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Enterprise Transformation at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
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Top 20
Document understanding has been immensely valuable due to the breadth and depth of its application
Pros and Cons
  • "Document understanding has been immensely valuable due to the breadth and depth of its application."
  • "Since we are still in the early stages of using UiPath, identifying areas for improvement is challenging."

What is our primary use case?

Our use cases for UiPath AI and automation are diverse and cover a number of functional areas within our business. We are doing everything from building simple to medium to complex RPAs. 

We have started utilizing communication mining and have a unique use case leveraging document understanding. Essentially, we are getting our feet wet across the board.

How has it helped my organization?

UiPath has allowed us to free up time for our employees so that they can engage in more value-added activities. Although cost has not been a significant driver, we focus on being more efficient and consistent throughout the organization. 

It has enhanced the overall experience for our stakeholders, including employees and customers, by streamlining processes and improving engagement.

What is most valuable?

Document understanding has been immensely valuable due to the breadth and depth of its application. Additionally, the potential of Generative AI is expected to drive significant value.

What needs improvement?

Since we are still in the early stages of using UiPath, identifying areas for improvement is challenging. We anticipate that some aspects may emerge as time progresses.

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For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using UiPath for close to a year, approximately ten months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution has been stable so far.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

UiPath has proven to be scalable.

How are customer service and support?

We have received excellent customer service and support from UiPath. We have a good Technical Account Manager (TAM) and a strong relationship with the team managing our account.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

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

We previously used Power Automate and other solutions. Most automation has transitioned to UiPath. We switched due to the fact that UiPath offers a broader range of functionalities and addresses our speed-to-delivery challenges.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of UiPath was straightforward, thanks to a good partner.

What about the implementation team?

We have been using an implementation partner, and they have been great so far.

What was our ROI?

While we have not yet achieved the ROI we expect, we are on target to do so. There have been some instances of ROI, although we are still in the infancy stages.

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

Typically, pricing is reflective of the value provided. While more value for less cost would be preferred, we do not focus extensively on costs.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated other options before choosing UiPath. It seemed best in class and fit our needs after due diligence.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate UiPath a nine out of ten.

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RPA developer at a sports company with 501-1,000 employees
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Makes Excel automation easy and provides a great return on investment
Pros and Cons
  • "The Excel activities are valuable. We can do browser automation through other sites or tools, but for Excel, using tools or options like Selenium or JavaScript is quite complicated because we have to import the file from the JSQL or other things, whereas, in UiPath, we get direct activities. We can directly perform the operations by using the activities. We can directly apply logic to it, and that is how UiPath makes Excel automation easy. This is why I like it."
  • "Currently, we have to additionally implement UiPath Fabric. It would be easier if it is already integrated with UiPath rather than having to add it. We have to take the dependencies by searching them. We should be able to go for the default ones."

What is our primary use case?

My client is a bank, and we create bots for them. They had processes that their employees used to do manually. They gave them to us to mimic the actions that they did. We automated those processes.

How has it helped my organization?

UiPath has increased the net worth of our organization. From UiPath, our organization has gained much more than expected.

UiPath improves the workflow. When we automate the processes, they go into the bank environment where they are used by all the employees from all the regions or states.

UiPath enables us to implement end-to-end automation. It is very easy to build automation using UiPath.

UiPath improves efficiency. The last project I worked on had 1,200 people working on the process. We automated that process, and with automation, 1,200 people have been eliminated directly.

I have not used UiPath's AI functionality but my team has. It makes it easy to automate processes that are more complex or involved.

UiPath has not saved us costs. When we use AI Fabric, we have to implement it additionally to the production environment, and it costs more.

UiPath has reduced human error by about 70%.

UiPath has freed up employees' time. The time saved depends on the process. If a person is doing the same process the whole day and we automate that, he has the whole time for other activities.

What is most valuable?

