BotFarm vs UiPath Platform comparison

Automation Anywhere and UiPath are both solutions in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category. Automation Anywhere is ranked #21 with an average rating of 8.0, while UiPath is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.6. Automation Anywhere holds a 0.6% mindshare in RPA, compared to UiPath’s 16.3% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of Automation Anywhere users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 98% of UiPath users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 20, 2025

UiPath and Automation Anywhere compete in the robotic process automation (RPA) category, with UiPath appearing to have a slight edge due to its user-friendly design and strong community support. UiPath's platform is noted for its comprehensive feature set, ease of deployment, and flexibility, making it accessible for both developers and non-technical users. Automation Anywhere provides robust automation solutions with features that cater well to large-scale enterprises.

Features: UiPath offers an intuitive drag-and-drop interface, comprehensive automation capabilities, and strong integration with platforms such as Azure and Google Drive. Its features include robust document understanding, email and PDF automation, the Orchestrator for effective process management, and a low-code/no-code approach to simplify automation. Automation Anywhere features include the IQ Bot for data processing, BotFarm for scalable bot deployment, strong Excel and PDF automation, and seamless third-party integration capabilities.

Room for Improvement: UiPath could enhance its AI capabilities for more complex document processing and improve the robustness of its OCR technology. There's also room to improve in areas such as deployment speed and cost efficiency, broader application integration, and refining its community engagement further. Automation Anywhere may benefit from simplifying its user interface, improving error handling efficiency, refining integration with third-party tools, and enhancing OCR accuracy, particularly for complex data scenarios.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: UiPath is noted for its rapid, seamless deployment process supported by its cloud offerings. Its robust community, together with the UiPath Academy, provides substantial training and customer resources which facilitate quick user adoption and efficient support. Automation Anywhere also offers straightforward initial setup and scalability with BotFarm, supported by reliable customer service. However, improving community engagement could enhance user experience further.

Pricing and ROI: UiPath provides flexible pricing models that promote accessibility for different organizational sizes, with options like a free Community Edition lowering barriers to entry. The platform offers a high ROI through efficient automation that reduces manual labor and error rates. Automation Anywhere also provides competitive pricing, with its pay-as-you-use model in BotFarm allowing for scalable cost management. Its pricing strategies facilitate cost-effective scaling and rapid deployment, which can lead to significant resource optimization for businesses with fluctuating demand.

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Mindshare comparison

As of November 2025, in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category, the mindshare of Automate is 2.3%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of BotFarm is 0.6%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of UiPath Platform is 16.3%, down from 25.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
UiPath Platform	16.3%
Automate	2.3%
BotFarm	0.6%
Other	80.8%

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Featured Reviews

Jane Rachma Kiniti

IT Project Manager at Labo des histoires

Automate has streamlined workflows and increased efficiency with powerful automation

The best features of the solution are the flexible automation features, it is rich with beautiful connectors, and it is easy to use with little to no coding knowledge required to get started, so anybody can use the tool. The intuitive interface of Automate has an intuitive design, which makes it easy to learn and use even without a strong technical background, and it has a drag-and-drop interface, which makes everything so easy and straightforward. The error handling capabilities in complex automation tasks are powerful, as it handles all types of tasks, whether complex or simple. I've never faced any problems even when dealing with complex tasks, so everything is super smooth and highly reliable, even when dealing with big tasks, as it has never slowed down. Automate's compatibility with existing IT infrastructure has impacted our business operations positively by providing smooth integration with other software that we use, such as Gmail, Jira, and Microsoft 365 apps, which gives us a unified platform instead of having to keep switching from one software to another, saving a lot of time and streamlining the whole workflows. The automated analytics have helped improve our business processes since it has increased our efficiency by automating our everyday tasks, freeing up time for us to focus more on strategic activities such as analyzing data and developing new business strategies. It is also cost-saving. By minimizing manual labor, it decreases human errors that can lead to costly mistakes. By automating the tasks, it helps to save costs, and it also improves our accuracy by reducing these errors to ensure that tasks are done almost perfectly.

