Jiffy.ai Automate vs VisualCron comparison

JIFFY.ai and SMA Technologies are both solutions in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category. JIFFY.ai is ranked #35, while SMA Technologies is ranked #28. JIFFY.ai holds a 1.0% mindshare in RPA, compared to SMA Technologies’s 1.2% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of JIFFY.ai users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of SMA Technologies users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 4, 2024

Jiffy.ai Automate and VisualCron are advanced solutions competing in the business process automation category. Jiffy.ai appears to have an edge in flexibility and integration, particularly with its machine learning capabilities.

Features: Jiffy.ai Automate offers a flexible workflow engine, easy configurability, and machine learning capabilities, which stand out for intelligent document processing. It integrates multiple applications and supports third-party connections, allowing comprehensive automation of complex processes. VisualCron excels in task scheduling, database connections, and plugin support, simplifying workflow management with a visual tool that enables non-programmers to automate tasks efficiently using branching logic and alert systems.

Room for Improvement: Jiffy.ai initially lacked containerization support but now includes it; however, it needs better training resources and community engagement to boost user adoption and skill development. VisualCron requires improvements in documentation and user interface, and users have expressed a need for better CI/CD support and community forums for knowledge sharing.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Jiffy.ai supports cloud and on-premise deployments, integrating into stringent cybersecurity environments with responsive customer service providing customized support. VisualCron offers diverse deployment options including hybrid cloud, with users noting its responsive customer service. Yet, Jiffy.ai's adaptability to complex environments gives it an advantage in deployment flexibility and customer service satisfaction.

Pricing and ROI: Jiffy.ai Automate has cost-effective licensing and competitive pricing, offering significant ROI through automation that reduces manual labor and errors. VisualCron also provides fair pricing with simple licensing that supports affordable task management. While both offer cost-effective solutions, Jiffy.ai's comprehensive feature set enhances ROI potential.

To learn more, read our detailed Jiffy.ai Automate vs. VisualCron Report (Updated: June 2026).

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Automation Anywhere

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category, the mindshare of Automation Anywhere is 5.5%, down from 10.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Jiffy.ai Automate is 1.0%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VisualCron is 1.2%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Automation Anywhere	5.5%
VisualCron	1.2%
Jiffy.ai Automate	1.0%
Other	92.3%

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Featured Reviews

Venkat Sivaprakash

Management Consultant at Accenture

Has significantly improved document-driven workflows and reduced processing time across finance and HR functions

Automation Anywhere has evolved significantly and upgraded itself to provide agentic AI and AI-based automation solutions for document automation. The product has matured considerably over time. We can create workflows that can call an API. We can include prompts in particular workflows for ChatGPT-related functions, connecting to an LLM and RAG to perform tasks. For document automation, modern features are available to train documents, ensuring high accuracy and repeatability over time. The system is very easy to use. I recently completed a course in document automation, typically designed for people involved in coding and technical aspects. Though I understand coding comprehensively, I don't do actual coding. The course was very accessible. Currently, extensive coding isn't necessary due to the hybrid model incorporating GenAI aspects, low-code, no-code capabilities, APIs, and numerous pre-built objects in Automation Anywhere. The features include GenAI-driven prompting methods and workflow creation capabilities. In these workflows, we can create decision boxes and call APIs without coding. We simply pull objects, drop them, connect them, and add minimal coding when needed. The most crucial aspect isn't coding but rather sizing the automation and fleshing out the details. Automation Co-pilot takes notes and performs automated analysis. It can extract details from videos, summarize conversations, and provide detailed information. During calls, it identifies instructions and performs tasks such as preparing reports and reconciliation. Automation Anywhere can also connect with Microsoft Co-pilot. Through Co-pilot, real-time operations can be executed, allowing direct interaction between vendors and automation through this component.

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reviewer1220142

National Professional Officer at a international affairs institute with 5,001-10,000 employees

Reliable product with an efficient initial setup process

We use the solution to upload and download the documents The solution's support services need improvement. We have been using the solution for five years. The solution is stable. Although, we encounter hardware and connection issues while updating the system. After the downtime, it is…

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Sourav-Dutta

Technical Lead - Database Administrator at SMART ENERGY SYSTEMS LLC

It's user-friendly, and I didn't need long to understand the process

We use VisualCron for all our automation needs, like connecting to FileZilla, calling APIs, generating PGP keys, creating encryption files with the PGP key login to Azure, etc. It can automatically log in to SQL Server and execute SQL script jobs in bulk. We had 2,000-3,000 users at my previous…

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"It reduced cost and effort significantly; yearly, our organization saved $14,000, the company started to save more, and increased efficiency in the field of automation then started to pioneer."

"It doesn't require any coding knowledge. Any business person can automate this process."

