UiPath Reviews

I have completed an aviation project using this tool. It provided a nearly smooth and seamless performance. The environment was Windows, and we had to automate the Windows-based application. We had to extract data from Excel and put it into this tool and run the tool to get the results. Those results will then be sent to Excel again and will be used for providing better aviation data to the pilots.

UiPath has helped us in automating the manual repetitive stuff and helped accelerate our organization's growth rate by eliminating the stagnant and repetitive manual work. It has brought in an atmosphere of a change of thought process and driven the growth of innovative excellence.
I will definitely recommend this product to all those who are planning to chose an RPA tool but are confused on which to choose. I have worked with many RPA tools, but I found this as a proficient and user-friendly tool.

• Its ease of use
• The user interface is friendly.
• It has self-learning tutorials.
• It provides RPA advance training which provides a smooth path and helps in clearing the certification. 
• All Excel and manual work can be done very smoothly. 
• It provides REFramework which takes care of all the exception handling, and Orchestrator to remotely run the bots as per your convenience. 
• It provides us with UiPath Connect which is a one-stop platform for all your additional needs and for resolving issues.
• Its recording feature is great and looking up to its upcoming new feature: computer vision. 
• This tool is very easy and smooth to work with.

It could have been visually great and colourful. There are functionalities which need to be added to make automation work much easier like executing a test method by which we can test how the activity will work on that particular browser or stuff without running the whole workflow.

For some of the complex activities, visual demonstration of how that activity works should be provided. There are some minor bugs like we could not find the voting option for Outlook mail.

We use it in our robotics lab to deliver front and back office solutions for the clients. We're a BPO CRM organization, so there is a huge amount of opportunity, not just internally as an organization, but for our clients as well. We use UiPath as a delivery method to find reductions in costs and the like, year on year.

I would rate the performance benefits a very strong eight out of ten. You have to make sure that you pick the right processes that you're looking to automate.

For me, the biggest feature is that my developers love it. And if my developers are happy, then I'm happy. We're totally agnostic and we use multiple providers. But the developers definitely absolutely adore the product.

The speed that in which it can be deployed is something I really like as well because that cuts down on delivery times. I also like the ease of use.

I like the fact that we can program our own .NET to plug into it and there are APIs for multiple different solutions, and the convenience of artificial intelligence and machine-learning and those types of capabilities as well.

The new release broke everything, so I'd like to see that not happen next time. All of our automations broke. It happened to one of our centers of excellence. They just upgraded, pressed next, next, next, and probably didn't really go for the due diligence that we put in place, which is to do a controlled release.

I'd also like to see more machine-learning functionality. I'm really excited to see what's actually on the agenda. There's some really strong stuff about machine-learning being adopted. Unstructured data, robotics being able to read unstructured data, is really one of the strong cases for us. That's likely where we'll be going.

It's phenomenal. The stability is really good but some of the releases have been a little shaky.

To scale it is very easy. But you need to know how to scale robotics, it's not just deploying one on a PC somewhere. We do it on VMs in a data center which is fully monitored by a help desk. We know how to scale bots. It is very easy to scale, if you know what you're doing.

Support has been very good. One thing that the developers are always talking about is the social networking side of it, whereby the blogs and things like that are ongoing. They really like that, that we can actually find a lot of problems already solved within the community and take solutions from there. And the ticketing system is very quick as well.

We've been involved in RPA since early 2014. In 2014 we were using one provider and then we moved into another provider as well. But then we started to look at UiPath and the way it was performing in our proofs of concept. We felt that with those three providers, and our bespoke solutions as well, we were able to pretty much handle any project that came at us, depending on the infrastructure type, and the applications that are interacted with.

When selecting an RPA vendor, our criteria include ease of use, adoption, skillsets in the country, and the relationship with the vendor. I won't name them, but I have challenges with certain providers out there and the way they actually manage relationships. If I were to look again, relationship would be a very strong indicator. And that was one of the things that attracted us to UiPath in the first place, that relationship, that ease. They are very involved in listening to us.

