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ActiveBatch by Redwood vs Automic Automation comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
5.2
JAMS Scheduler enhances efficiency by automating tasks, reducing manual labor, improving productivity, and allowing focus on core activities.
Sentiment score
7.4
ActiveBatch by Redwood boosts ROI by streamlining workflows, improving efficiency, and reducing costs with effective automation and management.
Sentiment score
4.0
Automic Automation boosts efficiency by automating workflows, reducing human interaction, cutting costs, and improving compliance and task alignment.
The design of JAMS makes it very easy to copy jobs and make minimal changes while ensuring functionality.
Cloud Engineer at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
The cost has definitely gone up tremendously.
Principal Data Base And Infrastructure Engineer at a outsourcing company with 501-1,000 employees
It saved IT time by 50%.
Vice President, Information Technology at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Automation with ActiveBatch by Redwood significantly reduced the repetitive operational work, improving analyst productivity by around 25 to 30%, mainly because less time was spent manually triggering these jobs, checking dependencies, or fixing missed schedules.
Ai/Data Analyst at CSD
We require fewer team members to handle operations due to its robust automation.
Application Administrator Lead at Bluestem
I saw a roughly 25% time saving on routine operations with ActiveBatch by Redwood, and we needed fewer manual interventions, allowing my team to focus on other priorities because of this tool.
Cloud Engineer at TO THE NEW Digital
Automic Automation has helped reduce workload failure rates by fifty percent.
System Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.6
JAMS Scheduler's customer service is highly praised for its responsiveness, technical expertise, and efficient problem-solving abilities.
Sentiment score
7.1
ActiveBatch customer service is responsive and reliable, with effective communication, though complex issues may need escalation and additional support.
Sentiment score
7.2
Automic Automation's support is knowledgeable but inconsistent; transition to Broadcom affected availability, despite positive user feedback on improvements.
The customer support for JAMS Scheduler is amazing, superhero quality.
Student Server Support / Liasion at Hamilton County ESC
Their response is prompt, exemplifying how support should be.
Manager of Reliability Engineering and Security Operations at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
They are very quick to respond depending on the issue's severity.
System Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
We often need to escalate issues to level two or three for solutions related to long-standing problems.
Application Administrator Lead at Bluestem
What stood out to me is that the platform has a lot of features, so having responsive support really helps when workflows become more complex.
Ai/Data Analyst at CSD
Customer support for ActiveBatch by Redwood has been responsive and knowledgeable whenever we need any help.
Cloud Engineer at TO THE NEW Digital
They react quickly when it is urgent.
System Administrator at a government with 10,001+ employees
They are highly knowledgeable in their product area and very easy to work with.
Sr Technical Services Engineer at a tech company with 10,001+ employees
If you put the tickets in for which you need help right away, they get back to you right away.
Technical Consultant at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.3
JAMS Scheduler scales efficiently across environments, managing thousands of jobs, with flexibility and centralized scheduling despite licensing constraints.
Sentiment score
7.8
ActiveBatch by Redwood excels in scalability, managing complex workflows and integrations efficiently without performance bottlenecks across various environments.
Sentiment score
7.2
Automic Automation excels in scalability, efficiently managing diverse workloads and environments, with high user satisfaction in performance and flexibility.
Those are situations where it has helped us to just say that we don't really care in which tech stack that we are in, whether it's latest or not, but the forward as well as the backward compatibility has been of great help.
Principal Data Base And Infrastructure Engineer at a outsourcing company with 501-1,000 employees
As the number of scheduled jobs increased, we can manage multiple schedules, dependencies, and workflows centrally.
Consultant at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
We might be underutilizing it, but as more jobs require processing, additional servers would be necessary.
System Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
In data-heavy processes involving API integrations, reporting, and ETL workflows, it supports growing workloads while also maintaining stable and organized execution.
Ai/Data Analyst at CSD
ActiveBatch by Redwood's scalability is excellent; it experiences minimal failures and outages.
Application Administrator Lead at Bluestem
The scalability of ActiveBatch by Redwood is excellent.
Cloud Engineer at TO THE NEW Digital
We have small clients running a thousand tasks per day and big enterprises running one million or two million tasks per day.
Senior Consultant at Tricise
The solution effectively supports our existing user base and is equipped to scale further.
System Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
It does not perform real-time scalability in our environment, but because of the way we have built it, it can scale well past any thresholds with no issues.
Sr Technical Services Engineer at a tech company with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
JAMS Scheduler offers high stability with minimal disruptions, ensuring reliable uptime and performance even under heavy loads.
Sentiment score
8.1
ActiveBatch by Redwood is reliable and stable, minimizing disruptions and reducing manual intervention across various environments.
Sentiment score
7.9
Automic Automation provides reliable stability with minimal disruptions, high user ratings, and quick resolution of issues in well-tuned environments.
We experience periods of major incidents annually due to capacity constraints, which result in job failures.
Manager of Reliability Engineering and Security Operations at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
When issues occur, the monitoring and execution logs make it easier to identify and recover from them.
Consultant at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
JAMS Scheduler is as stable as a rock.
Student Server Support / Liasion at Hamilton County ESC
Once workflows are properly configured, they can run continuously and predictably, reducing operational delays and manual follow-up work.
Ai/Data Analyst at CSD
ActiveBatch by Redwood is highly reliable and runs jobs on schedule.
Cloud Engineer at TO THE NEW Digital
The stability of the solution is excellent.
Senior Manufacturing Engineer at Performance Technologies
In a well-tuned environment, it runs very smoothly.
Sr Technical Services Engineer at a tech company with 10,001+ employees
So far, I have not encountered any issues related to instability such as lagging, crashing, or downtime.
Senior Workload Automation Consultant at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
 

