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Compare IBM Workload Automation and JAMS 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (53.8% of reviews)
Mid-Market (46.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial
IBM Workload Automation
Star Rating
(14)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (53.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about IBM Workload AutomationJAMS
Star Rating
(196)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Free Trial is available
Learn more about JAMSSummary
AI Generated Summary
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- Users report that JAMS Enterprise Job Scheduler excels in job scheduling with a score of 9.4, highlighting its intuitive interface and robust scheduling capabilities, while IBM Workload Automation, with a score of 8.8, is noted for its complexity in setup and management.
- Reviewers mention that JAMS offers superior quality of support, scoring 9.5, which users attribute to responsive customer service and comprehensive documentation, whereas IBM's support, rated at 8.3, is often described as slower and less helpful in critical situations.
- G2 users indicate that JAMS has a strong focus on proactive workflow management, scoring 9.0, which allows for better anticipation of issues, while IBM's score of 8.0 suggests it may lack some proactive features that users find essential for efficient operations.
- Users on G2 highlight JAMS' intelligent automation capabilities with a score of 8.6, which reviewers say enhances efficiency through smart scheduling, compared to IBM's higher score of 9.0, where users appreciate its advanced AI-driven automation features but note a steeper learning curve.
- Reviewers mention that JAMS provides a more user-friendly administration console, scoring 8.4, which simplifies management tasks, while IBM's console, rated at 8.3, is perceived as less intuitive, leading to longer training times for new users.
- Users say that JAMS' API and integrations score of 8.5 is praised for its ease of use and flexibility, allowing seamless connections with other tools, whereas IBM's lower score of 7.2 indicates challenges in integration that some users find frustrating.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
IBM Workload Automation
No pricing availableJAMS
30 day free trial
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JAMS enables you to define, schedule, execute and monitor jobs from a single centralized console. Try a 30-day trial of JAMS today.
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- Code-Driven Automation
- Outstanding Customer Experience
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IBM Workload Automation
No trial information availableJAMS
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
8
9.1
151
Ease of Use
9.0
8
8.7
151
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.6
116
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.7
93
Quality of Support
8.3
8
9.5
147
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
9.3
91
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
8
9.4
145
Features by Category
Automation
8.8
7
9.0
130
8.3
6
9.0
116
9.0
5
Feature Not Available
Administration
8.3
7
8.5
126
9.5
7
8.5
113
9.3
7
8.5
100
8.0
5
Feature Not Available
8.7
5
8.8
63
9.0
5
9.0
58
Functionality
8.8
7
9.3
121
7.2
6
8.5
93
Not enough data
8.4
55
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Functionality
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
IBM Workload Automation and JAMS are categorized as Workload Automation
Unique Categories
IBM Workload Automation is categorized as Batch Management
JAMS has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
IBM Workload Automation
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
JAMS
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
38.5%
Hospital & Health Care
15.4%
Financial Services
15.4%
Retail
7.7%
Logistics and Supply Chain
7.7%
Other
15.4%
Financial Services
18.6%
Information Technology and Services
7.7%
Insurance
6.2%
Banking
5.2%
Computer Software
4.6%
Other
57.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
IBM Workload Automation
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Financial Services
Facilitates CPU time management between line and batch processes. Simplify daily IT operations Its graphic interface supports the planning of batch and online processes. It facilitates the change of priority of the processes in line over the batch...
Most Helpful Critical Review
JAMS
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Mark G.
Verified User
JAMS Job Scheduler is one of the most helpful programs that I use. There are so many programs that must be run at specific times, and in specific order and JAMS does it all!
Most Helpful Critical Review
Chao Y.
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
Sometimes for unknown reason (and they've debugged this many times to no avail), your job won't run completely and Monitor will show that it's way more than 100% complete.
Verified User in Financial Services
Facilitates CPU time management between line and batch processes. Simplify daily IT operations Its graphic interface supports the planning of batch and online processes. It facilitates the change of priority of the processes in line over the batch...
Mark G.
Verified User
JAMS Job Scheduler is one of the most helpful programs that I use. There are so many programs that must be run at specific times, and in specific order and JAMS does it all!
Chao Y.
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
Sometimes for unknown reason (and they've debugged this many times to no avail), your job won't run completely and Monitor will show that it's way more than 100% complete.
Discussions
IBM Workload Automation has no discussions with answers
How to hold schedules of all the jobs ?
2 comments
AC
JAMS has the option to use jobs to execute other jobs in a specific order, which allows you to hold schedules for all jobs.Read more
Can JAMS convert my existing batch jobs?
2 comments
Official Response from JAMS
Yes. Conversion utilities for Windows Task Scheduler, SQL Server Agent, and Cron are included with JAMS.Read more
What is a JAMS Job?
2 comments
RG
A JAMS job is a description of a task that needs to be executed. It can be initiated by the presence of a file in a specific place, the receipt of an email,...Read more
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