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Jitterbit Vinyl vs WorkflowGen comparison

Jitterbit and WorkflowGen are both solutions in the Rapid Application Development Software category. Jitterbit is ranked #25 with an average rating of 8.0, while WorkflowGen is ranked #36. Jitterbit holds a 0.3% mindshare in RADS, compared to WorkflowGen’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Jitterbit users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of WorkflowGen users who would recommend it.
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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Jitterbit Vinyl and WorkflowGen compete in workflow automation. WorkflowGen has the upper hand due to superior features, despite higher costs.

Features: Jitterbit Vinyl offers easy integration capabilities, extensive API support, and pricing advantage. WorkflowGen provides flexibility, handles complex workflows efficiently, and offers an advanced feature set suitable for complex automation needs.

Room for Improvement: Jitterbit Vinyl needs more customization options, enhanced documentation, and usability enhancements. WorkflowGen requires an improved error-handling mechanism, increased scalability, and can present a steeper learning curve.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Jitterbit Vinyl is praised for straightforward deployment and responsive customer support. WorkflowGen offers comprehensive setup guidance but needs more initial configuration, and its deployment is perceived as requiring more technical proficiency.

Pricing and ROI: Jitterbit Vinyl is known for competitive pricing and quick ROI. WorkflowGen, while more expensive, delivers long-term value through its extensive capabilities, and users find the overall cost justified by its robust performance and long-term benefits.

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Categories and Ranking

Jitterbit Vinyl
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
25th
Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms
23rd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
No-Code Development Platforms (7th)
WorkflowGen
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
36th
Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms
34th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Design (28th), Business Process Management (BPM) (54th), Process Automation (40th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of Jitterbit Vinyl is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WorkflowGen is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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LE
Can connect to any data source so we don't need to replicate data into a data warehouse to do reporting analytics
Having been a customer of theirs for a long time, I think the UI needed improvements early on. But, they have done a remarkable job catching up in that regard. They have always been great at connecting to a variety of data sources. They are a leader in that space. They do a great job, from a business analyst perspective, helping you shape what the ultimate system is going to look like. There really aren't a lot of areas that need improvement. The areas that they have, they are keenly aware of and have made great strides in recent releases.
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CO
Good for automatically triggering workflows, but needs to be more customizable
We use this product for many different reasons related to our business We use it a lot for creating workflows to transfer materials between plants, which is a signature part of what we do. The most valuable feature is the ability to automatically trigger the workflow. This solution needs to be…
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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"The way that they've done some of the reports, they've created really great data dumps. If I want to see a snapshot of something in time, for a given timeframe, I can download it. From that download, I can create further analysis or do my own thing with it, which is really helpful. I'm even able to go back several years and get data."
"The integration is a huge accelerator into enabling new business processes. As a small company, we have a few different systems that otherwise couldn't talk to each other. We recognize, from an IT perspective, the value that data and change in status of certain data in one area could influence the ability to take action in another. With these integration points, we are able to essentially create that communication from one system to another, letting system B know that something has been completed or is ready in system A. That allows our users to know that they are ready to complete a task. Without that, we would be relying on a lot of manual communication. We would be relying on individuals sending emails, saying, "Hey, by the way, this is ready in system A." Now, we have the system recognizing it and shooting that email off automatically, with all the instructions necessary."
"Zudy has increased development speed. What would take us months to be able to complete, we're getting done in a matter of weeks. I have a number of projects that we were working on that I thought that we'd [only] be able to get completed by next year. We've already completed them and we're still in the year 2020."
"You do not need to be a programmer to use it or build something in it."
"VINYL has given us the ability to really improve the speed with which we deploy releases and respond to the good ideas that our people have."
"You can unite data which lives in different sources without moving that data."
"The product is super fast at getting things done."
"There are a lot of low-code development tools out there, but VINYL has the ability to connect to just about any data source out there, if an API exists for it and can be leveraged. We have even partnered with them at times to work with third-party vendors to develop APIs on our own, if there wasn't an API that exists for it."
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"We use it a lot for creating workflows to transfer materials between plants, which is a signature part of what we do."
 

