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AppWorx Workload Automation vs AutoSys Workload Automation comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 9, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

AppWorx Workload Automation
Ranking in Workload Automation
14th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
AutoSys Workload Automation
Ranking in Workload Automation
7th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
81
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Workload Automation category, the mindshare of AppWorx Workload Automation is 1.4%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of AutoSys Workload Automation is 12.8%, down from 18.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Workload Automation
 

Featured Reviews

Srikanth Gubba - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation boosts efficiency with a user-friendly interface
Currently, I have switched to negotiating through third-party vendors for licensing, which has made it more expensive. Broadcom should address this by dealing directly with customers again. Licensing fees have increased as they charge based on executions rather than user agents, causing higher costs. Technical support also involves third-party interactions, complicating direct assistance from Broadcom.
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 While the current UI is a bit outdated, it's undergoing improvement.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

"AppWorx isn't limited to Unix or Linux. We can set it up in Windows, AWS, or Azure environments. It's not dependent on any one particular environment."
"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 automation in Atomic Applications Manager has provided a solid return on investment as it has significantly reduced the time required for tasks that were previously manual, such as running batch and online jobs and report submissions."
"Atomic Applications Manager is user-friendly and accommodates around 100 users who can monitor and run their jobs effectively."
"We have a lot of nightly jobs that need to be run. Therefore, we perform a lot of calculations and processes during nighttime hours."
"Scheduling is a good feature."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"The automated solution is the most valuable piece. Otherwise, we would have to be doing everything manually on every server."
"It can run an object on our Windows systems or our Unix systems, and then send messages to the other system when they are complete."
"It's very easy to work with. The learning curve is not that steep."
"We don't have to manually run things anymore. We can have the work that a team of 50 people would do, all inside of one platform."
"The aggregator reporting utility which tells us our throughput in lag and latency."
"The customized views that each individual can create, and views that can be made free-form, makes this very popular with the programmers."
"It is very valuable for us when we are trying to arrange or orchestrate jobs into a system. It is helpful for triggering jobs for a scheduled task."
"Automation of patch process."
"It works constantly and is pretty seamless. You do not have to open up many support tickets."
 

Cons

"The scalability could improve."
"If there is a time out that happens at the tool's end, then we, as users of the product, are not able to login to the GUI."
"We are looking for additional features that would allow us to call APIs and integrate the product with other tools more effectively."
"AppWorx Workload Automation does not support mainframe environments, which limits its use for larger and older organizations like ours that still rely on mainframes."
"The compliance features are limited to the server and not the entire infrastructure."
"The internal security model can be complex when configuring multiple user groups."
"As a general process automation and integration tool, it has been superseded by other offerings, notably the Workload Automation suite."
"Currently, I have switched to negotiating through third-party vendors for licensing, which has made it more expensive. Broadcom should address this by dealing directly with customers again."
"Autosys is still lagging behind some competitive products from a functionality perspective."
"It would be helpful to be able to monitor and manage workload windows so we could minimize downstream applications. This would allow us easier access to the applications."
"Documentation and cross-application externals could be improved."
"The reporting system, currently, could be better."
"AutoSys Workload Automation could improve the integration."
"I would like to see the Service Orchestrator, a B2B product, and maybe a process audit."
"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."
"I am not sure whether it is our limitation or a tool limitation because we haven't yet explored it, but whenever we look for different types of reporting, we have some limitations in getting those. It could be because of the way we have set it up internally in our enterprise, but it would be helpful if we can customize the reporting features and some of the alerts that can go out. When we connect enterprise systems, each one looks for a different use case, and if we can get different types of reporting, it will be helpful."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Licensing options are fairly straightforward."
"We are satisfied with the pricing."
"The price for annual licenses is a bit expensive so pricing is rated a two out of ten."
"The cost model is based on the number of orchestrated systems used."
"I certainly think the pricing is worth the value."
"The pricing needs to be improved. Some of my client's complained that it was too expensive."
"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."
"The price of this solution is reasonable and there is an annual license required."
"Validate how many agents you need beforehand."
"It is overpriced."
"The return on investment would be very high because doing things manually without this product would be extremely expensive."
"We paid to use the solution monthly."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
21%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Healthcare Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
48%
Manufacturing Company
10%
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?
Compared to other tools, it is now expensive. Licensing now depends on execution counts as opposed to agent counts, leading to increased costs.
What needs improvement with AppWorx Workload Automation?
Currently, I have switched to negotiating through third-party vendors for licensing, which has made it more expensive. Broadcom should address this by dealing directly with customers again. Licensi...
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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AutoSys Workload Automation?
The solution is costly. The pricing is based on the number of users, which for me, translates to approximately $120,000 to $130,000 for a license period of two to three years.
 

Also Known As

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

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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