Fortra's Automate vs OpenText Operations Orchestration comparison

Fortra's Automate

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Fortra's Automate and OpenText Operations Orchestration 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 Fortra's Automate vs. OpenText Operations Orchestration Report (Updated: May 2024).

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Categories and Ranking

Fortra's Automate

Ranking in Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

5th

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

OpenText Operations Orchest...

Ranking in Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

22nd

Average Rating

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Process Automation (21st)

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category, the market share of Fortra's Automate is 1.3% and it increased by 25.8% compared to the previous year. The market share of OpenText Operations Orchestration is 0.2% and it increased by Infinity% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

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Process Automation

1.1%

Featured Reviews

Anabel Marco

Account Director at Software Greenhouse

May 28, 2024

Can automate several processes with only one bot and is easy to implement, administer, and use

We have tried other RPA solutions like UiPath or Automation Anywhere. They are fantastic products but complex, and it's hard to understand everything. It would be best if you had a skilled developer or several. Automate is easy to implement, administer, and use. It's appropriate for us because our cases are simple and easy to automate. We don't need complicated tools with many features; We prefer to get a significant ROI quickly. We can automate several processes with only one bot, so it's much cheaper than other products where you need to buy additional licenses. We need a good value for our automation. The other solutions might be more robust, but Automate is perfect for us because we're not a large enterprise.

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PM436379

System Architect at AT&T

Jun 27, 2016

It allows me to do repetitive tasks consistently.

The ability to basically create any type of flow I want to, go and get the root cause, and to control workflow without people having to know everything that needs to be done. People make too many mistakes. Then I can also use it to find the root cause when an event actually occurs. It allows me to…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It's very easy to use. That's a big selling point for it. It has got a drag-and-drop interface, so you can quickly deploy bots."

"We have found the pricing to be very reasonable."

"I like the interface; it makes managing automation easy. We can set different schedules and templates for each task."

"This tool has machine learning and voice recognition and computer vision, which are both quite useful aspects. These aren't available in other tools. It's a good addition to this tool and it gives the solution an edge on the market."

"The most valuable features for my client are timing and scheduling."

"A great feature that you seldom see in these kind of systems is the ability to use a database as trigger to launch a task. This is something I asked for a few years ago and that was added."

"The solution is continuously adding more integrations to help with workflows and bot and task creation."

"The pricing is excellent. I would give them perfect marks in that regard."

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"It's very stable. If you ask me for the success rate metrics, it's more than 90% for both."

"It has reduced the time taken to go to market. In the past, we were struggling with building these integrations, but now the process has sped up and there is an added advantage of quick delivery. In addition, it is an agent-less solution, which provides more flexibility in terms of multiple options."

"The product is good functionality-wise. I am impressed with the tool's flexibility in customization."

Cons

"Sometimes when we communicate with the ERP system and there is an issue, we are not always aware of the specifics of Automate and the source of the problem."

"I would like to see some better web automation, a wizard like the one in the product WinAutomation would be very nice."

"We really need a free development environment for customers. Building and testing automation on production isn't ideal."

"It's possible that they could use a stronger community for seeking guidance and help."

"Error messages should be better. For error status, there should be better documentation because a lot of times, error messages that you get are quite vague. For example, you get a message saying that the workflow has run into an unknown status, which is vague. It just tells you that it failed, but you don't know how or why it failed. It makes debugging difficult."

"The solution has a very weak knowledge base."

"Some companies have asked for voice integration. This is likely part of the roadmap."

"The workflow for variables could be better. The input and output of task-level variables could be made a little clearer in terms of passing those around from one task to another upon success, etc. Things like that could be a little easier potentially."

More Fortra's Automate cons

"There were a lot of scalability issues that we initially faced. Whenever I tried to deploy 100-200 endpoints, it became a huge challenge. We had to actually start using other tools like Tivoli Endpoint Management in order to patch the issues."

"The tool's UI needs to be improved. It needs to have better administration features in future releases."

"The price is an area that should be addressed because the price is high."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"From a distributor's perspective, one of the biggest selling points of Automate is its price point."

"I like the way this solution is priced because you can buy a license, or you can buy the software outright."

"While solutions like UiPath and Blue Prism cost around $11,000-$12,000 for each license, this product costs around $7,000 and you can keep it forever."

"The pricing is quite reasonable. We can run the process with one bot. The limitation is at the server level because they have some resources, and sometimes that is enough. It isn't too expensive, so you can get a good return off of one, and you can also have a pack of five bots that is quite competitive."

