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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (61.3% of reviews)
Enterprise (48.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $29,000.00 500 Executions Per Month
$5,000 per year
Control-M
Star Rating
(125)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (61.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $29,000.00 500 Executions Per Month
Learn more about Control-MRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Star Rating
(373)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$5,000 per year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Reviews say that Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform excels in its user-friendly interface, making automation tasks straightforward, while Control-M is noted for its robust scheduling capabilities, which some users find complex to navigate.
- Users report that Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform offers excellent integration with cloud services, enhancing its versatility, whereas Control-M is praised for its strong enterprise-level job scheduling features, which are essential for large organizations.
- Reviewers mention that the support for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is generally responsive, but Control-M users highlight that their support team is particularly knowledgeable about enterprise solutions, leading to quicker resolutions for complex issues.
- G2 users indicate that both platforms have a solid ease of setup, but Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is often preferred for its straightforward installation process, while Control-M may require more initial configuration due to its extensive feature set.
- Users on G2 report that Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform has a strong product direction with frequent updates that enhance functionality, while Control-M's updates are seen as less frequent, leading to concerns about long-term innovation.
- Reviewers mention that both products meet requirements effectively, but Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is often highlighted for its flexibility in automation tasks, while Control-M shines in its ability to handle complex workflows in large-scale environments.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Control-M
Starter Pack (SaaS)
Starting at $29,000.00
500 Executions Per Month
Full-featured Control-M SaaS orchestration — right-sized for growing teams and hybrid cloud apps.
- Visual Workflow Designer
- Cloud native & hybrid app integration
- API jobs, event triggers, file transfer
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Basic Tower
$5,000
per year
Up to 100 nodes
- 30 Days of Support only
- No response time SLA
- Maintenance & Upgrades
Free Trial
Control-M
No trial information availableRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
82
9.0
154
Ease of Use
8.7
83
8.7
318
Ease of Setup
8.2
50
8.2
246
Ease of Admin
8.6
36
8.8
90
Quality of Support
8.6
79
8.3
126
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
37
8.8
74
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
79
9.4
155
Features by Category
Automation
9.0
48
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
Administration
7.9
42
Not enough data
8.9
46
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
Functionality
9.4
52
Not enough data
8.2
40
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Workload Automation
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
9.0
23
Not enough data
8.5
23
Not enough data
8.4
21
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
24
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
8.6
24
Not enough data
8.2
19
Processes
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.3
20
Configuration
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Agentic AI - Network Automation Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Logistics
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Security - Network Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
6.7
5
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
30
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
30
Not enough data
8.9
29
Automation
Not enough data
9.2
30
Not enough data
9.0
29
Not enough data
9.3
27
Not enough data
9.0
31
IT Management
Not enough data
9.0
32
Not enough data
9.1
31
Not enough data
8.5
28
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
16
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
8.9
16
Management
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
8.2
16
Not enough data
9.6
16
Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data Preparation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Analysis
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
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
Management
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.7
10
Processes
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
8.3
11
Functionality
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Management
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Agentic AI - Continuous Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Development
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Management
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
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration Options
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
5.6
13
Platform
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
6.3
13
Not enough data
6.5
12
Not enough data
6.9
12
Security
Not enough data
6.0
12
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
6.8
12
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.3
12
Agentic AI - Enterprise IT Management
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
8.6
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Processing
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
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
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
Control-M and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform are categorized as Runbook Automation, Build Automation, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery
Unique Categories
Control-M is categorized as Workload Automation, Big Data Processing and Distribution, iPaaS, and Big Data Integration Platforms
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is categorized as DevOps Platforms, Cloud Infrastructure Automation, Network Automation Tools, Application Release Orchestration, Patch Management, Vulnerability Scanner, Log Analysis, Enterprise IT Management, and Configuration Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Control-M
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
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
25.2%
Financial Services
8.4%
Banking
8.4%
Retail
7.5%
Insurance
6.5%
Other
43.9%
Information Technology and Services
15.8%
Financial Services
10.7%
Computer Software
9.0%
Telecommunications
8.2%
Banking
6.3%
Other
50.0%
Discussions
What does control-M software do?
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
What is Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform used for?
1 Comment
AJ
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform streamlines IT operations by automating configuration management, application deployment, and task automation. It excels...Read more
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