The Excel activities are valuable. We can do browser automation through other sites or tools, but for Excel, using tools or options like Selenium or JavaScript is quite complicated because we have to import the file from the JSQL or other things, whereas, in UiPath, we get direct activities. We can directly perform the operations by using the activities. We can directly apply logic to it, and that is how UiPath makes Excel automation easy. This is why I like it.

We have been getting positive outcomes from the UiPath Community. Whenever I have any questions, I go directly to the UiPath Community. Most times, we get the answer from there.

What needs improvement?

Currently, we have to additionally implement UiPath Fabric. It would be easier if it is already integrated with UiPath rather than having to add it. We have to take the dependencies by searching them. We should be able to go for the default ones.

Its stability also needs improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

It has been approximately one and a half years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability needs to be improved. The UiPath selector is consistently failing.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable product. We have about 150 users using the solution. It is being used in multiple departments.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is much needed. It has to be there. 

Our team has used UiPath Academy and UiPath Community. Whenever we get stuck while building the solutions, we most often get a solution from there. It is quite efficient.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

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

I have used Selenium. In Selenium, we write scripts. We use the Java language for automation. We have to write the code, which makes it more complex, whereas, with UiPath, we can use direct activities, which makes it easier to understand and write the code.

How was the initial setup?

We work in the cloud. Its deployment is easier. For the older versions, it was quite difficult, but with the upgraded version, it is quite easy.

It takes five to ten minutes, depending on how many bots you want to implement. If you want to implement one, you can directly do it in ten minutes.

What about the implementation team?

One person is enough for the deployment. For maintaining the bots, we have a team because the developers and users do not have access to the production environment.

What was our ROI?

We have seen a 100% ROI.

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

The price of UiPath is comparatively higher than Selenium. Selenium is a free tool, and UiPath is quite expensive. 

Some organizations make automation costlier than it has to be. They use UiPath, and while selling the products, they make it more costly. It depends on the organization.

What other advice do I have?

Freshers can learn UiPath. They will get knowledge about logic building. 

I would recommend UiPath to others. I would rate UiPath an eight out of ten.

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RPA developer at a financial services firm with 1-10 employees
Real User
Top 20
Helps with Excel, PDF, and email automation
Pros and Cons
  • "Excel, PDF, and email automation, as well as document understanding, task mining, and process mining, are valuable features of UiPath."
  • "We would like UiPath to make some enhancements to the cloud version to provide more flexibility for OCRs, email models, and AI centers."

What is our primary use case?

We use UiPath to minimize human effort by automating repetitive business processes.

How has it helped my organization?

For a technically sound person, it is easy to build automation using UiPath.

We send out live surveys to thousands of people, and we use UiPath to develop bots that can take the information and create graphs that individuals can easily analyze.

We see good value in UiPath's User Community.

In most situations, end-to-end automation is possible using UiPath.

UiPath has helped improve our organization by automating sales scripts and performing daily calculations to provide quarterly profit analyses to our clients.

It has helped reduce our on-premises footprint and increase our digital footprint.

All of our users must first complete the Academy courses before working on any tasks involving UiPath.

We use AI Center and machine learning to extract more complex information from our image-based PDFs and purchase orders.

During the first six months, we faced many challenges and had to improve our processes. However, since then, UiPath has helped us to accelerate our digital transformation and reduce costs.

UiPath has helped our employees save 60 to 70 percent of their time. Tasks that used to take one hour to complete can now be done in one minute with UiPath.

What is most valuable?

Excel, PDF, and email automation, as well as document understanding, task mining, and process mining, are valuable features of UiPath.

What needs improvement?

We have two versions of UiPath: on-premise and cloud. With the on-premise version, we have good control and flexibility. However, the cloud version is less flexible and we often receive errors. We would like UiPath to make some enhancements to the cloud version to provide more flexibility for OCRs, email models, and AI centers. This would allow us to provide better service to our customers.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using UiPath for two years and nine months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

UiPath is not as stable as I would like, and I hope to see improved stability going forward.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

UiPath is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is good. We receive a response to urgent tickets within an hour.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The on-premises deployment was complex, but the cloud deployment was straightforward. Five people participated in the deployment.

