UiPath Reviews

We use UiPath to automate back-office tasks.

UiPath helped us with compliance-related tasks. These tasks involve reviewing various systems and taking screenshots to get proof of compliance. It's a costly process that can be mostly automated. The employee doesn't need to collect all the proofs; they just have to check if they are correct. For example, they must verify that the referenced time stamp is correct. 

They can focus on quality instead of doing all of the manual work, which requires a lot of time and effort from the specialist doing that auditing job. Automation frees up the auditor to do more critical tasks. A bot can handle repetitive, menial jobs. 

If you have some tasks that must be done at the start of the day, you can configure the bot to run first thing in the morning to retrieve all the details you need. You can get the report and start working on it. It's hard to estimate how much time it frees up because it varies from client to client, but if you plan well and use UiPath strategically, it can cut the time in half.  

UiPath enables us to do complex end-to-end automation for multiple systems. Some of our automated processes take input from the ERM software and enter data into various applications. UiPath can sit and listen to any SAP solution, depending on the requirements, and report to the business user, who can validate it. 

The user community is amazing. UiPath put a lot of effort into fostering a community, and now it is so mature that we can find a solution for 90 percent of our problems in the forum. 

UiPath has a small physical footprint. It's not like a typical enterprise application that requires multiple servers. You can run various automations on a field workstation. Numerous processes can be automated on a single machine. 

The UiPath Academy courses are helpful. It's a great way to learn queries and new techniques. I got my initial training from UiPath Academy, and we use it to onboard junior staff fresh out of college. We first direct them to the UiPath courses and follow up with one-on-one training. 

UiPath reduces the cost of digital transformation. For example, you can automate the process of extracting information from devices. If you aren't confident that the automation is accurate, send it to a human staffer to verify and make corrections. You can put a human in the loop if necessary. It may still require some labor, but it takes much of the burden off your employees. 

It reduces human error if you have fool-proof automation developed. If you have good rules that fit, it works smoothly without any help. With the proper ruleset, you can eliminate errors 100 percent. 

UiPath is a complete RPA product suite with machine learning packages and out-of-the-box processes. I'm a developer, so I primarily interact with UiPath Studio. It has a large set of activities ready to use, reducing the time we spend developing bots. The Orchestrator interface is thoughtful and easy to use. In Orchestrator, you can deploy processes and choose from various triggering options.   

Building simple automations is easy if you have a little technical knowledge. It takes more expertise to create complex automations. UiPath has a different product line for non-technical users, but it has some limitations. 

The more advanced developers use UiPath Studio, which allows you to enrich processes with Python and JavaScript. From a developer's perspective, it's almost a perfect 10.

UiPath could gain a lot more customers if they lowered the price a little and improved the license model with some more affordable tiers. 

I have been using UiPath for nearly six years. 

A few years ago, UiPath wasn't stable, but it matured a lot since then. 

UiPath has built-in features that help you scale your automation, and you can deploy automation on multiple machines simultaneously. 

I rate UiPath support a nine out of ten. Their support is decent. I get a fast response when I have questions. I haven't had any issues with them.

Positive

I used Blue Prism and Automation Anywhere for learning purposes. UiPath is easier to use and has a more extensive user community. UiPath's constant improvement is outpacing other platforms. 

Deploying UiPath is straightforward. It requires some maintenance in terms of modifying and updating your existing processes. You can reduce the overhead maintenance if you have a good developer interface in place. The maintenance is minimal compared to the benefits. 

A good consultant can help you implement automation and maximize your returns. Automation implementation can range from fifteen days to six months. You'll see a return in as little as one month. For that to happen, you need to implement it strategically. We see a 10-20 percent return, depending on the process.

I rate UiPath a nine out of ten. 

Our customer had one attended robot and wanted to scale up. We used UiPath to identify possible processes that could be automated and also required the ability to scale up the architecture.

The ability to use end-to-end automation with UiPath is the key to success but it takes a lot of work.

UiPath has absolutely helped minimize our on-premises footprint by automating.

The solution has helped speed up and reduce the cost of digital transformation.

I believe UiPath has reduced human error.

The solution has freed up employee time through the automation provided. 

