I use the solution with different customers. Sometimes it's used for financial organizations, or for accounting or ecommerce. It can be used for mortgages, or loan processing for example.
RPA/IPA Technical Manager at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Makes it easy to build automations, offers good AI functionality, and has a helpful user community
Pros and Cons
- "Is it easy to build automation using UiPath in comparison, to, for example, Blue Prism or Power Automate."
- "The cost can be a barrier."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
We use the automation a lot.
It's very good at document understanding. Training machines and utilizing machine learning models is very easy compared to other models.
The product offers easy integration with APIs.
It helps with email automation and PDF automation.
It is easy to build automation using UiPath in comparison to, for example, Blue Prism or Power Automate.
We use it to implement end-to-end automation. Internal automation is rather important to me. It's something the customer needs. There are multiple processes that are automated and involve API integration as well as document understanding. At the final stage, we'd need reporting as well.
The user community of UiPath is very good. We have access to partner portals and learning portals. The forums are also very good. They have a good support system. If we get stuck, we get extremely helpful answers. In the community, there will be videos about new features coming out and will show the use cases. They show their plans in advance, which is very helpful.
I've used the UiPath Academy classes. There are lots of courses and I have an advanced certificate. The biggest benefit is having some training rather than going into the product and trying to learn it by trial and error. You can either get basic knowledge or do a deep dive. It gives you options to go as deep as you want.
We use AI functionality in our automation program. We use machine learning models, for example. Document understanding uses AI as well. It helps us automate complex and difficult processes. If I have to create complex logic or do some new API integrations, with the help of AI, it's easier. We can automate more processes overall. As you train the machine learning model, and do the right test cases in the right way, it begins to work really well.
It has helped to speed up digital transformation.
The solution has helped us reduce human error. It's helped prevent us from fixing errors and reworking things. It also helps remove people from mundane tasks. It's helped people save time. How much time is saved depends on the process. Sometimes some human intervention is still required, however, it can typically save three and a half to four hours.
What needs improvement?
The cost can be a barrier. Power Automate from Microsoft, for example, comes at a lower cost.
The automation hub and the architecture around test cases could be improved. They should offer more videos that would help us implement various scenarios. We'd like to see information about use cases specific to different industries. If there are use cases that have worked at different companies, we'd like to be able to see them to learn from what others have done to help us grow our business as well.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been working with the solution for the past seven years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is very stable and good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is quite scalable. It's no problem. With architecture on the cloud and the fact they support VMs and Azure, there's no issue with scaling.
How are customer service and support?
I used to contact support a lot. I don't do it so much anymore. 95% of the time they are very good. There have been times when we have faced roadblocks, however.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I've used Blue Prism in the past and I am exploring Power Automate as well. Power Automate is expanding quite a bit. It's very good. The UI isn't quite up to the mark. It still has limited features, however, it is easy to use and the price is good. Blue Prism is still a very complicated tool.
How was the initial setup?
I've been involved in the initial setup. I've created things in the development and test environment and then moved them to production. The process could be improved a bit. It would be nice if there was a button you could click to replicate across environments.
We have senior developers that can handle the setup and integration process.
As consultants, we do not need to handle any maintenance tasks.
What about the implementation team?
We handled the initial setup ourselves.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing can be a barrier. For most clients, it is pricey compared to other solutions. However, it offers great features.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.
If a company has a lot of use cases where automation features are required, they should try UiPath. However, it depends on the company's requirements.
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Software Specialist at LTIMINDTREE
Saves time, reduces errors, and assists with digital transformation
Pros and Cons
- "UiPath Academy courses are great."
- "Sometimes we get some disconnection issues. This happens maybe 10% of the time."
What is our primary use case?
We have many use cases, including 50 or more in the finance domain. This solution supports Robotic Process Automation, RPA, and I work with it for website automation. We use it with SAP and use it for Excel automation.
For example, we use it to download an EML file, and using a UiPath application, we extract PDFs using OCR activities and convert them to digital files. Once we've accepted all data from the PDF, we update all of the details digitally and send the particular data to the business via a consolidated business sheet.
How has it helped my organization?
The success rate is 80% to 90% using UiPath.
What is most valuable?
