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AWS Step Functions vs UiPath Orchestrator comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.1
JAMS automates tasks, reducing IT time by 50%, enhancing productivity, resource allocation, and process efficiency despite increased licensing costs.
Sentiment score
5.3
AWS Step Functions reduce development time and costs, enhance scalability and reliability, streamline workflows, and improve ROI.
Sentiment score
4.6
UiPath Orchestrator delivers ROI by enhancing efficiency, reducing overtime, and optimizing resources despite some uncertainty about its financial impact.
The design of JAMS makes it very easy to copy jobs and make minimal changes while ensuring functionality.
Cloud Engineer at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
The cost has definitely gone up tremendously.
Principal Data Base And Infrastructure Engineer at a outsourcing company with 501-1,000 employees
It saved IT time by 50%.
Vice President, Information Technology at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
The impact of UiPath Orchestrator's analytics on the decision-making process is important because it shortens the decision-making time, which helps customers.
Director - Enterprise & Govt. Business at Intellect Technolab
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.8
JAMS provides exceptional, proactive support with fast issue resolution, earning high satisfaction ratings from customers for its effectiveness.
Sentiment score
5.9
AWS Step Functions support is reliable, but users desire quicker, tailored assistance; enterprise support offers rapid, expensive yet effective help.
Sentiment score
6.7
UiPath Orchestrator support is knowledgeable but faces criticism for slow response times and occasional connectivity issues.
Their response is prompt, exemplifying how support should be.
Manager of Reliability Engineering and Security Operations at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
They are very quick to respond depending on the issue's severity.
System Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
We contacted JAMS vendor, who guided us through the necessary steps, and after following their guidance, everything was resolved.
ETL Data Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I use enterprise support, which is excellent, providing responses within fifteen minutes.
Senior AWS Tech Lead at Nextios
The speed of reply and the content of their responses usually solve the problems that arise.
EPM Practice Manager at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Their support teams are not sufficiently qualified to support us in our needs.
Sr. Manager, Digital Transformation at Raya Integration
It's on the better side, but still has room for improvement in the speed of response.
Director - Enterprise & Govt. Business at Intellect Technolab
I can give customer service an eight out of ten, though sometimes I find difficulties and have trouble finding support.
Senior Software QA Engineer at Promantus India Pvt Ltd
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.1
JAMS efficiently manages large-scale operations with seamless scalability and flexibility, despite some limitations in licensing and cost.
Sentiment score
7.0
AWS Step Functions are valued for efficient scalability, handling demand spikes and multiple requests, suitable for medium to large organizations.
Sentiment score
6.9
UiPath Orchestrator is scalable for varied enterprises, with user experiences differing based on infrastructure, configuration, and automation factors.
Those are situations where it has helped us to just say that we don't really care in which tech stack that we are in, whether it's latest or not, but the forward as well as the backward compatibility has been of great help.
Principal Data Base And Infrastructure Engineer at a outsourcing company with 501-1,000 employees
We might be underutilizing it, but as more jobs require processing, additional servers would be necessary.
System Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
JAMS's scalability is noteworthy; we run 6,000 jobs per day without facing any problems.
Cloud Engineer at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
They can handle multiple simultaneous requests effectively.
Senior AWS Tech Lead at Nextios
There isn't much need for scalability when creating orchestration in AWS Step Functions, which explains the rating of six.
Assistant Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The solution's flexibility in integration and scheduling across different environments suggests good scalability.
Senior Technical Director at Globant
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
JAMS is highly reliable, experiencing few disruptions, with improved performance in recent updates, ideal for critical tasks.
Sentiment score
7.8
AWS Step Functions are praised for stability and reliability, ensuring consistent performance and uptime across multiple availability zones.
Sentiment score
8.2
UiPath Orchestrator is rated highly for stability and reliability, with minimal integration problems and effective deployment capabilities.
We experience periods of major incidents annually due to capacity constraints, which result in job failures.
Manager of Reliability Engineering and Security Operations at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Being on the new version, there's been zero downtime.
System Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
When the servers are under high load, it can take more than one day sometimes.
Internship (Engineer) at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
If one zone fails, others handle the demand, ensuring high availability.
Senior AWS Tech Lead at Nextios
I never faced any faults or issues due to its stability with AWS, making it very reliable with no downtime and 100% reliability.
Assistant Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The solution is stable and integrated well with other systems.
Senior Technical Director at Globant
We usually install UiPath on-premises, and then we proceed with web application automations, which has been easy.
Senior Software QA Engineer at Promantus India Pvt Ltd
 

