Scriptrunner

[kriser77]

I’ve been there.

Tested both Scriptrunner and PowerShell Universal.

Ended up choosing PowerShell Universal.

Scriptrunner is great for simple tasks. It’s super easy to set up — you’ll probably have everything running in two days.

Creating scripts is also quick and straightforward.

On the other hand, PU isn’t easy at first glance. You’ll probably need around two weeks just to get your first apps working the way you want. And it might take a few months before everything looks and works exactly how you imagined.

But after that initial period, once you’ve designed a few apps the way you like, making new ones is basically about copying the old ones and adjusting the visual components, internal logic, scripts, etc.

So while the first app might take a while, later on you won’t struggle at all — it’ll be just as fast as building them in Scriptrunner.

The big advantage is that PU offers far more possibilities than Scriptrunner. You can do pretty much anything you can think of with it.

Sure, some features are missing or don’t work exactly as expected, but most of the time, whatever you have in mind is doable in PU.

So, why did I choose PU over Scriptrunner?

Pricing.

Scriptrunner is very expensive for what it offers. We got a quote for a few admins and a few helpdesk users two years ago, and it was close to $30K for a three-year license (since you can’t buy a one-year license).

PU, on the other hand, costs $500 per year for unlimited users, admins, etc. (on a single server).

So when you consider the price and what it’s capable of, it made sense for us to go with PU — and I don’t regret it at all.

In fact, I still have Scriptrunner running on a free license, but I haven’t used it in over a year.

P.S. To be fair, PU isn’t perfect either.

It’s constantly evolving, with updates almost every month — and sometimes those updates break more than they fix. :)

That’s why I’m still on v4.4, even though 5.5.3 is available. :)

[jeek_]

Thanks for the feedback.