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ActiveBatch by Redwood vs CloudDat comparison

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Categories and Ranking

ActiveBatch by Redwood
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
10th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
Process Automation (13th), Workload Automation (9th)
CloudDat
Ranking in Managed File Transfer (MFT)
15th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Managed File Transfer (MFT) category, the mindshare of ActiveBatch by Redwood is 2.9%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CloudDat is 1.0%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Managed File Transfer (MFT) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ActiveBatch by Redwood2.9%
CloudDat1.0%
Other96.1%
Managed File Transfer (MFT)
 

Featured Reviews

Sai  - PeerSpot reviewer
Ai/Data Analyst at CSD
Automation has streamlined complex data workflows and now saves time on recurring reporting
To improve ActiveBatch by Redwood, the UI could be more modern and intuitive, and another thing that comes to mind is that it can feel overwhelming when workflows become large and complex. Troubleshooting can take extra time when there are multiple dependencies, jobs, and integrations running together. Better visualization of workflow relationships and easier debugging would really help. I would also appreciate seeing more simplified onboarding and documentation for newer users, as there is a learning curve at the beginning. Another improvement area could be smarter analytics or AI-driven recommendations, such as proactively identifying workflow bottlenecks, failed job patterns, or optimization suggestions instead of relying mostly on manual monitoring. From an operational perspective, faster configuration for integrations and cloud-based workflows would make implementation smoother, especially in environments working heavily with APIs and data pipelines. I have covered the main points regarding needed improvements. Overall, the platform is very capable and reliable for automation and workflow scheduling, especially in data-heavy environments. Most of the improvements I want are around making it easier for day-to-day use, such as a more intuitive UI, simpler troubleshooting for complex workflows, better onboarding for newer users, and more intelligent monitoring or optimization insights. The core functionality is strong, and the biggest opportunity is improving the overall user experience and simplifying operational management.
Tarandeep Kaur - PeerSpot reviewer
Devops Manager at Flash
Hourly orchestration has cut idle compute waste and gives our AI teams rapid on‑demand training
CloudDat is a great solution and has given us a great return. One thing as a suggestion is that while tracking the hourly usage is very precise, the dashboard threshold alert can sometimes experience a lag of ten to fifteen minutes. This occasionally makes the proactive cut-off automation tighter than ideal. For example, if I am opting for a two-hour auto cut-off, sometimes it is detecting that it is there, and there is a fifteen-minute lag. The cut-off is basically either fifteen minutes before or fifteen minutes after. There is a chance of a mismatch in the billing due to this, which can be improved. The rest is fine. The billing issue which I highlighted is something very critical sometimes. When we are a regular customer and we are working with CloudDat, sometimes it is very disappointing to see that there is a lag in the subscription. This is why I have given it a four.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I like ActiveBatch Workload Automation's licensing model because they're not holding you down on an agentless model or agent model, where every server needs to have an agent."
"Using this tool, if there are any huge failures, we immediately get an email notification, and the proper team will be informed, at which time they can act accordingly."
"The REST API adapters and native integrations for integrating and orchestrating the software stack are very flexible."
"ActiveBatch helped us automate and schedule routine tasks such as data backups, file transfers, database updates, and report generation, which frees IT staff to focus on other studies."
"ActiveBatch can automate predictable, repeatable processes very well. There is no real trick to what ActiveBatch does. ActiveBatch does exactly what you would expect a scheduling piece of software to do. It does it in a timely manner and does it with very little outside interference and fanfare. It runs when it is supposed to, and I don't have to jump through a bunch of hoops to double check it."
"Easy to configure and simple to develop new features."
"Since I started using this product, I have been able to easily track everything as it mainly monitors, alerts, and looks after all the services - even across platform scheduling - which has helped me immensely."
"Overall, it has helped to improve workflow completion times by 70 to 80 percent, easily."
"CloudDat has reduced our infrastructure spend by seventy-two percent as compared to our previous baseline reserved instance approach."
"Time-saving is one of the most crucial and one of the best features over here in CloudDat."
 

