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Sr Consultant at MindFields Consulting
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Easy to use, helps save on costs and time in the long run, and offers good support, but maintaining file locations is currently challenging
Pros and Cons
  • "What I like most about UiPath Test Suite is that it's straightforward, and any user who knows how to use the UiPath Studio can learn how to create a test script in as fast as thirty minutes. There's nothing new you must learn to use UiPath Test Suite because it only has three sections: Given, Then, and When."
  • "Storing the test scripts is what needs to improve in the UiPath Test Suite, as it's currently a challenge to some extent. Maintaining the files is a bit challenging, especially when you need to keep those locally."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use case of the UiPath Test Suite is testing. Every process could have unexpected issues, so the primary use case is that there is a defined set of steps for every scenario, so you'd probably create different scenarios and data. You can also handle data dynamically because, for the same set of values, you can run that differently for different test data and have mock test flows.

For example, the best use case for UiPath Test Suite is when you have a website where people create an account. For that account, you can create the part with correct values, then you can feed all the values that are out of bound, such as special characters, or you can have a different value entered, which is not accepted so that you can play around with it. Each of the scenarios mentioned helps a lot, so when you get that over to the client, and every time there's a new deployment, the client can just directly run the tree test to ensure that every functionality works well, which helps reduce the support the client would need as well as budget in the long run. The client might have to spend a little longer to develop this, but it's a one-time task, which means that only when something new comes up, you might have to update the test script, reducing the effort to communicate with the vendor or developer back and forth. UiPath Test Suite also helps ensure that the test cases work well, allowing you to go ahead and run the final process and production.

How has it helped my organization?

UiPath Test Suite has helped improve my client's organization as the client doesn't have to come back to me or my team multiple times. The tool has reduced the client's need to communicate with me or my company.

At the time of development, the time usually increases by twenty to thirty percent, which includes how my team would develop the test cases. Still, no extra time would be involved later when the client uses the UiPath Test Suite. The client would just need to run the tool or schedule it once a week to ensure the process works well, and won't have to check with my team or company if it's working fine. Even though the bot is failing or there's a design issue, the client just has to check the tool and see if any test script is failing. If the script is not failing, that means there's a data issue from the client's end, which means the client doesn't have to rely on my company to fix it. UiPath Test Suite really helped the client reduce costs. Even though the development costs took a hit initially, it was better for the client in the long run.

What is most valuable?

I like that UiPath Test Suite is a very helpful tool that many people have not appropriately explored, but as I started my career as a tester, I understand how useful it is. I've used RPA and testing tools for at least two months, and I found UiPath Test Suite a good tool that lets me design scripts and ensure that the client is not worried about the basic process. The tool works as expected and handles one of the most important exceptions in the process.

Using UiPath Test Suite has also been economical for the client, who used to have an RPA admin who managed the processes and monitored whether all worked well. Still, if any issue came up, the client had to come to my team of developers to have the problem fixed. I created the test and the scripts for the processes. The client could also run the bot based on a schedule to ensure the process runs well, each account is up-to-date, and there is no failure in the process, but as soon as an item is flagged, the client has to come to my team. However, with UiPath Test Suite, the client doesn't have to connect with developers or my team, which saves a significant amount of time, and also means needing just one person to manage or handle the processes, rather than being charged every time my team provides help to the client, helping save on costs as well.

UiPath Test Suite can help with the automation you're developing. If I did another workflow, for example, and I want to test it, I can feed it different parameters, as every workflow can have parameters fed into it. UiPath Test Suite can take values from an Excel sheet or data table and show the data or records list, including all the different scenarios. Regarding what the tool can test, it can test anything you can develop from your end. There is no limitation to what UiPath Test Suite can help develop and test.

What I like most about UiPath Test Suite is that it's straightforward, and any user who knows how to use the UiPath Studio can learn how to create a test script in as fast as thirty minutes. There's nothing new you must learn to use UiPath Test Suite because it only has three sections: Given, Then, and When. You divide your script and predefine the values, what will be the input, and what steps you have to take to ensure a specific scenario works, and then you trigger the workflow based on the parameters you provided for the script. Then, you may have to close some applications and wrap up that exhibition for that scenario, so using UiPath Test Suite is very straightforward. The tool is easy to learn, so any user who's probably gone through UiPath's advanced developer certification would have also gone through the UiPath Test Suite. Not everybody implements it, but I feel the tool should be implemented because it's beneficial.

