Fortra's Automate Reviews

My main use case for Automate is automating my everyday tasks, such as reporting, task assignment, and updating projects.

The solution has improved my organization immensely, and I can say it is a ten out of ten. The metrics I use to measure success in reducing manual effort with Automate are primarily focused on productivity for employees and the whole team. Since it helps to automate our project management tasks, I see how the teams are able to work faster and more accurately with less effort.

The best features of the solution are the flexible automation features, it is rich with beautiful connectors, and it is easy to use with little to no coding knowledge required to get started, so anybody can use the tool. The intuitive interface of Automate has an intuitive design, which makes it easy to learn and use even without a strong technical background, and it has a drag-and-drop interface, which makes everything so easy and straightforward.

The error handling capabilities in complex automation tasks are powerful, as it handles all types of tasks, whether complex or simple. I've never faced any problems even when dealing with complex tasks, so everything is super smooth and highly reliable, even when dealing with big tasks, as it has never slowed down.

Automate's compatibility with existing IT infrastructure has impacted our business operations positively by providing smooth integration with other software that we use, such as Gmail, Jira, and Microsoft 365 apps, which gives us a unified platform instead of having to keep switching from one software to another, saving a lot of time and streamlining the whole workflows.

The automated analytics have helped improve our business processes since it has increased our efficiency by automating our everyday tasks, freeing up time for us to focus more on strategic activities such as analyzing data and developing new business strategies. It is also cost-saving. By minimizing manual labor, it decreases human errors that can lead to costly mistakes. By automating the tasks, it helps to save costs, and it also improves our accuracy by reducing these errors to ensure that tasks are done almost perfectly.

The user interface could be slightly enhanced to make it more modern. I would recommend improving integrations with some tools. The tools I have in mind are Office 365 and SharePoint.

I have been using the solution for about almost six years.

The stability of the solution is a ten out of ten.

The scalability of Automate also scores a ten out of ten.

In my organization, specifically in my department, there are 15 of us, and all of us use Automate.

I would rate the technical support an eight out of ten.

Positive

The deployment was easy. It took less than a month to deploy thanks to the drag-and-drop interface that makes everything easy for us, and we configured the platform seamlessly.

The solution does not require any maintenance and has a very low maintenance cost.

Regarding the return on investment, I can say it is an eight out of ten.

The pricing for Automate is affordable, even for a small organization, and it's well-packed and affordable.

I would compare Fortra Automate with other automation tools as being a very easy-to-use tool with great reliability and smooth and powerful integration with other software.

I do not have any areas for improvement to mention, as the tool is extremely well-designed and highly secure. I have nothing to dislike about this software. Even during the first days of using it, everything was smooth. The interface is user-friendly and doesn't require any coding experience.

I would rate the solution overall a nine out of ten. It is simple to use, cost-effective, and has flexible deployment. I don't have any dislikes. 

I use Fortra's Automate to automate our workflows and reports mainly. For example, we normally task it to generate and extract data and generate reports automatically, and then send it to the sales team, to the HR department, and other departments. The main purpose we use it for is automating workflows, mainly in generating reports.

Fortra's Automate does help to streamline our workflow design. We use it mainly for data extraction and web scraping. For example, if I need data about something, I can use Fortra's Automate to scrape data from websites and send detailed reports. Alternatively, I can run a script. It has a good feature called PowerShell, so you can run scripts using PowerShell, or you can even use SQL to extract files and automate those extracting files processes. What it does specifically using PowerShell is run our scripts to scrape data or extract data from our sources, then generate reports for us. If it is an invoice, it can extract data from our clients, then generate an invoice on our behalf.

Fortra's Automate has significantly reduced our manual work. If I can measure it in terms of percentage, it has reduced our manual work by approximately 80%. It performs the tasks where we could otherwise be requiring extra employees. With Fortra's Automate, it has impacted and reduced our manual workflows. I would rate the impact at 80% if you wanted a percentage or rating.

The best thing I value about Fortra's Automate is mainly the agents and how they function from both instances. For example, we are currently running around 20 bots or agents. What it does is eliminate the need to do manual work. You just set your workflow, set a schedule and time, such as 'Today at this time, extract this data and send a report to us,' and it can even send emails. I was impressed by that feature, as it can extract something, then generate a report, and send an email to the assigned recipient.

