Fortra's Automate vs UiPath Automation Cloud comparison

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Fortra and UiPath are both solutions in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category. Fortra is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.8, while UiPath is ranked #9 with an average rating of 9.3. Additionally, 97% of Fortra users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of UiPath users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 15, 2026

Fortra's Automate and UiPath Automation Cloud are competitors in automation solutions. UiPath Automation Cloud stands out due to its advanced features and scalability, while Fortra's Automate offers advantageous pricing and support.

Features: Fortra's Automate is known for straightforward automation design, cost-efficiency, and seamless integrations. UiPath Automation Cloud offers AI-driven processes, extensive integration options, and scalable cloud infrastructure.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Fortra's Automate provides a straightforward installation process and reliable support, aiding efficient implementation. UiPath Automation Cloud, with its cloud-based model, requires minimal setup and offers comprehensive customer service through an accessible platform. UiPath's model ensures quicker implementation times and is more flexible, while Fortra's is simpler for localized environments.

Pricing and ROI: Fortra's Automate presents appealing setup costs and rapid ROI for smaller operations, with a straightforward pricing structure. UiPath Automation Cloud may be more costly but delivers higher ROI for large-scale operations due to its advanced features and comprehensive automation capabilities. Investing in UiPath is justified by its offerings and scalability potential.

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Automation Anywhere

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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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Jane Rachma Kiniti

IT Project Manager at Labo des histoires

Automate has streamlined workflows and increased efficiency with powerful automation

The best features of the solution are the flexible automation features, it is rich with beautiful connectors, and it is easy to use with little to no coding knowledge required to get started, so anybody can use the tool. The intuitive interface of Automate has an intuitive design, which makes it easy to learn and use even without a strong technical background, and it has a drag-and-drop interface, which makes everything so easy and straightforward. The error handling capabilities in complex automation tasks are powerful, as it handles all types of tasks, whether complex or simple. I've never faced any problems even when dealing with complex tasks, so everything is super smooth and highly reliable, even when dealing with big tasks, as it has never slowed down. Automate's compatibility with existing IT infrastructure has impacted our business operations positively by providing smooth integration with other software that we use, such as Gmail, Jira, and Microsoft 365 apps, which gives us a unified platform instead of having to keep switching from one software to another, saving a lot of time and streamlining the whole workflows. The automated analytics have helped improve our business processes since it has increased our efficiency by automating our everyday tasks, freeing up time for us to focus more on strategic activities such as analyzing data and developing new business strategies. It is also cost-saving. By minimizing manual labor, it decreases human errors that can lead to costly mistakes. By automating the tasks, it helps to save costs, and it also improves our accuracy by reducing these errors to ensure that tasks are done almost perfectly.

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Zeynep Köse

Rpa Developer at Turkish Airlines

Automation has reduced manual finance work and has increased accuracy for high volume tasks

I am not sure if there is any disadvantage to UiPath Automation Cloud; I cannot say anything definitive. Sometimes when we upgrade our Studio version, there would be some issues when we use a new version, but I would not say there is a significant negative aspect. The latest issues with the new version involve glitches or latency that happen when we upgrade, and we face some issues that take time to fix. We have to open a new ticket and proceed through that process. As I heard, UiPath Automation Cloud is a little more expensive than other tools. I just heard this from other developer friends, but I have never used any other tools myself.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"It is an easy product. It is easier and less complex than any other RPA tool in the market. It is a popular product."

"The features are pretty easy to use, like the drag and drop feature. It is easy and understand, even a layman knows how the application works. All the basic stuff can be done by anybody."

"This solution has helped us in several ways, the first of which is scheduling processes."

"Automation Anywhere overall is a great tool for automation, as it provides a lot of flexibility to work with different other applications."

"For the beginners, it is an easy tool compared to other tools in market. Users can understand the line by line code and code it easily. There is no syntax or anything else. They can easily drag and drop, executing the bot directly."

"What I appreciate the most about Automation Anywhere is that the tool is very robust."

"The general features, that we can automate a task that takes hours into minutes, are valuable."

"For people looking for my recommendation for an automation product, I definitely would recommend Automation Anywhere instead of going for a more orthodox or older technology."

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"The most valuable features of Fortra's Automate include its FTP functionality and file manipulation capabilities."

"A great feature that you seldom see in these kind of systems is the ability to use a database as trigger to launch a task. This is something I asked for a few years ago and that was added."

"Since using Fortra's Automate, I save roughly five to seven hours a week on routine tasks, and I have seen fewer errors from manual processing."

