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Unify data pipeline and business process orchestration with ActiveBatch by Redwood.

  • Design and automate workflows with pre-built job steps
  • Connect to any data source or application via API
  • Protect efficiency with dynamic resource allocation

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Features ActiveBatch Prefect
Low-code/no-code automation While Dagster promotes modularity to simplify the developer experience, ActiveBatch’s Integrated Jobs Library makes it easy for non-technical users to design automations.
Automated resource optimization Unlike Dagster, which only offers abstraction for compute resources, ActiveBatch leverages machine learning to distribute jobs efficiently and improve success rates based on usage patterns.
Centralized visibility of all processes Dagster may be known for its detailed metadata tracking, but ActiveBatch gives you complete observability of all your data assets and end-to-end workflows in a single control plane.
Universal connectivity Envision and build your perfect data and business process management environment using the execution variables you create with ActiveBatch’s Service Library and Super REST API Adapter.
Powerfully secure job scheduling ActiveBatch is a complete workload automation solution with industry gold-standard security and compliance features, including AES 256-bit encryption, for all jobs — data-related or not.

"If it’s digital, ActiveBatch can do it. We know this is a tool that we’re going to be able to build, that we can go as far as we want to go and it’s going to be able to handle our needs."

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Read about ActiveBatch’s most notable features.

Event-driven automation

Configure jobs with both triggers and constraints for flexible workflow orchestration.

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Secure access and activity

Meet business and industry requirements with role-based access control, audit logs and more.

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Advanced SLA monitoring

Track critical jobs and processes and create alert thresholds to notify your team of potential SLA breaches.

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Cloud resource provisioning

Adapt to changing demands and optimize each resource to drive efficiency and reduce costs.

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Dagster Cloud vs. ActiveBatch FAQs

What is Dagster used for?

Dagster.io is an orchestration platform designed to manage the complexity of data pipelines and workflows. Its primary function is to enable the development, testing an deployment of data-centric applications.

With Dagster, you can define, schedule and monitor your data pipelines across various environments, including hybrid deployments. Dagster also integrates well with cloud-native technologies, so it’s a good fit for infrastructure setups that leverage AWS and Kubernetes.

One of Dagster’s key features is its ability to work with software-defined assets, which means it ensures your data transformations are well-defined. It can also handle branch deployments and allow different versions of your data pipelines to run simultaneously.

Explore how ActiveBatch can help you integrate, automate, and monitor your multiple tech stacks from a single point of control with workflow orchestration.

What is the difference between Dagster and ActiveBatch?

While both Dagster and ActiveBatch are orchestration tools, they cater to different use cases and organizational needs.  Dagster is focused on data engineering and orchestrating data-centric workflows. It ensures data integrity throughout a pipeline and offers advanced debugging capabilities.

ActiveBatch is a broader workload automation tool that supports a wide range of IT and business processes. Because it’s not limited to data pipeline orchestration, it can drive efficient workflows across many enterprise applications and platforms. ActiveBatch is well-suited for organizations and IT teams looking to automate diverse tasks with minimal manual intervention.

Discover how ActiveBatch can help your team build, monitor and manage business processes end-to-end in one workload automation platform with limitless integrations.

Is it difficult to migrate to ActiveBatch?

No, migrating to ActiveBatch is a streamlined process because of Redwood Software’s leading support and customer success offerings. While the complexity of your migration depends on your existing infrastructure and understanding the schema of your critical business processes, ActiveBatch’s comprehensive documentation and training ensure a seamless move from your current platform.

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