Winautomation Software

None.

Pros

This software had potential. It used to be easy to use and had resources when you needed help. However, it is now a money sink and if you need it for anything important, good luck as you will not get any help in a reasonable time.

Cons

Extremely expensive and the support is horrendous.
With version 5 (where I started to use it) it was great. However, once 7 came a long the software began getting expensive.

That doesn't seem like a lot except THERE IS NO SUPPORT. There used to be forums where users could help each other. However, the 'support' is now on a group on linkedin. Your post gets screened by them, so you have to wait 2 to 3 days just to have it screened. Once it does post its another 2 or 3 days before someone responds.

Moreover, e-mail is even worse. You email them and may get a response within 3 or 4 days. That is awful.

Avoid this money trap software.

I was able to monitor my email system and automatically grab information when particular subjects appeared. I would use this information to fill out a web application automatically. This saved me many hours of manually keying this myself.

Pros

Easy to use.. the software enables you to automate web applications and fill in forms automatically. I used to grab information from incoming email by looking for a particular subject. I would then take this information and use it to fill out forms on a web app. Awesome.

Cons

I wanted to upgrade to version 7 professional. However in this new version they charge you money (tokens) for every compiled version of a script that you install on another machine. Each computer that uses your script will cost you per script. Or if you are running multiple scripts on a single machine they have another scenario where you can pay and run unlimited number of compliled scripts on that one computer. Sorry... this is total B.S.!! I refuse to upgrade and I refuse to ever deal with this company again. I am moving my development to another platform.

None - waste of money

Pros

I purchased the pro developer edition with the intent to create white-labeled executables. I learned AFTER I purchased that you have to purchase tokens for each executable you make. I contacted their support who refused to provide a refund because buried deep in their website (NOT on their features page and NOT on their Edition Comparison page) it has a link to their EULAs which contains the fee info. The software works and seems relatively easy to learn but the fact that I have to pay per exe is deal-breaker for me.

Cons

Terrible support, terrible messaging on their site. I never would have purchased had I known they were going to keep charging me for everything that I make.

Pros

I needed a robot to work for me, i found that Winautomation was easy almost drag and drop and what i couldn't solve support was the to help me.

A short ability to automate tasks.

Pros

Ability to write a job to do manual tasks. These tasks seem to only be able to be done when manually launched and has extreme limitations on what you can automate especially when it comes to the web.

Cons

All features don't work as advertised. Their model of "one time cost" becomes invalid as if you don't upgrade and pay more they won't help you even when their software stops working. Our scheduled jobs don't run automatically anymore and they don't even know why. They made us "update" to the latest version of the software which I wouldn't be surprised is what helps them make it obsolete and not work. I previously reviewed this product when it was working which is sad that it doesn't work anymore and their support won't help.

Automated a couple tasks but I'm struggling with several tasks on my list I cant seem to make progress on.

Pros

Wide and diverse platform with growing multi-functional capabilities and dynamic product development.

Cons

Unfortunately, needs to re-think and re-calibrate its business-governance, product development, marketing strategy, Customer Support, and business objectives due to recent decisions to begin charging fees on customers that want to produce their hard work in the .EXE format to run independently on a separate computer for their company or a customer. I don't believe this was the right revenue growth decision, and I believe they are feeling/will feel the pain from business customers migrating to more reliable platforms - I'm already shopping and others I know are as well. What were they thinking by charging a fee on something that the customer already paid for? ***What's next, fee for every job occurrence LOL?***. The Executive that made such bad management decision should go back to the Banking Industry. As a customer, to get more value from the product, I wouldn't mind paying a higher license upgrade fee or a upgraded Support fee, or they could make sizeable revenue from custom projects etc... there are tons of other revenue sources to tap, but charging a fee for .EXE will cause them major customer attrition - users won't upgrade to future versions because they have a new software in place. At the end of the day, users will simply pay for Python certification course and forget the growing WA bill.

Task automation, bad licensing changes.

Pros

Very flexible and easy to use drag-and-drop scripting environment that can be used to automate most any Windows task. Scripts can be compiled into executables and provided to users to help their day-to-day activities.

Cons

Starting with version 7, they now force you to PAY to run the executables you've made if you distribute them to other PCs. This is a HUGE change from version 6, and makes this product FAR more expensive than before. The company isn't even honest enough to admit that this is bad for the customer, and claims they "intended" to charge for exe's before (but never did). I paid when I bought WinAutomation, I paid for annual support/maintenance, and I paid my staff to develop scripts... and now WinAutomation wants me to pay AGAIN to use the software we wrote??? That's total rubbish, and a clear money grab by this company.

