Control-M vs Ivanti Automation comparison

BMC and Ivanti are both solutions in the Process Automation category. BMC is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.5, while Ivanti is ranked #30 with an average rating of 8.0. BMC holds a 4.6% mindshare in PA, compared to Ivanti’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of BMC users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Ivanti users who would recommend it.

Control-M

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98% willing to recommend

Ivanti Automation

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 15, 2025

Control-M and Ivanti Automation compete in the IT automation market. Control-M appears to have the upper hand in pricing and support, while Ivanti Automation is favored for its valuable features.

Features: Control-M provides robust workload automation, seamless integration across platforms, and advanced analytics tools. Ivanti Automation offers sophisticated process automation capabilities, powerful endpoint management, and adaptive workflows.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Control-M's deployment model is straightforward with reliable customer support. Ivanti Automation offers a flexible deployment model but has less iterative support.

Pricing and ROI: Control-M requires a higher upfront investment but offers strong ROI. Ivanti Automation has competitive pricing with notable returns.

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Categories and Ranking

Control-M

Ranking in Process Automation

2nd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

126

Ranking in other categories

Managed File Transfer (MFT) (3rd), Workload Automation (1st)

Ivanti Automation

Ranking in Process Automation

30th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Process Automation category, the mindshare of Control-M is 4.6%, up from 4.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Ivanti Automation is 0.4%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Ujjwal Sachdeva

Data scientist at Advarisk

Efficient automation and boosted workflow but needs better integration methods

Control-M is a bit faster compared to other solutions. The job and coding are easier. Also, my DevOps and Ops teams work collaboratively with it, enhancing its efficiency. The workflow is much easier compared to the ACS services we were using. Automation is more advanced, deployment is fast, and version control has been simplified.

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Ahmed-Ragab

Senior DevOps & Release Management Engineer at EBC

Facilitates task management with effective approval processes and modern integration capabilities

It facilitates processes by sending notifications to relevant individuals who need to take action regarding requests. There is a very good approval hierarchy in place. Ivanti Automation significantly simplifies IT infrastructure processes, handling access requests and facilitating various employee requests. It is also easy to integrate with many other tools, like Nintex and Azure DevOps, using APIs.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We have a team called pro-mon and they monitor all the jobs for us. A single view for them makes it easy for them to monitor things."

"We value Control-M mainly for the ability to control multiple nodes in a coordinated manner. Control-M has the ability to really coordinate across a lot of nodes."

"Control-M is excellent when it comes to building, scheduling, managing, and monitoring production workflows. Those workflows are of very high importance to our operations."

"Helix Control-M has contributed to the overall stability of our applications and improved user experience."

"Maintaining and monitoring of workloads have been and continue to be the most valuable feature in our environment."

"The ability to integrate file transfers has been instrumental in allowing us to accomplish the things we need with Control-M. In our industry, we take a lot of data and either push it down to the stores or retail grocery stores. We take files and push them down to the stores or pull files and information from the stores and bring it back to corporate. So, it's two-way communication with file transfers. One of the bigger things that we do with Control-M is scheduling data moves and moving data from one location to another."

"Control-M has enabled true enterprise batch automation, which combined with the other BMC Control products on our mainframe platform, allows us to run a 24/7 site with the lights out."

"Self Service, BIM features are most valuable. As no need to login to EM client and check the job status."

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"The most valuable feature of Ivanti Automation is the opportunity to use more or less any kind of scripting software."

"It's easy for the IT admins at the company to use. It isn't hard to understand and there are lots of features you can use out of the box. If a feature isn't available in Ivanti Automation, you can always script it."

"Ivanti Automation significantly simplifies IT infrastructure processes, handling access requests and facilitating various employee requests."

"There is a very good approval hierarchy in place."

Cons

"Whenever I pull an S4HANA job to the Helix Control-M tool, it pulls it naturally with all the steps. A job can have several steps, and in this case, it is very easy to control the steps taken. However, in the case of the SaaS IBP tool, it can pull the job but cannot identify the steps. So, when I want to take an action in a step, I have to split the job."

"While they have a very good reporting facility, the reports that I'm asked to produce, a lot of times aren't necessarily what we need."

"With earlier versions, the support was not accurate or delivered in a timely manner. What would happen is that I would be in production mode and I would have an issue and would want to get someone on a call to see what was happening. But they would always say, “Hey, provide the log first and then we'll review and we'll get back to you." I feel that when a customer asks about a production issue, they should jump onto the call to see what is going on, and then collect the logs."

"Control-M could be improved on the reporting side. There can be better reporting on tasks and better dashboard capabilities for activities being completed. At the moment, it's a bit cumbersome if you receive an error message. There isn't a central place where you can view all of that."

"The infrastructure could be improved."

