BizTalk Server: Features across different versions

Table of Features by Version

The following table provides a quick representation of feature comparisons between different versions of BizTalk Server. Use this table to decide which version of BizTalk Server you must be running to get the features you want, and why you must migrate to the latest version of BizTalk Server.

• For BizTalk Server platform support matrix, see BizTalk Server Support Matrix.
• For BizTalk Server feature offerings between on-prem, PaaS, and IaaS, see BizTalk Offerings: Server, IaaS, and PaaS Feature List.

Features/Version	BizTalk Server 2013 R2	BizTalk Server 2013	BizTalk Server 2010	BizTalk Server 2009	BizTalk Server 2006 R2	BizTalk Server 2006	BizTalk Server 2004
Process JSON messages out-of-the-box	√
Shared Access Signature (SAS) support for Service Bus connectivity	√
Free text support for HL7 accelerator	√
Support for proxy in SFTP adapter	√
BizTalk Health Monitor plug-in	√
BizTalk VMs running on Azure IaaS	√	√
Track dependency between BizTalk Server artifacts	√	√
Connectivity to Azure Service Bus	√	√
ESB integrated with BizTalk Server	√	√
SFTP adapter	√	√
SharePoint adapter with support for Client-side Object Model (CSOM)	√	√
Support for REST	√	√
Out-of-the-box MsgBox Viewer	√	√
Enhancements to the FTP adapter	√	√	√
PowerShell Provider for BizTalk Server	√	√	√
Settings Dashboard	√	√	√
Remodeled Trading Partner Management	√	√	√
Enhanced BizTalk Mapper	√	√	√
Monitor BizTalk Server SQL Agent Job	√	√	√
Rules_Database_Cleanup_BizTalkRuleEngineDb SQL Agent Job	√	√	√	√
BAM Alerts (using SQL Notification Services)		√	√	√	√
BAM Alerts (using SQL Database Mail)	√	√
Host Integration Server license	√	√	√	√	√
Support for Hyper-V	√	√	√	√	√
WCF adapters	√	√	√	√	√
BizTalk Adapter Pack (WCF-based LOB adapters)	√	√	√	√	√
WCF LOB Adapter SDK	√	√	√	√	√
RFID Support	√	√	√	√	√
Out-of-the-box EDI support	√	√	√	√	√	√
Accelerators (RosettaNet, HL7, SWIFT)	√	√	√	√	√	√
Recoverable Interchange Processing	√	√	√	√	√	√
Delivery Notifications (ACKs & NACKs)	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
EDI Adapter							√
SOAP Adapter							√
Business Activity Services (BAS)							√
Health And Activity Tracking (HAT)							√
BizTalk Explorer							√
SQL Adapter							√
Human Workflow Services (HWS)							√
WSE Adapter							√

See Also

Another important place to find a huge amount of BizTalk related articles is the TechNet Wiki itself. The best entry point is BizTalk Server Resources on the TechNet Wiki.