Apart from being developers, my company is also a UiPath partner, which means it has better access to connecting with the UiPath team and getting solutions faster, which I find valuable in the UiPath Test Suite.

I like that the tool shows you how much percentage is covered out of all scenarios you run and the conditions, such as if conditions, wild conditions, or some exception handling.

If something has been missed, you can also tweak and improve the test scripts to ensure every activity is fetched when it's tested so nothing's missed out and ensure all runs fine, which I also like about UiPath Test Suite. In the test field or the test manager, when you go to the architecture, you can also see the percentage and when you run it locally in your machine, which helps you identify whether it needs to be handled.

My impression of UiPath Test Suite having the ability to automate tests from a wide range of technologies is that it has the advantage over other tools. When I started learning RPA, I was working with the testing team, and I wished there was a test kit like UiPath Test Suite at the time. I created an automation to test an application, and compared to that, UiPath Test Suite definitely had an advantage. Even Automation Anywhere and Power Automate didn't have functionalities found in the UiPath Test Suite.

UiPath has also matured a lot in the last two years, as it provides offerings such as task mining, process mining, and document understanding, which may also be found in other automation or RPA tools. Still, UiPath Test Suite is the only tool I've not seen in competitors, which is why UiPath is at an excellent advantage if you know how to use it. It's not difficult to learn, and if you know how to develop in UiPath Studio, you can easily develop and use UiPath Test Suite.

The tool helped free up staff or employee time for other projects because you would not need a separate testing team at all. An employee handling the testing could be cross-trained to do development work. For example, your team could spend more time developing and designing, learning other skills, and improving work.

As for integrating UiPath Test Suite with other lifecycle tools and applications, you can integrate it as long as your application has APIs involved. Say you have to integrate a flow that runs on ServiceNow, which can be integrated with an API. It will work with the UiPath Test Suite. However, if it involves running on a desktop or machine, that would involve UI elements, requiring you to stick to the UI part and develop the workflow instead of integrating it, so that would vary with what type of flow you are looking into. If it's API-based, you can use UiPath Test Suite, but if it's desktop-based, it would be best to use the built-in tool.

The tool helped reduce maintenance, as it has reduced the need to communicate between clients and my company, which helps in terms of maintenance. Maintenance was reduced by thirty to forty percent, mainly from relaying test cases properly and teams following the standards. Maintenance only involves one person and doesn't require the involvement of many people.

UiPath Test Suite also helped reduce the total cost of ownership or testing by thirty percent. The tool only requires more development time initially, but then it does save time in the long run.

What needs improvement?

An area for improvement in the UiPath Test Suite is maintaining file locations, as that's currently challenging. Say I'm creating a test script, and I create some test data that runs the test script usually created in an Excel sheet. What happens is whenever I import or export from the tool, I have to ensure it contains the Excel sheet with it, which can become a challenge in terms of maintaining the file. It would be better if the files could be on the cloud through a data service within the tool, allowing you to use tables or maybe integrate with an SQL server.

Storing the test scripts is what needs to improve in the UiPath Test Suite, as it's currently a challenge to some extent. Maintaining the files is a bit challenging, especially when you need to keep those locally, because for every workflow you develop, you have to create a test for it, and for each test, you have to create a script, which means you need to create in an Excel sheet.

Another area for improvement in the UiPath Test Suite is its limitation in handling all kinds of variables. It works fine ninety percent of the time, but ten percent of the time, you'd have an issue where you can't just handle it with a string. You'd need some other data type as well, which is currently a limitation of the tool.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using UiPath Test Suite for a year, mainly with my recent client. Not every client usually goes for UiPath Test Suite because, most of the time, the client utilizes a group of testers for manual tests or other tests, in which the client hires testers to do the testing and then validate the results. Most clients do not follow the standard process, so it varies from client to client, but my experience with UiPath Test Suite comes from one client who specifically wanted to follow the standard process and ensure that the data is up to the mark.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

UiPath Test Suite has been pretty stable ninety percent of the time. Stability-wise, the tool can be unpredictable ten percent of the time because the same workflow running with the test case can be a problem.

For example, when using the Excel sheet, the challenge is that every value you feed into it must be a string. If you change the parameters or variable type to an integer or any other kind, it can't handle it, which could affect stability ten percent of the time.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

There's no issue with UiPath Test Suite scalability-wise. If the area for improvement on storing scripts locally is addressed, then the tool can be scaled to any number without issue.

How are customer service and support?

