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AutoSys Workload Automation vs Automic Automation comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 25, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Automic Automation
Ranking in Workload Automation
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
92
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
AutoSys Workload Automation
Ranking in Workload Automation
7th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
79
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2024, in the Workload Automation category, the mindshare of Automic Automation is 6.6%, up from 6.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of AutoSys Workload Automation is 16.8%, down from 18.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Workload Automation
 

Featured Reviews

MM
Aug 18, 2024
It helps simplify complex workloads, provides excellent visibility, and improves compliance processes
Broadcom's AAI module offers advanced predictive SLA monitoring and management reporting capabilities, integrating with ServiceNow for alerting and problem resolution. AAI provides critical path analysis and predictive alerts, analyzing and visualizing processes across diverse IT environments, including competitor tools like Redwood Tidal, IBM IWS, BMC Control-M and Apache Airflow and other Broadcom tools including AutoSys and CA7. Providing IT Operations and Support staff with a comprehensive view is particularly beneficial for large organizations, allowing them to monitor processes holistically on a single dashboard. AAI is a critical selling point for Automic, especially for corporations managing complex IT infrastructures resulting from mergers, acquisitions, or global operations. Another advantage of Automic Automation over competitors lies in its excellent SAP integration. Its ability to seamlessly integrate with SAP systems is a key factor in winning competitive bids, as it offers unmatched flexibility and adaptability. Automic's programmability allows for the creation of a versatile automation framework, surpassing traditional job scheduling capabilities. Prioritizing simplicity and user experience, Automic ensures even junior staff can easily understand and operate the system. By enforcing standardized naming conventions and templates, Automic maintains control and clarity, especially in large-scale operations with millions of jobs. Ultimately, Automic's reliability, supportability, and ability to enhance operational efficiency through automation make it a standout choice.
Antony Askew - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 18, 2024
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

"Stability has been great. My team, we call ourselves "the invisibles" because things run so well that sometimes you almost feel like you have to try to break something to actually get acknowledged."
"It is not possible do our jobs without automation software. Automic is a great help to us."
"As far as our schedules, if we have problems, we can create our own process in the automation, which is good."
"Number one, A+, is the scripting language, and the ability to go in, and take an already robust, consistent, strong tool, and turn it into an incredibly scalable, flexible tool, that you can literally do anything you want to with."
"It is scalable. We can grow it out."
"Integration with most of the platforms that we have within the company's Windows, Linux, and Unix. Integrating these inside the automation agent for scheduling, backups, file transfer, and SAP jobs."
"Our company uses it to connect different systems."
"The current upgrade process is straightforward. They have made the process much simpler. After we get to version 12 and any subsequent versions going forward, it should not require any downtime at all. ​"
"​We run millions of jobs through it every day using it for financial transactions, banking, credit cards, PeopleSoft, payroll, etc."
"The most valuable feature of AutoSys Workload Automation is batch processing."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The most valuable feature of AutoSys Workload Automation is user-friendliness. If someone has some knowledge of the tool they can use it."
"We use CA Workload Automation AE r11.3.6 to automate enterprise-wide scheduling and file transfers using an FTP plugin."
"This solution enables us to improve our daily processing times. We can do everything faster than before we used this solution."
"The scheduling feature allows us to know when jobs are going to run and makes sure they run in the order needed."
"The solution has been stable."
 

Cons

"I'd like AI to be able to consider how to monitor volume based SLAs as opposed to time based SLAs."
"The frustration that we have probably had in the past is where CA tools run for a period of time, then they get deprecated, and you have to build a new one."
"With every new version, things that would previously work, Automic breaks them. So, we have to report the new bugs. Therefore, every time when we patch the system, there is usually a new bug or a feature that was working, then it stops working."
"There are some problems when using the new interface."
"They should work to reduce pricing."
"There is a problem with the installation translation. It is some type of hybrid. We have some parts in German and some in English. It should be completely in German and completely in English. It should be better in the future."
"The web-based edition is missing a lot of the most important features available in Automic, we have absence. For example, when I'm scheduling a job, there is normally a flag that you can toggle to activate and deactivate the task, but that doesn't work properly in the web version. It's missing a lot of the calendar and scheduling features."
"In case we run into performance issues, it is sometimes hard to find out what is the real cause for it."
"I am looking forward to more of their dashboard features. I think it would be very valuable for us to have dashboard features that could be delivered to our customers in the form of a URL, and they could refresh that URL whenever they wanted to get up to date performance metrics out of our systems."
"We have to escalate through channels to get to somebody who knows what's going on. It takes time that we do not necessarily have.​"
"AutoSys Workload Automation could improve in the Linux environment. The previous versions of the AutoSys Workload Automation let you take the profile of the user that you were using to run the tasks that you're going to automate, but in the latest versions, you can't do that, you need to make more definitions and it's a little bit difficult. It was easier in the previous versions."
"Some of the reports are either a bit hard to understand or don’t give you what you might expect to see."
"​CA installation processes are never anything but complex.​"
"The graphical interface can be improved."
"I would like to see two-factor authentication, since you see a lot of companies in the news for security breaches. That is a really big thing for us."
"Needs better documentation with fully explained examples for some of the job types."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I only know that AWA is cheaper than Control-M, but I'm not aware of the numbers."
"Our company had paid around 5,000 to 6,000 USD per license for a month."
"Before I joined this company, Automic had a contract with its parent company, and their pricing was very competitive. However, when we split into multiple businesses, the contract increased significantly, becoming an expensive tool."
"The cost of the solution depends on the number of systems that are being orchestrated."
"I'm not sure about licensing costs, but I know the base price is about $3,000, and you can get some kind of discount per node."
"We came to a very good deal, but it took us three years to finalize."
"We cannot use all the functions because they are too expensive."
"We have received a lot of time and cost efficiencies from using the product."
"We paid to use the solution monthly."
"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."
"There is an annual license to use AutoSys Workload Automation."
"CA pricing has been a problem, and not looked upon favorably here at all."
"It is overpriced."
"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."
"Validate how many agents you need beforehand."
"I certainly think the pricing is worth the value."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Computer Software Company
11%
Insurance Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
46%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
7%
Insurance Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Automic Workload Automation?
It is easy to manage complex workloads and use electronic workflow automation.
What needs improvement with Automic Workload Automation?
The support has declined somewhat over the years due to various takeovers. It's not as personal as it used to be.
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

Automic Dollar Universe
CA Workload Automation, CA Workload Automation AE
 

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Sample Customers

ING, Adidas, 84.51, ESB
Gaumont, Mercantil do Brasil, CCEE, Hanwha Life
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