Two things that attracted me to UiPath when we were doing the evaluation were: First, we'd done a proof of concept and we could not understand - I have some very smart architects and they could not understand - how fast UiPath was performing the tasks. The other factor was the interaction with the client side, the relationship side, with UiPath. Considering some of the challenges I've had with other providers, I think this is a refreshing approach. I'm just hoping that UiPath doesn't outgrow itself and leave that phenomenal customer service behind.

We see ROI all the time. We also see performance benefits all the time. We haven't delivered a project where we haven't seen a return on investment using UiPath. The return on investment is normally six to nine months, maybe a little bit less. But we've never not actually been able to achieve a return on investment.

Sometimes it's actually about setting the expectations as well, regarding what you're trying to do. Sometimes it's not about headcount reduction, it's about quality. It can be about looking at what the customer is actually really wanting, and then being able to deliver on what the customer requires for it be a success.

There are some outliers out there, but there is normally a very strong return on investment.

Look at what it is you're trying to achieve. Do due diligence on the assistance that you're going to interact with, the infrastructure that you're going to be managing, and then actually go out and have a look at a few providers. One of the really strong things about UiPath is that they provide evaluation licenses. There's absolutely no reason why you shouldn't try it before you actually start doing it in anger.

We have solution architects, senior developers, developers, business analysts, consultants, help desk, help desk supervisors, infrastructure, and a data center involved. For maintaining and developing UiPath there are 15 people who report directly to me, but the entire support structure is probably closer to 35 people, maybe a little bit more.

In terms of Academy training, we've done the basic and we've done the advanced training as well. The basic training is phenomenal. I think it's groundbreaking. The online university, in my opinion, is revolutionary in this area, when you look at some of the offerings that other providers have.

The advanced training was a little bit of a let down for us. We just didn't get out of it what we were expecting to get out of it. It just didn't achieve what we thought it would, especially for the price. Our expectations were that we would actually be able to sit all our developers in a room and do a process that we had already done, re-engineer it, and make it better. And that never materialized. It was just a little bit of a letdown. But the university piece is absolutely phenomenal.

Overall, UiPath is a very strong nine out of ten. I'm one of these people who doesn't ever leave a five-star review, there's always room to improve. Still, the nine is a very strong nine. This has become our weapon of choice. That speaks volumes.

We had two distinct automation needs. First, we aimed to simplify the process of obtaining weekly updates on new employees. This involved automating navigating a portal, identifying new employees, and distinguishing between contractors and full-time employees and aims to streamline maintaining an accurate and current employee database for your company. 

The second use case focused on case number categorization. We needed to categorize cases originating from sources like SSM, DC Salesforce, and others into different categories, such as origin-related or finance-related, to prioritize and address them based on their urgency and type.

It offers an advanced and in-depth set of features, allowing for intricate and specific automation tasks. It is designed for a more user-friendly and localized experience, catering to individuals who aren't necessarily focused on development. 

The ease of use in both running and developing automation bots is a key factor for us. We also measure customer satisfaction not only in monetary terms but also in terms of the hours saved. For example, if we can save ten thousand hours in a year, it's a substantial achievement because it translates into cost savings for the organization. Ultimately, the hours saved through automation equate to tangible financial benefits.

The concept of process analysis would be helpful. Having a tool that can assess the entire workflow of an automation created by someone would be highly beneficial. This tool could identify areas where enhancements or improvements are feasible, simplifying the process of refining and optimizing automation workflows. In the case of case number categorization, we encountered an issue. While creating the automation, the system was designed to detect and categorize cases into various specified categories.

I have been using UiPath for a year and a half.

The performance of the automation largely depends on the developers and the environment. For unattended automation, ongoing monitoring is necessary, especially when your team is actively making changes to the interface of the platform or system you're automating.

It is highly scalable as it can be deployed to handle large datasets and execute numerous processes concurrently. This scalability enhances its efficiency and productivity, making it a valuable tool.

