Blue Prism vs BotFarm comparison

SS&C Blue Prism and Automation Anywhere are both solutions in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category. SS&C Blue Prism is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.8, while Automation Anywhere is ranked #18 with an average rating of 8.0. SS&C Blue Prism holds a 3.9% mindshare in RPA, compared to Automation Anywhere’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of SS&C Blue Prism users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of Automation Anywhere users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 4, 2024

Blue Prism and BotFarm are prominent tools competing in the RPA market. While Blue Prism stands out with features such as enhanced automation and a simple licensing model, BotFarm gains preference with its scalability and user-friendly interface.

Features: Blue Prism offers robust capabilities like SQL database access, comprehensive reporting, and visual process representations. It integrates with analytics tools and has a Control Room feature for managing exceptions. BotFarm provides scalability and portability, integrating with systems like Visa and MasterCard. It features a graphical user interface with drag-and-drop functionality and excels in web automation and bot reuse.

Room for Improvement: Blue Prism needs enhancements in AI and cognitive learning capabilities, virtual machine handling, and more affordable licensing. BotFarm could improve its image processing, community forums, and third-party integrations, alongside deployment stability and OCR capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Blue Prism is mostly on-premises with some cloud options, offering technical support that's not always responsive, leading users to community forums. BotFarm faces deployment difficulties, particularly in hybrid environments, and its technical support receives criticism.

Pricing and ROI: Blue Prism is noted for its high cost compared to alternatives like UiPath, offering straightforward pricing and satisfactory ROI at high volumes. BotFarm's costs are also high, but its pay-per-use model is appreciated for its flexibility. Both products could improve pricing strategies and ROI.

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Automation Anywhere

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category, the mindshare of Automation Anywhere is 5.4%, down from 9.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Blue Prism is 3.9%, down from 8.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of BotFarm is 1.1%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Automation Anywhere	5.4%
Blue Prism	3.9%
BotFarm	1.1%
Other	89.6%

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Featured Reviews

Venkat Sivaprakash

Management Consultant at Accenture

Has significantly improved document-driven workflows and reduced processing time across finance and HR functions

Automation Anywhere has evolved significantly and upgraded itself to provide agentic AI and AI-based automation solutions for document automation. The product has matured considerably over time. We can create workflows that can call an API. We can include prompts in particular workflows for ChatGPT-related functions, connecting to an LLM and RAG to perform tasks. For document automation, modern features are available to train documents, ensuring high accuracy and repeatability over time. The system is very easy to use. I recently completed a course in document automation, typically designed for people involved in coding and technical aspects. Though I understand coding comprehensively, I don't do actual coding. The course was very accessible. Currently, extensive coding isn't necessary due to the hybrid model incorporating GenAI aspects, low-code, no-code capabilities, APIs, and numerous pre-built objects in Automation Anywhere. The features include GenAI-driven prompting methods and workflow creation capabilities. In these workflows, we can create decision boxes and call APIs without coding. We simply pull objects, drop them, connect them, and add minimal coding when needed. The most crucial aspect isn't coding but rather sizing the automation and fleshing out the details. Automation Co-pilot takes notes and performs automated analysis. It can extract details from videos, summarize conversations, and provide detailed information. During calls, it identifies instructions and performs tasks such as preparing reports and reconciliation. Automation Anywhere can also connect with Microsoft Co-pilot. Through Co-pilot, real-time operations can be executed, allowing direct interaction between vendors and automation through this component.

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Pavan-Sharma

Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

Impressive flexibility and support enhance integration and performance

The best feature of Blue Prism that I value the most is the simplicity of their pricing and licensing model, which is easy to understand. The tool is very robust and, being a pioneer in the sector, it is also very stable, particularly in finance where many companies rely on Blue Prism for its reliability and security standards. From a developer perspective, I find developing on Blue Prism simple, clean, and intuitive, making maintenance considerably easier compared to other tools. These AI features have helped in developing scalable and flexible solutions for my customers, as I worked on use cases that involved natural language processing to turn free text into structured data, enabling automation of previously unautomatable tasks. Additionally, I processed voice feedback for sentiment analysis and information extraction, making interactions more intuitive and voice-driven for customers.

