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Program Specialist at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
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Top 20
Computer Vision helps us read and process handwritten documentation
Pros and Cons
  • "Computer Vision helps us read and process handwritten documentation. That will be incredibly important. The unique thing about UiPath is the robustness of the Academy that's built into it."
  • "UiPath could be more intuitive in how it formats strings, variables, or databases. This can sometimes be difficult, even for someone with a computer science background. Additionally, some tasks require a team effort as one person can get overwhelmed or discouraged."

What is our primary use case?

One of our simpler UiPath use cases involves running an SQL query, copying the results into a spreadsheet, and then emailing them to the appropriate people. 

We also have a third-party system for parking at the hospital. Visitors need to fill out a web form, and the automation process kicks in once the web form is filled out. The data is input into a database and then automatically processed in bundles. The form is filled out automatically for them, and it batches every thirty minutes. 

How has it helped my organization?

UiPath helps us automate many tasks people do daily that they don't want to do. They can spend that time on tasks that humans are better at, such as being creative and thoughtful instead of copying down information, filling up databases, making spreadsheets, sending emails, etc. I have one automation that normally takes me about four hours to do. 

Automating certain tasks can potentially save employees approximately 60 hours per week. This was particularly true in our parking pass processing. People used to get overwhelmed with that task, so automating it saves significant time.

What is most valuable?

Computer Vision helps us read and process handwritten documentation. That will be incredibly important. The unique aspect about UiPath is the robustness of the Academy that's built into it.

What needs improvement?

UiPath could be more intuitive in how it formats strings, variables, or databases. This can sometimes be difficult, even for someone with a computer science background. Additionally, some tasks require a team effort as one person can get overwhelmed or discouraged.

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For how long have I used the solution?

We are only about a month or a month and a half into using the solution.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is generally good, but it can't really be driven without support for prolonged use.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scaling UiPath is easy. You just purchase more bots.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Previously, we used Power Automate and a proof of concept for Automation Viewer, but we decided to switch to UiPath because it has a better deployment model. We use the Orchestrator. It's a server that we can add our robots to and configure them. 

UiPath is good at handling the sequential flow of processes. The way it breaks down sequencing is commendable. It was shocking how disorganized some of the other solutions we reviewed were.

What was our ROI?

We are seeing a good return on investment potential, but we haven't fully realized it yet since we are only a month and a half in.

What other advice do I have?

I rate UiPath eight out of 10. 

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Staff Software Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
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Reduces our on-prem footprint and accelerates our digital transformation
Pros and Cons
  • "A key feature of this solution is its built-in VM orchestration capabilities, allowing us to manage virtual machines without additional setup."
  • "UiPath could improve its services and account management."

What is our primary use case?

UiPath is our platform for automating tasks and processes within our manufacturing environment, to boost productivity and streamline overall operations.

UiPath utilizes a hybrid deployment model, where our virtual machines reside in a federated cloud environment, while the UiPath orchestration engine itself remains on-premises.

How has it helped my organization?

UiPath stands out for its user-friendly development environment and minimal programming requirements. Building automation with UiPath is a breeze, making it a strong selling point for those looking for an easy-to-use RPA tool.

UiPath offers end-to-end automation, but there's a catch: it requires full access and control within the target environment. This means UiPath needs security permissions to interact with and potentially run other applications, which can be a challenge to set up. While achieving end-to-end automation is valuable, this access requirement can be a hurdle.

UiPath has reduced our on-prem footprint, freeing up resources that were previously dedicated to maintaining that infrastructure. These resources can now be used for other tasks.

We saw the benefits of UiPath immediately upon deployment.

The UiPath user community has been a valuable resource for quickly solving problems. By interacting with other users, we've been able to share insights and find solutions to specific programming issues.

We leverage UiPath Academy courses to prepare developers for certification exams. These courses serve a dual purpose: getting new developers acclimated to the platform and providing foundational knowledge for citizen developers who want to learn UiPath quickly.

UiPath accelerates our digital transformation, but integrating legacy systems can be a hurdle. While UiPath excels once deployed, the process of granting it access to legacy data for proper functioning can be time-consuming in our environment. This may be specific to our setup, but it's worth considering nonetheless.

