OpenText Robotic Process Automation vs UiPath Platform comparison

Why PeerSpot?

OpenText and UiPath are both solutions in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category. OpenText is ranked #44, while UiPath is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.6. OpenText holds a 0.9% mindshare in RPA, compared to UiPath’s 9.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of OpenText users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 98% of UiPath users who would recommend it.

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Download the report

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

UiPath Platform and OpenText Robotic Process Automation are competing products in the RPA category. UiPath has a strong advantage in features, while OpenText excels in deployment flexibility and customer service efficiency.

Features: UiPath Platform offers robust automation capabilities, advanced AI components, and extensive integration options. OpenText Robotic Process Automation provides solid workflow management, document automation, and leverages a strong background in content management.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: OpenText offers flexible deployment options with hybrid solutions and strong customer support during implementation. UiPath provides rapid deployment with extensive online resources for training and support.

Pricing and ROI: UiPath typically has lower initial setup costs, suitable for smaller firms or limited budgets. OpenText, despite higher upfront costs, offers higher ROI through a comprehensive feature set for complex automation needs.

To learn more, read our detailed Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Report (Updated: November 2026).

Buyer's Guide

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

November 2026

Download the complete report

Helped 920,939 peers since 2012

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

Automation Anywhere

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category, the mindshare of Automation Anywhere is 4.9%, down from 8.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Robotic Process Automation is 0.9%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of UiPath Platform is 9.4%, down from 16.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
UiPath Platform	9.4%
Automation Anywhere	4.9%
OpenText Robotic Process Automation	0.9%
Other	84.8%

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Featured Reviews

Nadeem K.

Rpa Developer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees

Automation has freed teams from repetitive finance and supply tasks and supports global operations

In the current organization, we had trouble initially because I think the documentation and support could be better than what it is now. This is one difference between Automation Anywhere and other RPA tools such as UiPath. In UiPath, if you have an issue, you go to the UiPath website and search for it, and you get lots of help materials. In Automation Anywhere, you do not get exactly what you are looking for. You get a very large number of results when you search for something, and from this large result set, you have to filter out what you need, or only partial information will be available. User handbooks are available for each product. In that regard, I would say Automation Anywhere is lagging compared to other RPA tools. It is difficult to get hold of their customer support team. I want to clarify that it is not a matter of us building logic on Automation Anywhere and it failing. When it is a product-related issue, they have to give us support because we only know how to develop within Automation Anywhere. We do not know how to fix Automation Anywhere itself. Whenever we have an issue, trying to get in touch with them always takes three to four business days.

Read full review

Hugo Almeida

Head of IT Automation at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

It lets us automate almost anything and is very easy to work with

It currently supports only on-premises deployments. They can include support for cloud deployments. It should provide us the ability to choose a robot for executing a workflow. We want to control which robot executes a certain workflow. Right now, it automatically chooses the robot that is going to execute our workflow. It should also provide the ability to get filters on the outputs of the steps. We have each workflow as a step, and each step has some output. We would like to have the functionality to execute some script or some logic on these outputs to format the tests directly on the variables.

Read full review

Hemanth Pagadala

Senior Business Process Automation Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Automation has transformed document processing and frees teams to focus on higher‑value analysis

Sometimes, we encounter system errors that could be resolved via support, but connection issues are more frequent in enterprise applications. However, these can usually be solved by raising tickets if you are part of an enterprise, though we are not, which makes it somewhat challenging. It is vital to ensure the connections of UiPath Platform are maintained because it has a larger community. If UiPath Platform website included more features and documentation accessible easily, it would greatly enhance the experience. Instead of continually needing to raise support tickets, having a documentation hub where details can just be entered to retrieve required documents would be extremely beneficial.

Read full review

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The ease of use and its ability to change the code when something in the main process or core process changes. The ease of use is really good."

"We are measuring ROI through quality: Reducing errors, saving time, and saving money."

"One of the things I appreciate the most about Automation Anywhere is that it's in the cloud, so when we are on-site on a project, we collect a lot of data, hand it to this bot, and it runs the function; by the time we reach our destination, whether we move from San Francisco to New York, it's equivalent to 20 people's work in six hours, utilizing quite a few attended or unattended bots."

"With its user-friendly user interface, our developers are able to quickly pick it up."

"Automation Anywhere is excellent for integrating with other solutions. It provides the ability to leverage the APIs of third-party solutions. We use some of the already built-in MetaBots to then scrape the data and manipulate independent data that we need in order to integrate with other third-party solutions."

"There are quite a few very strong features available to users."

"IQ Bot is the most important feature and it has been extensively used by our clients."

"I would rate Automation Anywhere a ten out of ten."