If we go into every specific role in every specific use case, depending on the role, we have the capacity to free up over 50 percent of employee administrative time. 

The solution enables us to implement end-to-end automation.

The entire training support package provides different paths we can follow according to different roles. Automating basic processes is very easy. The setup phase is very quick.

The possibilities with process mining are fantastic.

They offer new vendors UI Academy courses and the four-hour BA course gave me the basic knowledge I required.

The vendor can improve the solution by building up the BA path included in the UI Academy courses. There's too much focus on development, but not enough on BAs, scrum masters, and project managers alike. 

I am interested in low code as a general concept and would like to have a better methodology for how BAs and other IT professionals can be closely connected with professional developers and included in the automation process.

I would like to have integration with other programming languages. We primarily need to know Visual Basic or C Sharp to develop using more traditional development. For example, for front-end automation, it would be helpful to use Javascript instead.

I used the solution for a few months.

The stability is good. I did not encounter any issues with UiPath.

We conducted a pre-study using the solution and we saw the possibilities to scale up.

I give the solution a nine out of ten.

Building automation using UiPath requires some level of technical expertise. As a BA, I have some programming experience, but not in-depth programming knowledge and that is enough for me to automate some basic processes, following the training. I worked together with senior developers who would be able to automate more advanced processes, but we didn't get to that level in the project.

We prepared the information and I was involved in the UiPath training, but we didn't get to actually scale up and automate new processes because the project was never completed.

I'm currently working on a pre-study for a large company in the public sector, and they are not using UiPath presently. The organization is currently using NICE but UiPath is one of the solutions that I'll advise them to continue evaluating.

In Sweden, there are a lot of issues and different regulations around GDPR, so we always deploy on-premises.

I would recommend that anyone thinking about using UiPath should have knowledge of the entire ecosystem in order to get the full experience. The concept of intelligent automation is the track that UiPath is on right now with integrating AI solutions for identifying processes. A new user should take a more holistic approach. Focus on identifying, assessing, and not just automating processes. 

Our UiPath automations primarily focus on web applications but also include tasks like extracting data from Excel for queuing, automating transactional processes and desktop applications, and even populating CRM and ERP systems with data extracted from PDFs.

The recording feature allows us to capture a manual process as a starting point for automation. We can then customize the recording based on the specific transaction, including how often variables need to be initialized and whether data needs to be passed between workflows. This way, the recording serves as a foundation to automate the core functionality and build new processes within the framework.

UiPath offers end-to-end automation for many applications, but I encountered challenges with NetSuite, an ERP web app. The connection kept failing due to NetSuite's slow loading times. While UiPath has built-in connectors for these situations, the lag prevented interaction with the NetSuite interface entirely.

The UiPath user community is a large and active resource for users of all levels. With community pages dedicated to specific countries, users can easily find information relevant to their needs. The community fosters knowledge sharing and learning, allowing users to stay up-to-date on the latest UiPath features. Beyond traditional documentation, users can access demos and connect with motivated developers to enhance their skills.

UiPath, a market leader in automation solutions, comes with a higher price tag due to its wider range of features. However, the return on investment takes time as initial costs cover development team setup and licenses. It can take between six months to a year to determine if the number of automated processes justifies the cost savings for our customers.

UiPath reduces our physical infrastructure needs by eliminating server management, maintenance, and database backups that are handled by the cloud provider. On-premises deployments require a disaster recovery plan for database backups and regular data maintenance to prevent performance issues, which are burdens eliminated by cloud-based UiPath. 

I honed my skills through UiPath Academy courses. Their learning portal proved valuable for exploring new features and pursuing certifications.

UiPath is a helpful tool for digital transformation, but its applications vary depending on an organization's needs. While many companies focus on automating tasks with PDFs like purchase orders or legal documents, UiPath can also handle images and perform sentiment analysis. Processing large, complex documents can be challenging manually, but UiPath can convert them into digital formats and quickly extract the necessary information, saving significant time. For example, a telecommunications client used UiPath to classify images from cell towers, while another client in the legal field used it to analyze contracts and identify key details like timelines and disputes. This eliminates the need for manual processing of large volumes of documents.

