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Verified User in Medical Practice

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/29/2025

"User-Friendly Interface, but Licensing Needs Simplification"

4/5

What do you like best about JAMS?

Ease of Use, and user friendly web console. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about JAMS?

Licensing can be complicated, especially if you have separate Production and QA licenses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Peter Hegland of JAMS

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Hi! Thanks for leaving us a review and for being a loyal JAMS customer! I'm very happy you have found JAMS easy to use and that the web client is user friendly. Please reach out to me with any questions you have about licensing. I would like to clear up anything complicated or confusing. If we need to change something we will take a serious look at it. My email is peter.hegland@jamssoftware.com and I am the CEO of JAMS.

Thanks again!

Peter Hegland

CEO of JAMS

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Verified User in Insurance

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

8/26/2025

"Reliable, Scalable, and Enterprise-Ready Automation with JAMS"

4/5

What do you like best about JAMS?

JAMS has become an indispensable part of our enterprise automation strategy. Its robust support for PowerShell and SQL scripting allows us to orchestrate complex workflows with precision. The centralized job scheduling interface is intuitive and powerful, enabling us to manage cross-platform batch processes with ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about JAMS?

Earlier versions had some UI/UX inconsistencies, especially during the transition from V6.5 to V7.x. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is JAMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

JAMS helps us automate mission-critical tasks across our infrastructure—from database backups and report generation to ERP integrations and nightly batch jobs. This has reduced manual overhead, improved SLA compliance, and enhanced visibility into job performance. The platform’s scalability ensures it grows with our needs, and its reliability gives us peace of mind. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Peter Hegland of JAMS

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Hi! Thanks so much for leaving us a review and for being a loyal JAMS customer! Happy to hear that JAMS has helped you with centralized job control/management and complex workflow orchestration. The UI did change a lot between versions 6 and 7. Do you feel well trained on version 7? Please reach out to me at peter.hegland@jamssoftware.com and we can get you set up with some free training to ensure you are set up for success.

Thanks again!

Peter Hegland

CEO of JAMS

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Emil C.

IT Operations Manager

Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/18/2025

"I finally sleep better at night knowing JAMS is handling our jobs"

4/5

What do you like best about JAMS?

The scheduling capabilities provide reliable performance for building complex job dependencies that manage intricate IT processes. Real-time monitoring generates instant alerts together with complete trouble logs for identification of issues. Users without tech expertise can modify and create job schedules through the interface which supports drag-and-drop functionality. All our operations remain synchronized through our systems' integration capabilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about JAMS?

The system's initial setup demands comprehensive knowledge about the system to execute a correct configuration process. The system's interface functions properly yet needs contemporary redesign to achieve better intuitive operation. The price point for this system exists as a potential barrier for smaller organizations because it might be too expensive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is JAMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Our job schedule management was disorderly before implementing JAMS because we operated with various tools and needed manual interventions. Everything is now centralized and automated through JAMS so we have reduced missed jobs while enhancing our efficiency. The system provides instant monitoring which enables us to solve problems during operation and minimize product stoppages. Our operations became more manageable because of the complex workflow management capabilities which simplified big project management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Peter Hegland of JAMS

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Hi Emil -

Apologies for my slow response to your review. Thank you for being a loyal JAMS customer. I am happy to hear that you are getting solid reliability with JAMS. We are working on a new web client that will greatly enhance the system's interface and make it more intuitive. We have an early access release available already and will be having another big release in October 2025. If you ever want to talk anything related to JAMS please reach out. My email is peter.hegland@jamssoftware.com.

Best,

Peter Hegland

CEO of JAMS Software

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Elektron L.

System engineere

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/10/2025

"Powerful Powershell Integration and User-Friendly Design"

4/5

What do you like best about JAMS?

Powershell engine. Easy to use and structured design user interface and integration to almost any windows application Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about JAMS?

Could have a better integration to schedule kubernetes batch services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Peter Hegland of JAMS

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Hi Elektron - thanks so much for being a loyal JAMS customer and taking the time to leave us a review! Happy to hear that our PowerShell integration is useful to you. Coming out with more native integrations in JAMS is a top priority for us in 2026 and Kubernetes has been discussed. Stay tuned for more updates. If you have specific requirements you'd like to ensure we incorporate please email me at peter.hegland@jamssoftware.com. Happy to chat Kubernetes integration or anything JAMS related.

Thanks again!

Peter Hegland

CEO of JAMS

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Verified User in Automotive

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/15/2026

"Easy, Efficient Scheduled Task Management Across Servers and Databases"

4.5/5

What do you like best about JAMS?

Easy and efficient software to manage scheduled tasks running on multiple servers and databases Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about JAMS?

Licensing, can be expensive. Other than that all good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Peter Hegland of JAMS

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Hi! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review and for being a loyal JAMS customer! Glad to know that JAMS has been efficient in helping you manage scheduled tasks across your environment. Can you please reach out to me so we can discuss licensing costs? JAMS is positioned as a value leader in the scheduling/workload automation/orchestration market. Our starting price is $10k while competitors starting price is $30k+. I just want to ensure that we sync so we can understand each other better.

My email is peter.hegland@jamssoftware.com and I am the CEO.

Thanks again!

Best,

Peter Hegland

CEO of JAMS

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Verified User in Food & Beverages

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/5/2025

"Flexible Batch Job Configuration"

3/5

What do you like best about JAMS?

options for configuring different type of batch jobs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about JAMS?