Cons

"An area for improvement in ActiveBatch Workload Automation is its interface or GUI. It could be a little better. There isn't any additional feature I'd like to see in the tool, except for the GUI, everything looks good."
"The thing I've noticed the most is the Help function. It's very difficult, at times, to find examples of how to do something."
"The only thing is that it does have a little bit of a learning curve because it is fairly complex."
"ActiveBatch UI could use a little more help, and video tutorials would be greatly appreciated for user guides."
"I have faced struggles to understand, set up the tool, and implement it in my early days as a new user."
"We currently face issues with the web console of ActiveBatch by Redwood. When users operate through an RDP session, every user has their own ActiveBatch by Redwood application. However, on the web console, users encounter daily activity issues where the job instances do not appear or update correctly, and they cannot view the latest logs."
"They have some crucial design flaws within the console that still need to be worked out because it is not working exactly how we hoped to see it, e.g., just some minor things where when you hit the save button, then all of a sudden all your job's library items collapse. Then, in order to continue on with your testing, you have to open those back up. I have taken that to them, and they are like, "Yep. We know about it. We know we have some enhancements that need to be taken care of. We have more developers now." They are working towards taking the minor things that annoy us, resolving them, and getting them fixed."
"They should offer pricing that is more affordable."
"The billing issue which I highlighted is something very critical sometimes."
"Improvement-wise for CloudDat, I think some days there is some latency."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price was fairly in line with other automation tools. I don't think it's exorbitantly expensive, relatively speaking."
"I don't think we've ever had a problem with the pricing or licensing. Even the maintenance fees are very much in line. They are not excessive. I think for the support that you get, you get a good value for your money. It's the best value on the market."
"Currently, we are paying approximately $7,000 yearly, which includes support."
"ActiveBatch is currently redesigning themselves. In the past, they were a low cost solution for automation. They had a nice tool that was very inexpensive. With their five-year plan, they will be more enhancement-driven, so they're trying to improve their software, customer service, and the way that their customers get information from them. In doing that, they're raising the price of their base system. They changed from one pricing model to another, which has caused some friction between ActiveBatch and us. We're working through that right now with them. That's one of the reasons why we're why we were evaluating other software packages."
"It allows for lower operational overhead."
"If you compare ActiveBatch licensing to Control-M, you're looking at $50,000 as opposed to millions."
"I like ActiveBatch Workload Automation's licensing model because they're not holding you down on an agentless model or agent model, where every server needs to have an agent. That's the main selling point of the solution and I hope they stay that way."
"The pricing was fair. There are additional costs for the plugins. We have the standard licensing fees for different pieces, then we have the plugins which were add-ons. However, we expected that."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise52
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ActiveBatch Workload Automation?
I was not directly involved in the pricing, setup cost, and licensing decisions for ActiveBatch by Redwood, so my experience is from the user and workflow side rather than procurement. However, bas...
What needs improvement with ActiveBatch Workload Automation?
ActiveBatch by Redwood could be improved with a more modern and intuitive user interface, faster performance for very large workflows, and expanded built-in integrations with newer cloud and DevOps...
What is your primary use case for ActiveBatch Workload Automation?
My main use case for ActiveBatch by Redwood is enterprise workload automation, job scheduling, and orchestrating business processes across applications, servers, and cloud environments. For example...
What needs improvement with CloudDat?
Improvement-wise for CloudDat, I think some days there is some latency. The scaling must be fast enough, but sometimes it avoids delays. That is one challenge we had. Sometimes the server might be ...
What is your primary use case for CloudDat?
My main use case for CloudDat is storing, processing, and analyzing data. At my project and company, we use platforms like AWS instead of some servers. This really helps when data is handled in rea...
What advice do you have for others considering CloudDat?
I can share specific outcomes related to time saved with CloudDat. You don't need to always access it each time. If a user can have multiple access to a particular cloud, then he can run in multipl...
 

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