Kofax is predominantly used for data extraction from documents in the banking industry.
Finance Analyst at a maritime company with 10,001+ employees
Great with complex documents but UI could be improved
Pros and Cons
- "Kofax RPA's best feature is its high success percentage in picking up information from documents, especially where the DPI is really low."
- "Kofax RPA's UI could be more user-friendly."
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
Kofax RPA has allowed us to create a program in which the top 100 forms used across the organization are extracted and pushed into a database, from which any team globally can extract the information from those forms.
What is most valuable?
Kofax RPA's best feature is its high success percentage in picking up information from documents, especially where the DPI is really low.
What needs improvement?
Kofax RPA's UI could be more user-friendly. In the future, I'd like to see more frequent updates and better integration with Citrix.
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For how long have I used the solution?
I've been working with Kofax RPA for around eight months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Kofax RPA is stable and performs as expected.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Kofax RPA is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
Kofax's technical support is reasonably responsive, though not the fastest.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I previously used UiPath and Blue Prism and changed at the request of clients.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was fairly straightforward and took around two to three weeks.
What about the implementation team?
We used an in-house team.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Kofax RPA is moderately priced but expensive in comparison to UiPath and Power Automate.
What other advice do I have?
Unless it's necessary to interact with or extract information from complex documents, I would recommend choosing a different solution than Kofax RPA. I'd rate Kofax RPA seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Manager at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
Lengthy support wait times, missing features, but effective simple task automation
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Kofax RPA is the simplicity of automating tasks."
- "Kofax RPA could improve web-based automation and there should be a choice of what browser we can use, such as Google Chrome, instead of an inbuilt browser from Kofax RPA. Additionally, Kofax RPA is missing an orchestrator that other solutions have, such as UiPath."
What is our primary use case?
We have over 250 use cases for Kofax RPA. For example, we use it for master data management, tracking, and data migration.
How has it helped my organization?
Kofax RPA has provided our organization with a lot of savings in many different areas and we have improvements in data quality.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Kofax RPA is the simplicity of automating tasks.
What needs improvement?
Kofax RPA could improve web-based automation and there should be a choice of what browser we can use, such as Google Chrome, instead of an inbuilt browser from Kofax RPA. Additionally, Kofax RPA is missing an orchestrator that other solutions have, such as UiPath.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Kofax RPA for approximately three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Kofax RPA is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of Kofax RPA is good, but it is not easy to do.
We have approximately 80 users using this solution in my organization.
How are customer service and support?
I have used the support from Kofax RPA. There have been a lot of issues we have had that have taken weeks, if not months to fix and the support is not satisfactory.
I rate the support from Kofax RPA a five out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Kofax RPA was complex.
The migration to Kofax RPA could improve. It is very difficult to migrate.
I rate the initial setup of Kofax RPA a three out of ten.
What about the implementation team?
We did the implementation of the solution in-house. The maintenance is difficult, and we have a development team using it.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There is a standard license needed to use Kofax RPA and the price is reasonable.
What other advice do I have?
We want to switch to UiPath because it is the market leader and it has features that are missing in Kofax RPA.
My advice to others is only to choose this solution if they are looking to automate simple processes.
I rate Kofax RPA a five out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Robotic Process Automation Leader at Borusan Holding
Constantly improving with valuable tools for integration with RPA tools
Pros and Cons
- "Provides valuable tools working in integration with RPA tools."
- "The solution could use some AI integrated features."
What is our primary use case?
We mainly deal with robots for accounting sites and we have more than 140 of them with most used for accounting departments. For marketing departments, we have web crawling robots that use websites to collect a lot of market information. The solution is also used for main core accounting processes such as purchase orders or accounts receivable, accounts payable, etc. There are core activities in this process - entering invoices into SAP, creating invoices, bank account collections. The solution is also used for the operation site where we have more than 10,000 machines in different geographic locations. We get thousands of IoT signals from these machines and we check for error signals, many of which are diagnostic. We can provide information that can prevent a machine being corrupted. We are customers of Kofax.
What is most valuable?
The solution is improving every day and they have valuable tools for integration with RPA tools like OCR system, for example. We use it on our PDF documents and on our invoices.
What needs improvement?
The product could be improved if they would use AI integrated robots. Some AI integrated features would be nice.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for about four years.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is not complex; we use consultants for deployment and upgrading. They can handle it in two hours. We have more than 140 robots and we're expanding every day. We currently have four robot engines running at the same time.