UiPath helps minimize human errors by automating tasks. It even allows us to create extensions in plain English. For instance, instead of writing complex code to find a phone number in a document, we could say "Fetch phone number" and UiPath would generate the necessary code for us. This makes automation development more accessible, even for those without extensive coding knowledge.

UiPath helped our clients save money by automating tasks. This meant they could reduce the number of employees needed. For example, a repetitive four-hour daily task could be eliminated. In a large call center with 100 employees, automation might reduce staffing to 20, saving the company the cost of 80 FTEs. This approach has been used in many industries, including airlines where manual searches in contact centers were significantly reduced.

The most valuable features of UiPath are the user-friendly UI and manageable learning curve. Their Academy offers valuable courses, and they keep users informed with clear communication and updated documentation whenever new features are released. 

I've submitted feedback to UiPath, including a suggestion to improve the slow mainframe connection currently limited to a 300ms timeout. Focusing on the connector would be a user-preferred approach, allowing interaction with applications like ServiceNow, SAP, or Salesforce and future ones like Dynamics 365 or ERPs through activities instead of custom code. This reduces development time and reliance on technical expertise simplifies maintenance for future teams, and provides a user-friendly, reusable component.

I have been using UiPath for eight years.

I would rate the stability of UiPath eight out of ten.

I would rate the scalability of UiPath seven out of ten.

I've encountered various issues with UiPath products, including activity connection problems that worked fine during development but not in production, occasional defects, and personal knowledge gaps. Sometimes these were bugs addressed in later patches or releases. To find solutions, I'd first search the UiPath forum for answers shared by other developers. If unsuccessful, I'd submit technical support tickets based on our UiPath service level. Responses came quickly, and for premium support, we could directly contact our technical account managers for immediate issue resolution.

We can expect an email response after submitting our ticket. Response times for standard support subscriptions range from one to two days, with issue resolution taking up to four days. Premium support offers immediate response and prioritizes issues based on the number of affected machines and their importance in our workflow.

Neutral

UiPath deployment is very manageable. With their cloud option, they handle everything and provide a URL for easy access. Even on-premise deployments are straightforward thanks to UiPath's clear documentation. While some IT team coordination is needed for on-premise security and Active Directory integration, the process is generally simple and can be done within a few days. Overall, cloud deployment is the easiest option, but on-premise is also achievable with good IT support.

UiPath deployment on the cloud is fast, but additional setup is needed for large organizations. While integrating with our existing IT directory keeps user creation a few hours, creating separate environments, machines, licenses, and folders can take a few days depending on the complexity of environments, machines, libraries, and use cases.

One admin person is sufficient for deployment from our end.

I evaluated Power Automate but UiPath has more features.

I would rate Uipath seven out of ten. UiPath's process mining feature, while desired by many users, appears to be limited in its current functionality. Since many haven't implemented it yet. UiPath still needs to refine this area.

UiPath does not require maintenance from our end when it is deployed in the cloud.

I have several use cases but primarily I use UiPath to input transaction data to the websites.

UiPath has helped us improve operational efficiency by automating tasks previously performed by humans. This frees up employees to focus on more meaningful and strategic work. In one project, we achieved 100 percent automation, while another reached approximately 70 percent.

Building automation using UiPath is easy even for inexperienced users.

We use UiPath to automate production processes in the healthcare industry.

To automate end-to-end processes, we employed multiple UiPath bots, as a single bot couldn't handle the entire process due to the disparate nature of the systems involved. These bots consisted of a web automation bot, a secure automation bot, and an existing legacy automation bot, which served as the backbone of the automation.

The UiPath User Community is accessible through the UiPath developer portal. It's a valuable resource full of information, where we can learn about the impact of new releases from other users and experts.

In the time I have been using Uipath, I have noticed that the text recognition tools have improved making it the best in the market.

UiPath has been beneficial in helping to minimize our on-premise footprint by automating 100 percent of some tasks.

As developers my team and I use the Developer Academy courses from UiPath to get certified. We also use the courses to help train new users which is helpful.

I am happy with the AI functionality. It has helped reduce the development time for us.

The AI functionality has helped us to automate more processes overall.

