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SAS Access vs Tungsten RPA comparison

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Categories and Ranking

SAS Access
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (60th)
Tungsten RPA
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

SAS Access and Tungsten RPA aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. SAS Access is designed for Data Integration and holds a mindshare of 0.8%, up 0.5% compared to last year.
Tungsten RPA, on the other hand, focuses on Robotic Process Automation (RPA), holds 1.8% mindshare, down 2.2% since last year.
Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAS Access0.8%
SSIS4.0%
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)3.8%
Other91.4%
Data Integration
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Tungsten RPA1.8%
UiPath Platform9.5%
Microsoft Power Automate5.7%
Other83.0%
Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
 

Featured Reviews

Robert Heck - PeerSpot reviewer
Co Owner at Hecht und Heck GmbH
The solution is stable, scalable, and flexible
I rate the solution eight out of ten. The number of people required to maintain the solution is dependent on the other applications running. The solution in itself does not require a lot of maintenance. The solution is flexible and I recommend it when you have more complex applications with special requirements.
Jamil Milhem - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager-Senior RPA Specialist at DEWA
Automates browsing tasks without needing a server connection
I have worked with Microsoft Power Platform and UiPath. Kofax RPA offers a comprehensive solution with built-in capabilities for executing tasks like running Excel files and web automation without additional servers. They provide their browsers and extensions. For functions such as OCR, image processing, and data extraction, Kofax has built-in features powered by their engine, eliminating the need for subscriptions to external technologies like Microsoft Cognitive Services or Google Search. One of Kofax RPA's strongest features is its on-premise solution, which is particularly beneficial for organizations operating in regions with data regulations, such as the UAE.

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 you have native access to the external databases."
"The most valuable part of SAS/ACCESS is what it is made for: connecting to remote systems that are not part of your physical SAS environment."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the ease of access to the data in those databases."
"The SAS/ACCESS ability to connect creates an elegant simplicity."
"The scalability of Kofax is very handy, because with a few clicks you can have your scalable environment up and ready and it is not so complex to configure the entire environment."
"The most valuable features are workflow and process automation."
"Initially, the most effective features for process automation were website automation related to web auditing, SharePoint implementations, and automated management of information."
"The OCR was quite stable and flexible."
"Kofax RPA has allowed us to create a program in which the top 100 forms used across the organization are extracted and pushed into a database, from which any team globally can extract the information from those forms."
"It's a good product."
"The product provided all the security controls that we asked them."
"The solution is scalable."
 

Cons

"The solution can provide access to the newer databases that come out sooner."
"The solution's pricing and licensing are expensive."
"I can't really recall any missing feature or general improvement that is needed. We don't really add too many new kinds of databases and therefore our needs are already met."
"The primary way that this product can be improved is by adjusting their pricing model."
"The pricing model needs to be reconsidered and adjusted."
"The negative side is that UiPath has a really large community on the RPA side, and Tungsten RPA doesn't have any community for the developer side, which is a red flag for us and for customers."
"I would like to see them further enhance the OCR, specifically in the multi-language support."
"Unless it's necessary to interact with or extract information from complex documents, I would recommend choosing a different solution than Kofax RPA."
"RPA technology is constantly changing, and sometimes Kofax lags behind."
"Concatenation of error messages."
"The product should improve desktop automation, which is hard to configure. It needs to have custom connectors. It is the only advantage that Microsoft Power Platform has over Kofax RPA. It has more than 800 custom connectors."
"We are on version 10.6, and the current version seems to be 11. Kofax is cycling the capabilities of the product very quickly. One of the difficulties has been to actually keep up with the capabilities as they've evolved. On the one hand, it is good that the product is getting better, but on the other hand, it is difficult to implement the best way with a product that is evolving constantly."
"Automation with the latest websites is not effective. The support of newer websites developed using new technologies would improve this solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing model is complex and is based on modular packages as well as the size of the applicable environment."
"The solution's pricing and licensing are expensive."
"Its pricing is reasonable given the product capabilities. Kofax has a wide range of products, and it can sometimes be confusing to understand which capabilities come with which product set. One of the key facets that we've been looking into recently is cognitive document recognition that was a core pile of some of their other technologies such as Kofax transformation modules (KTM)."
"Kofax RPA is moderately priced but expensive in comparison to UiPath and Power Automate."
"The cost depends on the number of licenses and the number of RPAs."
"There is a standard license needed to use Kofax RPA and the price is reasonable."
"The solution’s license is not expensive."
"The normal price for an on-premises license is €50,000. That's the price for one robot license. You can have more than one robot license but only one can be run at any one time. I believe the cost of adding a second robot is around €14,000."
"Kofax's prices are pretty reasonable."
"I don't have complete insight at this point in time, but I would guess that Kofax is a lot less expensive than Automation Anywhere. I would expect its license to be on a yearly basis."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
19%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Performing Arts
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise18
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kofax RPA?
I am not a user of Tungsten RPA; I sell this product for our company.
What needs improvement with Kofax RPA?
The negative side is that UiPath has a really large community on the RPA side, and Tungsten RPA doesn't have any community for the developer side, which is a red flag for us and for customers.
What is your primary use case for Kofax RPA?
Tungsten RPA reduces manual work, especially in financial services and HR solutions.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

SAS/Access
Kofax RPA, Kofax Kapow, Kapow
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Los Angeles County, West Midlands Police, Credit Guarantee Corporation, Canada Post, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
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