"I like all of the product features, but I mostly like to work with IQ Bots because they have cognitive automation capabilities."

"My understanding is that the initial setup is pretty straightforward."

"Its ability to integrate with other solutions is awesome."

"The error handling and troubleshooting are very good, and it is easy for a developer to know what happened in any particular line of code."

"A cloud deployment typically takes no more than one business day."

"Within less time than it used to take, we can automate a complete Apex task."

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"With the customization option, we can write custom expressions using its compatibility with Python or other programming languages."

"It is a one stop solution for automating process. The modular way that is assigned and works together follows a certain logic, and it encompasses a wide range of processes in a very structured and logical manner."

"Its initial setup process was quite efficient."

"In terms of the processing of the transaction, Jiffy.ai Automate scores monthly between a 95 to 98 percent success rate for all transactions."

"We can create almost any type of solution in a very inexpensive way, and in this example, we are actually saving 97 percent of the costs."

"The biggest driver was the cost savings. We wanted to improve productivity and save costs. Therefore, we gave most of the mundane tasks currently being done by a human to a bot. Some of the mundane tasks were reading invoices and keying in the data. We are talking about 15,000 documents every day. That is a huge volume that needs a lot of people. With the bot, it is just a fraction of the cost, because there is a huge savings in terms of manpower."

"Jiffy.ai has really helped us due to its flexibility, and we were even able to go back 20 years and connect these machines to modern systems that we run on, which connects both ends of the technology and completely automates complex, high-volume compliance and reconciliation processes that previously required many people and heavy maintenance."

"The way Jiffy.ai integrates into existing infrastructure has been great for us. Our company is pretty stringent when it comes to cyber security and integrating with our apps... We've definitely had very strong scrutiny over this platform and this work, and even within that, it's been really successful at being able to integrate."

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"The most valuable feature of VisualCron is its ability to schedule interactive jobs so that you can have interdependencies within the job and interdependencies of a job on another job, and so on."

"VisualCronv is currently handling so many different critical processes for our company, it's become a key factor in our livelihood and success."

"What I like about VisualCron is that like its name, it's a very visual tool. In my previous company, there were a lot of scripts for all kinds of services, and through VisualCron, you get to group all flows and get a nice visual overview. VisualCron also has an alerting feature, so you receive alerts from it. VisualCron makes everything clearer and easier to maintain. Every other solution that I was looking for almost always needed a programmer, but with VisualCron, you can do what you need to do without programming skills, so this is another valuable feature of the tool."

"We don't have to do any coding. We just plug and play and it works."

"It has improved our organization with more automation within the business departments and less administration and development in the IT department. Usually, as the IT department, we are the bottleneck for many requirements within the business. With this tool, the business departments are able to perform many task themselves."

"It helped us reduce manual steps."

"VisualCron makes everything clearer and easier to maintain."

"VisualCron has enabled us to efficiently automate and maintain many tasks with minimal effort from our internal IT resources."

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Cons

"We have our limitations. We can run only VBScripts and one more thing. If we want to run Python scripts or batch files, we cannot do it. So, if they would add these extra things in there then that would be beneficial."

"The analytical dashboard in the Control Room could use some improvement."

"Additional features should involve the Cognitive Section where we need more Advance solutions involving ML & AI."

"Productivity increased when we implemented Automation Anywhere, but it did not meet the client's expectations regarding the number of human workers it replaced."

"Automation Anywhere's network has room for improvement."

"I feel the cost of licensing is very high for the A2019 version."

"While using IQ Bot we found that data extraction accuracy is a bit weaker in semi-structured documents compared with structured documents. We would like to see improvement in the data extraction part of Automation Anywhere IQ Bot."

"Commands in Excel, Outlook, and Word automation are very limited and hence facing difficulties automating complex requirements for the above applications with V11 version."

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"In Jiffy.ai, they should add more customization, depending on the plugins available in the system."

"There's a trade-off. One of the reasons we ended up with Jiffy is that the cost is really low compared to the rest, but in exchange you get what you pay for."

"I believe this is also being addressed, but a lot of the platform work, as we were putting in new versions or making some updates, was, ironically, very manual. It's improved greatly, but I would imagine that's an area that they're probably still working on, on the backend, to help when it comes to what we need to do for platform support."

"They are still new in the market. Or, at least, they are still a small player. They require a lot of improvement in terms of learning material as well as the community developers."

"The solution has just not closed the gap of being accessible to non-IT users. If you are a non-IT person, then this all looks like gobbledygook. Maybe that is something that can be improved upon."

"Initially, in version 3, Jiffy.ai did not have support for containerization. In our environment, we are heavy users of containers and container illustrators. So, the initial deployment option was running based on individual hosts that we deployed in the cloud. That created a singularity in the way that we deployed services in our system."

