SAP Build Process Automation vs UiPath Platform comparison

SAP and UiPath are both solutions in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category. SAP is ranked #35, while UiPath is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.6. SAP holds a 0.8% mindshare in RPA, compared to UiPath’s 19.4% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of UiPath users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 30, 2025

UiPath Platform and SAP Build Process Automation are competing solutions in the realm of automation, each offering distinct strengths. UiPath may have an edge in pricing and support, while SAP's features align more effectively with user needs.

Features: UiPath stands out with comprehensive automation capabilities, advanced AI integrations, and customizable workflows. SAP has strengths in seamless ERP integration, robust process management, and leveraging enterprise applications.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: UiPath allows rapid deployment with flexible cloud and on-premise options, offering comprehensive support. SAP provides streamlined deployment within existing SAP landscapes and strong customer service with dedicated account resources.

Pricing and ROI: UiPath offers competitive pricing with scalable options, leading to swift ROI. SAP involves a higher initial setup cost, offset by long-term ROI within SAP ecosystems.

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Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category, the mindshare of Automate is 1.9%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Build Process Automation is 0.8%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of UiPath Platform is 19.4%, down from 26.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Anabel Marco

Account Director at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Automates processes efficiently with cost-effective scaling and robust customer support

Web scraping is quite good since it offers a lot of possibilities. Another important feature for me is its compatibility with MBI, the Power that is ISEQUADO Centers. I appreciate the ability to scale and increase the number of bots or studios without additional expense. Automate's non-reliance on additional orchestrators makes it quite cost-effective.

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Craig Van Der Walt

CTO at Atheneum

Simplifies integrations and is suitable for large companies

Sometimes, when our company develops using the latest technology, the knowledge is not yet cycled down to the tool's support team. The tool's support team is not mature enough to handle the tool. The promotion of a feature before it is mature may cause issues, and I feel that sometimes the deployment of such features is a little too early. The tool will release a feature, but it will have bugs in it. We face challenges because the tool's team doesn't have the knowledge to deal with the issues in the product's new features. When SAP develops something, if the tool's team doesn't know how to support it, it becomes a problem because now we have to access developers to get the information that is not readily available.

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Amjed Al-Tayyan

Governance Director at Diyar United Company

Automation streamlines onboarding and reduces the load on customer service agents

As the head of the division, I do not use UiPath myself. However, I am the decision-maker, so I review the features. The combination of both full-attended and half-attended automation, where you can automate tasks and still interact when required, is very useful. It provides efficiency by freeing staff from unnecessary tasks, resulting in a balanced workload and more productive use of an employee's time. The tool has a noticeable ROI, and the investment is worth every penny as it reduces tedious tasks and improves scalability. It is very easy to use. During the COVID lockdown, my son who was 11 at the time attended a UiPath and Automation Anywhere training with me. He has already automated his school tasks requiring saving data and uploading some documents to the portal. If a kid can do this, it shows how easy it is.

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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 most valuable feature is the drag-and-drop interface, which is very Windows-like."

"The interface is simple, user-friendly, and very intuitive."

"I actually quite liked the no-coding functionality."

"Fortra's Automate performs the job effectively and has the capability to alert us of any issues."

"A great feature that you seldom see in these kind of systems is the ability to use a database as trigger to launch a task. This is something I asked for a few years ago and that was added."

"This product is quite easy to install, learn, and use, with our new employees being able to start using it in projects for clients after only two weeks of internal training."

"I like the interface; it makes managing automation easy. We can set different schedules and templates for each task."

"We have tried other RPA solutions like UiPath or Automation Anywhere. They are fantastic products but complex, and it's hard to understand everything. It would be best if you had a skilled developer or several. Automate is easy to implement, administer, and use. It's appropriate for us because our cases are simple and easy to automate. We don't need complicated tools with many features; We prefer to get a significant ROI quickly."

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"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it offers an integrated development environment."

"UiPath is very easy to use. We are able to automate manual processes with bots, so the work gets done in a very short time."

"With the help of the library and with the help of the forums, developers can focus and it is easy to learn."

