My current role entails defining the strategy. It's not even the administrative part; it's just comparing different products according to the Gartner quadrant and understanding fit for the purpose of the organization.
Digital Transformation Officer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Partner portal that integrates well with various technologies, and is easy to use
Pros and Cons
- "If I look at the top four, I believe it is far more user-friendly than the other competition."
- "I believe they need to become more competitive within the market in order to maintain their market share. We were essentially a Blue Prism shop and sold Blue Prism, but because of the price point, many clients are now looking at competitors."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
If I look at the top four, I believe it is far more user-friendly than the other competition.
In terms of functionality, I believe Blue Prism, has a partner portal that allows integration with various technologies, I believe they are on the right track. There are no concerns there.
What needs improvement?
I believe they need to become more competitive within the market in order to maintain their market share. We were essentially a Blue Prism shop and sold Blue Prism, but because of the price point, many clients are now looking at competitors.
For how long have I used the solution?
My experience with Blue Prism Cloud is limited.
I spent five years consulting before moving into corporate.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have used it with a number of clients and it appears to be stable. There are no concerns with the stability of Blue Prism Cloud.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Definitely, Blue Prism Cloud is a scalable solution.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We are also dealing with UiPath, WorkFusino, and Automation Anywhere.
Microsoft Power Automate, which comes standard with your Microsoft tools, I believe is gaining traction in the market. I haven't seen any large-scale deployments yet, but that's something to keep an eye out for.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward. it is easy to install.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
As a consultant, we worked with Blue Prism on pricing, we resold licenses.
I believe UiPath is making a strong push into the South African market. They are providing many clients with the opportunity to migrate at a reduced cost.
When compared with UiPath, I believe it will be difficult for Blue Prism to maintain its market share.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I'm not a technical person; rather, I'm an executive. I was trying to gather information about the strategy and approach. When it comes to the specifics and technicalities, I don't have a lot of information.
What other advice do I have?
It's more from a strategic perspective, but I believe it makes sense overall. We've installed it both on-premises and in the cloud, and the cloud has proven to be far more beneficial simply because the environment is outsourced. Where providers offer this maximum uptime, it simply eliminates the need for on-premises support.
I was the reseller. I am now a digital executive looking to implement digital tools.
I'm not too knowledgeable about the functionalities and technicalities.
Based on my limited knowledge, I would rate Blue Prism Cloud an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
Operation Analyst at New Energy Consulting
Cloud based solution that is effective at automating operational processes at scale
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature is the speed at which we are able to implement solutions that can interact through the user interface in the same way that a human being would."
- "It would be useful if some of the information protocols came built within the app instead having to create them."
What is our primary use case?
We used this solution for automating operational processes.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the speed at which we are able to implement solutions that can interact through the user interface in the same way that a human being would.
What needs improvement?
It would be useful if some of the information protocols came built within the app instead having to create them.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have used this solution for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This is a scalable solution.
How was the initial setup?
This solution was complex to deploy at the beginning, but that's mainly because of how our own infrastructure is set up. Everything is in the cloud so we had to put in a solution that allows one area of the cloud to speak to another area of the cloud.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
This solution comes at a medium to high price point. They need to work on their pricing to enable smaller enterprises to get the benefit of using the product.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
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Senior Digital Program Manager at a insurance company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Very complete, and stable, with a good LCR Solution ID
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is very complete. It's a good solution, for the kind of features that they offer."
- "The pricing was a bit high, from what I understand. That might have played a role in the decision to migrate to another solution."
What is our primary use case?
The solution is basically for robotic process information. We try to identify and document in order to effectively process claims. Typically, we receive a lot of documents from our users. We were trying to speed up the process by classifying those documents through an RPA process.
What is most valuable?
The LCR Solution ID was the solution's most valuable aspect. The recognition of different documents was pretty good. It helped us speed up the process.
The solution is very complete. It's a good solution, for the kind of features that they offer.
What needs improvement?
To be honest, I've been happy with the solution. We are moving away from it, however, it was more of a business decision and not related to useability. The company now has a general agreement with UiPath and we need to change, even though, in North America, we're quite satisfied with the product.
The pricing was a bit high, from what I understand. That might have played a role in the decision to migrate to another solution.
They have a good price, however, maybe for simpler tasks, it could have a smaller price tag.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have about six months of experience in the solution due to my work with the company. That said, due to some internal politics, we're switching over to UiPath, therefore I most likely won't keep working with it much longer.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of the solution is good. We haven't had any issues with bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's been nice and reliable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
To be honest, we haven't had a chance to prove scalability. Now that we are moving away from it, we won't be increasing usage.
How are customer service and technical support?
Their technical support team was very good. Our company was satisfied with the level of service they provided.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We didn't previously use a different solution.
