Jiffy.ai Automate vs VisualCron comparison

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JIFFY.ai and SMA Technologies are both solutions in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category. JIFFY.ai is ranked #33, while SMA Technologies is ranked #30. JIFFY.ai holds a 1.1% mindshare in RPA, compared to SMA Technologies’s 1.2% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of JIFFY.ai users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of SMA Technologies users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 4, 2024

Jiffy.ai Automate and VisualCron are advanced solutions competing in the business process automation category. Jiffy.ai appears to have an edge in flexibility and integration, particularly with its machine learning capabilities.

Features: Jiffy.ai Automate offers a flexible workflow engine, easy configurability, and machine learning capabilities, which stand out for intelligent document processing. It integrates multiple applications and supports third-party connections, allowing comprehensive automation of complex processes. VisualCron excels in task scheduling, database connections, and plugin support, simplifying workflow management with a visual tool that enables non-programmers to automate tasks efficiently using branching logic and alert systems.

Room for Improvement: Jiffy.ai initially lacked containerization support but now includes it; however, it needs better training resources and community engagement to boost user adoption and skill development. VisualCron requires improvements in documentation and user interface, and users have expressed a need for better CI/CD support and community forums for knowledge sharing.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Jiffy.ai supports cloud and on-premise deployments, integrating into stringent cybersecurity environments with responsive customer service providing customized support. VisualCron offers diverse deployment options including hybrid cloud, with users noting its responsive customer service. Yet, Jiffy.ai's adaptability to complex environments gives it an advantage in deployment flexibility and customer service satisfaction.

Pricing and ROI: Jiffy.ai Automate has cost-effective licensing and competitive pricing, offering significant ROI through automation that reduces manual labor and errors. VisualCron also provides fair pricing with simple licensing that supports affordable task management. While both offer cost-effective solutions, Jiffy.ai's comprehensive feature set enhances ROI potential.

To learn more, read our detailed Jiffy.ai Automate vs. VisualCron Report (Updated: September 2026).

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Automation Anywhere

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category, the mindshare of Automation Anywhere is 4.9%, down from 8.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Jiffy.ai Automate is 1.1%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VisualCron is 1.2%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Automation Anywhere	4.9%
VisualCron	1.2%
Jiffy.ai Automate	1.1%
Other	92.8%

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Featured Reviews

Venkat Sivaprakash

Management Consultant at Accenture

Has significantly improved document-driven workflows and reduced processing time across finance and HR functions

Automation Anywhere has evolved significantly and upgraded itself to provide agentic AI and AI-based automation solutions for document automation. The product has matured considerably over time. We can create workflows that can call an API. We can include prompts in particular workflows for ChatGPT-related functions, connecting to an LLM and RAG to perform tasks. For document automation, modern features are available to train documents, ensuring high accuracy and repeatability over time. The system is very easy to use. I recently completed a course in document automation, typically designed for people involved in coding and technical aspects. Though I understand coding comprehensively, I don't do actual coding. The course was very accessible. Currently, extensive coding isn't necessary due to the hybrid model incorporating GenAI aspects, low-code, no-code capabilities, APIs, and numerous pre-built objects in Automation Anywhere. The features include GenAI-driven prompting methods and workflow creation capabilities. In these workflows, we can create decision boxes and call APIs without coding. We simply pull objects, drop them, connect them, and add minimal coding when needed. The most crucial aspect isn't coding but rather sizing the automation and fleshing out the details. Automation Co-pilot takes notes and performs automated analysis. It can extract details from videos, summarize conversations, and provide detailed information. During calls, it identifies instructions and performs tasks such as preparing reports and reconciliation. Automation Anywhere can also connect with Microsoft Co-pilot. Through Co-pilot, real-time operations can be executed, allowing direct interaction between vendors and automation through this component.

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reviewer1220142

National Professional Officer at a international affairs institute with 5,001-10,000 employees

Reliable product with an efficient initial setup process

We use the solution to upload and download the documents The solution's support services need improvement. We have been using the solution for five years. The solution is stable. Although, we encounter hardware and connection issues while updating the system. After the downtime, it is…

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Sourav-Dutta

Technical Lead - Database Administrator at SMART ENERGY SYSTEMS LLC

It's user-friendly, and I didn't need long to understand the process

We use VisualCron for all our automation needs, like connecting to FileZilla, calling APIs, generating PGP keys, creating encryption files with the PGP key login to Azure, etc. It can automatically log in to SQL Server and execute SQL script jobs in bulk. We had 2,000-3,000 users at my previous…

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"The turnaround time of building bots is quick. We are deploying around four bots per month. The turnaround time to get a design, build, and deploy is very fast. This is very good for us. It has helped us out when scaling up in a better manner."

"By using its AI & ML capabilities, we have solved many problems for our clients."

