Stonebranch vs. VisualCron

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Stonebranch
Score 10.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Stonebranch provides enterprise-wide workload automation software solutions that are designed to solve complex IT business processes in a simple way - from Amazon Web Services, Docker, OpenStack, Hadoop, Microsoft Azure to z/OS batch processes on the mainframe. Stonebranch’s Universal Automation Center (UAC) is a system of four enterprise workload automation products: Universal Controller Universal Agent Universal Data Mover Universal Data Mover…N/A
VisualCron
Score 7.0 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
StonebranchVisualCron
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
StonebranchVisualCron
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptional$1,499 per Server
Additional DetailsCommercial models include Perpetual, Subscription & Usage-based and clients can choose the model that best suits their business. The Stonebranch software license models allow for unlimited concurrent and named users and the Perpetual and Subscription models include unlimited job executions per day – there are no license upgrades due to tasks per day increases. Licenses for a Disaster Recovery site are offered free of charge.
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Features
StonebranchVisualCron
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Stonebranch
-
Ratings
VisualCron
3.5
1 Ratings
70% 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
Stonebranch
-
Ratings
VisualCron
7.7
1 Ratings
1% 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
Stonebranch
-
Ratings
VisualCron
4.2
1 Ratings
52% 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
Stonebranch
-
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
StonebranchVisualCron
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
StonebranchVisualCron
Likelihood to Recommend
Stonebranch
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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
Stonebranch
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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
Stonebranch
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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
Stonebranch
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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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Alternatives Considered
Stonebranch
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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
Stonebranch
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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

Stonebranch Screenshots

Screenshot of Drag & Drop InterfaceScreenshot of Integrated DashboardsScreenshot of User Definition

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