What other advice do I have?
I don't think there is a major difference among all the RPA tools on the market. We use Kofax effectively and I'm happy with it.
I rate this solution a nine out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Branch Manager at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
Nothing really makes this product stand out from the competition although it is stable and scalable
Pros and Cons
- "It is stable and scalable."
- "There is really nothing special about the capabilities of this product."
- "Exception handling needs to be improved."
- "The product needs more AI capabilities."
What is our primary use case?
We use it to automate manual tasks.
What is most valuable?
I think it is similar to other RPA platforms. I do not think that there is much I can say is remarkable about this tool itself. I would say it does not present too many issues, but it is not at the level of the market competitors.
What needs improvement?
I think they need to do a better job of following the lead of its competitors and build upon that. I would like to see more AI capabilities, and I think that is one of the keys. Exception handling should be improved as well to reduce errors and things like that.
For how long have I used the solution?
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable product.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable product. We have more-or-less 200 people using it in our company.
How are customer service and technical support?
I have not had the kind of issues where I needed to call into technical support. The issues I had, I addressed myself.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere, and WorkFusion. I switched to Kofax because it is the product they are using at the company I work for now. That is mainly the reason I switched.
How was the initial setup?
I joined a team who did the deployment, so I was not involved at the time of the deployment. I did not hear about any trouble.
What other advice do I have?
I think your choice for an RPA solution depends on what the issues are that you are looking to resolve. If someone is using other Kofax products, they might have some advantages in using this solution. Other than that, I think that there are other tools on the market which may be better to work with for automation.
On a scale from one to ten (where one is the worst and ten ins the best), I would rate this product as a five-out-of-ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Solution Sales at Asseco South Eastern Europe
The solution enables users to automate repetitive tasks and saves time and resources
Pros and Cons
- "The product saves time and resources."
- "The technical support must be improved."
What is our primary use case?
Our customers use the product to automate repetitive tasks.
What is most valuable?
The synthetic API approach is valuable. The product enables users to do document processing.
What needs improvement?
The technical support must be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for six to seven years. We work with the latest version mostly.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the tool’s stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate the tool’s scalability a nine out of ten. We have no issues in deploying big implementations. Our clients are enterprise businesses.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support team provides delayed responses.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
I rate the ease of setup a nine out of ten. The deployment can be done within hours.
What was our ROI?
The product saves time and resources. It is usually worth its money. The processes are shorter, and the number of people required is less. The processes are less prone to errors.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I rate the pricing a five or six out of ten. Different projects have different prices.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I rate the tool an eight and a half out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller
Director - Information Technology at RealPage
Great workflow and process automation but the interface's usability could be improved
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features are workflow and process automation."
- "The interface could be better from a usability standpoint."
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features are workflow and process automation.
What needs improvement?
The interface could be better from a usability standpoint. In the next release, I'd like to see more integrations and connectors.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Kofax RPA for a couple of years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Kofax RPA is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
RPA has been scalable for our needs.
How are customer service and support?
Kofax's technical support has been good so far.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Kofax's prices are pretty reasonable.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution seven out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Director at iicon Ltd
Reasonable price, good ability to script information from websites, and reasonably easy to manage on a server-based deployment
Pros and Cons
- "The ability to script information from websites is most valuable. It also seems to be fairly robust and reasonably easy to manage on a server-based deployment. We have a number of robots operating on the central server."
- "We are on version 10.6, and the current version seems to be 11. Kofax is cycling the capabilities of the product very quickly. One of the difficulties has been to actually keep up with the capabilities as they've evolved. On the one hand, it is good that the product is getting better, but on the other hand, it is difficult to implement the best way with a product that is evolving constantly."
What is our primary use case?
We spider information from a variety of websites and create reports, which we use internally for competitive purposes.
What is most valuable?
The ability to script information from websites is most valuable. It also seems to be fairly robust and reasonably easy to manage on a server-based deployment. We have a number of robots operating on the central server.
What needs improvement?
We are on version 10.6, and the current version seems to be 11. Kofax is cycling the capabilities of the product very quickly. One of the difficulties has been to actually keep up with the capabilities as they've evolved. On the one hand, it is good that the product is getting better, but on the other hand, it is difficult to implement the best way with a product that is evolving constantly.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for probably about three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It seems to be fairly robust.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We are a very small company. There are only a few of us in the company, but all of us use the output in various ways.