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Ganesh-Subramanian

Digital Transformation Lead at Expleogroup

Offers enhancement in data accuracy with low-code requirements and easy onboarding

It's a scalable product. In our organization, we sometimes write a script once and reuse it several times, which improves workflow efficiency. Our team inputs the datasets one by one or in a batch mode into BotFarm and schedules them or calls individually as needed. For instance, if one individual has 15 or 20 forms that need to be scanned and logged immediately, it's possible to implement with BotFarm and its scheduling operations. The solution is ideal for small and medium-sized enterprises and can fit in for large enterprises as well, depending upon the use case. For instance, if 100 agents are working across different locations through a mobile app, all the data from the agents can be stored in a common repository and scheduled. BotFarm can be configured based on the architecture and business operations.

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Kyle Grimm

Automation Developer at Worthington Industries

Desktop development has become faster and improves automation results

My thoughts on UiPath Platform's user community suggest that a lot of content seems outdated and old now that gets referenced. The community experience for the AI is limited because putting the error codes into the community search field doesn't return many results. However, a lot of information from pre-AI, before 2022, is still accurate and helpful, but the cutting-edge content just isn't in the community yet. There should be better training on UiPath Platform. I wish I could search UiPath IXP training and have a course pull up as the first result without having to dig through a bunch of links, dead-end links, and random things. Easier access for training would be ideal.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"Web scraping is quite good since it offers a lot of possibilities."

"I would rate the technical support as a nine out of ten because it is quite fast and courteous."

"The intuitive interface of Automate has an intuitive design which makes it easy to learn and use even without a strong technical background, and it has a drag and drop interface which makes everything so easy and straightforward."

"The most valuable features for my client are timing and scheduling."

"I like the interface; it makes managing automation easy. We can set different schedules and templates for each task."

"This product is quite easy to install, learn, and use, with our new employees being able to start using it in projects for clients after only two weeks of internal training."

"We have tried other RPA solutions like UiPath or Automation Anywhere. They are fantastic products but complex, and it's hard to understand everything. It would be best if you had a skilled developer or several. Automate is easy to implement, administer, and use. It's appropriate for us because our cases are simple and easy to automate. We don't need complicated tools with many features; We prefer to get a significant ROI quickly."

"This tool has machine learning and voice recognition and computer vision, which are both quite useful aspects. These aren't available in other tools. It's a good addition to this tool and it gives the solution an edge on the market."

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"There are not many challenges when setting up this solution, and there is a good amount of documentation to go with it."

"One of the most valuable features is the solution's simple automation regarding object cloning and strings variables."

"The ability to drag and drop various components and the customizability are good features."

"The most valuable feature of BotFarm is the fact that we can use escalations when we need more computer power to fulfill all embargo that we receive in one day."

"Automation Anywhere has good document extraction features where it can learn patterns."

"The main features of the solution are the IQ Bot and web-based automation."

"The solution has been very user-friendly."

"Automation Anywhere provides a very flexible UI."

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"The software itself is relatively straightforward and easy to use."

"Computer Vision using Microsoft and Tesseract are pretty useful."

"UiPath has improved the ease of building automations. We were using SeleniumBase testing which is a legacy application and required a lot of manual work to maintain it."

"It's incredibly user-friendly, making it accessible even to non-developers."

"The scraping for data extraction is very important. There is also a connection with all Microsoft tools, like Outlook, Excel, Word, et cetera. And OCR, the Document Understanding feature, is important because we have clients that ask us to read data from scanned documents."

"UiPath makes you more productive because it comes with a lot of drag-and-drop features. You don't need to know the APIs to access particular elements on the screen."

"The deployment is pretty straightforward."

"The prebuilt AI models that are available in AI Center are valuable to us for things like invoice processing."

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Cons

"I would like the updates to be easier to deploy. Integration with Amazon S3 is somewhat lacking."

"Error messages should be better. For error status, there should be better documentation because a lot of times, error messages that you get are quite vague. For example, you get a message saying that the workflow has run into an unknown status, which is vague. It just tells you that it failed, but you don't know how or why it failed. It makes debugging difficult."

