IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) vs Microsoft Power Automate comparison

IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) vs. Microsoft Power Automate

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Robotic Process Automat...

Ranking in Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

8th

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Microsoft Power Automate

Ranking in Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

2nd

Average Rating

7.8

Number of Reviews

123

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category, the mindshare of IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is 2.4%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Power Automate is 20.5%, down from 22.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Karinne Carnevalli De Almeida

Consultant at Universidade Federal Fluminense

Apr 3, 2023

User-friendly interface and good stability

I used it in 2018 in a company that specialized in medical services. They used it for accounting and payments It's user-friendly; even non-technical people can program bots using drag-and-drop functionalities. There are a few areas that could use improvement. Firstly, the cost of IBM RPA is…

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Mohit Vohra

CTO at Arevpay

Apr 13, 2023

Easy to use, plenty of features, and priced well

We assessed the functionality of Microsoft Power Automate in streamlining repetitive processes that required human effort. Specifically, we discovered that the process of completing online loan applications for our customers was a prime candidate for automation. With Microsoft Power Automate, we were able to automate this process, enabling a single individual to log in to up to twenty loan applications. However, if we needed to scale up to two hundred applications per day, we would have required ten individuals to manage this process manually. With this solution, we were able to achieve this with only two people, as the software facilitated logging into the application master and extracting data directly into an Excel file, which could then be easily uploaded and processed within minutes. It has improved our organization's efficiency.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The feature I found most valuable is the TCO."

"The solution is scalability."

"It's not inclusive, in terms of automation, you can just do it standalone, in its own silo. It's not going to force your existing system or teams, your admin teams, to create new IDs for you or even force them to create new services or APIs for you or expose something from there. They can just keep the way they are doing it right now, but you still automate it."

"It is easy to use. We have enabled our resources who don't have a background in automation to be certified and trained, then implement this product within a very short period of time, as it is very user-friendly."

"The initial setup is straightforward."

"I think simplicity is key. One of the things that we've noticed is how our developers have been able to quickly adopt the platform; but not only the developers or the techy people, also the business."

"We can connect with different database types, and they have included a different package for a terminal connection to, for example, AS400. When it comes to UI development, it's not using the drivers or anything. It's not a selector-based development like UiPath."

"It's integrated with all the other products within the Salesforce ecosystem."

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"The technical support is good."

"Its integration with SharePoint and Outlook is the most valuable. I found it very easy to use. I could do everything that I wanted very quickly, and I didn't have any complications at all. I never had a problem in using Microsoft Power Automate."

"The most valuable feature is that you can run multiple automations at the same time, in parallel."

"Power Automate is a better and more cost-effective solution compared to Automation tools."

"It is basically free for me because it comes with my Office 365 subscription. The main feature is that there is abundant learning material on platforms like YouTube. You can find information about whatever you want to be done in Spanish or English without a problem. It is very easy to learn. Users can start using it on their own without any former training, which is something I like about this solution."

"The solution offers a lot of documentation and tutorials for users to learn about various aspects and features."

"The product provides valuable integration with other Microsoft tools."

"It servers our purposes in bringing together all types of applications, being able to automate them with the right intelligent output from the data that we plugin."

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Cons

"I would like it to do pretty much everything out-of-the-box without any need for any customization. However, that is not the case right now. We absolutely have to do some amount of customization with the solution in order to use it out-of-the-box as-is."

"The product's document readers must be improved to capture the data well."

"We would like more focus on understanding AI and how it can be used to manage exception handling."

"We can use its inbuilt activities, and it's a complete package, but just like ElectroNeek, a limitation is that we have to depend on its inbuilt activities. We can't include our own activities or we can't introduce other activities."

"We're based in Thailand, but the documentation is not in Thai, which makes it difficult for us. If they could translate all of their documentation into our language, we'd be very grateful."

"The time it takes for approvals, and risk analysis could be faster."