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

The pricing for UiPath is reasonable.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate UiPath eight out of ten.

UiPath is deployed across multiple locations. We have around 45 people that are currently using the solution.

The cloud deployment of UiPath does not require any maintenance. 

I recommend UiPath for organizations with multiple daily tasks that can be automated. However, I would not recommend it for just one task.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Product Owner at a consultancy with self employed
Real User
Top 20
Is easy to automate tasks and saves us time, but is expensive
Pros and Cons
  • "UiPath's most valuable feature is Orchestrator."
  • "UiPath's price has room for improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We use UiPath for developing and implementing technical applications that provide data solutions.

How has it helped my organization?

Building automation with UiPath is straightforward. The API tool enables us to automate tasks such as receiving orders, booking travel, and reading emails with ease.

UiPath enables us to implement end-to-end automation, which is important for me as I frequently travel for business. The solution aids in conducting interviews with customers, handling documentation, and facilitating development.

UiPath saves us around 100 hours per week through automation.

I have completed the UiPath Academy introduction courses. In Brazil, it is the sole method available for us to learn about UiPath.

UiPath saves us approximately $200 per week towards the expenses of digital transformation.

UiPath helps to reduce the number of human errors.

UiPath helps our organization save costs by accelerating our tasks through automation.

What is most valuable?

UiPath's most valuable feature is Orchestrator.

What needs improvement?

UiPath's price has room for improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using UiPath for five years.

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

UiPath is expensive. On a scale of one to ten, with ten being the most expensive, I would rate the price an eight out of ten.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate UiPath a seven out of ten, mainly because of its high cost.

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Architect at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Top 5
It saves us time and helped us reduce our on-prem footprint, but it could be a little cheaper
Pros and Cons
  • "They offer free courses for developers, and we take advantage of those. The UiPath community has also had a tremendous impact on our operations."
  • "UiPath is quite expensive compared to Power Automate. That's the main difference, and we have to purchase a new license for every feature."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use UiPath for science-related automations.

How has it helped my organization?

The biggest benefit we get from UiPath is saving time. We work with small and medium-sized businesses that need to perform multiple mundane, repetitive tasks. UiPath reduces the time we spend on these tasks by about 60 to 70 percent. By automating low-level jobs, employees can focus on high-priority tasks. Automation has sped up our invoicing because we can process invoices 24/7. We saved more than $200,000 using UiPath.

UiPath helped us reduce our on-prem footprint. Using bots eliminates human error from most jobs if we develop the correct logic and business exceptions, but we still need humans working upstream. 

What is most valuable?

Building automations is quite straightforward. They offer free courses for developers, and we take advantage of those. The UiPath community has also had a tremendous impact on our operations.

What needs improvement?

The artificial intelligence and machine learning features are good, but there is some room for improvement. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used UiPath for more than five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

UiPath is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

UiPath is scalable. 

How are customer service and support?

I rate UiPath support an eight out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

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

I have used several RPA tools, including Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere, and Microsoft Power Automate. UiPath is easier to learn and more user-friendly than other solutions. There are also lots of open-source resources you can use. Power Automate was included with our Office 365 license, so we use it for some things. However, it isn't our primary RPA solution. 

How was the initial setup?

Deploying UiPath is straightforward and only takes a couple of minutes. One person is enough to install it. 

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

UiPath is quite expensive compared to Power Automate. That's the main difference, and we have to purchase a new license for every feature. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate UiPath a seven out of ten. I would recommend it to others, but I can't give it a higher score because I'm not happy with the licensing model. That's what bothers me the most about UiPath. 

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Cloud Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
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Natural Language Technology capabilities help automate text recognition
Pros and Cons
  • "The ML/NLT models are good because they help with data recognition."

    What is our primary use case?

    I'm using UiPath for personal use. I'm trying to create an application in which all the work can be automated, such as financial, HR, and educational-related work so that we can have easy access to the details of candidates.