UiPath significantly reduces human error by automating tasks and allowing for faster turnaround. This means that even if users make mistakes in their submissions, UiPath can quickly catch them and provide feedback so the user can fix the error and resubmit the issue.

UiPath has helped free up our employee's time for other projects.

UiPath significantly reduces our transaction processing costs. Previously, transactions took days to complete, but now they're done in minutes. This efficiency translates directly to cost savings, and it's just one example of how UiPath can optimize internet-based processes by streamlining workflows and minimizing processing time.

What is most valuable?

A key feature of this solution is its built-in VM orchestration capabilities, allowing us to manage virtual machines without additional setup. This includes basic functionalities like starting and stopping VMs, as well as integrating queues into our orchestration workflows. Additionally, we can leverage built-in Insight reports to extract transaction and volume data for analysis.

What needs improvement?

The biggest hurdle in UiPath Academy courses has been completing projects, especially for advanced certifications like RPA developer. With everyone juggling work and deadlines, dedicating significant time to capstone projects becomes difficult, leading to course completion struggles for many.

UiPath could improve its services and account management. Specifically, greater interaction with the services team would be beneficial to understand their capabilities better. This could involve trial runs where the services team demonstrates the value they can provide before being engaged. Additionally, providing sample automation, such as starter automation for SAP workflows, would give users and teams a starting point to build upon instead of starting from scratch.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using UiPath for two and a half years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Our daily automation runs smoothly, and weekly ones seem stable for users. However, I get frequent alerts about downtime, potentially due to VM configuration issues. Since we have multiple VMs and I might receive alerts for others, some get unintentionally ignored without impacting functionality.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We've found UiPath easy to scale by adding virtual machines to handle more automation. As we expand our automation to support more users and environments, we anticipate needing another bot. Adding a new bot to UiPath is straightforward - we can simply assign an existing automation to the new bot and keep it running. The only additional cost is for the new VM. Overall, UiPath scalability has been positive for us.

How are customer service and support?

The quality and speed of the answers from UiPath technical support are good. We have a good support-level contract with UiPath that gives us enterprise-level support. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

What other advice do I have?

I would rate UiPath eight out of ten. It is a good solution but it wasn't made for ambiguity.

We primarily focused on UiPath for automating desk-level processes without initially considering other solutions. However, before implementing any automation, we assess its suitability for UiPath and whether a workflow tool like ServiceNow might be a better fit. In essence, we compare these two technologies for workflow automation needs.

UiPath took longer to use at first due to the learning curve, but now we're more experienced with the software, so creating automation is a breeze.

UiPath requires annual maintenance, which involves upgrading to the latest version. This process includes migrating virtual machines and thoroughly testing existing automation to confirm their functionality after the upgrade.

New UiPath users should consider two main factors: process type and system compatibility. UiPath excels at automating well-defined, repeatable processes that can be observed and coded. It's ideal for desk-level tasks and works well with Microsoft applications and many browser-based systems like SAP. However, custom systems may require additional effort as pre-built UiPath packages might not be available. By focusing on deterministic processes and compatible systems, new users can identify the best use cases for UiPath.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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Mechanical Engineer at Hope Technologies & Steel Fabricators
Real User
Top 20
Integrates very well with all of our systems and improves efficiency
Pros and Cons
  • "The best feature of UiPath is the integration. UiPath works very well for the automation of our facilities and systems. It not only integrates with our production systems but also with our ERP and CRM. It integrates with all of our processes so that we work in a unified manner and efficient manner."
  • "Support maintenance is an improvement area. I understand that UiPath Academy is there to help users understand it better, but it would be better if the support and community were faster in responding to what is requested by clients. Sometimes, it takes quite some time, so a faster response when clients need something would be better."

What is our primary use case?

I am a mechanical engineer, and I am in charge of seeing various production processes. We have various equipment and systems. Sometimes, they were unmanageable, and we used to experience breakdowns because of poor maintenance or poor management by our staff. That is what prompted us to try automating the systems and making them more efficient. That is why we acquired UiPath, and we have been using it to automate various production and design systems and processes.

How has it helped my organization?

