk is very resource intensive to create integrations
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Ikarus Process Automation Pvt. Ltd.
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    Microsoft
    BizTalk will always be required at this hospital.
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    Usability
    Ikarus Process Automation Pvt. Ltd.
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    Microsoft
    I gave a 7 because this product BizTalk does need time and training to get familiar with the usability and features, it is not that easy to use.
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    Support Rating
    Ikarus Process Automation Pvt. Ltd.
    It is fast and easy to connect with support staff. They are very helpful and always salved the issues quickly which saves us time and increases our productivity.
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    Microsoft
    BizTalk Server has been supported for more than 15 years. It is well proven in the market. Microsoft has provided excellent support with technical issues.
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    Implementation Rating
    Ikarus Process Automation Pvt. Ltd.
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    Microsoft
    Make sure you have everybody and all depts. On board during testing on test server.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Ikarus Process Automation Pvt. Ltd.
    I am not aware of other products like Ikarus AllSpark. This was implemented by the management level. So far it is a great tool.
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    Microsoft
    BizTalk was selected here mainly because it is easy to integrate to a .NET application (most of them are Web Service, WCF SOAP, WCF REST and Web API) and many backend databases are Microsoft SQL Server. Another benefit is that the monitoring job is easy to set up and centralize with other .NET application monitoring jobs.
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    Return on Investment
    Ikarus Process Automation Pvt. Ltd.
    • Reduces time spent.
    • Efficiency.
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    Microsoft
    • A positive impact has been the quicker turnaround time of a part request and that part showing up in SAP using Biztalk as middleware.
    • A somewhat negative impact has been the somewhat insufficient error logging/message capture settings that Biztalk provide. This has caused occasional delays when attempted to create parts for the business.
    • A somewhat negative impact has been the need to have a specialized developer who understands Biztalk to troubleshoot issues with the Biztalk and SAP interaction when creating parts, and when adding new fields to the parts.
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