    I'm using it for a small edge case and UiPath is able to solve it in a great way.

    How has it helped my organization?

    I'm very happy with the automation because it gives me more freedom to make things work on my projects.

    With UiPath I have been able to increase productivity because the manual work has been reduced and everything is now automated with NLT and ML techniques. We aren't required to go into the specific aspects of every document. We get systemized documents that we can go through and get the details. The NLT is a major part of it for me because it can sense the text and make it more useful for me. It converts it in a way that I don't have to go through all the details.

    It has reduced errors in a drastic way and that is something I really appreciate in UiPath. I would estimate the reduction at nearly 25 percent. Before, we were doing this work manually and it took a lot of hours. Now it has been reduced by 10 times and maybe more than that.

    What is most valuable?

    I like the automation tool in UiPath that helps in creating the bots. It helps me a lot in getting details from documents. Also, the ML/NLT models are good because they help with data recognition.

    Creating automation is pretty simple. Everything is clearly mentioned. And the UiPath team has helped a lot with the learning curve. The user community is very helpful in solving issues. You can find different channels and YouTube videos for details. In terms of community, UiPath is doing great.

    What needs improvement?

    Many of the features were very complex in the beginning but with some experience, it has become a great tool for me.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using UiPath for about six months.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    It's stable.

    How are customer service and support?

    We haven't required technical support because the community is very strong and every problem and solution is already there. And the UiPath solution team is also very strong.

    How would you rate customer service and support?

    Positive

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

    We did not have a previous solution.

    How was the initial setup?

    We took our time with the deployment. It was a planned activity and it was very straightforward. We didn't face any issues. We spent time reading the documentation and going through the videos about how to deploy things. The entire activity took some days, but the deployment, specifically, took around three or four hours. There were two of us involved.

    There is a little maintenance. Sometimes we have to manage the storage and other things, but it's nothing major.

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

    The pricing is fine and the features are good. Still, the pricing could be a little lower. With tools like AI/ML, if the pricing can be reduced, everyone will be able to adopt it.

    What other advice do I have?

    I would recommend UiPath. For us, it solved our use cases, and we are really happy with it.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    On-premises
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    RPA Developer Architect at Western National Insurance Group
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    System automation solution that empowered the automation of key business processes and minimized errors
    Pros and Cons
    • "The OCR technology within this solution has been most valuable. We are able to scan handwritten documents and scrape their contents to be captured with in the system."
    • "The stability of this solution does depend upon the applications we are using."

    What is our primary use case?

    When I started at my company, they were building their RPA journey. I was the first person to help them do that. As no one in my company was aware of what RPA is, we needed to showcase and publicize what UiPath is and what RPA is.

    I work for an insurance company and there are handwritten scripts that need to be scanned in, and this was the first use case that I had to work on. We used the OCR technology to scan handwritten documents and its capabilities are evolving day by day. When I initially started, it was not as robust as it is today. We had some challenges with the OCR technology, but today we are able to do it successfully with validations.

    Right now, there are 24 automations of which 22 are in production and two are being built. These are all unattended bots. I also use this solution in a personal capacity to delete all the junk emails I receive as I usually get 20,000 junk emails a week. This saves me a lot of time. 

    The UiPath's user community, in terms of the value that we gain by being part of it, is very helpful. If I'm stuck with coding, that is the place I go to get assistance. The ideas and the solutions that they provide are very helpful. There are a few people in the community who are very accurate and their solutions always work.

    I have also made use of the academy. Currently, I'm taking the certification training and planning to get my certification done by the end of this year. It has taught me new ways of doing things including dynamic selectors. Previously, the bots used to break because of a selectors issue, but the dynamic selectors solved this. 

    How has it helped my organization?

    We have an internal process that is manual and takes three days. The first day involves pulling in the data, the second day involves validation and the third day involves delivering it to the relevant system. We automated this process using UiPath.

