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We performed a comparison between Automation Anywhere (AA) and Python RPA based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"There are quite a few very strong features available to users.""It is easy to use. It helps to reduce your man-hours and manual effort.""The setup is straightforward. Automation Anywhere provides customer success managers to help with the setup.""Excel automation is one of the best features in Automation Anywhere. If we have to work with multiple excel sheets with lots of rows and columns, it gets really difficult to keep track of this is done manually. But Automation Anywhere makes it really simple and error-free.""The initial setup was straightforward. It is a very guided experience: out-of-the-box with Automation Anywhere University training.""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.""The most valuable feature of our solution is the cognitive computing because that is coming onto stream a lot faster than you would think. What used to be in the middle of, "Can this be done or not?", is becoming, "It can be done." We are getting some incredible straight through processing rates with AR around healthcare and financial services.""We can see what the bots are doing when they are working."

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"Keyword-driven automation has been beneficial in streamlining operations.""Instead of writing multiple lines of code, we can do it in a single statement."

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Cons
"More interactions with PDFs would be great for Automation Anywhere.""I would like to have a cloud-based version with support.""Automation Anywhere should add a couple of commands which will help most developers not to always use a script, a good example is in String operations.""They need to improve the speed. It runs too slowly.""Automation Anywhere has some limitation with its integrations. You can build your logic with MetaBots and .NET components, e.g., if something is not gathered by Automation Anywhere or built into functionality, you can write a MetaBot. A MetaBot is like an external component. You can write it through C# or .NET code, and make a DLL, and import it. This is not open to all data types or EXE functionalities which can be written through C#. You have to define your variable types, matching them with Automation Anywhere existing variable types. Because of the knowledge required, I cannot let another person, who doesn't know Automation Anywhere, build my external DLL code.""I hope that Automation Anywhere can further optimize its bots to help automate tasks with Microsoft Word documents and Microsoft PowerPoint documents because, in most organizations, there is a lot of reporting required.""I would like to have the ability to schedule bots by whichever one is available.""There could be improvement in the reporting and insights into the ROI. The ROI tool that shows the performance and the return on investment is not very accurate."

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"When we call an API and there is an error, it doesn't tell you what the error is.""Support could be improved."

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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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  • "The tool is not expensive."
  • "I am using an open-source solution."
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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:Keyword-driven automation has been beneficial in streamlining operations.
    Top Answer:Support could be improved.
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    Also Known As
    Automation Anywhere, Testing Anywhere, Automation Anywhere Enterprise
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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/.

    Python RPA is a powerful tool for automating tasks like data entry, web scraping, and document processing. Users value its simplicity, extensible library, and compatibility with various systems. It has improved efficiency and communication within teams, streamlining processes and enabling better collaboration. Strong community support and documentation enhance its capabilities.

    Sample Customers
    Google, Linkedin, Cisco, Juniper Networks, DellEMC, Comcast, Mastercard, Quest Diagnostics
    1. Accenture 2. Airbus 3. Allianz 4. Amazon 5. American Express 6. Aon 7. BCG 8. BNP Paribas 9. Coca-Cola 10. Colgate-Palmolive 11. Deloitte 12. Deutsche Bank 13. DHL 14. Ericsson 15. FedEx 16. General Electric 17. GlaxoSmithKline 18. HSBC 19. IBM 20. Intel 21. KPMG 22. Mastercard 23. McKinsey & Company 24. Microsoft 25. Nestle 26. Novartis 27. Oracle 28. PepsiCo 29. PwC 30. SAP 31. Siemens 32. Spotify 33. Swiss Re 34. Unilever 35. Verizon 36. Visa 37. Walmart
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    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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    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise74%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    Buyer's Guide
    Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
    April 2024
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    Automation Anywhere (AA) is ranked 3rd in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) with 485 reviews while Python RPA is ranked 23rd in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) with 2 reviews. Automation Anywhere (AA) is rated 8.4, while Python RPA is rated 8.6. 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 Python RPA writes "Helps streamline operations, the error handling capability is fairly good, and integrations are easy". Automation Anywhere (AA) is most compared with Microsoft Power Automate, UiPath, Blue Prism, IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Tricentis Tosca, whereas Python RPA is most compared with Microsoft Power Automate.

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