Debugging job error is not user friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Peter Hegland of JAMS

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Hi! Thanks so much for being a loyal JAMS customer and taking the time to leave us a review. We are workshopping a potential new AI feature to help with debugging job error codes. We will potentially have firmer plans to review with you and the rest of the customer base at our online Feb 2026 Customer Summit. If you have not yet received the invite and would like it please let me know. If you would ever like to chat anything related to JAMS please email me at peter.hegland@jamssoftware.com. I am the CEO of JAMS.

Thanks again!

Peter Hegland

CEO of JAMS

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Antonio G.

Automation Engineer

Industrial Automation

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/27/2025

"Our team's stress levels have significantly dropped since we started using JAMS"

4/5

What do you like best about JAMS?

The automation feature of this system stands out as one of its most valued aspects. Jobs used to require manual activation until the system took over this process. JAMS saves lives when traffic reaches its highest points. The reporting feature enables us to save three hours of work each week. The application serves as a tool to monitor job statuses together with performance metrics. The alert system stands out as an excellent feature of this platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about JAMS?

You will face initial difficulty when learning these systems. Setting up challenging jobs took up most of my practice time. A better set of tutorials plus a support community would help users solve setup challenges. In addition the user interface sometimes feels challenging to use. The process of moving between different job schedules slows down my work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is JAMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Our team previously needed to monitor job progress and performance through manual means. It was very time consuming. Our team receives precise job reports right away through JAMS Enterprise Job Scheduler. Our team operates faster and provides better results thanks to this system. The solution made it much easier to manage job dependability. Our job dependency management was a major source of stress earlier. Our staff had to manually confirm that jobs processed correctly according to their sequence. Now system manages all job operations by itself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Peter Hegland of JAMS

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Hi Antonio!

Thank you so much for being a loyal JAMS customer and taking the time to leave us a review! Building out self services tutorials and developing a support community are high on our list of to do's! Stay tuned! If you would ever like to chat please reach out. I am the general manager for JAMS and would love to talk. My email is peter.hegland@fortra.com.

Thanks again!

Best,

Peter Hegland

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Oscar C.

Automation reporting analyst

Civic & Social Organization

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/10/2025

"No more late night scheduling headaches!"

4.5/5

What do you like best about JAMS?

What I like with JAMS is that it has made easy the work of scheduling the jobs. It will also effectively carry out tasks and complete them in a fairly short amount of time and with minimal cost. For instance, its dependency management type of feature enables jobs to run in the right way without any direct human input being needed. Also, centralized management console is convenient as it allows the management to track and manage all the jobs in one location. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about JAMS?

JAMS is generally good, but I have seen that the user interface could benefit from some improvement. Not very intuitive and a bit time consuming to learn. Also, the feature of reporting might be more strong sometimes it doesn’t have detailed information. An example is that I want to have more granular data about job success rates and the reasons job fails. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is JAMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

JAMS has improved our job scheduling accuracy and efficiency. Prior to JAMS we have seen delays and had errors with job dependencies. But with JAMS dependency management, we have seen a huge reduction of such issues. Additionally, by having a centralized management console, it’s easier to check and supervise jobs and eliminate all those several hours of manual work. It is like having a job scheduler in our team who just does what it should do and leave other tasks to us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Peter Hegland of JAMS

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Hi Oscar -

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review and for being a loyal JAMS customer! I'm happy our scheduling dependency features and the monitor have been of value for you and your team. I hear you on the UI and reporting - duly noted!

If you would every like to chat more please feel free to reach out to me at peter.hegland@fortra.com. I am the General Manager for JAMS.

Thanks again!

Peter

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Mike S.

Senior Manager

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/11/2025

"Utilizing JAMS for orchestrated process and file management"

4.5/5

What do you like best about JAMS?

The ability to execute across multiple platforms. The engineers have quickly adopted to the new platform. It allows for customization of various functionality as well as having many features right out of the box. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about JAMS?

The GUI rendering of complex work flows is not as helpful as it could be. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is JAMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have many bach jobs and dependant work flows that run hourly and daily. JAMS allows for an orchestrated and monitored series of executions. It interfaces well with our ERP. A large benefit is once the work flows have been successfully implemented, alterting and monitoring can be accomplish with less technical resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Peter Hegland of JAMS

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Hi Mike -

Thank you for being a loyal JAMS customer and for taking the time to leave us a review! Understood on the GUI rendering, I will take that back to the R&D team.

If you would every like to chat more please don't hesitate to reach out to me at peter.hegland@fortra.com. I am the General Manager for JAMS.

Thanks again!

Peter

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Ranadheer D.

VP Software Engineering

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/11/2025

"JAMS for scheduling agency and payments data processing"

4/5

What do you like best about JAMS?

JAMS is very stable and flexible. It helps develoeprs and powered users who is responsible in processing the critical tax data on day to day. Decent user interface helps configuring and monitoring with minimal training required. Customer support is very effective with prompt responses. Software supports the API which helps to acheive ease of integration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about JAMS?

It would be more powerful if the user interface is browser based. Currently it is desktop based which limits the mobility. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Peter Hegland of JAMS

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Hi Ranadheer -

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review and for being a loyal JAMS customer! Happy to hear that JAMS has been helpful for you and your team. We are in the process of working on releasing a new web client - more coming on that soon!

If you would ever like to chat more please feel free to reach out to me at peter.hegland@fortra.com. I am the General Manager for JAMS.

Thanks again!