We performed a comparison between IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Microsoft Power Automate based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."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."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to automate mundane tasks. This improves efficiency, reliability, etc. You can form critical operations which can be highly automated."
"The feature I found most valuable is the TCO."
"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."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The solution's ease of use is its most valuable aspect."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Power Automate are user-friendliness and low coding functionality."
"The initial setup isn't too difficult."
"Good core applications."
"It is very easy to learn and use. It is quite useful for any sort of back-office work. Any kind of work with low and medium complexity is very doable in ProcessRobot. For higher complexity, some refinement is required, but it is doable."
"The ease of use and the integration with some of the existing products that we have would be its main takeouts."
"The initial setup was easy. It was very easy for people to pick up. The deployment took a few hours."
"It is a very useful solution. You don't need to create an infrastructure in your environment just for triggers or executions. You don't need to invest in the infrastructure. With Power Automate, we can call or trigger custom web services and routines. We are also using the flow for gathering data from Microsoft Dynamics."
"The most valuable feature is that it easily integrates with other Microsoft products, so it has multiple connectors. You can create solutions that connect to Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, and OneDrive."
"The product must be promoted more."
"We would like a decreased need for customer support."
"IBM’s support should improve response time."
"We would like more focus on understanding AI and how it can be used to manage exception handling."
"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."
"The time it takes for approvals, and risk analysis could be faster."
"One of the things I would definitely like to see is more of the machine-learning and cognitive capabilities. For example, now that we're starting to automate more and more tasks, there are some things that still require us to go back and modify the robots when we need to. But if we had more of the machine-learning integrated into it, I believe it would be easier to maintain, so that we wouldn't have to go back and adjust every time."
"I would like to have more flexibility in connecting the platform with third-party systems."
"Sometimes it can be difficult to share flows for multiple users to edit."
"They should include a custom plugin feature so that we can add our custom connections."
"The debugging tools require improvement as well as the monitoring which goes along with it."
"There are some bugs or intermittent behavior in the Excel activities that require using workarounds."
"When we scale up, we switch to another application."
"While working with big data, when we have structured data like logs, we have to work with an ETL tool before manipulating the data and creating the workflows and the forms. This can be improved. Big data support is something that I'd like to be covered a lot."
"Microsoft Power Automate requires some knowledge and understanding of nuances for setup and security approvals."
"The solution is difficult to customize. I would like to see more flexibility when it comes to using different kinds of activities."
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IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is ranked 6th in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) with 23 reviews while Microsoft Power Automate is ranked 2nd in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) with 123 reviews. IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Power Automate is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) writes "User-friendly interface and good stability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Power Automate writes "Provides valuable integration with other Microsoft tools". IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is most compared with UiPath, Automation Anywhere (AA), Blue Prism, IPsoft 1RPA and ABBYY Vantage, whereas Microsoft Power Automate is most compared with UiPath, Automation Anywhere (AA), Blue Prism, Tungsten RPA and Fortra's Automate. See our IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) vs. Microsoft Power Automate report.
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