IBM Datacap vs NICE Robotic Automation comparison

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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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DeekshithShetty

Software Development Senior Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

High-accuracy document processing with easy integration and good image enhancement

The OCR extractions are very good, almost 100% accurate now. The integration with other tools is very easy, with inbuilt actions to configure and directly export to multiple depositories. It is also good at image enhancement, including the removal of lines, which is helpful in processing and automation and ensures very little user intervention, thus saving time.

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Harish G V

Senior RPA Developer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees

Quicker compared to other bots but not very user-friendly

There is a need for NICE to be more user-friendly. It should be designed in such a way that any developer can easily develop bots. For instance, Power Automate provides a good example of a user-friendly design that NICE can learn from. Moreover, in terms of documentation, there is very little available for NICE, making it challenging to implement the bots. So, documentation should be improved as well. There are a lot of additional features that could be included in NICE. As the NICE Robotic Automation claims, it is a low-code solution, but that is not entirely true. They need to concentrate on the prerequisites and building blocks. There should be more options available internally that are easy to use and well-developed.

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

Pros

"We have been able to take an accounting task and clear a very large backlog, therefore being completely up-to-date on the task since implementing a bot on it."

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

"Automate Anywhere can just mimic what a human does."

"The most valuable feature in this solution is the IQ Bot."

"We have automated our critical functions, like supply chain management and purchase orders, and we have staff who have been moved out of the mundane tasks and are now doing value-added activities."

"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."

"It has improved the reliability of our monthly billing processes that, in the past, was dependent on manual, nine-to-five types of activities, and we can now schedule those activities, process 24 hours a day, and then we review exceptions."

"Document Automation is a game changer. Earlier, with IQ Bot, we achieved partial automation—around 80% of the process was automated. With GenAI and Google Vision OCR now integrated into Document Automation, end-to-end automation is achievable, even with unstructured documents."

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"Very scalable and stable data capture and extraction solution that's very simple to install."

"One valuable feature of IBM Datacap is the OCR capability, along with its ability to read fields from documents."

"The solution offers many features that are beneficial for customers."

"Both Datacap Studio and Datacap Navigator are great features."

"It's a platform, not a configured application, so you can do what you want with it."

"It is very easy to develop this software. It is low code, and if you can't find the things you need on it, you can develop custom actions with more complex code underneath. They sync well, which is very useful for automating a lot of processes. It is a really valuable feature for the clients because we can ingest information and automate plenty of processes for them. The operators don't have to waste that much time on tasks. With Datacap, they can be automated."

"While we are doing indexing, we tag the document type. It's programmed inside of Datacap to automatically detect the document based on a given template. It auto-indexes that document, which means that it automatically tags the correct document type to the scanned document."

"It is highly extensible, which we found to be most valuable. It is a very extensible solution because it is based on configurable rule sets. We were able to amend and adjust the solution and very easily add custom code and custom components. It does require some programming experience, but we found that not to be an issue. We liked its extensibility."

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"Robotic Automation has saved us time and money by moving our processes away from manual work."

"In terms of scaling and increasing the impact of automation, our center of excellence has been around for 11 months now, our target for the year was a saving of £2 million and we've just hit £2.4 million, which has given us just over a two-to-one return on investment and, by using that feature-based build that I mentioned earlier, where we take those component parts for login and logout or copy and paste from this spreadsheet to that one, we are forecasting a five-to-one return on investment within the next 24 months."

"It is easy to deploy. To do the automation in NICE, you really need to use your programming expertise. There are no inbuilt features in it, and you have to create all the required features, which can be very interesting for a programmer."

"Provides good automation features."

"NICE is one of the only vendors that does attended and unattended out-of-the-box. Using the unattended processes we've been able to build a "feature library." We break each process down into workable chunks that we can save into a big library. The next time we come to automate a task, we already have chunks of that automation built."

"It is a kind of desktop automation; its licensing model is a little bit different, and it tends to be individual automation specific to a role, and it excels at that."

"It is easy to deploy because the installation packages are very simple and it doesn't require any maintenance."

"The deployment of NICE Robotic Automation is easy."

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Cons

"It's somewhat pricier than some of the other tools that we've used, and the breakout between the different applications is also somewhat costly."

"I feel A2019 is still not completely ready and the discontinuing of version 11 is a negative impact for all of the users and clients."