"We are saving almost four FTEs, and it is far better in terms of savings."

"The ease of use for the end user and the very low complexity in trying to build a bot are the big factors for us."

"It provides, not only hard benefits, but also soft benefits, leaving the human mind free of all voluminous repetitive tasks so workers can do the work that they are intended to do, which is thinking."

"Now, rather than the team going and collecting all of that information, we can have the bots do it, and that has been fantastic."

"This solution allows for the letter generation to take place within seconds, improving the experience for the employees."

"Some of the key features of Automation Anywhere include the simplicity that enables developers to build bots very quickly in a standard delivery fashion."

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"We have seen tremendous value, especially in the pandemic, as we were able to cut costs, redistribute resources, and cover work because of the automation we have been doing, resulting in about 10 percent of the work automated in targeted areas, 5 to 10 percent time savings, and $2 million to $3 million in annual savings."

"The biggest driver was the cost savings. We wanted to improve productivity and save costs. Therefore, we gave most of the mundane tasks currently being done by a human to a bot. Some of the mundane tasks were reading invoices and keying in the data. We are talking about 15,000 documents every day. That is a huge volume that needs a lot of people. With the bot, it is just a fraction of the cost, because there is a huge savings in terms of manpower."

"With the customization option, we can write custom expressions using its compatibility with Python or other programming languages."

"We can create almost any type of solution in a very inexpensive way, and in this example, we are actually saving 97 percent of the costs."

"It has saved us hundreds of hours per month and has covered the work of two or three full-time operators."

"Previously, it used to be a completely manual process where we used to have around 16 people looking at the invoices and typing in the data, and now that we have put in a bot, this process is completely centralized and we now have just two people who look at the exceptions."

"Its initial setup process was quite efficient."

"I found the invoice data extraction very exciting. It is really good."

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"VisualCron is a handy tool that we (the IT department) provide for the business departments to obtain easy access when automating and scheduling."

"'ve only had a few cases where I've had to request support in the past 12 years of use, but the support response time and resolution were was extremely quick."

"VisualCron is a very powerful program to automate different steps in your business processes. We use it to automate replacing files and inform departments about the replacement."

"The most valuable feature of VisualCron is its ability to schedule interactive jobs so that you can have interdependencies within the job and interdependencies of a job on another job, and so on."

"It has improved our organization with more automation within the business departments and less administration and development in the IT department. Usually, as the IT department, we are the bottleneck for many requirements within the business. With this tool, the business departments are able to perform many task themselves."

"Support is AAA+, fast, and very detailed."

"Using the Windows Task Scheduler means you have to do some coding while using VisualCron means the tool takes care of the coding from the backend; you're just using the visual interface of VisualCron, creating the logic, and telling the tool what actions need to be performed, so VisualCron would take care of everything on the backend for you, which helps you manage time better."

"VisualCronv is currently handling so many different critical processes for our company, it's become a key factor in our livelihood and success."

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Cons

"I am looking for artificial intelligence and machine learning. I hope that they introduce them in A2019."

"The only reason I wouldn't rate it higher is because a COE Manager still not getting the full benefit from it and because the premium is a little bit expensive."

"We're in a digital world where everything's evolving. AI is coming out, so just looking at keeping moving, introducing new innovations into the product, nothing specific. The Automation Anywhere teams seem to know what the customers want."

"We have had a lot of issues using Automation Anywhere and find ourselves stuck."

"Improving on the ease of use and user experience of Automation Anywhere (AA) could help."

"Automation Anywhere can improve the product in potential areas of improvement with respect to automation and AI."

"We are having some challenges when it comes to stability."

"Automation Anywhere is a technical application. It is not so easy for a regular user. It requires technical knowledge."

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"The solution's support services need improvement."

"The setup process could definitely be better."

"In Jiffy.ai, they should add more customization, depending on the plugins available in the system."

"I believe this is also being addressed, but a lot of the platform work, as we were putting in new versions or making some updates, was, ironically, very manual. It's improved greatly, but I would imagine that's an area that they're probably still working on, on the backend, to help when it comes to what we need to do for platform support."

"There's a trade-off. One of the reasons we ended up with Jiffy is that the cost is really low compared to the rest, but in exchange you get what you pay for."

"They are still new in the market. Or, at least, they are still a small player. They require a lot of improvement in terms of learning material as well as the community developers. If you compare Jiffy.ai to an established solution, like UiPath, you can go to YouTube and find a lot of learning material posted by UiPath, partners, and other people in the community. However, for Jiffy.ai, you won't find that available in the market. Because of this it is very hard for us to find talent in the market. Most of the developers in the market are used to the bigger players. For Jiffy.ai, if you search a resume because you are trying to find someone who has used Jiffy.ai, you won't be able to find it. So, when we onboard a new person, we want them to learn this new system, but it is a bit hard for them to pick up because there are no external learning materials on the Internet."

