Free task schedulers lack key features businesses require as they grow into more complex and multi-platform environments. Freeware task schedulers are limited by:

• Single-platform support
• Limited or no technical support
• A lack of event-based triggers
• High-touch manual coding requirements
• Lack of monitoring/auditing tools and notifications
• An inability to work collaboratively
• Subpar security features and permissions

ActiveBatch reduces delays, minimizes slack time and improves SLAs while allowing you to run as many jobs as you need based on a wide variety of event types, including:

• Email
• FTP file event triggers and batch files
• Message queues
• Database modifications
• Execution machine reboots
• Windows startups
• Tweets

ActiveBatch is a commercial, feature-rich IT automation platform with advanced workflow management capabilities, while open-source may not provide the level of active development your business needs. Businesses prefer ActiveBatch due to its:

• World-class support with an affordable subscription
• Extensive customization and flexible configuration options — no coding required
• Low administrative overhead and faster time-to-value
• Ongoing development that improves security and extends feature capabilities
• Industry leadership in Service Orchestration and Automation Platforms

ActiveBatch delivers powerful, profesional-grade workload automation and orchestration functionality with an intuitive interface, making it easy to manage complex scheduling processes.

• Low code/no code automation design
• An extensive library of job steps and templates
• Real-time visibility into workflows across your tech stack
• Self-service job scheduling portal
• Cross-platform integrations with ERPs, CRMs and business apps
• Ongoing product development
• Affordable pricing structure