How are customer service and technical support?
Their technical support is good. Because they're putting a lot of resources into R&D development and quickly deploying the product, when you actually raise a case with them, their support people are able to directly interface with the technical people and come back with an answer pretty quickly.
How was the initial setup?
It is fairly easy to set up as a product.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Its pricing is reasonable given the product capabilities. Kofax has a wide range of products, and it can sometimes be confusing to understand which capabilities come with which product set. One of the key facets that we've been looking into recently is cognitive document recognition that was a core pile of some of their other technologies such as Kofax transformation modules (KTM).
What other advice do I have?
We are using it in a fairly niche way to do web research. We have had some experience of doing internal robots, etc, and we had some experience of actually doing some implementations with larger organizations that we work for. The major observation we've made while automating routine tasks via a macro model is that in long term, they can be difficult to automate with complex systems like SAP because the base system has many different routes through the forest. When you do an RPA implementation, you may automate one route through the forest, but you then find that there are multiple routes that can diverge from that, so an initial project or initial robot spec can actually grow far beyond your initial expectations.
I would rate Kofax RPA an eight out of ten. In general, we've found it to be very functional and quite good. They seem to be offering features on newer instances faster than what we can absorb. There is feature overload, and possibly other RPA vendors are in the same area because the market does seem to be quite solid.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner
CEO at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees
Has everything centralized and constantly thinks of the large corporations that use their robots
Pros and Cons
- "The best part of Kofax is that they have a whole concept. It's one product, but also has extra elements that can be integrated."
- "I'd like to see a recording function and a more simple interface."
What is our primary use case?
I'm the company CEO and chief engineer. We partner with RPA, selling the product, marketing and implementing it. We have several customers who use RPA for different applications. Some use it for financial needs. Another uses RPA to obtain information from employees who deal with external customers. They insert relevant data and the accounts department is then able to invoice the customer. Prior to this, it was all done manually. RPA has provided us with a tool for mobile phones that allows data input to be sent directly to the head office. RPA takes care of the process, it's all automated.
Another case is where information is being directly input to the ERP system from a PDF. A robot takes care of that and everything is transmitted automatically to the ERP system. Logistics companies are one of the main target groups for us and in this case, it's really about customs procedures. Imported goods require reports and it used to be done manually, particularly important when there were questions from customs officials. Robots are now being used to handle the data from the source companies and also from customs. There are many different applications where our customers are using RPA.
Our biggest customer would have around 100, 150 end-users or customers using the product but in some cases, it's only five to 10 people using the robots. It's difficult to say how many users there are because a lot of the work used to be done manually and now, over time, that work is being taken over by robots.
What is most valuable?
The best part of Kofax is that they have a whole concept. It's one product, but also has extra elements that can be integrated. If you take the whole package, with the extra products you can digitize it using RPA and also by using the other products they provide.
What needs improvement?
Of course, there is always room for improvement and I know there are developments all the time. This includes, ultimately, the development and increased use of robots. It's something that our customers want and I know that Kofax is working on that. I don't know if similar products already have this kind of function but this is one we've been waiting for and I know that it's not a simple ask.
For additional features, I'd like to see a recording function and a more simple interface. I also think that there could be more support for emerging learning or artificial intelligence.
For how long have I used the solution?
This is the third year we've been using Kofax RPA.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would say that the product itself is quite stable, no problems there.
How are customer service and technical support?
The technical support is generally good. Sometimes, of course, they take more time when you have difficult or complicated questions. But generally, if you send a question to Kofax technical support we'll get an answer the same day. I'm happy with the support.
How was the initial setup?
I don't do the setup myself but I understand it's very easy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The normal price for an on-premises license is €50,000. That's the price for one robot license. You can have more than one robot license but only one can be run at any one time. I believe the cost of adding a second robot is around €14,000.
What other advice do I have?
I think the product itself is very simple. The Kofax RPA concept is a little different from that of other similar products on the market. We have a centralized system which means that whereas other products are coming from the desktop robotic side, in the case of Kofax, they constantly think of the large corporations that are using their robots. For some customers, it's very important that everything is centralized. And of course that's an important issue but then, of course, it brings challenges when you are trying to create the desktop robot.
I would rate the product an eight out of 10. It's a tricky question because we sell the product, but I guess there is always room for improvement.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner.
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