Pega Robotic Process Automation vs VisualCron comparison

Pega and SMA Technologies are both solutions in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category. Pega is ranked #22 with an average rating of 6.0, while SMA Technologies is ranked #14 with an average rating of 9.0. Pega holds a 2.7% mindshare in RPA, compared to SMA Technologies’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Pega 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

Pega Robotic Process Automation and VisualCron compete in automation tools. Pega seems to have the upper hand in enterprise-level integrations, while VisualCron stands out for user-friendly scheduling without programming expertise.

Features: Pega Robotics stands out for its robust end-to-end process automation, enterprise-level solutions, and advanced features like Workforce Intelligence. Its integration capabilities allow seamless connectivity across platforms. VisualCron offers a simple, visual interface suitable for scheduling without coding. It efficiently integrates with various databases, making it ideal for diverse automation tasks.

Room for Improvement: Pega Robotics could improve its OCR capabilities, streamline its setup process, and enhance certain integrations and UI elements. VisualCron would benefit from a more streamlined user interface, better documentation for new users, and an enriched support community for faster troubleshooting.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Pega supports deployment in both cloud and on-premises environments, suiting large enterprises, although it sometimes faces technical support delays. VisualCron is praised for easy deployment, covering cloud and on-premises setups, and receives positive feedback for its responsive support and straightforward setup process.

Pricing and ROI: Pega Robotics is considered costly, but it delivers a satisfactory ROI due to its comprehensive features. Pricing varies based on deployment and licensing. VisualCron offers transparent, fair pricing, supporting cost-effective automation across different environments and ensures a strong ROI according to user feedback.

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Categories and Ranking

Pega Robotic Process Automa...

Ranking in Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

22nd

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VisualCron

Ranking in Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

14th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Managed File Transfer (MFT) (14th), Workload Automation (17th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category, the mindshare of Pega Robotic Process Automation is 2.7%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VisualCron is 1.1%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
VisualCron	1.1%
Pega Robotic Process Automation	2.7%
Other	96.2%

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

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reviewer1458102

Regional Director at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Has raised concerns due to outdated framework and high ownership costs

Pega Robotic Process Automation is a temporary solution to a bigger issue, and the cost of implementation especially with Pega really stops customers from proceeding. The total cost of ownership could be improved. From a technical perspective, the product performs adequately. The installation can be quite complex as it's not standalone, and customers need to get the whole Pega platform up and running. The total cost of ownership is not very attractive. RPA as a concept is outdated now, with agentic AI becoming more prominent. We don't see much interest from customers in going down the RPA route; Pega Robotic Process Automation is losing its prominence in the market.

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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

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

Pros

"The most valuable aspect for myself was access to the .net framework. If I couldn't figure something out using the objects that they had provided, I could bring in the .net objects and do so using similar logic that I would in a .net or C sharp coding language. Having that familiarity was helpful."

"The low-code/no-code development aspect of the solution is great."

"Pega Robotic Process Automation's most valuable feature is that it is robust. Additionally, they have plenty of online documents that are good and Pega Academy is helpful, they are doing a great job. They give training on practical use cases. They take domain use cases, and they are great."

"The most valuable feature of Pega Robotic Process Automation is the technique: you can create a user interface that can interact with a human being for attended robots."

"I am impressed with the tool's recording feature."

"Definitely, we are satisfied. It's a pretty strong product."

"It helped cut short the release cycle by almost 40% compared to the previous solution."

"It was very smooth and very seamless to create automations."

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"VisualCron is a very powerful program to automate different steps in your business processes. We use it to automate replacing files and inform departments about the replacement."

"Support is AAA+, fast, and very detailed."

"VisualCron makes everything clearer and easier to maintain."

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

"Using the Windows Task Scheduler means you have to do some coding while using VisualCron means the tool takes care of the coding from the backend; you're just using the visual interface of VisualCron, creating the logic, and telling the tool what actions need to be performed, so VisualCron would take care of everything on the backend for you, which helps you manage time better."

