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BMC Compuware ThruPut Manager

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OpCon

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We performed a comparison between BMC Compuware ThruPut Manager and OpCon based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Anonymous User
The service level and automated capacity manager functions allow us to control priorities, support SLA's and manage...
Software access control (SAC) limits systems where some of our products are not licensed. Again, the automated capacity manager helps manage our... Read more →
Diane Kennedy
Provides a single point of control, helps save staff time, and automates hundreds of processes
OpCon provides a single point of control which is extremely important to our organization. The benefits of OpCon were seen immediately. It took a... Read more →
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  • "This solution is certainly not the cheapest, but we win in time."
  • "Yearly, it's around $30,000."
  • "Our licensing is on a yearly basis."
  • "Our license is for 1000 jobs. Including support, the license and upgrades are 2000 euros a month."
  • "Yearly, we're paying about $62,000. OpCon has an all-inclusive feature and module license, but you pay per task."
  • "Our annual maintenance costs are $45,000. The initial cost is separate."
  • "On a yearly basis our cost is between $25,000 and $30,000."
  • "Annually, we pay $29,000. This is for a blanket policy that covers everything, like licensing and support."

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    What do you like most about OpCon?
    Top Answer:My favorite feature is the dashboard feature, which shows jobs that are running, and completed, any failures, and provides dashboard reporting.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for OpCon?
    Top Answer:While the overall cost is reasonable, I'm interested in exploring options for making the managed automation solution, specifically the mass solution, more cost-effective.
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    What needs improvement with OpCon?
    Top Answer:I would like OpCon to implement a reporting feature on the dashboard that displays historical data for specific jobs. Ideally, this feature would allow us to view the past seven days or the next seven… more »
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    Ranking
    28th
    out of 51 in Workload Automation
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    299
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    9th
    out of 51 in Workload Automation
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    2,395
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    924
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    7
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    1,269
    Rating
    9.4
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    Overview

    ThruPut Manager automatically and intelligently optimizes batch processing. By balancing workload and improving batch throughput, ThruPut Manager delivers significant savings in software license fees and monthly licensing costs (MLC), and may allow you to defer expensive hardware upgrades. Systems programmers can use ThruPut Manager to: Better prioritize batch processing based on business-related policies and goals Automatically select the most urgent jobs first without system overload Verify jobs have the resources they need and proactively manage resource contention between jobs Minimize rolling 4-hour average (R4HA) processing peaks with or without “soft capping”.

    OpCon is a robust and flexible platform capable of scaling up to meet the needs of clients running 140,000+ daily jobs across multiple environments and operating systems. Our proven migration framework helps clients painlessly transition from outdated or cost inefficient platforms thanks to our deep organizational expertise, REST API, and extensive library of legacy connectors. We have a variety of consulting options available for clients and offer no-cost training for the life of the contract.

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    LOHR, Carnival Cruise Lines, Herbalife, Digital Federal Credit Union, Synergent, Frandsen Bank & Trust
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm36%
    Insurance Company11%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government5%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm78%
    Insurance Company9%
    Government4%
    Manufacturing Company2%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm34%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Insurance Company8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise1%
    Large Enterprise82%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise46%
    Large Enterprise30%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise74%
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    BMC Compuware ThruPut Manager is ranked 28th in Workload Automation while OpCon is ranked 9th in Workload Automation with 56 reviews. BMC Compuware ThruPut Manager is rated 10.0, while OpCon is rated 9.2. The top reviewer of BMC Compuware ThruPut Manager writes "The service level and automated capacity manager functions allow us to control priorities, support SLA's and manage our 4HRA and reduce MLC for some software bills". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OpCon writes "Gives us the ability to schedule dependent jobs across different mainframes". BMC Compuware ThruPut Manager is most compared with IBM Workload Automation, whereas OpCon is most compared with Control-M, AutoSys Workload Automation, IBM Workload Automation, Automic Workload Automation and UiPath.

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