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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Broadcom Automic Automation

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ABroadcom Automic Automation (formerly the CA Automic Business Automation Platform)is a workload automation and release / deployment management offering supported by Broadcom, which provides an open, scalable and unified approach to driving automation across, enableing the user to reduce time-to-value and increase business agility by using automation as the backbone of digital transformation.N/A

    Lightning Tools Actions

    Score10 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Lightning Tools Actions is a complement to Lightning Forms, but can also be used independently of Lightning Forms. Rather than opening individual items to update fields such as Approval Status, Resetting field values such as holiday entitlement, or sending emails to notify creators of items that a request has been approved, Lightning Tools Actions provides the ability to create new command bar buttons with actions that can be performed against multiple selected items.

    $1,200

    per year per installation

    Pricing
    Broadcom Automic AutomationLightning Tools Actions
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    List Actions
    From $1200
    per year per installation
    List Actions Enterprise Edition
    POA
    per year per installation
    List Actions Plus (with Document Generator)
    From $1800
    per year per installation
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Broadcom Automic AutomationLightning Tools Actions
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Prices stated are minimum per installation for "stock" products. $1.20 per user on top of annual fee. Enterprise editions can be amended to suit business needs if deemed necessary, additional costs incurred and TBD. All packages include free technical support. Free upgrades available to latest versions of tool as they are released. (online version)Prices stated are minimum per installation for "stock" products. Not available for SharePoint OnPremises (2007 - 2019)
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    Features
    Broadcom Automic AutomationLightning Tools Actions
    Workload Automation
    Comparison of Workload Automation features of Broadcom Automic Automation and Lightning Tools Actions
    Feature
    Broadcom Automic Automation
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Lightning Tools Actions
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Multi-platform scheduling9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Central monitoring8.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logging8.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Alerts and notifications8.24 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Analysis and visualization8.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application integration8.24 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Broadcom Automic AutomationLightning Tools Actions
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Broadcom Automic AutomationLightning Tools Actions
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Broadcom
    This product has huge capacity to run millions of jobs per month, can serve to enterprise level of business. If client is looking for platform base solution which can be deployed on-prem or cloud base technologies then this solution works well. It has very good licensing mechanism which is based on number of agents, and there is no limitation of number of jobs run. So client has not to worry on limitation of jobs and can scale of the automation in the environment. This reduced the total cost of ownership of product. Self service automation feature can reduce the client automation cost significantly. it has good batch job coverages from Mainframe to Microservices.
    Incentivized
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    Lightning Tools
    We use SharePoint to manage over 100 legal litigation cases. We also use SharePoint for all of our internal billing and time keeping. There is great need for different SharePoint sites to be able to have access to other lists and data sources. List Actions provides an easy-to-use interface that we use to implement file copies between sites, workflow tracking of medical records through our medical collections department, send out medical record requests using the enhanced SendMail options. We have automated many tasks that used to take up considerable time and were error-prone. Having the logic of a workflow with all the steps carried out with a click of a button is great. Plus it is very fast.
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    Pros
    Broadcom
    • Wide range of internal functions
    • Many interfaces (incoming and outgoing)
    • Modern, web-based user interface
    • Strong roadmap with topics such as containerisation and AI
    • High throughput possible (> 1 million executions per day)
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    Lightning Tools
    • Allow for workflow actions to be executed at the view level.
    • Has a full range of available tools. It's not just email for an approval.
    • Super easy to use and configure.
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    Cons
    Broadcom
    • Could improve the framework.
    • Could improve the underlying coding standards.
    Incentivized
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    Lightning Tools
    No answers on this topic
    Likelihood to Renew
    Broadcom
    Automic is a very strong Automation Platform which enable us to implement user requirements quickly.
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    Lightning Tools
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Broadcom
    I have not used Automic One Automation Platform (formerly CA Automic Automation Platform) support.
    Incentivized
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    Lightning Tools
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Broadcom
    1. Cost was the major factor without compromising the automation service which this product delivered. Other products are expensive and deliver the same outcome. 2. Limitation of job run, Broadcom Automic Automation allows to run unlimited jobs and helps to increase automation capability. 3. Number of automation packs available with no extra license cost. 4. Depth of coverage of technologies for batch job automation. 5. Required less number of hardware to achieve high availability.
    Incentivized
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    Lightning Tools
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    Return on Investment
    Broadcom
    • Improved SAP automation thereby giving good returns.
    • Provides mail integration which further widens automation scope and profits.
    Incentivized
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    Lightning Tools
    • I have looked at every competitor out there and this tool plus the Forms designer is very affordable. It has become an integral part of our business.
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    ScreenShots

    Lightning Tools Actions Screenshots

    Screenshot of SHAREPOINT LIST ACTION BUTTONS
Action buttons can be added to SharePoint lists, like this Expense Approval button. The button performs multiple actions on the SharePoint list items such as modifying the Approved field to Yes, Sending an email notification to the Expense Claimant, and Reloading the page. The Line Manager can select multiple items and approve them all in one click, rather than visit each item individually.Screenshot of ADDING SHAREPOINT LIST ACTION BUTTONS
SharePoint List Action buttons can be created quickly, with no coding experience required, and List Owners or Designers can create the buttons and actions within the context of the list itself.  Action buttons can also be configured to display only to the user with the rights to perform the action.Screenshot of BUILDING A SERIES OF LIST ACTIONS
Actions that can be configured include Updating field values with simple or complex expressions, sending emails, adding list items, creating list items or folders, running custom script, and calling other workflows.