Fortra's JAMS vs UiPath Orchestrator comparison

Fortra and UiPath are both solutions in the Workload Automation category. Fortra is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.7, while UiPath is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.2. Fortra holds a 1.7% mindshare in WA, compared to UiPath’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Fortra users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of UiPath users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 5, 2025

Fortra's JAMS and UiPath Orchestrator compete in the automation tools category, offering distinctive scheduling and integration capabilities. UiPath Orchestrator seems to have an upper hand in user interaction and centralized control due to its intuitive interface and data management capabilities.

Features: JAMS is praised for its complex automation handling, batch scheduling, and the ability to integrate naturally with various platforms. Its natural language scheduling and robust logging add to its strengths. UiPath Orchestrator is valued for centralized data logging, strong schedule management, and an easy-to-use interface. Its seamless integration and bot monitoring capabilities are notable.

Room for Improvement: JAMS could improve its search functionality and web-based client interface, while enhancing documentation to aid custom execution. UiPath Orchestrator users seek licensing simplicity, more UI flexibility, and better automation for exceptions. Both could focus on improving AI capabilities and cost structure.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: JAMS offers flexible deployment options, predominantly on-premises, and receives high praise for responsive customer support. UiPath Orchestrator, available on-premises or cloud, also garners positive feedback for its support, though initial resolutions could be improved.

Pricing and ROI: JAMS is seen as cost-effective with flexible licensing options, providing good ROI through efficiency gains. It is generally less expensive than competitors such as Control-M. UiPath Orchestrator has higher initial costs but justifies the investment for larger businesses due to its comprehensive features, although concerns about additional license fees remain.

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Categories and Ranking

Fortra's JAMS

Ranking in Workload Automation

4th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

UiPath Orchestrator

Ranking in Workload Automation

9th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Workload Automation category, the mindshare of Fortra's JAMS is 1.7%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of UiPath Orchestrator is 0.9%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Rob Grafrath

VP, Enterprise Systems at Capio

We can scale up our organization's scheduling and automation without having to add staff to the department

The biggest area with room for improvement is the area that my organization benefits the most from using JAMS, and that is in custom execution methods. I happen to have a very good C# developer. Ever since we got JAMS, he has spent a lot of time talking to JAMS developers, researching the JAMS libraries, and creating custom execution methods. He's gotten very good at it. He is now able to create them and maintain them very easily, but that was hard-won knowledge. If I ever lose this developer, I would be hard-pressed to find anyone who could create JAMS custom execution methods as well as he can since there really isn't all that much help, such as documentation or information, available on how to create custom execution methods. I really think that they could benefit greatly by being much more transparent about C# development, maybe by making a JAMS cookbook or a developer portal where they could throw ideas at each other. One of my complaints with the marketing around JAMS is that it says things like, "It integrates with Teams". They talk about integrating with a lot of things, but marketing doesn't tell you that they are talking about JAMS running PowerShell jobs. Since PowerShell can automate things like SharePoint and Teams, that is how marketing gets away with saying it has so many integrations. JAMS doesn't have as many built-in integrations as they advertise. I think they should build more of them, and improve on the ones they have built.

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Bantu Kumar

Technical Director at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

Improves operational efficiency through its centralized dashboard and asset management

There are overwhelming features added to UiPath Orchestrator, which can lead to complexities. Permissions, roles, and queues sometimes result in conflicts, requiring deeper understanding. I would prefer if the tool was more intuitive and it is important to maintain simplicity instead of combining multiple functionalities, potentially through different licensing models to restrict features.

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Pros

"JAMS has improved my organization by taking a myriad of manual processes and allowing us to automate them. It enables our folks to focus more on tasks that require their human intelligence and their creativity and less on just mundane tasks. It increases efficiency, accuracy, and consistency."

"The alerting in it is really targeted... you can set specific alerting so that if jobs in a given folder fail, certain people are alerted. You can also set security at the folder level, so that only people in those areas can go set them. That means that the alerting and security can be set at a very granular level."

"Previously, we manually managed file transfers by writing our scripts. The automated MFT feature is great for me and the company. It helps us know where the files are going and enables us to track errors if anything fails. It also makes the connection seamless for third-party vendors."

"Our company is based on data. Everything we do is data-driven, so it has been very valuable having one place where we can process all of the data and do batch schedules with chunks of data."

"JAMS has improved our productivity immensely because everything flows. I don't think we could operate at our current staffing levels without it."

"The most valuable feature is the easily accessible data in the database because we run a lot of SQL scripting against the database."

"I find the historical tracking feature of JAMS invaluable for reviewing past events."

"It makes everything that we want to do so much easier. We have had a number of instances in the past where we have had developers who have been working on a project, and even though we have had JAMS for all these years, they will create some SQL Server Agent job, or something like that, to run a task. When it is in code review and development is complete, the question always comes around, "Can JAMS do this?" The answer has always been, "Yes." Pretty much anything we have ever developed could be run by JAMS."