UiPath enables us to implement end-to-end automation. It has helped to ensure that there are no machine breakdowns. It helps to ensure that what we are designing and what has been produced is as per the requirements.

We use the AI functionality in our automation programs for specific departments. We specifically use it in sales and finance. Most of the activities deal with data and numbers, so we needed to integrate artificial intelligence into those departments. It is helping us arrange our sales numbers, have our customer data, and maintain our employee information and data.

The AI functionality has enabled us to automate more complex processes in finance, sales, and customer departments. Previously, we used to struggle with the data in terms of breaking down those Excel numbers and the sales data. The AI functionality helps us break it down and understand it much better. Also, AI has helped us make decisions more easily because it helps us collect data and information much faster. These reports are very valuable in our company.

UiPath has enabled us to automate more processes overall. Initially, we planned to use the platform for design and production, but we have moved to customer service and finance, so it has helped us a lot more. There have been improvements in security management, customer service management, and ERP processes.

UiPath has reduced the cost of digital transformation. When you have UiPath, it opens up integration with other third-party platforms, such as customer relationship management platforms and workforce management platforms. It has opened up the way for digital transformation in our company.

UiPath has reduced human error. It serves as a second eye and goes through whatever has been done by our workforce. It helps to detect much faster where the issues are.

UiPath has freed up time. Previously, we used to have two shifts, a day shift and a night shift, but now, for the night shift, it is not a must to have all of the human workforce. Previously, we had 20 people on the day shift and 10 people on the night shift, but now, during the day as well as the night shift, we have 5 people less than before. We are able to assign other duties to these employees, and they are able to work on them. The work that was being done by 10 people can now be done by 5 people and much faster. We are able to assign these employees other activities where we were lagging behind. Overall, time has been freed up in our organization.

UiPath does save us money. When the systems and facilities are running faster, we are able to produce more. We can also serve our clients faster and even reach out to new markets, so it does save money and opens up more avenues to earn more money.

What is most valuable?

The best feature of UiPath is the integration. UiPath works very well for the automation of our facilities and systems. It not only integrates with our production systems but also with our ERP and CRM. It integrates with all of our processes so that we work in a unified manner and efficient manner.

Another strong point for acquiring UiPath is the ability to deploy and use it across various organizations operating in various industries. It does not matter whether you are in finance or engineering. You can deploy UiPath without many problems and start automating your operations.

What needs improvement?

Support maintenance is an improvement area. I understand that UiPath Academy is there to help users understand it better, but it would be better if the support and community were faster in responding to what is requested by clients. Sometimes, it takes quite some time, so a faster response when clients need something would be better.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using UiPath for around four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Generally, it is stable, but it also depends on the usage. With any incorrect usage, it can crash.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is scalable. New versions are coming up, and their teams are very generous with the information. They are very helpful. 

How are customer service and support?

Their support could be faster. Overall, I would rate their support a seven out of ten.

The UiPath Community is helpful in knowing about a problem. When we are looking for new information, we can get the help of the experts and peers at the UiPath Community to get accurate information about the platform.

We also used UiPath Academy initially to get trained on the proper usage of the platform. We only did the initial training there. Our usage has been minimal.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We were not using any alternative automation platform.

How was the initial setup?

It was moderate in terms of complexity because we were trying to gather information about the platform, but we were able to link up with the other user communities.

It requires maintenance on our end. We have a team that is trained in the UiPath support and UiPath Academy. They have been checking the overall working levels and ensuring that they reach the required service levels. They also help to scale it up in case there is a new version or upgrade.

What about the implementation team?

We used a UiPath integrator. He addressed our concerns much faster. Overall, we had a team of about five to seven people who were involved in the deployment and active adoption.

What was our ROI?

We have seen a return on investment because UiPath has made production faster. It has also reduced errors and breakdown times. All these errors and breakdown times used to cost us. We reduced them and the overall stability is rising, indicating that we are realizing our return on investment.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I find its pricing to be okay, but it also depends on the size of the company. Small users and individual users might not be able to exhaust all the features of the platform, but SMEs and large organizations are able to use the platform in a broad manner. They are able to enjoy many more benefits. UiPath needs to come up with a pricing and licensing model that favors small users and individual users.

What other advice do I have?

