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94% willing to recommend
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We performed a comparison between AutomationEdge and Fortra's Automate 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 AutomationEdge vs. Fortra's Automate Report (Updated: March 2024).
771,157 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"The most valuable feature of AutomationEdge is creating accounts.""The initial setup was easy and straightforward.""We can quickly adapt to our end users.""Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...I rate the technical support of the solution a nine out of ten.""The ability to automate our processes with external plug-ins and zero code is the most valuable feature.""The studio design is fine compared to other similar products. There is nothing extraordinary about it, but at the same time, there are not any negatives.""The support from the vendor is very good.""It helps us with cost optimization and easy implementation."

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"The solution is continuously adding more integrations to help with workflows and bot and task creation.""The interface is simple, user-friendly, and very intuitive.""The ability to connect to websites and pull data is the solution's most valuable feature.""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 pricing is excellent. I would give them perfect marks in that regard.""The best feature of Automate is its ease of use, which is a major selling point.""Fortra's Automate performs the job effectively and has the capability to alert us of any issues.""Compared to other vendors, it's the scheduling tool because a lot of vendors want to charge you extra for their enterprise-level license to have a scheduling tool built in to give you the ability to set up regular schedules to run and do certain data checks."

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Cons
"With other automation solutions in the market, we can simulate the process in our notebooks where the solution creates the code for us, but with AutomationEdge we can't do this.""In the future, they should have a similar version for the cloud and on-premises, and the installation should be flawless within few minutes.""The price of the solution could be improved.""The ease of use is the main thing on which they really have to focus. If they want to go against the giants, it should be improved in ease of use, and it should be more user-friendly. It would be helpful because everyone should be empowered irrespective of whether they know how to code or not. They should enhance its user interface and make it more intuitive.""AutomationEdge's ecosystem has shortcomings and needs improvement. When we compare AutomationEdge to other RPA tools in our company, we find that it has a very minor online community.""There are some shortcomings in the product's stability that need improvement.""We cannot use extra modules while working with AutomationEdge. It crashes if we have lots of data to process in Excel.""They could provide more technologies for IT and security to enhance machine learning capabilities."

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"The documentation is not that great.""They do not encrypt passwords, so this is an issue with HIPAA compliance.""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.""The technical support could be better. We suffer from language barriers, as we are in Argentina.""We really need a free development environment for customers. Building and testing automation on production isn't ideal.""The documentation for errors needs improvement as many of the error messages we receive are very vague.""The intelligent automation feature could be improved. It's interesting because it's simple, but the automation quality isn't always good. It's easy to use, but sometimes you need to make a slight improvement to the automation, and that's not so easy.""The OCR for Hebrew text needs to be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The licensing for this solution should have a more competitive pricing model. The price is in the top five of similar products."
  • "If you are looking for a budget solution, you can consider AE. It has all the features. Scaling it is way easier because of the cost itself."
  • "I give the price of the solution a nine out of ten."
  • "Pricing can be made better. Currently, I think the pricing is based on the market. The pricing also depends on the business partners that offer you the solution."
  • "Price-wise, AutomationEdge is pretty affordable, making it not so expensive when you compare this with other tools in the market."
  • "The product is available at the lowest price."
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  • "Compared to other products, the pricing model for this solution is much more convenient, flexible, and adaptable to the Portuguese reality."
  • "I like the way this solution is priced because you can buy a license, or you can buy the software outright."
  • "It comes with a package that costs approximately $20,000 USD per year."
  • "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."
  • "I'm only involved in running the product and maintaining the systems, so I can't speak to the cost."
  • "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."
  • "From a distributor's perspective, one of the biggest selling points of Automate is its price point."
  • "The cost is a bit high for a small business like ours, but we manage with Fortra's Automate."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It helps us with cost optimization and easy implementation.
    Top Answer:The product is available at the lowest price. We can optimize the cost. We purchase licenses yearly for unlimited data.
    Top Answer:They could provide more technologies for IT and security to enhance machine learning capabilities.
    Top Answer:We use it for specific cases, mainly secure file transfers, which are vital for us. And it works for us.
    Top Answer:I'm only involved in running the product and maintaining the systems, so I can't speak to the cost.
    Top Answer: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 own… more »
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    Also Known As
    HelpSystems Automate, Automate
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    Overview

    AutomationEdge is an Intelligent Robotic Process Automation product which comes bundled with key essential technologies for automation of front office, middle office, back office and IT operations.
    AutomationEdge provides Chatbots, Intelligent Automation bots, AI and Machine Learning capabilities that help clients reduce costs, improve response time, grow business and achieve compliance. AutomationEdge provides ready Bots and development environment to build new Bots.

    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.

    Sample Customers
    Smart Dubai Government (SDG)
    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
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Manufacturing Company12%
    Energy/Utilities Company9%
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    Manufacturing Company14%
    Security Firm14%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Insurance Company14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Healthcare Company9%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business77%
    Large Enterprise23%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise62%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business55%
    Midsize Enterprise25%
    Large Enterprise20%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise56%
    Buyer's Guide
    AutomationEdge vs. Fortra's Automate
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about AutomationEdge vs. Fortra's Automate and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    771,157 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    AutomationEdge is ranked 16th in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) with 11 reviews while Fortra's Automate is ranked 5th in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) with 21 reviews. AutomationEdge is rated 7.8, while Fortra's Automate is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of AutomationEdge writes "An RPA tool to automate functions, tasks, and processes that also allows users to do coding from the scratch". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortra's Automate writes "Can automate several processes with only one bot and is easy to implement, administer, and use". AutomationEdge is most compared with UiPath, Automation Anywhere (AA), Microsoft Power Automate, Blue Prism and EdgeVerve AssistEdge RPA, whereas Fortra's Automate is most compared with Microsoft Power Automate, UiPath, MOVEit, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Automation Anywhere (AA). See our AutomationEdge vs. Fortra's Automate report.

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