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"One standout feature I like in UiPath Orchestrator is the scheduling capability."

"Orchestrator's most valuable features include schedulers, queues, and integration with Splunk."

"The tool's most valuable feature is reporting. Being on the business side, I need to report on the efficiency and the business case scenarios we build upon for the RPA. I need to find and analyze the relevant data."

"UiPath Orchestration works effectively in deploying, scheduling, and running automated bots across different environments."

"I also create user and machine templates and do other work in Orchestrator."

"It allows for the segregation of users, ensuring each user has access to specific environments based on their roles."

"The initial setup was straightforward."

"The platform serves as a valuable tool for orchestrating solutions within an organization."

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Cons

"JAMS notifications for hung jobs could be improved."

"It is important to receive notifications if a charged job fails and SQL is halted. JAMS does not provide halted notifications by default, which is a critical feature that needs to be added."

"We have had a lot of people working from home who can't always connect to the JAMS server. We use VPN, as most companies do, and we have it set up so that everybody can access the JAMS server. But many times, our people cannot access it... JAMS could do a better job of telling you what the problem is when you try to log in to the server."

"The tabs in the JAMS file transfer could be clearer. It would help us demonstrate to our client that JAMS not only automates jobs but also does fast transfers, and it's an alternative that supports and filters different kinds of platforms. Filtering file transfers will be highly beneficial to them."

"JAMS handles exceptions fairly well but there are some areas where it might improve a little bit. It has to do with being able to automatically handle exceptions, out-of-the-box, rather than having to code them."

"I would like a simple web interface that I could give to my team to go in and kill jobs or see why jobs died so that we don't have to drill down deeper into the application and know everything about it. It would be good to have a really clean web engine that would say here are the jobs running. We can then click to see the time running and whether any of them fails and other similar things. I know they have one, but it's not very simplistic."

"I would like to see the ability to interface with Microsoft group-managed service accounts, but they're still in the research phase. They need to ensure everything's legit and safe. The report designer and dashboards could also be improved. We're running 7.3, so I don't know if they have updated the reporting in 7.5, but I think the reports and dashboards could be better."

"Improvements could be made in the service desk's knowledge and communication skills among engineers to better address customer needs and ensure issues are fully resolved."

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"The tool makes the laptops slow."

"UiPath Orchestrator should improve its UI and make it more user-friendly."

"The vision libraries that the tool provides, along with the visualization part, are areas with shortcomings in the solution where improvements are required."

"Limiting certain deployment scenarios and enforcing best practices could be beneficial."

"The major issue is with the application according to the new version of the UI."

"I had faced issues with passwords and the monitoring feature."

"The code management for the Studio could be improved."

"The product must conduct more promotional activities and webinars."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Take advantage of its scalability. You can start small. The initial cost is very reasonable. Once you have started picking up the tool and adopting it, then you can scale up from there and buy more agents."

"JAMS is priced competitively compared to similar solutions and offers flexible licensing options to cater to user needs."

"JAMS is relatively inexpensive, with additional costs only incurred for tags, other services, and optional support renewals."

"Definitely check how many single processes you want to run and count them as jobs. That is how you would work out your pricing on JAMS. For example, if you're running a number of commands and you can put them all into one script and run that script, you can count that as one job."

"The licensing model for JAMS is straightforward and based on the number of agents, not the number of jobs you run. It's cheap and fairly simple."

"In the end, you'll find that it's really worth the price. There is some sticker shock, but it's worth every dime."

"All licensing models are a little overpriced, but JAMS offers a good value, especially given their support response times and ability to handle unforeseen issues like the SFTP transfers. I hope to find more use cases to get a better bang for our buck."

"There are no additional costs other than the license for Fortra's JAMS which is affordable."

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"The pricing is quite reasonable, particularly with the cloud version where Orchestrator is included in all other licenses at no additional cost."

"The pricing seems reasonable based on project requirements."

"The tool's licensing cost is high. I rate the tool an eight or nine on a scale from one to ten, where ten means expensive."

"The pricing is reasonable and competitive."

"UiPath Orchestrator's price is reasonable. We pay around 40k USD. Its licensing costs are yearly."

"The solution’s pricing is reasonable."

"The product is quite expensive."

"The solution's price is high. We have subscribed to 15 licenses which are paid on a yearly basis. We don't pay any additional costs for support and maintenance."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

15%

Healthcare Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

22%

Computer Software Company

21%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Government

10%

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about JAMS?

I find the historical tracking feature of JAMS invaluable for reviewing past events.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for JAMS?

Fortra's JAMS pricing structure has deteriorated significantly since its acquisition by Fortra. Previously, both Help Systems and MVP offered more favorable pricing and licensing terms. However, Fo...

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What needs improvement with JAMS?

The monitoring of the JAMS product and its performance is an area of concern for me. I also need better tools to adopt version seven. Another area for improvement would be the addition of source co...