"The setup process could definitely be better."

"They are still new in the market. Or, at least, they are still a small player. They require a lot of improvement in terms of learning material as well as the community developers. If you compare Jiffy.ai to an established solution, like UiPath, you can go to YouTube and find a lot of learning material posted by UiPath, partners, and other people in the community. However, for Jiffy.ai, you won't find that available in the market. Because of this it is very hard for us to find talent in the market. Most of the developers in the market are used to the bigger players. For Jiffy.ai, if you search a resume because you are trying to find someone who has used Jiffy.ai, you won't be able to find it. So, when we onboard a new person, we want them to learn this new system, but it is a bit hard for them to pick up because there are no external learning materials on the Internet."

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"VisualCron is software, and you will experience performance degradation when you scale up. VisualCron takes too much memory or CPU power. We have to increase the hardware resources of a specific server or system."

"The error timeout and info could be better. When making web request calls, it will time out sometimes and we won't get any useful info out of the error response."

"I want to improve the UI in VisualCron, as it's not as user-friendly, particularly when setting up the task scheduler. If you're familiar with the tool, then no problem, but if not, you'll have a problem typing text because sometimes, the cursor points to other places, so there's an issue with text box alignment in VisualCron. That was painful for me when I was just a VisualCron novice, but when you become used to it, there won't be a problem."

"There are some conditions in the mail trigger, but you can only use them as an "AND" condition, not as an "OR" condition."

"VisualCron seems to operate like an efficient machine when it comes to improvements and enhancements and new features. I always appreciate the quick response I get when bringing up an issue or coming up with suggestions. I've mentioned before that it would be great to see a move away from SQLCE and XML configuration files."

"Some preferences and permissions are not quite self-explanatory, but those are rather advanced features."

"I would like for VisualCron to expand audit log to show who changed job variables that are initialized per job run."

"An area for improvement in VisualCron is its cluttered interface."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"AA comes at a more affordable price than the other tools."

"Automation Anywhere is cheaper than UiPath and Blue Prism. From a market point of view, Automation Anywhere is reasonable. Any organization can adopt Automation Anywhere."

"Automation Anywhere is somewhat expensive. The prices are slightly higher, but if you need something, you must pay for it."

"I believe it is $10,000 for Bot Creator."

"Our annual licensing costs are around $100,000 a year."

"I think the pricing is reasonable, but clients often perceive it as expensive."

"I really enjoy the pricing options with Automation Anywhere, as they are able to flex their ability to adapt to the needs of the customer really well."

"Automation Anywhere is expensive, making it more suitable for enterprise organizations."

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"The licensing is not expensive; it is quite cheap. The expensive part is to support and maintain it. Understandably, we engage them to do a lot of work that could have been done by our own staff, if we had an RPA team. I wouldn't hold that against them. It is just that the cost of support is on the higher side for us."

"I like that it is very cost-efficient."

"The solution's price is reasonable."

"The pricing and license make sense. They have a model based on the concurrency of the workforce, which is very suitable in our case. The savings are great on the licensing cost."

"If cost is of concern, then start with Jiffy. If cost is not your main concern there are a few premium products out there, but they come with a huge price tag."

"The pricing is quite competitive. As a small player in the market, they are quite aggressive in their pricing. With the features that they offer, it is quite worth the value."

"Its license is yearly. There are no additional costs to the standard fee. It is a standard license."

"VisualCron is correctly priced because it wasn't very cheap, and it wasn't overly expensive, so the price for it was set correctly. When my previous company bought VisualCron, it was €800 per server per year. On a scale of one to five, I would rate the pricing for VisualCron a five because it was just right. The tool was affordable, and it has one of the most competitive pricing in the market."

"The pricing is extremely fair, and because of that I recommend purchasing multiple instances to split out the processing load across multiple application servers."

"ROI is one month."

"The price is a bit high."

"ROI is 95 percent."

"We are fine with a rather cheap setup. Licensing with VisualCron is fair. You have a simple one-year licence in different sizes. There isn't a licensing jungle with hundreds of options and opt-ins."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

17%

Construction Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

Construction Company

16%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Performing Arts

11%

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

25%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

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Small Business

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Midsize Enterprise	82
Large Enterprise	536

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Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	5

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Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	5

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SMA Technologies

Overview

Automation Anywhere offers ease of use, robust system connectivity, and GenAI-driven document automation through a cloud-native platform, significantly enhancing productivity across multiple industries with advanced AI features.