Using Fortra's Automate, the best way to explain it in terms of a technical term is that it is a low-code automation tool. Even someone without technical knowledge about technology or coding can use this platform. It also has event-based triggers. For example, I can set it so that when I receive an email or when I receive a file, it can automate the action according to the event that has happened.

Fortra's Automate's analytics features have helped to improve our business processes. It is not as comprehensive as solutions like Zoho Analytics or Tableau, but it can give you the basic things and basic analytics. Although it is not deep, it can give you, for example, the job execution reports showing what it has done, what emails have been sent, and what automated processes it has performed. It can also give you an error log showing what has failed, such as a missing file or timeout, and it can even give you the retry attempts you have made. It also has a filter option so you can view analytics for one day, seven days, or 30 days.

The interface of Fortra's Automate is similar to GoAnywhere. I am not completely pleased with it, although it is intuitive, but it lacks something in terms of complexity. There is still clicking through many items involved.

There are two things I would improve in Fortra's Automate. One is about the interface, as I need it to be improved because it is somewhat complex to navigate. The second is about performance reporting. I want those reports to be customizable. You can generate these reports and see what is happening with error logs, but the customization option is limited. Additionally, there should be an option to export them. Currently, you can export as Excel and PDF, but there is no option to export and send them to your email.

I have been using Fortra's Automate for at least one year and six months.

We have not encountered any stability limitations with Fortra's Automate. It is very stable with no downtime issues. I do not think I have ever faced any downtime issues since I started using it. In case there is an issue with a failed task, it can give you an error log and even send a report to your email.

We have not encountered any limitations with Fortra's Automate regarding scalability. We scale every time we need to, starting from one instance, then five, and now we are at 20. The scalability is great.

I would evaluate the customer service and technical support of Fortra as nine out of 10.

I did previously use a different solution for RPA prior to adopting Fortra's Automate, but not at this company. I used UiPath previously.

The key differences between Fortra's Automate and UiPath are evident in several areas. UiPath is strong in reporting compared to Automate. For example, it can give you bot performance monitoring with real-time dashboards, so anything that happens can give you real-time analytics. UiPath also has error tracking, which is not in Fortra's Automate. The best strength about UiPath is reporting, which is better than Fortra's Automate.

The initial setup of Fortra's Automate was straightforward. We ran into an issue initially and contacted the technical support team who helped us. The complete deployment took us around two to three days.

We have a technical team. We deployed Fortra's Automate ourselves without hiring an external technical team.

Because of the comparison between the $7,000 we pay annually and the tasks Fortra's Automate performs, we would otherwise be requiring five additional employees to do that work. The return on investment is there, and I would rate it at 9 out of 10.

When we installed Fortra's Automate, I was present. We use Automate Plus, and we are running about 20 bots or instances, which costs us around $7,000 annually, although I do not have the exact clear figure.

I did previously use a different solution for RPA prior to adopting Fortra's Automate, but not at this company. I used UiPath previously.

The key differences between Fortra's Automate and UiPath are evident in several areas. UiPath is strong in reporting compared to Automate. For example, it can give you bot performance monitoring with real-time dashboards, so anything that happens can give you real-time analytics. UiPath also has error tracking, which is not in Fortra's Automate. The best strength about UiPath is reporting, which is better than Fortra's Automate.

Regarding Fortra's Automate's error handling capabilities, it can send emails. For example, if there was an issue where the task did not complete as assigned to Automate, it can send you an error report to your email. In case it cannot connect to the server, such as when the FTP login has failed or database connection has failed, it can send you a report.

Fortra's Automate has become a digital worker that performs our clicks, data entry, file handling, and system actions that are done manually, helping us to automate them. It has become our digital worker.

If a company is still using manual workflows but events that should be done by software, such as GoAnywhere MFT with web scraping, sending email reports, event triggers and everything else, they should consider Fortra's Automate. It will automate their workflows, save their time, and the return on investment is great.

I would not recommend Fortra's Automate to a small business or to a large business or a medium-sized business that wants a software with deep analytics. My overall rating for this product is 9 out of 10.

I use Fortra's Automate when automating repetitive operational processes. For example, I use it when transferring different files between banking systems and when scheduling report generations, among many other applications.

What I appreciate about Fortra's Automate is that it centralizes automation. Instead of having different scripts scattered across many servers, I control everything in a single platform. I don't have to visit different servers to perform my work in my bank.

The benefits I have gained from using Fortra's Automate include reduced manual intervention. I don't need many workers, which helps me save a lot of time and accomplish much more work than would have been possible with individuals. I have saved considerable time and completed much more work with very minimal errors.

