AutoSys Workload Automation vs JAMS comparison

Broadcom and Fortra are both solutions in the Workload Automation category. Broadcom is ranked #8 with an average rating of 7.8, while Fortra is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.5. Broadcom holds a 12.2% mindshare in WA, compared to Fortra’s 1.9% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 97% of Fortra users who would recommend it.

AutoSys Workload Automation

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97% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

AutoSys Workload Automation and JAMS are competitors in workload automation. AutoSys has a superior feature set, offering advanced integration and scheduling capabilities, while JAMS provides competitive pricing and superior support, appealing to cost-sensitive buyers.

Features: AutoSys offers enterprise-grade scheduling, integration capabilities, and robust fault-tolerance. It is ideal for complex automation. JAMS is flexible, intuitive, and efficiently handles diverse workflows.

Room for Improvement: AutoSys could improve in simplifying its deployment model to attract smaller environments. It might also benefit from enhancing user interface intuitiveness and pricing flexibility. JAMS could expand its high-availability features, further enhance integration options, and optimize its handling of extremely complex workflows.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: AutoSys has a complex deployment model suited for intricate environments and offers extensive support. JAMS emphasizes quick installation and responsive support, making it suitable for organizations needing effective problem resolution.

Pricing and ROI: AutoSys involves higher setup costs but delivers substantial ROI for complex needs. JAMS provides significant ROI with a lower entry cost, prioritizing ease of use and quick deployment while maintaining functionality.

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Categories and Ranking

AutoSys Workload Automation

Ranking in Workload Automation

8th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

JAMS

Ranking in Workload Automation

5th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Workload Automation category, the mindshare of AutoSys Workload Automation is 12.2%, down from 18.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of JAMS is 1.9%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Antony Askew

Technical Lead at Natwest

Helps us manage complex workloads, reduce our workload failure rates, and save us time

The visibility and control features are somewhat limited. This is a recognized weakness, but thee vendor is currently revamping the user interface to address it. While the current UI is a bit outdated, it's undergoing improvement. AutoSys Workload Automation has some areas for improvement, particularly in housekeeping and product maintenance. These tasks are currently quite manual and labor-intensive for our team. Additionally, the reporting and forecasting functionalities could be more robust. One area for improvement with AutoSys Workload Automation is that it comprises several distinct tools configured to work together. This necessitates familiarity with multiple tools for effective solution management. Consequently, it can sometimes lack a sense of cohesiveness as a unified solution.

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Rob Grafrath

VP, Enterprise Systems at Capio

We can scale up our organization's scheduling and automation without having to add staff to the department

The biggest area with room for improvement is the area that my organization benefits the most from using JAMS, and that is in custom execution methods. I happen to have a very good C# developer. Ever since we got JAMS, he has spent a lot of time talking to JAMS developers, researching the JAMS libraries, and creating custom execution methods. He's gotten very good at it. He is now able to create them and maintain them very easily, but that was hard-won knowledge. If I ever lose this developer, I would be hard-pressed to find anyone who could create JAMS custom execution methods as well as he can since there really isn't all that much help, such as documentation or information, available on how to create custom execution methods. I really think that they could benefit greatly by being much more transparent about C# development, maybe by making a JAMS cookbook or a developer portal where they could throw ideas at each other. One of my complaints with the marketing around JAMS is that it says things like, "It integrates with Teams". They talk about integrating with a lot of things, but marketing doesn't tell you that they are talking about JAMS running PowerShell jobs. Since PowerShell can automate things like SharePoint and Teams, that is how marketing gets away with saying it has so many integrations. JAMS doesn't have as many built-in integrations as they advertise. I think they should build more of them, and improve on the ones they have built.

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Pros

"We use CA Workload Automation AE r11.3.6 to automate enterprise-wide scheduling and file transfers using an FTP plugin."

"It allows you to automate tasks, and reduce headcount, prevent errors, self-heal."

"It's very easy to work with. The learning curve is not that steep."

"AutoSys Workload Automation is a stable solution."

"To me, what's most valuable in AutoSys Workload Automation is its robustness and quickness. The tool can trigger jobs within a few milliseconds, and it can handle large volumes of jobs."

"It is stable, it works, and it does what it is supposed to."

"The solution has been stable."

"It can run an object on our Windows systems or our Unix systems, and then send messages to the other system when they are complete."

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"We also use the solution’s Interactive Agents. If we need to push something to our dealer portal, we can just drop a file in a folder and it goes. Running interactive tasks helps me users focus on business processes since I don’t have to take care of running the jobs manually."

"The fact that we no longer need to use Excel spreadsheets is huge. Before JAMS, every group was keeping track of their own batch jobs. Nobody really knew what the other jobs were. So, if jobs failed, other groups wouldn't necessarily know. With JAMS, everything is done through a single scheduler. You can choose who to notify."

