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    frends eiPaaS by HiQ

    Score9 out of 10
    N/Afrends enterprise integration platform as a service is a Nordic .Net integration platform. Hybrid, low-code, and intuitive, frends aims to deliver in a fraction of cost and efforts compared to traditional integration solutions. frends platform has a built in version control system in place, to track changes to integrations and to manage the lifecycle of existing integrations. frends fully supports BPA or Business Process Automation, which can be used to create either short or long…N/A

    SAP Integration Suite

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ASAP Integration Suite is a modern, secure integration platform as a service (iPaaS) that connects applications, data, processes, and AI agents across SAP and non‑SAP environments.

    $11,199

    per year

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    frends eiPaaS by HiQSAP Integration Suite
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    frends eiPaaS by HiQSAP Integration Suite
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsEnterprise Tier: from 1000 €/month Additional enviornments are 600€/m 24/7 SLA and support: from 800 €/monthAccess to free tier services does not expire while there is an active Pay-As-You-Go or CPEA account with SAP. Once a free tier service limit has been reached users have the option to update from a free to a paid service plan in the same account.
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
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    Comparison of Cloud Data Integration features of frends eiPaaS by HiQ and SAP Integration Suite
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    frends eiPaaS by HiQ
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    10% below category average
    SAP Integration Suite
    7.9
    272 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Pre-built connectors7.01 Ratings8.4257 Ratings
    Support for real-time and batch integration9.01 Ratings8.0251 Ratings
    Data security features5.01 Ratings8.2240 Ratings
    Monitoring console8.01 Ratings7.0248 Ratings
    Connector modification00 Ratings7.8220 Ratings
    Data quality services00 Ratings8.0228 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    frends eiPaaS by HiQSAP Integration Suite
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    9.0
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    8.4
    (358 ratings)
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    8.8
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    Usability
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    6.7
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    6.7
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    Implementation Rating
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    User Testimonials
    frends eiPaaS by HiQSAP Integration Suite
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    frends eiPaaS by HiQ
    Hybrid Integrations: Organizations operating with a combination of on-premises and cloud applications will find frends particularly valuable. Its hybrid integration capabilities ensure seamless data flow between these diverse environments. Both for scheduled integrations that are triggered regularly or for event and API-based integrations. High volume of simple integrations: the pricing model is not tied to the number of integrations like in many competing products.
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    Good at: 1. Integrations with in SAP applications, especially with event based triggers 2. Can be integrated very well with other BTP services to attain Batch processing and store credentials 3. Supports many authentication models Improvements: 1. No version history available compared to as it is available in S4HANA 2. Need a lot of improvement in git hub connections
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    Pros
    frends eiPaaS by HiQ
    • It has been very stable and reliable over time
    • The developer tools are simple to use
    • It offers out of the box tasks/activities for typical routine tasks
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    SAP
    • The extensive catalog of pre package integrations that have in the discovery center. That allows developers to find solutions that can fit the needs.
    • Monitor of the integrations and api deployed.
    • API management has been for us a very usefull tool inside integration suite, to be able to have the API Hub with the documentation of our apis.
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    Cons
    frends eiPaaS by HiQ
    • The recently renewed user interface has not been as clear as the previous version
    • Sometimes the performance or capacity has been at limits with more complex integrations
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    SAP
    • Provide more pre-built integrations to use within SuccessFactors or other modules instead of everything having to be custom built
    • Support is unable to provide advice on custom builds so you often have to engage a 3rd party partner
    • Works best when you have the functional and technical teams working together. Otherwise, the system is too technical for a functional user to create integration and a technical user not always understand the functional perspective
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    SAP
    It is in place, our system integrators are familiar with it, and it fits into the ecosystem. A better user interface, flow build and debugging experience would see it grow, many technical staff do not enjoy using it for this reason, however it is quite capable and powerful behind this one shortcoming.
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    Usability
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    SAP
    The user interface is messy and not intuitive. It has a steep learning curve, and flows developed around are easy to make a mess with layout and can be difficult to follow. The debugging is also quite difficult, it takes some time to figure out how to follow the flow and examine data. Error handling is also difficult and not intuitive, it is better to let some errors leak and monitor through ALM.
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    SAP
    The support for SAP Integration Suite is satisfactory. We leverage SAP support through our manage services partner. So far, we have not had many major issues. One concern, to make our rating a ten, would be turnaround time on high priority incidents. SAP Integration Suite drives our key business functions forward. Without a reasonable service level agreement on turnaround, we sometimes find us running into issues running pay, etc.
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    SAP
    Work with an SAP implementation partner, if possible.
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    Alternatives Considered
    frends eiPaaS by HiQ
    frends does not have as broad functionality but it's lightweight and easy to use and has enough features for most integration needs. For example the frends API Management exists but it does not offer lot of options. frends might not be the choice for the largest enterprises but for small and mid sized organizations it does everything you will probably need. They have also recently improved their training materials to help new developers get on board.
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    SAP
    Before deploying SAP Integration Suite, we assessed Oracle Financial Services Analytics and IBM Risk Analytics. While Oracle had proved its mettle in the exceptional database support and IBM in presenting risk model tools, SAP Integration Suite overwhelmed others by being effortlessly integrated with our existing banking framework.
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    Return on Investment
    frends eiPaaS by HiQ
    • Pricing model suites us very well as it is not tied to number of integrations or users. It's much more economic than most well-known competitors
    • The stability of the service is crucial and has served as well. We run hundreds of processes on the platform daily and they are really important for other operations.
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    SAP
    • Positive impact would be availability of pre-defined integration content via templates.
    • One can re-use a template as a starting point to modify and adopt to client-specific integration flow.
    • Availability of adaptors and connectors, making it easier to piece together the integration flow.
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