"Sometimes when we communicate with the ERP system and there is an issue, we are not always aware of the specifics of Automate and the source of the problem."

"The user interface could be slightly enhanced to make it more modern."

"It's possible that they could use a stronger community for seeking guidance and help."

"The solution has a very weak knowledge base."

"I find that most important features are strong, however, there is a lack of good development for artificial intelligence, such as machine learning."

"The user interface could be slightly enhanced to make it more modern."

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"The pricing of this product could be better."

"BotFarm newer version has been difficult to install, we have been in contact with the support on this matter."

"We have connectivity and integration with pretty much every single tech stack across the table that we have in the world, and there are a few areas that they don't do that well yet. I'd be looking for some improvement there, in terms of their integration with certain products."

"Sometimes I feel like it doesn't work properly and we are not able to provide the dexterity needed."

"It would be ideal if the solution offered more language options, such as Arabic."

"I would definitely be wanting to see OCR features for improving the solution."

"The OCR tool, the optical character recognition tool, could be more efficient."

"We do have some troubles with the internal software commands, but we have been troubleshooting this bug to fix it."

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"Even with drag-and-drop the product is a little difficult to use unless you are a programmer."

"When it comes to document processing, they could work on more accurately identifying objects from PDF files."

"The upgrade process could be improved so that it does not require download and reinstall."

"UiPath's pricing could be improved. The margins for us as a bottom-level tier partner are not great, which can be a hindrance, particularly when we present it to the customer. Other than that, I don't have any areas of improvement at the moment due to our limited experience. Maybe after six months to a year, we might have more feedback."

"There should be extra ways for humans to interact with automation."

"The cognitive capabilities of UiPath are pretty time-consuming. If that can be improved, it would help a lot."

"We should receive a list every time transactions are performed, and it would be nice if we wouldn't have to format it every time the robot sent us a spreadsheet."

"Computational text recognition has room for improvement as it is not 100 percent accurate."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Compared to other products, the pricing model for this solution is much more convenient, flexible, and adaptable to the Portuguese reality."

"It has gone up in price. The price of Fortra's Automate has increased since we first started using it. It does a lot but also costs a lot. It was a lot more affordable before Fortra owned the software."

"The cost is a bit high for a small business like ours, but we manage with Fortra's Automate."

"While solutions like UiPath and Blue Prism cost around $11,000-$12,000 for each license, this product costs around $7,000 and you can keep it forever."

"Once you buy the software, you just pay for the support for backend help."

"From a distributor's side, one of the biggest selling points is its price point. Without going into any numbers, compared to UiPath, Automation Anywhere, and Blue Prism, we're significantly cheaper. The main difference is that other competitors usually charge you per process. However, in Automate's case, it's priced per bot. So, a bot can run multiple processes at the same time, but you are only priced for a single bot."

"I'm only involved in running the product and maintaining the systems, so I can't speak to the cost."

"The pricing is quite reasonable. We can run the process with one bot. The limitation is at the server level because they have some resources, and sometimes that is enough. It isn't too expensive, so you can get a good return off of one, and you can also have a pack of five bots that is quite competitive."

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"Our licensing costs are approximately $3,000 USD annually."

"An unattended bot license costs around $5,000, whereas an attended bot license costs roughly $1,500."

"The pricing model could be simplified."

"The solution prices are expensive. It would be more beneficial for customers to lower the pricing."

"The license of this solution is on an annual basis. The price is fair. However, what we did initially was a POC, but now we are looking at moving from a POC to expanding it out further. I would appreciate some kind of discount."

"Its price is quite high as compared to other solutions, but it has a lot of features and good stability. They should reduce its price."

"It is too expensive and not worth the price."

"I am very happy with the pricing."

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"The best thing is that the UiPath Software is available as a Community Edition that is free and sufficient for personal use or small business."

"UiPath's licensing costs can be high, and to maximize their value, customers need a clear plan for utilization."