It's easy to build automation. It's a drag-and-drop activity. You don't need to code or write. All activities are available in the activity planner. We can build a bot and deploy it to VMs to use in production.
Even a person who has no coding knowledge can deploy a UiPath automation.
This solution enables us to implement end-to-end automation. It's a big part of the process. In UiPath, some setup of validation is there. It can get technical. Not each and every process needs to have automation. We use the validation to discover if it is zero, semi, or full automation. We'd look at the applications involved in the business process, like SAP. We'd mark it as what percentage is actually needing automation. The solution helps by selecting logical tasks. Some areas are only able to be done by humans. In that case, it's only semi-automated.
The user community is good. If you search for an answer, it's a way to find solutions.
UiPath Academy courses are great. I used them to complete my certification. The courses and videos make it easy to understand. There are Studio, Orchestrator, and Robot courses. There are courses from basic to advanced. Everyone can jump in and learn very easily.
The solution helps us speed up our digital transformation. We used to need seven to eight people for some processes like processing invoices and we were able to reduce it by two to three people.
Human input is prone to error, however, UiPath helps reduce human error. While UiPath does sometimes make errors, it would be due to errors in the creation or logic. That said, if created properly, it removes the need for human intervention and removes errors in general.
It's freed up employee time. If I need to check something every day or do validation, it would typically take two hours of my time. Now, I can use a bot to do that work. I no longer have to worry. It flags only what I need to action and I don't have to look at everything.
UiPath has saved us money. We reduced two to three full-time employees by automating tasks, we save that money in salary.
What needs improvement?
Sometimes we get some disconnection issues. This happens maybe 10% of the time.
We have trouble sometimes finding answers in the UiPath user community. Using the community portal can be difficult. However, how they give training is very good.
We've had an issue with the selector.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for four to five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable. There is no lagging application-wise. There might be unexpected pop-ups or Windows upgrades that may affect UiPath, otherwise, it is very reliable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable and has a good scaling framework. You can scale your process at any time. In-house, we were able to build our own scaling framework without issues.
How are customer service and support?
We've contacted technical support twice. We were migrating from classic to modern architecture. Our team is pretty technical and capable, so we haven't needed much help. When we reached out, they were good. However, sometimes they took a while to respond.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We also use Blue Prism. I'm also aware of Power Automate. The simplicity, ease of development, and consistency made us move to UiPath. However, now the market is changing, and our company is considering moving to Power Automate as it is cheaper. Still, at this time, UiPath is better than Power Automate.
How was the initial setup?
We use the solution on VMs and Azure. We are also using continuous deployment, CI/CD.
I was involved in the deployment and we started the process for the company. We take care of the deployment, development, and maintenance. Now, everything is stabilized.
It's easy to deploy. We can easily publish through UiPath Studio or get a packet and deploy it where we want. We have one release manager that handles the process deployment.
Without maintenance, a UiPath bot cannot run well. You need to handle updates, et cetera, to make sure bots don't fail.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing and licensing costs differ depending on what you use. Comparatively, Power Automate is cheaper. However, UiPath is cheaper than Blue Prism or Automation Anywhere.
What other advice do I have?
We're an official UiPath partner.
I have no experience with their AI functionality.
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. If the pricing was less, it would be ideal. Other than that, it's a great product.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
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RPA Solution Architect / Lead Developer at Texas Capital Bank
Great user community and Academy classes with an overall reduction in human error
Pros and Cons
- "The community enables a lot of users to get involved with UiPath. There are many open forums where a number of users share their thoughts."
- "The solution needs to offer more integrations."
What is our primary use case?
I'm currently working as a solutions architect as well as the lead developer for UiPath. I have a vast number of use cases in various sectors and with SAP enterprise applications. I worked in the insurance sector and health sector, accomplishing different use cases.
I've used the solution in manufacturing in terms of procurement. We deal with a lot of products that come in and out and everything is being tagged in the SAP Enterprise application. We use UiPath RPA in order to close all the purchase orders that are already accomplished - and this needs to be done in SAP. UiPath is completely responsible for interacting with SAP applications in order to close purchase orders.
I have developed a process that handles around 500 to 600 invoices a day, purchase orders a day. I'm running through multiple bots simultaneously.