UiPath helps speed up our digital transformation and reduce the cost. Our digital transformation using UiPath did not require complex upgrades or application support.

UiPath reduces human error by 80 percent, enabling faster transaction rates compared to manual processing.

UiPath is the most user-friendly automation tool in the RPA category.

Storing data partially using internal data tables for internal calculations, without relying on a full database, is most beneficial for our workflows.

Computational text recognition has room for improvement as it is not 100 percent accurate.

I have been using UiPath for around two years.

I would rate the stability of UiPath ten out of ten.

I would rate the scalability of UiPath ten out of ten.

The technical support is good.

Positive

I previously used Blue Prism but found UiPath to be the most user-friendly.

The deployment was straightforward and took two hours to complete using four people.

UiPath is expensive which is why we need to have bots that run 24/7 to maximize the work and justify the cost.

I would rate UiPath nine out of ten.

We have UiPath deployed in one location.

Maintenance is only required when changes are made to the website.

I recommend UiPath to others.

I use UiPath to automate my client's PDF files and emails.

Compared to other programming languages, UiPath is exceptionally easy to build automation with.

UiPath enables end-to-end automation. In our current automation process, we receive the file from the client, which we then use to automate their email notification process.

UiPath has helped minimize our client's on-premises footprint.

I have taken advantage of UiPath's Academy courses for both beginner and advanced training, acquiring a significant number of valuable tips in the process.

By implementing UiPath, we have significantly reduced human error in the process. We have also streamlined the process, reducing the number of humans required from ten to just two, further minimizing the possibility of errors.

UiPath offers many valuable features, but the most valuable is the accuracy of its workflow process.

I would like more flexibility during recording and debugging because currently, when UiPath is in debug mode, we cannot make any changes.

I have been using UiPath for one year.

UiPath is stable.

The initial deployment is easy. I manually run the bot to deploy UiPath.

I would rate UiPath an eight out of ten.

The only maintenance we do is delete the logs to free up the storage.

We can find answers to all our questions regarding UiPath in the online forum.

UiPath is a strong solution with a significant presence in the automation space. I recommend UiPath.

We are an insurance company. We mainly deal with all types of insurance from casualty and specialty to even aviation and medical stop loss.

I have had use cases where we have been taking information from emails and phone calls to put them into a mainframe. We have done claims intake for insurance, and then we have notifications. For the policy system, we have done a lot of back-office accounting work.

By implementing UiPath, we were trying to seek a way to free hours up at critical times. It is not just about hours saved. It is also the quality of the hours that we save and freeing people up for more value-added work.

UiPath has definitely helped with scalability. The number one reason to use something like UiPath is to increase scalability so that we are less susceptible to changes in the market. We can grow our business without growing our staff hours.

UiPath has changed the way we perceive our processes because even outside of processes that we automate, we look at our processes in a new way in terms of process improvement. Not everything needs to be automated. Some things just need to have the process changed. It has helped us to be very critical of our processes and be more forward-thinking and not just sticking in the same ruts.

UiPath has helped with the accuracy. There is less fat fingering of things. When the robot is entering things into a system, it will put in exactly what was input into it. There is also a chance for transposing things, so there is a lot more accuracy in that respect.

UiPath has freed up time and resources for other tasks. That has been our main focus in terms of the ROI we look for. With the accounting back office practices, our close cycles are shorter, but people are not working more. With automation, we now have things that are on more of a 24-hour cycle. We are able to do a higher volume in less time.

We have saved thousands of hours not just in the back office accounting side for close cycles but also in insurance. We have busy seasons. We sometimes had to hire temporary workers. With the automation of our claims intake and other processes in that area, we are no longer hiring those temporary workers. We do not need them anymore.

The ability to connect various systems that do not have any kind of API between and the areas where we need to mimic what a human does to a system in terms of input and output is valuable. We primarily use UI automation where we simulate what a human does within an application. By using the right selectors, we try to find where on the screen we need to click. We take in information from input files. We use all the logic flowcharts and logic trees to determine where the information needs to go in a system.

Some of the areas around the administration aspect of UiPath, which is what I have been mostly working with over the past few years, can be better. From an organizational standpoint, some of the guidance there could use some work in terms of helping COEs know how to grow and how to take control of their organizations as they spread.

