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87% willing to recommend
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87% willing to recommend
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We performed a comparison between Automation Anywhere (AA), IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA), and WorkFusion based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"Its ease of deployment is the most valuable feature. We have found with many customers that it's quite easy to deploy.""It helps with the speed on improving processes and the results of those processes.""The support team responds quickly.""There are things that used to take us a lot of time, like manual entries or HR queries, but now that the bots are in place, we are saving a lot of time.""I'm impressed with the scalability. We are able to do changes. We are able to scale from different environments now with the Control Room in version 10 and 11. The scalability is pretty good. It is up to the mark of the other market competitors.""They can build an end-to-end solution with Automation Anywhere.""Automation Anywhere has improved our organization by allowing us to reduce the number of new hires, enable us to keep the same workforce, and increase productivity.""The ability to automate repetetive tasks and processing that should not require human intervention."

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"The feature I found most valuable is the TCO.""Integrating the tool with SAP, EBS, or other ERPs is easy.""The solution is scalability.""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.""The initial setup is straightforward.""It is easy to use. We have enabled our resources who don't have a background in automation to be certified and trained, then implement this product within a very short period of time, as it is very user-friendly.""IBM Robotic Process Automation is very easy to use.""The quality is great! It's very strong and has a very strong platform."

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"WorkFusion's RPA Express's ability to scale across multiple geographies with limited impact on additional IT Hardware requirements. This has enabled the scaling of Robotics capabilities and solutions across all our entities.""The Control Tower enables us to create and use workflows. It helps us run processes. There are a lot of small features, but the Control Tower is a very good feature, wherein we can create bots and schedule them as well as create different instances of them to run in different regions.""We have been very pleased with the speed and decisiveness of WorkFusion, which is able to quickly provide a disposition note or escalate to a human for additional review.""The most valuable feature is that it is easy to use.""WorkFusion's SAP integrations are really good.""In terms of stability, it's quite good. It's an internal IP product.""The dashboard is the solution's most valuable feature. When clients want to look at the data it's very easy for them to do so. The dashboard for the IT manager is very useful if there are issues and to create and follow processes.""This solution has great document recognition capabilities."

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Cons
"It would be helpful if we could start running a process from a particular step.""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.""Room for improvement is more on the IQ Bot side: How quickly we can adopt and deploy it?""With the PDF command, you can only read structured data. If your data is in an unstructured format, there is no command for it in Automation Anywhere. Then, people need to use Python coding if their data is in unstructured format. Therefore, Automation Anywhere needs to improve in the PDF area.""I'd like to see the stabilization of Co-Pilot and integration with multiple products... In the future, I will require integration with SAP Oracle, Atlassian, and Service Now. The contact center vertical is important...""The data migration could be better.""Automation Anywhere is easy to use, even if you lack technical skills. People without deep technical expertise can easily develop scenarios.""The human training area is still something that needs to be improved. It's not so much the actual technology learning, but rather how you bring this to life with all the peripheral competencies that are needed for it."

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"The time it takes for approvals, and risk analysis could be faster.""Needs better integration with artificial intelligence or with machine-learning.""Stability could be better.""We would like more focus on understanding AI and how it can be used to manage exception handling.""I would like to improve the efficiency of this solution and the Surface Level Agreement.""We are looking to see how it can connect with various interfaces seamlessly, through APIs.""I would like to have more flexibility in connecting the platform with third-party systems.""I would like it to do pretty much everything out-of-the-box without any need for any customization. However, that is not the case right now. We absolutely have to do some amount of customization with the solution in order to use it out-of-the-box as-is."

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"Machine learning models for document-heavy processes have room for improvement because they require significant effort to train and update.""If we're talking from a developer perspective, the task of actually building automation is not ideal. That's not their strong side.""I would like WorkFusion to improve the automation rate when evaluating unstructured text.""We have had some problems in the past with the Inspector tool that looks at the elements on the screen. Replacing it or improving it is needed.""The solution is not user-friendly, this is something they should improve.""There could be better version control through their web platform. That is something that could be improved on. Integration from the IDE, e.g., from WorkFusion Studio directly into Control Tower, would be nice to have too.""We had some issues in the past, but it is fairly stable now. From what I hear, it is more stable in the later versions. With version 10.1.4, there were some issues relating to load distribution. However, it is good now.""The product needs to be "simple and easy" to use. A good example of this is the use of Python code to perform automations. It is free and the skills transfer is able to happen quickly and the operation and initiation of the completed automation is easy to execute."

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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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  • "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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  • "Find it online."
  • "They have a very expensive license compared to any other automation tool. For instance, at $50,000 - $60,000, you can bring in an Automation Anywhere solution. For this solution, you need at least $250,000 to get something going."
  • "It is not the most expensive solution, but it is also not the cheapest."
  • "I can't speak to pricing. It's a contract signed by upper management."
  • "We are on an annual contract to use the solution."
  • "My client is using RPA Express, which is available for them to use free of charge."
  • "One upgrade took a year to do, from the first server being built to the last bot being migrated. This was because we had to migrate all our existing bots. This is the same process and time frame that we are expecting towards the upcoming upgrade. I will end up spending half a million dollars to do an upgrade."
  • "The solution was not the cheapest, but it was also not the most expensive. Workfusion was very open to negotiating pricing and to working within the objectives of our firm."
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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… more »
    Top Answer:From my experience using AA tool, it depends on the applications that you want to automate, because there some… more »
    Top Answer:It is a highly preferred RPA tool. You can check my Automation Anywhere Review to know more.
    Top Answer:Integrating the tool with SAP, EBS, or other ERPs is easy.
    Top Answer:The product must be promoted more. There are no promotions.
    Top Answer:We're working with different clients from the manufacturing environment. We have implemented end-to-end solutions. We… more »
    Top Answer:If you compare it to its competitors in the market, it is more Java-native.
    Top Answer:Everything should be cheaper. However, it's fairly priced. They have a pricing scale. We've been with them for a while… more »
    Top Answer:For non-technical users, it may be easy to use. It depends on what perspective we're talking about. From a business… more »
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    Also Known As
    Automation Anywhere, Testing Anywhere, Automation Anywhere Enterprise
    IBM RPA
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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/.

    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.

    WorkFusion, Inc. is the creator of AI-enabled Digital Workers designed specifically for banking and financial services organizations. Its Digital Workers are true knowledge workers that effectively augment existing teams in functions like anti-money laundering (AML), sanctions, customer onboarding, Know Your Customer (KYC), and customer service. WorkFusion’s digital workforce solutions help solve talent shortages, increase workforce capacity, save money, enhance employee and customer satisfaction, and ensure ongoing compliance. For more information visit workfusion.com.


    Sample Customers
    Google, Linkedin, Cisco, Juniper Networks, DellEMC, Comcast, Mastercard, Quest Diagnostics
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    Deutsche Bank, Amerant Bank, Bank of Asia, Scotiabank, Bank of Montreal, LPL Financial, Carter Bank & Trust, Selective Insurance, HPE, Canadian Tire, Standard Bank, Humana, New York-Presbyterian, Houston Methodist, Six Financial, State Street
    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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    Computer Software Company44%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Pharma/Biotech Company11%
    Comms Service Provider11%
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    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Educational Organization8%
    Comms Service Provider7%
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    Financial Services Firm52%
    Computer Software Company17%
    Retailer9%
    Recreational Facilities/Services Company4%
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    Financial Services Firm18%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise74%
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    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise42%
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    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise3%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise72%
    Buyer's Guide
    Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
    April 2024
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