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Redwood (Redwood Software / RunMyJobs) Review

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Should I use Redwood (Redwood Software / RunMyJobs)?

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· 1 month ago

Buy only if you run SAP-centric batch, file-transfer, or finance workloads at enterprise scale with dedicated IT ops staff. Small teams wanting simple scheduling or transparent pricing will find it oversized and quote-only.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~12 public sources. Caution: most 'Redwood' reviews online are unrelated companies (Redwood Trust, the musical, Materials, Logistics); only Redwood Software evidence was used.

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo public pricing evidence reviewed
  • Ease of useReview snippets too thin to score
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • SAP-centric enterprises
  • IT ops automating batch jobs and file transfers
  • Finance process automation at scale

Not for

  • Small teams needing a simple cron/scheduler
  • Startups without dedicated IT ops staff
  • Buyers wanting transparent, self-serve pricing
  • Non-enterprise shops — Fortune 50-class tooling is overkill

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

No public pricing; expect quote-based contracts and heavy procurement cycles

medium

If you run JSCAPE MFT, verify CVE-2023-4528 is patched before buying

medium

Guess: Private-equity ownership (Vista, Warburg Pincus) may push renewal prices up

medium

Competitor migration programs suggest real lock-in and nontrivial switching costs

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 30 years in automation; vendor-claimed 40% of Fortune 50 as customers
  • Deep SAP process-automation pedigree with top SAP recognition
  • 780 G2 reviews signal a large, active installed base
  • Backed by Vista Equity Partners and Warburg Pincus (2024 acquisition)

Cons

  • CVE history: 2023 JSCAPE MFT RCE and SAP BPA directory traversal flaws
  • Competitors run dedicated Redwood-exit migration services, hinting at switching pain
  • No public pricing anywhere in reviewed sources; quote-only enterprise sales

Sources & method

- 12 sources - Patched 2023 CVEs on record (JSCAPE MFT RCE; SAP BPA directory traversal); no evidence of active exploitation or breaches of Redwood Software itself.

official x2review x5security x3news x2
  • CVE-2023-4528 — JSCAPE MFT Server RCE, Unsafe Java deserialization enabling remote code execution; disclosed Aug 2023, fixed per Rapid7.
  • Directory traversal vulnerabilities — SAP Business Process Automation by Redwood, Listed in public CVE databases for the Redwood SAP BPA product line.

Key stats

  • Feature depth: 4/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No public pricing evidence reviewed
  • Ease of use. Review snippets too thin to score
  • Feature depth: 4/5. 30-year WLA leader with deep SAP integration
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 3/5. Patched 2023 RCE and directory traversal CVEs
  • 780 G2 reviews Redwood Software seller page
  • 40% Fortune 50 customers Vendor-claimed, 2024
  • 30 Years in market Founded mid-1990s

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

Patched 2023 CVEs on record (JSCAPE MFT RCE; SAP BPA directory traversal); no evidence of active exploitation or breaches of Redwood Software itself.

  • CVE-2023-4528 — JSCAPE MFT Server RCEUnsafe Java deserialization enabling remote code execution; disclosed Aug 2023, fixed per Rapid7.⁶
  • Directory traversal vulnerabilities — SAP Business Process Automation by RedwoodListed in public CVE databases for the Redwood SAP BPA product line.

What users say

G2 hosts 780 Redwood Software reviews, but reviewed snippets lack scores; Report2Web users express positive sentiment on usability.

“I love that the software”
G2, Report2Web review (snippet truncated)

Alternatives

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Full analysis

Based on ~12 public sources. Caution: most 'Redwood' reviews online are unrelated companies (Redwood Trust, the musical, Materials, Logistics); only Redwood Software evidence was used.

Enterprise workload automation (RunMyJobs) built for SAP-scale IT. Powerful but overkill for small teams; no public pricing.

Methodology

Based on ~12 public sources. Caution: most 'Redwood' reviews online are unrelated companies (Redwood Trust, the musical, Materials, Logistics); only Redwood Software evidence was used.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Redwood Software — 780 G2 reviewsg2.com
    review
  2. RunMyJobs by Redwood — G2 reviewsg2.com
    review
  3. Report2Web — G2 reviewsg2.com
    review
  4. Redwood Software celebrates 30 years, 40% of Fortune 50prnewswire.com
    news
  5. Redwood acquired by Vista Equity Partners and Warburg Pincusprnewswire.com
    news
  6. CVE-2023-4528: JSCAPE MFT RCEsentinelone.com
    security
  7. Rapid7 — JSCAPE MFT deserialization fixrapid7.com
    security
  8. CVE Details — Redwood vendor vulnerabilitiescvedetails.com
    security
  9. Redwood Reporting pricing — TrustRadiustrustradius.com
    review
  10. Stonebranch — Redwood Software alternativestonebranch.com
    official
  11. Kestra — Redwood WLA alternativeskestra.io
    review
  12. Redwood customer storiesredwood.com
    official

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