I wish Fortra's Automate could shorten the time it takes to debug complex workflows because they tend to take much longer than expected. Additionally, the user interface should be made more modern.

I would want Fortra's Automate to have enhanced AI-assisted bot building so I can have faster workflow design compared to what currently exists. I would also like to see stronger API integration with other core banking systems being used. These are the features I would want added in the next generation of this software.

I have been using Fortra's Automate for about three years.

Fortra's Automate is very stable, provided I configure the workflows correctly. Issues can arise when there are network interruptions. However, that is a problem related to the area where I work from. As a system, it has been very stable.

Fortra's Automate is very scalable. I have increased my workload volume without having major issues. As my demands grow, it is able to incorporate them and handle them without needing to redesign first. It scales out very effectively.

I have contacted Fortra's Automate tech support and they are good and responsive. They take a shorter time to respond, and their response is always decent and very practical. When I contact them, they try to give me a solution that will actually solve the problem, and I find that the problem does not occur again. The support team is good and very reliable.

The setup process for Fortra's Automate was straightforward. When I was installing the software, it didn't take long. However, when I was designing production-grade workflows, it required more time. Through the technical people I had trained, it actually didn't take that long. The setup is not difficult.

The partner I bought the software from helped me with deployment. They had more technical people who helped us and also trained my own technical team. Through that partner, we were helped in training our internal staff, and then we installed it using our own people, though they initially received training from the partner.

I have seen the ROI with Fortra's Automate. Data points in my ROIs include a reduction in manual processing time by around 80%. I have fewer processing errors, cost savings that I would have encountered in staffing more people, and increased transaction processing volume without having to add headcount, among many others.

The pricing for Fortra's Automate is reasonable. I cannot say it is too expensive because the features it provides and the work it handles justify the price I pay for it.

I had recommendations for Fortra's Automate, so that is what I came for, and it is actually helping me.

Regarding error handling, Fortra's Automate is very good because when errors occur, they usually resolve on their own and in a very short time. If errors are created by my team, that is when they can take longer, and when I bring in more technical people to correct the errors. When the errors are by the system itself, they usually resolve on their own and in a very short time.

Regarding integration, I have used REST and SOAP APIs and integrated Fortra's Automate with my other systems. This has helped me integrate with my internal banking API. I have found it easy to trigger transactions, pull out data for reports, and accomplish many other tasks through this integration.

I recommend to those looking into implementing Fortra's Automate that they should have serious training for their team, both technical and non-technical, because errors usually come about when the people operating the system are not trained. They are the main source of error. Both the non-technical and technical teams should have basic training. That is what I recommend to anyone who wants to use it.

I would rate this product an 8 overall.

I use Fortra's Automate primarily in two setups: FinTech and HealthTech. In FinTech, we automate daily transaction reconciliation and report generation, pulling data from multiple systems and performing validation. In HealthTech, we process patient data synchronization between different legacy systems and modern applications so that records stay consistent while maintaining compliance workflow.

The key benefit of Fortra's Automate is that it is quite effective with the automation of repetitive IT and business workflows, which is the primary use case we feel is perfect for Fortra's Automate. It significantly reduces manual intervention. For FinTech, where streamlining processing is challenging, it helps us with transaction handling and report generation. For HealthTech, it automates administrative workflows in similar scenarios. Fortra's Automate definitely helps us improve the consistency of tasks.

Regarding analytics and their impact on improving our business processes, I find that the report and dashboard are quite effective, but it is primarily a tool for automation purposes. There is considerable room for improvement from an analytical perspective. The task data, execution history, success value rates, and logs are very helpful for tracking how workflows perform in real time. From a practical standpoint in FinTech, it can help identify failure rates or downtime quickly. Fortra's Automate is more of a tool we can use from the operational side rather than the strategic part. The CM dashboard could be improved for deeper reporting or business-level insight. Overall, metrics ranging from basic to moderate are actually helpful.

Fortra's Automate does help streamline our workflow design, and the user experience is quite good, but there are a couple of things that can be improved, particularly the user interface and usability. If I compare it with other software for similar purposes, it definitely offers a modern and intuitive design, but that can be optimized for speed. Additionally, I think the monitoring dashboard can be improved as it could offer multiple different analytical dashboards to help our team better track automation performance and identify issues proactively.