"UiPath has helped reduce human error. We are working with clients where it is very important to provide them their necessary services. We are a telecom company, so we are providing activation of numbers, etc. If people are doing this manually, it can cause inconveniences for our clients, but it might also put the reputation at stake. For example, because when people do it manually, they can send out the wrong invoice. This is a huge reputation risk, because sometimes we are working not only with just a person, but with a business. When we work with other companies, it is important to do things accurately. When the robots do things, there is almost a 100% probability that they won't make any mistakes, like typos."

"The ability to automate processes allows the opportunity to allocate resources differently."

"Look into the data web scraping. I don't think another tool has that feature and we use it a lot. Data web scraping was probably the bonus of why we went with UiPath."

"The most valuable thing about this solution is that it is easy to develop and easy to train everyone how to use."

"Since implementing UiPath, it has saved our clients a lot of time."

"You can design processes even if you do not know coding."

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Cons

"I currently have three bugs open with them that I don't know if they are addressed in the new release."

"The product also has a limited use case in some respects."

"I find that most important features are strong, however, there is a lack of good development for artificial intelligence, such as machine learning."

"Some companies have asked for voice integration. This is likely part of the roadmap."

"The vendor is currently working on a solution that allows us to automatically create a process that is based on a document that we receive via email."

"I would prefer not having to log in to update a ticket; being able to respond via email would be beneficial."

"Error messages should be better. For error status, there should be better documentation because a lot of times, error messages that you get are quite vague. For example, you get a message saying that the workflow has run into an unknown status, which is vague. It just tells you that it failed, but you don't know how or why it failed. It makes debugging difficult."

"The technical support could be better. We suffer from language barriers, as we are in Argentina."

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"The tool's support team is not mature enough to handle the tool."

"Additional help with ROM and approach would be an improvement."

"We still have to test the final product. UiPath's recommendation is build another bot to validate the other bot's work. That is the scary part: If you make a mistake creating the bot, how can you recover from that mistake?"

"UiPath's pricing could be improved. The margins for us as a bottom-level tier partner are not great, which can be a hindrance, particularly when we present it to the customer. Other than that, I don't have any areas of improvement at the moment due to our limited experience. Maybe after six months to a year, we might have more feedback."

"There are a lot of cloud solutions that we already use in our organization. However, with UiPath, we have stayed on-prem out of concern for security. We don't have clarity on if cloud solution is going to work securely."

"UiPath's built-in integration with Python scripts could be more robust so that I do not have to depend on another technology and I can do everything on one platform."

"The biggest struggle that we've had is understanding how to get in and properly set up all the architecture and orchestrate everything correctly from the get-go rather than trial and error and then fixing it as we go."

"However, challenges arise when attempting to automate multiple VPN connections."

"Data integration is the biggest opportunity for improvement. We need quick connections to our complex in-house databases to set up automations more efficiently. It's time-consuming to connect those large databases."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"From a distributor's side, one of the biggest selling points is its price point. Without going into any numbers, compared to UiPath, Automation Anywhere, and Blue Prism, we're significantly cheaper. The main difference is that other competitors usually charge you per process. However, in Automate's case, it's priced per bot. So, a bot can run multiple processes at the same time, but you are only priced for a single bot."

"I like the way this solution is priced because you can buy a license, or you can buy the software outright."

"The pricing is quite reasonable. We can run the process with one bot. The limitation is at the server level because they have some resources, and sometimes that is enough. It isn't too expensive, so you can get a good return off of one, and you can also have a pack of five bots that is quite competitive."

"It has gone up in price. The price of Fortra's Automate has increased since we first started using it. It does a lot but also costs a lot. It was a lot more affordable before Fortra owned the software."

"Compared to other products, the pricing model for this solution is much more convenient, flexible, and adaptable to the Portuguese reality."

"The cost is a bit high for a small business like ours, but we manage with Fortra's Automate."

"From a distributor's perspective, one of the biggest selling points of Automate is its price point."