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reviewer2797908

Senior Rpa Consultant at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

Automation has streamlined client data extraction and has improved reporting for business decisions

I work as a developer, and my manager is responsible for the research and analytics for the project with the client and business users. I am satisfied with BotFarm. I would rate my experience with BotFarm an eight out of ten. I do not see any room for improvement for BotFarm. I am using AI tools such as Amazon, Microsoft Azure, and ChatGPT. I am not using AI-powered bots in BotFarm. I am a partner with Automation Anywhere.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"For a tool that can be fun to use and make people's job better on day one, that is the most valuable feature."

"Automation Anywhere has positively impacted my organization by saving millions of dollars over the past several years since we implemented it, along with saving a lot of hours, achieving a lot of ROI, realizing a lot of value, and significantly reducing urgency and stress."

"We're finding time savings as a benefit. One example would be a customer service rep who might get a question about an order, and it's usually through email. It can take a good three to seven business days to answer a customer's question about their order. When we automate it, it takes hours, if not minutes."

"My impression of the impact on visibility in the automation lifecycle is that we help to standardize the process and become more productive in those activities and visibility."

"The most valuable part is that it have the integrated OCR solution within it. All the other solutions do not have the right integration of the OCR solutions. You need to go to two different places to get one solution. Whereas, in IQ Bot, there is one area where you get all these solutions together in one area. That is the most important and beautiful point that I like about IQ Bot."

"Overall, I would rate Automation Anywhere a nine out of ten."

"One of our customers here in the Middle East has saved around 10,000 man-hours for a telecom company with the help of 50 to 60 robots initially, and now the same company is using around 4,000 robots now."

"The bot creation process is easy, manageable, and everything is well-organized for a developer. Everything is centralized."

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"You can easily see where all your problems lie, in a visual way. It's always nice to have a visual representation of things... Seeing things at one glance makes a lot of difference, instead of having to read through the fine print and see where the issues are."

"Blue Prism is highly scalable and reliable."

"Being able to create an object and use it for multiple processes has been very useful for us."

"This is a scalable product."

"Blue Prism has improved process efficiencies, and we can get some maximum optimization with ticket processing."

"Because developing robots manually took too long, this solution gave us a lot of flexibility when it came to pricing."

"Blue Prism MAPIEx and the Java Bridge are really great features provided for automating Java-based applications and for allowing mail to send and receive smoothly."

"RPA processes are helpful when we need interaction with different applications and close the technical gaps between them. In one of the use cases that we evaluated, there was a single Excel template from a vendor. The Excel file has 7,000 objects, and it included information about the part numbers, prices, and some of the details about each object of the aircraft. This file had to be input to SAP, so a human had to enter these 7,000 objects one by one, which is a pretty mechanical and uninteresting task. The RPA bot was easily able to import this file. Without RPA, this import had to be done by a person who had to do the same task 7,000 times just to import one contract."

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"Their development interface is very easy to navigate."

"The record option and the OCR technology have been great."

"The solution seems to offer high stability. We haven't seen any bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze."

"The entire backend system structure is something that I found really valuable."

"The solution has been very user-friendly."

"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."

"One of the most valuable features is the solution's simple automation regarding object cloning and strings variables."

"Automation Anywhere has good document extraction features where it can learn patterns."

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Cons

"Built-in HTML features are lagging in this solution, whereas in UiPath, they are very good."

"The customization feature should be made more user-friendly in order to enable the use of external reference components."

"Going on-cloud comes with security hiccups and concerns."

"The analytical dashboard in the Control Room could use some improvement."

"The Web Recorder should also include a feature where the user can select what browser you want it to run since it is currently using the Internet Explorer browser as default. Some of our web-based systems are currently not compatible with Internet Explorer and can only run using Firefox or Google Chrome."

"As a solution, it could have been easier to use than in the current state."