I would like to see improvements to the reporting dashboard, UI, and the speed of processes related to enterprise data. Older systems will still exist for some time alongside newer platforms, so integration is somewhat complex unless you have strong experience and expertise with the system. Overall, it handles the integration part quite well.

I have been using Fortra's Automate for almost three years.

For the stability of the solution, I would rate it quite stable at eight.

Scalability is also pretty efficient from the enterprise system perspective, so I would rate it eight.

I would rate the technical support of Fortra's Automate at about seven or 7.5.

Regarding the pricing of Fortra's Automate, for a startup or mid-market company, I would say it is not cheap and is definitely on the higher side. The pricing when setting up any bot or using the developer studio is on the higher side. However, I would not say it is too expensive from the architecture side. It is quite balanced from an enterprise perspective. For mid-market or startup companies, the pricing point could definitely be improved.

When comparing Fortra's Automate with other solutions or vendors, I find that we also use Gemini Cloud or ChatGPT systems where you can create some sort of automation task yourself and deploy AI agents. I cannot directly compare them because most of our cases use a hybrid model. I would probably rate Fortra's Automate a seven out of ten. It is adequate unless you are dealing with a very old or legacy system. When we use the automation flow, aside from the technical challenge, it is also about how efficiently the data is handled for that kind of automation. If we plan well and are ready to execute well, Fortra's Automate works quite efficiently, but unless you have enough data like the Gemini side or ChatGPT side, where there is a large company with substantial resources, it is not quite at par as of now.

Fortra's Automate does require maintenance, but it is not at a very high level. It depends on the system or architecture being used; the legacy-based system definitely requires more effort for efficiency and monitoring. With newer technologies and platforms, it is quite manageable, especially when workflows are properly set up and standardized. Most of the effort goes into monitoring job execution, handling failures, and tracking reporting from analytical reports. The basic kind of analytical dashboard that I previously mentioned could improve; anything more advanced or expert level could be easier to track.

When you are looking to implement automation, including Fortra's Automate, you should start with a high-impact and repetitive process to quickly demonstrate and check the value it provides. This helps build confidence and justify further investment. Plan well, execute with a smaller system, and eventually expand it to critical or high-impact systems by deploying them for a while and testing them thoroughly before expanding later. Structured workflows and naming conventions are very important to avoid complexity later on. I give this review an overall rating of seven out of ten.

We are working on the cloud and there are multiple tasks and operations which our team is doing manually. We have analyzed some RPA solutions to automate these tasks, and Fortra's Automate was one of those. It is better than other tools, so we have chosen this.

We have some batch operations where one of our customers is uploading data daily. This data needs to be uploaded to multiple servers. Previously, my team was manually uploading and sorting it before uploading it to the servers. Now we are doing this with Fortra's Automate. We have bots created which are sorting this data for us and uploading it to our servers.

Fortra's Automate was an easy to integrate tool. We didn't face a lot of issues in integration, and their support team helped us in that initial stage.

Fortra's Automate has less pricing compared to other tools because we have analyzed the pricing of other tools such as Microsoft Automate and Automation Anywhere. It has lower pricing compared to the other tools, and whereas eight to nine people were doing this job previously and I was paying more money to them, it is always good from the cost perspective for me.

My favorite feature about Fortra's Automate is that it is an easy to use tool. It is very easy to use and it helped me to avoid human error.

Fortra's Automate has an easy to use interface with a modern design. It is interactive.

Fortra's Automate is a robotics tool that has a good error handling capacity and is really helpful compared to human work.

Fortra's Automate has logging and monitoring inbuilt. We have all analytics and observability available in it.

We have done the setup in the last eight months. My team of approximately ten to twelve team members were doing manual jobs, and Fortra's Automate is doing that with three or four bots we have set up. They are doing this job without any errors. We got results in the first one and a half months when we became familiar with the tool and how to set up and create a bot. It really reduced my manual work and the human errors which were done by my team. I don't need to re-verify data or invest time in this.

If Fortra's Automate could add more logging in jobs, that could be helpful. There is limited logging of backend processes, and if they could add that, it could be more helpful.

We are using Fortra's Automate for the last eight to nine months.

As of now, we didn't face any downtime, and I can say Fortra's Automate is highly available and scalable.

In the initial stage, we contacted technical support for the initial setup and user onboarding processes. They have good support.

They have all documentation and resources ready with them. The resolution is quick.