What is most valuable?
Whether it is easy or difficult to build automation completely depends upon the behavior of the applications and the complexity of the business process. That said, compared to many other tools, it is the most flexible, developer-friendly tool. We can build out automation more quickly and easily compared to the other tools.
We use UiPath to automate processes to deal with a good cause. However, since it is a commercial tool and enterprise tool, the company is always looking for some greater ROI. If we can gain ROI and help with a good cause, we will. It's possible.
UiPath allows us to implement end-to-end automation. This is important to us as operations and technology change. Since it's end-to-end, we can let people focus on more creative tasks. They can move away from repetitive work. Human energy can be placed into building and thinking and UiPath can automate away manual processes.
The user community is growing every day. It grows in value thanks to its flexibility. It provides a lot of features. You can discover how to build automation and look into orchestration. There's help with machine learning as well. The community enables a lot of users to get involved with UiPath. There are many open forums where a number of users share their thoughts. People can work on issues collectively and collaborate easily.
We have managed to minimize our on-premises footprint. We can use on-prem and cloud deployments which makes the solution much more flexible for our current technology needs.
We've leveraged the Academy courses. Compared to many other automation platforms or software development tools, UiPath provides a very good training portal where every beginner, user, or developer can log in and complete different courses. There are different certificates for security, orchestration, development, et cetera. We can find detailed training sessions and certification courses.
We use AI in our automation. We are still doing some research with our Central Acceptance team in terms of implementing artificial intelligence. However, we have not implemented it so far. We are in the research stage.
UiPath has helped speed up digital transformation. It plays a major role as part of the digital transformation within the organization and also saves a lot of money in the effort. It helps streamline many of the business processes inside the company.
It's reduced human error. I cannot say RPA is completely error-free, however, compared to humans, the results are highly error-free. Many of the complex business processes have far fewer errors. Thanks to UiPath we can handle tasks quickly while maintaining the configurations of the project.
UiPath has saved employee time. For example, usually, we will also be developing some of our agenda reports alongside our inventories. With UiPath, we assign each and every employee a robot to do some short tasks to help reduce the burden on the employee.
What needs improvement?
Currently, we have a lot of data extraction models in UiPath. Still, sometimes the data extraction model needs improvement. For example, extracting the data from various kinds of complex documents. Still, compared to the other automation tools, this works way better.
The solution needs to offer more integrations.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for seven or more years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We never have issues with UiPath's stability. While we have had issues with older versions, the tool continues to improve and it's in great shape now.
How are customer service and support?
We've contacted support about a few use cases. We only contact them sometimes and have meetings around feasibility. They listen to our problems and they come back with solutions, however, sometimes it takes time.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I've worked with various products, including Automation Anywhere, Python Automation Frameworks, and Hyland RPA. UiPath is the best. It's more flexible and ready for developers to jump into business processes rather than focusing on more technical aspects. The product setup is easier too.
How was the initial setup?
Depending on the client, deployments can be on-premises, cloud, or hybrid.
The setup is not complex compared to other tools. It's straightforward.
We typically have two to three people that help with the deployment process. However, for testing purposes, we have a huge team.
What about the implementation team?
I get a lot of help from different colleagues regarding different tools, however, with UiPath, the documentation is very good and the requirements are straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I cannot say the solution is affordable. It is expensive compared to other tools. However, companies do not worry so much about this kind of thing. Before making a decision, business teams will always calculate the ROI.
What other advice do I have?
I'm a customer and end-user.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.
I'd advise people to try UiPath, depending on the size of the project and the business processes. It's important to calculate the expected ROI at the outset. Based on this calculation, you'll be able to gauge if it will be a product worth your time. If the volume of work is low, it may be better to go with an open-source option.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
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Developer at Oracle
Saves us time, and money, and is user-friendly
Pros and Cons
- "Compared to other RPA tools that require knowledge of a programming language, UiPath requires less coding."
- "UiPath needs to improve the selector and offer better integration for Python."
What is our primary use case?
We use UiPath to automate the repetitive reporting tasks in our organization. I am currently using UiPath for five Oracle-based projects.
How has it helped my organization?
UiPath has increased our organization's productivity and efficiency and saved us money.
