ESP Workload Automation Intelligence vs Redwood RunMyJobs comparison

Broadcom and Redwood Software are both solutions in the Workload Automation category. Broadcom is ranked #23, while Redwood Software is ranked #16. Broadcom holds a 1.9% mindshare in WA, compared to Redwood Software’s 7.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Redwood Software users who would recommend it.

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We performed a comparison between ESP Workload Automation Intelligence and Redwood RunMyJobs based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Workload Automation category, the mindshare of JAMS is 2.8%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ESP Workload Automation Intelligence is 1.9%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Redwood RunMyJobs is 7.1%, up from 4.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Workload Automation Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
JAMS	2.8%
Redwood RunMyJobs	7.1%
ESP Workload Automation Intelligence	1.9%
Other	88.2%

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reviewer2770605

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.

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reviewer1609584

Assistant Vice President at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

Stable, connects with everything, and has great technical support

The new version is going to have more web services where you could string together various web services so that you can create a workflow across multiple web services, which I don't think is there today. It's not easy to do today. You have to use other tools to accomplish things. However, if the functionality exists, we haven't tested that out yet.

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reviewer2138001

Sr. Demantra consultant at Capgemini

Easy to organize, monitor, and control all jobs

The most valuable aspects of the solution are: 1. The ability to schedule tasks and jobs on multiple platforms (SAP and Non-SAP) and monitor the jobs. 2. Its ability to organize, monitor, control, and schedule all jobs and activities. 3. Redwood is a more powerful tool and provision to automate any tasks/jobs than any other tool in Batch scheduling (automatic and other tools). 4. It has advanced features like dashboards where users can see all statistics. 5. It has an alert mechanism feature; if any job fails, it triggers notifications. 6. Different security functionality for restricting users to certain functions (read/write). 7. Cost Reduction, complete automation, optimized resource usage, and full audit trail. 8. Vendor support. 9. Logging and statistics.

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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

"The alerting in it is really targeted... you can set specific alerting so that if jobs in a given folder fail, certain people are alerted. You can also set security at the folder level, so that only people in those areas can go set them. That means that the alerting and security can be set at a very granular level."

"The planning capabilities are most valuable."

"JAMS has been a beneficial monitoring tool for our project in terms of being able to deliver data that is essential for users."

"I like how you can add new execution methods on the fly. It isn't overly complex to add Python script support to an execution method in the JAMS system. The scheduling is excellent. You can schedule a maintenance window and take that resource unit out of everything. It halts all of the jobs."

"The scheduling and execution of jobs are the most valuable features. The scheduling is important because if there is a task we want to execute at 4:00 AM, there's no way we will have someone who can manually run the job. In addition, we execute 100 to 200 jobs per day, and manual intervention is not an option."

"I didn't know about JAMS because I don't have a person with any challenges with the purchase administration. The feature or the user interface is user-friendly because of the readable icons or very descriptive icons. Though I'm a beginning user of JAMS, I had no issues using it."

"JAMS has improved my organization by taking a myriad of manual processes and allowing us to automate them. It enables our folks to focus more on tasks that require their human intelligence and their creativity and less on just mundane tasks. It increases efficiency, accuracy, and consistency."

"The code-driven automation for more complex scheduling requirements frees up time because it's really easy to use... It's almost like a stand-alone software that we can't live without."

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"The solution can scale."

"It is very easy and easy to use, and minimal supervision is required to run it."

"Our team was able to integrate it with the ITSM tool as well as security monitoring tools to make the incident creation process automatically feasible."

"Redwood is of value to our organization due to of its ease of use and the ability to automate and orchestrate any platform that we utilize today."

"Its monitoring and alerting features are what I found the most valuable."

"This program works with every browser."

"Redwood RunMyJobs has been very useful for job scheduling and checking and monitoring jobs."

"With automation in place, employees can focus on more strategic tasks that require human expertise, increasing overall productivity."

"It can centralize and support on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments seamlessly."

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Cons

"I would like a simple web interface that I could give to my team to go in and kill jobs or see why jobs died so that we don't have to drill down deeper into the application and know everything about it. It would be good to have a really clean web engine that would say here are the jobs running. We can then click to see the time running and whether any of them fails and other similar things. I know they have one, but it's not very simplistic."

