We performed a comparison between ActiveBatch by Redwood and JSCAPE by Redwood based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Managed File Transfer (MFT) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The automation feature is a very valuable feature as the associates do not have to worry about performing repetitive tasks (i.e. endpoint security scans on a daily basis) that would take several hours to complete on a daily basis."
"The REST API adapters and native integrations for integrating and orchestrating the software stack are very flexible."
"We are able to integrate it into multiple third-party tools like email, backup, tracking systems, SharePoint, Slack alerts, etc."
"It is very useful in sending confidential files through FPP servers."
"ActiveBatch's Self-Service Portal allows our business units to run and monitor their own workloads. They can simply run and review the logs, but they can't modify them. It increases their productivity because they are able to take care of things on their own. It saves us time from having to rerun the scripts, because the business units can just go ahead and log in and and rerun it themselves."
"We leverage the solution's native integrations regularly. We have to get files from a remote server outside the organization, and even send things outside the organization. We use a lot of its file manipulation and SFTP functionality for contacting remote servers."
"One of the valuable features is the ability to trigger workflows, one after another, based on success, without having to worry about overlapping workflows. The ability to integrate our BI, analytics, and our data quality jobs is also valuable"
"Using this tool, if there are any huge failures, we immediately get an email notification, and the proper team will be informed, at which time they can act accordingly."
"It helped in confidentially transferring files with a vast number of servers available with no external applications required."
"The user-friendly interface has made it easy for fresh users to adopt it."
"We receive customized email notifications and alerts regarding user activities and the number of login attempts."
"It is a reliable and easy-to-operate platform for secure file transfers."
"The JSCAPE MFT Server offers support for diverse protocols such as FTP(S), SFTP, SCP, AFTP, OFTP, and TFPT."
"It is platform-independent and can flawlessly work on any operating system using the latest security standards."
"The speed of transferring large datasets is super quick, which allows us to work on multiple tasks at a time."
"One of the standout features of this particular tool is its automation capabilities."
"Some improvements can be made to the user interface."
"Setting up the software was hard."
"I can't get the cleaning up of logs to work consistently. Right now, we are not setup correctly, and maybe it is something that I have not effectively communicated to them."
"A cloud option is not provided as a free feature, making it a costly solution for smaller organizations."
"There are some issues with this version and finding the jobs that it ran. If you're looking at 1,000 different jobs, it shows based on the execution time, not necessarily the run time. So, if there was a constraint waiting, you may be looking for it in the wrong time frame. Plus, with thousands of jobs showing up and the way it pages output jobs, sometimes you end up with multiple pages on the screen, then you have to go through to find the specific job you're looking for. On the opposite side, you can limit the daily activity screen to show only jobs that failed or jobs currently running, which will shrink that back down. However, we have operators who are looking at the whole nightly cycle to make sure everything is there and make sure nothing got blocked or was waiting. Sometimes, they have a hard time finding every item within the list."
"There is this back and forth, where ActiveBatch says, "Your Oracle people should be dealing with this," and Oracle people say, "No, we don't know anything about ActiveBatch." Then, it all falls back on me as to what happens. Nobody is taking responsibility. This is the biggest failing for ActiveBatch."
"Any product is going to have some room for improvement, no matter what. I see the company has already ventured into AWS and they're constantly trying to improve the managed file transfer which they have recently improvised. I think they bought a software called JSCAPE and they're trying to improve it, which is good. I am not sure if JSCAPE would be part of the base product but currently, you have to buy a separate license for it, which doesn't make sense. If it was Microsoft, ServiceNow, or integrating with other software vendors, I would understand but JSCAPE is now in-house and I'm not sure if they can justify having a separate license for JSCAPE. I would probably expect them to be packaging JSCAPE into the base product. They did switch over from a perpetual license model to a subscription model, which hurt the company a little bit. Nobody is offering the perpetual model anymore. As long as the transition is fair for both the companies, I think it should be fine and not burn us out."
"The UI could potentially offer a more refined and user-friendly experience, fostering smoother interactions and facilitating easier navigation for users engaging with the application."
"The product's pricing needs improvement."
"Setup is time-consuming."
"Providing initial guidance would help new users to understand the UI."
"The initial setup is a bit hectic during the installation."
"With constant software releases and updates, detailed notifications and documentation on the improvements along with the comparison of the past and present features would be helpful to understand and use it better."
"The user interface is something that has to be worked on."
"The initial setup is time-consuming; it could use a video tutorial."
"Support for more complicated workflows, such as conditional logic or branching, could be added to allow users to create more advanced automation processes."
ActiveBatch by Redwood is ranked 5th in Managed File Transfer (MFT) with 35 reviews while JSCAPE by Redwood is ranked 8th in Managed File Transfer (MFT) with 21 reviews. ActiveBatch by Redwood is rated 9.2, while JSCAPE by Redwood is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of ActiveBatch by Redwood writes "Flexible, easy to use, and offers good automation". On the other hand, the top reviewer of JSCAPE by Redwood writes "Versatile, streamlines the entire file transfer procedure, and offers good support". ActiveBatch by Redwood is most compared with Control-M, AutoSys Workload Automation, Tidal by Redwood, Redwood RunMyJobs and Automic Workload Automation, whereas JSCAPE by Redwood is most compared with Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT, MOVEit, Control-M and Fortra's Globalscape Managed File Transfer. See our ActiveBatch by Redwood vs. JSCAPE by Redwood report.
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