Room For Improvement

JAMS Scheduler needs improved error diagnostics, a user-friendly interface, web-based client, enhanced documentation, and updated UI.
ActiveBatch needs a better interface, integrations, onboarding, documentation, automation reliability, cloud support, customer service, and performance improvements.
Users seek improved reporting, stability, UI, compatibility, and documentation in Automic Automation, citing complexity and integration challenges.
Another area for improvement would be the addition of source control for jobs internally, as this feature would solve several problems for me.
Manager of Reliability Engineering and Security Operations at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
A major improvement would be the integration of AI to help us accomplish various tasks.
System Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
If around 5,000 or more jobs run at a time, JAMS slows down, and we have to wait around five to 10 minutes or restart JAMS scheduler services.
ETL Data Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
On the web console, users encounter daily activity issues where the job instances do not appear or update correctly, and they cannot view the latest logs.
Application Administrator Lead at Bluestem
Another improvement area could be smarter analytics or AI-driven recommendations, such as proactively identifying workflow bottlenecks, failed job patterns, or optimization suggestions instead of relying mostly on manual monitoring.
Ai/Data Analyst at CSD
I rate ActiveBatch by Redwood an eight out of ten because it is powerful, but a perfect score would require a more modern, user-friendly interface and slightly faster performance.
Cloud Engineer at TO THE NEW Digital
It does not work as well for activities that require real-time input/output, but it works very well for batch, ETL, or similar cases.
Sr Technical Services Engineer at a tech company with 10,001+ employees
Pricing is a major issue for some clients due to changes in Broadcom's pricing model, causing some to seek alternative solutions.
Senior IT specialist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
A feature that provides a dependency chart or tree diagram would be very helpful.
Senior Workload Automation Consultant at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
 

Setup Cost

JAMS Scheduler offers flexible, cost-effective pricing with scalable options, though recent subscription changes have increased costs for some users.
ActiveBatch by Redwood provides valuable automation with a subscription model, inclusive support, and no agent fees, despite cost concerns.
Automic Automation's pricing flexibility is praised, yet Broadcom's licensing model and rising costs prompt consideration of alternatives.
The pricing was reasonable, and the vendor only charged us for the migration process, meaning the setup cost was completely free.
Lead Engineer at intelQong Technology
The price is fair considering the functionality and importance of the tool, although the increase did unsettle our management.
System Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
My thoughts on the pricing of JAMS are that I won't say it is cheap, but it is cost-efficient, and that should be acceptable.
Consultant at HCLSoftware
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for ActiveBatch by Redwood has been great
Application Administrator Lead at Bluestem
The main benefit comes from the amount of manual effort and operational time saved through automation.
Ai/Data Analyst at CSD
Broadcom decided to change the way of licensing by moving to the number of jobs runs and then they say that clients have to pay three million because they run one million jobs per day.
Senior IT specialist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Due to the increased pricing, some of them are thinking of reducing tasks in Automic to have fewer executions.
Senior Consultant at Tricise
The pricing has been increasing significantly over the years, raising operational costs instead of reducing them.
Oracle Utilities Admin at a energy/utilities company with 201-500 employees
 

