Microsoft System Center Orchestrator vs Tray.io comparison

Microsoft and Tray.io are both solutions in the Process Automation category. Microsoft is ranked #16 with an average rating of 9.0, while Tray.io is ranked #55. Microsoft holds a 1.2% mindshare in PA, compared to Tray.io’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 33% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Tray.io users who would recommend it.

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33% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Microsoft System Center Orchestrator and Tray.io based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft System Center Orc...

Ranking in Process Automation

16th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Tray.io

Ranking in Process Automation

55th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

5.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Data Integration (30th), Low-Code Development Platforms (74th), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (24th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Process Automation category, the mindshare of Microsoft System Center Orchestrator is 1.2%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tray.io is 0.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Process Automation Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Microsoft System Center Orchestrator	1.2%
Tray.io	0.5%
Other	98.3%

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Dan Campeanu

Security Engineer at ProVision

Automates tasks and manages multiple servers from a central location

The initial setup was quite complex. It required careful preparation of installation steps, as many tasks were not automated as expected. Special attention was needed to prepare groups, users, and permissions at each step to ensure a smooth setup process. Please do so accurately to avoid having to start over. Challenges encountered during deployment included issues with installation and configuration and difficulties detecting machines and executing tasks as expected. Some solutions were found through trial and error during installation, while others were discovered through recommendations from other users. Despite these challenges, the deployment and rollout of Orchestrator took approximately one and a half months to ensure proper functionality.

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Samuele Sois

Principal AI and Data Science Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Marketing A/B tests have gained deeper insights from user behavior and unified global reporting

The best features Tray.io offers include excellent visualization capabilities and a dashboard, which stand out to me the most. I appreciate that it is very easy to convert the data we receive from Tray.io into dashboards from Power BI, which is extremely useful. I would also appreciate if in the future Tray.io provides a way to natively convert the data to Tableau. Tray.io has positively impacted my organization as it provides a trusted way to organize data results and share them throughout the company at once. As a multinational and very large company, it is definitely beneficial that those of us in the UK can use the same format that colleagues use in India, and the entire data architecture is framed within a trusted system from an established organization. As far as I know, Tray.io has been operating for the last 12 years, making it a very reliable system.

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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

"It can manage multiple servers and workstations from a single location."

"Automation is the most valuable feature of the solution."

"Tray.io has positively impacted my organization by helping us keep our internal database and this third-party service in sync, and it has really helped us automate a lot of that work because it is fairly straightforward to maintain and develop."

"Tray.io has positively impacted my organization as it provides a trusted way to organize data results and share them throughout the company at once."

"Tray.io has positively impacted my organization by reducing the amount of redundant tasks that our team performs by approximately 80%, and the numbers are quite significant with the workflows alone, as we are working towards creating and utilizing AI within these workflows as well."

Cons

"I find the Orchestrator UI to be problematic."

"The product's management aspect needs enhancement."

"One way Tray.io could be improved, especially for people coming in with no real coding experience, is with more comprehensive error messages."

"I have found that the error management in my main use case with Tray.io is not as effective as we would prefer."

"As our product got more complex, we needed to add more and more complexity to Tray.io in terms of our setup, and that is when the benefits of it being no-code or low-code started to pale in comparison to the cost of making everything slightly more complicated."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I give the cost of the solution a five out of ten."

"We obtained a license that bundled Windows Server with System Center at no additional cost."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Government

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Insurance Company

10%

Computer Software Company

14%

Outsourcing Company

11%

Construction Company

11%

Wholesaler/Distributor

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By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft System Center Orchestrator?

It can manage multiple servers and workstations from a single location.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft System Center Orchestrator?

The platform was almost free of cost for us. We obtained a license that bundled Windows Server with System Center at no additional cost.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft System Center Orchestrator?

The product's management aspect needs enhancement. It affects the visibility of powerful scripts that were previously accessible. Furthermore, the focus is shifting towards cloud-based features, sp...

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What needs improvement with Tray.io?

It was not always easy to test our changes in Tray.io. In a software engineering context, you might imagine there being different branches and different environments to make changes where you can m...

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What is your primary use case for Tray.io?

We run automation workflows with Tray.io to take data from our internal databases and update a third-party software that we use. Specifically, my company offers digital trade credit, and we use tha...

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What advice do you have for others considering Tray.io?

I think in general it has been a positive experience with Tray.io, and while there are areas where it can be improved, overall it is a good product. I rate Tray.io a seven out of ten.

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Overview

As an IT administrator, you probably perform a lot of tasks and procedures to keep your computing environment healthy. You may have automated individual tasks, but typically, not the whole process. With System Center - Orchestrator you tie disparate tasks and procedures together using a graphical user interface Runbook Designer to create reliable, flexible, and efficient end-to-end solutions in your IT environment.

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The Tray Platform is the leading General Automation Platform, whose modern, serverless architecture empowers users to take full control of their data by automating mission-critical processes and integrating their entire tech stack.

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