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.
"Scheduling is a good feature."
"It is really a robust product."
"The automated solution is the most valuable piece. Otherwise, we would have to be doing everything manually on every server."
"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 most valuable features of AppWorx Workload Automation are simplicity and reliability. Additionally, they recently transformed the UI which is better."
"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."
"The solution is very user friendly so anyone can use it."
"We have a lot of nightly jobs that need to be run. Therefore, we perform a lot of calculations and processes during nighttime hours."
"We particularly like the fact that it's graphical because it is Windows-based. Before, we were text-based on the mainframe. You can also produce flow charts. Because it's point-and-click, its ease of use is very nice."
"Thus far we have only had a few minor problems, all of which the vendor addressed quickly. We have not encountered any major problems. The product is very stable and reliable."
"One of the advantages of OpCon is the ability to use the API and web services. We couldn't do that with our previous solution. We have been able to change our procedure for ticketing. When a job is down, we can immediately create a ticket from OpCon in our ticketing solution, which is ServiceNow, using the web services."
"It has also helped to streamline our operations. We contract out our collection department so they are no longer housed on our system. They're housed on another platform. OpCon is able to not only pull in our data, but it also, on a daily basis, updates that third-party."
"The whole product is valuable to us because of the integrations that it has with the MCP and the Windows environments. You have to have the agent on each one of them that you want to monitor. The integrations that we have created are along the lines of extracting files and sending them through SFTP to another vendor. Those are the things that were taking a lot of time away from my staff."
"We have found it scales very well. We run thousands of thousands of jobs every day, and sometimes thousands of jobs in a few hours."
"The solution has freed up employees to do more meaningful work as a result of automation. They don't have to sit there and wait for files to download. They don't have to stare at the screen while a process is running. It all runs in the background, doing it for them."
"Last year, we added a second environment and the OpCon Deploy product. This has allowed us to build a testing environment. This has been a great addition for us as we can work through our workflows without disrupting our production environment."
"The graphical interface is pretty cool but not the best so it could use some improvement."
"It has been a deprecated product, because it is so old. There has been a couple of new solutions that are a little more advanced."
"The compliance features are limited to the server and not the entire infrastructure."
"The scalability could improve."
"The internal security model can be complex when configuring multiple user groups."
"As a general process automation and integration tool, it has been superseded by other offerings, notably the Workload Automation suite."
"It is not really scaling per say because they are not putting much into it. They are trying to push their new product."
"Reporting, forecasting and intelligence could be improved."
"It's not something you can just quickly grab, try, run, and play with. You have to get the knowledge and train yourself. It was easy for me, but I also took the time to throw myself into it. There is a learning curve to a certain extent. You have to learn the rules."
"It does not have the ability to interact with third-parties via the web/Internet. We have certain processes where we have to interact with a third-party on a website, and unfortunately OpCon just cannot do that."
"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."
"There is a learning curve. We had to go to class, learn, and take their training classes, then come back. We got assistance from OpCon as well to convert our processes on the Unisys machine over to the IBM. Now, when we add new products, it's pretty straightforward to write a new process and schedule it, then run it at a set time of day."
"It would be nice to go to a fully thin client."
"The initial setup was fairly complex."
"The image-scanning features need improvement."
"I would like to see OpCon being accessible using a mobile app."
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, Automic Automation Intelligence and Stonebranch, whereas OpCon is most compared with Control-M, AutoSys Workload Automation, IBM Workload Automation, Automic 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.