My company made the decision to opt for UiPath over other vendors approximately five to six years ago. The primary reason for this choice was its superior technology and the seamless integration it offered for running our processes.

The initial setup was straightforward.

It doesn't have many direct competitors that offer a comparable blend of advanced automation features and competitive pricing. What sets them apart is their commitment to continuous improvement and innovation, evident in their advertising and technology enhancements. 

Overall, I would rate UiPath nine out of ten.

We use UiPath to automate simple, everyday processes like email automation.

We have deployed UiPath both on-premises and in the cloud.

Using UiPath to build automation is easy compared to the other automation solutions I have used.

UiPath enables us to implement end-to-end automation, which is important because it helps us eliminate human errors.

The UiPath User Community is good.

The UiPath Academy courses are helpful, and all of our team members use them. We have learned a lot about UiPath from the courses.

UiPath helped to speed up our digital transformation and reduce the cost of doing so. We did not require any expensive or complex application upgrades or IT application support to speed up our digital transformation.

We have repeatedly tested our processes with humans and with UiPath. We consistently achieve better results with UiPath because it eliminates the possibility of human error in our reports.

UiPath saves our staff time by reducing the manual tasks.

UiPath has saved us money by eliminating the need for a person to perform repetitive daily tasks.

The ease of automation using UiPath is valuable.

UiPath should add support for more programming languages, such as Python, in addition to VBScript, to help developers with their coding.

I have been using UiPath for just over one year.

UiPath does sometimes go down, but compared to other automation tools I have used, it is more stable.

The technical support is good. I received a response within one day the last time I contacted them.

Positive

I have used Automation Anywhere for some projects, but UiPath is far better because of its easy-to-access and informative User Community.

The initial deployment is straightforward. All we have to do is publish and grab the data linked to the orchestrator. One person is required for the deployment.

The implementation was completed in-house.

The price is a bit high, but UiPath is worth the cost, given its ease of use and features. We sometimes use Automation Anywhere instead of UiPath to save costs, but UiPath is our preferred choice.

I would rate UiPath nine out of ten.

No real maintenance is required for UiPath.

UiPath is easy to use and automates well. It is also good at identifying errors compared to other solutions.

We use UiPath in all business areas like finance, HR, accounts payable, production,  etc. 

UiPath's entire package is valuable. It is a user-friendly solution. 

UiPath needs to incorporate French and Portuguese language-based training. It is not easy for people without an IT background. 

I have been using the product for four years. 

UiPath is stable. 

We have rolled out about 20 citizen development programs. We aim to reach 100 by the year's end. We use it all over the world. It is scalable. 

We chose UiPath because it is easy to expand the benefits program. 

The tool's deployment is time-consuming. 

UiPath is expensive. 

We implemented UiPath to increase quality and take away repetitive tasks from employees so that they could focus more. It helped us to cut down on time. 

The tool has helped us save a few minutes of employees' time. 

I rate it an eight out of ten. 

We are primarily using the solution to automate manual processes for users. The solution helps reduce their efforts. We connect it to databases and do web automation.

The solution has helped us to reduce costs and lessened manual effort. We've been able to cut back on employee costs by reducing human interventions. 

The automation is very good. I like that I can connect various databases and our framework templates. It is effective for building automation.

The orchestrator functionality is good.

We've found the solution offers good cost savings. It reduces the need for human effort. It can cut down the costs of an entire unit via automation. Automating the process has been quite effective. When humans are involved, it sometimes can take days and now we can get those tasks down to a few minutes. By reducing the time it takes to resolve problems, our customers are happier. 

It has helped us implement end-to-end automation. It's very important for us. It really helps us in the current market and will help us save on future costs.

We have user forums if we have any issues. We can always post questions there. We also have a Community Enterprise Edition that helps practice and gain certifications. It helps us to gain experience with UiPath.

It can do whatever a human can do and mimic their actions.

I've used the Academy classes. There are UiPath docs, and you can go through the material, however, the courses are helpful for learning. We can go through tutorials to learn how to build a use case or sequence by ourselves. It gives us use cases to build on our own. It's really helpful that we can go ahead and mimic their steps and create our own work.