More Automation Anywhere pros

"It lets us automate almost anything, even with the legacy tools. It is very easy for us now to automate with legacy tools, which used to be difficult earlier. We work with a lot of other automation tools from Micro Focus, such as Operation Orchestration, but these tools can only connect to the API. So, there was a gap when we wanted to automate older and legacy tools that didn't have any API to connect to. We can now also automate without any changes in the customer environment. We don't need to change anything in the way that the customer environment works."

"It lets us automate almost anything, even with the legacy tools."

"We reduced a 10 people team to just one person, who just stands by most of the time and monitors the robotization process in action."

"UiPath Platform has had a positive impact on my organization because we achieved a large reduction in working hours spent on tedious and manual tasks by automating these processes."

"Prior to using the robots, 90% of the calls would need to be addressed by a representative, but since implementing the bot strategy, only 10% have to be handled by a human."

"UiPath's automation features are all equally valuable, but we use the unattended bots the most."

"AI functionality enabled our clients to automate more processes overall. It helped with end-to-end automation in the way that if you automate more processes, you save more time, and save more money for the company."

"The Orchestrator feature of UiPath Platform is really nice, being able to set up multiple robots and have Orchestrator control those, send jobs when they're available, and so on."

"UiPath's support for various types of interfaces is the most valuable feature as it aids in automating the end-user systems we want to streamline."

"I'm from a non-technical background, so for me, it's very easy to just drag and drop the fields using the Studio functionality and place them in my workflow module... The option in Studio of the drag-and-drop functionality makes it very easy to design certain applications."

More UiPath Platform pros

Cons

"My main issue with Automation Anywhere might be the logging of bots and getting more detailed feedback of what my bot is doing, step by step. It is hard to track fine-tuning in larger codes."

"There should be a meeting between the Automation Anywhere team and the end-users to understand whether the process can be made to work on the first attempt."

"I want the tool to be more stabilized. After three or four hours, the navigation keeps changing. We will be running error handling for 8,000 process and the system will fail. We need it to be more stable."

"With the automation copilot, if I have any internal tool or application and I want to pass on variables, I don't have it. Maybe the team can work on it to make it more efficient to make it work better across all automations."

"The initial setup for the program was not straightforward. It was definitely complex."

"I just came to understand that there is a cloud attached to it. I would like to see how the cloud is going to work, because every application is coming out with a cloud version. If you are not on-premise, then you will need to have Citrix automation."

"With Oracle and ServiceNow, there seem to be challenges. With SAP, it worked very well."

"With any new upgrades, we have to make changes in the codes. To us, this means that the tool is not stable. We have been told by Automation Anywhere that this will be fixed in future releases."

More Automation Anywhere cons

"It currently supports only on-premises deployments. They can include support for cloud deployments."

"It currently supports only on-premises deployments. They can include support for cloud deployments. It should provide us the ability to choose a robot for executing a workflow. We want to control which robot executes a certain workflow. Right now, it automatically chooses the robot that is going to execute our workflow. It should also provide the ability to get filters on the outputs of the steps. We have each workflow as a step, and each step has some output. We would like to have the functionality to execute some script or some logic on these outputs to format the tests directly on the variables."

"One thing that annoys us a little bit is that we have to pay for each developer."

"I would like to see the OCR, machine learning, and cognitive package that is being discussed in the next release."

"We aren't scaling up UiPath because it doesn't provide a satisfactory way to log and monitor data. Instead, we use other tools like Automation Anywhere for large-scale operations in our production environment. We're building solutions that can handle a huge amount of data so we can monitor real-time issues. I don't think UiPath solves that case for us."

"Overall, the stability of UiPath is about average. We do have some instability, because of workloads that are too massive for Orchestrator, but it could be that it was not installed in the right way."

"When automating complex projects, the application becomes sluggish due to the interfacing load."

"The new version is causing issues, sometimes crashing, and selectors cannot be opened. When it crashes, all work must be redone, which is very annoying."

"The biggest pain point we've seen so far is that we have trouble identifying best practices in certain areas and circumstances."

"The support for this solution is tedious. I would rate it a five out of ten. If we don't respond or the ticket closes, we do not get a response from them."

More UiPath Platform cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am not responsible for the pricing part, but I know the pricing is competitive compared to other tools."

"We purchase on a bot basis. Our costs are approximately $5,000."

"As our team size increases, we may get some more licenses for the tool."

"If you are looking into Automation Anywhere, get the Community Edition and play with it."

"Costs savings have been seen by employing bots for multiple shifts instead of people."

"We paid separately for the Runner and Creater components. The final cost depends on the structure of your environment."

"My only suggestion in terms of pricing is very generic and that is to consider that as much as RPA saves cost and does automation, please get a realistic estimation done on whether you are really achieving any ROI over your investment with RPA."

