IDRuns vs. Tidal — a drop-in replacement
If you run Tidal Workload Automation — also known as Cisco Tidal, Tidal Enterprise Scheduler (TES), or TIDAL by Redwood — IDRuns covers the workload-automation feature set most teams actually use, at a fraction of Tidal's licensing cost, without the Java client or the multi-day install.
| IDRuns | Tidal Workload Automation | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | From $7,500 / year — 5 agents included | Per-agent / per-connector enterprise licensing |
| Interface | Modern web console, nothing to install | Java desktop client + web client |
| Deployment | One process, one port; agents are a single binary | Master + fault monitor + client manager + agents |
| Time to first job | Minutes | Days, often with professional services |
| Job groups & inheritance | Yes — nested, with local overrides | Yes |
| Calendars & fiscal periods | Yes | Yes |
| Agent lists / failover | Yes | Yes |
| Orchestration pipelines | Yes — conditions, loops, approvals, retries, sub-runs; visual designer or YAML | Not supported |
| Plugin / connector jobs | SQL Server, REST API, extensible | Large paid adapter catalog |
| HA database | SQL Server | Oracle / SQL Server |
| Vendor lock-in | Low — standard stack, your database | High |
| Migration from Tidal | Automated import for demos; professional services for real conversions | n/a |
Comparison reflects common Tidal deployments and is for general guidance. Tidal is a trademark of its respective owner; IDRuns is not affiliated with or endorsed by it.
Dramatically lower cost
Standard starts at $7,500 a year with five agents included and no per-connector fees. See pricing or contact us for volume pricing.
Operable by one person
One server process, a readable database, plain HTTP. No specialist team to keep it alive.
Migrate incrementally
Try the automated import in a demo, then run IDRuns beside Tidal and have our professional services team bring job groups over one at a time. Cut the license when you're ready.