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We performed a comparison between Automation Anywhere (AA) and Blue Prism Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Automation Anywhere (AA) vs. Blue Prism Cloud Report (Updated: March 2024).
770,394 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"Automation Anywhere has helped our customers' organizations speed up their processes and reduce the workload for their staff.""IQ Bot is something which is going to disrupt the market in the future. We... are particularly impressed with the evolution of IQ Bot and the kind of disruption it is bringing to the OCR space.""By using this solution for RPA, we can automate a lot of business processes, which helps achieve less time to market.""One of the most valuable features is the error handler, as this command has helped me design bots that can handle multiple errors and exceptions.""I like Automation Anywhere's cloud-based nature. You don't need any on-prem infrastructure to host it.""Anywhere contributed to increased efficiency, reduced manual efforts, and notable time savings across various processes.""This most valuable features of this solution are the drag-and-drop interface, and it is easy to code.""I utilize all the commands provided by Automation Anywhere, such as all the recorders. I use these commands to develop my processes and bots."

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"Blue Prism Cloud is an easy to access and user-friendly solution.""The most valuable feature is the customizability.""It is an easily scalable solution.""This product has additional functionality over Blue Prism Cloud Enterprise.""The reusability of the solution is excellent. It's a superior feature - far superior to any other tool on the market.""Blue Prism Cloud is a stable solution.""With Blue Prism, I like the feature that you build, I don't know the exact name now, but blocks or standards can be reduced later. You configure, for example, the CRM system, and you create a standardized manner of inputting data into the CRM system that you can reuse later. I'm not sure what that's called, but I enjoy it whether it's a feature or not.""Ability to see the blueprint of the design executed alongside the actual process."

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Cons
"Additional features should involve the Cognitive Section where we need more Advance solutions involving ML & AI.""Going on-cloud comes with security hiccups and concerns.""The only reason I wouldn't rate it higher is because a COE Manager still not getting the full benefit from it and because the premium is a little bit expensive.""Reliability and error handling should be improved.""The Image Recognition functionality should be enhanced to improve the accuracy of checkboxes.""Automation Anywhere should improve its OCR capabilities.""The solution should have a more robust forum to help users navigate the solution, learn about it, and get help when they need it.""The older versions, like version 8 and 9, were not very stable."

