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AutoSys Workload Automation vs BMC TrueSight Server Automation comparison

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Categories and Ranking

JAMS
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Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
38
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Workload Automation (3rd)
AutoSys Workload Automation
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
84
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Workload Automation (4th)
BMC TrueSight Server Automa...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Configuration Management (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Workload Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AutoSys Workload Automation7.1%
Control-M12.5%
Redwood RunMyJobs6.3%
Other74.1%
Workload Automation
Configuration Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
BMC TrueSight Server Automation3.6%
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform10.9%
Microsoft Configuration Manager8.0%
Other77.5%
Configuration Management
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2770605 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Engineer at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Has streamlined complex job scheduling across scripting languages while reducing manual effort
JAMS could be improved with a web client that is accessible and as fast as a normal website, eliminating the need to RDP to the servers to access the JAMS client. A functionality running on the JAMS server to continuously check the JAMS agents would ensure they are working properly. If an agent is not responding, a feature to restart the service from the job server machine would be beneficial. The upgrade process, particularly when switching from V6 to V7, could be clearer in terms of documentation, ideally with screenshots showing exactly what needs to be done on each screen.
PK
Assistant VP at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Experience significant automation with robust integration and user-friendly interfaces
There are areas of AutoSys Workload Automation that have room for improvement. They are implementing good enhancements in the R24 release. The web UI needs some improvement. Cloud integrations are limited to 25 or 30 configurable plugins and integrations to the cloud. They can improve in that area. They have separate tools, not AutoSys Workload Automation, such as Atomic and other SaaS-based solutions that can run inside the cloud. AutoSys Workload Automation can be configured in the cloud, but it requires a substantial number of VMs depending on the load. For on-premises deployment, it is a very good solution. They need to increase their footprint in the cloud and improve the web UI. They are making excellent progress in the R24 release.
MN
System Manager at State Bank of India
Achieve cost-effective and efficient operations with automated compliance and patch management
Regarding the patch management feature, I find it perfect in BMC TrueSight Server Automation; however, the only problem is with application software, as operating system patch management is perfect. What I am trying to have is application software running on the server segment. Sometimes they use browsers, PDF readers, and Java, so patching these application or utility software is a challenge due to the large number and the different versions. I have some concerns regarding BMC TrueSight Server Automation that could be improved, particularly in the reporting part. The pending patches report generated after the analysis only reflects the job executed, but in a distributed environment where multiple teams manage servers, central governance requires server status updates driven by servers rather than jobs.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Getting JAMS in place was a game changer for us back then."
"JAMS has improved our productivity immensely because everything flows. I don't think we could operate at our current staffing levels without it."
"JAMS has been a beneficial monitoring tool for our project in terms of being able to deliver data that is essential for users."
"The most valuable aspect of JAMS is its robustness."
"The ability to sequence jobs is excellent; it means we don't have to schedule them individually, and if one fails, it doesn't unwind the entire workflow."
"What my team needs are tools to reliably execute all the jobs, minimize the risks, and support high-availability, and JAMS does the job."
"JAMS has improved my organization by taking a myriad of manual processes and allowing us to automate them."
"We can see all the batch execution status within the tool itself, which saves money, time, and cost, allowing us to handle everything in one single tool."
"We get better reports than we use to have."
"The web UI is beneficial and the granular security policies allow us to cover all of our audit requirements."
"It allows you to automate tasks, and reduce headcount, prevent errors, self-heal, self-service type technologies."
"It is very valuable for us when we are trying to arrange or orchestrate jobs into a system. It is helpful for triggering jobs for a scheduled task."
"AutoSys Workload Automation is a stable solution."
"We use it for a number of our clients, and so far, we have had great success with it because it works constantly and is pretty seamless, so you do not have to open up many support tickets."
"To me, what's most valuable in AutoSys Workload Automation is its robustness and quickness. The tool can trigger jobs within a few milliseconds, and it can handle large volumes of jobs."
"This solution enables us to improve our daily processing times; we can do everything faster than before we used this solution."
"With BMC, we even configured applications, like IE or things that were Java-related. When we scheduled the jobs, it worked fine. It saved us time and there was no need for resources to monitor them."
"As this solution provides strong support and has multiple use cases, it is worth the cost."
"The ability to script and create BL packages to perform various functions makes automating our environment relatively easy to do."
"If you do not want the hassle of multiple tools and handling multiple vendors, this is your go to solution."
"It gives us more speed to deliver services and applications, and we rely on security."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it is agile."
"The most valuable feature is its ability to remediate quickly and efficiently across a number of IT assets at the same time."
"Technical support is good."
 