"With the current version update, I'm not sure why we needed a separate database upgrade. Why not put it all in one package? Previously, you could do it either via a manual upgrade or an in-place upgrade but it wasn't separate."

"It has a slight issue with daylight savings time while advancing the clock in the Spring."

"Control-M reporting isn't that good. It is very limited. We would like the ability to create our own reports as well as the ability to publish dashboards in the cloud, which would help us. Improved reporting will help us determine statuses and get the answers that we need. However, I personally think BMC is not focusing on the reporting. I have even visited the BMC office in India, and asked, "Why haven't you improved the reporting?""

More Control-M cons

"Their cloud relay feature needs to improve to compete with other products in cloud solutions like Azure and AWS. It should be easier to deploy or provision images in the cloud with Ivanti Automation. Better Azure integration would also help."

"The user interface could be more futuristic and modernized in terms of styling and colors."

"Ivanti Automation should deliver more fixed templates for standard use cases or standard procedures."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Licensing costs are around $3000 a year."

"We have a five-year contract with task-based licensing."

"The cost of the hardware is high. Because you need to license each job, it is costly."

"In our environment, pricing depends on the total number of maximum jobs that can run, which is fine. Therefore, if the number of jobs increases, then the licensing fees will increase."

"There are two different types of licenses available. The first is based on the number of jobs that we run per day, and the other is based on the number of agents that we install. My current project has a contract for five years."

"It depends. It's packaged in such a way that you can buy the base model without all of the fancy stuff. You can try and keep your price similar to competitors. I guess it's natural throughout the world. It doesn't matter whether you're buying cell phones or something else. The best cell phone will always be more expensive."

"For the tooling that you get, the licensing is acceptable. It has competitive pricing, especially with all the value that you get out of it. There are additional costs with some of the additional modules, but they are all electives. Out of the box, you get the standard Control-M experience and the standard license. They're not forcing some of the modules on you. If you decide that you do need them, you can always purchase those separately."

"The product price is reasonable. I rate the pricing an eight."

More Control-M pricing and cost advice

"My customers do direct sales with Ivanti, and they complain that Ivanti Automation is more expensive than other solutions."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

26%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

20%

Computer Software Company

16%

Government

13%

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

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...

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What do you like most about Control-M?

First of all, the shift from manual to automation has been valuable. We have a tool that can automate.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Control-M?

Its cost can be more competitive. One of the main things customers look at is the cost. It's not affordable. The cost is very high, according to my customers. The licensing cost is very high, and t...

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What do you like most about Ivanti Automation?

The most valuable feature of Ivanti Automation is the opportunity to use more or less any kind of scripting software.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Ivanti Automation?

My customers do direct sales with Ivanti, and they complain that Ivanti Automation is more expensive than other solutions. On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I ra...

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What needs improvement with Ivanti Automation?

The user interface could be more futuristic and modernized in terms of styling and colors.

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Also Known As

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Ivanti IT Automation, RES Suite

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Overview

Control-M by BMC offers orchestration for hybrid cloud workflows, starting at $29,000 annually. It's designed for teams managing dependencies efficiently with automation and scheduling capabilities.

Control-M is known for its automation, integration, and scheduling capabilities. It provides a user-friendly GUI for seamless third-party application integration and robust file transfer capabilities. Role-based administration features, self-service portals, and the ability to handle complex workflows enhance operational efficiency. Its control modules enable diverse integrations, while forecasting, monitoring, and alerting functionalities improve reliability and adaptability across platforms, making it essential for orchestrating tasks efficiently.

What are Control-M's key features?

User-Friendly GUI: Offers intuitive interface for easy navigation.
Seamless Third-Party Integration: Facilitates smooth interaction with other tools.
Robust File Transfer: Ensures reliable and secure data movement.
Role-Based Administration: Enhances security and access control.
Self-Service Portal: Enables users to manage tasks independently.
Forecasting and Monitoring: Provides predictive insights for better planning.

What benefits and ROI should users look for?

Operational Efficiency: Streamlines processes and reduces manual tasks.
Improved Reliability: Minimizes errors with automated workflows.
Real-Time Insights: Offers visibility into job performance and system status.
Scalability: Adapts to growing business needs.
Integration Flexibility: Supports diverse applications and environments.

Control-M is vital in industries like financial services, data management, and IT operations. It automates batch processing, job automation, and file transfers, supporting applications such as SAP, Oracle, and Informatica. This enhances transparency, reduces errors, and provides insights into job performance and system status.

BMC

Routine manual tasks consume IT and service desk resources and limit its ability to move ahead with higher-impact strategic projects. Ivanti Automation, powered by RES streamlines the management of complex hybrid environments by automating infrastructure, cloud, and workspace automation processes required to support the business.

Ivanti

Sample Customers

CARFAX, Tampa General Hospital, Navistar, Amadeus, Raymond James, Railinc

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