The initial deployment of Fortra's Automate was easy because their team supported us and guided us. We were not familiar with the tool and the processes, so they guided us. It was a smooth onboarding.

The discussion, deployment, and bot creation took us one to one and a half months.

From my side, only two persons are in communication and working on this.

We are in discussion with Automation Anywhere. They have a similar tool, but their pricing is a bit higher than Fortra's Automate. We have chosen Fortra's Automate instead.

I rate Fortra's Automate a 10 out of 10.

I have used it mainly for internal process automation, including file transfer, data extraction, and scheduling jobs.

The drag and drop workflow builder is what I genuinely appreciate about Fortra's Automate. The tool allows me to sketch out logic the way I am thinking about it. It is visual, reduces the back and forth of writing scripts from scratch, and is quite friendly for people who are not hardcore developers. This is my most favorite feature.

The initial deployment experience with Fortra's Automate is fairly smooth. The interface appears a little outdated, but once I started using the drag and drop actions, it became easy to understand how things work. I would not say it was difficult; it just took some time to get used to everything. After working through a few workflows, it feels straightforward, so the learning curve is acceptable for me.

One aspect I dislike about Fortra's Automate is that debugging slows me down. When the workflow fails, tracing the exact point of failure is not always accurate, and while logs exist, they could be clearer. Additionally, the UI panels feel outdated and occasionally lag under heavy workflows.

Fortra's Automate does require maintenance on my end. Better debugging tools would help significantly. Something more visual or step-by-step would improve usability. Additionally, the UI could use a refresh for responsiveness, and sometimes the tool feels heavy during larger automations, so performance optimization would be beneficial.

I have been using Fortra's Automate for almost one year, which has given me enough time to understand how it behaves in a day-to-day workflow.

I have contacted Fortra's technical support one or two times regarding the lagging issue. The technical support was able to solve my problem within the specific timeframe I required because I needed to complete my work at a scheduled time. The support provided was excellent because it gave proper steps to follow, and after restarting the system and software, lagging was reduced.

Fortra's Automate is still decent for medium workloads in terms of scalability. However, for very large enterprise and wide automation, I might start feeling the limits, mainly in performance and central management. For mid-sized teams or departmental automation, it holds up very well.

I would give Fortra's Automate around eight out of ten for support. It is solid for practical automation, especially if someone wants something easy to get started with. However, there is room for smoother debugging and modernizing the UI.

Positive

I have used UiPath, and I think Fortra's Automate is simpler and easier to learn. However, in terms of ecosystem and community support, those larger players still feel ahead. Fortra's Automate is good for mid-level automation, but others offer more depth and polish. I would say it is 50-50 when comparing UiPath and Fortra's Automate.

The initial deployment experience with Fortra's Automate is fairly smooth. The interface appears a little outdated, but once I started using the drag and drop actions, it became easy to understand how things work. I would not say it was difficult; it just took some time to get used to everything. After working through a few workflows, it feels straightforward, so the learning curve is acceptable for me.

For the deployment of Fortra's Automate, one or two people are sufficient. Using this software, we can reduce the human power needed, so one or two persons is enough for deployment because the drag and drop option is one of my favorite features in this software.

Regarding the pricing of Fortra's Automate, I think it is neither expensive nor inexpensive. From what I have seen, its pricing seems fair and reasonable, especially compared to other competitors. The model is attractive, so we can pay a fair amount for the license, considering one bot can handle multiple tasks and processes, which makes the cost-to-value ratio better.

I have used UiPath, and I think Fortra's Automate is simpler and easier to learn. However, in terms of ecosystem and community support, those larger players still feel ahead. Fortra's Automate is good for mid-level automation, but others offer more depth and polish. I would say it is 50-50 when comparing UiPath and Fortra's Automate.

Fortra's Automate does require maintenance on my end. Better debugging tools would help significantly. Something more visual or step-by-step would improve usability. Additionally, the UI could use a refresh for responsiveness, and sometimes the tool feels heavy during larger automations, so performance optimization would be beneficial. I would rate this product eight out of ten overall.

My main use case for Automate is to deliver enterprise-scale script execution jobs, which means we are using Automate to connect to over 200 servers and running script jobs on schedule. I am building the workflow from scratch, having enhanced logging capabilities, and enhanced session persistence to give the best output possible and also be able to relate outputs to customers.

I find that Automate handles connecting to many servers at once pretty seamlessly. One thing I appreciate about Automate is the fact that the scheduling is sharp. I feel like we haven't really scratched the surface for what it can really do. In my particular use case, for session management, it would be better if I could get a more granular view into connectivity issues to servers.