The solution reduces the cost of digital transformation. Even if the processes are complex, we can manage it. Once we understand a process, and we are able to build something end-to-end, it helps digitize processes, which translates to benefits and cost savings. 

We've been able to reduce human error. My process is very complex. Even an expert may not be able to do the process I am automating. I'm talking about 100 to 200 steps. That's a lot of places to introduce human error if you don't have automation. 

It's freed up human time.

UiPath has helped save costs. The clients have been happy with the results. 

The issue we have is around security and internal policies. If I want to update a queue item to the orchestrator, not only from UiPath but from Javascript, I can only use an item from UiPath. It's restrictive, based on our company guidelines. 

If there is any change in the selector in any application, we have to make changes accordingly in the code. Then we have to redeploy it again. It's one of the challenges we have. We cannot automatically change the selectors in the bot. 

My client has very old and complex applications. Getting that sorted for the bot can be very difficult at first. There may be a few extra steps in production.

I do need to check continuously for messages in Slack to work through processes. I have to run my bot every minute. There is some complexity with automating my bot through UiPath. I'm not sure if UiPath completely supports Slack automation. I've seen tutorials that show you can automate in Slack, however, I've had some real problems with the process. 

The stability of UiPath is very good. However, to build a bot requires us to go through many phases. Bot development is easy, however, getting access to applications can slow the process down.

We're using the solution around the globe. We are using the solution in different areas in India and we have many teams using UiPath. 

The scalability of UiPath is very good. I'd rate it nine out of ten. 

Technical support has good knowledge of what's happening. Whoever supports the bots, however, needs to have good knowledge. 

Positive

I did not previously use a different solution. UiPath was something my client wanted. 

The implementation was easy. Once we connect our bot to the orchestrator, it's very easy to publish to the orchestrator and move it. 

We deploy our code in a remote VM. Due to the license issues, we cannot have UiPath installed in the VM, where we deploy our bots. We have to do it via the orchestrator. There may be licensing issues that make it difficult to deploy UiPath to virtual machines. If we have any issues, debugging is difficult. 

We do have templates related to the company and use those to build automation. 

There is maintenance required while using the solution. Once you commit your code, the maintenance is pretty easy. We upload our code to the orchestrator. Beyond that, we may need to handle updates of UiPath. 

We did use a third party to get some credentials. Everything else was handled in-house. 

We have seen an ROI in the form of reducing employee costs. 

I don't deal with the costs. The company is handling the licensing. 

I did not evaluate other options before using UiPath.

I have not yet used UiPath's AI functionality. 

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. 

I would advise others to make sure they learn the solution and gather knowledge in order to understand how to start before jumping into real use cases. 

The use cases depend on the processes. The processes we have so far have been complex. It took almost six months to complete each process. We required four developers per process. We have been working for the same client since 2021. Before this, we worked for other clients and automated almost five to ten processes, but they were not critical processes like what we currently do.

UiPath is user-friendly. Our customers get to see what is happening on the screen even if we deploy it on another machine. They can easily see what is happening in the background using log messages in the Orchestrator. People always have concerns about how well the credentials are stored. UiPath uses Thycotic Secret Server to ensure the credentials are not shared with anyone else except the client.

We are working on processes that involve Excel automation. We can use our coding knowledge for these processes. If we have someone who knows coding, instead of writing lengthy codes, we can finish it within a second. Even if it is a big Excel, we can achieve our needs within fractions of seconds. Activities like InvokeMethod are really helpful while doing Excel automation. New releases come up very frequently. The vendor is working very hard to make it a very efficient tool.

Support should be improved.

I have been using the solution for four years.

The tool has 100% stability.

I rate the solution's scalability a nine and a half out of ten.

We found some issues with Salesforce Activities. We have raised a ticket with the support team. It has been almost a month, and we don’t have a solution yet. It's already in UAT, and we might deploy the bot by the end of the month. However, we haven't received any response from the support team. Whenever we call support, the support person says that they will get back to us. We didn't get a solution for the issue we raised.

