ActiveBatch vs Azure Automation
ActiveBatch
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Azure Automation
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| Figure | ActiveBatch | Azure Automation |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 8 |
| Spec score · IT Automation Software | 9.3 (#1) | 9.0 (#5) |
| Rating on G2 | 4.6 out of 5 from 212 reviews | 4.4 out of 5 from 66 reviews |
| Rating on Gartner Peer Insights | 4.7 out of 5 from 66 ratings | 4.3 out of 5 from 26 ratings |
| Rating on TrustRadius | 7.5 out of 10 from 40 reviews and ratings | 7.1 out of 10 from 7 reviews |
| What it does | ActiveBatch is workload-automation and enterprise job-scheduling software for developing, optimizing and monitoring IT operations, infrastructure and applications. | Azure Automation runs recurring cloud and IT-management tasks in Azure, on-premises systems and other clouds. |
Plans
Azure Automation
- Process automation — job run timePriced on request
- Process automation — watchersFree
- Configuration management — Azure nodePriced on request
- Configuration management — non-Azure nodePriced on request
- Update managementPriced on request
- Update managementFree
- Configuration management non-Azure nodePrice not published
- Process automation job runtimePrice not published
In their own words
ActiveBatch
ActiveBatch is a workload automation and enterprise job scheduling platform for coordinating IT and business processes. Its low-code/no-code visual designer combines drag-and-drop workflow creation with hundreds of pre-built job steps. Jobs can start when external events occur or follow date and time schedules. Customizable monitoring, alerts, reporting and SLA monitoring help track execution; dependency controls, retries, recovery and execution observability are also listed. Integrations include PowerShell, SQL Server, ServiceNow and Microsoft Azure Data Factory. The Web Services API supports SOAP 1.1–1.2 and REST and is included in the core license. ActiveBatch supports on-premises, public-cloud, private-cloud and hybrid deployments, with execution agents for several operating systems. Its browser-based Web Console and Self-Service Portal provide interfaces for approved processes, with the portal intended for business and help desk users under IT control. Multi-factor authentication, audited object changes and revision rollback are supported. Pricing is on request; there is no free plan, and a free trial is available.
Azure Automation
Azure Automation is a cloud service for process automation, configuration management, patch management, and remediation automation on Windows and Linux. Process automation is divided into job run time and watchers: the job run time plan includes 500 minutes per month, while the watchers plan is listed at free with 744 hours included monthly. Configuration management has separate Azure-node and non-Azure-node plans. The Azure-node option includes a configuration pull service and change tracking; the non-Azure-node option includes five nodes per month. An Update management plan lists update visibility and update deployment. These options cover automating processes, managing configuration, and handling updates across both supported operating systems. Azure Automation uses a cloud deployment model. The pricing model is listed as freemium, although the facts also state there is no free plan.