We performed a comparison between AppWorx Workload Automation and OpCon based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Features: AppWorx Workload Automation is highly regarded for its ease of use and consistent performance. Users appreciate its intuitive interface and reliable functionality. OpCon stands out for its adaptability and ability to seamlessly integrate with other systems. Users also appreciate its self-service capabilities and the added value of automating manual tasks, resulting in fewer mistakes and improved efficiency.
Users of AppWorx Workload Automation are looking for improvements in API integration and better integration with other tools. They also mention that scalability could be enhanced. OpCon users desire improved functionality in the web-based interface and mention compatibility issues with upgrades. They would also like to have a mobile app for easier accessibility and improvements in self-service functionality. OpCon users mention limitations in APIs and interfaces of other systems, concerns about pricing, and the need for better training and cross-training.
Service and Support: Customers have highly rated AppWorx Workload Automation for its excellent customer service and support, specifically praising its technical support. OpCon's customer service is also highly regarded, described as great, timely, and helpful, focused on finding solutions. However, there have been cases where customers felt the solutions provided were not applicable.
Ease of Deployment: The setup process for AppWorx Workload Automation is straightforward, although it may seem intricate to individuals unfamiliar with the system. Administrator access and involvement are necessary. OpCon's setup can be complicated, however, with the assistance of SMA consultants, it becomes more manageable.
Pricing: AppWorx Workload Automation has a costly setup due to the requirement of multiple orchestrated systems. OpCon offers a tiered pricing model and tailored licensing based on usage, making it a more affordable option. Customers find OpCon competitively priced and worth considering for those focused on cost.
ROI: OpCon is a highly efficient and cost-effective automation solution that provides substantial advantages. It streamlines tasks, minimizes time consumption, decreases mistakes, and eliminates the necessity for dedicated operators. AppWorx does not have any ROI details from users.
Comparison Results: OpCon is the preferred choice over AppWorx Workload Automation due to its flexibility, integration capabilities, and self-service features. Users can automate tasks according to their specific needs, reducing complexity and increasing productivity. The graphical user interface and database functionality are also praised.
"The most valuable features of AppWorx Workload Automation are simplicity and reliability. Additionally, they recently transformed the UI which is better."
"The automated solution is the most valuable piece. Otherwise, we would have to be doing everything manually on every server."
"Scheduling is a good feature."
"It is an object-based approach to task and process design in conjunction with conditional logic and event-based scheduling actions, which enables a build once/use often design methodology to be employed."
"It is really a robust product."
"We have a lot of nightly jobs that need to be run. Therefore, we perform a lot of calculations and processes during nighttime hours."
"It has improved my organization through automation of back office and infrastructure procedures, and by integrating and orchestrating key business applications spanning multiple technology stacks."
"The interface is good."
"It is so simplistic that it gives us peace of mind. Before, we had all these processes that were run manually, such as different file transfers and jobs running for our core at certain times. Now, all that stuff is done automatically."
"It makes everything simpler. Once OpCon is in, it just repeats itself day after day. We don't have to worry about whether a process will be missed. It will run every single time. We are not dropping jobs or missing stuff. When you have multiple institutions, it's very easy to miss jobs. You get on a roll, start doing things, and then forget somebody. With OpCon, everything is done."
"For us, the most valuable feature of the solution is the file transfer piece and being able to automate the moving of files around between our various vendors. It reduces the time involved versus somebody having to individually move the files around."
"We recently did a branch acquisition of another bank, though not a full bank. With that, we had to convert all of their ACH transactions. It was a very complicated product that we received from our core provider, Fiserv, for some translation programs. It was very cumbersome to run through the process, convert it out, get output files, etc. Without anyone touching it, I was able to automate the full process from pulling in the files from this other bank, converting everything needed, and posting it to our customer's account 24-hours throughout the day."
"It allows us to organize everything into a process flow throughout the day for our different tasks that we have to run. So, it keeps everything organized. It is easy to monitor and adjust, if we need to."
"The most valuable feature is the automation in general."
"The end code response allows us to evaluate how a process finished, set the termination/end code appropriately, and then trigger further processing based on how it ended."
"It allows batch work to run as smoothly and efficiently as possible."
"It is difficult to integrate with the Active Directory (AD)."
"The scalability could improve."
"As a general process automation and integration tool, it has been superseded by other offerings, notably the Workload Automation suite."
"The internal security model can be complex when configuring multiple user groups."
"Reporting, forecasting and intelligence could be improved."
"We are looking for additional features that would allow us to call APIs and integrate the product with other tools more effectively."
"The compliance features are limited to the server and not the entire infrastructure."
"It is not really scaling per say because they are not putting much into it. They are trying to push their new product."
"I would like to have an interface with PowerShell. PowerShell has a lot of functionality. We use it a lot because we're a Windows shop. Having a built-in tool or interface with PowerShell would go a long way."
"Of course they have a RESTful API within OpCon, but they have that new web services agent that we installed because we have some SOAP APIs and we had to interact with SMA to get things running. Our developers did do some tweaks, but we have now been able to get some test jobs running, and understand how the workflow goes back and forth."
"There is one feature that has been a difficult problem, and right now, OpCon can't do it. I'm not sure if it should be expected to, but we have tried to get it to where it could start a process on an external database."
"The UI refresh rate is really bad and needs improvement."
"I'd like to see the product include a view where you can see everything about a specific job on a single screen."
"Licensing would be the first part I would overhaul. Each time a new licensing paradigm comes out, more features are removed and costs are added. They "add" features that are rarely used and increase charges for the number of jobs run. I'm sure someone in finance got a raise for their brilliance but the end-users won't thank them one bit. Expect price hikes and threats when you hold them to account at every opportunity."
"The biggest area where there is room for improvement would be integration with their code. They've got a function for embedded scripts and it would be nice if that worked with a code or versioning management system, like GitLab."
"The SQL database connections are the only time that we've had issues with reliability and stability of the software."
AppWorx Workload Automation is ranked 17th in Workload Automation with 7 reviews while OpCon is ranked 9th in Workload Automation with 56 reviews. AppWorx Workload Automation is rated 8.0, while OpCon is rated 9.2. The top reviewer of AppWorx Workload Automation writes "The scheduling tool and finance module are valuable features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OpCon writes "Gives us the ability to schedule dependent jobs across different mainframes". AppWorx Workload Automation is most compared with Automic Workload Automation, Control-M, AutoSys Workload Automation and Automic Automation Intelligence, whereas OpCon is most compared with Control-M, AutoSys Workload Automation, Automic Workload Automation, IBM Workload Automation and UiPath. See our AppWorx Workload Automation vs. OpCon report.
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Hello Rick, I couldn't help you with the Appwork applications manager.
On the other hand, one thing that is certain that
we are satisfied to have migrated all our jobs processing under OpCon (120 000
jobs/days) since 2018.
We have improved in terms
of service quality, we have made progress in the automation of our business
process and we benefit from more functionalities and reduces operating costs.
OpCon is a true
Enterprise Scheduler.
I hope this will help you in your
research.
Ian,
It isn't that AWA wont work. It comes down to support from another vendor. The vendor isn't currently familiar with AWA, so they are taking classes, and will be able to support it in the future
We are about to start to use AWA and was wondering why that platform will not work for you going forward?
@NickWilcox you recently reviewed OpCon - would you be willing to share your experiences with @Rick Murray to help him with his decision? @reviewer1166826 maybe you can give some insight into the pros and cons of AppWorx?
I am sorry because cannot help you. We have no experience with Appworx Application Manager.