One thing I appreciate about Automate is the fact that the scheduling is sharp. I feel like we haven't really scratched the surface for what it can really do. In my opinion, the best feature Automate offers is the scheduling. You could build flows anywhere, but when it comes to enterprise-scale and critical workloads, accurate scheduling is very important. If I schedule something for 10:00 AM, it better be done at 10:00 AM. I love looking at my logs to see them align perfectly without missing a beat.

The savings in time by using Automate are significant because it allows me to build one effective flow that serves multiple workloads. Automate positively impacts my organization by delivering great value, especially with critical script execution workflows in telecommunications where there can't be downtime. It's having tremendous value when we are not receiving many escalation calls from customers. The peace of mind I have using Automate for scheduling tasks allows me to focus on other responsibilities without worrying about operational issues.

In my particular use case, for session management, it would be better if I could get a more granular view into connectivity issues to servers. Sometimes, although your flows or tasks are running as scheduled, connecting to the servers can hit a snag without alerts or error logs to check. Some servers might need patching or could be affected by network issues or latency. The workflow sometimes gets stuck without clarity on the errors.

An explicit error report would be helpful, especially when the connection fails unexpectedly. It's complex to analyze problems that might arise from firewall issues or other anomalies that could hinder the flow from executing as expected. The depth of these connection challenges would benefit from better debugging capabilities.

As for improvements, if Automate wasn't designed primarily for script execution, that's understandable. However, for Linux, I would prefer to see less complexity in workflows to achieve a natural completion of scripts. There are features, such as 'wait for terminal output,' that should more intuitively detect completion based on the shell prompt. Improving those aspects would make Automate more efficient for my needs.

Regarding error reporting, I think Automate should offer better error reporting when connecting to servers. Currently, there are many instances where I see empty logs, indicating that, while tasks are scheduled, commands are not executing successfully. This is a significant concern, especially with critical workloads where visibility into errors is essential.

I have been using Automate for about five to six months now.

Automate is stable for my needs and is highly scalable, allowing the same workflow to serve numerous tasks effectively.

In terms of customer support, I find them responsive and helpful. I would rate the customer support an 8 out of 10 for being quick and attentive to queries.

Before Automate, our organization was using Control-M for workload management, which I found more simplified and less technical. While I didn't interact with Control-M directly, I appreciate the depth of control Automate provides, allowing for more customized and precise workflows to fulfill operational demands.

I report an overall 85% success rate for my script execution workflows across 200 servers, which is quite impressive given the previous challenges faced with other solutions.

Until now, I have not specified any other tech products except Microsoft Power Automate, N8N, and Make.com that I've had prior experiences with in automation.

It's worth mentioning a smaller feature such as the FTP action, which is practical for easily uploading and downloading files. I appreciate the simplicity and efficiency of that feature, as well as the drag-and-drop capability that reduces intimidation when using Automate.

Automate still has much to offer as we continue to explore its potential. Our company has no formal business relationship with the vendor beyond being a customer, nor was I offered any incentive for this review.

Automate is becoming more accessible, but it is complex and tailored for specialists, making it less approachable for new users. While I appreciate the challenges, I understand that this complexity can deter others.

I rate this solution 7 out of 10.

We have been using Automate for approximately one to one and a half years for the automation component.

For complex automation tasks, I have created User Access Review and Security Group Audit implementations. Since I come from a security background, I am using Automate to automate security tasks and repetitive tasks that require fast interaction. When we receive a security alert, there are several playbooks that we must run on the particular activity. We integrated Automate for this automation purpose.

For integration, I am using Automate for cloud automation. The cloud vendor provides access keys and secret keys that we can easily integrate with this application. There is a credential section where we can add passwords and secret keys. Automate provides a credential vault that we use to run AWS CLI and any API calls using those credentials. The integration is very smooth.

Automate's best feature is that we do not need to write any code. We can create our jobs using the drag and drop option available. We only need to provide a command that will run on the servers we have on the cloud platform. Any technical member without coding expertise can use this tool.

Automate's intuitive interface is very smooth. We can easily create jobs for automation. I would suggest it is a good interface that Automate is offering us.

Automate is typically used for RPA, Robotics Process Automation. However, we do not use this tool for RPA because we do not have any IoT project. We integrated Automate with AWS, our cloud provider, for automation tasks. We also have other cloud providers such as GCP and Azure so that we can centralize and manage automation for all cloud providers.