"The built-in triggers are great."

"It has definitely drastically improved our capabilities to scale our automation. Before JAMS, there were a lot of manual processes. We had a couple of operators who spent all day doing that. A lot of the time with human intervention and human processes, it is as good as the person who may be following a procedure and human error is a big problem."

"The most valuable feature is the easily accessible data in the database because we run a lot of SQL scripting against the database."

"JAMS has helped save IT staff time by automating tasks previously performed with scripts, and its scheduling feature has been particularly useful."

"JAMS is easier to use and cheaper than our previous solution. The installation is more straightforward, and JAMS has a graphical user interface, so it's more accessible."

"The most valuable aspect of JAMS is its robustness."

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Cons

"Quick search feature and job analysis could be improved."

"I would like to see the Service Orchestrator, a B2B product, and maybe a process audit."

"Some support issues need to be addressed, but not through email, through personal contact via phone or WebEx."

"They could do better supporting it. They have too many of the same type of products, so sometimes it doesn't get as much attention as it should."

"AutoSys Workload Automation could improve in the Linux environment. The previous versions of the AutoSys Workload Automation let you take the profile of the user that you were using to run the tasks that you're going to automate, but in the latest versions, you can't do that, you need to make more definitions and it's a little bit difficult. It was easier in the previous versions."

"Ease of implementation for upgrades."

"It would be helpful to be able to monitor and manage workload windows so we could minimize downstream applications. This would allow us easier access to the applications."

"Documentation and cross-application externals could be improved."

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"I want JAMS to implement a global search function."

"One thing that I know that the JAMS people said that they were working on that would be huge for us is a search capability so that you could search for tasks. It may be available in version 7 or in a future release of 7. I think that's on their roadmap. But right now, for us to do a search, we have to search through database queries."

"The error messages from JAMS often need clarification, hindering our ability to resolve issues swiftly."

"We have had a lot of people working from home who can't always connect to the JAMS server. We use VPN, as most companies do, and we have it set up so that everybody can access the JAMS server. But many times, our people cannot access it... JAMS could do a better job of telling you what the problem is when you try to log in to the server."

"All my machines at work are Macs. JAMS client is a Windows-based thing. It is all built on .NET, which makes perfect sense. However, that means in order for me to access it, I need to connect to a VPN, then log onto one of our Azure VMs in order to access the JAMS client. This is fine, but if for some reason I am unable to do so, it would be nice to be able to have a web-based JAMS client that has all the exact same functionality in it. There are probably a whole bunch of disadvantages that you would get with that as well, but that is definitely something that would make life easier in a few cases."

"The monitoring of the JAMS product and its performance is an area of concern for me."

"There could be a better simulation for banning the termination. You have to simulate every one of the processes in order to have an idea for better planning. This kind of simulation is broken and needs improvement."

"It is important to receive notifications if a charged job fails and SQL is halted. JAMS does not provide halted notifications by default, which is a critical feature that needs to be added."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is an annual license to use AutoSys Workload Automation."

"The price of this solution is reasonable and there is an annual license required."

"People need to pay attention to how they use their ESP agents on the distributed platform. That's where some of the cost comes in, based on how many you need or how many you use."

"Validate how many agents you need beforehand."

"CA pricing has been a problem, and not looked upon favorably here at all."

"We paid to use the solution monthly."

"The return on investment would be very high because doing things manually without this product would be extremely expensive."

"It is overpriced."

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"Our licensing is pretty cheap because we have a state solution. So, we pay only $1,000 a year."

"The product is reasonably priced, and we don't have any add-ons."

"Take advantage of its scalability. You can start small. The initial cost is very reasonable. Once you have started picking up the tool and adopting it, then you can scale up from there and buy more agents."

"In the end, you'll find that it's really worth the price. There is some sticker shock, but it's worth every dime."

"This is a good product at a fair price."

"JAMS is close to the lower end of the pricing models for enterprise scheduling solutions. They are much cheaper than Control-M, as well as some other products that I've used. I also don't know of another solution where you can actually get true, unlimited licensing, where you can have as many instances and as many agents as you want."

"There are no additional costs other than the license for Fortra's JAMS which is affordable."

"It's expensive, to be honest, but it does the job."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

48%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Insurance Company

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Healthcare Company

Wholesaler/Distributor

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Questions from the Community

How does Control-M compare with AutoSys Workload Automation?

Control-M acts as a single, centralized interface for monitoring and managing all batch processes, which is helpful because nothing gets left unattended since it is all visible in one place, and th...

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What do you like most about AutoSys Workload Automation?

The most valuable aspects of AutoSys Workload Automation are its performance, scalability, and ease of getting started for new users.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AutoSys Workload Automation?

