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Blue Prism vs SAP Build Process Automation comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Automation Anywhere
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Ranking in Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
661
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Management (BPM) (2nd), Process Mining (1st), Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) (1st), Agentic Automation (1st), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (2nd), AI Legal & Compliance (1st), AI Finance & Accounting (2nd), AI Procurement & Supply Chain (1st)
Blue Prism
Ranking in Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
93
Ranking in other categories
Agentic Automation (4th), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (8th)
SAP Build Process Automation
Ranking in Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
43rd
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
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Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category, the mindshare of Automation Anywhere is 5.2%, down from 9.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Blue Prism is 3.8%, down from 8.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Build Process Automation is 0.9%, down from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Automation Anywhere5.2%
Blue Prism3.8%
SAP Build Process Automation0.9%
Other90.1%
Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
 

Featured Reviews

Venkat Sivaprakash - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Technology Architect at Infosys
Automation has delivered secure banking workflows and handles complex client applications efficiently
If we are talking about how Blue Prism has impacted the accuracy and speed of data processing in my tasks compared to UiPath, it is better than UiPath. There is no doubt about it. I will definitely recommend Blue Prism to other users and companies because, as I mentioned, when comparing UiPath and Blue Prism, I find that UiPath offers multiple online training opportunities. Compared to Blue Prism, I see that all the training materials, small videos, and diplomas are more readily available in UiPath, but I do not think everything is as accessible in Blue Prism. My overall rating for Blue Prism is ten out of ten because I worked almost five years in Blue Prism and my experience has been good.
CV
CTO at Atheneum
Simplifies integrations and is suitable for large companies
Sometimes, when our company develops using the latest technology, the knowledge is not yet cycled down to the tool's support team. The tool's support team is not mature enough to handle the tool. The promotion of a feature before it is mature may cause issues, and I feel that sometimes the deployment of such features is a little too early. The tool will release a feature, but it will have bugs in it. We face challenges because the tool's team doesn't have the knowledge to deal with the issues in the product's new features. When SAP develops something, if the tool's team doesn't know how to support it, it becomes a problem because now we have to access developers to get the information that is not readily available.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Compared to other RPA solutions on the market I have worked with, AA surpasses its competitors by far."
"The application replaced about three employees for the OFAC verification processes, thus eliminating the need to hire more people for those tasks."
"It automates forms for our customers and our analysts."
"The best part about Automation Anywhere is the easy to use UI. It's very user-friendly. You have everything that you want in front of your eyes. You just have to drag and drop, then build your logic accordingly."
"The core RPA service that it provides and the stability that it has in maintaining that as a cloud service solution is a key enabler for us. Its stability is good, and the low-code/no-code setup that it has is very user-efficient."
"Automation Anywhere has led to faster growth in our organization."
"On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Automation Anywhere a nine."
"Automation Anywhere, specifically A2019, has helped us in automating a major chunk of such tasks, thus helped in saving a lot of time, effort, and revenue."
"The object design way of implementing things actually brings a lot of reusability for us because you can design your objects once and leverage them in multiple automations."
"Blue Prism is a mature, stable product with lots of built-in features."
"Blue Prism is stable enough."
"The initial setup is simple, the deployment is pretty fast, the stability is good, we've found the solution to be scalable, and technical support has been responsive when we have needed their assistance."
"Access to the SQL database allows for extra capabilities."
"It helps us reduce the number of people involved in mundane tasks, and in the case of Absa it has really impacted them, the way the customer interacts with the organization when it comes to certain processes."
"From technical perspective, Blue Prism is pretty good. Overall, it's a stable and scalable solution. Installation is straightforward as well."
"As a developer, I liked the layout and UI, specifically referring to testing. I was able to watch the process through stages."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it offers an integrated development environment."
 

