One software to orchestrate them all.
July 30, 2025

One software to orchestrate them all.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • Automation API/Jobs-as-Code
  • Application Integrator
  • Self Service
  • SLA Management

Overall Satisfaction with Control-M

ControlM is utilized to drive our business innovation from executing trades to data backups and everything in between. We explore real-time automation and execution through api executions, driving direct access for customers.

Pros

  • Cyclic job executions.
  • Visibility through the web platform.
  • Jobs as data (JSON).

Cons

  • Documentation
  • Examples of how to easily achieve simple to mid range workload automation.
  • GUI/web interface speed.
  • Cyclic functionality has reduced job count in numerous lines of business.
  • Proper access allows development staff to view logs and output in one place, saving time and the need to switch between windows.
  • Control M has allowed us to centralize the use of airflow within the organization.
1000 - Workload automation and application development staff. From the workload automation team, we are working to further automate the ingestion process of consuming the Control M service.
Initially, Control M is difficult. It requires a thought shift on how to utilize automation.

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

Not sure

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

Yes

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

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Control-M go as expected?

No

Would you buy Control-M again?

Yes

Data-driven batch schedules, jobs that need to execute numerous times per hour or day. ControlM excels in dynamic job execution via API calls, although its viability is not always optimal.

Control-M Feature Ratings

Multi-platform scheduling
7
Central monitoring
10
Logging
8
Alerts and notifications
7
Analysis and visualization
5
Application integration
8

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