"I believe the price falls within a reasonable range, which significantly influenced our decision regarding the product. This aspect is crucial for any technological solution, especially in our country where enterprises might be hesitant to invest heavily in something untested or uncertain about its practicality and potential returns."

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"The product is not cheaply priced."

"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."

"It is super cheap for the value you get. Their free version is good enough to implement. When you are building a solution, it takes months of effort, and sometimes, it takes years. Its free version is good enough for you to test out everything, so when you are developing, you do not need to pay. After that, there is a Pro version at $420. It is reasonable for the value it is offering. Their basic support is also very good, which comes with the Pro version. The Enterprise license is suitable when you need a hundred automation licenses. It is also reasonable. They give good pricing when you negotiate."

"The cost depends on how many licenses are needed and how bots are used. Right now there is no solution that is less expensive."

"Licensing should be reduced and price should be cut down a bit."

"I'm not sure about licensing and pricing, but the pricing for their certification is a little bit more. Previously, we could do it for no price."

"A robot license costs $6,000 USD per year, or $10,000 NZD."

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

"We license the product on a yearly basis and it costs us around $80,000."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

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Energy/Utilities Company

13%

Consumer Goods Company

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

13%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HelpSystems AutoMate?

We use it for specific cases, mainly secure file transfers, which are vital for us. And it works for us.

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What is your primary use case for HelpSystems AutoMate?

The main purpose is for automation. That has been the purpose why I have been using it so far.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortra Automate?

Regarding pricing, it is very friendly. I would not say that it is really cheap or very expensive, but it fits within...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Build Process Automation?

The product is not cheaply priced. In a development environment, the tool simplifies landscape management, etc. Wheth...

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What needs improvement with SAP Build Process Automation?

Sometimes, when our company develops using the latest technology, the knowledge is not yet cycled down to the tool's ...

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What is your primary use case for SAP Build Process Automation?

I use the solution in my company for the development of applications.

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

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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...

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Comparisons

Microsoft Power Automate vs Automate

Compared 27% of the time

Blue Prism vs Automate

Compared 10% of the time

Automation Anywhere vs Automate

Compared 7% of the time

Redwood Software - Finance Automation Edition vs Automate

Compared 7% of the time

VisualCron vs Automate

Compared 5% of the time

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SAP Intelligent RPA vs SAP Build Process Automation

Compared 39% of the time

Blue Prism vs SAP Build Process Automation

Compared 13% of the time

Microsoft Power Automate vs SAP Build Process Automation

Compared 9% of the time

Blue Prism Cloud vs SAP Build Process Automation

Compared 9% of the time

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Microsoft Power Automate vs UiPath Platform

Compared 19% of the time

Blue Prism vs UiPath Platform

Compared 12% of the time

Automation Anywhere vs UiPath Platform

Compared 11% of the time

Pega Robotic Process Automation vs UiPath Platform

Compared 5% of the time

WorkFusion vs UiPath Platform

Compared 2% of the time

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Also Known As

HelpSystems Automate, Automate

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Overview

Automate offers a user-friendly solution with a drag-and-drop interface for efficient task automation and integration with major platforms like SAP and Azure, making it ideal for quick deployment with minimal coding and training.

Automate provides powerful features for businesses seeking efficient automation, offering compatibility with databases, email integration, and cloud platforms. Its simple interface supports both beginners and experienced users, simplifying tasks like invoice processing, HR automation, and data transformation. Cost-effective pricing and flexible licensing enhance its appeal while integration capabilities and scheduling tools ensure smooth workflow automation.

What are Automate's Key Features?

Drag-and-Drop Interface: Simplifies automation with intuitive design.
Integration Capabilities: Connects with platforms like SAP and Azure for seamless data flow.
Database and FTP Triggers: Enhances automation potential through direct data interaction.
Efficient Scheduling: Automates tasks with precise timing and control.
Web Scraping: Automates data extraction for quick analysis and reporting.

What Benefits and ROI Should Users Expect?

Rapid Deployment: Minimizes coding efforts for quick implementation.
Cost-Effectiveness: Offers flexible pricing models to suit budget constraints.
Operational Efficiency: Reduces manual workloads and enhances productivity.
Comprehensive Integration: Facilitates improved data management across systems.
Scalability: Adapts to growing business needs with ease.