Room For Improvement

JAMS needs better search, interface, web access, reporting, and integration, with improvements in notifications, documentation, and user features.
AWS Step Functions needs improvements in data limits, integrations, pricing, and execution visibility while enhancing fault tolerance and third-party support.
UiPath Orchestrator needs UI improvements, flexible automation, better pricing, intuitive features, effective support, and enhanced integration.
Another area for improvement would be the addition of source control for jobs internally, as this feature would solve several problems for me.
Manager of Reliability Engineering and Security Operations at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
A major improvement would be the integration of AI to help us accomplish various tasks.
System Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
If around 5,000 or more jobs run at a time, JAMS slows down, and we have to wait around five to 10 minutes or restart JAMS scheduler services.
ETL Data Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
There is room for improvement in terms of integration with other products.
EPM Practice Manager at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I would prefer if the tool was more intuitive and it is important to maintain simplicity instead of combining multiple functionalities, potentially through different licensing models to restrict features.
Senior Technical Director at Globant
UiPath Orchestrator setup is easy, but the settings could be made easier for other people to understand.
Senior Software QA Engineer at Promantus India Pvt Ltd
I am interested in seeing more features like document understanding and AI integration.
Senior System Engineer at NEC Vietnam
 

Setup Cost

JAMS pricing is cost-effective and flexible, offering extensive functionality despite recent price increases since Fortra's acquisition.
AWS Step Functions pricing fluctuates based on usage, leading to potential high bills despite being cheaper than Azure Workflow.
UiPath Orchestrator is pricey but valuable, offering cost-effective options for large organizations with included cloud features.
The price is fair considering the functionality and importance of the tool, although the increase did unsettle our management.
System Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
My thoughts on the pricing of JAMS are that I won't say it is cheap, but it is cost-efficient, and that should be acceptable.
Consultant at HCLSoftware
The pricing and licensing were fair.
Database Analyst / Architect at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Pricing for Step Functions is very cheap.
Senior AWS Tech Lead at Nextios
The cost is average, provided it is configured correctly.
Big Data Architect at SoftServe Ltd.
The pricing of UiPath Orchestrator is a bit high.
Sr. Manager, Digital Transformation at Raya Integration
Regarding licensing costs and setup costs, the pricing is on the higher side compared to other RPA solutions that are entering the market, which are much cheaper, and sometimes we cannot retain customers because of this.
Director - Enterprise & Govt. Business at Intellect Technolab
It would be beneficial for UiPath to further refine pricing, setup costs, and licensing by making their tool more intuitive and simplifying complex functionalities.
Senior Technical Director at Globant
 

Valuable Features

JAMS streamlines cross-platform scheduling and management with natural language, integration, and real-time alerts, enhancing job efficiency and reliability.
AWS Step Functions enable efficient workflow automation with integration, orchestration, parallel tasking, and management through a user-friendly interface.
UiPath Orchestrator offers user-friendly interface, efficient scheduling, robust management, and AI features for seamless workflow automation and compliance.
JAMS has positively impacted my organization by completely removing the headache of scheduling jobs, not just for the organization but for all internal operations teams need.
Cloud Engineer at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
JAMS helps centralize the management of jobs on all of my platforms and applications, which has helped my organization significantly.
Consultant at HCLSoftware
By using JAMS, we have gained a lot more efficiencies in terms of all of those to streamline it, and there is no necessary need for having an overnight engineer just keeping an eye on all of this.
Principal Data Base And Infrastructure Engineer at a outsourcing company with 501-1,000 employees
AWS Step Functions offers advanced workflows that save time and enhance efficiency by reducing delays and ensuring consistent orchestration among various services.
Big Data Architect at SoftServe Ltd.
Step Functions provide seamless integration with AWS services, which enhances the speed of application development.
Senior AWS Tech Lead at Nextios
It was particularly valuable for its integration capabilities, allowing for execution of scripts and data migration.
EPM Practice Manager at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The centralized nature of UiPath Orchestrator provides a seamless experience for managing automation processes.
Senior Technical Director at Globant
Compared to UiPath, there are many packages available to make automation easier, which is why I find UiPath to be the best.
Senior Software QA Engineer at Promantus India Pvt Ltd
We use UiPath Orchestrator to connect with different applications, extract and analyze data by specific criteria, and send emails.
Senior System Engineer at NEC Vietnam
 