Valuable Features

JAMS Scheduler enhances scheduling efficiency with natural language processing, PowerShell integration, and automation, reducing manual effort across environments.
ActiveBatch by Redwood enhances efficiency with robust scheduling, seamless integration, user-friendly interface, and scalable workflow automation features.
Automic Automation offers a user-friendly interface, cross-platform integration, robust scalability, and flexible workflow automation with real-time notifications.
JAMS has positively impacted my organization by completely removing the headache of scheduling jobs, not just for the organization but for all internal operations teams need.
Cloud Engineer at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
JAMS helps centralize the management of jobs on all of my platforms and applications, which has helped my organization significantly.
Consultant at HCLSoftware
By using JAMS, we have gained a lot more efficiencies in terms of all of those to streamline it, and there is no necessary need for having an overnight engineer just keeping an eye on all of this.
Principal Data Base And Infrastructure Engineer at a outsourcing company with 501-1,000 employees
The addition of AI has made troubleshooting and supporting users through ActiveBatch by Redwood quicker for me.
Application Administrator Lead at Bluestem
Automating the scheduled data workflows and integrations helped improve analyst productivity by around 25 to 30%.
Ai/Data Analyst at CSD
Cross-platform integration helps my daily work as we automate tasks across Windows, Linux, and other cloud tools seamlessly.
Cloud Engineer at TO THE NEW Digital
A standout feature is the comprehensive versioning, allowing easy rollback to previous states.
Senior Manufacturing Engineer at Performance Technologies
Designing workflows is made easier by the graphical user interface, simplifying complex tasks.
Senior Workload Automation Consultant at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
It supports high availability by operating multiple servers concurrently, which means users do not experience outages or the need to log in again, even if some servers are updated.
System Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