There is a short learning curve. We can learn to use it in one month, compared to other RPA solutions that take three months.
Building automation using UiPath is simple.
UiPath enables us to implement end-to-end automation. First, I build the code based on the customer's requirements and run the code in UiPath. Then, I run the code using an orchestrator on our VM when it is put into production.
The UiPath Community is a great place to find information without having to contact the technical support team.
I am a big fan of the UiPath Academy courses. When I first started using UiPath, I took all of the courses, which helped me immensely. Whenever I need to learn a new UiPath task, I simply go to the Academy courses.
UiPath helps speed up digital transformation and reduce costs.
If we input data into UiPath correctly, it can help reduce human error by 95 percent.
UiPath has helped to free up 25 percent of our employees' time by automating recurring tasks, allowing them to focus on other tasks.
It has helped our organization save around 30 percent of our organizational costs.
What is most valuable?
UiPath is user-friendly. Compared to other RPA tools that require knowledge of a programming language, UiPath requires less coding.
What needs improvement?
Occasionally, we receive an error message stating that a UiPath element is invalid, even though it should be working. This is frustrating and needs to be addressed.
UiPath needs to improve the selector and offer better integration for Python.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using UiPath for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the stability a seven out of ten because we sometimes encounter errors.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is good but I usually find my answers using the UiPath Community forum.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
The deployment is not complex compared to other RPAs that require knowledge of Python or Java.
Deployment time varies depending on the use case but averages two to three days.
One person can complete the deployment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
UiPath offers two versions of its solution: a free Community edition and a licensed Enterprise edition. The Enterprise edition includes all features and automatic updates, which are not available in the Community edition.
The cost for UiPath is affordable.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate UiPath a nine out of ten.
Basic maintenance is required for UiPath.
We have UiPath deployed in four of our departments including sales, booking, comp, and operations. In my department, we have five UiPath licenses.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
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Technology Consultant at Ernst & Young
Speeds up digital transformation without having to change an entire system
Pros and Cons
- "I can also implement end-to-end automation and that means that business owners can hand off these processes and focus on more high-value work. That gives them back hours as well."
- "They can improve integration with other types of systems by giving us more connectors. That would mean UiPath would work natively with more applications. With that done, they will have built a fantastic solution."
What is our primary use case?
My use cases are mostly in finance, including settlements and reconciliation processes.
How has it helped my organization?
UiPath has greatly improved the work we do for our clients. Because I work in consulting, it's crucial to see a reduction in the turnaround time for some of the high-end processes that we've worked on. We have taken down the time required for some processes from four hours to about 10 minutes. It's very important because of the time savings and the cost savings as well.
It also speeds up digital transformation and reduces the costs of that process. You might think you have to bring in a new system, but you don't actually change the system when UiPath is implemented. That reduces the costs of digital transformation.
Another benefit of UiPath is that it reduces human error significantly. In my experience, I would estimate the reduction at 40 percent. It has also freed up employee time and resulted in cost reductions.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable parts for me are the UiPath Studio platform and the Activities that it provides for automation. The platform is quite friendly and it's very easy to build automations. It's mostly drag-and-drop.
I can also implement end-to-end automation and that means that business owners can hand off these processes and focus on more high-value work. That gives them back hours as well. So it's very important that UiPath can complete automation processes from end to end.
Another advantage is that the user community is top-notch. One of the reasons I recommend UiPath is the knowledge you can get from the forums. And there are constant events that the community hosts around the world. You can be in the Lagos community, where I am from, and learn there, and you can also be in another community and learn things from them as well. It's really helpful.
And in terms of UiPath Academy courses, almost everyone I know has learned from the UiPath Academy. It's a great initiative from UiPath. It's accessible and has detailed content. It's great. You don't need to go anywhere else for training, it's all available in the Academy, and it's free, which makes it a no-brainer.
What needs improvement?
They can improve integration with other types of systems by giving us more connectors. That would mean UiPath would work natively with more applications. With that done, they will have built a fantastic solution.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with UiPath for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is very stable. I am coming from Blue Prism where the software crashes from time to time.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's very scalable and can handle quite a lot of workload.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is quite friendly and prompt.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I've used Blue Prism as well. It was the first RPA software I worked with.
