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Blue Prism Cloud vs BotFarm comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Blue Prism Cloud
Ranking in Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
BotFarm
Ranking in Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
22nd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category, the mindshare of Blue Prism Cloud is 1.3%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of BotFarm is 0.3%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
 

Featured Reviews

Keith Mcdowell - PeerSpot reviewer
It helps us save on staff costs
I rate Blue Prism Cloud eight out of 10 for ease of setup. It's a cloud-based solution, so it isn't hard to set up. The deployment time is hard to quantify because I work for the government, and we need to go through all these internal reviews, but the technical part takes three to four weeks. The biggest challenge is security because we need to integrate it with Active Directory and set up VPN tunnels, security profiles, etc. We deployed Blue Prism in-house and used three people to set it up. One solution engineer is enough to maintain it.
Ganesh-Subramanian - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"With Blue Prism, I like the feature that you build, I don't know the exact name now, but blocks or standards can be reduced later. You configure, for example, the CRM system, and you create a standardized manner of inputting data into the CRM system that you can reuse later. I'm not sure what that's called, but I enjoy it whether it's a feature or not."
"This solution comes with a lot of good features."
"The platform is user-friendly and easy to learn in a low-code environment."
"This product has additional functionality over Blue Prism Cloud Enterprise."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to write custom code."
"It provides good, clean data that enhances our AI initiatives."
"If I look at the top four, I believe it is far more user-friendly than the other competition."
"Once it does the monitor, it collects the respective data and creates an output that is required for reconfiguration."
"The solution seems to offer high stability. We haven't seen any bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze."
"The most important feature of BotFarm is web automation."
"The most valuable features are the portals for extracting data from PDF files, appending data to SAP, automating the SAP, downloading reports, and mapping and creating the reports accordingly to your requirements."
"Automation Anywhere provides a very flexible UI."
"What I like most about BotFarm is that it's one of the leading RPA products in the market. Very few products focus on robotics today, so I like that BotFarm offers a lot in terms of what general customers expect it to do."
"The solution has very good processes. It's very easy to deploy and has good reviews on it. It offers good automation and the solution has very good developers working on it."
"BotFarm is an easy solution to use and the interface is better than older versions."
"The solution reduces manual data errors and improves data accuracy"
 

Cons

"I think that there are some improvements in the product performance that are needed in Blue Prism Cloud...The initial setup of the product needs a lot of time and effort."
"The vendor does not make their pricing clear when you are searching for it, which is something that needs to be improved."
"The tool’s customer support should improve. There were instances where I tried to call them up and was put on hold. However, they do revert back through emails once a ticket has been issued. They should be quick with their responses on calls."
"The product’s pricing needs improvement."
"There is room for improvement in the speed."
"Blue Prism could be more efficient in its resource use. Having one LPR agent per virtual machine wastes resources. If we could execute many applications at the same time, it would improve and optimize the resource used."
"There's a need to deal with unstructured input with RPA."
"The solution is unable to read some UI components in legacy systems."
"Although I like the OCR technology, it could still be further improved."
"I have called customer service three times and the experience has not been good. They do not offer 24/7 support, which forces us to wait till the next working day to solve a problem."
"The discovery suite that they just acquired could be included."
"The dashboard needs improvement. For Bot Farm, the visualization is not that good compared to the main Automation Anywhere dashboard."
"One aspect that can be improved is the accessibility of reusable components for developers. It relates to role-based access and accessibility."
"BotFarm newer version has been difficult to install, we have been in contact with the support on this matter."
"The only challenge that we have faced with BotFarm is that there is no continuous deployment. The whole world is moving to the DevOps model, but BotFarm is still not on the DevOps model. It should have integration with the DevOps model. The migration of the bots or bots pipeline is currently purely manual."
"The deployment could be simplified."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This solution comes at a medium to high price point. They need to work on their pricing to enable smaller enterprises to get the benefit of using the product."
"The price is very competitive when you are comparing to other providers."
"There are many RPA solutions available from different vendors and the pricing for Blue Prism is competitive."
"Blue Prism comes at a higher price point compared to other solutions on the market."
"Pricing can be negotiated in situations where there will be heavy usage."
"The pricing for Blue Prism Cloud is two out of ten because it's higher than every other technology. My company is on a three-year Blue Prism Cloud license."
"When compared with UiPath, I believe it will be difficult for Blue Prism to maintain its market share."
"I rate the platform’s pricing a seven out of ten."
"An unattended bot license costs around $5,000, whereas an attended bot license costs roughly $1,500."
"We are on an annual license for the solution and is priced well."
"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."
"The solution prices are expensive. It would be more beneficial for customers to lower the pricing."
"There is a license for this solution and it is on an annual basis. I am satisfied with the price."
"Licenses are paid on a yearly basis and the cost is quite high."
"The pricing is fair."
"Automation Anywhere is more reasonable than Blue Prism and UiPath in terms of cost."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
7%
Financial Services Firm
27%
Computer Software Company
26%
Real Estate/Law Firm
8%
University
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Blue Prism Cloud?
It's easy to use, the interface, the the the the queries is which we use. It's user friendly.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Blue Prism Cloud?
If we utilize Blue Prism's full capabilities, then it is cost-effective. Otherwise, the pricing can seem high. It requires the right processes.
What needs improvement with Blue Prism Cloud?
Decipher, one of their solutions, is a waste of time. Other than that, there's nothing specific I can think of.
What do you like most about BotFarm?
The product has increased efficiency and reduced the time spent on tasks.
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 organization also works with UiPath and Microsoft products. Our company doesn't want...
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-written by the agents, and at our organization, we face some rare challenges with s...
 

Also Known As

Blue Prism Thoughtonomy Virtual Workforce, Blue Prism Virtual Workforce, Thoughtonomy Virtual Workforce
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Sample Customers

Cabot Credit Management, Hovis, Utilita
Cisco, CocaCola Bottlers Japan, Macy's, Whirlpool, Unilever
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