That said, we're actually starting to move over to UiPath. Our team is starting to work with it now.
I do find that Blue Prism's LCR Function ID is better, however, UiPath is cheaper.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup has a moderate amount of difficulty. A company definitely needs to ensure they have the right people with the right skillsets. It's not so simple and straightforward that just anyone can set it up.
What about the implementation team?
We started to use Blue Prism's own consultancy to assist us with the implementation process. Blue Prism has their own team that can assist with setups, so we decided to use them. They were very helpful as they understood the technology very well, being an internal team.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I don't have any insights into the pricing of the solution. I don't handle the billing or payments.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before we started using this solution, we did an assessment of different solutions on the market.
What other advice do I have?
Our company doesn't have a business relationship with Blue Prism. We're just customers.
I don't recall which version of the solution we're using.
Depending on the complexity of your process, you might need a simple solution, then it will be good to have a less expensive solution. If you have really complex process, this is a very good solution and the price is fair.
Overall, I'd rate it at eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Technology Director at Randstad USA
Good automation for Google Sheets, and offers support for custom coding
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature is the ability to write custom code."
- "I would like to see a web-based control room, rather than the one that is in-built with the desktop version."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use Blue Prism for the automation of Google Sheets. We were helping our finance department in automating their processes that include Google Sheets, email, and web-based applications.
How has it helped my organization?
The latest version, 6.6, has introduced a lot of new features that are helping to make our lives easier.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the ability to write custom code. This makes it more helpful than Automation Anywhere or other RPA tools.
The control room is good.
In the latest update, the Google Sheets automation works well. In the prior five versions, this was not user-friendly and did not work well.
The visualizations for different automations are good.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see a web-based control room, rather than the one that is in-built with the desktop version.
Integration with different databases would be an improvement because there are certain things that are not compatible with Blue Prism.
The is much improvement needed in the hyper-automation components, such as insights.
We would like to have more reusable components from different vendors, as it would make things easier for us. For example, drag-and-drop downloads that can be used within our automations.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Blue Prism for more than three years.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We are using both Automation Anywhere and Blue Prism for automating our processes. The ability to write custom code in Blue Prism makes it more helpful than Automation Anywhere.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Director at Real Capital Solutions
Customizable, a GUI that is easy to use, and the community support is good
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature is the customizability."
- "Having more AI functionality would be an improvement."
What is our primary use case?
We use Blue Prism for unattended automation.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the customizability. It is very easy to edit packages, where you can download a package and it is 90% of the way there.
The GUI is nice.
What needs improvement?
Having more AI functionality would be an improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Blue Prism for two months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is the most stable RPA product that I have reviewed.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have three developers working with the product and there are 60 or 70 end-users who are benefiting from the automation.
How are customer service and technical support?
I have only reached out to technical support on one occasion and I felt that it was fine.
The community support and documentation are much better than I thought.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward. Installing the software might take a few hours.
What about the implementation team?
I am working with a partner but they just sent me the disk and I installed it myself.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
In addition to Blue Prism, I evaluated UiPath and Automation Anywhere. I found that Blue Prism was the most stable and it is very reusable. These are the two reasons that I selected the product.
We did not choose Automation Anywhere because it was the wrong type of automation. We wanted a more unattended bot. It is more for people with no programming skills.
The difference between Blue Prism and UiPath is that with Blue Prism, we were able to ramp up better. We took the training for both products and implemented the same five use cases. For me, it was more painful to do it in UiPath.
What other advice do I have?
At this point, I haven't found anything that I can't do with this platform. It is a product that I recommend.
I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Head of Solution Development at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Provides flexibility and simplicity in building automation
Pros and Cons
- "The ease of building automation and the development environment"
- "Lacking advance features like CIO and optical character recognition"
What is our primary use case?
Our primary use case is for automation. To date, we have automated approximately 50 use cases for different functions including finance, order management and fuel pricing. Most of our projects are finance-related and we use the product on a daily basis.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature would be Object studio - the ease of building automation, the development environment where you basically build the flows and the logic. The other aspect of value is its support for security controls and data integrity.
What needs improvement?
The product could be improved by including advance features like OCR - optical character recognition - which are currently not native to the product. We are looking at integrating Blue Prism with other products. They've told us that Blue Prism Decipher is coming with intelligent document processing solution, but I haven't seen it.
It would be good to see OCR integration and OCR capabilities included in the solution and, of course, going forward, artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the product for the past year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We haven't had any major crashes or bugs in the product.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's quite a scalable product.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support have been very responsive.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used a different solution that was a desktop-based automation tool. Blue Prism is a server-based product that is a more mature and stable product compared to what we were using earlier. The differences between the two products are not related to whether it's on cloud or not, this is just a better solution.