For UiPath Test Suite support, I've handled communicating with support for some of the client's users, and the team has been very helpful and has been doing follow-ups on time.

Some issues can be solved via email, while some require a call, and I usually get the calls scheduled quickly. Support for UiPath Test Suite has been very good, so I'm rating support 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 didn't use a different solution before UiPath Test Suite.

How was the initial setup?

Deploying the UiPath Test Suite is straightforward. Within twenty to thirty minutes, you'll be able to learn how to do it, as the process is not complicated. The tool is straightforward to develop and deploy. It's similar to deploying any other process on UiPath Studio. You have the option to either publish the solution or the test cases.

The deployment of UiPath Test Suite only took a matter of seconds because you just had to click "Publish." You go to the UiPath Orchestrator and run the script. The deployment is not complicated in any way.

As UiPath Test Suite is included within the UiPath Studio and is not a separate application, installing it, giving permissions, and logging into your account on your local machine doesn't take more than a few minutes.

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

I wasn't involved in the negotiations for the UiPath Test Suite, so I have no information on its pricing.

What other advice do I have?

UiPath Test Suite is developed on-premises or on your local machine. Once you've completed the development, you deploy it on the UiPath Orchestrator. Within UiPath Orchestrator, there's a testing tab with test scripts that you can run locally, but the target or vision is to develop it locally and run it on the UiPath Orchestrator.

The client has about ten to fifteen employees using UiPath Test Suite for automation, while at least two people use it for testing, which saves some time and effort.

In terms of maintaining UiPath Test Suite, if an automation needs an update or UiPath Studio needs to be updated, then UiPath Test Suite would also need to be updated.

To anyone who'd say that their automation testing process could be too complex for UiPath Test Suite, I'd say they would still want to see what part of it can be tested. Sometimes, there could be a challenge where you can't create a test script for a particular scenario. However, that wouldn't apply to all scenarios. Though you may not be able to cover one hundred percent with UiPath Test Suite, the tool could still cover at least seventy to eighty percent of the scenarios, including complicated ones that are pretty difficult to handle. Still, most of the time, those won't be an issue with UiPath Test Suite.

I would recommend the UiPath Test Suite to others. If you want to get comfortable with it, go ahead and create a test case for one workflow and see how it works. My advice to others is to test the tool out. I would definitely recommend it as no other solution has this offering, and I find the UiPath Test Suite very useful.

My rating for UiPath Test Suite is a solid seven. I see a lot of room for improvement, but UiPath is going in the right direction.

My company is a partner of UiPath, working with multiple enterprise clients.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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Senior Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Saves time, offers a bird's eye view of testing scenarios, and integrates well across technologies
Pros and Cons
  • "The console, in a single pane, allows us to understand where we are in the testing environment."
  • "They could improve the visualization of the product."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution in our testing environment. It's for integrating and developing entire workflows for different test cases. 

How has it helped my organization?

We do have multiple scenarios integrated with UiPath. For any particular application, every time a release goes, we need to host the test and those scenarios. We are examining the scenarios and getting reports. We are using the same report to publish it for the wider audience. 

It's helped reduce the amount of time it takes to perform certain activities. It's also meeting the ROI of the organization from a budgeting perspective and utilizing fewer resources. The automation information it provides is very useful.

What is most valuable?

Getting a bird's eye view of testing scenarios is quite useful. The console, in a single pane, allows us to understand where we are in the testing environment. 

It can automate different tests from different technologies. We can integrate it easily across multiple technologies. Many are supported, which wasn't the case before. It helps with testing and integration across all our technologies making it easier.

Using UiPath processes, we've saved around 50% to 60% of our time in terms of working through processes. 

It works well with various lifecycle tools. There are open APIs available that you can integrate with. 

There isn't much maintenance needed unless there is a change in requirements. UiPath has a patch suite that helps reduce maintenance.

The solution has reduced our total cost of testing. 

What needs improvement?

They could improve the visualization of the product. We'd like them to improve the visibility on the dashboard and also ensure live scenarios can be viewed.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for five to six years. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I'm not sure how many people are using the solution.

The solution allows us to scale our automation. It reduces the time it takes to handle tasks. 

How are customer service and support?

I've found technical support to be good. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

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

We were doing a lot of manual processes previously. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was very easy. 

What was our ROI?

We have witnessed an ROI. We have noted the value of using this particular tool. It's worth the money. 