I have been using UiPath for about five years. 

There are still some stability issues. There are sometimes issues related to bots acting up. It can be hard to tell whether that is something related to how we developed it or whether the bots are having an issue. We are not sure why, but there are some stability issues.

Its scalability is fine. It has definitely gotten better over the past few years with all the improvements there. I know there have also been new offerings for serverless robots, which we have looked into, but they do not fit our needs. The UiPath Orchestrator makes it easy to maintain its governability as we scale, which is one of the main differentiators of this solution.

They can sometimes be hard to get a hold of. There have been a few times we have had to go to the UiPath Pro support. While we have eventually gotten to the solution, it has sometimes taken us a while to get in contact with someone who has the right knowledge to help us with our problem. I would rate their support an eight out of ten.

Positive

This is the first one we have been using. We have a group in the company that started using Power Automate. They ran into a problem and turned that back over to us. We are the UiPath team. They tried to automate something with Power Automate, and we ended up taking over that project.

Orchestration is the main differentiator between Power Automate and UiPath. UiPath has orchestration whereas Power Automate does not. Without that orchestration, you lose a lot of the value for these robots, especially at the organizational control level.

I was brought on specifically to do the deployment at my current company. It was fairly easy. I did an on-prem deployment about five years ago, and now, I am doing the cloud deployment. We are using the automation cloud. Having the automation cloud made it much easier to do the deployment this time than trying to set up the on-prem Orchestrator the first time.

In terms of the implementation strategy, we essentially looked at how many processes we had as candidates and what we thought the bot load would be. We stood up that many VMs. We deployed unattended robots to those. In terms of Orchestrator, we just did some basic tenant separation, and as we have grown, we have seen where to increase the bots.

We used one called Accelerate to start with. Our experience was fine. Our goal was always to transition to our own, so after the proof of concept was done, we hired our own developers. We hired our own team and went from there.

We have definitely seen ROI coming from it. For any project we take on, we look at both quantitative and qualitative aspects. Quantitative is usually just the hours saved. If a process is automated, how many hours are saved as compared to the last one? Qualitative would be things like whether we have increased accuracy, whether we have increased any time to the next process in the chain, or whether we have gained redundancy and reduced the fragility of our processes.

If it can be lower, we will always take lower.

Blue Prism was what we looked at pretty heavily. We looked at Pega. We also looked at Power Automate, and some groups within the company decided to try and use that. 

When comparing UiPath and Blue Prism, there is clearly a difference in power and capabilities between the two. We also had a solution partner who could work with us better with UiPath at the time.

We are currently setting up the AI Center. We have not used UiPath Process Mining and Task Mining. We tried to use the task binder where you record something and create a workflow from it, but it was not very useful for us. The output was not very useful for us. The documentation from it was also not useful for us.

If you are evaluating UiPath and other products, I would advise looking at what kind of model you are looking for. Are you looking for a more federated model or a centralized model?  You should look at what kind of governance you need in place for the solution you are looking for. One type of solution is that you put it in someone's hands and leave it and forget it. If you want to empower people and maintain central control, UiPath would be for you.

In terms of deployment, I would go for the automation cloud every time. There is the ease of use of not having to worry about standing up your own servers to monitor that. The US cloud especially has been very stable.

Overall, I would rate UiPath a nine out of ten.

The use cases for UiPath are mostly based on SAP products, web applications, and APIs.

UiPath is a tool which is mostly used for process automation. It's not like a normal automation tool. We have different kinds of process automation tools in the market. UiPath provides the best integration between multiple applications. It has supportive technology for all kinds of applications. It supports all kinds of products like desktop products and web applications.

So, integration is the best feature of UiPath. UiPath provides attended and unattended robots to do automation. It provides a use case for scanning invoice processing. So, these are some of the useful features provided by UiPath.

UiPath is currently lacking a Citrix environment, mostly on remote desktop applications. The banking sector is more concerned about security. To open an application, we need to enter some token authorization. Such kinds of processes or technologies need to improve in UiPath.

I have been using UiPath for three to four years.

