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Ephesoft Transact vs UiPath Document Understanding comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Ephesoft Transact
Ranking in Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)
15th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
UiPath Document Understanding
Ranking in Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) category, the mindshare of Ephesoft Transact is 1.8%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of UiPath Document Understanding is 13.8%, up from 12.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)
 

Featured Reviews

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A stable and scalable smart content acquisition and data classification solution with a useful inject feature
I would advise potential users that Ephesoft Transact is an easy tool to handle. The UI isn't complex, and even if everything isn't handled at the UI level, they can work with the script. You can also handle issues with scripts. I believe Ephesoft Transact is one of the best tools because the UI is an easy one. The UI-level design makes it easy to handle the development and the superior Ephesoft support system. They will give you quick support to resolve issues and provide training materials. They will train the developer, and after training the developers, they will also support them. That's a good good thing that I saw. Initially, when I joined this project, I also had less knowledge. But with the help of this support system and the training material, I now have superior knowledge. On a scale from one to ten, I would give Ephesoft Transact a nine.
ManinderSodhi - PeerSpot reviewer
The solution can process a large volume of invoices with a high success rate and little human validation
We are working with 40,000 different vendor templates. Document Understanding can understand and process various formats without much manual effort to configure the templates. That wasn't the case when we were using Microsoft. UiPath can read handwritten signatures with a success rate of around 70 percent. We've even processed pay slips in German. The language translations are around 90 percent accurate. The AI/ML component offers great flexibility in creating custom models. Its built-in models are also highly mature. The integration is seamless. We have RPA talking between our ERP systems and sharing information on the UiPath cloud.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I like the inject feature. With desktop injects, we're doing all these things and extracting these things. Its stable, scalable, and technical support is good."
"I have found the keyword extraction to be helpful."
"Transact's best feature is its ease of customization."
"UiPath enables us to automate manual tasks and duplicate them easily. The processes are highly accurate."
"The highly visual and user-friendly interface was a standout feature."
"Has a very good machine learning feature."
"The taxonomy and Validation Station are among the most helpful features for us. If anything is extracted incorrectly, we can manually extract it there."
"I believe the most valuable feature is the prebuilt algorithm for extracting information from foreign invoices."
"UiPath provides a useful feature that allows us to classify documents as invoices or not."
"Machine learning is the most valuable feature of UiPath Document Understanding."
"Document Understanding has better machine learning or ML capabilities, and that is why I prefer Document Understanding."
 

Cons

"Their email service and extraction could be better. We get the input via email, and these emails contain different types of documents like Excel, PDF, or they may contain different content in the email body. Due to this variation, sometimes the email service crashes, and emails aren't redirected to Ephesoft Transact. Ephesoft has provided us with new hotfixes. Whatever flaws we found in the 2019.2 version, they have already updated it in the new version, 20.1.05, and it's already released. Drawbacks like not capturing the handwritten fields are now sorted."
"Transact could be improved by removing Java and making its pricing more accessible for smaller customers."
"It's not easy to train."
"They often ask us to go through the documentation first instead of directly explaining or addressing the root cause of issues."
"This is an expensive solution."
"Extending the trial period for UiPath Document Understanding from three to six months would allow organizations to evaluate their capabilities thoroughly."
"I would like more flexibility in Document Understanding's validation center."
"The rising annual licensing cost of UiPath's Document Understanding product is a major turnoff for users."
"UiPath Document Understanding has challenges with handwriting and screenshots."
"There is room for improvement in UiPath Document Understanding's pricing. It is expensive for small clients. Currently, there is a big gap between the basic package and the 200,000 packages. There is no package in the middle for small agencies."
"There could be a feature similar to ChatGPT where when you ask about a document, you get an answer about what is there in that document. If possible, this kind of feature can be incorporated so that you do not need to open a file and take the value. It should directly detect that instead of opening and validating the document. Such a feature will speed up the process."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Initially, when I got a licensed copy of Ephesoft Transact, it was for one year. After one year, we had to send an email to the Ephesoft team informing them that our license was going to expire. They updated it and provided one license in our file, and we had to update and install the folder. They have versions for one year and lifelong as well."
"Transact's pricing could be better for smaller customers."
"UiPath Document Understanding compared to the competitors is high."
"The price is on the high end."
"For the licensing part, in our company, we initially started off with a monthly plan, but yearly plans are also there. Cost-wise, UiPath Document Understanding is good since it provides flexibility in its pricing."
"On a scale of one to ten with ten being the most expensive, I rate UiPath Document Understanding an eight on cost."
"Our clients are concerned about the volume-based pricing model, as UiPath charges more than other vendors in the market."
"UiPath has a higher upfront cost, but its Document Understanding feature is not a significant additional expense compared to the overall platform."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"UiPath Document Understanding is priced high compared to its competition."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Retailer
9%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
14%
Real Estate/Law Firm
7%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Ephesoft Transact?
I have found the keyword extraction to be helpful.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Ephesoft Transact?
The pricing is fair. It's not too expensive. I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.
What needs improvement with Ephesoft Transact?
The configuration can be a bit much. The AML engine part could be better. It's not easy to train. It's not so easy to train the system. If it's not trained, the accuracy will be off. They need to i...
What do you like most about UiPath Document Understanding?
The solution allows us to continue with vendors whose information comes in correctly and to stop the automation for vendors with many items that are not clearly defined.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for UiPath Document Understanding?
I am not aware of the pricing details. My manager handles that, and as far as I know, Instabase is more expensive.
What needs improvement with UiPath Document Understanding?
Right now, we are trying to use Instabase, which is another tool for document understanding. It may be one one step ahead. It is faster than UiPath.
 

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Sample Customers

Honda Logistics, Washington State Health Care Authority
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