How was the initial setup?
Most of our deployments are on-premises. Our deployment was straightforward. We had a guy who helped us implement and deploy it. It's a Windows Server deployment and it's deployed in multiple locations.
There isn't really any maintenance involved.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is reasonable.
What other advice do I have?
UiPath is a great fit for enterprise-grade companies. It's user-friendly and speeds up the time to delivery.
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Senior Software Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Helped minimize our on-premise footprint and substantially reduced human error
Pros and Cons
- "The UiPath community is helpful because you can ask questions and get tips from other people on best practices. Many of the problems have already been resolved by others so you can get advice from those people. You can also see how other people use the system."
- "UiPath could add more interactive features that enable you to explore and design processes from scratch. There should be more features that support the digital transformation process from the design phase. In the current data panel, you need to start with a process that's already in place."
What is our primary use case?
We use UiPath to understand and refine supply chain business processes. Our company is a solution integrator developing solutions for clients. We help companies undergo a digital transformation and digitize existing processes and systems.
You can monitor and automate existing processes, but it's challenging if there's a skill involved. You need to optimize the process and ensure the system is fully integrated. You're pushing the data into UiPath and optimizing the process. You want to integrate it with another system that isn't part of your environment or improve your process. In that case, sometimes you don't have the data in place. That is what you call process mining or process automation.
How has it helped my organization?
If you want to understand the processes you have in place, UiPath can help you understand the gap between the design and execution. For example, you can see if the data is pointed in the right direction and identify where your process has problems. You can also integrate some monitoring capabilities to detect some patterns.
Another important thing for our organization is migration. If you want to change something or relocate a process, you can measure and transfer those things. If the method you want to migrate isn't in place, you need to create something from scratch that currently lacks support. UiPath is suitable for detecting and monitoring existing processes but is not good at identifying new flows, cases, and procedures. That's one area where it needs to improve.
UiPath helped minimize our on-premise footprint. We use AI for some aspects, such as detection and segmentation. Some companies implemented ChatGPT-type functionality, but we haven't tried that.
UiPath substantially reduced human error. It speeds up the business. You can communicate with the customer and show them what's happening. That's the advantage. It frees up employee time because it's an automated process, and you can replace a lot of labor with the tools and the general report. It depends on the data and the efficiency of the data integration, but you can save 20 to 60 percent of labor time.
What is most valuable?
I like how you can download the log and perform static analysis. You can also do dynamic monitoring to look into the system integration. The ease of building automation depends on the vendor you are integrating. You bring data in and push it out through the API. It's relatively easy either way.
The UiPath community is helpful because you can ask questions and get tips from other people on best practices. Many of the problems have already been resolved by others so you can get advice from those people. You can also see how other people use the system.
What needs improvement?
UiPath could add more interactive features that enable you to explore and design processes from scratch. There should be more features that support the digital transformation process from the design phase. In the current data panel, you need to start with a process that's already in place.
You can do end-to-end automation with UiPath, but the problem is that the system hasn't been integrated from that perspective, so UiPath has some disadvantages. It's easier to handle an existing system in UiPath, but it's harder to integrate and model a new system.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used UiPath for about a year. Before I started using UiPath, I was involved in developing these kinds of processes for more than 10 years, so I'm experienced in this area.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
How was the initial setup?
Deploying UiPath is straightforward. We had a team of two people primarily responsible for the deployment and one or two additional staff.
What about the implementation team?
We worked with UiPath during the deployment. They have a consulting team that we use when possible.
What was our ROI?
The real ROI comes in the later process monitoring stage. You need to spend money initially planning and building processes. Once you get to the evaluation phase, you start to recognize the advantage of using these tools.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Most tools have a trial license. With UiPath, you need to pay from the beginning. Many customers aren't familiar with the product, so it would be helpful if they offered a free evaluation period.
We need experience with UiPath because we have to convince the customer to adopt it.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated several other options, but I can't recall which ones. UiPath's advantage is that you can do system automation.
What other advice do I have?
I rate UiPath an eight out of ten.