The solution is costly. The pricing is based on the number of users, which for me, translates to approximately $120,000 to $130,000 for a license period of two to three years.

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What do you like most about JAMS?

I find the historical tracking feature of JAMS invaluable for reviewing past events.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for JAMS?

They recently switched to subscription-based pricing, which increased. The price is fair considering the functionality and importance of the tool, although the increase did unsettle our management.

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What needs improvement with JAMS?

A major improvement would be the integration of AI to help us accomplish various tasks. AI could assist in simplifying operations and could potentially enhance the tool's capabilities.

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Also Known As

CA Workload Automation, CA Workload Automation AE

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Overview

AutoSys Workload Automation is used by organizations for executing thousands of automations, managing server workloads, scheduling CP jobs, file transfers, enterprise batch scheduling, and ETL processing.

Organizations leverage AutoSys Workload Automation for running extensive workloads day and night, particularly important for banks, insurance clients, and enterprises needing robust job scheduling and file transfer processes. It is crucial for managing cross-functional dependencies with 24/7 automated triggers, batch processing, and centralized business process control, ensuring seamless operations across various servers and environments.

What are the most important features?

Easy Configuration: Simplifies initial setup and updates.
SAP Integration: Seamlessly integrates with SAP environments.
Minimal Maintenance: Requires less frequent updates and interventions.
Scalability: Scales to accommodate growing business needs.
Speed and Stability: Ensures high performance and reliable operations.
User-friendly Interface: Enhances user experience and efficiency.
Real-time Batch Processing View: Provides instant insights into batch jobs.
Compatibility: Works well with various software systems.
Robustness: Delivers consistent, reliable performance.
Easy Setup: Simplifies deployment process.
File Transfer Protocol: Facilitates smooth and secure file transfers.
File Watcher: Monitors and manages file changes effectively.
Performance and Upgrades: Ensures improved performance and simplified upgrades.

What are the benefits or ROI items to consider?

Improved Efficiencies: Reduces manual intervention and automates repetitive tasks.
Cost Savings: Optimizes resource usage and reduces operational costs.
Enhanced Reliability: Decreases downtime with robust performance.
Better Integration: Seamlessly integrates with existing systems.
24/7 Operations: Ensures uninterrupted business processes.
Scalable Solutions: Adapts to growing business needs.
Advanced Scheduling: Provides comprehensive job scheduling options.

AutoSys Workload Automation is widely implemented in banking for day and night operations, insurance client environments for reliable support, and enterprises for automated file transfers and robust job scheduling. Organizations centralize business processes and manage cross-functional dependencies effectively with its 24/7 automated triggers, supporting diverse industry needs through scalable and reliable performance.

Broadcom

JAMS offers efficient automation and scheduling with strong capabilities in planning, dependency management, and multi-platform support. Its intuitive interface and robust tools assist in managing complex workflows for enhanced resource allocation.

JAMS stands out for its blend of automation and scheduling capabilities, making it suitable for handling complex workflows across platforms. Its features such as batch scheduling, natural language scheduling, and interactive agents promote seamless integration with other tools like PowerShell. The focus on metrics and notifications ensures users are informed about operational efficiency enhancements. While JAMS is effective in many areas, users report a need for improved simulation for termination processes and a more intuitive client setup. They see potential in enhanced search functions, better exception handling, and greater transparency in custom execution. The current setup challenges like disappearing options and mobile accessibility can affect user satisfaction. Including a fully web-based client and improving documentation could add value.

What are JAMS' key features?

Planning and Scheduling: Coordinates workflows efficiently with advanced scheduling techniques.
Dependency Management: Ensures seamless operation by managing inter-task dependencies.
Interactive Agents: Integrates with PowerShell and other tools to enhance automation.
Natural Language Scheduling: Simplifies job creation with intuitive language use.
Multi-Platform Flexibility: Operates across diverse environments ensuring robust performance.

What benefits should users consider?

Operational Efficiency: Reduction in manual oversight with robust scheduling and integration tools.
Resource Allocation: Efficient management of workflows across multiple timeframes and platforms.
User Satisfaction: Seamless user experience with intuitive interfaces and integration capabilities.
Visibility: Centralized management provides comprehensive oversight over tasks.

Organizations using JAMS for workflow and batch job automation leverage its capabilities for SSIS, SQL procedures, and Python scripts. JAMS supports file automation and managed file transfers across environments like AWS and Azure. Users employ JAMS for data management, reporting, and integration tasks, including handling holiday-aware scheduling for improved task coordination.

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Sample Customers

Gaumont, Mercantil do Brasil, CCEE, Hanwha Life

Teradata, Arconic, General Dynamics, Yum!, CVS Health, Comcast, Ghiradelli, & Boston’s Children’s Hospital

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