"I'm only involved in running the product and maintaining the systems, so I can't speak to the cost."

"From a distributor's side, one of the biggest selling points is its price point. Without going into any numbers, compared to UiPath, Automation Anywhere, and Blue Prism, we're significantly cheaper. The main difference is that other competitors usually charge you per process. However, in Automate's case, it's priced per bot. So, a bot can run multiple processes at the same time, but you are only priced for a single bot."

"I believe the price falls within a reasonable range, which significantly influenced our decision regarding the product. This aspect is crucial for any technological solution, especially in our country where enterprises might be hesitant to invest heavily in something untested or uncertain about its practicality and potential returns."

"Once you buy the software, you just pay for the support for backend help."

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"I do not have experience with the pricing or licensing of the product."

"The cost is very high compared to anything else available."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

29%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HelpSystems AutoMate?

We use it for specific cases, mainly secure file transfers, which are vital for us. And it works for us.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HelpSystems AutoMate?

I'm only involved in running the product and maintaining the systems, so I can't speak to the cost.

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What needs improvement with HelpSystems AutoMate?

There is room for improvement regarding cloud functionality; there are a few missing features, and the logging could be better, especially air logging. We can go into logging events and create our ...

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What needs improvement with Operations Orchestration?

The tool's UI needs to be improved. It needs to have better administration features in future releases.

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What advice do you have for others considering Operations Orchestration?

I would rate the tool a nine out of ten.

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What do you like most about Micro Focus Operations Orchestration?

The product is good functionality-wise. I am impressed with the tool's flexibility in customization.

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 42% of the time

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Compared 22% of the time

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Compared 15% of the time

Microsoft System Center Orchestrator vs OpenText Operations Orchestration

Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Also Known As

HelpSystems Automate, Automate

Micro Focus Operations Orchestration, Operations Orchestration, HPOO, HPE Operations Orchestration

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Overview

Automate is an easy-to-use RPA software solution that boosts your productivity by transforming virtually any business or IT process. Get scalable automation capabilities whether you need a solution for one department, a small business, or an enterprise-wide Center of Excellence (CoE) initiative—Automate is built and priced right for employee-driven automation for any organization.

Automate allows you to get up and running fast with no-code automation for both GUI and back-end functionalities. Form-based development lets you quickly build bots and leverage over 600 pre-built automation actions. Powerful out-of-the-box API and native integrations bring together the applications that keep your business running. And with the Automate Recorder, easily build, update, and deploy robust, UI-driven automation. Plus, bots can be deployed as attended or unattended with concurrent execution of tasks—no restrictions.

A Key Part of Fortra (the new face of HelpSystems) Automate is proud to be part of Fortra’s comprehensive portfolio. Fortra simplifies today’s complex business landscape by bringing complementary products together to solve problems in innovative ways. These integrated, scalable solutions address the many challenges you face in streamlining your operations. With the help of Automate robotic process automation and other solutions, Fortra is your relentless ally, here for you every step of the way on your automation journey.

OpenText Operations Orchestration (OO) automates, integrates, and orchestrates any IT process, on cloud or off. Automate using low-code/no-code workflow authoring options. Integrate with an API rich, extensible platform. Centrally orchestrate powerful, scalable workflows.

With OO you can automate and orchestrate infrastructure automation and IT processes from service fulfillment to incident remediation, cloud service delivery, and disaster recovery.

Operations Orchestration offers the tools needed to provide enterprise wide orchestration capabilities:

Design automation workflows with a low-code/no-code designer canvas, content library, and API generator wizards.
Govern your automation in one place and centrally orchestrate powerful, scalable workflows in large, high availability environments.
Schedule workflows and make sure that SLAs are met and workflows execution happens when you need it.
Expose REST APIs to programmatically invoke orchestration from any external source.
Automate difficult interfaces with RPA robots that mimic screen based human actions.
Follow business and operational metrics to understand the value and the health of your orchestration environment.
Expose orchestration scenarios as services to your end users in an easy to use Self-Service catalog.

Operations Orchestration offers the following components:

Sample Customers

Aldergrove Financial Group, Preferred Health Professionals, Mindbeam Technologies, First Credit Union in British Columbia, Vestcom International, Prime Liberty Benefits, University of Tampa, CNLBancshares, World Precision Instruments, BJ's Restaurants, Globe Pequot Press, Accudata Technologies, Norton Healthcare, Pacific Toxicology Laboratories

Casablanca INT, Internet Initiative Japan, Railway Information Systems, Samsung SDS, and Turkcell.

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