SnapLogic vs. VisualCron

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SnapLogic
Score 7.3 out of 10
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SnapLogic is a cloud integration platform with a self-service capacity supported by over 450 prebuilt modifiable connectors. SnapLogic also offers real-time and batch integration processes for interfacing with external data sources, a drag-and-drop interface, and use of the vendors’ Iris AI.N/A
VisualCron
Score 6.5 out of 10
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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
SnapLogicVisualCron
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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SnapLogicVisualCron
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptional$1,499 per Server
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Community Pulse
SnapLogicVisualCron
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Features
SnapLogicVisualCron
Cloud Data Integration
Comparison of Cloud Data Integration features of Product A and Product B
SnapLogic
7.7
24 Ratings
5% below category average
VisualCron
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Ratings
Pre-built connectors8.222 Ratings00 Ratings
Connector modification6.919 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for real-time and batch integration7.424 Ratings00 Ratings
Data quality services7.720 Ratings00 Ratings
Data security features7.522 Ratings00 Ratings
Monitoring console8.124 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
SnapLogic
-
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VisualCron
3.5
1 Ratings
54% below category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
SnapLogic
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VisualCron
7.7
1 Ratings
2% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Process Engine
Comparison of Process Engine features of Product A and Product B
SnapLogic
-
Ratings
VisualCron
4.2
1 Ratings
49% below category average
Process designer00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Process simulation00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Business rules engine00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Process player00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Form builder00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Model execution00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Business Process Automation
Comparison of Business Process Automation features of Product A and Product B
SnapLogic
-
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VisualCron
4.3
1 Ratings
34% 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
SnapLogicVisualCron
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(24 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.5
(4 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
SnapLogicVisualCron
Likelihood to Recommend
Snaplogic
Snaplogic is unique from other IPASS tools if you're very sensitive about data security as they have an on-premise option where your data never needs to leave your data center. And data pipelines can be quickly created if Snaplogic has the requisite connector to your data sources. On the downside, if you're transforming a large amount of data for example in training machine learning models, a tool with elastic compute capability is more appropriate.
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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
Snaplogic
  • Easy access to any type of source system. Data could be in any format.
  • Very beautiful visual representation of transforms that makes it super easy to use it by any non developer.
  • It can be run in cloud or on-premise. helping you choose your comfort of security.
  • Has pretty good customer support and have recently started their community forum as well.
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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
Snaplogic
  • They need to have a way to connect to GitHub to allow the users to maintain their version control in GitHub. This is a missing functionality.
  • As pipelines become complex, it's difficult to have all the snaps stitched together - just like to see it done differently.
  • They do not have a way to start/stop a preview. This is hard to use, especially if you have to stop an accidental preview invocation.
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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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Likelihood to Renew
Snaplogic
This has been hands down the BEST software company I have ever used and dealt with. I am a 25 year IT veteran at this college. They go above and beyond in soliciting our feedback/input and proactively follow up about bugs, issues, etc. I have given multiple potential clients my thoughts and after seeing the SL demo they all sign up. I appreciate their support model, it's REFRESHING!
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NetCart DBA VisualCron
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Usability
Snaplogic
It is very powerful but has a steep learning curve
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NetCart DBA VisualCron
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Support Rating
Snaplogic
They can be prompt but they have not been as useful as I've wanted. We had a bug that affected many of our customers through an API connection between SnapLogic and our platform. Eventually they were able to figure it out, but it took a long time of negotiating between our engineering team and theirs. Additionally, we installed the SnapLogic groundplex for our customers and we've run into a bunch of problems of connectivity. If SnapLogic offered to be on those calls with our clients to troubleshoot how to fix these problems, I would give them a better grade here.
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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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Implementation Rating
Snaplogic
The groundplex in our VPC is very nice for security reasons and the SnapLogic team was extremely helpful during our implementation
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NetCart DBA VisualCron
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Alternatives Considered
Snaplogic
We opted for SnapLogic due its ease of use and the flexibility it offers, it was the platform that was strongest in both application integration and data integration and both were use cases we wanted to be able to cover.
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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
Snaplogic
  • We have cut development time down by at least 70%
  • The software was more on the expensive side at renewal which required some further approvals to be sought for the spend
  • More developers are able to build and use Snaplogic pipelines in their projects
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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

SnapLogic Screenshots

Screenshot of Here you can see the Designer of SnapLogic's Enterprise Integration Cloud, which showcases our clicks-not-code approach to creating integration pipelines. Notice the machine-learning powered integration assistant, Iris, to the right suggests which Snaps (our term for connectors) to use from our catalogue of nearly 450+ pre-built connectors.Screenshot of Here is the Enterprise Integration Cloud Dashboard that empowers you to monitor the status and health your pipelines and Snaplexes. From here you can further optimize your pipelines to your needs.Screenshot of Here is the Manager tab of the Enterprise Integration Cloud Dashboard, where you can manage users, groups, project spaces, pipelines and security. You can also view account and Snap statistics here.

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