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OpCon vs UiPath Orchestrator comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

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

OpCon
Ranking in Workload Automation
10th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
59
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
UiPath Orchestrator
Ranking in Workload Automation
9th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Workload Automation category, the mindshare of OpCon is 1.8%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of UiPath Orchestrator is 0.8%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Workload Automation
 

Featured Reviews

Jose Rivera Hernandez - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps automate all kinds of jobs and it's worth the price because it saves a lot of time and money
One problem that I had with them when we got SMA Technologies is that sometimes the jobs fail, but they automatically restart. SMA Technologies automatically gets a notification that the job has failed, and they restart it on their end, so now, we have the job restarting twice. There were times when we came into the office in the morning, and we had two files because the job ran twice. I do not know if the system can prevent a job from running the second time. If a job has run successfully, or it is running, it should not run again.
Bantu Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Improves operational efficiency through its centralized dashboard and asset management
There are overwhelming features added to UiPath Orchestrator, which can lead to complexities. Permissions, roles, and queues sometimes result in conflicts, requiring deeper understanding. I would prefer if the tool was more intuitive, and it is important to maintain simplicity instead of combining multiple functionalities, potentially through different licensing models to restrict features.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Manual processing has been automated 99 percent by OpCon. With new processes, we give it at least two weeks manual so we can write down the details of how to do the steps, then we automate it. Within a month, it has been automated, then it's no longer a manual process."
"I find OpCon's ability to monitor files and folders, and its integration with other software to be the most valuable."
"It allows batch work to run as smoothly and efficiently as possible."
"The greatness of it is the flexibility of the scheduling and the integration of all platforms and processes. We have integrated it with everything from AIX to Microsoft Servers; with pretty much anything that we can."
"Auto-scheduling is the most valuable feature. We have the ability to schedule [batch jobs on our Unisys mainframes] seven days in advance, so we know exactly how we're running every night."
"We're also starting to use its Self Service and Solution Manager. My team in the data center and some of the development team use the Self Service. Developers are using the Self Service for upon-request jobs for their testing. They used to have to go through us to schedule testing and now they can just go on and kick it off all they want. They have also really appreciated that they have access to view and/or submit jobs."
"File Watcher can run jobs when files are made available in a folder."
"The end code response allows us to evaluate how a process finished, set the termination/end code appropriately, and then trigger further processing based on how it ended."
"From the technical side, I have not found any issues with the tool."
"One standout feature I like in UiPath Orchestrator is the scheduling capability."
"Assets and logs are valuable."
"UiPath Orchestrator has eliminated the need for human operation, enhancing our automation process."
"UiPath Orchestrator has helped us by replacing manual processes with automation."
"The logs are the best feature of the solution."
"The centralized login feature greatly helps because we can also use the Active Directory feature. We do not need to create a new user. We can connect with a user from a company, and we can add all the groups they have to set the features for a specific group. We do not need to do that for each user, and we can do that for a specific role we have in the company. I think this helps a lot."
"The monitoring feature stands out as the single most indispensable aspect of UiPath Orchestrator for our automation processes."
 

Cons

"The only downside to OpCon is that its features can be complicated and really must be taught. Most of our users don't have training beyond the free Basic Training that SMA provides, so for fresh eyes, it is kind of difficult to understand some of the language used."
"The one area it needs some help in is the mainframe area because that is not its strength. They support the mainframe but it's not something that they are good at."
"The UI refresh rate is really bad and needs improvement."
"Enterprise Manager is a little clunky which I know they're addressing in the solution's manager."
"The way to view a schedule is called perch view, and that's not always the greatest. It can be quite slow."
"What can get complicated is if you're doing anything more than just the built-in jobs. If you're using the more advanced features, troubleshooting becomes extremely complicated."
"It would be great if you could create physically separate "clients," as I call them. I wish I could have a production client and a testing client and that they would be separate."
"I would like to have an interface with PowerShell. PowerShell has a lot of functionality. We use it a lot because we're a Windows shop. Having a built-in tool or interface with PowerShell would go a long way."
"UiPath Orchestrator should improve its UI and make it more user-friendly."
"The vision libraries that the tool provides, along with the visualization part, are areas with shortcomings in the solution where improvements are required."
"The product must provide process mining features."
"The major issue is with the application according to the new version of the UI."
"I am interested in seeing more features like document understanding and AI integration."
"The code management for the Studio could be improved."
"It takes us time to understand the process before we can publish it. Its pricing needs to be lower, and there needs to be a centralized dashboard."
"It's a bit difficult to connect to the licenses."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our annual maintenance costs are $45,000. The initial cost is separate."
"I am the one who signs the contract. In the beginning, when I started working here, it seemed very expensive, but after I learned everything that it does, I found it worth the price."
"This solution is certainly not the cheapest, but we win in time."
"The purchasing price was in the $30,000 or $40,000 range, but I don't remember how much of that was licensing or installation and how it was broken out."
"Our license is for 1000 jobs. Including support, the license and upgrades are 2000 euros a month."
"Scaling is pricey."
"Annually, we pay $29,000. This is for a blanket policy that covers everything, like licensing and support."
"The cost is just shy of $20,000. That's for two licenses annually, production, and failover. It is a pricey solution. Comparatively speaking, you can certainly find schedulers which are cheaper. In some cases, you can find ones that are free or use free solutions. However, OpCon is by far the superior quality product, and you pay for that. This also has a cost savings associated with an FTE, so you can more than outweigh the cost of the solution if you were to reduce the staff that you have onsite. Plus, this means that you don't need to have someone during irregular hours."
"The product is expensive."
"I rate UiPath Orchestrator's pricing a six out of ten."
"The solution is very expensive. Compared to Microsoft, another tool that is much cheaper than the tool, it does not have the same features that UiPath Orchestrator has. The most valuable feature in my platform is the queue items in UiPath Orchestrator to evaluate the products using this feature."
"The solution’s pricing is reasonable."
"The product’s pricing is competitive."
"The pricing is quite reasonable, particularly with the cloud version where Orchestrator is included in all other licenses at no additional cost."
"The product has reasonable pricing."
"The solution's price is high. We have subscribed to 15 licenses which are paid on a yearly basis. We don't pay any additional costs for support and maintenance."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
44%
Financial Services Firm
21%
Government
5%
Real Estate/Law Firm
4%
Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
19%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about OpCon?
My favorite feature is the dashboard feature, which shows jobs that are running, and completed, any failures, and provides dashboard reporting.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for OpCon?
I am the one who signs the contract. In the beginning, when I started working here, it seemed very expensive, but after I learned everything that it does, I found it worth the price. I would recomm...
What needs improvement with OpCon?
One problem that I had with them when we got SMA Technologies is that sometimes the jobs fail, but they automatically restart. SMA Technologies automatically gets a notification that the job has fa...
What do you like most about UiPath Orchestrator?
Using UiPath Orchestrator, we can deploy tasks across different environments, including virtual machines, for both attended and unattended processes.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for UiPath Orchestrator?
The pricing of UiPath Orchestrator is a bit high. However, we can compete with that, though if they decrease the prices, it would lead to better market penetration.
What needs improvement with UiPath Orchestrator?
I would like to see high availability over two sites, with a main site and a disaster recovery working as an active-active solution, which is not currently supported.
 

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Sample Customers

LOHR, Carnival Cruise Lines, Herbalife, Digital Federal Credit Union, Synergent, Frandsen Bank & Trust
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