Delivering a comprehensive suite of tools designed for easy integration and rapid deployment, Automation Anywhere drives efficiency by reducing costs and automating repetitive tasks. Its cloud-native platform supports broad industry adoption, including advanced AI features like process automation and Co-Pilot, streamlining complex workflows with minimal technical skills required. Users benefit from robust integration capabilities, which facilitate seamless interaction with multiple systems. However, there is room for improvement in areas such as user-friendliness for beginners, stability, flexible licensing, and enhanced OCR functionality. Organizations in sectors such as banking, finance, manufacturing, and healthcare gain from the improved operational efficiency and ROI Automation Anywhere offers.

What are the important features of Automation Anywhere?

Ease of Use: Simplifies automation tasks with a user-centric interface.
Robust Connectivity: Provides seamless integration with multiple systems.
GenAI-Driven Document Automation: Leverages AI to automate document management.
Process Automation & Co-Pilot: Enhances workflow automation with advanced AI.
Cloud-Native Platform: Enables rapid deployment and integration.

What benefits should be evaluated in reviews?

Time Savings: Automation drastically reduces manual processing time.
Cost Efficiency: Decreases overall operational costs by automating tasks.
Productivity Enhancement: Streamlines workflows with AI-driven tools.
Improved Integration: Enhances ability to work with multiple systems.
Scalability: Supports growth with a flexible cloud-native architecture.

In the insurance industry, Automation Anywhere is utilized for automating processes such as enrollment management and compliance checks. Its applications extend to supply chain management, financial transactions, and business performance monitoring across sectors like banking, finance, manufacturing, and healthcare, helping organizations to automate routine tasks, improve efficiency, and reduce costs.

Automation Anywhere

Jiffy.ai Automate offers an agile app-based approach to streamline complex business processes, seamlessly integrating applications while providing accessibility for non-technical users through a powerful workflow engine.

Jiffy.ai Automate leverages a configurable workflow engine and scriptable solutions to automate complex processes, integrating multiple applications with ease. Its innovative interface enables non-technical users to navigate and utilize functionalities efficiently. The addition of computer vision technology provides significant time-saving benefits, particularly in finance and invoice data extraction tasks. Compatibility with Python and straightforward API integration allow for extensive customization. Despite its capabilities, some users report limited support services and training resources, and note areas for UI and UX refinement to enhance accessibility. Though containerization and functionality have seen improvements, there's room for further development in comprehensive automation.

What are the standout features of Jiffy.ai Automate?

Powerful Workflow Engine: Easy configuration and scripting for efficient automation.
App-Based Approach: Integrates multiple applications for complex process automation.
Computer Vision Capabilities: Enhances finance processes and invoice data extraction.
Python Compatibility: Facilitates extensive customization options.
API Integration: Simplifies connection with existing infrastructure.

What benefits and ROI should you consider?

Increased Efficiency: Streamline processes to save time and resources.
Accessibility: User-friendly interface for non-tech users enhances usability.
Customization Options: Python and API integration allow tailored solutions.
Infrastructure Integration: Smooth integration with existing systems reduces deployment time.

In industries such as finance and supply chain, Jiffy.ai Automate is utilized for automating Windows applications, document processing, and finance operations. It's deployed on virtual servers for tasks like desktop automation, OCR, procurement, payroll, invoice scanning, and document attestations. Organizations use it for accounts payable and receivable operations, incorporating both on-premises and cloud solutions to optimize processes like bank conflation, WPS, and HR document management.

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VisualCron offers task automation through a visual interface, eliminating the need for programming skills. With capabilities like alerting and variable usage, users benefit from integration with databases, timely task execution, and cross-platform operations.

VisualCron empowers users by simplifying complex workflows. It allows seamless task automation through features like interactive scheduling and role-based operations. Users appreciate its integration capabilities, replacing multiple tools with a comprehensive automation solution. The support system ensures quick assistance, making it a reliable choice for workflow visualization and task execution. However, areas like error handling and interface design require enhancements for improved user experience.

What are the key features of VisualCron?

Visual Interface: Users automate tasks without needing programming skills.
Integration: Connects with databases and multiple systems to streamline operations.
Alerting: Notifies users about tasks and system statuses.
Task Scheduling: Allows interactive management of automated tasks.
Credentials Management: Enables cross-platform operations securely.

What benefits can users expect when evaluating VisualCron?

Increased Efficiency: Reduces the time spent on manual processes.
Cost Reduction: Eliminates the need for multiple tools by consolidating functionalities.
Enhanced Support: Offers robust post-sales support for quicker assistance.
Streamlined Workflows: Simplifies complex task automation.

Organizations leverage VisualCron in industries like finance and logistics to automate tasks such as encryption and secure file transfers. It's also integral in managing data operations, facilitating communications between systems, and executing SQL jobs, enhancing operational efficiency across sectors.

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Sample Customers

Google, Linkedin, Cisco, Juniper Networks, DellEMC, Comcast, Mastercard, Quest Diagnostics

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