"The UI or the UX has room for improvement. The approach for designing the workflow is not that straightforward. It's quite difficult."

"They are still new in the market. Or, at least, they are still a small player. They require a lot of improvement in terms of learning material as well as the community developers."

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"There are some conditions in the mail trigger, but you can only use them as an "AND" condition, not as an "OR" condition."

"I want to improve the UI in VisualCron, as it's not as user-friendly, particularly when setting up the task scheduler."

"Our suggestion to make it better and more manageable in terms of GDPR: Implement it in a very partnership way."

"I've mentioned before that it would be great to see a move away from SQLCE and XML configuration files."

"The documentation is a bit weak."

"I would like for VisualCron to expand audit log to show who changed job variables that are initialized per job run."

"The error timeout and info could be better. When making web request calls, it will time out sometimes and we won't get any useful info out of the error response."

"VisualCron seems to operate like an efficient machine when it comes to improvements and enhancements and new features. I always appreciate the quick response I get when bringing up an issue or coming up with suggestions. I've mentioned before that it would be great to see a move away from SQLCE and XML configuration files."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Automation Anywhere is flexible in terms of costing and licensing."

"Including the AWS setup and everything per license, it costs us around $10,000 on an annual basis. I believe that is pretty reasonable considering the teams that we have."

"We have established a CoE and we take our bot opportunities based on their ROIs. The best ROI opportunity goes to development first. Our ROI opportunities are compliance, profitable growth, productivity enhancements, productivity gains, number of hours the productivity saved, and resources not available that the work can be done by the bot. However, the single most important criteria that we use to measure ROI is how much time does the bot cut down from an analyst's work, as this has the best ROI. E.g., if an analyst is spending a 100 hours of work that a bot can do in one hour, we calculate the 99 hours saved as ROI."

"Considering the cost, it is a bit high, but worth the price because the output accuracy is high."

"If we count the integrations that we have done with Appian, which is where a lot of our savings is from, we are well over a million dollars in savings. This is from only doing development for about a year and a half."

"I am not sure about the costs, but two Bot Runners and four Bot Creators may cost approximately 1CR."

"Its usage is expensive for us because my user base is mostly in Manila and KL. The unit cost of labor is cheaper there than in the U.S. or Australia, which puts a bit more stress on how to get a positive ROI while continuing to use it."

"Our licensing costs are setup on an annual basis."

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"The licensing is not expensive; it is quite cheap. The expensive part is to support and maintain it. Understandably, we engage them to do a lot of work that could have been done by our own staff, if we had an RPA team. I wouldn't hold that against them. It is just that the cost of support is on the higher side for us."

"The pricing is quite competitive. As a small player in the market, they are quite aggressive in their pricing. With the features that they offer, it is quite worth the value."

"The pricing and license make sense. They have a model based on the concurrency of the workforce, which is very suitable in our case. The savings are great on the licensing cost."

"I like that it is very cost-efficient."

"The solution's price is reasonable."

"Its license is yearly. There are no additional costs to the standard fee. It is a standard license."

"If cost is of concern, then start with Jiffy. If cost is not your main concern there are a few premium products out there, but they come with a huge price tag."

"The price is a bit high."

"VisualCron is correctly priced because it wasn't very cheap, and it wasn't overly expensive, so the price for it was set correctly. When my previous company bought VisualCron, it was €800 per server per year. On a scale of one to five, I would rate the pricing for VisualCron a five because it was just right. The tool was affordable, and it has one of the most competitive pricing in the market."

"ROI is one month."

"ROI is 95 percent."

"The pricing is extremely fair, and because of that I recommend purchasing multiple instances to split out the processing load across multiple application servers."

"We are fine with a rather cheap setup. Licensing with VisualCron is fair. You have a simple one-year licence in different sizes. There isn't a licensing jungle with hundreds of options and opt-ins."

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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company

14%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Construction Company

13%

Outsourcing Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

16%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

Construction Company

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Midsize Enterprise	86
Large Enterprise	565

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Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	5

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Automation Anywhere, Testing Anywhere, Automation Anywhere Enterprise, Agentic Process Automation System (Now Certified for WorkSpaces)

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Overview

Automation Anywhere offers ease of use, robust system connectivity, and GenAI-driven document automation through a cloud-native platform, significantly enhancing productivity across multiple industries with advanced AI features.

