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Control-M

byBMC
in
4.2
2025
Market Presence: Service Orchestration and Automation Platforms, Managed File Transfer (MFT) Software

Overview

Overall experience with Control-M

Chief Technology Officer
Gov't/PS/ED 5,000 - 50,000 Employees, Education
FAVORABLE

“Control M Simplifies Integration Yet Faces Some Challenges With Cloud Authentication Protocols”

5.0
Feb 10, 2026
Our overall experience with Control M has been very positive. It is very comprehensive in terms of its features and capabilities that allow us to automate many of our business processes and workflows with simple integrations.
Senior Security Engineer
50M - 250M USD, IT Services
CRITICAL

“Control-M Offers Strong Workflow Automation but Lacks Adequate Customization Features”

3.0
Feb 9, 2026
I think that Control-M its such a robust product especially whent it comes to automation of critical workflows.

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2025
For Market:
Service Orchestration and Automation Platforms

About Company

Company Description

Updated 25th July 2024

BMC works with 86% of the Forbes Global 50 and customers and partners around the world to create their future. With a history of innovation, industry-leading automation, operations, and service management solutions, combined with unmatched flexibility, BMC helps organizations free up time and space to become an Autonomous Digital Enterprise that conquers the opportunities ahead.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
1980
Head office location
Houston, United States
Number of employees
5001 - 10000
Website
http://www.bmc.com

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Reviewer Insights for: Control-M

Control-M Likes & Dislikes

Like

It is fairly simple to use and most users can learn how to configure new setups quickly with little training. The point and click, drag and drop interface is straightforward, but despite the simplicity, the tool is powerful with its ability to integrate multiple systems with automated batch processing. It's easy enough to use and allows us to delegate admin of the tool to power users, freeing up developers for real coding.

Like

The high stability and scalability

Like

The monitoring and alerting capabilities are strong. its provides good visibility into job status, dependencies and failures, which helps our teams to react quickly to issues and reduce downtime.

Dislike

Many systems are being hosted in the cloud, and while the software supports many protocols, authentication can be messy with cloud services. As easy as it is to use, generative AI could help navigate and create additional pipelines for file/data transfer. The logic rules for some of our processes can be a bit complex and difficult to maintain.

Dislike

Needs better customization

Dislike

There is a learning curve. New users may find it complex at first, and some advanced configurations require experienced administrators. Licensing and cost can also be on the higher side.

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Control-M Reviews and Ratings

Showing data for 9 ratings and reviews for Managed File Transfer (MFT) Software market. View all 103 ratings and reviews across markets for a complete picture.

4.2

(9 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
33%
4 Star
56%
3 Star
11%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

3.8

Integration & Deployment

4.4

Service & Support

4.2

Product Capabilities

4.6

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  • Chief Technology Officer
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Control M Simplifies Integration Yet Faces Some Challenges With Cloud Authentication Protocols

    5.0
    Feb 9, 2026
    Our overall experience with Control M has been very positive. It is very comprehensive in terms of its features and capabilities that allow us to automate many of our business processes and workflows with simple integrations.
  • It Manager
    1B-10B USD
    Services (non-Government)
    Review Source

    Advanced Platform Delivers Visibility and Automation With Steeper Learning Curve

    4.0
    Feb 10, 2026
    We have been using BMC Control-M as our enterprise workload automation and scheduling tool, and overall its been a very solid solution for managing complex batch processes.
  • Manager, It Security And Risk Management
    <50M USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Unified Interface Enhances File Transfer Across S3, SFTP and Google Platforms

    5.0
    Feb 9, 2026
    It simplifies file transfer for daily use with S3, Local SFTP and Google with a unified interface.
  • Systems Engineer
    <50M USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Secure Automated Transfers With Central Console but Demands Experience to Operate

    4.0
    Feb 9, 2026
    It has strong automation with workflows. Supports secure protocols(SFTP, FTP etc) with encryption and authentication for sensitive data transfers. Single console to track transfers across servers, cloud and application. however, the system is feature-rich but requires training and experienced resources to manage effectively. Cost is bit high and also needs strong infrastructure.
  • Project Management
    50M-1B USD
    Telecommunication
    Review Source

    Control-M Provides End-to-End Workflow Visibility With Effective Calendar Management

    4.0
    Feb 9, 2026
    Control-M is a mature solution for orchestrating our critical workloads across on-premises environments. We rely on it for the sequenced execution of tasks with some dependencies. It performs very well and we can also monitor each task
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