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Intelligent Automation Program Leader at a government with 10,001+ employees
It has an excellent GUI, and it's an easy platform to develop on
Pros and Cons
- "UiPath has an excellent GUI. It's an easy platform to develop on. They have lots of existing code that you can download and use. UiPath is strongly oriented toward intelligent automation, which is where we need to be. Their roadmap looks promising."
- "One of my biggest frustrations with UiPath is that they're constantly changing the underlying technology and adding features, so you're not always in a stable state. You're looking at the next shiny thing, and that distracts us from our initiative. Because we work with the government, we must go through the security assessment process each time they change something. We have to pay the costs associated with reviewing their infrastructure."
What is our primary use case?
UiPath is one of three automation products that we use to build solutions for Canadian federal departments. We use it for several automations based on the client's requests and tie it with an NLP AI to query a large database of documents and auto-generate responses to thousands of clients.
We have to surrender certain documents to the public, but the documents have to be deduped. We use UiPath to collect those and perform deduplication with another system.
I tend to use what UiPath offers, but I also have a full AI shop and Microsoft, so we've been using more of our solutions. Their document understanding features have helped a lot. We haven't used any of what I'd call their "Black Box" AI because explainability is super important. You need to understand what's going on under the hood. You can't always fully understand because it's their proprietary technology. We run into issues because we're with the Canadian government and we cannot allow services that are based in the United States.
How has it helped my organization?
It's too early to tell from the perspective of digital transformation. We tend to take on projects where we can realize value immediately. UiPath is fairly expensive, and the cost grows as you scale it. On the other hand, it's cheaper than employees and reduces backlogs. It frees up a lot of employee time if implemented properly. UiPath also reduces human error in most cases, particularly transactional data that is hand-typed by people.
When it comes to developing and deploying technology like this, there's a fair amount of planning, organizing, and putting all kinds of people in place. Building a project to scale involves a large upfront cost, so we need a little more time and automations to see that benefit.
Organizations should never underestimate the need to adjust their management strategy and implement a center of excellence. You need to educate your staff and bring in good use cases that demonstrate that value. All of this takes time, effort, and talent, which are seldom factored into the cost of automation.
If I eliminate seven full-time employees at $100,000 a year, so I've saved $700,000. However, if I'm spending $700,000 to implement and run processes, then it's net neutral. I need more time to start realizing those tangible benefits. I believe we will see some cost savings, but we have to stay focused.
One of my biggest frustrations with UiPath is that they're constantly changing the underlying technology and adding features, so you're not always in a stable state. You're looking at the next shiny thing, and that distracts us from our initiative. Because we work with the government, we must go through the security assessment process each time they change something. We have to pay the costs associated with reviewing their infrastructure.
What is most valuable?
UiPath has an excellent GUI. It's an easy platform to develop on. They have lots of existing code that you can download and use. UiPath is strongly oriented toward intelligent automation, which is where we need to be. Their roadmap looks promising.
They also have solid training and education resources. As a leader, I find UiPath Academy useful. I can send my new staff there to get up to speed quickly. It's a terrific way to introduce people to the platform so they can hit the ground running. Their user community is also helpful.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have used UiPath for three years.
How are customer service and support?
I rate UiPath's support a seven and a half out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I'd love to see UiPath's pricing align better with the product maturity life cycle. UiPath's licensing model drives the cost up rapidly, whereas their competition has been cutting prices and bundling more. It's hard to stick with the technology when they're significantly more expensive. This segment is being flooded with new products.
UiPath will have a hard time competing if they don't drop their prices. On the other hand, all of the things that give them an advantage cost money, like UiPath Academy, their excellent technical support team, marketing, etc.
What other advice do I have?
I rate UiPath an eight and a half 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.
CMO at THE BLEC
We've saved a lot of cash because we previously needed to hire many employees to do this work
Pros and Cons
- "They have robust libraries we can use to automate a wide range of tasks, and UiPath integrates with multiple technologies. It's an excellent platform with many valuable features we find useful in our business."
- "Handling unstructured data is challenging because UiPath works best with structured data. It could also be better at handling complex tasks. UiPath doesn't work as expected when automating tasks that require a high degree of decision-making."
What is our primary use case?
