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Pega CRM vs Pega Robotic Process Automation comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Pega CRM
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (9th), CRM (36th)
Pega Robotic Process Automa...
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) (21st)
 

Mindshare comparison

Pega CRM and Pega Robotic Process Automation aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Pega CRM is designed for CRM Customer Engagement Centers and holds a mindshare of 4.7%, down 9.1% compared to last year.
Pega Robotic Process Automation, on the other hand, focuses on Robotic Process Automation (RPA), holds 2.0% mindshare, down 3.3% since last year.
CRM Customer Engagement Centers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Pega CRM4.7%
Microsoft Dynamics CRM13.4%
Salesforce Service Cloud10.0%
Other71.9%
CRM Customer Engagement Centers
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Pega Robotic Process Automation2.0%
UiPath Platform10.2%
Microsoft Power Automate6.7%
Other81.1%
Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
 

Featured Reviews

Srinivas Ganisetti - PeerSpot reviewer
AVP/Sr Analyst Apps at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Case management feature is valuable but the pricing is expensive
I would like to suggest the solution but it really depends on your specific requirements, your business use cases and future plans. There is a significant investment involved in this solution and therefore it is very crucial to reevaluate your future necessity including automation potential and modernization plans. I would suggest that you select any kind of solution and explore alternatives of similar functionalities at a lower cost. This might help you to achieve more with less. In my experience, I would rate it between seven to eight because it offers robust capabilities. But please be aware that other BPM tools are emerging with similar features at a lower cost. Pega CRM is perceived as bulk care compared to order tools, as many of its capabilities are potentially underutilized. I would rate it 7 out of 10.
reviewer1458102 - PeerSpot reviewer
Regional Director at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Has raised concerns due to outdated framework and high ownership costs
Pega Robotic Process Automation is a temporary solution to a bigger issue, and the cost of implementation especially with Pega really stops customers from proceeding. The total cost of ownership could be improved. From a technical perspective, the product performs adequately. The installation can be quite complex as it's not standalone, and customers need to get the whole Pega platform up and running. The total cost of ownership is not very attractive. RPA as a concept is outdated now, with agentic AI becoming more prominent. We don't see much interest from customers in going down the RPA route; Pega Robotic Process Automation is losing its prominence in the market.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It also reduces the duration per call, and it ensures a first time resolution of the issue."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to pull information about the customer on-the-fly so they feel the interaction is more personal."
"The case management feature is really valuable."
"Great flexibility and its locking mechanism enable multiple users to work on the same case seamlessly."
"We can effortlessly manage the data within it, and it offers ease of use and high flexibility to present the data across various vendors."
"One of the most valuable features of Pega CRM for our team's productivity is its ease of setup, thanks to its configuration-driven approach."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to pull information about the customer on-the-fly so they feel the interaction is more personal."
"​It is a good and matured solution."
"The low-code/no-code development aspect of the solution is great."
"They are leaders in the same industry."
"The workflow system is very intuitive."
"The solution's ability to create adapters quickly is its most valuable feature."
"I am impressed with the tool's recording feature."
"Definitely, we are satisfied. It's a pretty strong product."
"It helped cut short the release cycle by almost 40% compared to the previous solution."
 

Cons

"For many of the clients, they have a separate system or separate layer of UI and a separate layer of the business rules engine, which Pega has taken care of in the recent releases."
"The UI should be improved."
"It would be beneficial to enhance the pricing and support implementation options as they are currently quite expensive."
"The solution has room for improvement around decisional and real-time data analysis."
"They should enable the data-driven streaming feature inside it."
"Price is always a concern for many organizations. They often think Pega is expensive, and sometimes they don't fully understand the pricing model."
"There has been a common acknowledgment among customers that this solution is an expensive tool and they often opt for cheaper tools like Comodo"
"The solution has room for improvement around decisional and real-time data analysis."
"Pega's main drawback was that you have to go and install their platform and their platform is meant to be their main selling point with robotics just a small part of what they do."
"It is still a niche skill and resources are scarce in the market unless big IT companies are involved."
"There have been some scenarios where the bot was not able to replace some of the controls and could not recognize and personalize the task we wanted to automate."
"Pega has a no-code low-code environment. We do everything based on established rules. You kind-of have to learn how all their rules work and how it works for robotics before you can use the solution effectively."
"The ease-of-use could be improved."
"There have been some scenarios where the bot was not able to replace some of the controls and could not recognize and personalize the task we wanted to automate."
"I have faced many scenarios in the business workflow, where a few applications run on the Citrix environment. That could be a critical part of the process without which business won't be able to accept the automation solution. Because of one small bottleneck, you will lose a very good candidate for process automation."
"What I don't like that much in Pega Robotic Process Automation is its monitoring tool because that tool is tightly connected with the platform. If the Pega team can deploy the monitoring tool separately, so that it's a separate solution altogether, then that would be good because currently, if you have to use the monitoring tool, then that means you have to use the Pega Robotic Process Automation platform. The initial setup for Pega Robotic Process Automation also needs improvement because it is complex. The only additional feature I'd like to see in the solution is for the monitoring tool to be a stand-alone rather than being tightly coupled with the Pega platform. Looking at the current features of Pega Robotic Process Automation concerning application automation, it covers most of my needs currently."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have numerous uses of the solution in our organisation. Almost 72 applications are integrated with Pega CRM, and some of them are shutting down for various reasons including the high licensing costs. There is a strong focus in the market and offices on cost reduction."
"The pricing is on the higher side."
"It is expensive."
"I would rate the product's pricing a nine out of ten."
"Pega is pretty costly."
"Pega is as competitive as the basic players such as UiPath or Automation Anywhere. UiPath is the most expensive, but Pega is at par with Automation Anywhere."
"​I was not involved in licensing and pricing, but it is worth the cost​."
"Pega Robotic Process Automation is an expensive solution."
"In terms of Pega Robotic Process Automation pricing, I would rate it a five out of five because the solution has a good price. Pricing is not very high, though I'm unsure of the exact cost, based on my experience, the price for Pega Robotic Process Automation is less than Blue Prism because I worked with a few clients that have both solutions and my clients prefer Pega Robotic Process Automation over Blue Prism particularly because of the licensing costs."
"The licensing cost is too high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
7%
Educational Organization
7%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise17
 

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What needs improvement with Pega Robotic Process Automation?
Pega Robotic Process Automation is a temporary solution to a bigger issue, and the cost of implementation especially with Pega really stops customers from proceeding. The total cost of ownership co...
What is your primary use case for Pega Robotic Process Automation?
For banking customers, Pega Robotic Process Automation can fill in the process automation which cannot usually be done by process reengineering; we use it for activities such as process mining to i...
What advice do you have for others considering Pega Robotic Process Automation?
I am George from a system integrator and reseller background. We are a system integrator, reseller, and implementer of SAP, Camunda, and others. RPA hasn't been around for more than five to six yea...
 

Also Known As

Chordiant
Pega RPA, OpenSpan
 

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Sample Customers

The State of Maine, Aegis, Aegon, AIG Japan, ING
eBay Enterprise, M&I Bank
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