"I would like to see the ability to interface with Microsoft group-managed service accounts, but they're still in the research phase. They need to ensure everything's legit and safe. The report designer and dashboards could also be improved. We're running 7.3, so I don't know if they have updated the reporting in 7.5, but I think the reports and dashboards could be better."

"The ACL or access permission area needs to be improved. When it comes to defining and providing security permissions, it's a bit confusing if you are new to JAMS. JAMS needs to improve the features for security access or permissions."

"JAMS doesn't allow us to implement SOC controls. We are a company that trades stocks on the New York Stock Exchange, so all our transactions are audited. It has a feature that saves the file for only a month but doesn't segregate the data between finance and SOC-related compliance."

"JAMS handles exceptions fairly well but there are some areas where it might improve a little bit. It has to do with being able to automatically handle exceptions, out-of-the-box, rather than having to code them."

"The UI could be better. There were some things that were not quite intuitive, such as the search tool. When we tried to search for jobs, we had to clear the entire search and then go in and enter the new search query. That's something that wasn't intuitive for a new user."

"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."

"With no programming experience, I find JAMS code-driven automation challenging due to the required PowerShell scripting."

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"The new version is going to have more web services where you could string together various web services so that you can create a workflow across multiple web services, which I don't think is there today."

"The product can improve customer service."

"The user interface of Redwood can be improved a bit to make it more user-friendly and interesting."

"Due to the abundance of competing automation technologies available on the market, connectivity with any cloud platform can be improved."

"The job log has a size limit."

"Customer support should be enhanced so that we can automatically raise tickets and incidents in customer service."

"Redwood Software has a high price tag, especially for small and medium-sized businesses that might not have the funds to engage in a complete automation system."

"Redwood automation software could be made more user-friendly and intuitive, making chores and automation processes easier for users to complete."

"Enhancing the user interface would make it more appealing to new users with limited technical knowledge."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"For what it does, the product is priced very well."

"It's certainly a lot cheaper than Tivoli and Control-M. In comparison to them, you get a lot more bang for your buck. You get pretty much the whole functionality and more, in some cases, when compared to Control-M, but at a fraction of the price."

"Fortra's JAMS pricing structure has deteriorated significantly since its acquisition by Fortra."

"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 product is reasonably priced, and we don't have any add-ons."

"JAMS is relatively inexpensive, with additional costs only incurred for tags, other services, and optional support renewals."

"There are no additional costs other than the license for Fortra's JAMS which is affordable."

"The pricing is reasonable."

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"It initially surprised me because we went from an application that was priced by connection to agents/the number of agents to an application that was priced based on the number of job executions. At that time, many of the products we looked at were also priced on job execution. That seems to be more common in the business or in the vendors that provide solutions out there, but that was probably our biggest difference."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

45%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

Performing Arts

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	19

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	55

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about JAMS?

I find the historical tracking feature of JAMS invaluable for reviewing past events.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for JAMS?

They recently switched to subscription-based pricing, which increased. The price is fair considering the functionalit...

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What needs improvement with JAMS?

As far as we are using JAMS version 6, it looks good and there is nothing major to add about it. Everything is functi...

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Compared 12% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 32% of the time

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Compared 24% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 2% of the time

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CA Workload Automation ESP

Redwood Software - Workload Automation Edition, Redwood Business Process Automation - Workload Edition, RunMyJobs, Redwood RunMyJobs

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Overview

JAMS is an automation and job scheduling solution designed for workflow optimization, catering to businesses large and small with flexible licensing and integration options.

Offering both Core and Advanced packages, JAMS supports a range of environments from small teams to large-scale operations. Its standout features include integration with platforms like PowerShell, SQL, and SAP, coupled with capabilities such as dependency management and natural language scheduling. JAMS simplifies job management, centralizes workflows, and boosts productivity with its robust automation features. Customizable workflows and insightful logging make it adaptable for diverse needs, supported by responsive customer service ensuring seamless operations.

What are JAMS's key features?

Automation & Scheduling: Flexible automation helps manage complex job schedules efficiently.
Integration: Connects seamlessly with platforms like SQL Server, SAP, and Python for diverse applications.
Centralized Job Management: A unified interface for handling thousands of jobs daily.
Dependency Management: Supports complex workflows with efficient dependency tracking.
Insightful Logging: Provides detailed logs and notifications for precise task execution.