"The price of both UiPath and Automation Anywhere is high. The basic package is included in the price, but in case you require any professional or golden package, you have to pay a higher price."

"The licensing fees are billed annually."

"Its price is fair, but I would prefer it to be lower."

"Different licenses are used to activate features that the organization wants to use. For example, they offer licenses for UiPath Studio X, attended automation, unattended automation, document understanding, and so forth."

"I was not involved in the pricing negotiations, but as far as I understand, my team was happy with the pricing. So, I assume that its price is moderate and competitive. It isn't highly-priced."

"Licensing costs are high, but still well within a positive return on investment."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Performing Arts

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Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	23
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	6

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	14
Large Enterprise	18

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	240
Midsize Enterprise	144
Large Enterprise	661

Questions from the Community

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We use it for specific cases, mainly secure file transfers, which are vital for us. And it works for us.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortra Automate?

The pricing for Automate is affordable, even for a small organization, and it's well-packed and affordable.

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What do you like most about BotFarm?

The product has increased efficiency and reduced the time spent on tasks.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BotFarm?

The product is slightly expensive. In comparison to competitor tools like UiPath, BotFarm's cost is greater. Our orga...

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What needs improvement with BotFarm?

The solution can improve the accuracy of hand-written data reading. In some situations, the data needs to be hand-wri...

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Comparisons

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Compared 15% of the time

Microsoft Power Automate vs Automate

Compared 14% of the time

Redwood Software - Finance Automation Edition vs Automate

Compared 9% of the time

Blue Prism vs Automate

Compared 8% of the time

Automation Anywhere vs Automate

Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 42% of the time

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Compared 30% of the time

Microsoft Power Automate vs BotFarm

Compared 28% of the time

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Compared 17% of the time

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Compared 10% of the time

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Also Known As

HelpSystems Automate, Automate

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UiPath Maestro, UiPath Apps, UiPath Agent Builder

Overview

Automate offers a user-friendly solution with a drag-and-drop interface for efficient task automation and integration with major platforms like SAP and Azure, making it ideal for quick deployment with minimal coding and training.

Automate provides powerful features for businesses seeking efficient automation, offering compatibility with databases, email integration, and cloud platforms. Its simple interface supports both beginners and experienced users, simplifying tasks like invoice processing, HR automation, and data transformation. Cost-effective pricing and flexible licensing enhance its appeal while integration capabilities and scheduling tools ensure smooth workflow automation.

What are Automate's Key Features?

Drag-and-Drop Interface: Simplifies automation with intuitive design.
Integration Capabilities: Connects with platforms like SAP and Azure for seamless data flow.
Database and FTP Triggers: Enhances automation potential through direct data interaction.
Efficient Scheduling: Automates tasks with precise timing and control.
Web Scraping: Automates data extraction for quick analysis and reporting.

What Benefits and ROI Should Users Expect?

Rapid Deployment: Minimizes coding efforts for quick implementation.
Cost-Effectiveness: Offers flexible pricing models to suit budget constraints.
Operational Efficiency: Reduces manual workloads and enhances productivity.
Comprehensive Integration: Facilitates improved data management across systems.
Scalability: Adapts to growing business needs with ease.

In industries such as healthcare, banking, and logistics, Automate is used for tasks like invoice payment automation, data transformation, and task automation. This leads to streamlined processes and reduced manual workload, illustrating its value in enhancing operational efficiency through diversified workflows.

Fortra

BotFarm is an enterprise-level robotic process automation (RPA) solution. What is unique about BotFarm is that users can buy RPA processes based on demand and not be confined to a license or a strict capacity structure. BotFarm, a robust product of Automation Anywhere, is the only RPA solution that allows users to buy only the products they need when they need them. BotFarm allows users to launch all the robots they need to get tasks completed sooner and more efficiently than many other products in the marketplace today. This consumption-based business model will result in significant savings and increase an organization's overall profitability.

BotFarm Benefits

Scalable: The flexible nature of the solution makes it very easy to scale when needed.
User-friendly: The UI is simple to use and understand. Users do not have to be tech-savvy to deploy bots.
Improves efficiency: BotFarm will increase process integrity by reducing human error and the need for continuous manual human effort or interaction.
Integration: BotFarm integrates well with many third-party solutions.

