Stonebranch Reviews

Calculating ROI for Stonebranch is complex as some users perceive it primarily as an operational expense, not directly as a profit-generating factor. However, other institutions report substantial financial benefits, estimating savings between 40% and 50% when compared to alternative tools.

Stonebranch is considered reasonably priced, with no costs beyond standard licensing fees. Users report licensing is transaction-based, with annual costs around $55,000 for 50,000 tasks per month. Stonebranch is noted to be 30-35% cheaper than Automic and less expensive than IBM Tivoli and Control-M. The pricing compares favorably to AutoSys and is lower than Redwood, positioned at a medium pricing level in comparison to competitors. Users rate the pricing from four to eight out of ten.

• "The price of the solution is at a medium level compared to the competition."
• "Stonebranch is cheaper than Control-M, so many companies are using Stonebranch."
• "We're transaction-based, as far as our licensing goes. We have 50,000 transactions a month and our licensing cost is $55,000 a year..."

Clients use Stonebranch for creating workflows, automating workload, and extensive IT workflow automation including billing, reporting, and analytics. They handle over 500,000 jobs weekly and manage multiple SAP application jobs. Tasks are automated from file movement to downstream workflows, primarily in Informatica, and hosted on-prem or private cloud. Stonebranch also facilitates SAP job scheduling and replaces previous tools like AutoSys. Consultants implement it for retail businesses and migrating automated tasks.

Stonebranch customer service and support are generally rated highly by users for their responsiveness and capability. Issues are typically addressed within a few hours, with support teams available to provide knowledgeable and effective assistance. However, support is not available on weekends. Users appreciate the technical proficiency and prompt problem resolution, though some suggest there is room for improvement in specific areas.

Initial setups of Stonebranch varied in complexity from straightforward to complex due to system infrastructures and migration demands. Deployment times ranged from several hours to two years, depending on organizational size and integration extent. While some found deployment easy and quick, others encountered difficulties, especially with complex systems and integration of older technologies and job migrations. Assistance from Stonebranch during deployment was commonly appreciated, easing implementation challenges.

Users report that Stonebranch is highly scalable, handling extensive and diverse job execution without hitting performance ceilings. Organizations report ease in scaling both horizontally and vertically as needed. Stonebranch supports a wide range of systems and a significant volume of tasks, with one user managing a thousand jobs per hour without straining resources. Businesses can increase usage incrementally to accommodate future growth, suggesting potential for larger scale deployments.

Users find Stonebranch highly stable and reliable. Common praise highlights that, once configured, Stonebranch Universal Controller and agents operate without major disruptions. Occasional issues following system patches are rare and typically resolved by restarting the affected agent. Stonebranch also excels in high-availability modes and can recover gracefully from server downtimes without rerunning excessive tasks. Users acknowledge that its stability is contingent on proper configuration.