In industries such as healthcare, banking, and logistics, Automate is used for tasks like invoice payment automation, data transformation, and task automation. This leads to streamlined processes and reduced manual workload, illustrating its value in enhancing operational efficiency through diversified workflows.

Fortra

SAP Build Process Automation is designed to streamline business processes, automate workflows, and improve efficiency while reducing manual tasks and errors.

SAP Build Process Automation enhances efficiency and compliance by automating workflows and providing better visibility and control over operations. Its seamless integration with other SAP applications facilitates quick decision-making and boosts productivity. While it offers low-code capabilities, an extensive library of pre-built components, and robust analytics, users note the need for improved system speed during complex workflows and better customization options. Initial setup can be challenging, and third-party application integrations need refinement. Enhanced documentation and responsive technical support are also desired.

What are the key features of SAP Build Process Automation?

Low-code capabilities: Simplifies workflow design and development
Ease of integration: Seamless connection with existing SAP systems
Extensive library: Access to pre-built components for rapid deployment
Robust analytics: Comprehensive insights and data analysis
Scalability: Adaptable to diverse industry requirements

What benefits and ROI should users look for in reviews?

Reduced manual tasks: Minimizes errors and human intervention
Improved compliance: Ensures adherence to regulations
Enhanced productivity: Automates complex processes for efficiency
Better visibility: Provides control over business operations
Quicker decision-making: Facilitates fast and informed decisions

Different industries implement SAP Build Process Automation to enhance operational efficiency, from manufacturing to finance. It helps streamline their unique processes, adapt to changing requirements, and scale as needed, addressing specific business needs with flexibility and robustness.

SAP

UiPath Platform offers an intuitive automation solution with its user-friendly interface and low-code/no-code capabilities, empowering users to efficiently automate processes without technical expertise. It integrates seamlessly with applications and enhances productivity through attended and unattended automation.

UiPath Platform stands out for its scalability and operational control, especially through Orchestrator, which effectively manages bots and processes. AI-driven features like Document Understanding and OCR streamline data handling, reduce human error, and increase productivity. With support from a robust community and UiPath Academy, users benefit from ongoing skill development and learning. The platform's integration with tools such as Salesforce and ServiceNow ensures flexibility, and its Automation Cloud simplifies deployment and maintenance. Despite these strengths, UiPath users have highlighted areas for improvement such as licensing complexities, documentation clarity, and support responsiveness. They also seek enhanced integration with AI, machine learning, and external systems, combined with improved stability and more intuitive design.

What are the key features of UiPath Platform?

Intuitive Interface: Drag-and-drop design eases automation for non-experts.
Orchestrator Management: Effective bot and process management for operational control.
AI-Driven Features: Document Understanding and OCR optimize data processes.
Extensive Integrations: Connects with Salesforce, SAP, Excel, Oracle, and CRM.
Automation Cloud: Simplifies deployment and streamlines maintenance operations.

What benefits should users consider in reviews?

Time Savings: Automation reduces time spent on repetitive tasks.
Cost Efficiency: Decreases operational costs by minimizing manual labor.
Productivity Boost: Attended/unattended automation increases productivity.
Comprehensive Training: UiPath Academy and community resources support user growth.

Organizations adopt UiPath in finance, HR, IT, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors to automate repetitive and data-intensive tasks. Automation in invoice processing, data entry, and document management is common. Its integration with systems like SAP, Excel, Oracle, and CRM enhances efficiency, enabling businesses to reduce errors and manual effort, while focusing on strategic activities with both cloud and on-premises deployment options.

UiPath

Sample Customers

Aldergrove Financial Group, Preferred Health Professionals, Mindbeam Technologies, First Credit Union in British Columbia, Vestcom International, Prime Liberty Benefits, University of Tampa, CNLBancshares, World Precision Instruments, BJ's Restaurants, Globe Pequot Press, Accudata Technologies, Norton Healthcare, Pacific Toxicology Laboratories

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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

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