BotFarm Features

No code/low code solutions: Users can easily create and deploy bots to perform undesirable, mundane tasks, freeing IT staff to work on more productive, complicated tasks.
IQ Bots: Easily extrapolate data from any document, such as resumes, invoices, and legal documents, to ensure data is correctly correlated and grouped together and that overall data integrity is never compromised.
Fast: Deployed bots can complete tasks significantly faster than any human component, and with less error.
Cost-effective: Users only pay for the bots they actually need, and create as they go. This innovative process will save your organization time and money while increasing overall productivity and profitability. BotFarm has a very good ROI and is a stable, secure, and scalable solution.

Reviews from Real Users

Akshay P., Associate Systems Analyst at NSEiT Limited, relates, “It is very easy, simple. You're working on a notepad, and you don't need to know programming to work on this. The dashboards are quite good, especially on the latest versions.”

A Digital Strategy Manager at an energy/utilities company shares, “The scalability is the solution's most valuable aspect. The reason Bot Farm is used is to have only one license available whenever you have a spike in the transactions. That is a core feature. That is something which we are using to the maximum. It's working well due to the fact that the solution use case is quite structured.”

A Senior RPA Developer at a tech services company tells us, “The solution is great to automate any repetitive tasks, which you might do on a daily basis. For example, the organization may need to be generating invoices or extracting data from PDF files daily. It is very versatile in what you can automate. This has improved my organization by cutting down on repetitive tasks that now can be automated.”

Automation Anywhere

UiPath Platform is appreciated for its user-friendly interface and extensive automation capabilities, offering seamless integration with diverse applications. Its intuitive drag-and-drop functionality enables users to design efficient workflows with minimal technical expertise.

UiPath Platform delivers a robust set of features that enhance automation and productivity. With components like Orchestrator, task management is optimized, facilitating better scalability. Users benefit from advanced AI and document understanding tools, boosting data handling accuracy and reducing errors. Despite its strengths, UiPath faces challenges with upgrading processes, AI enhancements, and user documentation. Integration and selector sensitivity issues, along with support and licensing complexities, highlight areas for potential improvement. Users request smoother deployment, error handling, and migration processes. Enhanced support for RHEL/Ubuntu, LINQ, and Lambda and improved real-time insights, automation recording, and scheduling are desired. Streamlining the experience for non-technical users with simplified workflows remains a priority.

What are the key features of UiPath Platform?

Drag-and-Drop Functionality: Allows users to design workflows easily without extensive technical skills.
Orchestrator: Enhances task management and enables scalable automation.
AI and Document Understanding: Improves data accuracy and minimizes errors.
System Integration: Offers seamless integration with SAP, CRM, Oracle, and more.
Active Community and Training: UiPath Academy provides resources for skill development.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Increased Efficiency: Reduction in manual workloads through automation of repetitive tasks.
Improved Accuracy: Enhanced data handling capabilities reduce errors.
Productivity Boost: Supports both attended and unattended automations to streamline operations.
Scalability: Ability to handle growing automation demands efficiently.
Integration Benefits: Easy integration with enterprise systems for streamlined operations.

UiPath Platform is widely implemented across sectors such as finance, healthcare, insurance, HR, IT, and supply chain to automate repetitive business tasks. Common uses include automating data entry, invoice processing, document management, report generation, and customer service operations. Organizations value the platform's ability to integrate seamlessly with systems like SAP, CRM, and Oracle, allowing for enhanced efficiency and accuracy in processing both structured and unstructured data.

UiPath

Sample Customers

Aldergrove Financial Group, Preferred Health Professionals, Mindbeam Technologies, First Credit Union in British Columbia, Vestcom International, Prime Liberty Benefits, University of Tampa, CNLBancshares, World Precision Instruments, BJ's Restaurants, Globe Pequot Press, Accudata Technologies, Norton Healthcare, Pacific Toxicology Laboratories

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