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IQ Bot 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

IQ Bot
Ranking in Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)
3rd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
UiPath Document Understanding
Ranking in Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) category, the mindshare of IQ Bot is 2.9%, down from 5.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of UiPath Document Understanding is 17.0%, up from 9.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)
 

Featured Reviews

Neethushree S - PeerSpot reviewer
User-friendly and code reusability feature for efficient utilization of existing code repositories
Building IQ bots is time-consuming. Initially, script-wise, it would take a lot of time and also the testing of testing part of it. Probably there might be something that has been advanced now, but I'm talking about before six months. Maybe there has been an enhancement, but during the time that we were working, the time that would take up to build the requirements initially would need a lot of time. In future releases, Automation Anywhere should promote this product more to make it more visible. It should be promoted to increase its visibility and awareness.
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

"IQ Bot's most valuable feature is data migration, including Word format and legacy document templates."
"IQ Bot has the ability to easily capture objects. The latest version is far ahead of the competition. Most of the features are excellent, valuable, and easy to handle."
"The ability to train itself is a good, valuable feature. It is one of the most stable RPA products at present. Installation is easy for IQ Bot, and they provide good technical support."
"The initial setup was satisfactory."
"IQ Bot is easy to use compared to some of the other solutions out there."
"IQ Bot has helped my organization transform digital documents and files into information to be processed."
"Extracting information from 500,000 invoices manually is difficult. IQ Bot automates the task and helps us summarize the data and provide it to the auditors."
"The way that the learning combines with the OCR is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"Machine learning is the most valuable feature of UiPath Document Understanding."
"The machine learning (ML) extractor is valuable. It helps in extracting information from even unstructured documents. It can sometimes also extract information from a written document. Without much manual intervention, it is able to process the documents. This is a unique feature of UiPath Document Understanding."
"I like the clear and organized way in which UiPath has structured the labeling process, as well as the user-friendly development environment."
"AI Center is helpful for creating data sets. Machine learning helps with some extraction. The ML extractor gives good results after training."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...The solution's technical support is good."
"The most valuable feature in UiPath Document Understanding is the identification of the fields column in the PDF documents."
"UiPath's Document Understanding significantly reduces the effort needed to train a machine-learning model for our documents."
"UiPath Document Understanding is user-friendly, with an easy-to-use self-trained model, and the OCR it provides does a good job even with scanned PDFs."
 

Cons

"If even a small change is made to a PDF format, IQ Bot may fail to read it and require me to go back and create a new learning instance."
"It's not intuitive from a user standpoint."
"IQ Bot doesn't accept or manage unstructured documents properly."
"I would like love to see pre-trained models based on industries."
"The user should be able to update the data libraries."
"The first place it could be improved is its price - it is too high. I'm having a lot of difficulty moving it to the customers."
"Better customization in terms of mapping would be an improvement."
"There should be built-in or native intelligent processing capabilities."
"Its pricing can be improved."
"The solution must localize the built-in features for supporting Arabic scripts so we do not rely on third-party tools."
"One area where UiPath could improve is by including pre-trained models for general-use documents specific to the Middle East."
"Sometimes we have challenges when we need to read something like a barcode, so we must use the Cisco algorithm to solve the issue, or I have to ask developers for help specifically to capture this kind of information. There are other processes, such as refunds, that we still must do manually because there is no way to use automation to solve this issue."
"Existing models have room for improvement."
"Extending the trial period for UiPath Document Understanding from three to six months would allow organizations to evaluate their capabilities thoroughly."
"The machine learning model needs improvement, as we receive more and more unstructured documents from clients that require a lot of manual validation."
"UiPath Document Understanding requires more database connectors."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is complicated but I wouldn't say that they are expensive."
"IQ Bot is expensive compared to other solutions."
"The product’s price is always in the higher range."
"It's expensive."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"The price of IQ Bot could improve by being less expensive."
"The solution is cost-effective compared to other market tools."
"It has an average cost."
"I have only been using its free version."
"UiPath Document Understanding is considered a bit expensive compared to other options like Microsoft Azure, which can offer similar quality at a more affordable rate."
"UiPath Document Understanding carries a premium price tag, but its current technological capabilities may not yet fully justify the cost."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution a nine."
"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."
"I find the pricing to be fair."
"We received a 60-day free trial before having to purchase a license to continue using UiPath Document Understanding."
"UiPath's pricing model is complex and based on AI units, which are consumed during model training and use."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Educational Organization
6%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
15%
Real Estate/Law Firm
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

When evaluating Robotic Process Automation, what aspect do you think is the most important to look for?
My answer is going to a bit different as I am a business user with limited programming skills 1. Software costs including recurring fees are very important. Automation Anywhere wants to charge a ...
What do you like most about IQ Bot?
IQ Bot is relatively easy to use and develop.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IQ Bot?
The product cost is relatively high compared to other tools in the market. I rate the pricing a five out of ten.
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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