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What do you like most about UiPath Orchestrator?

Using UiPath Orchestrator, we can deploy tasks across different environments, including virtual machines, for both attended and unattended processes.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for UiPath Orchestrator?

The price is about six on a scale from one to ten and needs improvement.

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What needs improvement with UiPath Orchestrator?

The major issue is with the application according to the new version of the UI. We have developed our engineering and written it ourselves, so it becomes a problem.

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Overview

Fortra's JAMS is a powerful tool for workflow automation, batch job scheduling, file transfer, and centralizing tasks, enabling streamlined job management and monitoring from a single console across multiple servers and systems.

Widely used for scheduling SSIS jobs, SQL Server stored procedures, Python scripts, and FTP jobs, Fortra's JAMS offers comprehensive solutions for data manipulation, reporting, backup tasks, and job coordination. Organizations automate file movements, database maintenance, and nightly processes, providing a centralized platform for job management and monitoring across servers and environments.

What are the most important features of Fortra's JAMS?

Planning Capabilities: Efficiently plan and coordinate job schedules.
Job Dependency Management: Manage dependencies between jobs to ensure proper execution order.
Batch Scheduling: Automate and schedule batch jobs seamlessly.
Single Pane of Glass: Centralized console for tracking all automation tasks.
Interactive Agents: Deploy agents for interactive job management.
Natural Language Scheduling: Create schedules using natural language commands.
Custom Execution Methods: Implement custom methods for job execution.
PowerShell Integration: Integrate with PowerShell for enhanced scripting capabilities.
Exception Handling: Robust handling of job exceptions to minimize disruptions.
Monitoring and Historical Views: Comprehensive monitoring and historical job views for better oversight.
Extensibility: Extend the platform to meet specific needs.
File Watching: Monitor files and trigger jobs based on changes.
Complex Scheduling: Handle intricate scheduling requirements for diverse scenarios.

What are the main benefits of using Fortra's JAMS?

Centralized Control: Manage all jobs from a single console.
Efficiency: Increase efficiency by automating repetitive tasks.
Scalability: Easily scale job management across multiple servers.
Reduced Errors: Minimize human errors through automation.
Improved Monitoring: Benefit from robust monitoring and alerting options.
Customizability: Tailor workflows and schedules to specific needs.
Integration: Seamlessly integrate with a wide range of applications and systems.
Time Savings: Save time with efficient job scheduling and execution.

In industries like finance, healthcare, and manufacturing, Fortra's JAMS enables seamless automation of critical tasks, ensuring data integrity, compliance, and operational efficiency. Whether it's automating nightly batch processing for financial transactions, managing data flows in healthcare, or coordinating manufacturing processes, Fortra's JAMS provides a robust solution to enhance productivity and reliability.

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UiPath Orchestrator automates website processes, manages supply chains, handles log-ins, and processes invoices efficiently. It's a comprehensive tool for generating reports, managing RPA workflows, scheduling robots, and ensuring task accuracy, making it indispensable for organizations aiming to optimize automation.

UiPath Orchestrator stands out for its user-friendly interface, centralized data collection, and robust security measures. Its intuitive design, combined with a comprehensive view of bot activity, makes it highly appreciated among users. With asset encryption, AI-integrated functionalities, and role-based access control, organizations find it reduces the need for extensive technical knowledge, thereby enhancing automation efficiency. It also excels in asset and queue management, logging capabilities, and scheduling functions, contributing significantly to streamlined operational processes.

What are the most important features of UiPath Orchestrator?

Centralized data collection: Provides a unified view of all automation activities
Robust security measures: Includes asset encryption and role-based access control
Scheduling functions: Allows efficient planning and execution of automated tasks
Asset and queue management: Enhances organization in handling automation assets
Logging capabilities: Tracks activities for better oversight and troubleshooting
AI-integrated functionalities: Improves accuracy and efficiency in automation

What benefits should users look for in reviews when evaluating UiPath Orchestrator?

Market visibility: Increased exposure and promotional activities
Code management: Improved management capabilities for Studio
Support response: Faster and more efficient support services
Credential vault: Enhanced flexibility in handling transactional items
AI capabilities: Advanced features at competitive pricing
Documentation: Clearer guidelines for transitioning setups
Integration: Better integration with reporting tools and comprehensive dashboards
Licensing: Streamlined processes for managing licenses
Monitoring: Centralized triggers for better process monitoring

UiPath Orchestrator sees wide application across industries such as manufacturing, finance, and healthcare. In manufacturing, it streamlines supply chain processes and automates inventory management. Finance companies use it for processing invoices and managing compliance, while the healthcare sector benefits from automating patient data handling and optimizing appointment scheduling. Each industry leverages the platform\'s extensive capabilities to enhance operational efficiency and accuracy.

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Sample Customers

Teradata, Arconic, General Dynamics, Yum!, CVS Health, Comcast, Ghiradelli, & Boston’s Children’s Hospital

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