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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (62.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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ActiveBatch
Star Rating
(208)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(57)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (62.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
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- Users report that Control-M excels in "Job Scheduling" with a score of 9.4, while ActiveBatch Workload Automation shines even brighter with a score of 9.6, indicating a more robust scheduling capability that users find beneficial for complex workflows.
- Reviewers mention that Control-M's "Error Management - Runbook Automation" features are solid, but ActiveBatch's capabilities in "Error Management in Automation" and "Runbook Procedure Updates" are rated higher, suggesting a more comprehensive approach to handling errors during automated processes.
- G2 users highlight Control-M's "Real-Time Data Collection" as a standout feature with a score of 9.7, but users on G2 also note that ActiveBatch's "Data Lake" functionality, rated at 9.3, provides a more integrated data management solution for analytics and reporting.
- Reviewers say that Control-M's "Administration Console" is user-friendly with a score of 8.5, while ActiveBatch's console is rated higher at 8.9, indicating a more intuitive interface that simplifies administrative tasks.
- Users report that Control-M's "Proactive Workflow" capabilities are effective, scoring 9.1, but ActiveBatch's similar feature is rated slightly lower at 9.0, suggesting that while both products are strong, Control-M may offer a slight edge in anticipating workflow issues.
- Users on G2 mention that Control-M's "Compliance" features score well at 9.0, but ActiveBatch's "Service Management" is rated higher at 9.1, indicating a more comprehensive approach to ensuring compliance and managing services effectively.
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Pricing
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- Ease of use - connect to your entire tech stack with our low-code API adapter and no-code connectors for SQL Server, SharePoint, Informatica, ServiceNow, VMware and more.
- Outstanding out-of-the-box features, including predictive SLA, change management, auto-remediation and a complete managed transfer file suite.
- Monitoring, alerting and reporting - reduce time troubleshooting and manage dependencies better with flexible and customizable monitoring and alerting.
Control-M
No pricing availableFree Trial
ActiveBatch
Free Trial is available
Control-M
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
159
9.1
46
Ease of Use
8.8
156
8.8
47
Ease of Setup
8.4
107
8.3
22
Ease of Admin
8.7
99
8.6
22
Quality of Support
8.9
151
8.6
43
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
97
9.1
23
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
145
8.0
47
Features by Category
Automation
9.4
93
9.1
36
9.0
87
8.7
34
9.1
53
8.8
16
Administration
9.0
91
8.5
28
9.2
85
9.1
31
8.9
71
8.8
30
8.9
50
9.1
16
9.1
55
9.0
15
9.1
48
8.4
15
Functionality
9.5
96
9.4
36
8.7
72
8.2
28
9.1
46
8.4
16
Agentic AI - Workload Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Delivery
8.9
32
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Verified
Not enough data
8.6
45
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
43
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Verified
Not enough data
9.0
37
|
Verified
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
22
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Verified
Not enough data
8.7
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
42
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Verified
Not enough data
7.8
43
|
Verified
Not enough data
Governance
8.9
45
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
34
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
46
|
Verified
Not enough data
Core Transfer Infrastructure - Managed File Transfer (MFT)
8.9
32
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Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Capabilities - Managed File Transfer (MFT)
8.7
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security & Compliance Controls - Managed File Transfer (MFT)
8.9
45
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Verified
Not enough data
9.0
34
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
46
|
Verified
Not enough data
Intelligent Automation & AI - Managed File Transfer (MFT)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
9.4
20
Not enough data
9.1
19
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
9.0
18
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
17
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
9.0
18
Not enough data
Administration
9.3
21
Not enough data
9.4
22
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Warehouse Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation Support - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Error Management - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance and Reporting - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - Process Orchestration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration & Adaptability - Process Orchestration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Database
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Processing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.7
5
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ActiveBatch and Control-M are categorized as Workload Automation
Unique Categories
ActiveBatch is categorized as Data Warehouse Automation, Managed File Transfer (MFT), and Process Orchestration
Control-M is categorized as Big Data Processing and Distribution and Runbook Automation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ActiveBatch
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Control-M
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
17.5%
Financial Services
17.0%
Hospital & Health Care
7.8%
Insurance
6.8%
Banking
6.3%
Other
44.7%
Information Technology and Services
24.6%
Insurance
12.3%
Investment Banking
7.0%
Hospital & Health Care
7.0%
Retail
5.3%
Other
43.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
ActiveBatch
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jonathan J.
Verified User in Banking
The jobs library is awesome. It provides a great variety of low-code automation steps. Being able to mix and match job steps from different library modules is really powerful. For example, we use the Active Directory, File System and Flow Control job...
Most Helpful Critical Review
alex a.
Verified User in Financial Services
Numerous bugs and support. Managed file transfer is very buggy and does not work as expected. I've opened at least two tickets that were not resolved and I eventually put on hold as I found an alternative work around and don't have time to wait for the...
Control-M
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Soumyadip R.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
The tool is very helpful for scheduling and running jobs, the interface is very user friendly and lightweight tool
Most Helpful Critical Review
SHATAYU R.
Verified User in Consumer Goods
If there was an easier way of notifying a job failure
Jonathan J.
Verified User in Banking
The jobs library is awesome. It provides a great variety of low-code automation steps. Being able to mix and match job steps from different library modules is really powerful. For example, we use the Active Directory, File System and Flow Control job...
Soumyadip R.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
The tool is very helpful for scheduling and running jobs, the interface is very user friendly and lightweight tool
alex a.
Verified User in Financial Services
Numerous bugs and support. Managed file transfer is very buggy and does not work as expected. I've opened at least two tickets that were not resolved and I eventually put on hold as I found an alternative work around and don't have time to wait for the...
SHATAYU R.
Verified User in Consumer Goods
If there was an easier way of notifying a job failure
Alternatives
Discussions
What is the best way to retain 10 days of log information on each job. This is one area where the documentation can use recommendations. For example, I want to see how the job performed, via the log, from 10 days ago. Today, the log would show GetFile failed if older than three days, or thereabouts.
1 comment
KW
All jobs have properties that determine how job log files are managed. The factory default setting is Centrally Managed Logging. This means that the location...Read more
What is the best way to retain 10 days of log information on each job?
1 comment
NA
Translate: "create a log file instead of having active batch manage it,"
Translation: "a log file is created instead of being managed by the active batch."Read more
ActiveBatch has no more discussions with answers
Control-M is a workload automation software that helps organizations manage and automate their batch processing and job scheduling. It allows users to define, schedule, and monitor workflows across various systems and applications, ensuring that tasks are executed in the correct sequence and at the right time. This helps improve efficiency, reduce errors, and ensure that business processes run smoothly.
1 comment
SS
I used it in banking requirrd to automate job and scheduler.Read more
Is Control-M an ETL tool?
1 comment
LV
Yes. Control-M is used for scheduling and monitoring the jobs in ETL.Read more
What is workflow in control-M?
1 comment
LV
Control-M Workflow Insights provides valuable dashboards that give users in-depth observability to continuously monitor and improve performance of the...Read more
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