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Blue Prism vs Robocorp comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Blue Prism
Ranking in Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
87
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Robocorp
Ranking in Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
10th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2024, in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category, the mindshare of Blue Prism is 12.8%, up from 10.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Robocorp is 2.5%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
 

Featured Reviews

RS
Jan 6, 2023
Good UI, impressive ROI, and able to expand
Predominantly, this platform is used for Robotic Process Automation. It's a low-code tool that doesn't require much technical knowledge and is easy to introduce to your business users in order to make them citizen developers.  Most of the manual operations and administrative work are low-hanging…
Tooba Faroki - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 24, 2023
The Python base is very valuable for AI and data science but stability could improve
Our company is using the solution for test automations such as making a software that indicates a payment, data entry, and invoice or document processing.  We have completed a partial automation with the solution and are thinking about implementing it.  The solution is based on Python which makes…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is that people with zero coding knowledge can use Blue Prism very well."
"The most valuable feature of Blue Prism is the control and development of the processes from one location."
"The credential manager and logs are most valuable. We are using Blue Prism for complex processes because it is easier to troubleshoot in Blue Prism, and the logs are very accurate. It provides the ability to create smaller tasks, which makes it easier to troubleshoot."
"The integration has improved a lot in terms of SAP, and other screens."
"Blue Prism is highly scalable and reliable."
"Blue Prism supports the multi-bot architecture, which is really good. It is also really good at OCR. Blue Prism is integrated with Abbey OCR, and it provides at least 90% right information on period documents. This is something that is really good in Blue Prism. Blue Prism can deal with huge amounts of data. We can track each and every record, and then we can see the data. If you don't have much coding experience, it makes it easy to build automations and deploy them. It is also easy to learn and easy to work with. It has a lot of features, which makes it reliable for any sort of automation."
"It's quite easy to use and easy to understand the process studio."
"You can easily see where all your problems lie, in a visual way. It's always nice to have a visual representation of things... Seeing things at one glance makes a lot of difference, instead of having to read through the fine print and see where the issues are."
"It's easy to deploy bots via the API helper in Control Room. Robocorp's debugging features are also robust. It shows you a lot of data."
"I can use it as a library by importing Python scripts, allowing me to access its many features while working with coding."
"The product has a valuable business process automation feature."
"The price is good."
"As a developer, I found it easy to integrate third-party applications with Robocorp. I have previous experience with Selenium, and I found the Robocorp framework to be accessible because it uses Python and Selenium keywords."
"The process execution and all features are very good."
"Robocorp is based on Python, so you can use Python scripts and create libraries for your use cases. Building libraries and custom scripts for a particular client and general use cases is easy. We can reuse those scripts for other clients, so we start seeing benefits quickly."
"The solution is based on Python which makes it very valuable."
 

Cons

"They should add more OCR engines to it."
"If this solution had a framework for exception handling then it would be very helpful."
"Navigation within the UI could be improved."
"Occasionally, there may be stability issues where certain nodes begin to behave erratically and produce errors."
"They cannot do assisted automation. That is a drawback because that technology is very old now."
"They can add a reporting feature."
"Blue Prism is not very flexible when it comes to integrations."
"We had a lot of challenges managing authentication and reusing or using external authentication providers."
"The standard libraries in Robocorp should be more advanced."
"The solution could be more stable."
"I preferred the user interface in the older versions. When troubleshooting, it's sometimes hard to find details about where things went wrong. You need to search a little harder. It takes more clicks to get to where you want to go. It can be somewhat confusing. When you run a process that fails, it takes you somewhere you may not expect."
"We would also like an integrated PDF reader and better integration with custom solutions. The built-in Excel customization is limited, but we can still accomplish what we want using Python. We must rely on Python to customize processes in Robocorp. I don't know about the latest IDE from Robocorp, but the old one doesn't have a lot of activities."
"It would be better if it were more user-friendly for non-technical users. It would be better if they had some drag-and-drop features to create logic."
"The deployment process is complex and not straightforward, especially for legacy modernization."
"I don't like the complexity of deployment."
"The platform's documentation could be better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The billing is on a yearly basis. They send us the bill every year. My business unit is billed by the technology team, so I don't know exactly how much they pay. In my business unit, we have our first-year license costs, and then we have our ongoing costs. Our bots cost projected per license is $8,600. Our projected support cost for every year is about $38,000. Our operation agent costs anywhere between $50,000 to $55,000, so the saving is there, but it is still kind of expensive for us, but I'm looking at it from the technology kind of billing us for it. This is the cost that we have for our technology team, which is different from the licensing of Blue Prism."
"The tool’s licensing is on a monthly basis."
"Its price is sometimes higher."
"With Blue Prism, there are no additional fees"
"Due to our financial structure, we need fixed costs. So, a license based on the usage would not be feasible. If we have a license model that is based on tasks per year or something else, it could create a very dynamic range of costs. Due to our public financial input, we have to know what it will cost. So, we have licenses per server. This helps us in planning, and we know exactly when we need additional servers. We can then request additional money for them."
"The solution is expensive."
"The tool is expensive."
"The licensing fees are low compared to other tools."
"The product has good pricing."
"The price is cheaper than other competitors. I would rate the cost as one out of five."
"The solution is a very affordable price."
"In terms of licenses, there is a return on investment in that area."
"It's a cost-effective solution."
"The pricing is fine."
"You don't have to pay for the license. You have to pay for the time you use it."
"Robocorp is much better in terms of pricing compared to UiPath."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
6%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Should I choose Blue Prism or Microsoft Power Automate?
Hello Netanya, it depends on your needs and your expertise. In my humble opinion you can start a big RPA project implementation with Blue Prism which is stable and mature software, in order to ser...
I am evaluating Blue Prism and UiPath for RPA for my company. Which one do you recommend?
I'm very familiar with UiPath and the RPA industry: was hired by Daniel Dines in 2015 when there were 35 employees and left in 2019 when there were 3K+. I'm a big believer in the product, leadershi...
What do you like most about Robocorp?
The product has a valuable business process automation feature.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Robocorp?
The product has good pricing. They offer an efficient pay-as-you-go pricing model. There are different models for enterprise-level licensing as well. It is inexpensive compared to Automation Anywhe...
What needs improvement with Robocorp?
The platform's documentation could be better.
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Coca-Cola, Walgreens, American Express, Royal Bank of Canada, Pfizer, Shop Direct, O2, Siemens, Ascension Healthcare, Jaguar Land Rover
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