When we face technical or product issues, we raise a ticket to UiPath support and get technical assistance from Uipath regarding the products and services.

Positive

Before UiPath, I used an automation tool called QTP/UFT tool.

The solution's initial deployment is easy, and it's not that difficult.

For the solution's on-prem initial deployment, we need the license and installation of the Orchestrator and the robotics machine.

Since it's a single-contribution project, I did the solution's development, deployment, and post-deployment support all by myself.

UiPath has helped streamline most standard processes, and it has also made the rule-based decision-making process stable. The solution helps us save a lot of time and manual effort. It has improved the accuracy and speed of processes like approving tasks, processing tickets, or the expenses of the employees. Most things that were very slow when done manually have become very fast nowadays with UiPath.

Comparatively, UiPath's pricing is higher than other tools. Since it provides the best services compared to other tools, UiPath's pricing is reasonable. Nowadays, they also provide cloud robots that don't require any infrastructure in our organization.

UiPath is a very easy-to-use and scriptless tool. Since it doesn't have any code involved in it, any nontechnical person can also use it for their professional work. They can automate any kind of workflow as per the business knowledge. UiPath doesn't require much technical knowledge and is very easy to use.

In most service-based or manufacturing organizations, UiPath can be used for processes that deal with a good cause. In the service-based organization, it provides employee benefit services like the recruiting process and retirement process. The solution also does monitoring tasks like license validation.

If you talk about social services, the solution also helps with passport scanning, which mostly happens in the airport. With the help of UiPath, we can immediately scan the passport and get the required information from a security point of view. So, it provides all kinds of the most relevant use cases in real life.

In UiPath, multiple stages are involved, like requirement gathering, business analysis, preparation of the process design documents, implementation of the perfect automation, and then deployment of that automation. After the deployment, we provide post-deployment support to the end users. This end-to-end process involves all kinds of stages, from requirement gathering to production and deployment. So, UiPath provides end-to-end automation.

UiPath provides a trial version of 60 days, which is the community edition and is completely free to use to learn. They have their own academies to learn the courses, which are also completely free. It also provides a certification of UiPath as a developer. UiPath has the best forum community edition where you can raise your questions and immediately get support or answers from the community. UiPath's user community is very user-friendly.

With UiPath, we have reduced a lot of manual work and saved a lot of time. It helped us reduce the most complex activities involved in the finance and HR departments.

I have used UiPath Academy courses and completed my certification program as a UiPath developer. Since UiPath is a scriptless tool, any user can learn the tool very easily by using the UiPath Academy courses. UiPath Academy courses are completely free. They don't have any charges and provide all the practical sessions and environment.

The UiPath Studio is also available for a 60-day trial version. You can install this tool on your machine, practice, and become an RPA or UiPath developer. So, UiPath Academy is the best tool to learn the UiPath tool.

Currently, UiPath has a lot of things like machine learning, artificial intelligence, and natural language processing. We have integrated all these things with UiPath. We also have AI Fabric in UiPath. By using AI, we can automate the more complex processes where decision-making is involved. The solution's AI functionality is mostly used in invoice processing or approving budgets.

UiPath's AI functionality has enabled us to automate more processes overall. AI gives us more leverage on process automation by reducing manual work and saving a lot of time in complex situations where decision-making is more complex. Based on historical data and previous experience, our UiPath bots can learn many things and give the best solution in AI.

UiPath gives more features to digitize your current business from manual to automation. It also saves lots of manual costs and real-time employee costs.

Although not 100%, UiPath reduces human error and provides more accurate results. It is very fast in terms of processing, and we can automate any kind of process. It works 24/7, even on weekends and holidays.

UiPath helps us to reduce or avoid some manual, repetitive tasks that most of our employees do on a daily basis. We have automated such tasks, and it saves a lot of employee time. So, employees can contribute their time to new innovations, new tasks, or new projects.

Nowadays, time is money. With UiPath, we save a lot of time and money in real-time employees.

RPA has multiple automation tools like Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere, and UiPath. We chose UiPath in our organization because it has more features than other tools.