Cons

"The only thing that they could improve on is the fact that they don't have a browser version of JAMS. It does come with a web client, but it's pretty clunky."
"Sometimes the UI is not the most responsive I've ever used. But because it does its job, I don't complain."
"JAMS has built-in reporting. I've never really used it. I tried using it a few years ago and I couldn't figure it out. It was wonky. It could be improved upon."
"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."
"If there were a softcover book on how to really take advantage of all of JAMS' tools, I would buy it. I do better with training books than online searching, so a book would be helpful."
"Fortra is getting much better with documentation and examples, but there is still room for improvement."
"When looking at a folder in JAMS with many jobs, it would be good to have better information in the list display of what's inside those jobs. We get some information, but other important details are missing."
"If there were a softcover book on how to really take advantage of all of JAMS' tools, I would buy it."
"AutoSys Workload Automation could improve in the Linux environment. The previous versions of the AutoSys Workload Automation let you take the profile of the user that you were using to run the tasks that you're going to automate, but in the latest versions, you can't do that, you need to make more definitions and it's a little bit difficult. It was easier in the previous versions."
"AutoSys Workload Automation does not perform performance tuning, monitoring, or management."
"We've had stability problems with the tool."
"I'd like to see automation pushed even further, giving us greater looks into other systems."
"They could do better supporting it. They have too many of the same type of products, so sometimes it doesn't get as much attention as it should."
"Analytics seems to be a problem, so a couple of stars deducted for that, but it's probably one of the easiest tools that I manage."
"The graphical interface can be improved."
"The scalability is poor because I cannot use it for all automation solutions."
"There is no other functionality available to patch the containers that we need to include."
"The number of APIs available within the tool needs improvement."
"Another area for improvement is group scheduling if I'm trying to do all the servers. For example, if I want to do all the 2012 Servers - since the patches are the same for all of them - I can't do so."
"TrueSight falls short when we are trying to gather large amounts of data from multiple servers. We need to do these tasks manually because there is no option to populate the data and export it to Excel, which is required. For example, let's say I'm trying to find out how many patches are missing on the servers and which ones have been installed. It's hard to automatically pull each server's data in an Excel format."
"There is no option to see all the servers we patch and we cannot find what the server status is. Of course, we can what has been completed and what is pending and which servers have failed, but we cannot find server status from the BMC tool. For example, is the RDP up or not. We are using separate scripts for that."
"A better CLI Database cleanup tool would help us with our regular maintenance of BladeLogic Server Automation."
"BMC TrueSight Server Automation's scripting needs improvement."
"I have some concerns regarding BMC TrueSight Server Automation that could be improved, particularly in the reporting part. The pending patches report generated after the analysis only reflects the job executed, but in a distributed environment where multiple teams manage servers, central governance requires server status updates driven by servers rather than jobs."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In the end, you'll find that it's really worth the price. There is some sticker shock, but it's worth every dime."
"There are no additional costs other than the license for Fortra's JAMS which is affordable."
"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."
"JAMS is priced competitively compared to similar solutions and offers flexible licensing options to cater to user needs."
"Fortra's JAMS pricing structure has deteriorated significantly since its acquisition by Fortra."
"This is a good product at a fair price."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"It is overpriced."
"There is an annual license to use AutoSys Workload Automation."
"The return on investment would be very high because doing things manually without this product would be extremely expensive."
"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."
"The pricing needs to be improved. Some of my client's complained that it was too expensive."
"We paid to use the solution monthly."
"CA pricing has been a problem, and not looked upon favorably here at all."
"Validate how many agents you need beforehand."
"The product is expensive."
"The product's pricing depends on the number of servers."
"The solution is quite expensive compared to other vendors."
"Licensing is a bit pricey. Be mindful about the components that you need and buy as appropriate."
"We're looking at less than $100,000 USD for this solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Construction Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
40%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
5%
Retailer
5%
Financial Services Firm
23%
Construction Company
7%
Energy/Utilities Company
5%
Government
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise19
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise77
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise15
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about JAMS?
I find the historical tracking feature of JAMS invaluable for reviewing past events.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for JAMS?
My thoughts on the pricing of JAMS are that I won't say it is cheap, but it is cost-efficient, and that should be acc...
What needs improvement with JAMS?
An area that has room for improvement is related to the AWS RDS and database part, where they said that is in progres...
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 b...
What needs improvement with AutoSys Workload Automation?
There are areas of AutoSys Workload Automation that have room for improvement. They are implementing good enhancement...
What needs improvement with BMC TrueSight Server Automation?
Regarding the patch management feature, I find it perfect in BMC TrueSight Server Automation; however, the only probl...
What is your primary use case for BMC TrueSight Server Automation?
My main use case for BMC TrueSight Server Automation is utilizing its features of provisioning, compliance engines, j...
 

Also Known As

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CA Workload Automation, CA Workload Automation AE
TrueSight Server Automation, BladeLogic Server Automation, BladeLogic Automation Suite
 

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Sample Customers

Teradata, Arconic, General Dynamics, Yum!, CVS Health, Comcast, Ghiradelli, & Boston’s Children’s Hospital
Gaumont, Mercantil do Brasil, CCEE, Hanwha Life
State of Michigan, Fujitsu FSAS, Transamerica Life Insurance Company, SAP
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