"We are at an inflection point where we have automated so much that just keeping the lights on certainly takes 20% to 50% of the time, depending on the time of year. Being able to enable the stakeholders is one of my main focuses. If we are automating their process, I want them to continue owning that as much as possible. We are just expanding on the bot insights. From a security perspective, there have been some challenges for us getting our customers in there from a role-level security perspective and making sure that they have full access to the control room and their automation after it is automated."

"It takes a lot of time to deploy, and sometimes it fails after a timeout."

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"User interface could be improved and a web interface included for easy access to robot information."

"The license cost is a bit high."

"They have OCR technology, but it's not that great."

"The solution could be more user-friendly. I would like the see the inclusion of a recording feature as in Microsoft, SAP, and other legacy systems. Users can play the recording and use it for future use cases. The recording can help with the automation and configuration. I would rate the tool’s interface a seven out of ten. It needs to improve."

"For me, I feel that it is lacking in features. It consists of simple actions that work quite well together, and the integration is good but the scope of things that you can do is too narrow."

"There are many reasons why many companies don't go for Blue Prism. It is not open, and the community addition is not available. Blue Prism provides support through partnership. You need to do a partnership with them, which is a major disadvantage. You contact a Blue Prism team, and they will schedule a meeting with you. They will give you a demo and help you set up everything, whereas with UiPath and Automation Anywhere, you can try the community edition, and if it fits your needs, you simply buy a license for that. The initial setup of Blue Prism is complex. They simply provide a PDF or documentation for you to go through it, whereas, if you go with UiPath or Automation Anywhere, they have several videos and community support to guide you. The documentation of Blue Prism is static. They don't have any sort of videos or open forums. Other tools have got a lot of community support, but Blue Prism doesn't have that. Its training is also hard to attain, and they also don't provide any certification."

"Navigation within the UI could be improved."

"Though Blue Prism has now come up with features like decipher and computer vision, it is still not able to address most of the issues, making it an area of concern where improvements are required."

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"The dashboard needs improvement. For Bot Farm, the visualization is not that good compared to the main Automation Anywhere dashboard."

"Overall the support and customer support areas need to be improved."

"The solution is a bit higher on the pricing side."

"It should be easier to create an environment for bots to operate in. There should be more support for developing in environments such as Citrix and Linux."

"I would like to see more process mining features to give us insight into them before we develop automation."

"The only challenge that we have faced with BotFarm is that there is no continuous deployment."

"The pricing of this product could be better."

"The solution can improve the accuracy of hand-written data reading"

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cloud-based version comes at an increased cost, although our clients are happy with the new features and have not complained about the pricing."

"The pricing is a bit higher."

"With the rebate processing automation that we did, it has provided us a savings of around an hour or two a person on a daily basis, which is quite a lot of savings."

"I don't agree with the IQ Bot licensing costs, which depends on the consumption of the document rather than per bot or user. This is confusing for me, because most of the cases for us in a possible future scenario, there would be a lot of invalid data to be scanned to get to real data. E.g., we would have to supply approximately 100 pages of scanned data to extract two pages of original data. In these type of cases, the IQ Bot might be a costly venture."

"Time-wise: We have saved hundreds of thousands of hours."

"The product’s pricing is reasonable."

"The licensing cost of Automation Anywhere is better than UiPath and Blue Prism."

"It is reasonable, but it can always be a little bit cheaper."

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"Blue Prism has a higher cost with respect to RPA enablement, particularly if you are trying to start with RPA."

"The billing is on a yearly basis. They send us the bill every year. My business unit is billed by the technology team, so I don't know exactly how much they pay. In my business unit, we have our first-year license costs, and then we have our ongoing costs. Our bots cost projected per license is $8,600. Our projected support cost for every year is about $38,000. Our operation agent costs anywhere between $50,000 to $55,000, so the saving is there, but it is still kind of expensive for us, but I'm looking at it from the technology kind of billing us for it. This is the cost that we have for our technology team, which is different from the licensing of Blue Prism."

"Licensing is on a yearly basis."

"The tool’s licensing is on a monthly basis."

"We have a three-year contract that is paid on a yearly basis."