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

The solution has helped the company with respect to functionality. It's not about the cost. From a cost perspective, it's worth the price. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I can't speak to having evaluated any other solutions previously. 

What other advice do I have?

I'm a customer and end-user. 

We're using Javascript to automate.

If someone thinks their automation testing is too complex for Test Suite, I'd let them know that it's very good at building automation and performing computer testing. I'd recommend it to anyone - even if they have complex processes. 

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Senior Test Architect at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
A stable test automation tool that helps discover bugs and defects quickly
Pros and Cons
  • "We are finding bugs and defects much faster."
  • "Orchestrator is not easy to use or understand."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution to automate tests. We have different teams implementing different applications. My responsibility is to use it on end-to-end tests.

How has it helped my organization?

There are a lot of benefits of automation. We probably have reduced the number of incidents in production, but that's very difficult to estimate. We are finding bugs and defects much faster. We have very fast feedback when we do automated tests. We also have much better documentation of our applications. We may have documentation written down somewhere, but it is hard to maintain. When we have automated tests running, our application is actively working.

What is most valuable?

The most important thing in the solution is the robotic part. It’s fundamental. It should be able to go across, and that is what robust robotics does. It is the core functionality of UiPath. There's a lot of things we can do. We can integrate it into our CI/CD pipeline. We also can schedule runs in Orchestrator.

What needs improvement?

We monitor the runs on Orchestrator. Orchestrator is not easy to use or understand. We almost need to have certification to use it.

For how long have I used the solution?

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

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Primarily, around 30 developers use the product in our organization. It is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

I am satisfied with the technical support. There are various channels we can use. My developers are using those. I haven't heard them complain about it.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial deployment was straightforward because we had already deployed the robotics part. We had several instances of tests, but we already ran robotics, so we had infrastructure in place. The deployment was quick. We ordered the service and downloaded the software. That was the easy part. Usually, we would see a lot of issues, but we have an expert to solve those issues when we need to install things. The solution is deployed centrally. Anybody who wants access to it can have it.

What about the implementation team?

We have patches and upgrades, as always. It’s not a challenge, but we need to do that sometimes. It is usually done during the night. The tool does require maintenance. Whenever the changes are done in the applications, we need to change our test cases.

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

When we decided to buy the solution three and a half years ago, it was fairly priced. The price was almost the same as the big competitors. I have heard that the price has increased. However, it was fairly priced when we bought it.

What other advice do I have?

We implemented the solution because we didn't have a common test automation tool. We needed a common test automation tool that could go across a lot of applications. We can have various tools that may be used for UI, DB, or API, but we needed something that could go across a lot of applications.

We use various UIs, Citrix, SAP, API calls, and database queries. The ability of Test Suite to automate tests from a wide range of technologies is very high. We haven't found anything we cannot do. We didn't do automation in the range we do now.

We haven't integrated much. The tool can be integrated with CI/CD pipelines. There are some plugins available, at least for Jenkins, but we have tried to integrate with others without issues. We have also integrated with some pipelines in Jira. We haven't found issues when we tried to integrate with other tools. However, we haven't done that much.

We find defects faster now. It's a very important part of automated tests. The faster we can find defects and bugs, the less cost or time it takes to resolve them. If a bug is introduced in any environment and we find it out after two weeks, it is quite difficult to find out what we did two weeks ago. If we get the response immediately after we have deployed something into an environment, we can understand it quickly. That's a very important part of automated tests.

We are now running thousands of test cases every day. If we want to do that manually, we'll never get the money from management to do that range of testing. However, it's almost free when we get it automated. We cannot compare the two. We're not saving costs directly on testing. We are saving costs on faster feedback and faster delivery of new features.

A big part of UiPath is robotics. If it is not available, we can develop it ourselves. We used RPA for many years. There are some differences. We need to have Test Suite to test things. It was not a big change for the organization and the resources needed. We cannot calculate ROI. We see benefits when we have fast feedback and probably fewer incidents in production.

We didn't see time to value immediately. We saw time to value with Test Suite within half a year or one year. There are discussions about UiPath. They say that anybody can use UiPath. My recommendation would be to use well-educated developers. They must have some education or certification on UiPath. However, they are expensive.

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

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Manager at a consumer goods company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
The best solution if you want to automate repetitive tasks and manual operations
Pros and Cons
  • "It is feature-rich. It has more features than other RPA tools."
  • "We are able to automate most tasks by using UiPath. Its interface is fine. However, its price is a bit high."

