SAP Intelligent RPA vs UiPath Platform comparison

SAP and UiPath are both solutions in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category. SAP is ranked #13 with an average rating of 7.0, while UiPath is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.5. SAP holds a 1.6% mindshare in RPA, compared to UiPath’s 9.9% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of SAP users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 98% of UiPath users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

UiPath and SAP Intelligent RPA compete in the robotic process automation category. Based on the available data, UiPath appears to have an advantage due to its user-friendly interface, extensive community support, and comprehensive feature set.

Features: UiPath offers a comprehensive suite including UiPath Studio for low-code automation, Orchestrator for central control, and Document Understanding for data extraction. It supports integration with third-party tools such as AWS and Salesforce. SAP Intelligent RPA stands out for its seamless integration within SAP ecosystems, robust orchestration features, and ability to automate CRM and API tasks.

Room for Improvement: UiPath could improve its monitoring tools and streamline licensing models. Enhanced AI capabilities and user training for advanced features could also benefit its user base. SAP Intelligent RPA may need smoother integration with non-SAP systems and further streamlining of the setup process. Enhancements in user documentation and adaptability could improve its ease of use.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: UiPath offers an intuitive deployment process, reinforced by strong community support and training resources available through UiPath Academy. SAP Intelligent RPA provides reliable deployment structures, complementing existing SAP systems with good customer support and adaptability for dynamic environments, though it might require more technical expertise for initial setup.

Pricing and ROI: UiPath offers a competitive pricing model, including a free version for small teams and individual developers, ensuring quick ROI by reducing manual workloads. SAP Intelligent RPA also presents a competitive edge within SAP environments, offering scalability and integration efficiencies, although initial costs might be higher. Both products aim to enhance productivity and reduce operational costs through effective automation solutions.

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Automation Anywhere

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category, the mindshare of Automation Anywhere is 5.4%, down from 9.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Intelligent RPA is 1.6%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of UiPath Platform is 9.9%, down from 19.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
UiPath Platform	9.9%
Automation Anywhere	5.4%
SAP Intelligent RPA	1.6%
Other	83.1%

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Featured Reviews

Venkat Sivaprakash

Management Consultant at Accenture

Has significantly improved document-driven workflows and reduced processing time across finance and HR functions

Automation Anywhere has evolved significantly and upgraded itself to provide agentic AI and AI-based automation solutions for document automation. The product has matured considerably over time. We can create workflows that can call an API. We can include prompts in particular workflows for ChatGPT-related functions, connecting to an LLM and RAG to perform tasks. For document automation, modern features are available to train documents, ensuring high accuracy and repeatability over time. The system is very easy to use. I recently completed a course in document automation, typically designed for people involved in coding and technical aspects. Though I understand coding comprehensively, I don't do actual coding. The course was very accessible. Currently, extensive coding isn't necessary due to the hybrid model incorporating GenAI aspects, low-code, no-code capabilities, APIs, and numerous pre-built objects in Automation Anywhere. The features include GenAI-driven prompting methods and workflow creation capabilities. In these workflows, we can create decision boxes and call APIs without coding. We simply pull objects, drop them, connect them, and add minimal coding when needed. The most crucial aspect isn't coding but rather sizing the automation and fleshing out the details. Automation Co-pilot takes notes and performs automated analysis. It can extract details from videos, summarize conversations, and provide detailed information. During calls, it identifies instructions and performs tasks such as preparing reports and reconciliation. Automation Anywhere can also connect with Microsoft Co-pilot. Through Co-pilot, real-time operations can be executed, allowing direct interaction between vendors and automation through this component.

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SantoshSundar

RPA Technical Solution Lead at Infomentum

Helps automate processes but needs to offer different licensing models to users

Right now, I am not working on process mining at the minute. Before I switched to the company, I worked extremely closely with the process mining tool from UiPath, SAP BTP, and the process mining that they had created. I am working with MuleSoft Automation and Anypoint. We are not doing any sort of process mining at the minute, but in my company, because MuleSoft is one of the only RPA tools that we are looking at, we have another application called Appian that we are trying to explore now. Appian has process mining capability, which is why we thought we would look at it along with AI capabilities.

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reviewer2761431

Manager Rpa at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

Significantly reduces manual effort and improves team workflows through automated ticketing

We've used Agent Builder, IXP, and Maestro for orchestration. We have created context-grounded searches or chatbots using context grounding, and we also use context grounding within an Agentic flow where a bot or agent reads ServiceNow tickets to determine whether it has been assigned to the right work group. If it has not been assigned correctly due to human error, it automatically reassigns it to the right group. I would assess Agentic AI's ability to extract data points as effective. We created an agent for the purpose of extracting data, though not in a document. We created what we call an email conversation agent that engages with a customer, vendor, or someone in an email conversation with a set goal of extracting specific data points for an action to be performed subsequently. The one automation we have deployed in production involves the agent interacting with team members to collect data points and create a ServiceNow ticket. We appreciate almost all features of UiPath Platform, with one of the most successful ones being the use of Coms Mining. Most of the new features related to AI have all been good, and we use Agentic. We have already created a few agents and have started to use Maestro for a few flows, though we are not yet there to orchestrate an end-to-end workflow. We have good ROI from the automations we have developed with UiPath Platform, which far exceeds the investment in the platform. It has saved us tens of thousands of hours in manual effort, making the team members happy to pursue other things of value.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"This product is easy to use, and it helps business users to more easily understand RPA."

"It helps improve performance and helps companies save time and money."

