Control-M automating your daily jobs the future is here.
Updated October 07, 2025

Control-M automating your daily jobs the future is here.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • Automation API/Jobs-as-Code
  • Control-M for SAP
  • Managed File Transfer
  • Workflow Insights
  • Application Integrator
  • Workload Change Manager

Overall Satisfaction with Control-M

It is used to manage back office operations.

Pros

  • Running jobs with dependencies
  • Submitting subsequent jobs automatically

Cons

  • Migrate fully to Web based appication
  • Support costs less than previous application
  • develop and deliver quicker solutions
1000 - All different kinds of banking functions.

As a fun thing to do we have a vending machine for computer accessories that is linked to a Control-M On Demand job to validate employees requests for peripherals and charge back the transit.
Excellent
  • Tivoli Asset Management for IT (Discontinued)
Night and Day. Easier to use and support.

Do you think Control-M delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Control-M's feature set?

Yes

Did Control-M live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Control-M go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Control-M again?

Yes

Creating re-occurring jobs and forgetting about them.

Control-M Feature Ratings

Workload Automation
9.7
Multi-platform scheduling
10
Central monitoring
10
Logging
8
Alerts and notifications
10
Analysis and visualization
10
Application integration
10

Using Control-M

4 - Unix and windows skills. Shell scripting or Powershell. Trouble shooting skills. Networking.
  • Back office jobs
  • Deploying updates
  • Managing peripherals
  • Managing and documenting trades
  • Managing a vending machine
  • deploying upgrades
  • managing accesses

Evaluating Control-M and Competitors

Yes - Tivoli
  • Scalability
  • Integration with Other Systems
  • Ease of Use
Migration testing

Control-M Implementation

  • Implemented in-house
Yes - Dev, QA and PROD
  • Getting all parties onboard at the same time
  • Getting all parties to review the migration plan

Control-M Training

  • Online Training
  • In-Person Training
  • No Training
Very knowledgeable instructors provide a hands-on, collaborative learning experience and can interact directly with instructors to develop our Control-M skills. This format allows for immediate feedback, in-depth discussions, and tailored guidance, leading to a deeper understanding of Control-M concepts and practical application. Face-to-face interaction fosters higher engagement and a more dynamic learning environment.
Simple and easy to use web based, well paced. Available any time. All online courses are simple and easy to access and use. Very practical everyday use scenarios and solutions. Incorporates software simulations, learning games, and built-in assessments to enhance comprehension and engagement. Online subscriptions are regularly updated with the latest product information, ensuring users have access to the most current knowledge.
Yes it was easy to learn without any training at first. However with training you get the additional expertise and experience to move ahead faster, you learn the little tricks and nuances that trainers can provide. You also get to build a relationship that you can always refer to in the future.

Configuring Control-M

just the right mix
Ensure Security and Networking teams are onboard and understand
Some - we have done small customizations to the interface - Add our company logo to website interface
Yes - we have added extensive custom code - We added code to deploy the application in the Cloud
We run the application in the Cloud

Control-M Support

Fast and knowledgeable answers
ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Problems get solved
Kept well informed
Immediate help available
Support understands my problem
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
None
yes
Yes
Everytime we have an issue

Using Control-M

ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
None
  • Monitoring of the components
  • Job creation and execution
  • Viewing job outputs
  • Viewing historical data
Yes, but I don't use it

Control-M Reliability

It is easy to do
Always available
No major issues with integration

Integrating Control-M

Very easy to do
  • Remedy
  • Service Now
  • MFT
  • Atlassian
  • File import/export
  • Single Signon
  • API (e.g. SOAP or REST)
Do not stress, it is easy

Relationship with BMC Software Inc.

Upgrading Control-M

Yes - We go thru our Sandbox and found minor issues which were quickly resolved
  • New solutions to incorporate
  • Performance
  • Usability

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