What is our primary use case?

We use it to automate processes. For example, we can filter or fetch data from an Excel sheet and put it into another file. We can also scrape the data and put it into an Excel sheet or PDF.

How has it helped my organization?

We can integrate with multiple technologies such as Java, Python, etc. We can also automate with the Power BI tool. It supports different types of integrations. We are able to integrate with Jira, ServiceNow, etc.

It makes automation easy. To automate with Python or Java, we have to write a lot of code, which is not the case with UiPath. It is very easy to use.

What is most valuable?

I like the AI Center and Document Understanding features. I also like its interface and the ability to code.

It is user-friendly. The coding part is also fine. They have a portal for learning UiPath. 

It is feature-rich. It has more features than other RPA tools.

What needs improvement?

It already has many features. No improvement is required currently. We are able to automate most tasks by using UiPath. Its interface is fine. However, its price is a bit high.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable. I would rate it an eight out of ten for stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is scalable. I would rate it an eight out of ten for scalability.

We have 10 to 11 users working with UiPath.

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

We are also using other RPA tools such as Power Automate, Blue Prism, and Automation Anywhere. We use the latest technology to improve our automation.

We take the customer requirements and analyze them. Based on the requirements, we recommend the solution. We see whether what the client needs can be automated through UiPath or some other solution. Certain things cannot be automated through UiPath. Similarly, certain things cannot be automated through Blue Prism or Automation Anywhere.

With other RPA tools, no test suite is available, whereas with UiPath, you have UiPath Test Suite. With other RPA tools, you have to use Selenium or some other application for testing, whereas, with UiPath, you have UiPath Test Suite, so you can create your test cases.

How was the initial setup?

It is deployed on the cloud. Its deployment is easy. It is not complex.

After we complete the development, we test it in our testing environment. After monitoring and ensuring that everything works fine, we move to the production environment. We create a ticket in ServiceNow with the change request and get approval from the higher authority for the move to the production environment. It takes us three to five days.

It requires some maintenance. 

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

Its price is a bit high. I would rate it an eight out of ten for pricing.

Most companies are using its licensed version. It has a lot of features such as Document Understanding, AI Center, etc. For simple automations, there is also a community version.

What other advice do I have?

It is a very good solution. People can learn it easily. It is the best solution if you want to automate repetitive tasks and manual operations. 

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

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Chaithanya Pallegar - PeerSpot reviewer
Intelligent Automation Lead at Huron Consulting Group Inc.
Real User
Top 10
Issue-free, integrates well, and has helpful support services
Pros and Cons
  • "We could use it for Oracle and SAP and it did help significantly."
  • "The pricing isn't as low as other options."

What is our primary use case?

I have multiple use cases. We build automation across platforms of UiPath, including Test Suite. It helps with document understanding and Citrix automation. UiPath automates regular tasks. I had to build an automation to extract information from a web interface and upload all the information to all the data to a terminal interface.

In Test Suite, I work with Oracle and SAP. It provides integrations to both.

How has it helped my organization?

We have an in-house Oracle testing team, and they've been tasked with HCM and ERP solutions on Oracle and have completely cloud-based interfaces. The Test Suite has helped us to build testing specifically for quarterly upgrades. We were able to integrate a significant workload during the quarterly updates. 

What is most valuable?

The complete test automation framework is quite useful. It's helpful for testing end frameworks and for building test cases.

I've explored usage across a couple of applications and it's been great. I've not had any issues, especially in the web-based sector. 

Within two months, we were able to realize the benefits of Test Suite since we had to do extensive testing. The automation helped reduce the manual labor usually needed for quarterly testing. 

By itself, it provides a lot of integrations with more than a thousand applications. We could use it for Oracle and SAP and it did help significantly.

While I don't have exact numbers, the time to value was good. 

What needs improvement?

The solution can cost more than other options.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for more than six years now. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is definitely scalable. The only challenge would be that if there is a significant requirement change, it would need additional development and deployment.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support from UiPath is very helpful. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

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

We also use Power Automate for automation; we did not use a different solution for testing. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial deployment was straightforward. The suite deployment does not take much time. However, it takes time building other test cases and the initial unit testing and user acceptance testing. Deployment, I would say, took approximately one week. We built out about 60 use cases. 

There were three of us that handled the deployment - one junior developer, one senior developer and a solution architect. We did a cloud-based implementation. It was deployed on Azure using virtual machines. 

There's only maintenance if there are process changes for particular implementations. 