"I don't agree with the IQ Bot licensing costs, which depends on the consumption of the document rather than per bot or user. This is confusing for me, because most of the cases for us in a possible future scenario, there would be a lot of invalid data to be scanned to get to real data. E.g., we would have to supply approximately 100 pages of scanned data to extract two pages of original data. In these type of cases, the IQ Bot might be a costly venture."

More Automation Anywhere pricing and cost advice

"The pricing model is very straightforward. You can have a one-year or three-year subscription. You pay for each robot that you want to use simultaneously. If you want, you can install 50 robots and get 50 licenses. If you want to use only one robot at a time, you just need one license. For each license, you pay around 10% or 15% to support. You pay for the license, and you pay a small percentage of the cost of the license for support. This is their licensing model, which is very easy to understand."

"The price of UiPath is not too expensive or too cheap. It's in between."

"Some of the licenses, such as for Document Understanding, are a little bit expensive. We hope that they will reduce the prices over time, but it's still something new. I understand that it cannot be given away too cheaply in the beginning."

"UiPath's licensing could be cheaper and more dynamic. The licensing can sometimes feel high, especially for smaller companies, but generally, the pricing is reasonable when considering the time saved and corresponding costs."

"On a scale of one to ten, with ten being the highest, I would rate the price as an eight out of ten."

"When I started with UiPath, there was a desktop model, and we did not have to purchase Orchestrator. Now, there is a bundle or package of Orchestrator with attended or unattended robots, so the cost is a little bit on the higher end. They are selling the Orchestrator model or the admin model. If someone wants to purchase the standalone or desktop model, they cannot do that, so the cost is on the higher side, but if we purchase more licenses, it gets reduced. If we purchase fewer licenses, it will be high."

"As an application, it is not very expensive. It's very reasonable."

"The solution's pricing is a challenge. Every time I go to renew my contract, the prices increase. It is getting expensive."

"UiPath has more costly licenses than Automation Anywhere and, of course, Power Automate."

More UiPath Platform pricing and cost advice

See which vendors are best for you

Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solutions are best for your needs.

See recommendations

920,939 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Outsourcing Company

14%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Construction Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

13%

Government

10%

Performing Arts

Financial Services Firm

12%

Outsourcing Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	162
Midsize Enterprise	86
Large Enterprise	565

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	272
Midsize Enterprise	161
Large Enterprise	796

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...

See all answers

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...

See all answers

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.

See all answers

Ask a question

Earn 20 points

Best RPA tools for IBM iSeries

I can only speak to UiPath since that is the only RPA solution that I have used. I know that there are specific packa...

See all answers

RPA that Bots can run without centralized control?

Yes, Attended Bots which can run without centralized control Module. RPA Tools like Automation Anywhere, uiPath ,Pow...

See all answers

How do I choose between UiPath and Microsoft Power Automate?

Microsoft‌ ‌Power‌ ‌Automate‌ ‌is‌ ‌intuitive‌ ‌and‌ ‌easy‌ ‌to‌ ‌integrate‌ ‌and‌ ‌use.‌ ‌I‌ ‌like‌ ‌that‌ ‌there‌ ‌...

See all answers

Comparisons

Blue Prism vs Automation Anywhere

Compared 5% of the time

Microsoft Power Automate vs Automation Anywhere

Compared 4% of the time

AutomationEdge vs Automation Anywhere

Compared 3% of the time

Appian vs Automation Anywhere

Compared 2% of the time

HyperScience vs Automation Anywhere

Compared 2% of the time

More Automation Anywhere Competitors

Blue Prism vs OpenText Robotic Process Automation

Compared 16% of the time

Jacada Intelligent Agent Engagement vs OpenText Robotic Process Automation

Compared 6% of the time

epiplex Automation Studio vs OpenText Robotic Process Automation

Compared 6% of the time

Ikon vs OpenText Robotic Process Automation

Compared 5% of the time

Microsoft Power Automate vs OpenText Robotic Process Automation

Compared 5% of the time

More OpenText Robotic Process Automation Competitors

Microsoft Power Automate vs UiPath Platform

Compared 7% of the time

Blue Prism vs UiPath Platform

Compared 4% of the time

Pega Robotic Process Automation vs UiPath Platform

Compared 3% of the time

Blue Prism Cloud vs UiPath Platform

Compared 3% of the time

Fortra's Automate vs UiPath Platform

Compared 3% of the time

More UiPath Platform Competitors

Product Reports

Buyer's Guide

Automation Anywhere

November 2026

Download Automation Anywhere product report

Buyer's Guide

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

November 2026

OpenText Robotic Process Automation report

Download OpenText Robotic Process Automation product report

Buyer's Guide

UiPath Platform

October 2026

Download UiPath Platform product report

Also Known As

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

Micro Focus Robotic Process Automation, Micro Focus RPA

UiPath Maestro, UiPath Apps, UiPath Agent Builder

Interactive Demo

Automation Anywhere

Demo not available

OpenText

Demo not available

UiPath

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

OpenText Robotic Process Automation offers a streamlined solution for automating repetitive tasks, enhancing efficiency across enterprises. It simplifies workflow automation, freeing resources for more strategic objectives while ensuring high accuracy and compliance.