I have contacted the support team for previous projects. The team did not take much time to resolve the problem. But this time we had difficulties resolving the issue. I'm only satisfied 80 to 90% with support.

The deployment was straightforward. If everything is in place, we can deploy the product in a few minutes.

The solution does not require much maintenance. It is a stable platform.

UiPath's cost is a bit high compared to other RPA tools. However, a few clients prefer to use UiPath. It will be helpful if UiPath reduces its cost a little bit.

We are using UiPath for our current project. It's already in the UAT phase. We plan to put it in the production environment by the end of this month. I started my career with UiPath. I am still working on it.

It is easy to build automation using the product. I have also used Automation Anywhere and found some difficulties when using it. Some features available in UiPath are missing in Automation Anywhere. It is very easy to drag and drop activities in UiPath, and we can add multiple conditions within one activity. I couldn't find these features in Automation Anywhere. It is one of the biggest advantages of using UiPath. More than 100 activities are available in UiPath to do Excel automation. Other RPA tools do not have such features.

The product enables us to implement end-to-end automation. The same can be achieved through other RPA tools as well. A few of our clients prefer UiPath because of the features and support we get from the tool. Some things cannot be achieved through other automation tools. If someone wants to automate or scan a PDF, we cannot achieve it through other automation tools. UiPath has a lot of options for the users. We can also integrate third-party tools into the solution.

If a company uses five employees for a process, it would need only one employee after it is automated using UiPath. The other four employees can be allocated to other tasks. It will depend upon the complexity of the process. A company might require one or two employees after the automation if it is a complex process. They would have a support team to help them, but sometimes, clients want someone from their side to check things.

We couldn't save costs in a few processes because of the complexity of the processes. Almost 80 to 90% of our clients benefit from UiPath. If a company invests in UiPath, though the cost is a little bit high, it is a one-time investment. Later, they can see profits from this investment. It is not seen immediately, but the tool is definitely helpful for clients.

The tool reduces human error. If some people do a job daily, we can do that job using UiPath. If a human takes an hour to complete a job, UiPath could do the same job in one or two minutes. It cannot do it 100%. Some cases might require human intervention. If there are no multiple scenarios or edge cases, then it's very easy for the developer to train the bot. If we get the proper requirement, we can definitely achieve it through UiPath with zero error. The current project that we are working on is in the UAT phase. We come up with new scenarios every day. I cannot say that any process can be done with 100% perfection.

We have freshers in our team who do certifications in UiPath Academy. People who complete courses on UiPath Academy will get some basic knowledge of web automation and Excel automation. They will feel confident achieving something using UiPath. If we put someone directly into the project without the basic knowledge, they may find some difficulty. UiPath Academy courses help us get some basic hands-on knowledge of UiPath.

UiPath’s user community is one of the key assets for any UiPath developer. We get information on new updates, versions, and activities from the community forum. During development, we might get stuck while implementing things like Excel automation, web automation, selector issues, logic issues, and coding issues. If we get stuck while doing something, we can post it in the forum and get a solution. The community is very helpful for all the developers. I work for almost four to five clients and three to four companies. Most of the developers are part of the community.

Most things can be achieved with the product. I would advise people to use the platform. We get responses to our queries very quickly on the forum. Whoever is available will respond to our queries. We also have an internal WhatsApp group where we can post our queries.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine and a half out of ten.

Our use cases are generally related to front-end UI-based automations that emulate tasks done by teams. For example, we do front-end SAP automation for data entry and scraping or posting data to websites that are related to the organization. We use UiPath for other automations like extracting and manipulating data from Excel. The primary use cases are in finance, HR, and operations. In logistics, it's used in full-sprint solutions.

UiPath's ability to do end-to-end automation is crucial. If we do the automation in bits and pieces, it's challenging to integrate it. The best part is that the turnaround time is drastically reduced because the process isn't being put on hold in between two manual interventions. The more permissions we apply, the more we reduce the turnaround time. However, the smaller automations don't impact the turnaround time that much. If the logic is set correctly, it can completely eliminate human error. 

