Freeware Task Scheduling Software Alternative
A powerful alternative to freeware task scheduling software for Windows
Streamline and simplify cross-platform job scheduling with ActiveBatch by Redwood, a true workload automation alternative to Windows Task Scheduler.
Job scheduling has never been easier
The age of limited job scheduling tools is over. Use one centralized solution to handle everything from simple scheduled jobs to automating, deploying and orchestrating complex workflows that span your entire enterprise IT environment.
Ready for complex environments
Unlike most task management software, ActiveBatch allows workloads to run on any operating system, including Windows, Mac OS, Linux, UNIX, OpenVMS and more.
A drag-and-drop interface
The Integrated Jobs Library provides your automation team members with hundreds of pre-built job steps that make it easy to develop reliable, cross-platform workflows.
Adaptable to your scheduling needs
ActiveBatch proactively monitors workflow progress and will auto-remediate any workflow that overruns, underruns, displays exit codes, fails or puts SLAs at risk.
Escape the limitations of freeware
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
Adopt a sophisticated system scheduler
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:
- FTP file event triggers and batch files
- Message queues
- Database modifications
- Execution machine reboots
- Windows startups
- Tweets
Minimize the risks of open-source
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
Go with a pro automation tool
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
Build your own integrations
Empower your team to rapidly build API integrations to any server, application or service with the Super REST API Adapter. Integrate new technologies, quickly develop services and maintain API processes.
- Authentication Wizard guides you through the authentication process for REST services.
- A proactive UI includes helpers that explain functionality, identify errors and enable you to quickly select variables and properties.
- API testing gives your team status codes and responses so you can quickly address issues without waiting for job loads to complete.
Leading financial institution achieves end-to-end automation
Success stories
See what businesses in various industries have achieved by choosing ActiveBatch for workload automation over a freeware task scheduler.
Replacing Windows Task Scheduler turned a 26-hour process into a 25-minute process.
With ActiveBatch, SM Energy runs over 4,000 jobs per day with a 99.9% success rate.
Trading Windows Task Scheduler for ActiveBatch automated 99% of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) requests, freeing up the IT team.
Ignite Technologies runs over 250,000 jobs a day, averaging a 99.9% success rate.