"The initial implementation of Automation Anywhere regarding the elastic search and database set connection can be a little difficult. However, I am skilled enough to get through it. There were some balancing issues that my other team members had to manage. They are having difficulty in balancing when I checked the architecture properly. We determined later that there was no need for a load balance to be done on the servers. We didn't do any load balancing and then the elastic search was not done."

"Automation Anywhere has some limitation with its integrations."

"The Recorder action in the A2019 Community edition is not supported."

"I would like if the IQ Bot could read hand-written documents, otherwise, Automation Anywhere is fabulous to work or develop processes for customers."

"I would like to see more bots available right out-of-the-box in the SAP area."

"After implementing, I have seen that some customers are not getting ROI from that, so they are stepping back from using Automation Anywhere."

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"IBM needs to improve on scanning and reading accuracy for unstructured documents. Additionally, an important missing feature is the ability to merge documents and present data across different UI screens."

"One of the things that we wished for was to have an easier way to carry out the customizations. Currently, if you want to customize data, you need to have a developer with C# knowledge. If IBM could implement a no-code or low-code platform for Datacap, it would be easier to adjust it without needing a developer, which was always the most difficult part."

"Datacap is not that difficult to set up, however, there are some limitations. For example, it's supposed to only be used with Windows, it will not support a Linux platform and has been built on top of .Net technologies."

"We used an integrator for the deployment, and our experience was very bad. They gave us an unreliable, broken solution which did not work, then they would not work with us."

"I would like better ease of use and more support options."

"If it is registered as a critical issue, we receive a response from IBM after one day which can cause our clients to lose business."

"I would like to see the product have the ability to process more documents in parallel."

"It can take some time to implement."

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"We haven't found it to be as powerful as some of the other platforms. From a true RPA perspective, it is pretty far behind some of the other solutions."

"Its connectivity with other applications should be improved. In the version that I was using, it would just stop interacting with the other application. Its graphical interface should also be improved. It should have a user-friendly interface. Sometimes, people find it very difficult to understand. One of the obstacles that I faced while programming was that if I needed any kind of help, there wasn't much content on the internet. It can be very difficult to find a solution for a particular issue."

"The solution is not as intuitive as it could be and the integration took a lot of time."

"The one thing I'd like to see, and NICE is already heavily investing in it, is improvement in the user interface itself. They call it the Designer and it's what the developers use. It is a bit clunky; that is the polite way to put it. I'd like to see it be a bit more user-friendly, a bit more intuitive, and to move to something a bit more web-based..."

"There is a need for NICE robotics to be more user-friendly."

"Its connectivity with other applications should be improved. In the version that I was using, it would just stop interacting with the other application."

"There are a few areas for improvement in the installation phase"

"We haven't found it to be as powerful as some of the other platforms. From a true RPA perspective, it is pretty far behind some of the other solutions. It has emerged as a more desktop automation kind of tool, but it lacks a lot of enterprise features. It is not really a true RPA because of its licensing, which is kind of user-initiated. It would be nice it can be deployed at a more enterprise licensing model versus a user-based model. It didn't have autonomous automation so far, and they have just released this feature. They have kind of hodgepodged a bunch of products together to get there, but it is not as seamless as other solutions."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Automation Anywhere is cheaper than UiPath and Blue Prism. From a market point of view, Automation Anywhere is reasonable. Any organization can adopt Automation Anywhere."

"We would like them to change the license model of charging per bot."

"Automation Anywhere falls within a mid-range price point when compared to other RPA tools on the market."

"The setup cost depends on multiple factors, so you need to get details before choosing."

"The licensing cost for Automation Anywhere is high."

"We save 34,000 hours of time per year and have recouped up to $6000 in lost revenue."

"The cost is anywhere between $10,000 and $100,000."

"The licensing fees are approximately $10,000 USD for between five and ten users."

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"This solution offers seamless integration with other enterprise products, which is my area of responsibility, focusing on government sector projects. Larger enterprise projects don't pose problems. It might be suitable for small businesses as well."

"IBM could offer more competitive pricing. This would allow them to attain more users. Some of our clients are considering moving to a different solution called Encapture which is similar but offers more competitive pricing."

"It is an expensive solution."