Categories and Ranking

JAMS
Sponsored
Ranking in Workload Automation
3rd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
AWS Step Functions
Ranking in Workload Automation
10th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Management (BPM) (12th)
UiPath Orchestrator
Ranking in Workload Automation
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Workload Automation category, the mindshare of JAMS is 3.0%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of AWS Step Functions is 1.9%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of UiPath Orchestrator is 1.7%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Workload Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
JAMS3.0%
UiPath Orchestrator1.7%
AWS Step Functions1.9%
Other93.4%
Workload Automation
 

Featured Reviews

LV
Principal Data Base And Infrastructure Engineer at a outsourcing company with 501-1,000 employees
Automation has replaced nightly monitoring and delivers reliable, unified job scheduling
We have really enjoyed working with JAMS in terms of notifications, alerts, and streamlining. There used to be a process with Automate, which is another product from Fortra, but even before that, the other division of the company that we were merging with had a tool that was built in-house called a file handler or file distributor. It was an in-house developed tool, but it was not as streamlined or as efficient as JAMS is. We literally had to have a dedicated nighttime person monitoring. Although we are 24/7, the divisions of the company that we were using JAMS for have been small scale. While we have automated it, we have streamlined it in such a way that notifications go out and alerts go out, but if there is anything, then we get paged and alerted, and if anything needs to happen at midnight, we can wake up. On the other hand, with the tool I mentioned, the file handler and distributor, we used to have a dedicated nighttime person that had to be sitting and monitoring it to see when a file arrived, whether it met the conditions, and then execute the next particular job. By using JAMS, we have gained a lot more efficiencies in terms of all of those to streamline it, and there is no necessary need for having an overnight engineer just keeping an eye on all of this.
reviewer2706945 - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Orchestration and integration simplify processes with seamless stability and reliability
I use the Visual Workflow Editor feature of AWS Step Functions. I mainly work through code and then improve it through the visual aspect. There are two ways to do orchestration: through code and through visual. My main task is to develop flows. I have only implemented AWS Step Functions with AWS services, not with any third-party tools. The integration between AWS Step Functions and other AWS services is excellent, working seamlessly with EventBridge, Glue jobs, and databases. I have not encountered any challenges with customers regarding AWS Step Functions that needed me to find a workaround. The pricing of AWS Step Functions is moderate and not particularly costly. AWS Step Functions is affordable for small, medium, and enterprise businesses as an orchestration tool. I have not used any documentation, manuals, or guides for AWS Step Functions as it's very simple to implement. When help is needed, I consult Stack Overflow or AI for commands. Overall rating for AWS Step Functions: 9 out of 10.
Manikandan Ramanujam - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software QA Engineer at Promantus India Pvt Ltd
Have managed deployments with minimal hiccups and simplified job scheduling through intuitive interface
Scheduling and running jobs is valuable because it simplifies automation. You just need to connect the bot and you can run it easily. For example, with Selenium automation, I tried Automation Anywhere, but I did not see many packages available in Automation Anywhere. Compared to UiPath, there are many packages available to make automation easier, which is why I find UiPath to be the best. Another valuable feature is the ability to give access to people in UiPath Orchestrator at the organization level. They can log in and see the information themselves, which provides transparency to the people and helps with visibility.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Construction Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Healthcare Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
26%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Insurance Company
7%
Computer Software Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Construction Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise19
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise20
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for JAMS?
I believe the pricing and licensing were fair. I was not here when that process took place and do not know exactly, b...
What needs improvement with JAMS?
When it comes to improvements for JAMS, I think upgrading and migrating some of the current processes could benefit f...
What is your primary use case for JAMS?
Our main use case for JAMS is to automate our data pump backups for our PeopleSoft Oracle system, as well as run a my...
What do you like most about Amazon Step Functions?
The integration capability is easy, whereas building state machines is tricky.
What is your primary use case for Amazon Step Functions?
My customer's usual use cases for AWS Step Functions that I've been working with include orchestration, flows, diagra...
What advice do you have for others considering Amazon Step Functions?
I use the Visual Workflow Editor feature of AWS Step Functions. I mainly work through code and then improve it throug...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for UiPath Orchestrator?
Regarding licensing costs and setup costs, the pricing is on the higher side compared to other RPA solutions that are...
What needs improvement with UiPath Orchestrator?
At the account level, I think UiPath Orchestrator could provide some additional options. The account setup and organi...
What is your primary use case for UiPath Orchestrator?
I have three years of experience in UiPath and UiPath Orchestrator. I was using it for some of the automations we had...
 

Also Known As

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Amazon Step Functions, Step Functions
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Teradata, Arconic, General Dynamics, Yum!, CVS Health, Comcast, Ghiradelli, & Boston’s Children’s Hospital
Alpha Apps, The Guardian, SGK, Bigfinite
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