To new users of UiPath, I would advise liaising with the user community that is closer to them and becoming a member. I would also advise taking advantage of the UiPath support and academy. You need to have a team of experts who can train you firsthand on its usage. If you follow those two steps, you will start reaping the maximum benefits of the product from early on.

In our case, it was not very easy to use UiPath, but it was also not very difficult. With the right team and with the right support from UiPath, you can do it without facing many difficulties, but when you have a team that does not understand it or that has not undergone the training, it will be difficult. With a team that is briefed and knows what it is supposed to do, it is not that difficult.

Overall, I would rate UiPath an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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RPA Specialist at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 5
Can deploy from mobile devices, is easy to create automation, and offers AI functionality
Pros and Cons
  • "The ability to deploy UiPath from a mobile device is the most valuable feature."
  • "Although AI functionality has improved in its ability to automate more complex or involved processes in the past five years, there is still ample room for further improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We utilize UiPath for the automation process within our organization.

How has it helped my organization?

Building automation using UiPath is easy. I rate the ease of writing workflows a nine out of ten.

UiPath enables us to implement end-to-end automation, which is important because it aligns with the current demand. There are workflows that users prefer not to interrupt or intervene with, hence the absence of intervention workflows. There are two types of automation: one with human intervention and another without. We prefer a workflow that eliminates the need for any human intervention right from the beginning.

I am a member of UiPath's user community, where individuals write workflows and create various applications. UiPath is putting more effort into promoting the community when compared to Automation Anywhere. However, apart from joining the forums they provide, I have not taken advantage of the additional benefits they offer yet.

We recognized the advantages of UiPath within the initial quarter of usage.

We utilize AI functionality in our automation programming to the fullest extent possible.

UiPath's AI functionality has enabled us to automate more processes overall.

UiPath has enabled us to reduce the workforce for the specific tasks we handle by 75 percent.

It helps to speed up digital transformation.

Human error has been reduced.

It has tripled the amount of time freed up for our employees.

UiPath has reduced costs by a factor of three.

What is most valuable?

The ability to deploy UiPath from a mobile device is the most valuable feature.

What needs improvement?

Although AI functionality has improved in its ability to automate more complex or involved processes in the past five years, there is still ample room for further improvement.

The APIs are predominantly on-premises-focused, and there should be greater availability of cloud-based APIs.

There are workflows in which we use AI to take screenshots to assist us in making decisions, and these workflows need improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using UiPath for five and a half years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of UiPath is better than Automation Anywhere.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

UiPath is scalable.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We also use Automation Anywhere and Blue Prism, but UiPath allows us to deploy from mobile devices, and is also easier to create automation.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is complex, but UiPath provides all the required tools, so with some patience, it is manageable. The deployment took one hour. We created workflows to set up the machines with all the necessary software and UiPath. Next, we deployed the workload monitor and tested various use cases on some data for one or two days. After that, we left it to their employees to provide us feedback after a week.

Two DevOps people were used in the deployment.

What about the implementation team?

The implementation was completed in-house.

What was our ROI?

UiPath has delivered four times the return on investment by implementing complete end-to-end automation.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price is high. UiPath is more expensive than Automation Anywhere. The solution is not affordable for small businesses.

What other advice do I have?

I give UiPath an eight out of ten.

Some of our team members have utilized UiPath's Academy courses, and although we train using unofficial courses, the Academy courses are beneficial.

5,200 end users use it in our company. 

Five DevOps professionals are required for UiPath maintenance.

My advice would be to take a look at the new features, particularly those related to AI. Many people discuss the old features that don't have much impact, but it's the new features that truly matter.

I have learned that not everything can be automated, especially in complex scenarios where we must exercise extra caution in our environment.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Systems Engineer at Shiftmovers
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Top 5
Provides valuable automation, good performance, and does not require coding knowledge
Pros and Cons
  • "The automation and speed of the platform are the most valuable features of UiPath."
  • "The cost of full deployment is high and there is room for improvement."

What is our primary use case?

I utilize UiPath to automate the majority of tasks that we previously had to implement manually.

How has it helped my organization?

Building automation with UiPath is a simple task that does not require any coding knowledge, making it accessible even for beginners.

