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JobScheduler compared to mid-range products

Solutions for mid-range job scheduling

Are you looking for a mid-range job scheduling solution that helps to organize and automate your workflows and applications? Are you budget-sensitive and are looking for an affordable and scalable solution?

Then JobScheduler is the workflow automation tool that can be the solution for you. Enterprise-level features and functionalities will give you a 100% professional scheduling tool, that – when compared to other solutions – comes with similar functionality at the best price on the market. You will benefit from the JobScheduler’s automation capabilities while enjoying substantial annual savings.

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Comparison Table

The table below compares selected features of some mid-range commercial job scheduling solutions with the JobScheduler. The features listed are likely to be the most relevant for users that are currently looking for a mid-range workload automation tool. Feature availability is based on information available from the vendors' web sites September 2016.

Operating System / Architecture

 
  JobScheduler Dollar Universe® JAMS® Skybot Scheduler®
Multiple Platform Support

 

Master: Linux, Windows Server;

Universal Agent: All Operating Systems that support a Java VM®.

 

Server: Unix, Linux, Windows Server®;

Agent: Unix, Linux, Windows Server, zLinux®, z/OS®, System i® and OpenVMS.

 

Server: Windows Server®;

Agent: Unix, Linux, Windows, iSeries, OpenVMS.

 

Server: Windows Server®, RHEL® SEL Ubuntu, AIX®;

Agent: Windows, AIX, Linux (Intel® & IBM Power®), HP-UX®, SunOS/Solaris®, Apple OS X®, IBM i systems®

Standalone Operation

 

Multiple components required but standalone operation possible.

 

Multiple components required but standalone operation possible.

 

Server / agent architecture is standard.

 

Server / agent architecture is standard.

Agent

 

Java-based Universal Agent available.

NA

 

Not stated on web site.

 

Server / agent architecture is standard.

 

Server / agent architecture is standard.

Dynamic Agent Deployment

 

See this article for more information.

NA

 

Not stated on web site.

NA

 

Not stated on web site.

Graphical and Batch installers

 

Script, RPMs.

Binary sharing

 

Multiple instances of the Universal Agent can be operated on the same computer.

 

On Unix systems.

NA

 

Not stated on web site.

NA

 

Not stated on web site.

Multi-Client Capability

Scripting

 
  JobScheduler Dollar Universe® JAMS® Skybot Scheduler®
Scripting Languages

Bash, Java, JavaScript, Perl, Shell.

See our Scripting article for more information.

Bash, Shell.

Also commands for supported ERP systems - e.g. Informatica Workflow, Oracle Concurrent Request, etc.

Perl, Shell.

Bash, Shell.

PowerShell Support

 

See our PowerShell CLI article for more information.

 

Available via unofficial plugin

 

PowerShell module with JAMS-specific cmdlets is available.

 

PowerShell only available via command line.

Other Features

 
  JobScheduler Dollar Universe® JAMS® Skybot Scheduler®
Language Support

English.

Support available in German and English; documentation in English

English, French.

Support available in multiple languages; documentation & community in English, French.

English.

English.

Transparent Development Process

 

Feature status lists, issue tracker, SourceForge forum.

NA

 

Not stated on web site.

NA

 

Not stated on web site.

NA

 

Not stated on web site.

Licensing

 
  JobScheduler Dollar Universe® JAMS® Skybot Scheduler®
Licenses Available

Master: Commercial and Open Source

Agent: Commercial and Free

Commercial only

Commercial and Free Community Edition

Commercial only

Enterprise Features

 
  JobScheduler Dollar Universe® JAMS® Skybot Scheduler®
Clustering & high availability out-of-the-box

 

Diverse Architectures can be configured for High Availability and Central Configuration.

 

Active-Passive Cluster is a standard configuration.

 

Failover available with and without cluster architecture.

 

High availability with a master server and standby server.

Resource Based Workload Automation (Load Balancing)

 

System resources are currently not accessed.

Distributed Job Execution

 

Round-robin workload distribution available for Master and Agent clusters.

Role-Based Security

 

See JOC Cockpit - Authentication and Authorization.

 

Uses LDAP / Active Directory.

 

Uses LDAP / Active Directory.

Job Pre- / Post-Processing

 

See Job pre- & post-processing.

 

Jobs can only be grouped together.

 

Pre-Check jobs available.

NA

 

Information not found on web site.

Daily Plan

 

Daily Plan predicts job completion times.

 

Daily Plan predicts job completion times.

NA

 

Daily plan - only implicitly mentioned on web site.

 

Daily plan - dependencies taken account of.

Job History

 

History is shown in real-time.

 

History - available in real-time.

 

History - available in real-time.

 

History - available in real-time.

Integrated Reporting

 

A Reporting Interface is available.

 

Configurable dashboards and reports available.

Audit Trail

 

The Audit Log allows compliance and operations reporting requirements to be met.

 

Integrated version control and tracking across dev., prod., etc. staging zones

 

Keeps a complete revision history for all jobs, setups and other objects.

APIs for 3rd Party Applications

 

A full Job API, a RESTful API and a Monitoring Interface are available.

NA

 

Interface for Java EE platforms available.

 

REST API available.

NA

 

RESTful web services API.

Maintenance Windows
Business Intelligence / ERP Support

 

SAP ECC®, SAP Business Objects®, Oracle EBS®, JD Edwards®, PeopleSoft®, Microsoft AX®, Oracle RDBMS®.

 

Banner®, Ecometry®, Informatica®, JDEdwards®, Microsoft Dynamics®, Netezza®, Oracle E-Business Suite®, Peoplesoft®, SAP® (multiple environments), SAS®.

 

SAP NetWeaver®, Oracle E-Business Suite®, Informatica PowerCenter®.

Support and Services

 
Support and Services JobScheduler Dollar Universe® JAMS® Skybot Scheduler®
Online Suppport

 

Customer Support Ticket system, online documentation.

 

English and French Communities;

Manuals available online.

 

User forums (English), online chat / help & knowledge base; manuals available online.

 

Manuals and selection of articles, webinars, etc.

Migration Services

 

Migration Services are available.

 

Pre-configured migration packages available.

 

Conversion services and utilities for most other vendors available.

 

Conversion tool and service available.

Guaranteed Service Response Times

 

Available as a Support Option with e.g. Response Time for production standstill issues of 1hr.

 

A range of support packages / SLAs is available.

NA

 

Not stated on web site.

NA

 

Not stated on web site.

24/7 Support

 

24/7 Support is available.

 

24-hour technical support is standard.

 

24-hour technical support is standard.

Long Term Support

 

Long Term Support is available.

 

New releases available to support customers.

NA

 

Not stated on web site

 

LTS restricted to current and version before current.

Training & Coaching

 

Training Service is available either on-site or online.

 

Remote and on-site training available.

 

Available

Consulting

 

Consulting, Proof of Concept and Architectural Review Services are available as Pre-sales Services..

 

A range of consulting services is available.

 

Available

Custom Development

 

Our Feature Development Service is available.

 

Business system integration service available.

 

Custom application integration.

 

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Key to Symbols:

  • The feature is available as standard when the product is used with an Open Source license.
  • It is not clear if the feature is available for use with an Open Source license or the feature is only available after 'significant' configuration work has been carried out.
  • NA The feature is not available at all or is only available with a commercial license