Yes, you read that right — and it’s the truth. No, I’m not insane, and no, I’m not trying to overprotect BizTalk Server or act as its guardian. I’m simply being realistic and 100% accurate in the message I want to convey. I often tell people this: if you ever hear a company promising that you can migrate BizTalk to Logic Apps, run — run fast! Why? Because that statement immediately reveals they don’t truly know what BizTalk is, nor what Logic Apps are. They’re just selling you buzzwords. And when it comes to critical integration platforms, buying into buzzwords can be a very costly mistake.
Nowadays, people often accept repeated lies as truth because they don’t take the time to verify facts. It’s easier to consume information quickly, and when the same claim appears in multiple places, many assume it must be true.
Here’s the reality: a BizTalk Server environment is not just about orchestrations. It is a comprehensive integration platform that includes adapters, pipelines, persistence, pub-sub mechanism, business rules, tracking, BAM, EDI, and so much more. It’s an ecosystem built to solve enterprise-level integration challenges. To think all of that can simply be “migrated” into Logic Apps is not just naïve — it’s technically impossible.
Logic Apps is a fantastic service, and I have been one of its biggest advocates since day one. However, it is just one piece of the puzzle, not the entire solution. You cannot expect Logic Apps alone to replicate the entire BizTalk environment. And if someone tells you otherwise, they are either oversimplifying the truth or trying to sell you something that will not work in the long run.
The correct approach is to view this as a BizTalk Server → Azure Integration Services (AIS) migration journey or as an Azure journey (since we will be using other Services that are not part of the AIS umbrella), rather than just a BizTalk Server → Logic Apps migration. Of course, this journey should be carefully planned around Azure Integration Services (AIS), which collectively refers to the primary integration capabilities in Azure. That means designing your migration using the right combination of services for your specific scenario:
- Logic Apps for workflows and orchestration.
- Service Bus for messaging and reliable queues.
- Event Grid for pub/sub and event-driven architectures.
- API Management for secure API exposure and governance.
- Functions for lightweight custom code and extensibility.
- Data Factory for data movement and ETL-style operations.
Each of these services plays a role in reimagining what was previously done with BizTalk, but with the added benefits of scalability, flexibility, and cloud economics.
👉 So remember: You don’t migrate BizTalk Server to Logic Apps – that is a lie or a really simplified view that will only disappoint you.
👉 You migrate BizTalk Server to Azure, mainly to Azure Integration Services (AIS), leveraging the best services for your integration needs.
That’s not just my opinion — that’s the fact.
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