UiPath has helped our organization accelerate performance and increase production across our entire enterprise. We are now able to service our clients within the shortest time possible.

UiPath enables us to implement end-to-end automation. The processes we engage with UiPath help us monitor the entire implementation process and show us where there are downtimes and challenges within the workflow.

We have benefited from being part of UiPath's user community. We are able to connect with the customer support team and receive prompt answers to our questions through video calls.

UiPath has enabled us to transition from manual work processes to automation, thereby reducing the cost of human labor and effectively minimizing our on-premises footprint.

Our team utilized UiPath Academy courses to integrate UiPath with our applications, aiming to achieve optimal performance and expedite our vendor network infrastructure. This integration ensures comprehensive monitoring and security throughout the entire workflow process.

We utilize the AI functionality within our automation program to ensure the acceleration of program implementations.

AI has simplified the majority of complex processes and has reduced the cost and time required to implement most tasks by 40 percent.

UiPath has expedited our digital transformation by assuming control of all manual logs. We have automated all processes related to information processing and task implementation.

UiPath has reduced human errors by 80 percent.

What is most valuable?

The automation and speed of the platform are the most valuable features of UiPath.

What needs improvement?

The cost of full deployment is high and there is room for improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using UiPath for three months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

UiPath is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

UiPath is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support team is cooperative in assisting us with challenges related to our operations and security configurations. It is easy to obtain support for critical issues.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We had previously utilized IBM Robotic Process Automation; however, the organization's management faced challenges with IBM's lack of cooperation. Consequently, we sought a more advanced and reliable solution.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was simple. The deployment lasted for two days and necessitated the presence of three individuals.

What was our ROI?

We have observed approximately a 30 percent return on investment by utilizing UiPath.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

UiPath is priced to accommodate large enterprises, but it is expensive for small and medium-sized enterprises.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate UiPath eight out of ten. UiPath exhibits scalability and flexibility in terms of integrations.

UiPath is utilized by four people in our department.

Maintenance is required for upgrades.

I recommend UiPath to any enterprise that is seeking suitable tools for robotic process automation.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Solution Engineer - Digital Platform | Mobile at British American Tobacco
Real User
Top 10
Provides us with a single solution provider for end-to-end automations
Pros and Cons
  • "Among the key features that I find quite helpful are Orchestrator support, Automation Hub, Process Mining, and Document Understanding..."
  • "On the Orchestrator side, I would like to see more controls and conditions for RPA managers. If they advanced in those areas, it would help."

What is our primary use case?

The business side of our company has different processes and they send us requests to develop automation for them.

How has it helped my organization?

Almost all of our processes are end-to-end automations. Our company looks for a single solution provider and the minimum number of tools needed to automate a whole process. We don't want to jump between different systems where the owners have to get more approvals to get the automation done. It's better to have one simple solution that can work on different scenarios.

Another benefit is, obviously, that processes that don't require human intervention can comply with security requirements and then you can host it on a VM. You then schedule the automation and it will run. It's really good compared to competitors, like Automation Anywhere, which have not yet reached that level.

UiPath also speeds up digital transformation in many ways. People start thinking about automation and the processes from start to end. For example, if there are four steps in a process and one team member is responsible for the third step, by turning the process into an automation, he knows the whole process from start to end.

In addition, it helps reduce human error, especially for repetitive processes done with human effort, but that is true of any automation, not just UiPath. But I do think UiPath is the best solution. UiPath has sped up processes for many of our teams, and they are much happier. They can explore other areas in which they are more interested. Personally, UiPath automation has saved me at least three hours a day.

What is most valuable?

The key features that I find quite helpful include

  • Orchestrator support
  • Automation Hub 
  • Process Mining
  • Document Understanding
  • Test Manager
  • Insights.

What needs improvement?

On the Orchestrator side, I would like to see more controls and conditions for RPA managers. If they advanced in those areas, it would help.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using UiPath for two and a half years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have over 100 users in our company.

We have UiPath on-premises so we usually upgrade the platform whenever they release a stable version. There is some work involved with UiPath web extensions, which we have to install on web browsers.

How are customer service and support?