"Extensibility is the key, especially in terms of the Recorders feature that we have. That should be browser independent. Enhance it because some people have Chrome, some have Internet Explorer, etc. Also, integration with PDFs: Not just the ability to read information from PDFs but the ability to write information from PDFs, make it secure, sign it, etc. Finally, if they can allow a token exchange inside the tool itself, that would help."

"Capturing GUI operations is very easy, but capturing IBM Logistics automation is hard. It does not always work with browsers or automotive applications like SAP."

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"The UI of the solution is not so good."

"The solution's licensing model is very complex and not straightforward."

"The debugging tools require improvement as well as the monitoring which goes along with it."

"The integration of our system into Power Automate was a bit tricky. We had to put a data lake in place before automating anything because we were not very structured in terms of data. Our major issue was cleaning up the data."

"Microsoft Power Automate's basic activities are not strong."

"The downside is the lack of orchestration and supplemental tools such as capturing existing processes and using them to build out."

"I would like to see better data integration with different sources."

"Microsoft Power Automate requires some knowledge and understanding of nuances for setup and security approvals."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"IBM RPA is cheaper than other tools."

"The product is reasonably priced compared to other tools."

"The product has a yearly licensing fee."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"There is a free trial for one month, so you can use it to run your payloads or proof of concept. After that, you can pay for the license on a monthly or annual basis."

"I rate the pricing ten out of ten. So, the pricing is very good for me."

"The pricing is reasonable for this solution."

"IBM licensing is annual and based on Virtual Processor Cores (VPC). This provides flexibility as part of the containerization environment."

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"You pay for use and if you want a premium connector or adapter, but a lot of things are available for free."

"It is free with Office 365 subscription."

"We've got a subscription package. We are on a monthly package of $40. We've got some discount because we're a big corporate client of Microsoft 365 and other solutions, but the standard price of the package that we use is $40. For the product, you don't have to pay anything extra. If you're using a partner, you need to pay for their coding, advice, and services, which is a separate cost. The majority of the features are available for free for anyone who is on Microsoft 365."

"Its licensing cost is comparatively less as compared to Automation Anywhere. We have bought a two-year license agreement."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing two to three out of ten."

"With our Microsoft Office 365 license, we are able to use Microsoft Power Automate."

"The price of the solution is reasonable. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."

"The price is right. If you have Office 365 It's included."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Educational Organization

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA)?

Integrating the tool with SAP, EBS, or other ERPs is easy.

What needs improvement with IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA)?

The product must be promoted more. There are no promotions.

What is your primary use case for IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA)?

We're working with different clients from the manufacturing environment. We have implemented end-to-end solutions. We work on web automation and automation of invoices.

RPA that Bots can run without centralized control?

Yes, Attended Bots which can run without centralized control Module. RPA Tools like Automation Anywhere, uiPath ,Power Automation they do support this.

How do I choose between UiPath and Microsoft Power Automate?

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How is Automation Anywhere compared to Microsoft Power Automate?

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Compared 21% of the time

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Compared 2% of the time

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Also Known As

IBM RPA

Power Automate, Microsoft Flow, MS Power Automate, WinAutomation by Softomotive, ProcessRobot by Softomotive

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Overview

IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is a technology that encompasses the use of smart robots in any process requiring efficiency, consistency and speed, with no risk of mistakes. In a nutshell, RPA simulates a human user working.

Today, it is possible to automate processes through the use of digital robots, or bots, which execute pre-programed, repetitive tasks in a safe and mistake free manner. There are literally thousands of opportunities for Robotic Process Automation to make an impact on your organization today, including: automatic invoice emission, system integration, information reconciliation, report generation, intelligent email management to lead generation, and many others.

Microsoft Power Automate is a powerful tool that streamlines and automates tasks within an organization.

It is used for workflow automation, data integration, and creating automated notifications and approvals.

Power Automate connects different applications and services, such as SharePoint, Excel, and Outlook, to automate data transfer and synchronization.

Sample Customers

The Hanover Insurance Group

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IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) vs. Microsoft Power Automate