Automate supports cross-cloud platform functionality from AWS to Azure to GCP. It is a very scalable product. We can automate every task across the cloud providers. It is very scalable and versatile software.

Automate could simplify the UI for creating a workflow for automation. As a technical person, I can understand it easily. However, there are few activities in the software that our HR department cannot understand. We integrated the user onboarding process in our environment. When new employees join our company, we created automation so they receive AWS credentials and all their AWS access and cloud access. The automation triggers and creates credentials for the user and sends them via email to the particular user. For that task, HR is not very familiar with the software. However, we can say that this is not part of the HR job because it is a pure technical tool.

For scalability on a scale from one to ten, I would say eight out of ten. We had a few issues with some integrations, possibly due to our lack of knowledge about that, but I would rate it eight out of ten.

We have been using Automate for approximately one to one and a half years.

For the automation tasks we perform with Automate, it is very stable. It is stable even on the AWS load. As we use Automate for cross-platform specific tasks, we schedule the activity to perform the specific task at a specific time. We can say it is very stable.

For stability on a scale from one to ten, I would give it a solid nine.

Automate supports cross-cloud platform functionality from AWS to Azure to GCP. It is a very scalable product. We can automate every task across the cloud providers. It is very scalable and versatile software.

I did not engage with the technical support of Automate because we use it for day-to-day small automation tasks. I did not have a chance to meet the technical team.

There were a few issues in the past, but I believe my senior team member engaged with the support team. I am not aware of the details.

I myself did not use any support.

Neutral

Before using Automate, we had internal scripting tools such as our CMDB and other tools. These tools are not cross-platform and do not work on Azure, GCP, and AWS simultaneously. We needed to configure AWS Lambda functions and many functions in GCP for their own cloud platform to perform any automation. Using Automate allows us to centralize all automation and manage it in the same tool so that everyone and all team members have visibility into all automation. It is very easy to access that automation and change it.

Creating one job with Automate is pure technical work. You should have knowledge about AWS. If you have solid knowledge about AWS, you can easily automate the task using Automate. It will take approximately thirty minutes to one hour, including testing and successful deployment of the automation task. Thirty to one hour is typical for normal jobs such as security group auditing.

There are twelve members in our company who work with Automate. Other teams have also used this product, but I do not know the numbers for those other teams. Approximately twelve members from my team work with Automate.

Time saved is the key point that provides the most savings with Automate. We do not need to perform tasks repeatedly and do not need to waste any resources on that particular task. Time and resources are the most significant saving components.

Automate saves approximately fifty percent of effort. We do not need to monitor that automation.

The pricing aspect is covered by my senior, but Automate is a centralized tool, so we do not need to buy different tools for different automation scenarios. We are using this as a centralized tool, so I would say it is very affordable.

We did not use any other vendors. For the previous use case, we had our own scripts that were deployed on the particular cloud providers. I do not have much knowledge about any other vendors or software for similar use cases.

For analytics purposes, we use our own tools for log analysis. That is a different component. For automation analysis and the analytics part, Automate is a good tool to blueprint all the automation.

In my AWS work, we use AWS CLIs and other functions that Automate provides to run commands on the endpoint server. These are the metrics that we use.

There is no improvement needed in the integration part with Automate. There is a very easy way to integrate the credentials and other components. There is no improvement or scope of improvement in the integration part.

Automate provides patches for the software regularly.

The patching part is mainly handled by the IT team. We did not face any issues in the past about patches and updates. We can say it is easy for them.

For automation tasks, it is very easy to manage. For the patching part, it is kind of mid-level.

We have created many automations. Some are on-premises, but mostly we have hybrid setups, not pure on-premises because we do not have any pure on-premises setup. We have hybrid and cloud setups that use Automate to automate the tasks.

For automation, it is very easy to deploy the automation task from Automate.

I would recommend Automate to other users because it is a centralized tool for cloud automations and security orchestration. We have a small tool that performs specific tasks such as data collection, auditing, scheduling start and stop operations, and similar functions. In a centralized manner, we can use it across the cloud providers we have. In my organization, we have several cloud providers including GCP accounts, Azure accounts, and AWS, which we use most frequently. We use Automate to automate tasks across all these providers. My overall rating for Automate is nine out of ten.