Also, the web-based user forum has no recent entries, has moved to Linkedin (but will not let people join). Is this (and the licensing change) a sign that the company is on its way out? No idea, but it's very disappointing, since the software was quite good.

I've found Winautomation to be very useful. It is easy to simply record tasks. But also powerful enough to program complex decision making.

Pros

Easy to use and powerful. Best of both worlds.

Cons

Rarely, but on more than one occasion, all tasks disappear so can't run. Not a big problem, a simple reboot brings them back.

Advice to Others

Long ago we used a similar product. When it came time to renew, the product hand changed to add complex multiple machines coordinated running multiple tasks. The price had accordingly gone out of our reach. While their new product did fill a need, it no longer filled our small needs. If you expand your product, make sure there is still a product filling it's original niche.

Recently used the most recent version. It is a significant improvement. Previously, I had generated macros by going through the process. I have now switched to writing code, in part because specifying actions seems a lot easier

The tool is very user friendly to customize and configure an automation for simplify process to operation people, for example back office or reporting export.
It's easy for developer department and It's zero fault system.
The power of the tool is high and the effect in the business is saving and reducing the less quality job.

I was using this to do a project that needed some advanced automation techniques. I was unable to complete the project using WinAutomation and didn't use it for the end product. It is easy to use but for more advanced applications I would suggest trying something else.

Pros

Easy to use, very simple interface.

Cons

It is not nearly as powerful as more advanced products due to its simplicity.

Advice to Others

Nicely designed but not pwerful for some users.

We have been using WinAutomation to integrate to multiple development partners and client B2B interfaces for more than 4 years and I have only good feedback. The ease of use and well designed editor and actions make for simple, logical job definitions and easy maintenance afterwards. The various schedule options allow for "set and forget" automation. Highly recommended.

Scripting automation routines is super simple with this tool. The price is right and it's well worth the investment. It does not make sense to skip on purchasing this software. Need a routine automated. This is the software for you. Not a developer? No worries. It doesn't get any easier. Install and enjoy all its power from a few minutes of trial and error.

Pros

Does what it says and at the right price.

Cons

None

I wanted to use this software on a project that was fairly straightforward but technically advanced. I used it for about a week and decided to write some software instead of using WinAutomation. Some people might find Winautomation to be a great fit for their needs. I am not one of those people however.

Pros

Easy to use, straightforward.

Cons

Not as powerful as I would have liked. High price.

Advice to Others

I would suggest this software for anyone that wants to simply and automate tasks on an easy/intermediate level. If you want to automate something fairly advanced it is advised that you write your own code.

This program is absolutely amazing. Recording repetative actions, browser based activities or just plain keypresses works fast, effectively and most importantly really efficient.
Easy to setup program with tons of features that enables you to do just about anything!
From custom dialogs to writing values to excel or even pulling data from your database. It's all possible!

Pros

Fast, easy to program and most importantly not too expensive

Cons

The program could do with a newer interface. There are a few bugs which still occur every now and then.

Advice to Others

If you have repetitive actions -> purchase it. It will probably be the best decision you have made in a long time.

When we purchased this, we were needing to automate many processes on the backend of our system. From file syncing and transfer to convert Log files from one format to another, we're using winautomation to automate 100+ processes a day. We've basically not had to higher another person just because of winautomation.

Pros

All of the features it has available.

Cons

The documentation is pitiful, which makes it VERY hard to figure out how to do some things. However, with some research time available, you can figure it out.

Advice to Others

Get familiar with the basics of Javascript and you'll come to understand a lot of the quirks in this software.

I'm using Winautomate for all redundant and repetitive office tasks. Every office has repetitive workflows.

I used a few years back and started using again this year. The changes required update. I sent a mail regarding this but got no reply

Pros

works smoothly

Cons

difficult to create new task

Easy to install, easy to script and punish. Easy to automate anything that involves excel, power shell, web.

Pros

Easy to use, code less scripting

Cons

.Net dependency

Advice to Others

This is one of the best web scrapping tool out there

I have been using this WinAutomation for the past 2 years and I am always amazed by the quality and capabilities. As a non-IT personnel, I primarily use it to gather data from different sources to create reports for my organization so I use the web automation feature very often. This feature saved me so much time since with my old macro software, I would have to position my clicks manually in relation to the screen. If the screen size changes, I have to redo the positioning. Now, web automation automatically controls IE directly and clicks on the links I want regardless where it is located on the screen. There are many well thoughtout features as well like folder manipulation, loops, if/then, Excel file support, etc. From simple time-saving bots to complex, multi-staged bots, WinAutomation can do it all. I'm 100% satisfied with my purchased and looking forward to new releases of WinAutomation.