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Blue Prism vs Python RPA comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 4, 2024

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
7.3
Businesses using Blue Prism report significant ROI, with savings up to 65%, despite varied breakeven timelines and perceived costs.
Sentiment score
8.2
Python RPA boosts efficiency, reduces errors, saves costs, and enhances productivity, enabling employees to focus on higher-value tasks.
We paid back within less than six months, and our cost for Blue Prism hasn't changed for the last 10 years.
Intelligent Automation Lead (RPA & AI) at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Regarding ROI from Blue Prism, it is evaluated from a business perspective, with break-even timelines generally around six to nine months for large implementations, depending on client size and scale.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
I have seen that it is taking almost more than one or two years to see a return on investment.
Technical Architect at YASH Technologies
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.4
Blue Prism's customer service receives mixed reviews, with varying responsiveness and support effectiveness affecting user experiences.
Sentiment score
7.3
Python RPA is praised for responsive, knowledgeable customer support with high ratings for professionalism and effective guidance through issues.
If we need to learn something about fixing a problem, improving a solution structure, they have something called knowledge management hours, where we can tap into their expertise to improve our processes or find different ways to build our solutions.
Intelligent Automation Lead (RPA & AI) at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
My experience with Blue Prism's technical support has been largely positive, with them being very responsive when needed, especially during the early stages of tool evolution.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
I would rate the technical support by Blue Prism as eight out of ten, with both products being comparable.
Technical Architect at YASH Technologies
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Blue Prism is valued for its scalable architecture, though it may involve costs and careful infrastructure planning.
Sentiment score
6.9
Python RPA efficiently scales projects, handles tasks, integrates smoothly, and meets diverse needs, but optimal scaling may require expertise.
The digital workforce of Blue Prism has pioneered capabilities for scaling digital workforce members based on varied requirements, such as during the tax season when more digital robots are needed in the tax department, showcasing its scaling ability effectively.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Blue Prism is praised for its reliability and performance, though occasional glitches are usually due to external factors.
Sentiment score
8.3
Python RPA is praised for its stability, reliability, and robustness in handling complex workflows with minimal glitches or errors.
 

Room For Improvement

Blue Prism needs enhanced AI, better usability, improved support, modern interfaces, comprehensive automation features, and scalable solutions.
Python RPA users face stability issues, complex setup, insufficient documentation, and slow performance with large datasets.
Only each bot level logs are possible, which will not help when maintaining one hundred plus or two hundred plus bots.
Technical Architect at YASH Technologies
I would like to see the interface of Blue Prism refreshed.
Intelligent Automation Lead (RPA & AI) at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
 

Setup Cost

Blue Prism's pricing is costly yet straightforward, but comparable in total costs with strong security and integration benefits.
Python RPA provides flexible and competitively priced plans, beneficial for both small projects and large enterprises, with excellent support.
They don't charge per user or per environment, so you get everything you need included at one fixed cost.
Intelligent Automation Lead (RPA & AI) at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
The price of Blue Prism is costly, but I believe the quality should increase.
Technical Architect at YASH Technologies
While the licensing cost is something I haven't checked in a while, I find that although it initially seems costlier than competitors, Blue Prism's licensing model is simpler and proves to be cost-effective over time.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Valuable Features

Blue Prism provides code-free automation, strong integration, security, and scalability, ideal for complex enterprise applications and enhanced efficiency.
Python RPA is valued for its ease of use, flexibility, integration, quick deployment, customization, community support, cost-effectiveness, and scalability.
The tool is very robust and, being a pioneer in the sector, it is also very stable, particularly in finance where many companies rely on Blue Prism for its reliability and security standards.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
The ability to scale quickly is also valuable, and their support is good in general.
Intelligent Automation Lead (RPA & AI) at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
The document extraction feature, Decipher, is also working well recently.
Technical Architect at YASH Technologies
 

Categories and Ranking

Blue Prism
Ranking in Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
91
Ranking in other categories
Agentic Automation (4th)
Python RPA
Ranking in Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
14th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category, the mindshare of Blue Prism is 5.9%, down from 11.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Python RPA is 1.5%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Blue Prism5.9%
Python RPA1.5%
Other92.6%
Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
 

Featured Reviews

Pavan-Sharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Impressive flexibility and support enhance integration and performance
The best feature of Blue Prism that I value the most is the simplicity of their pricing and licensing model, which is easy to understand. The tool is very robust and, being a pioneer in the sector, it is also very stable, particularly in finance where many companies rely on Blue Prism for its reliability and security standards. From a developer perspective, I find developing on Blue Prism simple, clean, and intuitive, making maintenance considerably easier compared to other tools. These AI features have helped in developing scalable and flexible solutions for my customers, as I worked on use cases that involved natural language processing to turn free text into structured data, enabling automation of previously unautomatable tasks. Additionally, I processed voice feedback for sentiment analysis and information extraction, making interactions more intuitive and voice-driven for customers.
Arno Krause - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at MTN
Helps streamline operations, the error handling capability is fairly good, and integrations are easy
Keyword-driven automation has been beneficial in streamlining operations. The error handling capability of Python RPA is fairly good in managing exceptions. I rate it a seven out of ten. We've integrated it with Jenkins and with our release pipeline. It was fairly easy. We had no issues with integration that we couldn’t deal with. The dashboard is simple. We export it to Excel or Power BI and make it look pretty. For our initial use, the dashboard is okay.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
21%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Insurance Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Government
6%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise74
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

Should I choose Blue Prism or Microsoft Power Automate?
Hello Netanya, it depends on your needs and your expertise. In my humble opinion you can start a big RPA project implementation with Blue Prism which is stable and mature software, in order to ser...
I am evaluating Blue Prism and UiPath for RPA for my company. Which one do you recommend?
I'm very familiar with UiPath and the RPA industry: was hired by Daniel Dines in 2015 when there were 35 employees and left in 2019 when there were 3K+. I'm a big believer in the product, leadershi...
What do you like most about Python RPA?
Keyword-driven automation has been beneficial in streamlining operations.
What needs improvement with Python RPA?
I've worked with file detection for secure transactions. I use a machine learning model to predict events related to security transactions by predicting possible routes in advance. They need to imp...
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Coca-Cola, Walgreens, American Express, Royal Bank of Canada, Pfizer, Shop Direct, O2, Siemens, Ascension Healthcare, Jaguar Land Rover
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