What about the implementation team?

We did not use any third-party vendors as part of the deployment process.

What was our ROI?

The ROI was impressive. For example, for one client, we developed a solution that helped reduce effort by three-fifths. We were able to reduce the equivalent of three full-time employees for every upgrade. 

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

Automation Anywhere technically offers much better pricing and it's relatively more transparent than UiPath. However, UiPath is more customized for specific client requirements. They also provide a wide variety of features for the price. 

There may be extra costs, depending on the requirements. If it's a standard automation, there are no additional fees.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did a market evaluation and found this solution to be the best option. We looked at, for example, Automation Anywhere. AA does not provide as many integrations. Also, UiPath architecture is superior and has a better interface to manage automation compared to Automation Anywhere. 

What other advice do I have?

We are UiPath partners. 

While it depends on the scenario, for those who think automation testing is too complex, I'd say the framework provides a good automation opportunity. You can even do complex testing as long as there is good repetition.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Global intelligent automation leader at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
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Allows us to work with different applications and platforms, but should have AI components
Pros and Cons
  • "In terms of integration with other lifecycle tools and applications, UiPath Test Suite works very well because of the basis of RPA, and how RPA and automation can handle different applications and different areas of expertise."
  • "At FORWARD VI, we see new automations being built around AI and the ability to have developers understand how they can drive some of those AI capabilities with Studio. We are starting to see that. They should also drive that with UiPath Test Suite so that we can not only build that development side faster; we can also develop the tests that go along with it, hopefully automatically."

How has it helped my organization?

UiPath Test Suite helps reduce the TCO because, without testing, the maintenance would go higher. When something goes down, you lose that trust and you lose that availability. UiPath Test Suite can help you maintain that, so you are getting value out of it.

UiPath Test Suite helps to reduce maintenance. We are able to build resiliency and the ability to see an issue before it happens. We are able to call it out and have it give us that information on the COE side. We are able to develop it, drive it, build it out, and see it beforehand. The end user does not see if it fails or not. It does not usually fail because we see it beforehand. If I have to put a number on how much time and maintenance it saves, not looking at building the self-healing capabilities and just looking at building production-ready stuff for your core systems, there is about 38% saving on maintenance.

UiPath Test Suite saves time on projects, but that does not happen in the beginning because it takes time to:

  • Learn how to do it.
  • Have your team level up and learn how to handle things better and build them as a part of your schema and your process.
  • Have your developers learn to say that this is now the norm. It is not a hard-coded thing. Let us just develop it this way. 

Over time, it gets easier because you have developed that information, and you are able to save more time later on.

UiPath Test Suite helps automate tests from a wide range of technologies. I myself have developed automation for a wide range from winery focus to healthcare focus to government focus. UiPath has been the key platform that I have used for the last five years of using automation.

What is most valuable?

In terms of integration with other lifecycle tools and applications, UiPath Test Suite works very well because of the basis of RPA, and how RPA and automation can handle different applications and different areas of expertise. You can work with business and domain users and drive where they are looking at or what those winds are, but you can also use UiPath Test Suite to go deep down and find out the real worry or ask of the user or business. It may not be the direct top-layer stuff. There may be something down in there, and you can build in a check there as well. It is like an extra test.

What needs improvement?

At FORWARD VI, we see new automations being built around AI and the ability to have developers understand how they can drive some of those AI capabilities with Studio. We are starting to see that. They should also drive that with UiPath Test Suite so that we can not only build that development side faster; we can also develop the tests that go along with it, hopefully automatically.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of UiPath Test Suite is probably better than most things because you are already building up existing things. It should be fairly seamless. You already have the right information. You are already doing this based on an already existing process that has already been defined by the business and vetted by the business. They have already said to go ahead with it in production. It is pretty seamless. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The needs of the business can be handled with UiPath Test Suite because I believe UiPath Test Suite helps you understand how other parties and other parts of the business organization think, especially when you dive into it. You get that business SME or domain expert who says, "We are going to build a test suite on this, and we are going to build regression automation. Take a look at it. Is there anything more?", and you find out that there is more that is going to define and give you that insight into that team to say that this is really what they are looking for. Some of that can dial back into the processes that you are going to build out for them in the future.

How are customer service and support?

