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CA Process Automation vs Control-M comparison

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Categories and Ranking

CA Process Automation
Ranking in Process Automation
35th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Control-M
Ranking in Process Automation
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
317
Ranking in other categories
Managed File Transfer (MFT) (2nd), Workload Automation (1st), AI IT Support (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Process Automation category, the mindshare of CA Process Automation is 1.0%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Control-M is 3.1%, down from 4.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Process Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Control-M3.1%
CA Process Automation1.0%
Other95.9%
Process Automation
 

Featured Reviews

SJ
Automation Solutions Developer at HCL Technologies
Added value to the delivery of services and the customer experience
We design end-to-end automation solutions for repetitive tasks performed by IT support teams This tool is used in my organization for automating IT infrastructure related incidents or service requests.  Built-in operators available for most integrations. Easy to manage. Attended/unattended…
RP
Batch Admin at NBC Universal
Brings data together from multiple platforms and optimizes cross-environment orchestration
The features of Control-M that I like the most include the ability to easily integrate or bring in different platforms into Control-M. For instance, AWS, mainframe, TWS, and something that's running on Autosys can all be brought into Control-M, converted to how Control-M runs it, and then the batch can be executed. This centralizes various applications in Control-M, which doesn't just have to handle batch processes, but also other tasks like reporting on required data. I find this functionality very useful and the setup is impressive, with more advancements yet to come. With Control-M, my company has achieved several measurable improvements since I started. The metrics indicate that the number of failures has dropped, and we have addressed the issue of excessive false alerts that I encountered when I joined. Previously, we received an overwhelming number of alerts daily, but now we manage to maintain that at a normalized level, perhaps around five to fifteen alerts, depending on running core batches and their setup.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Technical support is unequivocally excellent; in fact, the best customer service and technical support I’ve experienced during my 12 years in IT."
"We took our server provisioning process from about 30 days to about 4 days on the first iteration of implementation."
"CA Process Automation manager is a very powerful production tool."
"The value lies in just being able to automate things such that there's less human interaction and, therefore, more consistency in our automations."
"If you’re planning or looking for an application able to create process automation, stop looking."
"For our use it really does very well; it provides us exactly what we need, and it runs with low-resource utilization and moves quickly."
"It’s a great product, extremely versatile but takes a certain skillset to use and implementation of automation can be time consuming when done properly."
"They were good, they helped us a lot from the beginning, from installation through the whole process, and not just their support, but also their professional services are top notch."
"Control-M has improved the way my organization functions by mainly automating all the backups and database jobs that we used to do manually."
"This product saves hours in a day based on my experience working here versus other companies with manual operations."
"Control-M has positively impacted Saint-Gobain by reducing manual work in file transfers, allowing automation of tasks, improvement of SLA, and enhancement of daily work and workload."
"Monitoring is a valuable aspect of it. The monitoring tool is very good, and it is easy for expert and entry level users to use on a short notice."
"I find it very helpful to be able to keep track of all our help desk tickets."
"Is a very good option for the WLA tasks within a company."
"In our bank, all new applications need to be implemented with Control-M. We try to look for the best way to establish communication between both products. One of the new features for us is Application Integrator. It is a very interesting feature because it lets us integrate with those applications that are not included in Control-M. By using Application Integrator, we can easily integrate new technologies. With the help of Application Integrator, we recently integrated with Blue Prism, which is a robotic product. We could integrate such processes into Control-M. Now, we are working with Ansible, and we are putting Ansible automated processes into Control-M."
"The automations, such as job run scheduling, clearly dominate, and no other solution can beat it."
 

Cons

"Make some of the features more open source that way developers can have more flexibility."
"OCR capability should be added as a feature."
"Somehow the product group within CA left the product dry from some regular expression functionality."
"Every so often the service needs to be restarted otherwise it runs slower and slower. I think this may be due to a memory leak."
"The solution engine is in Java. Regardless of developments, the solution will always be limited to what Java offers."
"It’s very complex, which is one of the disadvantages."
"These configurations can be changed only through the installation wizard. There's no way to update such information in the administration interface, which is, in my opinion, very bad."
"It needs auto-triggering of workflows based on machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI)."
"We have not seen a return on investment yet."
"Support is one aspect that they really need to improve."
"I believe it is a very archaic model. Probably there is another interface, better solutions and maybe with an interface easier to use on a daily basis."
"Advanced File Transfer (AFT) has limitations that cause us to use a bit more licensing than we feel is appropriate."
"Its operations and infrastructure can be improved."
"The pricing of Control-M is a bit on the higher end, compared to any other tools that we have seen."
"Right now, Control-M is the leader in EMA analysis, which is similar to Gartner. However, clients want to invest in a strong technology, and therefore this product needs to keep up with the high expectations set for it."
"You need to pay for extra features if you need them."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are a lot of automation savings from any process which is repeatable."
"It has provided ROI by auto resolving incidents or requests in the ITSM queue, improved MTTR and SLA adherence, and added value to the delivery of services and the customer experience."
"Yearly licenses are based on the number of jobs."
"BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer is expensive."
"We have a license till 2024. We are good and satisfied with it."
"We have a five-year contract with task-based licensing."
"we are more looking for a better cost/license/performance model because BMC, while we could say it's the best, is also the most expensive. That is what we are probably most annoyed with. We are paying something like €1,000,000 over three years for having 4,000 jobs running. That's expensive."
"Licensing costs are around $3000 a year."
"Pricing varies depending on which components and modules you are using."
"As we increase the number of tasks or jobs on the system, there are concerns about cost."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Financial Services Firm
21%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business50
Midsize Enterprise36
Large Enterprise286
 

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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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Control-M?
Control-M sits at the premium end of workload automation pricing — that is no secret, and I will not pretend otherwise. My position after decades of using it: the enterprise value justifies the pre...
What needs improvement with Control-M?
My main improvement point after decades with the product is not a feature — it is the path to mastery. Basic administration of Control-M is fairly accessible: a new person can define and monitor jo...
 

Also Known As

CA IT Process Automation Manager
Control M, BMC Control-M Managed File Transfer, BMC Australia CTM
 

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Sample Customers

Unum, HCL Technologies, Logicalis
The Bank of East Asia, LINE Bank Taiwan, Coop, Air Europa, Carrefour, Itau Unibanco, Snam, Embraer, ANZ Bank, EDP, Dominio's, Tampa General Hospital, W&W Informatik GmbH, Veterans General, Up Sí Vale, Sky Italia, REWE digital GmbH, Raymond James, Railinc, Navistar, Management Science Associates, Colruyt, CARFAX, Banpara, Aspiag Service, Amadeus, AG Insurance, ING Bank Slaski
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