Control-M vs UiPath Orchestrator comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Control-M
Ranking in Workload Automation
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
113
Ranking in other categories
Process Automation (3rd), Managed File Transfer (MFT) (2nd)
UiPath Orchestrator
Ranking in Workload Automation
11th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

AL
Mar 31, 2024
A powerful tool for automating and executing jobs efficiently
There can be an improvement in the area of finance. I contacted the BMC team here in Lima and mentioned the things that can be improved. For example, S4HANA jobs are something with which BMC has already worked in several companies. Whenever I pull an S4HANA job to the Helix Control-M tool, it pulls it naturally with all the steps. A job can have several steps, and in this case, it is very easy to control the steps taken. However, in the case of the SaaS IBP tool, it can pull the job but cannot identify the steps. So, when I want to take an action in a step, I have to split the job. We are having to work longer because we have to split the jobs from, for example, 52 steps to 12, depending on where I want it to have an action. We would like the tool to be able to identify the steps so that we are not continually splitting them as it generates more executions for me. The other improvement is that in, for example, S4HANA jobs, when the job fails, you have the status of the job. It recognizes them perfectly. In the case of IBP, it also has status but at a more minimal level. Sometimes the step fails, but the job does not fail. It ends with an error in a step without identifying it for me. Another thing that we have asked to improve is that Helix Control-M can be integrated with more tools such as Odoo. Odoo is a tool for all these companies that are not with SAP. They use it as a small ERP to generate their sales. Odoo integration will help us receive inventory reports. The communication and details related to the upgrades that are going to be happening also need improvement.
ED
Feb 2, 2024
Streamlines RPA workflow management with a centralized dashboard, robust monitoring and seamless integration with other tools that facilitate efficient automation deployment and optimization
We utilize UiPath Orchestrator to manage, monitor, and optimize our RPA workflows. The primary function of Orchestrator is to trigger and oversee the execution of these workflows efficiently It has proven highly effective in deploying, scheduling, and executing our automated bots across diverse…

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Pros

"I think the administration part is much more valuable than any other feature."
"I find Control-M for SAP and Control-M for Informatica good. You can connect to the Linux or Windows servers, and you can run multiple jobs."
"The File Transfer component is quite valuable. The integration with products such as Informatica and SAP are very valuable to us as well. Rather than having to build our own interface into those products, we can use the ones that come out of the box. The integration with databases is valuable as well. We use database jobs quite a bit."
"The solution is innovative. Specifically for the overseas and time differences, you can feel the efficiency of Batch Impact Manager on jobs, batch processing, and impact management. It works the best on these kinds of issues. It saves us time and money, which is important. We save a lot using Control-M."
"It can do anything that I need. We do real-time jobs. We also do jobs that have to run at certain times. I have not been presented with a scheduling need that I was not able to do. It is very flexible and dynamic."
"It is simple to create, integrate, and automate data pipelines and to ingest data from different platforms. It integrates well between platforms."
"Promotions between environments, as well as local, mass update, versioning, and self-service."
"The best part about this product is that it has a lot of features. Control-M doesn't limit us and we can use it for a lot of things."
"UiPath Orchestrator is a user-friendly solution."
"UiPath has one of the strongest community setups."
"Assets and logs are valuable."
"The product has been pretty amazing at deploying, scheduling, and running automated bots."
"The platform serves as a valuable tool for orchestrating solutions within an organization."
"The product helps to monitor our automation process and keep statistics. When not dealing with just one process, we utilize the business process. From there, we obtain the necessary answers, and the robot completes the process accordingly. We keep on improving our processes to become more effective. Hence, we start with a small process."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The reporting features are good."
 

Cons

"Advanced File Transfer (AFT) has limitations that cause us to use a bit more licensing than we feel is appropriate."
"The next major release needs to focus on the lightweight web client."
"Some reports on the UI require some improvement since the UI is not so impressive."
"Its operations and infrastructure can be improved."
"I would like to see automatic license management. And probably more importantly, some kind of machine learning to help identify the optimum automation path."
"I would like to see more auditing capabilities. Right now, it has the basics and I've been trying to set those up to work with what our auditors are looking for."
"The reporting functionality needs a lot of work. We have faced problems with different versions where we run the right report, but it gives us blank entries. Then, when we run the same report again, it gives the correct data."
"Integration with some applications and platforms is complex and requires development. We have done some integration with the application integrator, but it was more like a manual solution. This is an area that can be improved."
"We encounter errors while configuring and integrating the product with other vendors."
"Limiting certain deployment scenarios and enforcing best practices could be beneficial."
"The solution's pricing can be more competitive. Apache is one of the most expensive alternatives in the market. The integration with reporting tools and classic solutions is essential. Having BI integration, Salesforce integration, and robust monitoring and reporting capabilities would enhance the product."
"It's a bit difficult to connect to the licenses."
"The vendor should provide free certification to their partners."
"The solution’s licensing cost is high and could be improved."
"Clarity on integrating SQL databases and server configurations would improve implementation processes."
"One area for improvement in UiPath Orchestrator is enhancing automation for exceptional cases."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"For the tooling that you get, the licensing is acceptable. It has competitive pricing, especially with all the value that you get out of it. There are additional costs with some of the additional modules, but they are all electives. Out of the box, you get the standard Control-M experience and the standard license. They're not forcing some of the modules on you. If you decide that you do need them, you can always purchase those separately."
"It is not bad. The company can afford it, and it pays for itself. We have those jobs running automatically."
"The annual licensing within BMC Control-M is on a per task basis. Three- and five-year contracts are also offered. The customer usually buys a bundle of tasks, e.g., 5,000 tasks, then my team configures Control-M for their usage."
"The price is right because of the licensing schema, which is based on nodes and processes. You purchase what you use, no more and no less, and you can grow with time."
"This is an expensive product compared to other solutions, although I think that it is a good one. We are in a good position with licensing, as we can run 10,000 jobs."
"Licensing costs are around $3000 a year."
"BMC's price is based on the number of jobs."
"BMC does NOT have a great licensing model from my perspective."
"The pricing is quite reasonable, particularly with the cloud version where Orchestrator is included in all other licenses at no additional cost."
"The product has reasonable pricing."
"The products are available for free on the cloud, and even it is the same to a certain extent for the on-premises version. The pricing is included as a part of the license of the robot from UiPath."
"I rate UiPath Orchestrator's pricing a six out of ten."
"The product is expensive, and the associated licenses add to the expenses, initially making deploying new processes costly."
"UiPath Orchestrator is an expensive tool to implement."
"The solution's price is high. We have subscribed to 15 licenses which are paid on a yearly basis. We don't pay any additional costs for support and maintenance."
"The product is quite expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
29%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Insurance Company
6%
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Questions from the Community

How does Control-M compare with AutoSys Workload Automation?
Control-M acts as a single, centralized interface for monitoring and managing all batch processes, which is helpful because nothing gets left unattended since it is all visible in one place, and th...
What do you like most about Control-M?
First of all, the shift from manual to automation has been valuable. We have a tool that can automate.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Control-M?
They are expensive. If we were a small company, it would be complicated because we have to have strong sales and operations to be able to afford a tool of this level. Being a large company, the cos...
What do you like most about UiPath Orchestrator?
Using UiPath Orchestrator, we can deploy tasks across different environments, including virtual machines, for both attended and unattended processes.
What needs improvement with UiPath Orchestrator?
I haven't faced many challenges with UiPath Orchestrator. Previously, it was on-premises, but having clear documentation on how to transition between on-premises and cloud-based setups would be ben...
 

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CARFAX, Tampa General Hospital, Navistar, Amadeus, Raymond James, Railinc
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