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    Stonebranch

    Score10 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Stonebranch provides enterprise-wide workload automation software solutions that are designed to solve complex IT business processes in a simple way - from Amazon Web Services, Docker, OpenStack, Hadoop, Microsoft Azure to z/OS batch processes on the mainframe. Stonebranch’s Universal Automation Center (UAC) is a system of four enterprise workload automation products: Universal Controller Universal Agent Universal Data Mover Universal Data Mover…N/A

    VisualCron

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AVisualCron is an automation, Integration and Task Scheduler tool. VisualCron combines many features into one product. VisualCron was founded in 2004. Through scheduling users can set Jobs to run on a specific time or event with the help of Triggers. The Tasks in each Job automate scripts to eliminate human errors. Through various Tasks users can integrate different systems through file transfer, encryption, compression and…N/A
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    StonebranchVisualCron
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    StonebranchVisualCron
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptional$1,499 per Server
    Additional DetailsCommercial models include Perpetual, Subscription & Usage-based and clients can choose the model that best suits their business. The Stonebranch software license models allow for unlimited concurrent and named users and the Perpetual and Subscription models include unlimited job executions per day – there are no license upgrades due to tasks per day increases. Licenses for a Disaster Recovery site are offered free of charge.—
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    Features
    StonebranchVisualCron
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Stonebranch and VisualCron
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    Stonebranch
    -
    Ratings
    VisualCron
    3.5
    1 Ratings
    54% below category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Stonebranch and VisualCron
    Feature
    Stonebranch
    -
    Ratings
    VisualCron
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Process Engine
    Comparison of Process Engine features of Stonebranch and VisualCron
    Feature
    Stonebranch
    -
    Ratings
    VisualCron
    4.2
    1 Ratings
    52% below category average
    Process designer00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Process simulation00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Business rules engine00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Process player00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Form builder00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Model execution00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Business Process Automation
    Comparison of Business Process Automation features of Stonebranch and VisualCron
    Feature
    Stonebranch
    -
    Ratings
    VisualCron
    4.3
    1 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Business Process Modeling00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Decision Modeling00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Code-Based Automation00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    No-Code Automation00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Apache Airflow
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Redwood RunMyJobs
    Score9.6 out of 10
    IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    StonebranchVisualCron
    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
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    7.0
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    Support Rating
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    StonebranchVisualCron
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    Stonebranch
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    NetCart DBA VisualCron
    VisualCron does accommodate continuous file processing. Like packing and unpacking compressed files, splitting or merging files, sending E-mail's and executing queries on databases. VisualCron in less suitable for performing very complex operations on files like, arithmetic with numbers, dates or amounts. Very complex job scripts become cluttered. Debugging Job scripts is not easy.
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    Pros
    Stonebranch
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    NetCart DBA VisualCron
    • VisualCron can pack and unpack files from many types of packing methods.
    • Clear job scripts with complex constructions can be written in VisualCron
    • VisualCron provides a clear graphical overview of the situation of all jobs.
    • VisualCron clearly indicates when a job has run into an error.
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    Cons
    Stonebranch
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    NetCart DBA VisualCron
    • VisualCron should more specifically indicate the root cause of an error.
    • If copying a file goes wrong, VisualCron reports 'can't copy file'. I expect 'no read permissions from original' or 'no write permissions from destination'.
    • VisualCron offers no way to execute a Job script line by line
    • In VisualCron, nested loops cannot be created.
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    Support Rating
    Stonebranch
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    NetCart DBA VisualCron
    Questions and problems can be addressed to VisualCron 's support department via E-mail. I usually get a good answer from them fairly quickly. There is also a VisualCron forum where you can ask questions that will be answered by other VisualCron users.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Stonebranch
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    NetCart DBA VisualCron
    For simple processes, VisualCron is easier to use and maintain. For complicated processes, Quadient Inspire offers more options. The graphical representations of waiting, running or completed jobs is adequate for both products. The logging of job actions is better in Quadient Inpire as in VisualCron.
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    Return on Investment
    Stonebranch
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    NetCart DBA VisualCron
    • With VisualCron, I need 3 times less time to get file processing right.
    • If a VisualCron job goes wrong I need twice as much time to find the problem.
    • Visualcron does not run on Linux but on Windows which can make an upgrade and reboot take up to 6 times as long.
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    Stonebranch Screenshots

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    VisualCron Screenshots

    Screenshot of Job - CPU usageScreenshot of Job - execution timeScreenshot of Job - ROI resultScreenshot of Main windowScreenshot of Main window - right clickScreenshot of Output - as table