"We were using the User Value Unit licensing, which means we get charged per active user of the system, and if I'm not mistaken, we also had it for the rule runner service. They had a PVU license model, which is a processor value unit. For each process that we have in our system, we pay a certain amount of money. We found the pricing to be quite steep. It was really an expensive solution in comparison to Kofax, which had a different licensing model and was actually cheaper overall because they charge per page and not per user and per process."

"Pricing needs to stay competitive."

"It varies, and it depends on the client's requirements and negotiations. Nowadays, Datacap is also included in the IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation."

"This solution is the most expensive in the market."

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"As per my understanding, UiPath has a much lesser cost than NICE, but I am not sure."

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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

14%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Outsourcing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

14%

Construction Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Small Business	161
Midsize Enterprise	85
Large Enterprise	561

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Small Business	13
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	12

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Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	5

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 experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Datacap?

Pricing is in the mid-range but could be more affordable, rated at four point five.

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What needs improvement with IBM Datacap?

IBM needs to improve on scanning and reading accuracy for unstructured documents. Additionally, an important missing ...

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I primarily use IBM Datacap ( /products/ibm-datacap-reviews ) for data capture and scanning documents with OCR. Speci...

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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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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

IBM Datacap offers advanced OCR capabilities, auto-indexing, and integration with FileNet and web services to efficiently manage structured and unstructured data. It supports machine learning, low-code development, and streamlined workflows for improved operational efficiency.

IBM Datacap captures and processes different data types, providing extensibility and scalability for organizations aiming to enhance their document management processes. It integrates seamlessly with IBM FileNet and other platforms, while offering features like fingerprint recognition and image enhancement. Users benefit from reduced manual tasks and errors through its automated workflows. However, challenges include recognition accuracy improvements, faster scanning, and a shift towards cloud infrastructure. Third-party integrations and support services need enhancement, while increasing customization and support for the Arabic language remains essential. Enhancements in reporting, automation, and AI integration are priority improvement areas.

What features make IBM Datacap stand out?

OCR Capability: Robust text recognition for data extraction.
Auto-Indexing: Efficient categorization and data management.
Seamless Integration: Compatible with FileNet and web services.
Machine Learning: Supports intelligent data processing.
Low-Code Development: Simplifies adding custom features.

What benefits do users see with IBM Datacap?

Efficiency: Reduces manual tasks and errors.
Scalability: Adapts to organizational growth.
Extensibility: Easy to expand and customize features.
Streamlined Workflows: Facilitates smooth operations.

IBM Datacap supports industries such as insurance, banking, government services, and trade finance by digitizing and automating document capture processes. By integrating OCR-based data extraction and cloud services, organizations enhance efficiency and data management across various applications.

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NICE Robotic Automation offers a customizable platform with visual interfaces and efficient desktop automation, providing seamless API connectivity and strong graphical interaction for organizations across industries.

Designed for comprehensive automation needs, NICE Robotic Automation enables organizations to deploy quickly with customizable visual interfaces and license-specific automation. Despite the complex interface and need for specialized IT skills, it integrates effectively with platforms like ServiceNow. Task automation segmentation, dynamic user interactivity, and multiple robotic flows management make it an ideal choice for those seeking efficient execution speed and unique feature-based builds. However, improvements in enterprise features, RPA capabilities, and user-friendliness are necessary, with a clunky designer interface and unreliable connectivity as drawbacks.

What are the key features of NICE Robotic Automation?

Customizable Visual Interfaces: Offers tailored interfaces that enhance the user's experience during setup.
Quick Deployment: Provides rapid implementation times for faster results.
Efficient Desktop Automation: Streamlines desktop processes with speed.
Seamless API Connectivity: Ensures smooth and effective integration with APIs.
Dynamic User Interactivity: Facilitates strong engagement with active interfaces.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Execution Speed: Look for feedback on quick task completion.
Feature Uniqueness: Reviews often mention the distinctiveness of the feature set.
Integrative Capacity: Consider how well it connects with other systems.
Cost Efficiency: Evaluate return on investment through user perspectives.

Organizations deploy NICE Robotic Automation in industries like customer service and financial centers, implementing agent guidance, compliance during calls, and desktop processes. Integration with systems such as ServiceNow supports tasks like ticket processing and data extraction, with plans often extending to cloud platforms like Amazon AWS.

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Sample Customers

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

Turkcell, PowerSouth Energy Cooperative, Central Nacional Unimed, Conqord Oil

HelpLine, Telefonica Spain, Banca Popolare Di Sondrio

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