Cons

"Some aspects of VINYL are limiting from a B2C standpoint. For example, it would be nice to have more flexibility with what the VINYL parameters allow us to develop within the app. It is difficult to think of an example off the top of my head, but there have been times when we couldn't develop something a particular way because VINYL didn't support it. However, the team Zudy assigned to us has been great about adjusting and finding ways around these hurdles."
"I would like them to build out more tools for communication, particularly the ability to do a multinode panel via email."
"Some new features I think I'd like to see is visibility into running jobs so that we can see what the status is, or it's not stuck in its process and doing its thing, or how much longer it's going to take. I'd also like to see a native calendaring function so we can put calendars into our apps with maybe even recurring tasks or appointments and that sort of thing. We'd also like to see multi-select lists. The users being able to pick multiple things to filter on and get a list and be able to export that list."
"Right now it's very dependent on having an imagination to understand."
"It might help if they put out different types that would provide different ways to view the data. I'd like to see more on that."
"The features that I'd like to see in VINYL next would be the ability to have more control over, or have a rule-based control over column headings and column labels."
"I don't have a lot of negative things to say about the platform. One of the things we joke about, because it is very minor in detail, is that as with any platform, when you're hosting a live webinar on a GoToMeeting or a Zoom, everything slows down a little bit. So when you're doing a live demo internally with folks, the platform can go a step slower. That's not necessarily just a Zudy thing."
"Eventually, a nicer way to create certain features, like the way that we create PDFs, would help. Sometimes the way that it resizes when I have multiple windows up, could also be better. It's minor stuff though. It's edge-case stuff."
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"This solution needs to be more customizable."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing was actually one of the things that drew us to the product initially... the way it was licensed at the time, I got a flat monthly fee from Zudy for the Vinyl product, which allowed me to basically have unlimited use of it... We have an annual license, we pay monthly. It's very competitive and very worthwhile given the return we get out of it."
"The value for us for VINYL is that we've got one fee that we're paying per year and we can deploy and build as many apps and bring in as many users as we need."
"The pricing is moderate. It's okay."
"Pricing and licensing are expensive."
"Our licensing costs are approximately 100K annually, and from my perspective, that really is quite the value with the flexibility and what we're getting from the product."
"It is affordable."
"The pricing and licensing of Zudy are fair."
"The licensing costs we pay are, I believe about 5,000 a month. That's every quarter. We've been doing it for about a year now, and the prices have remained steady. We feel it's a reasonable cost for what we're getting because it's unlimited users. So as big as you want to make it, you're not constrained by a per-user licensing cost or any of those other restrictions, so that's going to stifle your development."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Consumer Goods Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Zudy VINYL?
The ZPM system enables us to organize projects and monitor their progress. The ease of logging into the VINYL app to test new features makes testing smoother, and we feel more involved in the crea...
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zudy VINYL?
Payment processing has changed since Jitterbit acquired Zudy. We previously cut checks, but we are no longer allowed. This has made paying for the service more complicated, but the issue is being r...
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What needs improvement with Zudy VINYL?
Some aspects of VINYL are limiting from a B2C standpoint. For example, it would be nice to have more flexibility with what the VINYL parameters allow us to develop within the app. It is difficult t...
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Overview

Jitterbit's Vinyl (previously Zudy) is an enterprise low-code application platform that makes it easy to build scalable, end-to-end apps that are easily integrated with new and existing systems. Designed for large enterprises to solve complex business problems at scale, Vinyl empowers anyone to create fully integrated, bi-directional applications in weeks. Powerful enough for Full Stack Developers, intuitive enough for Citizen Developers/Business Technologists, Vinyl empowers you to create secure apps that run on any device, automate any business process, and integrate any data source without coding.

  • Create fully integrated, bi-directional applications

  • Utilize guided development and visual rule builders

  • Predictable pricing with no per-user fees

  • Integrate the entire ecosystem without impacting source data

  • Protect apps with enterprise-grade security

  • Integrate real-time data

  • Deploy apps via enterprise cloud, on-premise or hosted

  • Improve customer digital experience


For more information: www.jitterbit.com/product/viny

Jitterbit

Immediately accelerate business process adaptability with fluid workflow automation. Use the WorkflowGen .NET workflow software's low code environment to maximize the efficiency of process designers and developers.

Automate any type of human and system-based enterprise process within a battle-tested infrastructure.

Customize and integrate your workflow apps to meet your requirements in a highly configurable environment.

Engage process participants with a full-featured workflow portal, native mobile apps, and email approvals, or through seamless integration with your own web apps.

Leverage a solution used by Fortune 500 companies for worldwide business-critical applications.

WorkflowGen
 

Sample Customers

Aetna, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc., Alvarez and Marsal, Audacy, Barstool Sports, Brooks Brothers, Cal-Maine Foods Inc., CNH Financial, Collette Travel, Darn Tough Vermont, DXL, Fresh Direct, iHeartMedia, Intra-Cellular Therapies, JBS Foods, J.Crew, Kraft Sports Group, MEMIC, New England Patriots, PGT Trucking Inc., United Healthcare, Worley
Comcast, Deloitte, Mitsui & Co Ltd, Sanofi Pasteur, Textron, XL Group. WorkflowGen accelerates business process adaptability in 70 countries for 500+ organizations and 1,000,000 users.
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