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We performed a comparison between BotFarm and IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) 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 BotFarm vs. IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The best aspect is the UI, as it is very user-friendly.""It is easy to use and very stable. It is a rugged product, and it doesn't break so easily.""What I like most about BotFarm is that it's one of the leading RPA products in the market. Very few products focus on robotics today, so I like that BotFarm offers a lot in terms of what general customers expect it to do.""The main features of the solution are the IQ Bot and web-based automation.""The most valuable features I have found to be the screen scraping and the integration with third-party solutions.""The solution has been very user-friendly.""The solution seems to offer high stability. We haven't seen any bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze.""The most important feature of BotFarm is web automation."

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"The solution is scalability.""It is a good tool for automation.""IBM Robotic Process Automation is very easy to use.""We can connect with different database types, and they have included a different package for a terminal connection to, for example, AS400. When it comes to UI development, it's not using the drivers or anything. It's not a selector-based development like UiPath.""I think simplicity is key. One of the things that we've noticed is how our developers have been able to quickly adopt the platform; but not only the developers or the techy people, also the business.""IBM Robotic Process Automation has greatly improved the organization by improving the speed of performance, as the speed of the robot is estimated to be 20 times faster than the human being.""The solution’s performance is good.""The initial setup is very easy."

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Cons
"Normally we need to monitor the solution using an AWS console and the control room. We would like to have a standardized dashboard to see all the information in one place.""I have called customer service three times and the experience has not been good. They do not offer 24/7 support, which forces us to wait till the next working day to solve a problem.""I would like to see more process mining features to give us insight into them before we develop automation.""The licensing schemes could be more competitive. They need to be much more flexible in their pricing.""I would like to have access to self-service support.""The CL command poses an issue during the process of data conversion, accuracy, data loss and the assessment of certain data as false.""The only challenge that we have faced with BotFarm is that there is no continuous deployment. The whole world is moving to the DevOps model, but BotFarm is still not on the DevOps model. It should have integration with the DevOps model. The migration of the bots or bots pipeline is currently purely manual.""The deployment could be made a little bit easier."

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"I would like to have more flexibility in connecting the platform with third-party systems.""One of the things I would definitely like to see is more of the machine-learning and cognitive capabilities. For example, now that we're starting to automate more and more tasks, there are some things that still require us to go back and modify the robots when we need to. But if we had more of the machine-learning integrated into it, I believe it would be easier to maintain, so that we wouldn't have to go back and adjust every time.""Capturing GUI operations is very easy, but capturing IBM Logistics automation is hard. It does not always work with browsers or automotive applications like SAP.""The users should be allowed to create folders in Control Center.""IBM Robotic Process Automation should be more stable.""IBM’s support should improve response time.""I would like to improve the efficiency of this solution and the Surface Level Agreement.""Needs better integration with artificial intelligence or with machine-learning."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Pricing for this solution can be better."
  • "Our licensing costs are approximately $3,000 USD annually."
  • "The pricing model could be simplified."
  • "I think payment can vary but it's a re-occurring fee that needs to be paid every year."
  • "An unattended bot license costs around $5,000, whereas an attended bot license costs roughly $1,500."
  • "We pay approximately $15,000 USD per year."
  • "Licenses are paid on a yearly basis and the cost is quite high."
  • "It is too expensive and not worth the price."
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  • "IBM licensing is annual and based on Virtual Processor Cores (VPC). This provides flexibility as part of the containerization environment."
  • "The license is paid annually."
  • "The product has a yearly licensing fee."
  • "The pricing is reasonable for this solution."
  • "I rate the pricing ten out of ten. So, the pricing is very good for me."
  • "The product is reasonably priced compared to other tools."
  • "There is a free trial for one month, so you can use it to run your payloads or proof of concept. After that, you can pay for the license on a monthly or annual basis."
  • "IBM RPA is cheaper than other tools."
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    Overview

    BotFarm is an enterprise-level robotic process automation (RPA) solution. What is unique about BotFarm is that users can buy RPA processes based on demand and not be confined to a license or a strict capacity structure. BotFarm, a robust product of Automation Anywhere, is the only RPA solution that allows users to buy only the products they need when they need them. BotFarm allows users to launch all the robots they need to get tasks completed sooner and more efficiently than many other products in the marketplace today. This consumption-based business model will result in significant savings and increase an organization's overall profitability.

    BotFarm Benefits

    • Scalable: The flexible nature of the solution makes it very easy to scale when needed.

    • User-friendly: The UI is simple to use and understand. Users do not have to be tech-savvy to deploy bots.

    • Improves efficiency: BotFarm will increase process integrity by reducing human error and the need for continuous manual human effort or interaction.

    • Integration: BotFarm integrates well with many third-party solutions.

    BotFarm Features

    • No code/low code solutions: Users can easily create and deploy bots to perform undesirable, mundane tasks, freeing IT staff to work on more productive, complicated tasks.

    • IQ Bots: Easily extrapolate data from any document, such as resumes, invoices, and legal documents, to ensure data is correctly correlated and grouped together and that overall data integrity is never compromised.

    • Fast: Deployed bots can complete tasks significantly faster than any human component, and with less error.

    • Cost-effective: Users only pay for the bots they actually need, and create as they go. This innovative process will save your organization time and money while increasing overall productivity and profitability. BotFarm has a very good ROI and is a stable, secure, and scalable solution.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Akshay P., Associate Systems Analyst at NSEiT Limited, relates, “It is very easy, simple. You're working on a notepad, and you don't need to know programming to work on this. The dashboards are quite good, especially on the latest versions.”

    A Digital Strategy Manager at an energy/utilities company shares, “The scalability is the solution's most valuable aspect. The reason Bot Farm is used is to have only one license available whenever you have a spike in the transactions. That is a core feature. That is something which we are using to the maximum. It's working well due to the fact that the solution use case is quite structured.”

    A Senior RPA Developer at a tech services company tells us, “The solution is great to automate any repetitive tasks, which you might do on a daily basis. For example, the organization may need to be generating invoices or extracting data from PDF files daily. It is very versatile in what you can automate. This has improved my organization by cutting down on repetitive tasks that now can be automated.”

    IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is a technology that encompasses the use of smart robots in any process requiring efficiency, consistency and speed, with no risk of mistakes. In a nutshell, RPA simulates a human user working.

    Today, it is possible to automate processes through the use of digital robots, or bots, which execute pre-programed, repetitive tasks in a safe and mistake free manner. There are literally thousands of opportunities for Robotic Process Automation to make an impact on your organization today, including: automatic invoice emission, system integration, information reconciliation, report generation, intelligent email management to lead generation, and many others.

    Sample Customers
    Cisco, CocaCola Bottlers Japan, Macy's, Whirlpool, Unilever
    The Hanover Insurance Group
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    Financial Services Firm11%
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    Buyer's Guide
    BotFarm vs. IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about BotFarm vs. IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    BotFarm is ranked 16th in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) with 35 reviews while IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is ranked 6th in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) with 23 reviews. BotFarm is rated 8.0, while IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of BotFarm writes "Great feature sets, stable, and scalable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) writes "User-friendly interface and good stability". BotFarm is most compared with Automation Anywhere (AA), UiPath and Blue Prism Cloud, whereas IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is most compared with UiPath, Microsoft Power Automate, Automation Anywhere (AA), Blue Prism and IPsoft 1RPA. See our BotFarm vs. IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) report.

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