"Our customers pay for an annual license."

"The pricing is really good for an enterprise-level solution. It's quite scalable and it's quite comparable with the market."

"We really don't bear the costs. The cost is borne by the customer. It runs into about $100,000 per year per customer for Blue Prism. We normally budget around $30,000 for the first year for the hardware, setup, and people cost."

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"Automation Anywhere is more reasonable than Blue Prism and UiPath in terms of cost."

"Its price is quite high as compared to other solutions, but it has a lot of features and good stability. They should reduce its price."

"Pricing for this solution can be better."

"We pay approximately $15,000 USD per year."

"It is too expensive and not worth the price."

"I think payment can vary but it's a re-occurring fee that needs to be paid every year."

"Our licensing costs are approximately $3,000 USD annually."

"The pricing is fair."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Construction Company

11%

Outsourcing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Manufacturing Company

Outsourcing Company

Construction Company

21%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Outsourcing Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	157
Midsize Enterprise	82
Large Enterprise	558

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	18
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	77

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	14
Large Enterprise	18

Questions from the Community

How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?

It depends on your use case. Is it simply to automate a couple of processes? Is it to augment a human team? AA is ver...

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How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?

From my experience using AA tool, it depends on the applications that you want to automate, because there some applic...

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How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?

It is a highly preferred RPA tool. You can check my Automation Anywhere Review to know more.

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Should I choose Blue Prism or Microsoft Power Automate?

Hello Netanya, it depends on your needs and your expertise. In my humble opinion you can start a big RPA project imp...

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I am evaluating Blue Prism and UiPath for RPA for my company. Which one do you recommend?

I'm very familiar with UiPath and the RPA industry: was hired by Daniel Dines in 2015 when there were 35 employees an...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Blue Prism?

If I rate the satisfaction with Blue Prism licensing cost from one to ten, I can mention eight to nine for satisfacti...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BotFarm?

Licensing and other pricing matters are handled by my manager, so I am not able to fully describe the price and licen...

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What needs improvement with BotFarm?

More detailed error handling would be beneficial, especially since the AI feature was recently added.

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What is your primary use case for BotFarm?

I use it in my client project to extract data and communicate it for business purposes. I summarize the data, and whe...

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Also Known As

Automation Anywhere, Testing Anywhere, Automation Anywhere Enterprise, Agentic Process Automation System (Now Certified for WorkSpaces)

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Automation Anywhere

Overview

Automation Anywhere offers ease of use, robust system connectivity, and GenAI-driven document automation through a cloud-native platform, significantly enhancing productivity across multiple industries with advanced AI features.

Delivering a comprehensive suite of tools designed for easy integration and rapid deployment, Automation Anywhere drives efficiency by reducing costs and automating repetitive tasks. Its cloud-native platform supports broad industry adoption, including advanced AI features like process automation and Co-Pilot, streamlining complex workflows with minimal technical skills required. Users benefit from robust integration capabilities, which facilitate seamless interaction with multiple systems. However, there is room for improvement in areas such as user-friendliness for beginners, stability, flexible licensing, and enhanced OCR functionality. Organizations in sectors such as banking, finance, manufacturing, and healthcare gain from the improved operational efficiency and ROI Automation Anywhere offers.

What are the important features of Automation Anywhere?

Ease of Use: Simplifies automation tasks with a user-centric interface.
Robust Connectivity: Provides seamless integration with multiple systems.
GenAI-Driven Document Automation: Leverages AI to automate document management.
Process Automation & Co-Pilot: Enhances workflow automation with advanced AI.
Cloud-Native Platform: Enables rapid deployment and integration.

What benefits should be evaluated in reviews?

Time Savings: Automation drastically reduces manual processing time.
Cost Efficiency: Decreases overall operational costs by automating tasks.
Productivity Enhancement: Streamlines workflows with AI-driven tools.
Improved Integration: Enhances ability to work with multiple systems.
Scalability: Supports growth with a flexible cloud-native architecture.