Delivering a comprehensive suite of tools designed for easy integration and rapid deployment, Automation Anywhere drives efficiency by reducing costs and automating repetitive tasks. Its cloud-native platform supports broad industry adoption, including advanced AI features like process automation and Co-Pilot, streamlining complex workflows with minimal technical skills required. Users benefit from robust integration capabilities, which facilitate seamless interaction with multiple systems. However, there is room for improvement in areas such as user-friendliness for beginners, stability, flexible licensing, and enhanced OCR functionality. Organizations in sectors such as banking, finance, manufacturing, and healthcare gain from the improved operational efficiency and ROI Automation Anywhere offers.

What are the important features of Automation Anywhere?

Ease of Use: Simplifies automation tasks with a user-centric interface.
Robust Connectivity: Provides seamless integration with multiple systems.
GenAI-Driven Document Automation: Leverages AI to automate document management.
Process Automation & Co-Pilot: Enhances workflow automation with advanced AI.
Cloud-Native Platform: Enables rapid deployment and integration.

What benefits should be evaluated in reviews?

Time Savings: Automation drastically reduces manual processing time.
Cost Efficiency: Decreases overall operational costs by automating tasks.
Productivity Enhancement: Streamlines workflows with AI-driven tools.
Improved Integration: Enhances ability to work with multiple systems.
Scalability: Supports growth with a flexible cloud-native architecture.

In the insurance industry, Automation Anywhere is utilized for automating processes such as enrollment management and compliance checks. Its applications extend to supply chain management, financial transactions, and business performance monitoring across sectors like banking, finance, manufacturing, and healthcare, helping organizations to automate routine tasks, improve efficiency, and reduce costs.

Automation Anywhere

Jiffy.ai Automate offers an agile app-based approach to streamline complex business processes, seamlessly integrating applications while providing accessibility for non-technical users through a powerful workflow engine.

Jiffy.ai Automate leverages a configurable workflow engine and scriptable solutions to automate complex processes, integrating multiple applications with ease. Its innovative interface enables non-technical users to navigate and utilize functionalities efficiently. The addition of computer vision technology provides significant time-saving benefits, particularly in finance and invoice data extraction tasks. Compatibility with Python and straightforward API integration allow for extensive customization. Despite its capabilities, some users report limited support services and training resources, and note areas for UI and UX refinement to enhance accessibility. Though containerization and functionality have seen improvements, there's room for further development in comprehensive automation.

What are the standout features of Jiffy.ai Automate?

Powerful Workflow Engine: Easy configuration and scripting for efficient automation.
App-Based Approach: Integrates multiple applications for complex process automation.
Computer Vision Capabilities: Enhances finance processes and invoice data extraction.
Python Compatibility: Facilitates extensive customization options.
API Integration: Simplifies connection with existing infrastructure.

What benefits and ROI should you consider?

Increased Efficiency: Streamline processes to save time and resources.
Accessibility: User-friendly interface for non-tech users enhances usability.
Customization Options: Python and API integration allow tailored solutions.
Infrastructure Integration: Smooth integration with existing systems reduces deployment time.

In industries such as finance and supply chain, Jiffy.ai Automate is utilized for automating Windows applications, document processing, and finance operations. It's deployed on virtual servers for tasks like desktop automation, OCR, procurement, payroll, invoice scanning, and document attestations. Organizations use it for accounts payable and receivable operations, incorporating both on-premises and cloud solutions to optimize processes like bank conflation, WPS, and HR document management.

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VisualCron automates task management, enhancing productivity through its user-friendly interface. It supports integrations with databases, SQL Server, and cloud platforms AWS and Azure.

VisualCron provides intuitive task management without requiring programming skills, catering to automation needs by offering direct database connections, interactive scheduling, and extensive timing options. It features alerting, logging, and error notifications for improved workflow efficiency. The platform integrates seamlessly with FileZilla, AWS, and Azure, supporting mail and event triggers. Users benefit from its plug-and-play approach, which simplifies setup and task execution. Despite its advantages, users seek enhancements in its interface, documentation, security, error handling, and support options. Improvements in error management, CI/CD support, and task scheduler usability are also desired.

What features does VisualCron offer?

Visual Overview: Provides clear task management without programming.
Integration: Works with FileZilla, SQL Server, AWS, and Azure.
Scheduling: Offers interactive job scheduling with timing options.
Alerting and Logging: Includes error notifications and efficient alert systems.

What benefits or ROI can users expect?

Increased Productivity: Streamlines operations with automation.
Seamless Integration: Connects systems for efficient workflows.
User-Friendly Setup: Simplifies task execution with plug-and-play capabilities.
Efficient Communication: Supports FTP and network activities for better reporting.

In industries focused on automation and data management, VisualCron simplifies task scheduling and file transfers, aiding in operations like database management and communication processes. It's beneficial in sectors like IT, finance, and logistics, where consistent automated processes are essential.

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Sample Customers

Google, Linkedin, Cisco, Juniper Networks, DellEMC, Comcast, Mastercard, Quest Diagnostics

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