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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    VisualCron

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AVisualCron 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

    Wrike

    Score8.5 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Wrike is a project management and collaboration software. This solution connects tasks, discussions, and emails to the user’s project plan. Wrike is optimized for agile workflows and aims to help resolve data silos, poor visibility into work status, and missed deadlines and project failures.

    $240

    per year 2 users (minimum)

    Pricing
    VisualCronWrike
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Wrike Free
    $0
    per month per user
    Wrike Team
    $10
    per month (billed annually) per user (2-15 users)
    Wrike Business
    $25
    per month (billed annually) per user (5-200 users)
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    VisualCronWrike
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup Fee$1,499 per ServerNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Every premium plan begins with a 14-day trial period.
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    Community Pulse
    VisualCronWrike
    Considered Both Products
    NetCart DBA VisualCron
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    Wrike
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    92%
    Would buy again
    819 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    568 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    837 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    391 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    452 Answers
    Features
    VisualCronWrike
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of VisualCron and Wrike
    Feature
    VisualCron
    3.5
    1 Ratings
    70% below category average
    Wrike
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of VisualCron and Wrike
    Feature
    VisualCron
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Wrike
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Process Engine
    Comparison of Process Engine features of VisualCron and Wrike
    Feature
    VisualCron
    4.2
    1 Ratings
    54% below category average
    Wrike
    -
    Ratings
    Process designer7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Process simulation3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business rules engine2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Process player8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form builder4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Model execution1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business Process Automation
    Comparison of Business Process Automation features of VisualCron and Wrike
    Feature
    VisualCron
    4.3
    1 Ratings
    45% below category average
    Wrike
    -
    Ratings
    Business Process Modeling1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Decision Modeling3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code-Based Automation6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    No-Code Automation7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of VisualCron and Wrike
    Feature
    VisualCron
    -
    Ratings
    Wrike
    7.8
    969 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings9.1963 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings7.6832 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings7.3683 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings8.3845 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.0836 Ratings
    Team Collaboration00 Ratings8.8963 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings7.9544 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings8.0492 Ratings
    Document Management00 Ratings7.5815 Ratings
    Email integration00 Ratings7.8730 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings7.4706 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings7.5459 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management00 Ratings7.723 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings6.8354 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of VisualCron and Wrike
    Feature
    VisualCron
    -
    Ratings
    Wrike
    7.3
    363 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Quotes/estimates00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings6.628 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting00 Ratings7.5358 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software00 Ratings6.9220 Ratings
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    Score8.3 out of 10
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    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
    Score9 out of 10
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
    Score9 out of 10
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    VisualCronWrike
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (1004 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (109 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (340 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (24 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.6
    (21 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (93 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (13 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (37 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    8.0
    (16 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (15 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (9 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    VisualCronWrike
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Wrike
    Wrike helped us stitch PMO-related activities under one umbrella. The easy collaboration with multiple access types, combined with security access definitions, helped users across the organization contribute according to their roles. This helped provide the organization with multiple items to be reviewed in a single tool. This saved time in weekly review meetings by avoiding switching between multiple tools & files.
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    Pros
    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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    Wrike
    • Excellent dashboards that are easy to use and give amazing insights.
    • User friendly interface that is also easy to interact with.
    • Lot of integrations.
    • Robust project and task management features.
    • Facilitate seamless team collaboration and communication.
    • Highly customizable and multiple project views.
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    Cons
    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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    Wrike
    • Email alerts sometimes send too slowly.
    • If you put a project on hold, it can be hard to find it once you are ready to return to it.
    • Sometimes there are too many steps/tasks and the main page can get cluttered.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    NetCart DBA VisualCron
    No answers on this topic
    Wrike
    I wish that Wrike had more drag and drop functionality that would be connected to assignee and also I wish that the finish date of a task would update to the date where you checked completed. It does not do that. Also finishing a task doesn't move the start date of the next task it "protects your time in that way", but our management team wants us to quickly see what we have down the pipeline rather than having to scroll down the list of upcoming tasks.
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    Usability
    NetCart DBA VisualCron
    No answers on this topic
    Wrike
    We have project templates set up based on what job type is selected in our work request form. This helps save time by having specific tasks already on each job as it is opened. Then it's just a matter of scheduling the tasks based on the job request and current workload. As long as a due date is flexible, it's easy to shift specific due dates as needed.
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    Reliability and Availability
    NetCart DBA VisualCron
    No answers on this topic
    Wrike
    Over two years of (almost) daily usage without outages. Don't remember any errors. I give it 9 only because some Wrike plugins (for online document edit) are based on NPAPI architecture. These types of plugins are being phased out in new browsers, and NPAPI plugins are disabled by default in recent versions of Chrome so you have to do some browser adjustments when you switch browsers or move to another computer.
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    Performance
    NetCart DBA VisualCron
    No answers on this topic
    Wrike
    Wrike tasks loads fine, but I hate clicking files and wait for a bit of time since it is powerpoint or word, Wrike assumes I want to open those on Wrike. My suggestion is to link it to office 365 so we do not need Wrike based decoder for PPTX and DOCX
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    Support Rating
    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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    Wrike
    During my learning phase with Wrike, I initially struggled with setting up automation rules and request forms. However, Wrike support was always my go-to, resolving issues within seconds or minutes. Their assistance made the learning process much easier. My best experience was receiving step-by-step screenshots to follow, with the support team on standby until I was completely satisfied.
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    In-Person Training
    NetCart DBA VisualCron
    No answers on this topic
    Wrike
    We had staff in person provide some training
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    Online Training
    NetCart DBA VisualCron
    No answers on this topic
    Wrike
    I love the Wrike training options. Wrike Discover has tons of courses, learning plans, certifications, etc. This is an area where Wrike definitely shines! I wish these resources were more in your face for new people, because it seems like a lot of coworkers didn't know all of this training was available to them.
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    Implementation Rating
    NetCart DBA VisualCron
    No answers on this topic
    Wrike
    There are a lot of bells and whistles in Wrike, and not all of it is easy or intuitive to understand once it's plopped in your lap. It's easier when there are a few choice people who understand Wrike as a platform and articulate it in such a way where it makes it easy to pass it along to others in the group
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Wrike
    Jira did not at all help us get our work done as content creators. I think that was because Jira wasn't quite right for our uses. Wrike fits our needs so much better. I can't tell you enough the relief I felt when we adopted Wrike and I never had to use Jira again.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    NetCart DBA VisualCron
    No answers on this topic
    Wrike
    company purchase
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    Scalability
    NetCart DBA VisualCron
    No answers on this topic
    Wrike
    The sky is the limit for what can be done in Wrike. We started with 1 use case and within 5 months we migrated several key business practices over to Wrike because they were easier to manage. Use cases so far: process improvement, management review, corrective actions, maintenance requests, month-end financial closing, and document management. As we grow, it's easy to imagine putting even more into Wrike where it becomes a cornerstone for how we do business
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    Professional Services
    NetCart DBA VisualCron
    No answers on this topic
    Wrike
    I do not use professional services.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Wrike
    • Different teams (e.g., contracting, compliance, provider relations) can view updates in real time, comment directly on tasks, and escalate items when needed.
    • Wrike allows us to template the contracting process (from intake to signature) to ensure consistency across payers and reduce administrative overhead.
    • Leadership can see the status of negotiations at a glance, identify bottlenecks, and prioritize resources accordingly.
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    ScreenShots

    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

    Wrike Screenshots

    Screenshot of DashboardsScreenshot of DashboardsScreenshot of DashboardsScreenshot of DashboardsScreenshot of Space workflowsScreenshot of Space workflows