    The errors have been minimized. Whenever something goes wrong, we immediately get an Outlook notification. This is when our business customers get to know that there's something wrong with the input data that they're getting. They can directly deal with the input information data team and get that information corrected and this usually happens within three hours. 

    What is most valuable?

    The OCR technology within this solution has been most valuable. We are able to scan handwritten documents and scrape their contents to be captured within the system. 

    What needs improvement?

    When I first started using this solution, the OCR technology was not that good, but it has since improved. Most of the handwritten documents are easily read by the OCR technology. 

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using this solution for three years. 

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The stability does depend upon the applications we are using but overall the stability is good. 

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    This is definitely a scalable solution. 

    How are customer service and support?

    The first time we had issues was during the setup and we haven't needed to contact the support team since then. Their support is really good and the solutions that they provided really worked from our side. They provided step-by-step instructions that really helped us a lot and saved a lot of time. Our initial estimate to get that UiPath deployment was two and a half weeks, but we finished that in three days. This was made possible by the support and the instructions received from the support team. 

    I would rate the support for this solution an eight out of ten. 

    How would you rate customer service and support?

    Positive

    How was the initial setup?

    I was the one who did the deployment. During the deployment, we had some challenges but received assistance from UiPath support. Even though we had some hiccups in the initial days, we were able to still overcome those with the help of UiPath support. The deployment took two to three days for an on-premises installation. 

    What was our ROI?

    Our business has been highly satisfied with the RPA solutions that we are providing thanks to UiPath.

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

    The pricing for this solution is reasonable. 

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    We evaluated Blue Prism but felt UiPath is easier to use and offers better performance.

    What other advice do I have?

    I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. I would rate it a ten out of ten if this solution worked better with our other applications. 

    I would definitely advise others to consider UiPath because it is easy to learn how to use. A lot of documentation is available and accessible to facilitate learning including YouTube videos. 

    When I was evaluating Blue Prism versus UiPath, the training materials were not the same for Blue Prism. Coding using UiPath is really easy and is mostly drag and drop. 

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    On-premises
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    Features an excellent UI with great functionality and third-party integration
    Pros and Cons
    • "The software has an excellent UI; it's very user-friendly. The drag-and-drop options are some of my favorite tools, as they speed up the process, and I find that UiPath offers a solution for all kinds of automation."
    • "The pricing could be more friendly."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use the solution to speed up automation. We were looking to overcome the challenge of handling vast amounts of data, and we use UiPath to create bots to handle that. Tasks can be automated, and human error is reduced.

    How has it helped my organization?

    UiPath improved our organization as it has many benefits; it's straightforward and quick to use, has excellent third-party integration, and simplifies all our task automation.

    What is most valuable?

    The software has an excellent UI; it's very user-friendly. The drag-and-drop options are some of my favorite tools, as they speed up the process, and I find that UiPath offers a solution for all kinds of automation.

    The solution saves a lot of time via automation; a task that took over an hour now takes around two minutes, and it's all handled by bots.

    We use the drag-and-drop options, and they speed up our workflows.

    What needs improvement?

    The pricing could be more friendly. 

    For how long have I used the solution?

    We have been using the solution for one year. 

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The solution is stable, it's a reliable software. 

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    The product is scalable; it has very good third-party integration and scalability options within the software.

    We use the solution in our office, so there are slightly under 100 total users.

    How are customer service and support?

    The community support and documentation are helpful. I required some training initially, and was able to learn using UiPath websites and YouTube videos. 

    How would you rate customer service and support?

    Positive

    How was the initial setup?

    I wasn't directly involved in the initial setup, but it took our team one to two months to get to know the product well.

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

    I'm not directly involved in the financing, but the IT team considers this product costly.

    What other advice do I have?

    I would rate this solution a nine out of ten. It's an excellent product, but there is always room for improvement. 

    I highly recommend UiPath as it's easy to learn and offers significant advantages for all kinds of automation. 

    The solution is perfect for our requirements. 

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    On-premises
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