We usually talk with our account manager. UiPath's technical support team is good. They are always approachable.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I did not work in RPA before I started using UiPath.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

UiPath is costly compared to Power Automate Desktop, but if you want to do most things, UiPath helps a lot. The more you use it, the cheaper it gets.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

UiPath is the industry leader in RPA. Other tools, such as Automation Anywhere and the Power Automate platform, are notably lacking in most of the features.

What other advice do I have?

There is a big learning curve if someone is new to programming. It would be better to have gone through some basic data types or to have an understanding of how logical sequences work. But apart from that, it is easy to build automations. Once you understand how to use logic, it's easy. 

In our company, people are still adapting. It's not 100 percent done. We are asking many teams to start learning UiPath and automating simple things first.

There is a desktop studio and any citizen developer can develop an automation without learning much. It's quite simple to use. When you want to share something with other team members, you just publish it to Orchestrator and share it with UiPath Assistant. That is quite helpful for any team looking for automation.

The UiPath Academy has different certifications and, on my team, everyone has done some kind of course there and received certification. They know what they're doing and understand how RPA works.

I would suggest developing a basic understanding of how to use UiPath Studio, which is the IDE. Try different things and, then, if you're stuck, go to the UiPath forum for help. If it requires more detailed knowledge, then go with a video course in the UiPath Academy. But most of the time, we Google an issue and find answers on the UiPath forum or documentation. Sometimes a YouTube video will help. It's not necessary to go through the video learning process in the Academy to start using automation.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Senior Software Engineer at GlobalLogic
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Boosts our productivity and helps to scale up our business
Pros and Cons
  • "It offers me various benefits such as AI capabilities and works very well for me on all types of processes. It makes our tasks easy and provides accurate results."
  • "It sometimes lags when internet connectivity is poor. It depends on the location."

What is our primary use case?

I'm using it for automation.

How has it helped my organization?

UiPath saves us a lot of time as well as money. It has saved between 50 and 80 percent of employee time, processing our tasks efficiently. It boosts our productivity and helps to scale up our business.

It has sped up digital transformation in our organization for sure, and also helps to reduce human error, although that depends on the task you are automating.

It's very helpful in terms of everything.

What is most valuable?

It offers me various benefits such as AI capabilities and works very well for me on all types of processes. It makes our tasks easy and provides accurate results. For example, if we have a web application we can automate the entering of login credentials.

It provides end-to-end automation, which is very important. We can integrate it with third-party tools, like SharePoint or Outlook, and perform various tasks.

The user interface looks modern.

And the user community is great. We use it as a knowledge base and for training purposes.

What needs improvement?

It sometimes lags when internet connectivity is poor. It depends on the location. Otherwise, it is the most fantastic tool ever.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using UiPath for the last three and a half years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's very scalable. I give it a 10 out of 10 for scalability.

We have 5000-plus users of the solution in our organization.

How are customer service and support?

Customer support is very important and they resolve issues immediately.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

Sometimes we deploy on the cloud, sometimes on-premises. The deployment is very straightforward.

It doesn't require any maintenance. It works well.

What was our ROI?

We have seen a 50 to 80 percent ROI.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

As an application, it is not very expensive. It's very reasonable.

What other advice do I have?

The time it takes to see results depends on the task. Sometimes tasks are bigger and sometimes tasks are smaller. Sometimes it gives your results within a minute, and sometimes it takes time. On average, it takes a few days.

I'm fully satisfied with this great tool. It is the best solution for all types of businesses, both small and large. I recommend it to everyone who wants to become an RPA developer. It is a fantastic tool and plays a vital role in RPA.

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Kirk Grimsley - PeerSpot reviewer
RPA Lead Developer at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
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Saves time, makes it easy to build automations, and offers solid integration capabilities
Pros and Cons
  • "We use a lot of unattended robots. We're almost entirely unattended right now. We find that those are the best early bang for our buck."
  • "There is not an out-of-the-box way to configure granularly."

What is our primary use case?

Our use cases are a lot of both data scraping and data reconciliation. We tend to find that we're going into web portals, we're going into spaces that require a user interface, and extracting some kind of information or data from those places. Then, we transform them. Sometimes it's just as simple as saving it as a different type of data. Still, it can sometimes be rather complex to combine that data with SQL queries to enhance it, or even just clean up and remove extraneous data that our users don't need.

