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AppWorx Workload Automation vs AutoSys Workload Automation comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 21, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

AppWorx Workload Automation
Ranking in Workload Automation
14th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
AutoSys Workload Automation
Ranking in Workload Automation
8th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
79
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Workload Automation category, the mindshare of AppWorx Workload Automation is 1.5%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of AutoSys Workload Automation is 16.1%, down from 18.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Workload Automation
 

Featured Reviews

Manali Zagade - PeerSpot reviewer
Has an easy setup phase but needs to resolve its login-related issues in its GUI
My company is satisfied with the functionalities offered by AppWorx Workload Automation. My company and my manager decided to switch from AppWorx Workload Automation to another product, so it is a decision coming from upper management, and I have been assigned the task of creating an analysis report of the tools available in the market. My company did not do any process automations with the tool. My company is just monitoring whatever existing jobs are there in our environment. If we are getting any requirements from our company's IT team, we create those jobs in the tool. The product does support our industry's standard compliances. My company does not currently have any requirements for using AI. We just want to migrate our existing infrastructure into a new tool. The tool's scope is very limited for our company. I would definitely recommend the product to others since it is a stable solution. The issue that I faced in my company with the product is one of the major drawbacks of the product that AppWorx needs to look into because if you are not able to log in, then it could escalate as a big issue in the organization. GUI-wise, there are no such issues with the product, and the configuration is visible. Considering that the product needs to work on the graphical representation area, I rate the tool a seven out of ten.
Antony Askew - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps us manage complex workloads, reduce our workload failure rates, and save us time
The visibility and control features are somewhat limited. This is a recognized weakness, but thee vendor is currently revamping the user interface to address it. While the current UI is a bit outdated, it's undergoing improvement. AutoSys Workload Automation has some areas for improvement, particularly in housekeeping and product maintenance. These tasks are currently quite manual and labor-intensive for our team. Additionally, the reporting and forecasting functionalities could be more robust. One area for improvement with AutoSys Workload Automation is that it comprises several distinct tools configured to work together. This necessitates familiarity with multiple tools for effective solution management. Consequently, it can sometimes lack a sense of cohesiveness as a unified solution.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It has improved my organization through automation of back office and infrastructure procedures, and by integrating and orchestrating key business applications spanning multiple technology stacks."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"The solution is very user friendly so anyone can use it."
"The automated solution is the most valuable piece. Otherwise, we would have to be doing everything manually on every server."
"The interface is good."
"We have a lot of nightly jobs that need to be run. Therefore, we perform a lot of calculations and processes during nighttime hours."
"The most valuable features of AppWorx Workload Automation are simplicity and reliability. Additionally, they recently transformed the UI which is better."
"It is an object-based approach to task and process design in conjunction with conditional logic and event-based scheduling actions, which enables a build once/use often design methodology to be employed."
"The customized views that each individual can create, and views that can be made free-form, makes this very popular with the programmers."
"​It allows you to automate tasks, and reduce headcount, prevent errors, self-heal."
"The most valuable feature of AutoSys Workload Automation is user-friendliness. If someone has some knowledge of the tool they can use it."
"The capabilities of the product to schedule on multiple platforms, multiple operating systems."
"The scheduling feature allows us to know when jobs are going to run and makes sure they run in the order needed."
"​It scales very well. We can add jobs and remove jobs. We do not have problems maintaining the product across multiple environments and multiple servers.​"
"It gives a real-time view of all the batch processing that we have. Monitoring-wise, it is really good."
"I prefer AutoSys over the other ones out there for ease of use, ease of understanding, and getting people to understand how the tool works."
 

Cons

"It has been a deprecated product, because it is so old. There has been a couple of new solutions that are a little more advanced."
"The current setup process can be a bit much for users."
"We are looking for additional features that would allow us to call APIs and integrate the product with other tools more effectively."
"Reporting, forecasting and intelligence could be improved."
"It is difficult to integrate with the Active Directory (AD)."
"The compliance features are limited to the server and not the entire infrastructure."
"The graphical interface is pretty cool but not the best so it could use some improvement."
"The internal security model can be complex when configuring multiple user groups."
"They could do better supporting it. They have too many of the same type of products, so sometimes it doesn't get as much attention as it should."
"I would like to see the Service Orchestrator, a B2B product, and maybe a process audit."
"​A better graphical user interface, because we have a lot of people using the client utility, and we want to get them away from that.​"
"There is a slow response time by tech support. Unless, you say it's severity level one. That will give you a two hour timing window for them to call you. It doesn't really happen exactly in two hours, but they try."
"The solution could improve by having support for container environments."
"Pricing model for distributed should have an Enterprise option."
"The graphical interface can be improved."
"There is a difference between a web interface and the thick client interface. We particularly like a thick client interface, and it has gone away."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price for annual licenses is a bit expensive so pricing is rated a two out of ten."
"Licensing options are fairly straightforward."
"The cost model is based on the number of orchestrated systems used."
"We are satisfied with the pricing."
"People need to pay attention to how they use their ESP agents on the distributed platform. That's where some of the cost comes in, based on how many you need or how many you use."
"The price of this solution is reasonable and there is an annual license required."
"I don't have information on the exact licensing cost of AutoSys Workload Automation because that's managed by the tools and financing teams. For agents, it's close to $4,00, but for the server setup, it's usually a one-time license initially, and it's AMC which is paid every year and comes close to $8,000 to $10,000."
"CA pricing has been a problem, and not looked upon favorably here at all."
"The return on investment would be very high because doing things manually without this product would be extremely expensive."
"It is overpriced."
"There is an annual license to use AutoSys Workload Automation."
"Validate how many agents you need beforehand."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
21%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Retailer
7%
Financial Services Firm
47%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
6%
Insurance Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AppWorx Workload Automation?
The most valuable features of AppWorx Workload Automation are simplicity and reliability. Additionally, they recently transformed the UI which is better.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AppWorx Workload Automation?
It's good. I haven't heard any complaints. It's a very cost-efficient tool with high availability, so no issues there.
What needs improvement with AppWorx Workload Automation?
Currently, we download a client file from a URL and set up the master. I'd like to see a return to the previous functionality where we could just enter the URL in the browser, and the entire master...
How does Control-M compare with AutoSys Workload Automation?
Control-M acts as a single, centralized interface for monitoring and managing all batch processes, which is helpful because nothing gets left unattended since it is all visible in one place, and th...
What do you like most about AutoSys Workload Automation?
The most valuable aspects of AutoSys Workload Automation are its performance, scalability, and ease of getting started for new users.
 

Also Known As

CA Automic Applications Manager
CA Workload Automation, CA Workload Automation AE
 

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Sample Customers

Sandvik, Hanwha Life
Gaumont, Mercantil do Brasil, CCEE, Hanwha Life
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