"Customers of AutoMate will realize their ROI within 90 to 120 days from their go-live date."

"Fortra's Automate has become a digital worker that performs our clicks, data entry, file handling, and system actions that are done manually, helping us to automate them."

"Web scraping is quite good since it offers a lot of possibilities."

"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 best feature of Automate is its ease of use, which is a major selling point."

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"In general, the cloud migration has helped greatly, and overall UiPath Automation Cloud is a really good tool for enterprise-level automation."

"When you use human resources, there is some chance people can make mistakes, but UiPath Automation Cloud robots cannot, as they are very fast and do their job correctly and efficiently."

"Functionality wise, I do not have any complaint about UiPath Automation Cloud because for the last seven years, UiPath has been my bread and butter."

Cons

"Overall, I am pretty satisfied with Automation Anywhere. The UI is pretty straightforward. However, the customer service could be improved."

"I think it is a little bit of an ongoing struggle, because we don't deal with the infrastructure. We have a separate infrastructure team that sorts all that out. So, sometimes there are communication issues just trying to get our internal IT team onboard to run through the installs and that sort of thing. But, definitely with the new cloud version coming onboard, we'll be looking toward going to that. Hopefully it'll resolve some of that friction that comes about through the install process and complexity."

"Automation Anywhere is a tool. It is not able to go ahead and extract the hand-written documents. Most of the automation tools that we have in the market are not able to get an accuracy of close to 80 to 90 percent on hand-written documents. So, I'm eagerly looking at a release from Automation Anywhere, wherein they could plug in an LP or look at some sort of a platform which could convert hand-written documents into a readable format. If they could bring in they own platform, this would make a big in-roads for the entire automation industry."

"Automation Anywhere can be improved with respect to the user-friendliness of the interface because most of the competitors are now using a flowchart-like structure, thus making it easy for anyone to learn and study it."

"Automation Anywhere is expensive. They should consider lowering the price to make Automation Anywhere more affordable to SMEs, which comprise a huge segment."

"Document Automation has issues related to speed. When I compare Document Automation with IQ Bot, IQ Bot is faster than Document Automation."

"We would like to have a better debugging facility."

"If we are getting input from a CSV file, we have to add one more layer of automation that first saves the data to an Excel file."

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"The documentation for errors needs improvement as many of the error messages we receive are very vague."

"Some challenges include the system being too loaded or delayed in taking instructions and responding quickly as needed."

"Areas that have room for improvement in Fortra's Automate include that advanced transformations sometimes require custom scripts, as the pure no-code option is limited."

"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."

"It's possible that they could use a stronger community for seeking guidance and help."

"The interface of Fortra's Automate is similar to GoAnywhere; I am not completely pleased with it, although it is intuitive, but it lacks something in terms of complexity."

"I would prefer not having to log in to update a ticket; being able to respond via email would be beneficial."

"Regarding the pricing of Fortra's Automate, for a startup or mid-market company, I would say it is not cheap and is definitely on the higher side."

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"UiPath Automation Cloud needs to reduce the license cost. That is the first thing they need to concentrate on because many RPA tools are coming up in the market and some are much cheaper than UiPath Automation Cloud."

"The main concerns are cost involvement and a new feature called ScreenPlay. ScreenPlay works based on the prompt that we are giving, but it consumes more artificial intelligence units."

"Sometimes when we upgrade our Studio version, there would be some issues when we use a new version, but I would not say there is a significant negative aspect."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have seen ROI in terms of cost and time with a couple of our projects."

"The licensing needs to be made simpler or shortened."

"The pricing is a bit higher."

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

"The price of Automation Anywhere is a little higher than some of the competition, such as UiPath. However, depending on the use case and other factors we are able to receive some discounts."

"We only deal in annual licenses. There are no pay-as-you-go licenses."

"Automation Anywhere University is pretty good. They make it available free for everyone."

"Our pricing a year ago was $600 per license."

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"From a distributor's side, one of the biggest selling points is its price point. Without going into any numbers, compared to UiPath, Automation Anywhere, and Blue Prism, we're significantly cheaper. The main difference is that other competitors usually charge you per process. However, in Automate's case, it's priced per bot. So, a bot can run multiple processes at the same time, but you are only priced for a single bot."

"I believe the price falls within a reasonable range, which significantly influenced our decision regarding the product. This aspect is crucial for any technological solution, especially in our country where enterprises might be hesitant to invest heavily in something untested or uncertain about its practicality and potential returns."

"From a distributor's perspective, one of the biggest selling points of Automate is its price point."