We touch on other areas, such as averting risk by double-checking things or replacing manual transcription. We find that due to the size of our team, we're relatively small, and the biggest bang for our buck tends to be in the data reconciliation and gathering.

How has it helped my organization?

We have about 40 bots in production right now, which is pretty good for a small team. We're only really two developers right now. We're able to get pretty good value out of those bots. They're running probably about 50% of the time, which is pretty good since, as a financial organization, we're really seeing peak hours in the early morning and late evening as we're getting in all of the morning data and closing out for the day. We have a pretty good amount of utilization when we're busiest.

What is most valuable?

It is easy to build automation. For building them, we find that there are two categories. There are some that are quite simple and some that are quite quick, and then there are some that require some additional thought, some additional background knowledge, and some additional expertise. One of the things that we like about UiPath is it really does have a lot of pretty solid integrations. They can really get us what we need relatively quickly, but we still find that there's a level of expertise required to make sure that everything matches the way we expected it to, whether that's formatting or the data types. We need a little bit of expertise to fit them all together. However, the pieces of the puzzle are all there. It's just a matter of finding where they go.

We use a lot of unattended robots. We're almost entirely unattended right now. We find that those are the best early bang for our buck. We were able to completely replace a manual step from beginning to end. That's where we focused our efforts. 

We're interested in expanding into attended; however, we're still looking for the best way to find the more business user level, or the champions who need some knowledge of RPA to be able to utilize it properly yet also have the flexibility to be doing their normal day job and their normal day-to-day tasks without it interfering.

We have about 40 automations in production. Those are business related. That said, we are also starting to add a few more now. Probably on the order of five at the moment. We're hoping to continue to expand it in what we refer to as maintenance processes, things that allow us to automatically restart our own jobs when certain restart error conditions are met, and things that allow us to monitor the health of processes and make sure that there aren't missed exceptions over the course of our day-to-day. Therefore, we have about 45 total, with 40 business related, and then we're slowly growing this number that allows us to better and more efficiently perform our automation functions.

Those five robots are dedicated to maintenance handling exceptions and things like that. One of the things they do, for example, is scraping the logs and they'll look for keywords in our logs. The obvious one is exception or error; when they see those, they'll flag them and bring them to our attention. 

We're currently working on expanding that functionality so they can be a little bit better about proactively helping us. We're currently testing the use of the API calls within those monitoring jobs to restart ones that hopefully, just a simple restart will fix. For example, a slow or broken web portal that otherwise wouldn't be an issue.

That's a big time-saver. Our bottleneck as a small team has been how we support them as we get more and more processes into automation. We decided that the best way to help ourselves is to automate some of these support and repair tasks. We see that as being a big boon going forward to us.

The most valuable feature is the flexibility it offers. It really can integrate with just about anything you need it to. It has places where it is preferable to be used; however, in a pinch, you really can finagle whatever kind of circumstances you need out of it. We found that a lot of the time, it's not the perfect tool for the job, yet, thanks to the speed and agility with which you can apply it, even if it's not going to be a solution for 12 months, for six months it might be exactly what you need to get somewhat over the hump.

The user community has honestly been really impressive to me. The UiPath forums are genuinely a spectacular resource. It's really rare to come across an error, issue, or challenge that hasn't been at least discussed to some extent on the forums. That has been a great value add for us. Even if something is eventually going to be technically possible, you can frequently at least get an idea of how difficult it will be to implement it by seeing how much people have talked about how hard or easy it is. It really gives you some flexibility to quickly assess how doable it is, and then make a decision to move forward with it or drop it.

I used UiPath Academy several years ago now, in 2019. I know it's pretty different now. My team members have also used it. The courses are very valuable. There's a lot of great knowledge in them. 

What needs improvement?

One of the improvements that could be made is the support interface. I've talked to one of the product experts today about how they could better show when there are issues with a particular job. Right now, we tend to find that everything just looks okay unless we really go out of our way to highlight issues. What we would really love is for there to be a way to flag in Orchestrator exactly which jobs had warnings, exactly which jobs had business exceptions, exactly which jobs had exceptions that were handled, and which ones had unhandled exceptions. Right now, we are forced into this success or failure state. The lack of granularity makes it very difficult for us to quickly and easily find where we need to address issues.