What benefits should users look for in JAMS reviews?

Enhanced Productivity: Automates repetitive tasks, freeing up resources for strategic initiatives.
Scalability: Flexible licensing models grow with business size and needs.
Efficient Workflow Automation: Streamlines job orchestration across environments.
Responsive Support: Helps ensure smooth operations with quick troubleshooting.

In industries, JAMS is employed for automating workflows and managing batch jobs. Organizations utilize it for SSIS, SQL Server tasks, file transfers, and integrating with vendor systems, achieving efficient file automation and data management. Scheduler enables precise execution of thousands of tasks daily, enhancing operational efficiency.

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ESP Workload Automation Intelligence offers robust capabilities for managing complex workflows and automating tasks, ensuring efficient resource utilization and enhanced productivity within IT environments.

Designed for managing enterprise-level workflows, ESP Workload Automation Intelligence aids businesses in optimizing their operations through intelligent automation. Its intuitive automation capabilities streamline processes by reducing manual interventions and errors, leading to significantly improved efficiency. This tool is well-suited for organizations seeking to enhance scalability and adaptability while ensuring optimal performance.

What are the standout features of ESP Workload Automation Intelligence?

Predictive Analytics: Provides forecasting tools to preempt workload issues, improving planning and resource allocation.
Dashboard Visualizations: Offers real-time data views to enhance monitoring and decision-making processes.
Scalability Options: Seamlessly adapts to growing operational needs, maintaining performance and reliability.
Integration Capabilities: Easily connects with existing IT infrastructure to extend its functionality.

What benefits should users expect from ESP Workload Automation Intelligence?

Increased Efficiency: Reduces time and resources spent on managing manual workflows.
Improved Accuracy: Minimizes errors through automated task management.
Cost Savings: Decreases operational costs by automating repetitive tasks.
Enhanced Agility: Facilitates quick responses to new business demands.

ESP Workload Automation Intelligence integrates seamlessly into sectors like finance, healthcare, and telecommunications. In finance, predictive analytics ensure data-driven decisions, while healthcare benefits from its ability to manage high-volume, time-sensitive tasks, enhancing patient care and service delivery.

Broadcom

Redwood Software is a prominent player in the enterprise automation space, known for its robust and scalable solutions. It caters to a wide range of industries, offering tools for IT and business process automation. Redwood Software users on PeerSpot often highlights the flexibility and robustness of the solutions. Many users commend the platform for its ability to automate complex and time-consuming processes, which has led to significant time and cost savings. Additionally, the strong customer support and continuous updates are frequently mentioned, indicating a commitment to evolving with customer needs and technological advancements.

Redwood Software offers a holistic suite of automation tools, covering areas such as finance automation, IT process automation, and robotic process automation (RPA). This comprehensive approach ensures that various aspects of business operations can be automated, leading to increased efficiency and reduced manual intervention. Redwood Software is a cloud-native platform, which offers scalability, flexibility, and reduced infrastructure costs.

Redwood Software users shares that its user interfaces is intuitive and this is reducing the learning curve and enabling users across different departments to leverage automation tools effectively. The platform offers sophisticated scheduling and workflow capabilities, allowing for the automation of complex processes.

Redwood Software excels in its ability to integrate seamlessly with a wide range of systems and applications. This integration is key for enterprises that operate in diverse IT environments, ensuring that automation can be implemented across different platforms and applications without compatibility issues. Another important factor for enterprises, is focus on compliance and security, Redwood Software incorporates robust security measures and compliance protocols.

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Sample Customers

Teradata, Arconic, General Dynamics, Yum!, CVS Health, Comcast, Ghiradelli, & Boston’s Children’s Hospital

Sandvik, DHL, Landmark Group, SAIF

AMD, American Home Shield, Avaya, Burberry, Centrica, City of Dallas, The Container Store, Core & Main, Daikin, Dart Containers, Deere, Energizer, Epson, Halliburton, Keen Foodware, National Gypsum, Rockport Group, Ryder, Technicolor, The University of Michigan, Virgin Money, Whitbread

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