"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."

"I like the way this solution is priced because you can buy a license, or you can buy the software outright."

"The cost is a bit high for a small business like ours, but we manage with Fortra's Automate."

"It has gone up in price. The price of Fortra's Automate has increased since we first started using it. It does a lot but also costs a lot. It was a lot more affordable before Fortra owned the software."

"It comes with a package that costs approximately $20,000 USD per year."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Outsourcing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Outsourcing Company

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

19%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Outsourcing Company

12%

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	161
Midsize Enterprise	85
Large Enterprise	561

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	33
Midsize Enterprise	13
Large Enterprise	11

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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...

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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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What is your primary use case for HelpSystems AutoMate?

I mainly use Fortra's Automate to automate routine IT tasks and schedule workflows, which reduces manual work. I auto...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortra Automate?

The setup cost is free, but I believe it is a little expensive.

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What needs improvement with Fortra Automate?

Fortra's Automate could be improved as the reporting could be more flexible, and some advanced workflows could be eas...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for UiPath Automation Cloud?

The only concern is cost involvement.

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What needs improvement with UiPath Automation Cloud?

UiPath Automation Cloud now requires a specialized license to make a process as unattended. There is an availability ...

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What is your primary use case for UiPath Automation Cloud?

In the oil and gas industry, we are mainly using UiPath Automation Cloud for all RPA processes. We use UiPath Automat...

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Also Known As

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

HelpSystems Automate, Automate

UiPath Data Service, UiPath Insights, UiPath Automation Hub

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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

Fortra's Automate offers a user-friendly platform for task automation, featuring a drag-and-drop interface that aids in scheduling, file management, and integrating with services like Azure and AWS.

Fortra's Automate provides substantial ease in automating complex tasks through its intuitive design. It offers seamless integration capabilities, especially with Azure and AWS, and comes equipped with strong error handling. Cost-effective and requiring minimal coding, it supports a broad range of industries by effectively automating tasks such as HR operations, invoice management, and data processing across servers.

What features stand out in Fortra's Automate?

Drag-and-Drop Interface: Simplifies task setup and automation without deep coding expertise.
Scheduling and File Management: Ensures efficient, automated handling of tasks and file transfers.
Integration Capabilities: Works with platforms like Azure and AWS for enhanced performance.
Error Handling: Offers solid solutions to manage and resolve task execution errors.
Minimal Coding: Facilitates automation with limited coding requirements, broadening accessibility.

What benefits should users consider in reviews?

Cost-Effectiveness: Provides affordable licensing options for diverse businesses.
Operational Efficiency: Enhances productivity by automating repetitive tasks, reducing manual errors.
Versatility: Adapts well across sectors like banking, healthcare, and transportation.
Robust Support: Offers extensive assistance with automation features.
IT Compatibility: Easily integrates into existing IT infrastructures.

In industries such as healthcare and transportation, Fortra's Automate facilitates the automation of client management, HR operations, and data processing, boosting efficiency. Banks utilize it for managing extensive invoice workflows, while distribution sectors rely on its capabilities for insurance checks and system support. Its applicability across servers makes it a valuable tool for any sector seeking to reduce manual workload and improve task accuracy.

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UiPath Automation Cloud offers robust automation capabilities for businesses. It enables seamless management of automation processes, providing a scalable, cloud-based environment.

UiPath Automation Cloud supports businesses by providing an end-to-end cloud solution for orchestrating enterprise automation. It simplifies the deployment and management of automation resources, reducing the need for on-premises infrastructure. This platform is especially valuable in rapidly scaling operations where agility and speed are key. With built-in security features, users can trust the platform while benefiting from regular updates and maintenance.

What are the key features of UiPath Automation Cloud?

Scalability: Effortlessly scale operations with cloud resources.
Access Control: Manage user permissions effectively to ensure secure operations.
Integrated Management: Unified management of robots and processes from the cloud.
Continuous Updates: Benefit from consistent updates without manual interventions.

What should you look for in UiPath reviews?

Cost Efficiency: Reduced hardware costs due to cloud-hosted environment.
Ease of Use: Streamlined operation management with intuitive tools.
Speed of Deployment: Quick deployment cycles enable faster operation start.
Security Enhancements: Regularly updated security measures.

In manufacturing, UiPath Automation Cloud scales production processes through automation, increasing efficiency. In finance, it accelerates transaction processing, improving accuracy and reducing errors. Healthcare employs it for streamlining patient data management to enhance service delivery.

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Sample Customers

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

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

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