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"The pricing was a bit high, from what I understand. That might have played a role in the decision to migrate to another solution.""It would be useful if some of the information protocols came built within the app instead having to create them.""Improvement should be per customer requirements.""The cost is a bit high. Other tools are much cheaper.""The vendor does not make their pricing clear when you are searching for it, which is something that needs to be improved.""Blue Prism should adopt a low-code approach. Most RPA vendors only provide what they call a "form builder." A low-code designer would enable us to build a custom UI.""The AI part is currently missing in Blue Prism Studio... It would be good if the AI part is included in Blue Prism Studio, which can make it much more efficient and good to work.""The pricing of the solution could be improved. It's a bit expensive right now. They should work to make it more competitive."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Pricing is too high for small-scale groups. The Control Room yearly fee is high, making it difficult to break even."
  • "Automation Anywhere is competitive... Pega is somewhat comparable, but Pega also requires a lot more infrastructure and a lot more experience to get up and running."
  • "Automation Anywhere is costlier than the general competition. That is aligned with the share of the market it has."
  • "They're very flexible around pricing and licensing."
  • "They give us a good deal on the licensing because we bundle and customize things. If you ask to get a bulk business deal, you will receive more benefit. If you take other products from the suite, like IQ Bot, you can also receive a deal on the licensing."
  • "We just did a round of price comparison on a global scale and found it's so hard to compare the license prices. But, Automation Anywhere, in general, is on the same price level as the other vendors, a bit lower in some cases."
  • "If you look at the capital expenditure, Automation Anywhere is number two to UiPath. But if you take a long-term view, on a scalable model of a large number of bots coming out, it slowly goes on to become the costliest tool. There is something they can do about that. The capital expenditure goes out right at the point of buying the tool. For Automation Anywhere, I would need to spend $20,000. UiPath can give me something for $6,000, while Blue Prism will come in at $300,000."
  • "It's cheaper than other similar solutions."
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  • "Pricing can be negotiated in situations where there will be heavy usage."
  • "The licensing structure is complex and the minimum contract length is three years."
  • "We pay about $15,000 per quarter in licensing costs. We don't have to pay for any other extra costs. There isn't, for example, an extra cost for technical support. We just pay the licensing."
  • "There are many RPA solutions available from different vendors and the pricing for Blue Prism is competitive."
  • "Annual licensing costs were somewhere between $5,000 - $10,000 for the development tool. For the control tower, I think fees were about $50,000 annually."
  • "This solution comes at a medium to high price point. They need to work on their pricing to enable smaller enterprises to get the benefit of using the product."
  • "When compared with UiPath, I believe it will be difficult for Blue Prism to maintain its market share."
  • "Blue Prism comes at a higher price point compared to other solutions on the market."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It depends on your use case. Is it simply to automate a couple of processes? Is it to augment a human team? AA is very good in certain situations but lacks in others. For me, it's more the team that… more »
    Top Answer:From my experience using AA tool, it depends on the applications that you want to automate, because there some applications that AA has limitations for, such as the Oracle. For web-based applications… more »
    Top Answer:It is a highly preferred RPA tool. You can check my Automation Anywhere Review to know more.
    Top Answer:It's easy to use, the interface, the the the the queries is which we use. It's user friendly.
    Top Answer:Improvement should be per customer requirements.
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    Also Known As
    Automation Anywhere, Testing Anywhere, Automation Anywhere Enterprise
    Blue Prism Thoughtonomy Virtual Workforce, Blue Prism Virtual Workforce, Thoughtonomy Virtual Workforce
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    Overview

    Automation Anywhere is the leader in intelligent automation solutions that put AI to work across every aspect of an organization. The company’s Automation Success Platform is powered with specialized AI, generative AI and offers process discovery, RPA, end-to-end process orchestration, document processing, and analytics, with a security and governance-first approach. Automation Anywhere empowers organizations worldwide to unleash productivity gains, drive innovation, improve customer service and accelerate business growth. The company is guided by its vision to fuel the future of work by unleashing human potential through intelligent automation.

    Learn more at http://www.automationanywhere.com/.

    The Thoughtonomy Virtual Workforce is a highly flexible intelligent automation platform. It uses software to replicate the way people work in existing applications and systems, the processes they follow, and the decisions they make, to deliver automation without disruption.

    Sample Customers
    Google, Linkedin, Cisco, Juniper Networks, DellEMC, Comcast, Mastercard, Quest Diagnostics
    Cabot Credit Management, Hovis, Utilita
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company29%
    Financial Services Firm22%
    Manufacturing Company12%
    Pharma/Biotech Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Comms Service Provider6%
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    Financial Services Firm21%
    Energy/Utilities Company21%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Computer Software Company17%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Energy/Utilities Company5%
    Company Size
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    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise74%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    Small Business39%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise45%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise74%
    Buyer's Guide
    Automation Anywhere (AA) vs. Blue Prism Cloud
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Automation Anywhere (AA) vs. Blue Prism Cloud and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    770,394 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Automation Anywhere (AA) is ranked 3rd in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) with 485 reviews while Blue Prism Cloud is ranked 7th in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) with 38 reviews. Automation Anywhere (AA) is rated 8.4, while Blue Prism Cloud is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Automation Anywhere (AA) writes "Automation Co-Pilot enables us to present details from CRM for business management on one page". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Blue Prism Cloud writes "It helps us save on staff costs". Automation Anywhere (AA) is most compared with Microsoft Power Automate, UiPath, Blue Prism, IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Tricentis Tosca, whereas Blue Prism Cloud is most compared with Blue Prism, Microsoft Power Automate, UiPath, Robocorp and SAP Intelligent RPA. See our Automation Anywhere (AA) vs. Blue Prism Cloud report.

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