My use cases related to cloud-agnostic tasks involve using Fortra's Automate to automate a batch of file transactions and database-related tasks, which were difficult to manage using native cron jobs and scripts alone, but it handles standardized automation across multiple environments.

I have a dev, UAT, and production environment, so it reduced my manual efforts.

I am working on AWS cloud and working as a senior cloud engineer in my organization, and Fortra's Automate helps me a lot in my organization in the cloud domain where I have automated with the help of Lambda functions and Fortra's Automate.

I can get the inventory of the whole environment, then start and stop any server, and I automated that with Fortra's Automate.

The user interface of Fortra's Automate is very good, allowing me to get all the information I need, which is why I consider it to be very good.

In the automation using Fortra's Automate, error handling reduces our manual efforts; when we automate anything, we do not have to make any changes manually in the infrastructure.

I can use Lambda and then EventBridge services along with Fortra's Automate, and the error handling provides strong, enterprise-grade error handling, which is one of the key strengths of running critical automation jobs.

The licensing cost is high, as per my perspective, in the automation with Fortra's Automate.

I think that if Fortra's Automate can reduce some pricing in their enterprise tier or in a plus plan, then this can be a very useful product for everyone because pricing is the first priority in every environment.

If we get it at a limited price, then this is the best product for automation.

I am using Fortra's Automate for around one year.

I did not find any lagging or any maintenance window in my career on Fortra's Automate; the stability has been good.

Scalability-wise, Fortra's Automate is very good; it will scale and it scales horizontally via agents and bots.

For technical support, I have not contacted them, but my team lead is in touch with technical support, and he is handling all the issues.

I mostly use bash scripting as I am a DevOps engineer, and these are only handled through the servers; I have not done it with any third-party tool such as Fortra's Automate.

The deployment process for Fortra's Automate is quite good, and I feel that we can do it easily due to the good user interface.

The first time I used Fortra's Automate, it took around one day to automate things, but after doing all the automation on Fortra's Automate, I am now used to it, and it hardly takes one hour to automate tasks if we have the scripts already.

A single person can manage the automation with Fortra's Automate; I can handle it by myself, and an entire team is not required.

Fortra's Automate helps to automate things and reduces our manual work, saving our time, so I do not think there is any downside I feel as an automation tool.

I have not encountered any maintenance video in my career, but I will check to see if Fortra's Automate provides any maintenance or something, and I have to look into this.

I would rate this review a nine out of ten.

I use Fortra's Automate to automate my set end-to-end batch jobs and file transfer system and integrations for my finance and HR teams, with tasks that include scheduled report generation and moving files to secure repositories.

I use SFTP, databases, and REST APIs, but I only use this much part. Eight people in my team use it.

The best features in Fortra's Automate include centralized job orchestration and reliable scheduling, along with role-based security and audit trails, which I value the most about this product.

The intuitive interface is a good website where both beginners and experts can use it with ease, and the visibility and reliability of all the parts are good for this platform.

I assess the error-handling capabilities with complex automation tasks as robust, thanks to the built-in connectors that reduce the need for custom scripting. I use good logging and error handling capability to easily diagnose failures.

The improvements I have seen using this solution are that licensing and scaling cost can be the main consideration as I add more agents and enterprise features, which is a great thing for me. The role-based security and audit trails are useful for compliance, helping me in that area, and the low-code flow designers enable non-developers to build and read flows quickly, assisting in this part.

Areas that have room for improvement in Fortra's Automate include that advanced transformations sometimes require custom scripts, as the pure no-code option is limited. Additionally, some connectors may need configuration work or updates for new product versions.

I have been using the solution for around eighteen months.

It is a very stable platform. Overall, I rate it nine out of ten for stability.

I assess the scalability as around eight.

I rate the technical support a nine out of ten.

I personally did not use the analytics feature.

I did not use any other part and just used Fortra's Automate first, so I do not have any idea about other customers or all the parts.

I can say that approximately forty percent is the return on investment I have seen.

I can say it is cost-efficient.

If I could rate it out of ten, I would rate it an eight.

It does require maintenance, but that maintenance part does not come under my team.

I give it an eight because I can see the updates and overall UI part, and I feel while using it in day-to-day life that it could greatly improve in the future.

I do recommend this to my colleagues and different vendors or customers, because of its automation for end-to-end batch jobs, file transfer, and system integration. Additionally, I consider automating SAP data extracts to help others reduce manual work.

My overall review rating for Fortra's Automate is nine out of ten.