JAMS Scheduler
Sponsored
Ranking in Workload Automation
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ActiveBatch by Redwood
Ranking in Workload Automation
9th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
Process Automation (13th), Managed File Transfer (MFT) (10th)
Automic Automation
Ranking in Workload Automation
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
104
Ranking in other categories
Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (16th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Workload Automation category, the mindshare of JAMS Scheduler is 3.6%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ActiveBatch by Redwood is 3.3%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Automic Automation is 4.5%, down from 7.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Workload Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
JAMS Scheduler3.6%
Automic Automation4.5%
ActiveBatch by Redwood3.3%
Other88.6%
Workload Automation
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2890770 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Centralized scheduling has improved automation and reduces manual monitoring for complex workflows
The best features JAMS Scheduler offers are centralized job scheduling, dependency management, and monitoring. I also appreciate the alerts and retry options because they help us handle failures without constantly checking jobs manually. Centralized scheduling makes it easier to manage all our jobs from one place instead of maintaining multiple schedulers or scripts. Dependency management is especially useful for chaining workflows because JAMS Scheduler can automatically trigger the next job only when the required previous step completes successfully. Another useful feature is the monitoring and alerting. If a scheduled job fails or runs longer than expected, we can quickly identify it and take action, which is particularly helpful for production support and reducing manual monitoring. JAMS Scheduler has helped quite a bit with identifying common job failures, missed schedules, dependency issues, and execution errors. The alerts and job history make it easier to identify the failure point and take corrective action without manually checking every workflow. JAMS Scheduler's code-driven automation has been useful for handling more complex scheduling logic and workflows that go beyond simple time-based triggers. It is important for us because we can combine scripts, dependencies, conditions, and parameters to support different production scenarios without creating too much manual intervention.
Sai  - PeerSpot reviewer
Ai/Data Analyst at CSD
Automation has streamlined complex data workflows and now saves time on recurring reporting
To improve ActiveBatch by Redwood, the UI could be more modern and intuitive, and another thing that comes to mind is that it can feel overwhelming when workflows become large and complex. Troubleshooting can take extra time when there are multiple dependencies, jobs, and integrations running together. Better visualization of workflow relationships and easier debugging would really help. I would also appreciate seeing more simplified onboarding and documentation for newer users, as there is a learning curve at the beginning. Another improvement area could be smarter analytics or AI-driven recommendations, such as proactively identifying workflow bottlenecks, failed job patterns, or optimization suggestions instead of relying mostly on manual monitoring. From an operational perspective, faster configuration for integrations and cloud-based workflows would make implementation smoother, especially in environments working heavily with APIs and data pipelines. I have covered the main points regarding needed improvements. Overall, the platform is very capable and reliable for automation and workflow scheduling, especially in data-heavy environments. Most of the improvements I want are around making it easier for day-to-day use, such as a more intuitive UI, simpler troubleshooting for complex workflows, better onboarding for newer users, and more intelligent monitoring or optimization insights. The core functionality is strong, and the biggest opportunity is improving the overall user experience and simplifying operational management.
Peter Grundler - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at Tricise
Helps to move away from manual tasks and offers wide platform support and web-based interface
Customers want to move away from manual monitoring and checking processes. Automating these processes helps in time-saving and reduces human error. When you automate business processes, it reduces mistakes. It eliminates the risk of manual errors such as typos. There is a 20% to 30% reduction in human error. It fulfills all the needs when it comes to visibility and control across various operating platforms. It is the perfect product for managing processes that span multiple operating platforms. Automic Automation has the widest platform support compared to other products, such as Control-M, Tivoli from IBM, or Stonebranch. It definitely helps with compliance processes. We have had a lot of customers for two years with a focus on compliance, and it works. They were successful. Due to the fact that our customers can automate a lot of things, it reduces operating costs. It is hard to give a number because the savings are different for each customer. If a customer never had any automation, there could be about 80% savings after implementing Automic Automation, whereas for a customer who already has automated tasks, the difference will be less by adding Automic Automation. They might see 5% to 10% more savings. Automic Automation helps improve our ability to meet SLAs. In the recent versions, SLA management has been integrated, which previously was an external component. Because a lot of customers used it and asked Broadcom to implement SLA management into the workload engine, Broadcom included it. We see more and more customers running their SLA management via the Automic Automation product.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise18
Large Enterprise30
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise52
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise67
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for JAMS?
The pricing, setup cost, and licensing for JAMS Scheduler are favorable.
What needs improvement with JAMS?
JAMS Scheduler can be improved by sectioning off credentials and also the web functionality and setting that up.
What is your primary use case for JAMS?
My main use case for JAMS Scheduler is to trigger integrations as well as send out alerts and reports. For sending al...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ActiveBatch Workload Automation?
I was not directly involved in the pricing, setup cost, and licensing decisions for ActiveBatch by Redwood, so my exp...
What needs improvement with ActiveBatch Workload Automation?
ActiveBatch by Redwood could be improved with a more modern and intuitive user interface, faster performance for very...
What is your primary use case for ActiveBatch Workload Automation?
My main use case for ActiveBatch by Redwood is enterprise workload automation, job scheduling, and orchestrating busi...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Automic Workload Automation?
The pricing was client-wise, but they are changing it to execution-wise pricing. So, we are in negotiation.
What needs improvement with Automic Workload Automation?
Automic Automation has some disadvantages; it is more simplified, and sometimes it can be complicated. The technical ...
What is your primary use case for Automic Workload Automation?
I have been dealing with Automic Automation for probably around ten years. I have been both a partner with Automic, w...
 

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ActiveBatch
Automic Dollar Universe
 

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Sample Customers

Teradata, Arconic, General Dynamics, Yum!, CVS Health, Comcast, Ghiradelli, & Boston’s Children’s Hospital
Informatica, D&H, ACES, PrimeSource, Sub-Zero Group, SThree, Lamar Advertising, Subway, Xcel Energy, Ignite Technologies, Whataburger, Jyske Bank, Omaha Children's Hospital
ING, Adidas, 84.51, ESB
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