201 ActiveBatch Workload Automation Reviews
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We have been using ActiveBatch for the past six years, and ActiveBatch has provided the functionality and reliability that we required in a workflow and schedule system.
Some of the best features are the advance scheduling, business calendar, the ability to execute Powershell scripts on multiple agents across our networks, managing of files, SQL process, multiple event options to trigger the job.
Their support team has always been quick to respond always helped us resolve problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
What we found previously is when we upgrade to a new version or service pack some of our existing jobs breaks because of functionality changes or behaviour change in the system. With the updates in mind, we now do proper full job testing before upgrading the production instance the only problem now is that it takes time to do full testing because we have over 1000 jobs in ActiveBatch.
The new version 12 console is a lot slower and does crash more often than version 11.
Some of the internal workflow steps can be confusing and may lack some functionality or advance options something like a file or conditional flows but once of the great features in AB is to run Powershell scripts and we have changed the jobs to Powershell and there is no limit in what Powershell cant do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
You can automate process flows across systems using output from process on one system to feed inputs to another process on a separate system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
There's a lot of information and how-tos available on the web. Everything is in a clunky PDF or behind their not very user-friendly website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
ActiveBatch is easy to use and has tremendous flexibility and functionality. We have never had a significant issue with the tool in the 9+ years we've been using it, nor have we had a situation that required automation that ActiveBatch couldn't handle. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Although ActiveBatch is easy to use, the initial learning curve can be daunting simply because there are so many features and tools included. The available training is very helpful, but it can still be slightly intimidating to a new user, especially if the user is unfamiliar with automation in general. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Active Batch does more than just job scheduling. That has allowed us to phase out other applications and consolidate our management into a single application. The dashboard view is very helpful and we've setup daily reports as well when I can't get to the dashboard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
We didn't realize how valuable the tool would be when we first put it in place and didn't put enough thought into our disaster recovery posture. We are having to rework our setup to get things working properly for DR. I wish that would have been pushed as a consideration at the time of purchase. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Activebatch has an easy to use interface with a wealth of reporting and operations features.
Activebatch has a ton of flexibility and can schedule across and extremely wide range of possible OS's.
Activebatch Has addons that enable functionality for management of cloud based solutions with ease.
Activebatch Has Change management functionality built in that enables easy cloning across Schedulers and subfolders.
The support provided by advanced system concepts is good to excellent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Activebatch can be a little pricy under certain circumstances.
Some of the very nice to have features for cloud automation and interfacing with special services can be add ons that need to be purchased.
The Webbased Console is an add-on purchase as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The ease of use, reliability and support over the years have all been exceptional. I have always been able to do what I've needed to get work done. I've been a user of ActiveBatch since version 6, for over 10 years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
There honestly isn't anything I dislike about ActiveBatch. It does exactly what I need it to, consistently and reliably. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
ActiveBatch is a versatile software that lets all of our work applications schedule jobs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I have been using ActiveBatch for six months now and have not found anything I dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Jobs can be automated.
One time activity to set them up them we are all set. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Job editor Ui is too complex. Can be made more simpler. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Its a tool that works across multiple platforms from AWS to Azure, Powershell to ansible. It makes it easy to get quick adoption from many groups within the company.
The ability to stick a job in front of a easy to use customer portal has also helped things as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The thick client console is a little much. it can take some time to load some of the job and pages in the thick client. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The product has lived up to all its hype and has been adaptable across all of our platforms. I look forward to getting through this phase and maximizing the product to its fullest potential, and helping us to automate the manual processes we use today. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The web console did give us some inconsistent results so we stopped using it but the thick client works just fine Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