UiPath's support is fair. You do get some support from their overall offerings. Their sales folks work with your teams. If you have any in-between, they work through that as well. You usually get a lot of information, but if you need more hands-on help, they do have a support team. I believe they have a starter team that will help drive some integrations if you need it. If you pay for the support, it is a good eight out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

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

Most of the test automation has been around GERKIN and some of the other test tools such as ServiceNow test tools, but by utilizing UiPath Test Suite, we are able to touch more different applications and platforms. There has been a higher level of development and a higher level of working than any of the other platforms I have used. 

How was the initial setup?

I lead the COE for different countries in six continents in the healthcare space. I lead the development team and the BI team and run the projects. I am the overall architect of everything that we do.

UiPath Test Suite is fairly straightforward as long as your developers have some familiarity with it. You always have the opportunity to level up your team and then get them some knowledge there. If you need help, there is a lot of training out there for it. That is where UiPath wins. There is a lot of information that you are able to get to the teams and train them. The widgets are all the same. The marketplace is relatively the same. It is seamless.

For implementing UiPath Test Suite, my way to utilize it and handle maintenance is to focus on your core applications or the big things that you do not want to go down or be seen as down. Nobody gets mad when the lights are on, but when the lights go off, people are like, "What is going on here?" For those high-focused items, make sure you have tests in place.

What about the implementation team?

We did not take the help of any reseller or consultant group. It is myself and my team. There are some wins to do that. If you have a COE and you are looking to build it out and need to have the information that is not readily available, then always work with a partner. However, make sure that you have someone who is going to be a partner and not just a consultant.

What was our ROI?

You may not see ROI in the sense of return on investment, but the return on investment that COE or the automation groups are going to get is along the lines of value, trust, and the overall integrity of everything else around it. If you handle potential failures before they become failures, nobody will see them, so the value there is that you are up 100% of the time.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

For test automation, we have not evaluated any other solution. Test-wise, it is easier to keep it in the same scope and the same platform because it makes it easier to use those utilities you may have built out. It is easier to use those use cases and those assets. You can utilize Orchestrator to drive what that looks like, and that is the goal. 

What other advice do I have?

To someone who thinks that their automation testing is too complex for UiPath Test Suite to process, I would say that go back to the basics. Go back to the beginning, work with your BAs, understand that PDD, work with that SME and domain expert, and get it written down because that is the detail you need to be able to develop. If your developers are going back and forth, try to get answers that they did not get. If your BAs did not do the right job in the first place, you may need to relook at how you analyze that.

Everything could be better. Overall, I would rate UiPath Test Suite a seven out of ten. I would give it a higher number if they build in the AI components that we are seeing at FORWARD VI.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Ankit Kumar. - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer at Chiacon Pvt Ltd
Real User
Top 10
Great for automation, simple to use, and offers helpful support
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a very scalable product."
  • "I'd like the solution to be even more automated."

What is our primary use case?

I primarily use the solution for websites. It can take some details from users within multiple scenarios. If I were to pull the data manually, it would take a lot of time. Instead, we can create a bot in UiPath and do testing in far less time. 

How has it helped my organization?

I've seen multiple benefits.

For example, I used it for a healthcare website that went through multiple changes. We were able to test multiple scenarios very quickly. We noted the value of the product immediately. It didn't take long to get started.

What is most valuable?

It's helped me automate various scenarios, including testing website portals. I've used it to test mobile testing as well and it has been effective. 

It's very interesting to use. It helps take less time for us to test any portal or web application. 

We get good support from the UiPath team. We can email them or contact the team easily.

The interface is very simple to use. 

There are multiple types of UiPath products that we can leverage. If I don't know coding, for example, I can use Studio X. Anyone can use it. You don't need to be technical. 

We can automate tests from a wide range of technologies. We're satisfied with its capabilities in that context.

When we use the solution with mobile applications, we find it very beneficial. It's great that we can use it on mobile or websites and run various tests.

It's great for multiple sectors, including healthcare or banking. We can test for anything. 

UiPath is very customizable. We can configure it as we need without changing the code. We just change our control file as needed. 

I can run test cases very quickly, within seconds, in fact. 

What needs improvement?

I have not noticed the solution missing any features.

I'd like the solution to be even more automated.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for two years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I have had the solution for two years and have never had an issue with stability. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

How many people use UiPath depends on the license. If I have an enterprise license, multiple people can use it at once. However, with a community license, only one person can use the license at a time.

We have six to seven people using the solution. 

We have the solution deployed on the UiPath cloud. That way, anyone can download and see it on the orchestrator. 