In the insurance industry, Automation Anywhere is utilized for automating processes such as enrollment management and compliance checks. Its applications extend to supply chain management, financial transactions, and business performance monitoring across sectors like banking, finance, manufacturing, and healthcare, helping organizations to automate routine tasks, improve efficiency, and reduce costs.

Automation Anywhere

Blue Prism offers advanced automation features with integration capabilities and robust exception handling. Its scalability and reliability make it ideal for automating complex and repetitive tasks across industries like banking and manufacturing.

Providing a user-friendly design studio, Blue Prism stands out with enhanced automation features such as unassisted bots, strong security measures, and Visual Basic Objects. Its integration capabilities with analytics tools like Tableau and a simplified licensing model contribute to its appeal. Despite its complexities in UI design and training resource limitations, it remains stable and reliable. Blue Prism addresses tasks such as invoice processing and data entry, but improvements in AI, cognitive capabilities, and customer support are needed. Enhancements in OCR technology, unstructured data handling, and web-based interfaces could significantly boost its accessibility.

What are Blue Prism's most important features?

Enhanced Automation: Streamlines complex tasks with a robust interface.
Security Measures: Provides strong security protocols to safeguard processes.
Integration: Seamlessly interacts with analytics tools for data insights.
Exception Management: Facilitates easy handling of process exceptions.

What benefits or ROI should be evaluated?

Scalability: Ensures stable performance for varying organizational needs.
Licensing: Offers a straightforward model for simplified deployment.
Operational Efficiency: Reduces manual labor in complex tasks.
Cost-Effectiveness: Despite higher costs, delivers high value in automation efficiency.

Organizations in industries like finance and manufacturing harness Blue Prism to automate repetitive tasks, boosting efficiency in back-end operations. In banking and insurance, it's used for auditing, compliance, and report generation, enhancing accuracy and reducing manual efforts.

SS&C Blue Prism

BotFarm is an advanced automation platform known for its seamless integration with existing systems and efficient data management, offering robust capabilities like IQ Bot and Document Automation. Focused on ease of deployment and scalability, it facilitates automation in diverse organizational settings.

BotFarm provides a comprehensive automation solution designed to improve efficiency in operations like PDF processing, web automation, and screen scraping. Businesses with demands for flexible and scalable tools appreciate features like drag-and-drop functionality, web and email integration, and comprehensive customer support. While it provides substantial advantages, improvements can be made in areas such as AIOps functionalities, third-party application integration, and OCR technology. Enhancement in pricing models, governance, scalability, and deployment processes are also beneficial. Considerations for mobile accessibility, refined licensing, and better machine learning capabilities will further solidify its positioning in the market.

What key features does BotFarm offer?

Easy Integration: Integrates seamlessly with existing systems to enhance workflow.
Efficient Data Handling: Utilizes IQ Bot and Document Automation for data tasks.
User-Friendly Interface: Provides drag-and-drop functionality for simplicity.
Scalability: Adapts to growing demands within organizations.
Extensive Support: Offers web and email integration and robust customer service.

What benefits should users expect when evaluating BotFarm?

Enhanced Productivity: Streamlines repetitive tasks to save time.
Operational Flexibility: Supports automation across departments like HR and IT.
Cost Efficiency: Optimizes operational expenses through automation.
Improved Accuracy: Reduces errors in tasks like data extraction and report generation.

BotFarm is widely implemented in industries such as finance, insurance, and healthcare where it automates tasks like invoice processing, complaint resolution, and inventory management. Organizations utilize it for activities ranging from data extraction to document processing, benefiting from its integration with tools like Outlook and Excel. BotFarm's deployment enhances efficiency in finance, IT, and customer service operations, streamlining processes and improving communication.

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Sample Customers

Google, Linkedin, Cisco, Juniper Networks, DellEMC, Comcast, Mastercard, Quest Diagnostics

Coca-Cola, Walgreens, American Express, Royal Bank of Canada, Pfizer, Shop Direct, O2, Siemens, Ascension Healthcare, Jaguar Land Rover

Cisco, CocaCola Bottlers Japan, Macy's, Whirlpool, Unilever

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