There is no out-of-the-box way to configure granularly. This is where our maintenance processes are starting to come in. They're trying to fill those gaps, yet realistically, it would really be better to just have those visuals right there in Orchestrator without us having to rely on making our own API calls and checking for special criteria outside of what UiPath would be able to detect on its own since we're setting it within the code itself.

The UiPath Academy courses are disorganized. We have trouble identifying exactly what we want people to learn from within the list of courses, and since they've changed so much, it's sometimes hard for me to know what my coworkers are learning versus what I learned. I don't know where either my gaps or their gaps are. I don't know if I need to assign extra training or if maybe I need to go back and take a newly added training. That can be difficult for us.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using UiPath for about four years now.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability has been good. I don't have any complaints generally about the stability. There aren't any particular issues I could name that would cause me to have a negative opinion, which I would say is probably about as good of praise as that perspective as you can get. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We are not using the cloud. I know that the scalability is a lot better with the cloud features. We are an on-prem using preassigned VMs. We really love the ability to bring them on and off as needed. However, I will say that I know there's a whole universe of adaptability out there that, unfortunately, I am not allowed to partake in.

How are customer service and support?

I have worked with technical support a little bit. I would say they are decent to good. They have been timely responses. Still, they are not always as detailed or helpful as I would like.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I did work on Blue Prism for about two years.

It's been a few years now, so I can't speak to the current state of Blue Prism. That said, one of the ways I really struggled with it, was it just did not have the connectivity that UiPath has out of the box. A lot of applications we use regularly, such as PDFs and Excel documents, just did not work intuitively. I remember specifically having to write the code to handle passworded PDF documents manually. And so, that lack of integration in things that you typically use in every single process was a real frustration with Blue Prism.

That was one of the first things I noticed about UiPath is they handled those integrations much more smoothly. There are many more of them, and they are much more ready. The other thing that I would really give UiPath credit for is they are much quicker to iterate and build out new helpful features. Blue Prism was frustratingly slow to fix these problems once identified. You would face the problem and be forced to solve it with your own code since you couldn't rely on Blue Prism to get a solution to you in a good amount of time, unfortunately.

How was the initial setup?

I'm not involved in the infrastructure deployment.

In terms of robot deployment, it's relatively straightforward. UiPath offers good tools to allow us to do it. My company, in particular, needs to streamline our ticketing system and our release process a little bit. Our particular process makes the best use of the tools available due to internal limitations, which we're planning on working on. For example, we currently do not integrate with Git, and that's something we need to fix.

What was our ROI?

My understanding is that we have seen a return on the investment. From my perspective, we just need to continue to highlight the value add and make sure that people are aware of what we're able to do to further expand the automation. There's a lot of untapped potential there.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I don't get too much into the licensing and costs in my role, so I can't really speak to them.

What other advice do I have?

We do not really use AI/ML capabilities. We're a smaller group; we just don't have the resources to learn and utilize those tools the way we could. We're in the process of moving over to some better workflow management and BPM-style tools. We're trying to build one in-house. That will allow us to take advantage of some of those machine learning and data integration features, and then once those are fleshed out, and our business teams can continue to get onboarded into the BPM workflow, we'll be able to start utilizing those tools more heavily.

My advice to others would be to go through some of the UiPath Academy pieces of training to see if any topics are covering issues they are facing. They generally do a good job of showing you how to tackle those problems. Do a proof of concept and validation of it. UiPath is a tool. It's very good at some things, yet it's not very good at everything. Like any other tool out there, it's an excellent product if you find that UiPath is the right tool for your job. That said, you don't want to shoehorn it into something that really could be done better elsewhere.

I'd rate the product a nine out of ten. UiPath does a great job of iterating on its product, adding new features, and combating the negative sides. I've really been impressed by how quickly they do that. Every time I have a criticism, I find out that somewhere in the pipeline is a new solution coming to help me with it. That said, they're not always perfect when they come out. Sometimes we don't adopt them until after they've been iterated upon a couple of times, yet, just the fact that they listen and build these solutions is really helpful.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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