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Blue Prism vs Python RPA comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 4, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.0
Blue Prism delivers variable ROI; some firms see quick savings, though others face challenges with costs and long-term benefits.
Sentiment score
8.2
Python RPA boosts efficiency, reduces errors, saves costs, and enhances productivity, enabling employees to focus on higher-value tasks.
We paid back within less than six months, and our cost for Blue Prism hasn't changed for the last 10 years.
Intelligent Automation Lead (RPA & AI) at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
I have seen that it is taking almost more than one or two years to see a return on investment.
Technical Architect at YASH Technologies
Regarding ROI from Blue Prism, it is evaluated from a business perspective, with break-even timelines generally around six to nine months for large implementations, depending on client size and scale.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.5
Blue Prism's customer support shows mixed reviews, with some users praising responsiveness and others citing slow, less proactive assistance.
Sentiment score
7.3
Python RPA is praised for responsive, knowledgeable customer support with high ratings for professionalism and effective guidance through issues.
If we need to learn something about fixing a problem, improving a solution structure, they have something called knowledge management hours, where we can tap into their expertise to improve our processes or find different ways to build our solutions.
Intelligent Automation Lead (RPA & AI) at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
I would rate the technical support by Blue Prism as ten out of ten because we have dedicated support for Blue Prism.
Technical Lead at DXC Technology
My experience with Blue Prism's technical support has been largely positive, with them being very responsive when needed, especially during the early stages of tool evolution.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
Blue Prism's scalability is impacted by infrastructure costs, developer skills, and setup complexity, with mixed user experiences.
Sentiment score
6.9
Python RPA efficiently scales projects, handles tasks, integrates smoothly, and meets diverse needs, but optimal scaling may require expertise.
The digital workforce of Blue Prism has pioneered capabilities for scaling digital workforce members based on varied requirements, such as during the tax season when more digital robots are needed in the tax department, showcasing its scaling ability effectively.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Blue Prism is generally stable, with occasional issues mainly related to infrastructure and specific versions, noted for improvement.
Sentiment score
8.3
Python RPA is praised for its stability, reliability, and robustness in handling complex workflows with minimal glitches or errors.
 

Room For Improvement

Blue Prism users seek improved AI, integration, interface, and support, highlighting high scaling costs and limited resources.
Python RPA users face stability issues, complex setup, insufficient documentation, and slow performance with large datasets.
If we increase or improve the efficiency of archiving while running the production environment with a huge database size, that would be much more helpful for managing the state and the performance.
Technical Lead at DXC Technology
Only each bot level logs are possible, which will not help when maintaining one hundred plus or two hundred plus bots.
Technical Architect at YASH Technologies
I would like to see the interface of Blue Prism refreshed.
Intelligent Automation Lead (RPA & AI) at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
 

Setup Cost

Blue Prism's licensing model is often seen as expensive, but discounts and negotiations can reduce costs compared to competitors.
Python RPA provides flexible and competitively priced plans, beneficial for both small projects and large enterprises, with excellent support.
They don't charge per user or per environment, so you get everything you need included at one fixed cost.
Intelligent Automation Lead (RPA & AI) at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
While the licensing cost is something I haven't checked in a while, I find that although it initially seems costlier than competitors, Blue Prism's licensing model is simpler and proves to be cost-effective over time.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
The price of Blue Prism is costly, but I believe the quality should increase.
Technical Architect at YASH Technologies
 

Valuable Features

Blue Prism excels in automation, ease for non-coders, security, and integration, making it ideal for complex enterprise tasks.
Python RPA is valued for its ease of use, flexibility, integration, quick deployment, customization, community support, cost-effectiveness, and scalability.
From a developer perspective, I find developing on Blue Prism simple, clean, and intuitive, making maintenance considerably easier compared to other tools.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Blue Prism's compliance with high-security standards has helped my organization greatly.
Technical Lead at DXC Technology
The ability to scale quickly is also valuable, and their support is good in general.
Intelligent Automation Lead (RPA & AI) at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Blue Prism
Ranking in Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
92
Ranking in other categories
Agentic Automation (4th)
Python RPA
Ranking in Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
15th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category, the mindshare of Blue Prism is 4.4%, down from 9.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Python RPA is 1.0%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Blue Prism4.4%
Python RPA1.0%
Other94.6%
Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
 

Featured Reviews

Pavan-Sharma - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Natalia  Raffo - PeerSpot reviewer
Co - Founder & Chief Data Officer -CDO at Data360
Robust and good for data processing while being helpful for building data science use cases
The processing of data is good. We can use many different types of data, including images and videos. We can use different libraries to do better preprocessing of different types of data. We can do different models in recommendation systems for things like videos and sales strategy. We can do language processing or sentiment analysis to predict things for our clients. We can design and develop machine learning applications that can predict events. We can use these on libraries to solve complex problems when we have a lot of data. It's possible to use the solution with other tools. It's very agile. In the financial advisory and portfolio management space, several budget management applications are now available in the market. These have machine learning based functionality. In Python, I use different machine learning algorithms to enable customers to keep track of their expenses and provide recommendations on better savings. These are machine learning algorithms that customize financial portfolios by looking at income rate tolerance and preferences, et cetera.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
6%
Insurance Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Construction Company
8%
Marketing Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise75
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

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 implementation with Blue Prism which is stable and mature software, in order to ser...
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 and left in 2019 when there were 3K+. I'm a big believer in the product, leadershi...
What needs improvement with Python RPA?
I've worked with file detection for secure transactions. I use a machine learning model to predict events related to security transactions by predicting possible routes in advance. They need to imp...
What is your primary use case for Python RPA?
In our team, we construct different statistical models to resolve things for clients. We do modelling and segmentation to determine a customer's lifetime value. We do deep learning and protective a...
What advice do you have for others considering Python RPA?
We're just a customer. It's a good tool. It's easy. I can use it in many different ways and for many different use cases. I'd recommend the product for data science use cases. It is a robust tool a...
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Coca-Cola, Walgreens, American Express, Royal Bank of Canada, Pfizer, Shop Direct, O2, Siemens, Ascension Healthcare, Jaguar Land Rover
Home Credit, Silimed, Hilton, Al Hilal Bank, Baskin and Robbins
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