Aurea Process vs. VisualCron

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Aurea Process
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Aurea Process (formerly CX Process) from Aurea Software in Austin is a business process management offering, based on Savvion BPM.
$200,000
per year
VisualCron
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
VisualCron is an automation, Integration and Task Scheduler tool. VisualCron combines many features into one product. VisualCron was founded in 2004. Through scheduling users can set Jobs to run on a specific time or event with the help of Triggers. The Tasks in each Job automate scripts to eliminate human errors. Through various Tasks users can integrate different systems through file transfer, encryption, compression and…N/A
Pricing
Aurea ProcessVisualCron
Editions & Modules
License
$200,000
per year
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Aurea ProcessVisualCron
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$1,499 per Server
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Aurea ProcessVisualCron
Features
Aurea ProcessVisualCron
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Aurea Process
5.3
1 Ratings
38% below category average
VisualCron
7.7
1 Ratings
1% below category average
Dashboards6.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Standard reports6.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Custom reports4.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Process Engine
Comparison of Process Engine features of Product A and Product B
Aurea Process
5.8
1 Ratings
36% below category average
VisualCron
4.2
1 Ratings
52% below category average
Process designer6.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Process simulation7.01 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Business rules engine5.01 Ratings2.01 Ratings
SOA support5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Process player7.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Model execution5.01 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Form builder00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Collaboration
Comparison of Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Aurea Process
4.0
1 Ratings
70% below category average
VisualCron
-
Ratings
Social collaboration tools4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Content Management Capabilties
Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of Product A and Product B
Aurea Process
4.0
1 Ratings
68% below category average
VisualCron
-
Ratings
Content management4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Aurea Process
-
Ratings
VisualCron
3.5
1 Ratings
70% below category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Business Process Automation
Comparison of Business Process Automation features of Product A and Product B
Aurea Process
-
Ratings
VisualCron
4.3
1 Ratings
46% below category average
Business Process Modeling00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Decision Modeling00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Code-Based Automation00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
No-Code Automation00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Aurea ProcessVisualCron
Likelihood to Recommend
5.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Aurea ProcessVisualCron
Likelihood to Recommend
Aurea
The tool has potential. Its capabilities and visual aspects could be considered rather basic but this might improve, particularly if the business intelligence/analytics aspect is leveraged. Once running well, it could allow (perhaps smaller) companies to successfully improve their customers' experiences through digitalizing customer journey - and we all know that customer loyalty goes a long way. However, whether or not the tool is comprehensive enough to deliver this for larger companies with more complex, multi- and omni-channel interactions is yet to be seen...
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NetCart DBA VisualCron
VisualCron does accommodate continuous file processing. Like packing and unpacking compressed files, splitting or merging files, sending E-mail's and executing queries on databases. VisualCron in less suitable for performing very complex operations on files like, arithmetic with numbers, dates or amounts. Very complex job scripts become cluttered. Debugging Job scripts is not easy.
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Pros
Aurea
  • Face-lifted platforms: CX Messenger (formerly Sonic), CX Monitor (formerly Actional), CX Process (formerly Savvion)
  • User-friendly UI
  • Relatively painless implementation
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NetCart DBA VisualCron
  • VisualCron can pack and unpack files from many types of packing methods.
  • Clear job scripts with complex constructions can be written in VisualCron
  • VisualCron provides a clear graphical overview of the situation of all jobs.
  • VisualCron clearly indicates when a job has run into an error.
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Cons
Aurea
  • Standard edition is significantly lighter touch than the (pricier) Enterprise version
  • There are similar solutions on the market that are competitively prices and offer positive user experience
  • Data migration can be tricky at times
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NetCart DBA VisualCron
  • VisualCron should more specifically indicate the root cause of an error.
  • If copying a file goes wrong, VisualCron reports 'can't copy file'. I expect 'no read permissions from original' or 'no write permissions from destination'.
  • VisualCron offers no way to execute a Job script line by line
  • In VisualCron, nested loops cannot be created.
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Support Rating
Aurea
No answers on this topic
NetCart DBA VisualCron
Questions and problems can be addressed to VisualCron 's support department via E-mail. I usually get a good answer from them fairly quickly. There is also a VisualCron forum where you can ask questions that will be answered by other VisualCron users.
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Alternatives Considered
Aurea
No answers on this topic
NetCart DBA VisualCron
For simple processes, VisualCron is easier to use and maintain. For complicated processes, Quadient Inspire offers more options. The graphical representations of waiting, running or completed jobs is adequate for both products. The logging of job actions is better in Quadient Inpire as in VisualCron.
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Return on Investment
Aurea
  • As our customers vary in size and maturity, the ROI ranges accordingly.
  • For younger, smaller businesses this is a useful tool. Digitalization of he customer journey has certainly helped save time and efforts in many cases.
  • For more mature market players the tool is not always comprehensive enough. Dashboard and report personalization take time and efforts, and sometimes it feels that a dedicated BI tool would be a more suitable solution.
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NetCart DBA VisualCron
  • With VisualCron, I need 3 times less time to get file processing right.
  • If a VisualCron job goes wrong I need twice as much time to find the problem.
  • Visualcron does not run on Linux but on Windows which can make an upgrade and reboot take up to 6 times as long.
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ScreenShots

Aurea Process Screenshots

Screenshot of CX Platform enables leading companies to modernize, automate, and monitor their back office by bridging legacy SOA solutions to modern micro-service and container-based architectures.

VisualCron Screenshots

Screenshot of Job - CPU usageScreenshot of Job - execution timeScreenshot of Job - ROI resultScreenshot of Main windowScreenshot of Main window - right clickScreenshot of Output - as table