"What I found most beneficial from VisualCron is that you can directly connect it with different databases, user accounts, and credentials. You can run queries from one machine to another using the credentials, unlike PowerShell, that's run by the machine itself. With VisualCron, you can directly ask other machines and run requests through user credentials. Suppose you have an AWS or Azure environment. In that case, you can maintain the connection between on-premises and cloud-based machines, which is the type of setup in the organization I'm working for. You can directly call some of the services via VisualCron on your local on-premises machine, and I found that an excellent feature of the tool."

"The tool has reduced our operational costs by 40%."

"The ability to clone jobs to shorten the time it takes to implement a process has been invaluable, but its flexibility also gives us the ability to create a job that can handle a multifaceted process with a complex workflow."

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Cons

"What I don't like that much in Pega Robotic Process Automation is its monitoring tool because that tool is tightly connected with the platform. If the Pega team can deploy the monitoring tool separately, so that it's a separate solution altogether, then that would be good because currently, if you have to use the monitoring tool, then that means you have to use the Pega Robotic Process Automation platform. The initial setup for Pega Robotic Process Automation also needs improvement because it is complex. The only additional feature I'd like to see in the solution is for the monitoring tool to be a stand-alone rather than being tightly coupled with the Pega platform. Looking at the current features of Pega Robotic Process Automation concerning application automation, it covers most of my needs currently."

"I would like to see an enhanced auditing feature included."

"I would like to improve the tool's integration features and stability."

"The OCR capabilities of the solution could be improved."

"Pega's main drawback was that you have to go and install their platform and their platform is meant to be their main selling point with robotics just a small part of what they do."

"The development experience needs to be improved."

"The handwritten structured and semi-structured data recognition accuracy is much lower and is an area that definitely needs to improve."

"You cannot use a two-dimensional array to read the data."

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"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."

"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."

"Our suggestion to make it better and more manageable in terms of GDPR: Implement it in a very partnership way."

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

"The only problem I face when I use the tool is that it doesn't contain much documentation or it doesn't have many video tutorials on its features."

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

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

"The documentation is a bit weak."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"In terms of Pega Robotic Process Automation pricing, I would rate it a five out of five because the solution has a good price. Pricing is not very high, though I'm unsure of the exact cost, based on my experience, the price for Pega Robotic Process Automation is less than Blue Prism because I worked with a few clients that have both solutions and my clients prefer Pega Robotic Process Automation over Blue Prism particularly because of the licensing costs."

"The licensing cost is too high."

"Pega is as competitive as the basic players such as UiPath or Automation Anywhere. UiPath is the most expensive, but Pega is at par with Automation Anywhere."

"Pega Robotic Process Automation is an expensive solution."

"I would rate the product's pricing a nine out of ten."

"I was not involved in licensing and pricing, but it is worth the cost."

"Pega is pretty costly."

"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."

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

"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."

"ROI is one month."

"The price is a bit high."

"ROI is 95 percent."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

18%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Computer Software Company

10%

Outsourcing Company

Computer Software Company

28%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	17

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	5

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Pega Robotic Process Automation?

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What is your primary use case for Pega Robotic Process Automation?

For banking customers, Pega Robotic Process Automation can fill in the process automation which cannot usually be done by process reengineering; we use it for activities such as process mining to i...

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What advice do you have for others considering Pega Robotic Process Automation?

I am George from a system integrator and reseller background. We are a system integrator, reseller, and implementer of SAP, Camunda, and others. RPA hasn't been around for more than five to six yea...

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What do you like most about VisualCron?

The tool has reduced our operational costs by 40%.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VisualCron?

The price is a bit high. However, it is okay.

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What needs improvement with VisualCron?

The documentation is a bit weak. The tool must provide a better set of documentation.

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Also Known As

Pega RPA, OpenSpan

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Overview

With Pega Robotic Process Automation (RPA), organizations can automate the mundane, tedious, time-consuming, manual work that is hampering productivity and efficiency. Whether adjudicating claims, onboarding customers or employees, reconciling financials, updating customer information in systems record, Pega RPA can manage the work across your enterprise.

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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

eBay Enterprise, M&I Bank

7 Eleven, ABB Sécheron SA, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Amazon Europe Core, Apple, Assa Abloy, Aston Martin, Banco Santander, BMW (Australia)

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