My company builds software for various businesses, and we use UiPath to automate data entry, perform repetitive tasks, and develop and deploy the software. We also use UiPath for document management, reporting, and analytics.
We use UiPath in multiple departments, including marketing and analytics. There are 17 users. Most of them are software engineers and developers, but our entire executive team also has access.
How has it helped my organization?
UiPath has significantly increased our efficiency by automating repetitive, time-consuming tasks, such as data entry, processing, and testing. This has freed up our team, giving us more time to focus on other tasks.
It has improved accuracy because automated tasks have a high degree of virtualization, reducing human error. We used to make a lot of errors, but a robot doesn't make mistakes. It doesn't make those mistakes. I estimate it reduced our errors by around 80 percent, especially in data entry.
We've also saved a lot of cash because we previously needed to hire many employees to do this work. We're spending much less money because most of these jobs are automated. It has improved our data management by enhancing the process of managing and organizing software documentation. Compared to what we spend on UiPath, we've saved a good amount of money. I don't have an exact figure, but it's at least a 40 percent reduction in labor costs.
Automation has decreased our on-premise footprint, which has helped us because we don't have a sizeable in-office workforce, especially since the pandemic started. Things have been hard, but we had already adopted UiPath before COVID. It helped us during that time because we could still provide the same quality while laying off employees.
The UiPath Academy has been helpful. The courses helped me in the beginning because I didn't have a lot of knowledge about using this kind of software. I had to go through the learning process. It took some time before we could start using it. So, the whole team went through the training first.
The most significant benefit of UiPath Academy is that it provides a ton of information quickly. We could quickly grasp how to use the platform and learn to do so many things from a short training course. It provided significant value by showing us the platform and how we could use it.
UiPath has sped up our digital transformation. Now everything is so much easier. Everything is fast and automated. We don't have to repeat the same things we have already done. It gets the data and processes it quickly.
What is most valuable?
The automation capabilities allow us to automate repetitive tasks that were so time-consuming. Our data entry process is much smoother and more efficient, and testing is quick. We don't require as many people to do these tasks, which has simplified everything.
They have robust libraries we can use to automate a wide range of tasks, and UiPath integrates with multiple technologies. It's an excellent platform with many valuable features we find useful in our business.
The UiPath community is excellent. When we have a problem, we typically don't open a support ticket first. We go to the community and ask questions to find the solution. In many cases, someone else has had the same problem, and their question was answered. The community is a good place to get help with any issues you're experiencing. There is a vast knowledge base, and you can browse the questions people are asking. It provides a lot of value.
What needs improvement?
Handling unstructured data is challenging because UiPath works best with structured data. It could also be better at handling complex tasks. UiPath doesn't work as expected when automating tasks that require a high degree of decision-making.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used UiPath for almost two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
UiPath is stable. Depending on a platform like this can be scary at times because it would greatly affect our business if it ever went down. That said, nothing bad has happened so far. It has been working well for us. We haven't had any issues, but it's important to be cautious.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
You can use UiPath to scale your business. It's scalable.
How are customer service and support?
I always go to the UiPath community to get answers, so I've never spoken to technical support.
How was the initial setup?
I was on the team deciding to go with UiPath, so I've been there through the selection and everything else to this point. The initial setup was straightforward. It didn't give us much trouble. After we purchased UiPath, it was already deployed on the cloud as a SaaS product.
We announced to the team that we would be using the platform and then onboarded and trained everyone. It took a day or two to get started. After that, we began training. The only maintenance required is when we need to change things in the automated processes. If everything is working well, we don't need to maintain anything.
What was our ROI?
We've seen a good return on our investment. I can't quantify it precisely, but it has had a positive impact relative to the money we spent. We've reduced labor time and costs by at least 40 percent.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It might be a little pricey for some small businesses. When we were getting started, we had a difficult time deciding to go for it because of the pricing. Our company wasn't generating as much revenue, so it was a little high for our budget then. We can handle it today.
However, the cost might be prohibitive for small startups. UiPath should consider plans for businesses that are just getting started and would like to use the platform.
What other advice do I have?
I rate UiPath a nine out of ten. We have a few issues here and there, but they've done an excellent job overall. It's an innovative product. This is an excellent tool if you want to save time and money by automating repetitive tasks.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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