OpenText Robotic Process Automation is designed to optimize business processes through intelligent automation. Leveraging cutting-edge technology, it provides organizations with the capability to automate routine tasks efficiently, reducing manual effort and minimizing errors. It stands out for its ability to seamlessly integrate with existing systems, offering a scalable and robust platform for enterprise-wide automation. Users find it particularly useful in streamlining operations and boosting productivity, enabling teams to focus on high-value activities. Its simple deployment and customization capabilities further enhance its appeal.

What are the key features of OpenText Robotic Process Automation?

Seamless Integration: Easily integrates with existing systems to enhance workflow efficiency.
Scalability: Adaptable to changing business demands, suitable for enterprises of all sizes.
High Accuracy: Minimizes errors in automated processes, maintaining compliance and data integrity.
Customizable Automation: Offers tailored automation workflows to meet specific business needs.

What benefits and ROI indicators should firms watch for in reviews?

Increased Efficiency: Streamlines operations leading to significant time savings.
Cost Reduction: Lowers operational costs by reducing manual labor needs.
Enhanced Productivity: Frees up valuable resources for strategic initiatives.
Improved Compliance: Ensures consistent adherence to compliance standards.

OpenText Robotic Process Automation sees extensive implementation across industries such as finance and healthcare, where accuracy and compliance are critical. By automating transactions and claims processing, it reduces transaction times and lessens error rates, proving valuable in environments requiring precision and speed.

OpenText

UiPath Platform is appreciated for its user-friendly interface and extensive automation capabilities, offering seamless integration with diverse applications. Its intuitive drag-and-drop functionality enables users to design efficient workflows with minimal technical expertise.

UiPath Platform delivers a robust set of features that enhance automation and productivity. With components like Orchestrator, task management is optimized, facilitating better scalability. Users benefit from advanced AI and document understanding tools, boosting data handling accuracy and reducing errors. Despite its strengths, UiPath faces challenges with upgrading processes, AI enhancements, and user documentation. Integration and selector sensitivity issues, along with support and licensing complexities, highlight areas for potential improvement. Users request smoother deployment, error handling, and migration processes. Enhanced support for RHEL/Ubuntu, LINQ, and Lambda and improved real-time insights, automation recording, and scheduling are desired. Streamlining the experience for non-technical users with simplified workflows remains a priority.

What are the key features of UiPath Platform?

Drag-and-Drop Functionality: Allows users to design workflows easily without extensive technical skills.
Orchestrator: Enhances task management and enables scalable automation.
AI and Document Understanding: Improves data accuracy and minimizes errors.
System Integration: Offers seamless integration with SAP, CRM, Oracle, and more.
Active Community and Training: UiPath Academy provides resources for skill development.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Increased Efficiency: Reduction in manual workloads through automation of repetitive tasks.
Improved Accuracy: Enhanced data handling capabilities reduce errors.
Productivity Boost: Supports both attended and unattended automations to streamline operations.
Scalability: Ability to handle growing automation demands efficiently.
Integration Benefits: Easy integration with enterprise systems for streamlined operations.

UiPath Platform is widely implemented across sectors such as finance, healthcare, insurance, HR, IT, and supply chain to automate repetitive business tasks. Common uses include automating data entry, invoice processing, document management, report generation, and customer service operations. Organizations value the platform's ability to integrate seamlessly with systems like SAP, CRM, and Oracle, allowing for enhanced efficiency and accuracy in processing both structured and unstructured data.

UiPath

Sample Customers

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

Information Not Available

1. Accenture 2. Deloitte 3. PwC 4. IBM 5. Capgemini 6. KPMG 7. Ernst & Young 8. Infosys 9. Cognizant 10. Wipro 11. Tata Consultancy Services 12. HCL Technologies 13. Genpact 14. Tech Mahindra 15. DXC Technology 16. Atos 17. NTT Data 18. CGI 19. L&T Infotech 20. Hexaware Technologies 21. Mindtree 22. Mphasis 23. Virtusa 24. Syntel 25. Zensar Technologies 26. WNS Global Services 27. Hexaware Technologies 28. Larsen & Toubro Infotech 29. Persistent Systems 30. QuEST Global 31. Sonata Software 32. Zensar Technologies

Buyer's Guide

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

November 2026

Download Free Report

Find out what your peers are saying about UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Fortra and others in Robotic Process Automation (RPA). Updated: November 2026.

DOWNLOAD NOW

920,939 professionals have used our research since 2012.

See our list of best Robotic Process Automation (RPA) vendors.

We monitor all Robotic Process Automation (RPA) reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.