Is Celonis far superior to UiPath Process Mining or is the gap closing?

Hi,

Great question — both Celonis and UiPath Process Mining are solid tools, but they serve slightly different purposes depending on the maturity and structure of your processes.

Celonis is a dedicated process mining platform, purpose-built for deep process insights, optimization, and execution management. In contrast, UiPath is an automation-first platform that integrates process mining into its broader automation lifecycle — from discovery to deployment.

Celonis > UiPath: If you're operating in a SAP/ERP-heavy environment, Celonis remains the more mature choice. While UiPath has recently expanded its ERP connectors (including for SAP), Celonis still offers:

• 100+ deeply integrated connectors for systems like SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, etc.


• Auto-generated, highly interactive process models with advanced variants and bottleneck detection


• Its own Process Query Language (PQL) for deep custom analytics


• A rich template library (Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, etc.)


• Advanced AI-assisted insights and granular KPI tracking

These features make Celonis ideal for enterprise-scale transformation and process standardization.

UiPath > Celonis: If your processes span web apps, desktop tools, Excel, CRMs, ticketing systems, or custom APIs, then UiPath Process Mining + Task Mining + RPA might be a better fit.

UiPath stands out because it can:

• Capture task-level user actions via screen recording and activity tracking


• Combine them with event logs from various systems (not limited to ERP)


• Enable automation directly from the insights — all within a single platform

While Celonis can ingest data from any structured system, it typically requires a strong data engineering setup to prepare and format the logs, and you'd still need an external automation tool to act on the findings.

Final Verdict: If you're aiming for deep process understanding and optimization — especially in ERP-centric environments — Celonis still leads due to its maturity and analytical depth.

But if your focus is on automation-first process discovery in a non-centralized tech stack, UiPath is closing the gap fast and may be the more practical choice — especially if you're already using the UiPath ecosystem. 

Hope this helps clarify the landscape. Happy to dive deeper if you have specific use cases in mind.


Best Regards,
Vijay Bhallamudi