It is a very scalable product. We can scale to address the needs of the business. It's great for business purposes. However, it's not useful, for example, for personal work. 

How are customer service and support?

Under our license, we have the ability to reach out to the support team and get immediate assistance. The technical support is very good. I can also go to the forum and get assistance. I can put a question on there and within a minute get multiple answers. UiPath is continuously working on the portal to ensure users get multiple answers. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

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

I've used multiple UiPath solutions, including the orchestrator, however, I have not used different applications. I haven't used Automation Anywhere or Power BI. I only have my UiPath certification. 

How was the initial setup?

The deployment is fast. It only takes minutes to implement the solution.

We have different members working on the implementation.  

What was our ROI?

We have not witnessed any ROI. 

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

I don't have any access to licensing or cost information. My understanding is that it is very affordable from a business perspective. 

What other advice do I have?

We are a UiPath partner. 

The solution works well, even for complex processes. It's step-by-step and I can test across multiple scenarios. We can handle very complex scenarios with ease. If you have to do something complex manually, it can take hours. With Test Suite, you can handle complex scenarios within minutes. 

I'd recommend the solution to others. 

I would rate the solution nine out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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RPA Lead Consultant (Developer/ TL/Architect) at Eway LLP
Consultant
Top 20
Good invoice automating and document understanding and frees up employee time
Pros and Cons
  • "The document understanding is good."
  • "The product releases sometimes have issues."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for supply chain management use cases. We can do test automation on the UiPath process automation tool. We used it for logistics orders and distribution projects. We have different applications there. We automated 12 applications.

What is most valuable?

We've used the solution for SAP applications as well as Anaplan and Salesforce.

It helps with invoice processing and form filling. You can make a lot of manifest cases. A lot of customers were spending a lot of time clearing cases.UiPath can come in and automate a lot of the manual tasks. 

The document understanding is good.

It's helped free up staff time for other projects. For example, in billing scenarios on SAP. I implemented an automation. I designed it in just eight hours. In another vendor, it took 32 hours to design something. It was faster using UiPath. Our demo was very successful. We could lower the time for billing to four minutes, and eight seconds. The best part is that it can maintain data in one place which makes it faster than other tools.

We have been able to reduce maintenance. It was not so easy to maintain, and lately, it's gotten much easier with the object repository feature. Customers can maintain code very easily at this point. You don't need to touch the actual base code with UiPath. You can, for example, three different objects with one code. The base code remains the same even as the objects change. 

It's helped reduce the cost of testing. We don't need to, for example, maintain a separate database for UiPath solutions. You can maintain your raw test data and have everything, once again, in one place. You don't have to buy separate licenses. We don't need SQL and we don't have to go with Jira every time. We can make everything under one umbrella. With other automation tools, you often have to buy more than one license to have end-to-end capabilities. 

What needs improvement?

The product releases sometimes have issues. In the past, I have provided points, such as exporting to the external file and getting reporting in an Excel file. That cannot be done yet. 

I don't recommend UiPath for third-party tools. I don't see the value in that. There are, for example, still a lot of issues when integrating with Jira. There were just too many scenarios to integrate.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for about seven years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is absolutely stable. It's very stable and easy compared to other automation tools. It's very successful compared to other options. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution can scale. There are a lot of other things to update. It can be quite difficult with Excel, SharePoint, and SQL. It can be difficult to connect with these compared to other automation tools. 

How are customer service and support?

They provide very good support. They support the technology very well. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

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

I've also used Microsoft Power Platform. UiPath was much more stable. I've also worked with Automation Anywhere.

What was our ROI?

We have witnessed an ROI. Everything is in the cloud. It saves on power, execution, and maintenance. 

You don't need many developers to design your automation, and everything happens very fast. The development time is lower. You can get up and running quickly. It's easy to migrate your automation code if you need to. It's easy to do testing across different web apps as well. You only have a license cost, which may be high, yet the ROI is quickly visible.

What other advice do I have?

For those that worry their testing is too complex for UiPath, I'd advise them that UiPath can actually do pretty much anything. It offers end-to-end capabilities where users have everything in one place. They can maintain data and code. The reporting is there. For complex testing, having everything in one place is very, very important. Having direct integration and reducing coding is key to simplifying everything. UiPath helps reduce time in creating testing and frameworks. It makes everything very easy. Data and summary reports are all right there. 

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

I've worked on a variety of automation solutions and uiPath has been the best in my experience. While there still needs improvements in terms of streamlining external connectors, it works quite well.

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