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Ephesoft Transact vs UiPath Document Understanding comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Ephesoft Transact
Ranking in Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)
15th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
UiPath Document Understanding
Ranking in Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) category, the mindshare of Ephesoft Transact is 1.5%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of UiPath Document Understanding is 14.2%, up from 11.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)
 

Featured Reviews

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A stable and scalable smart content acquisition and data classification solution with a useful inject feature
I would advise potential users that Ephesoft Transact is an easy tool to handle. The UI isn't complex, and even if everything isn't handled at the UI level, they can work with the script. You can also handle issues with scripts. I believe Ephesoft Transact is one of the best tools because the UI is an easy one. The UI-level design makes it easy to handle the development and the superior Ephesoft support system. They will give you quick support to resolve issues and provide training materials. They will train the developer, and after training the developers, they will also support them. That's a good good thing that I saw. Initially, when I joined this project, I also had less knowledge. But with the help of this support system and the training material, I now have superior knowledge. On a scale from one to ten, I would give Ephesoft Transact a nine.
ManinderSodhi - PeerSpot reviewer
The solution can process a large volume of invoices with a high success rate and little human validation
We are working with 40,000 different vendor templates. Document Understanding can understand and process various formats without much manual effort to configure the templates. That wasn't the case when we were using Microsoft. UiPath can read handwritten signatures with a success rate of around 70 percent. We've even processed pay slips in German. The language translations are around 90 percent accurate. The AI/ML component offers great flexibility in creating custom models. Its built-in models are also highly mature. The integration is seamless. We have RPA talking between our ERP systems and sharing information on the UiPath cloud.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I like the inject feature. With desktop injects, we're doing all these things and extracting these things. Its stable, scalable, and technical support is good."
"I have found the keyword extraction to be helpful."
"Transact's best feature is its ease of customization."
"The highly visual and user-friendly interface was a standout feature."
"The entity-level extraction is very good. The workflow is also very good."
"Machine learning is the most valuable feature of UiPath Document Understanding."
"One of the most valuable features is the intelligent recognition of the fields. The algorithm is able to recognize them based on the pattern. Also, the machine learning model enables you to use predefined solutions. The machine-learning capabilities of the solution are very cool."
"In UiPath Document Understanding, I use two extractors. One is the Intelligent Form Extractor and the other is the Machine Learning Extractor. The first one is very useful and user-friendly. When we have a single template or two to three templates, Intelligent Form Extractor is much easier to use. But if we have multiple templates, it's better to go with ML Extractor as you can train the model with different templates."
"The most valuable feature in UiPath Document Understanding is the identification of the fields column in the PDF documents."
"UiPath Document Understanding produces a high accuracy rate of 98 percent."
"The solution removes manual processes and reduces human dependency. It takes a lot of effort to go through each physical mail or email, extract the data and transfer it to Excel. However, the solution automates the process and works 24/7. The tool gives a complete package to process and understand documents. The valuable features include taxonomy modification, classification, workstation, etc. There are out-of-the-box features like ML models which you can custom build. We have saved time with UiPath Document Understanding. We have seen a 50 percent improvement in scanning processes. Compared to humans, the tool runs 24/7. The human error rate has also been reduced. Our human error rate is five percent now compared to the previous 15 percent. UiPath Document Understanding has also freed up our staff who now spend more time on critical tasks."
 

Cons

"Their email service and extraction could be better. We get the input via email, and these emails contain different types of documents like Excel, PDF, or they may contain different content in the email body. Due to this variation, sometimes the email service crashes, and emails aren't redirected to Ephesoft Transact. Ephesoft has provided us with new hotfixes. Whatever flaws we found in the 2019.2 version, they have already updated it in the new version, 20.1.05, and it's already released. Drawbacks like not capturing the handwritten fields are now sorted."
"Transact could be improved by removing Java and making its pricing more accessible for smaller customers."
"It's not easy to train."
"The interface has room for improvement."
"UiPath Document Understanding's ability to handle diverse document formats, including scans and signatures, needs improvement."
"UiPath Document Understanding can improve its handwriting and signature recognition."
"They often ask us to go through the documentation first instead of directly explaining or addressing the root cause of issues."
"Right now, we are trying to use Instabase, which is another tool for document understanding. It may be one step ahead. It is faster than UiPath."
"An area for improvement in UiPath Document Understanding is data extraction from scanned documents. It could be better because I've observed a ten percent failure or flaw whenever the vendor scans and converts documents into PDFs."
"The signature comparison feature of UiPath Document Understanding could be improved."
"Currently, we have to train multiple templates because the column size and row size change in each PDF."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Transact's pricing could be better for smaller customers."
"Initially, when I got a licensed copy of Ephesoft Transact, it was for one year. After one year, we had to send an email to the Ephesoft team informing them that our license was going to expire. They updated it and provided one license in our file, and we had to update and install the folder. They have versions for one year and lifelong as well."
"UiPath Document Understanding carries a premium price tag, but its current technological capabilities may not yet fully justify the cost."
"The cost per license is significant, approaching ten thousand dollars."
"The last time we implemented UiPath Document Understanding the price was high."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution a nine."
"The solution’s cost increases for machine learning or artificial intelligence because we have to go for UiPath Orchestrator."
"UiPath has a higher upfront cost, but its Document Understanding feature is not a significant additional expense compared to the overall platform."
"The price for UiPath Document Understanding is a bit expensive."
"I do not know about its price, but for large organizations, UiPath is cheap, whereas, for small organizations, UiPath is high. For example, if 500 licenses are needed for one company, UiPath is cheap. If only 5 licenses are required, UiPath is costly."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Retailer
9%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
14%
Real Estate/Law Firm
7%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Ephesoft Transact?
I have found the keyword extraction to be helpful.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Ephesoft Transact?
The pricing is fair. It's not too expensive. I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.
What needs improvement with Ephesoft Transact?
The configuration can be a bit much. The AML engine part could be better. It's not easy to train. It's not so easy to train the system. If it's not trained, the accuracy will be off. They need to i...
What do you like most about UiPath Document Understanding?
The solution allows us to continue with vendors whose information comes in correctly and to stop the automation for vendors with many items that are not clearly defined.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for UiPath Document Understanding?
I am not aware of the pricing details. My manager handles that, and as far as I know, Instabase is more expensive.
What needs improvement with UiPath Document Understanding?
Right now, we are trying to use Instabase, which is another tool for document understanding. It may be one one step ahead. It is faster than UiPath.
 

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Sample Customers

Honda Logistics, Washington State Health Care Authority
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