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Automic Automation vs HCL Workload Automation comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Automic Automation
Ranking in Workload Automation
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
103
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HCL Workload Automation
Ranking in Workload Automation
20th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Workload Automation category, the mindshare of Automic Automation is 7.5%, up from 6.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HCL Workload Automation is 2.4%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Peter Grundler - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps to move away from manual tasks and offers wide platform support and web-based interface
Customers want to move away from manual monitoring and checking processes. Automating these processes helps in time-saving and reduces human error. When you automate business processes, it reduces mistakes. It eliminates the risk of manual errors such as typos. There is a 20% to 30% reduction in human error. It fulfills all the needs when it comes to visibility and control across various operating platforms. It is the perfect product for managing processes that span multiple operating platforms. Automic Automation has the widest platform support compared to other products, such as Control-M, Tivoli from IBM, or Stonebranch. It definitely helps with compliance processes. We have had a lot of customers for two years with a focus on compliance, and it works. They were successful. Due to the fact that our customers can automate a lot of things, it reduces operating costs. It is hard to give a number because the savings are different for each customer. If a customer never had any automation, there could be about 80% savings after implementing Automic Automation, whereas for a customer who already has automated tasks, the difference will be less by adding Automic Automation. They might see 5% to 10% more savings. Automic Automation helps improve our ability to meet SLAs. In the recent versions, SLA management has been integrated, which previously was an external component. Because a lot of customers used it and asked Broadcom to implement SLA management into the workload engine, Broadcom included it. We see more and more customers running their SLA management via the Automic Automation product.
reviewer1418508 - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to set up, good support, and helps to decrease project costs
With the mainframe environment that we have, it is more similar to the HCL migration, or the workload scheduler. We also like the CWHC utilities; they are more current and under the umbrella of HCL. It reduces project risks. Easy to set up, it doesn't require a lot. You can start working immediately. Migration is increased while it decreases the cost of the project.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Our customers appreciate it mostly because it takes a lot of effort away from them."
"I like the connectors Automic has provided or the agents that give me the flexibility to connect to various source and target systems. It's pretty easy to manage complex workloads using Automic. Its user interface makes it easier for us to manage."
"I like that Automic Workload Automation has many features compared to other products. There are a lot of good features, and architecture-wise there is a valuable client concept. The architecture and the multi-tenancy is a multi-client concept. That is also useful."
"The most important and critical process business in the bank, including COB, close of business, which has to run on a daily basis, is automated."
"There are a lot of features which help us get a stable application. It is easy to have a stable production line, because this app supports us very well."
"The product has benefited our organization. It saves time and manpower."
"I have found new methods for converting scripts from Dollar U to ONE Automation. For example, I take the dynamic library from Dollar U and put it in the dynamic binary library in ONE Automation. This enables us to use Dollar U scripts in ONE Automation."
"We use it with automation, getting more speed to solve business processes."
"Easy to set up, it doesn't require a lot."
 

Cons

"We would like to have some features with the AWI with the founding technique, which cannot currently be delivered."
"There are some scripting elements that could be added."
"We would like to have token-based authentication. Where we do not have to use a password, and can use tokens for authentication in other systems."
"It is very difficult to migrate. The release automation should be in one package."
"There are opportunities where things could be documented a little bit better."
"The tool lacks interoperability features."
"There is room for improvement in reporting. There is a lack of reporting capabilities."
"Today, we use a rich client for this product. In the future, or for the next release, they will be using a web interface. This web interface is not as scalable as the rich client for us. The web client is not 100 percent programmed as we need it."
"The interface needs some improvements."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are a lot of new features, but we do not use them because they are too expensive. The price point could be less."
"Broadcom has recently changed its licensing model. I do not deal with pricing, but from what I heard from customers is that due to the increased pricing, some of them are thinking of reducing tasks in Automic to have fewer executions. Others are thinking of replacing Automic Automation."
"Our company had paid around 5,000 to 6,000 USD per license for a month."
"We came to a very good deal, but it took us three years to finalize."
"Initially, the pricing was competitive but consistently, year over year, its pricing has become more erratic. It increases to the point where even with the positives, it starts to become a longer-term question about how it will fit into the environment."
"Automatic is heavily integrated in our organization. The cost to change would be a huge factor for us, and we have not found any other product that is better out there."
"We cannot use all the functions because they are too expensive."
"Certain licenses can be a bit expensive. The PeopleSoft agents, in particular, are a bit pricey."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
17%
Computer Software Company
12%
Insurance Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
12%
Insurance Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
 

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Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Automic Workload Automation?
It is easy to manage complex workloads and use electronic workflow automation.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Automic Workload Automation?
The pricing was client-wise, but they are changing it to execution-wise pricing. So, we are in negotiation.
What needs improvement with Automic Workload Automation?
The support and knowledge of incident management could be enhanced. There have been unresolved issues persisting for years, affecting customer satisfaction. Improvement is needed in both the respon...
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Sample Customers

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