The UiPath community development forum is helpful. Developers can access all the information they need if they get stuck. For our use case, we refer to OpenMedia, not any particular program. To understand what are the RDP use cases. I personally follow primary and secondary research forums as well as McKinsey's technology consulting newsletters and documentation.

The UiPath Academy explains various use case scenarios through videos and training sessions. It's all practical, hands-on instruction instead of purely theoretical. That made a significant difference by increasing our confidence in the product and ability to create our own automation. You can track each team member's training steps in parallel because everyone needs to be on the same page.

Uipath doesn't necessarily reduce our on-premise footprint. We use UiPath to automate configuration integration, so I can't say there is any direct impact because RPA is now just part of our on-prem ecosystem. The solution doesn't require expensive or complex application upgrades, but certain applications need scripts to be enabled to get UiPath working on their front end.

It saves time, but the amount varies. Each process has a different impact depending on the frequency of that process. If a process is running daily, the values are high, but sometimes it's low. The organization aims to have one bot per person, so everyone has one attended bot that can replicate their monitor network. It's the equivalent of adding one FTE per year by default per person. Every person can have a bot, scale up the work, and get more done in a day. 

The amount of money saved also depends on how often the process runs. We pay per bot, so if the bot isn't running frequently, we might not save any money. However, if the requirement is to do many more tasks than a single person can handle, it makes sense to use a bot, and we can save a lot of money that way. Sometimes, we have different goals beyond just saving money or reducing the time that our staff members spend on tasks. We might deploy a bot to improve the user experience and save the user some time. In some cases, we might not see short-term savings, but we'll see a benefit from it in the long run as the process volume increases.

The feature I like the most is ONEWEB UI automation. UiPath's OCR technology also works well. There is another feature called Action Center that lets you decide what happens after the data is captured. It passes the data into Action Center, where a person can review and approve it before it goes to the next step. It helps us manage our attended bot processes.

It's generally easy to build processes because of the drag-and-drop configurable suite. However, more complex expressions may require some kind of functional coding. UiPath also has some prebuilt functions in its training module that can be utilized to enter the expressions and get the job done. That's one workaround.

UiPath's built-in integration with Python scripts could be more robust so that I do not have to depend on another technology and I can do everything on one platform. 

Each program you write on UiPath contributes to bot consumption and utilization. As you add more bots, your costs will increase for more actions. Python is open-source, so it is totally free. Depending on our automation needs, we go back and forth between these two technologies. Better integration between these two tools will help organizations cover all areas of automation without more cost-effectively. 

I have used UiPath for approximately two years.

I rate UiPath nine out of 10 for stability. We haven't faced any challenges with UiPath's stability because it is a SaaS product. It runs on the UiPath cloud, and things are working fine. 

UiPath is fully scalable. I haven't faced any challenges in terms of scalability because the cost is not per user or per process. It is priced according to the amount of bots being consumed, so it all depends upon the complexity of your own project. If the complexity is lower you can reuse and share 

I rate UiPath support nine out of 10. They always respond with solutions within the time established by the SLA. 

Positive

We were working with Power Automate. It has benefits from a cost perspective. The cost per developer is much lower relative to UiPath. Power Automate is a more cost-effective solution for larger enterprises. However, UiPath has more technological capabilities, and it's more user-friendly for developers, which is why UiPath is being adopted more over Power Automate. At the same time, Power Automate is continuously improving, so it may reach the same level as UiPath in the future. 

We are using the cloud version of UiPath, which is hosted by the UiPath team themselves. We do not use a private cloud. The network configuration didn't take much time. The deployment involves setting up a UiPath account and configuring permissions. It is a SaaS platform like Office 365.

The deployment time is just the amount of time required to develop processes for the project. It depends on the size and complexity. A project with hundreds of activities might take a few months, but a simple project with only two processes can be done in a few hours. 

I rate UiPath eight out of 10.