I was involved in setting up the infrastructure for my current project. I was involved in the installation of the robots, the installation of the Studio, the connection between the Orchestrator and the Studio, and the deployment of the robots on the machine. I was involved in such activities, apart from the development.

Overall, I rate UiPath a nine out of ten.

Unattended Automations are the best value from an RPA solution to an organization. It makes sure human employees are now more productive 95X.

Robotic process automation is one of the most interesting features. RPA allows us to automate what people do manually. It appeals to me from a technical and a business standpoint.

I want UiPath Data Service to be expanded. It must include many more features as an online database. Many online databases like QuickBase and Force.com are 100 times better than UiPath Data Service. Not sure why UiPath is not adding such features to Data Service.

The product does not provide features for chatbot development. It is one of the reasons why people do not use UiPath because they have to use a different tool for chatbot development. Competitors like Microsoft have all process automation capabilities in their Power Platform. They have RPA, attended bots, unattended bots, application development, databases, and chatbots. UiPath has not gotten into chatbots for several years. They are doing many things except chatbots.

I express the need for chatbots in every insider event I attend. UiPath’s team says it will take it to the product management group. But nothing happens after that. I want a product for chatbot development from UiPath without having to purchase licenses from a third-party company.

The documentation needs a lot of work. The documentation is "boring". They just mention a feature and add one line about what it does. I wish the documentation had examples. The document should be associated with a video or sample code. The documentation is too minimal. People give many sample codes and links to their YouTube videos in the forum. The uipath forum is much richer than the documentation.

I have been using the solution for the last six years.

UiPath provides support only when we have an Enterprise license. I have contacted support several times.

Positive

I use Microsoft Power Automate to develop chatbots because UiPath does not have such features. I have to buy extra licenses from Microsoft for chatbot development.

Although I can use UiPath Data Service's online database, creating forms and screens in it is hard. UiPath doesn't have some preliminary computation features for creating formula fields, so I use third-party tools like QuickBase.

I also evaluated Automation Anywhere, Microsoft Power Platform, and Pega Robotics.

The ease of building automation depends on the developer, the size of the process that is being automated, how many applications there are, and how many systems there are. Compared to high-code environments, we can build the product much faster in a low-code environment.

Automation can be done ten times faster in a low-code environment than in a high-code environment due to the number of syntax errors that we have to encounter in a high-code environment. All these things are completely eliminated in a low-code environment. We drag and drop activities. It's like a prebuilt code. We just have to fill in the gaps. On average, the tool is five to ten times faster than other RPA platforms.

UiPath does not do digital transformation. It works more on process automation. However, it does contribute toward digital transformation. From the face of it, everything looks end-to-end. I have used AI Center to learn machine learning skills and build training datasets and evaluation datasets. I have developed ML skills and used them in bots. UiPath Academy has a whole set of courses on AI Center. I want to complete the courses diligently.

The solution has reduced human error and increased the speed and quality of our work. It reduces the time taken to get things done. I use UiPath Academy courses all the time. If we go to similar content on YouTube or Instagram and try to find videos, the information might be right or wrong. It depends on the experience of the person in the videos. The content in UiPath Academy is official. UiPath creates the videos. We can be assured that the information is correct and reliable.

There could be a lag between the product released and the videos on Academy. Sometimes, video creators on unofficial channels like YouTube and Instagram come out with videos faster than UiPath. However, UiPath's videos are complete, authentic, and reliable. I assume UiPath uses professional training software in the platform. The format of the courses is similar to those of The Wharton School.

The community is excellent. People help each other out. UiPath encourages users by welcoming new joiners, incentivizing answering questions, providing links to external or internal documentation, and celebrating anniversaries. The solution has a wide variety of topics that the forum members can take advantage of.

We can learn about Studio, different parts of the platform, and different functionalities. If we have a question, Google will show all the relevant links to UiPath with just a single word search. We usually find a good answer to our doubts in the forum eight out of ten times. I like the forum and encourage people to use it.

People looking to buy the solution must try it out. They must look into the documentation if they cannot do it with the tool. They must also visit UiPath's forum. The forum is more helpful than the documentation. UiPath also has a search facility to search for activities. They can also look for UiPath Marketplace. If we face bugs, we can go to the forum.

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