We performed a comparison between Automic Workload Automation and SaltStack based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about BMC, Tidal Software by Redwood, Redwood Software and others in Workload Automation."Customers save a lot of money when they use this product, because of things like the scheduling tool."
"There are a lot of features which help us get a stable application. It is easy to have a stable production line, because this app supports us very well."
"We use it with automation, getting more speed to solve business processes."
"The solution's technical support has always been excellent."
"It's very hard to transfer the feeling when you have a platform that came to handle infrastructure issues, but at the end of the day, they are making real changes and impacting our business level, which is amazing, because it's very uncommon. That's it, basicalSly."
"I use this automation solution, because it is very flexible. This automation solution supports a lot of computer platforms. Also, a lot of operating systems are supported other than automation solutions."
"The most important and critical process business in the bank, including COB, closed or business, which has to run on a daily basis, is automated."
"The initial setup was quite simple because they have a manual which tells you in a simple way of how to install it step-by-step."
"It is a highly stable solution."
"I want to build automation that is intelligent, part of the fabric of our environment, and is somewhat self-sustaining. I think SaltStack can help me do this."
"The ability to programmatically describe the desired state of a single, or an entire fleet of servers, on-premises, and in a cloud environment."
"The automation functionality has been most valuable. With a click of a button, we are able to automate provisioning, the build of new hardware and apply patches. These are all extremely important and differentiated tasks that can be automated in SaltStack."
"SaltStack has given us the ability to deal with systems at scale and rectify issues at scale."
"The product’s most valuable feature is its ability to provide environmental security."
"We monitor the configurations against CIS standards. We run CIS benchmarks and maintain configurations with higher CIS values for each server."
"We would like to have token-based authentication. Where we do not have to use a password, and can use tokens for authentication in other systems."
"I would like a good AWI in the next release. The AWI is not fully functional at this time."
"There are too many bugs to be solved after a version upgrade. We are working on the limits of an architecture with 16,000 platforms. It is impossible to test everything out in the software lab of CA."
"It has a very complicated interface, which could be made to be more user-friendly."
"It is very difficult to migrate. The release automation should be in one package."
"The user interface has room for improvement."
"I would like to see more types of Calendars in the next release of this solution."
"The one big issue that we have is around passwords and not being able to update passwords through a different tool. This is not available yet."
"This solution could be integrated with more hardware for an improved offering."
"There is a little bit of pain when it comes to libraries and what is needed to run the product."
"Its configuration process could be better."
"Web UI."
"SaltStack's features are minimal."
"A hardened set of tests would be much appreciated."
"It is difficult to set up."
Automic Workload Automation is ranked 7th in Workload Automation with 85 reviews while SaltStack is ranked 14th in Configuration Management with 33 reviews. Automic Workload Automation is rated 8.2, while SaltStack is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Automic Workload Automation writes "A tool requiring an easy setup phase that provides its users with flexibility and flow chart visibility ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SaltStack writes "Orchestration tool that powers automation of processes with the click of a button". Automic Workload Automation is most compared with Control-M, AutoSys Workload Automation, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Dollar Universe Workload Automation, whereas SaltStack is most compared with Microsoft Configuration Manager, VMware Aria Automation, HashiCorp Terraform and Red Hat Satellite.
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