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AutoSys Workload Automation vs Automic Continuous Delivery Automation [EOL] comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Automic Continuous Delivery...
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
AutoSys Workload Automation
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
82
Ranking in other categories
Workload Automation (11th)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer895359 - PeerSpot reviewer
Automatic installation for complex deployments and environments, with good workflow support
I like that really complex deployments are possible with it. It's very good. You have everything you need. You can design your workflows for your needs. You can do so much more, it's not just an automatic installation tool. It's a real deployment tool. I can do the complete deployment with everything that is possible.
Antony Askew - PeerSpot reviewer
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 While the current UI is a bit outdated, it's undergoing improvement.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

"It can support very complex environments and dependencies."
"The IT process automation is the most valuable aspect of this solution."
"It is an umbrella system that allows us to integrate many different systems into our heterogeneous environment."
"The event monitor is very good. You can monitor when the file is created so you can pick up the file once it's done."
"I think on a day-to-day basis, it has increased the capacity to deploy. We don't have to wait for someone to do something."
"Gives people insight into what's happening during the deployment."
"It provides a wonderful user interface which is easy to use."
"Self-service for developers, because they are able to deploy to development departments on their own, without needing people from operations."
"Automic Automation Engine provides us the ability to map logic using a scripting language."
"It has allowed us to automate many of the functions of our operations staff. For instance, we had production control staff spending two hours a day entering date parms into our daily business processes. And now, CA Workload Automation does it for us."
"Inherit Dependencies feature reduces scheduling errors for holiday processing."
"The capabilities of the product to schedule on multiple platforms, multiple operating systems."
"​It allows you to automate tasks, and reduce headcount, prevent errors, self-heal."
"We need to have things run in a very sequential order, so it is very useful that we can schedule the work flows."
"​We run millions of jobs through it every day using it for financial transactions, banking, credit cards, PeopleSoft, payroll, etc."
"The features that I have found most valuable with AutoSys are that it is scalable, easy to use, fast, and always available. That's very important because if it's not steady then it's a real problem. So, at this point, we are satisfied with it."
 

Cons

"If you have a technical problem and need development of the tool, the support team is terrible, because they cannot help with the technical details."
"Not a perfect ten because the user interface is brand new and it needs improvement."
"There needs to be better error handling and error descriptions. It should be more clear what the errors are and what we can do to fix them."
"The stability of the solution can be improved."
"The dashboard should allow you to see the current state of packages in each environment, not only on an individual application basis, but across the entire application platform."
"key thing is support for cloud-based deployment. That is lacking."
"It would be very beneficial for us to see integrations into cloud environments, especially into the Google Cloud environment because we are heading towards cloud."
"I would like to see more support for WebSphere."
"The reporting system, currently, could be better."
"CA Workload Automation is not part of CA's strategic vision going forward."
"It lacks support and integration with cloud computing platforms."
"The solution could improve by having support for container environments."
"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."
"The lack of documentation, that is an issue. When we do need to bring it down for maintenance, it is always a scary moment for us because we have never had it crash."
"Reduce the number of operational files. This would make the job of a system programmer supporting ESP easier."
"There is a difference between a web interface and the thick client interface. We particularly like a thick client interface, and it has gone away."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Customers often complain about the price."
"I can save time and money more quickly."
"We increased our quality and reduced our time costs."
"If you have a fixed contract, it has limits to spreading out. If you have a flexible enterprise license contract, then you have a lot of scalability for this tool."
"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."
"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."
"We paid to use the solution monthly."
"There is an annual license to use AutoSys Workload Automation."
"The price of this solution is reasonable and there is an annual license required."
"CA pricing has been a problem, and not looked upon favorably here at all."
"I certainly think the pricing is worth the value."
"The return on investment would be very high because doing things manually without this product would be extremely expensive."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
47%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
6%
Insurance Company
5%
 

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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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AutoSys Workload Automation?
The solution is costly. The pricing is based on the number of users, which for me, translates to approximately $120,000 to $130,000 for a license period of two to three years.
 

Also Known As

CA Continuous Delivery Automation, Automic Release Automation, Automic ONE Automation, UC4 Automation Platform
CA Workload Automation, CA Workload Automation AE
 

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BET365, Charter Communications, TASC
Gaumont, Mercantil do Brasil, CCEE, Hanwha Life
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