How was the initial setup?
Initial setup was not too difficult, the difficult part was our own infrastructure and the cloud set up. We had internal resources and consultants helping. The whole setup and deployment of the solution took almost three months which included architecture of the infrastructure, installing Blue Prism and starting automation.
What about the implementation team?
We have developed in-house capability on RPA, though we did get initial support from external consultants.
What was our ROI?
It's a little too early for us to be able to judge the ROI because we have a long-term view of investment and returns. We expect the return to pay off in four to five years, and we're still only in the second year. If you take the complete investment in the whole Blue Prism RPA center of excellence the ROI is still a few years away, but initial results look promising.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay to receive enterprise support, so that should be taken into account for anyone wanting to implement the system.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Yes. Along with Blue Prism we evaluated Automation Anywhere, UI Path and NICE.
What other advice do I have?
I would suggest that anyone using this solution leverage expertise from Blue Prism, which is offered for the first six months. The consultancy advisory services are useful.
I would rate this product an 8 out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Application Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Good user performance with an easy deployment and reliable stability
Pros and Cons
- "The user performance is the most valuable feature."
- "The cost is a bit high. Other tools are much cheaper."
What is our primary use case?
In general, we have primarily used the solution to automate a few processes related to payments, accounts payable, and account queries.
What is most valuable?
The user performance is the most valuable feature.
The ease of deployment is great.
What needs improvement?
The solution needs to simplify the user interface. It could be much better and much more appealing.
The cost is a bit high. Other tools are much cheaper.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is quite stable. We haven't faced any problems with it yet and have not run into any bugs or glitches.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We haven't yet scaled extensively, but the solution allows for enough scalability to meet our needs.
We have about 15-20 people currently using the solution. Most are admins, engineers or developers.
How are customer service and technical support?
I've never personally been in touch with technical support, but my team has been. Since I haven't been directly in touch myself, I cannot speak about any direct experience.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We didn't previously use a different solution. This is the first product we've implemented.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward. However, those setting up the solution are required to have some a bit of knowledge on the product itself. Deployment took about four months because our use case was quite complicated.
What about the implementation team?
We handled the implementation ourselves with the help of some people on our team.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay about $15,000 per quarter in licensing costs. We don't have to pay for any other extra costs. There isn't, for example, an extra cost for technical support. We just pay the licensing.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated a lot of other solutions before deciding on this solution. We evaluated, for example, Automation Anywhere and UiPath.
What other advice do I have?
I can't remember the version we're currently using.
If you are a company that is looking for a solution that is easy to deploy, this would be the perfect solution for you. There are other options to look at as well, so it might be good to compare before choosing one.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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RPA Lead Architect and Manager at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Clear and consistent tool that offers valuable debugging features
Pros and Cons
- "Once it does the monitor, it collects the respective data and creates an output that is required for reconfiguration."
- "The main issue is screen scraping with Blue Prism gives us a big challenge because we need to define which technologies are web-based have been built instead of by itself discovering the technology that it is built on."
What is our primary use case?
Our primary use case is for reconfiguration. We use it to do our monthly reconfiguration reports. We have an Excel sheet and it logs in to a web-based application and needs to compare the monetary amount of each and every agent of the product. Once it does the monitor, it collects the respective data and creates an output that is required for reconfiguration.
What needs improvement?
Currently, we use version 6. Solution 6 has better features when compared to the 4.5 version. The main issue is screen scraping with Blue Prism gives us a big challenge because we need to define which technologies are web-based and have been built as opposed to it discovering the technology that it is built on. Whether it's a Window-based or Java-based application.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Blue Prism for about the last two and a half years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
In terms of scalability, we have a control tool where we can add a respective robot. We do automation through the control tool and deploy the solution to let us procure the machine. We can use the scalability for a lot of different issues but the control room itself does not have the dashboard kind of ability. It really doesn't have the ability to monitor how many bots there are.
How are customer service and technical support?
We used to contact Blue Prism for license parts and if we need another consultant.
Technical support is not as flexible as UiPath but it is very low profile maintained technical support. They fix issues that commonly occur in our RP. Everybody can know the types of issues that can occur and the solutions for them. But they offer very restricted support, only the team would know how to resolve an issue. Blue Prism doesn't offer public solutions to common issues whereas UiPath is really transparent. It offers different solutions to the world.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is really straightforward overall. Whereas the other tools require more space for installations.
What other advice do I have?
It's a very consistent end product but recently, I don't think they have any more upgrades to release. It's a very clear and consistent tool but it's restricted when it comes to the ability to integrate with other tools.
I would rate it an eight out of ten. I would rate it this because when compared with UiPath and Automation Anywhere, they do not provide the debugging option and other features that Blue Prism does. Blue Prism offers a better solution.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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