Compare ActiveBatch and IBM Workload Automation 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.5% of reviews)
Enterprise (53.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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ActiveBatch
Star Rating
(224)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Free Trial is available
Learn more about ActiveBatchIBM Workload Automation
Star Rating
(14)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (53.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about IBM Workload AutomationActiveBatch vs IBM Workload Automation
- Reviewers felt that ActiveBatch meets the needs of their business better than IBM Workload Automation.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that ActiveBatch is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of IBM Workload Automation over ActiveBatch.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ActiveBatch
Simple, Usage-Based 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.
IBM Workload Automation
No pricing availableFree Trial
ActiveBatch
Free Trial is available
IBM Workload Automation
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
174
8.3
8
Ease of Use
8.8
172
9.0
8
Ease of Setup
8.4
123
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.7
103
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.9
166
8.3
8
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
101
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
161
8.5
8
Features by Category
Automation
9.4
102
8.8
7
9.0
94
8.3
6
9.1
56
9.0
5
Administration
8.9
98
8.3
7
9.2
97
9.5
7
8.9
77
9.3
7
9.0
55
8.0
5
9.1
62
8.7
5
9.1
53
9.0
5
Functionality
9.5
111
8.8
7
8.8
82
7.2
6
9.1
55
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Workload Automation
8.7
10
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
9.4
8
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
Data Delivery
8.7
34
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Verified
Not enough data
8.7
47
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
46
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
39
|
Verified
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
35
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
44
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
46
|
Verified
Not enough data
Governance
8.9
47
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
36
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
47
|
Verified
Not enough data
Core Transfer Infrastructure - Managed File Transfer (MFT)
8.7
34
|
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
35
|
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
47
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
36
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
47
|
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
Functionality
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
Automation
9.4
21
Not enough data
9.2
20
Not enough data
8.8
17
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
19
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
9.0
18
Not enough data
Administration
9.3
22
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Warehouse Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - Process Orchestration
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
5
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ActiveBatch and IBM Workload Automation are categorized as Workload Automation
Unique Categories
ActiveBatch is categorized as Data Warehouse Automation, Managed File Transfer (MFT), and Process Orchestration
IBM Workload Automation is categorized as Batch Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ActiveBatch
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
IBM Workload Automation
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
18.5%
Financial Services
16.7%
Hospital & Health Care
7.2%
Insurance
6.3%
Banking
5.9%
Other
45.5%
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%
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
create a log file instead of having active batch manage it,Read more
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