Cons

"The main issue I identify is that the cost of the enterprise-scale license and add-ons can be a barrier for small businesses."
"When I used this tool in the bot, it did not work. I got this issue when using the document automation learning instance."
"Automation Anywhere has a lot of room for improvement. It is not customer-friendly."
"Automation Anywhere courses are a little bit complex to understand. You need a little bit more time, and accessibility is also a little bit of an issue."
"One area where I think there's an opportunity to do things a lot better is in the analytics function. They do have a concept or product called Bot Insights. It hasn't worked for us. It isn't as plug and play as we were led to believe, which is unfortunate. I can absolutely understand the value, and the demonstrations that I've seen of Bot Insights are sensational. But, we just haven't been able to make it work. We've invested a lot of time and effort trying to make it work to no avail."
"Automation Anywhere can be improved by reducing the time of the processes and enhancing the efficiency of people."
"Another feature that would be cool to see in Automation Anywhere is more use of artificial intelligence. Right now, RPA is basically limited to a bot which is simply following the instructions that it was given. However, what would be really useful is if a bot was able to more flexibly respond to issues. For example, sometimes there are erroneous errors and pop ups. With good code, you can certainly build your bots to be able to handle that. However, it does take time and a bit of technical know-how to be able to do that."
"They do not include the basic functionality of column headers in Excel worksheets. This is missing, and we need it."
"The activities that we do are a bit difficult to do in Blue Prism as compared to UiPath. UiPath provides create activities and create packages related to AI analytical skills. This is something that Blue Prism doesn't have."
"This solution is lacking attended automation, which is the worst thing about this solution."
"We see some security issues in Blue Prism. The German vendor Servicetrace is better at this point."
"The OCR capability, along with the connectivity with some of the legacy tools, needs to be improved."
"I would like to see a cloud version of Blue Prism available. Both cloud and on-premise options would be beneficial, as they would reduce maintenance costs. I'm using the Blue Prism desktop, which is still in the initial stages. I want enhancements in the Object Explorer and Application Model features to ensure stability in upcoming versions. I have suggested a few ideas, such as incorporating triggering mechanisms, but I haven't seen them implemented yet."
"The license cost is a bit high."
"The assisted automation functionality needs improvement."
"One of the things that the developers have said is that it's quite slow, and quite cumbersome when layered over Java-based solutions."
"The tool's support team is not mature enough to handle the tool."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is not cheap, with costs ranging between 700 to 800 dollars per month. While Power Automate is cheaper at 15 dollars per month, Automation Anywhere offers superior features, user-friendliness, and smoothness."
"Our annual licensing costs are about $500,000."
"The ROI is really good. We have saved time and money."
"One of the key features that we chose, the bot as a service or the BotFarm, when they launched version 11.3, they decided not to have the BotFarm anymore. This put us in a situation because we expected to have bots on demand, just like our cloud software. This would have been cost efficient for us to use. We hope to see this again being realized with A2019. I hope the scalability from an on demand basis improves."
"In terms of monetary savings, we automated a bot in three days that has saved us $30,000 in costs."
"If I compare it with Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere is cheaper. Blue Prism is very costly. Automation Anywhere's pricing follows the market, not less and not more."
"Automation Anywhere's pricing falls within the mid-range, but the long-term benefits outweigh the initial investment."
"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."
"Our licensing fees are approximately $5,000 USD per year."
"Blue Prism has a higher cost with respect to RPA enablement, particularly if you are trying to start with RPA."
"There is a one-time purchase fee for this solution."
"Our customers pay for an annual license."
"My clients tend to feel that the overall implementation cost is a little high."
"Other than your infrastructure, in terms of servers that you have to set up, I don't think that there are any costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
"I give the price of the solution a seven out of ten."
"This is a very expensive product and this is the reason that they're losing their market share."
"The product is not cheaply priced."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
6%
Energy/Utilities Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business161
Midsize Enterprise82
Large Enterprise558
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise77
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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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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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Also Known As

Automation Anywhere, Testing Anywhere, Automation Anywhere Enterprise, Agentic Process Automation System (Now Certified for WorkSpaces)
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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
1. Accenture 2. Airbus 3. Allianz 4. Aon 5. AT&T 6. Bayer 7. BMW 8. Bosch 9. Cisco 10. Coca-Cola 11. Colgate-Palmolive 12. Comcast 13. Deloitte 14. Deutsche Bank 15. Ericsson 16. FedEx 17. General Electric 18. GlaxoSmithKline 19. Google 20. HSBC 21. IBM 22. Intel 23. Johnson & Johnson 24. JPMorgan Chase 25. Kimberly-Clark 26. KPMG 27. Liberty Mutual 28. Mastercard 29. Merck 30. Microsoft 31. Nestlé 32. Nike 33. Novartis 34. Oracle 35. PepsiCo 36. Pfizer 37. Procter & Gamble 38. PwC 39. SAP 40. Siemens 41. Sony 42. Spotify 43. Swiss Re 44.Toyota
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