
Tidal Workload Automation
Tidal Workload Automation centralizes job scheduling and workload automation across business, operations, and IT processes.
What Tidal Workload Automation is
Tidal Workload Automation centralizes job scheduling and workload automation across business, operations, and IT processes. It can run on premises or in the cloud and automate workloads in either setting. Schedules can be time-based or triggered by events such as file arrivals and database changes. The platform includes commonly used calendars and supports unlimited custom calendars. When a job fails, Tidal can alert on job events and initiate recovery actions, email job owners, send console messages, or trigger incident reports. It advertises more than 40 prebuilt integrations, including AWS, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, and ServiceNow. An API, CLI, and SSH and Web Services adapters let teams connect applications to enterprise workflows. Security capabilities include enterprise directory authentication, password vault integrations, fine-grained role-based access controls, and policy management. Tidal supports workflow dependencies, cross-platform execution, SLA monitoring, and audit logs. Pricing is available on request, and a free trial is offered. Its workload automation history began in 1979; Tidal Software became part of Redwood Software in 2023.
Good
- Schedules jobs by time or event.
- Supports unlimited custom calendars.
- Failure responses include recovery actions and incident reports.
- More than 40 prebuilt integrations.
- Includes API, CLI, and workflow adapters.
Watch out
- No free plan is listed.
- Pricing requires a request.
- Built for enterprise organizations with complex automation needs.
Who it suits
Tidal is aimed at enterprise organizations with complex IT automation needs. It may suit teams coordinating workloads across on-premises and cloud environments.
Verdict
Tidal combines scheduling, monitoring, recovery, integrations, and access controls for enterprise workflows. Organizations considering it will need to request pricing and assess the free trial against their requirements.
Plans and prices
From Tidal Workload Automation's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Tidal Workload Automation | Priced on request | Custom configuration · Quote on request |
The facts
Each one read from Tidal Workload Automation's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Calendars
- The platform includes commonly used calendars and allows users to create unlimited custom calendars.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- Tidal can run on premises or in the cloud and can automate workloads in either environment.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Developer tools
- Tidal provides an API, CLI, and SSH and Web Services adapters for integrating applications into enterprise workflows.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Tidal advertises more than 40 prebuilt integrations, including integrations for AWS, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, and ServiceNow.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Monitoring and recovery
- Tidal can alert on job events and initiate recovery actions, email job owners, send console messages, or trigger incident reports when a job fails.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Tidal provides centralized workload automation and job scheduling across business, operations, and IT processes.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Scheduling
- It supports time-based and event-based scheduling, including events such as file arrivals and database changes.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Security
- Tidal supports enterprise directory authentication, password vault integrations, fine-grained role-based access controls, and policy management.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- All support plans include 24/7/365 technical assistance for production environments and direct access to Level 2 support engineers.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Target users
- Tidal describes its platform as built for enterprise organizations with complex IT automation needs.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Company history
- The company's workload automation history began in 1979, and Tidal Software became part of Redwood Software in 2023.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Founded
- 1979checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free trial
- The demo page offers a free test in the customer's own environment for 30 days.checked 30 Sep 2026
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