"With the cash flow generated just on the one bot we had operating, it's paid for itself in the first month."

"The object cloning is its most valuable feature."

"Comparing to other products in the market, we are getting all the features in hundred percent quality with what the objective needs to be met by other products, and that is also delivered in Automation Anywhere."

"Automation Anywhere has minimized this risk, saving costs related to rectification and improving compliance adherence to avoid penalties in a tightly regulated industry."

"Having no restriction for any single programming language is very useful."

"The solution's most valuable feature is its ease of use."

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"Scalability is fine. It is pretty nice."

"Most of the details are already in the help portal and SAP notes are available. It is well documented as part of the product support."

"Contextor is a good solution for a Citrix environment."

"Contextor is a good solution for a Citrix environment. It's the first with this tool. Other tools provide the same functionality, but not with the Citrix environment."

"The initial setup of SAP Contextor is easy."

"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

"The standout features of SAP Intelligent RPA are its flexibility and integration capabilities."

"SAP Contextor has improved our organization by giving us better operational efficiency."

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"By leveraging Agentic Automation, we achieve outcomes such as reducing service requests by 50%, which saves about 3,000 service requests and frees up employees to work on more value-add activities."

"UiPath is much easier to learn than other tools. Its interface is not that complicated. It is very user-friendly."

"The most valuable features are UI, web, and Excel automation, as well as the ability to package all of these in one software suite."

"For our service test department, we created a bot to automate the reset of pins and passwords for our users, and now we don't have any calls to that service desk team and they are doing other things."

"The tool's most valuable feature is the ability to pull information and manipulate documents."

"UiPath is a wonderful platform which helped me with automating many of the repetitive tasks including data entry, file processing, document classification, and many more like that."

"We used the AI Fabric functionality in one of our projects. We had to categorize users' reviews based on the sentiment scores. Everything was already available, including the model. So, we just have to click on all those things from UiPath now."

"The solution is great and can reduce costs, especially with all that stuff that people do."

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Cons

"In order to score nine or ten, they still need to provide more flexibility and integration with other tools and options."

"Automation Anywhere has some limitations."

"I feel the cost of licensing is very high for the A2019 version."

"We need a native way in Automation Anywhere's framework to tie all that information together, including AI dashboard, governance dashboards, and document automation results."

"As a developer, I would like to have copy commands available from one bot to another."

"For the short term, in this pandemic era, they should have a feature to write and save directly into Word documents, Office 365, or Google Docs."

"What we currently have with Fortress IQ needs to mature more, and I say this since people spend weeks creating PDDs documentation."

"You could improve the tools for reading CSV/Excel, also providing wizards or detailed guides, otherwise, it is quite complex to use them, especially at the beginning."

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"The support is expensive."

"The initial setup is of medium complexity. It is neither too hard nor too simple. You need some background in SAP and an understanding of it."

"I would like to see a better capacity for unstructured data, for example, PDF, or text within images."

"The tool's licensing has been kind of a challenge...At the moment, the tool does not offer different licensing models to users."

"There should be more of an error, like a proper error feature, in future releases. Sometimes, we don't understand why that automation is not learning what, like, where it is stuck, or what is the reason like, or what is the criteria we are missing to add. So a proper error message would be helpful."

"I found that the SAP scripting of a program is easier than SAP Contextor."

"For potential features or improvements, one aspect I would suggest enhancing is the flexibility of the extraction process."

"SAP Contextor could improve by automating some processes."

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"Extending the UiPath studio in terms of UI and functionality would improve this solution."

"I think they should give a review on the recognition of text in the PDF files. It can not read a whole file, and that delays the work it has too much."

"Improve the documentation about the tool, since some frameworks adopted by the company/community are difficult to use."

"Its deployment is easy but there is a learning curve in the beginning. Its onboarding isn't easy, and there is no onboarding guidance. They need to take more care of the onboarding guidance and improve it. It is user-friendly for me and for most people, but for people who have zero programming knowledge, it is hard. They have to turn to the community and other places for knowledge."

"Governance has room for improvement but that's more of a cultural thing. It depends on your company. We have the reference architecture that we have in place, but it's easy for someone to say, "Okay, I need to make an adjustment here outside of that reference architecture." Because it's so easy for them to do that, they leave the company now that a non-compliant bot is out there running a production process, we need to be able to rank that in. There needs to be footwork that we have to do as an organization for my team as opposed to a true problem with the platform."

"The OCR engine still needs improvement; it may be in the next release."

"Definitely, the machine learning engine should be improved so that we can process more invoices and purchase orders in PDF format with ease."

"There is a need for better autopilot features to enhance the functionality of UiPath."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am not responsible for the pricing part, but I know the pricing is competitive compared to other tools."

"The licensing needs to be made simpler or shortened."

"I've seen the price vary by whether the client is going to scale and adopt a tool."

"Their overall pricing falls in the middle of the market. Cost-wise, Automation Anywhere is quite expensive because of their analytics, IQ Bots, and MetaBots. For a standalone machine, the pricing is okay. When adding in the licensing for IQ Bots (or MetaBots), it can become quite costly."

"Their licensing processes are in par with most industry standards."

"Approximately, for a developer, it is around $750 for a license a year. For Bot Runners, it is about $550."

"Yearly, our licensing costs are about $90,000 to $100,000. There will be additional licensing costs when we add more Bot Runners to our infrastructure."

"I'm not sure what the monthly licensing cost is, as that is taken care of by another team, but I would say it's around $100,000."

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"It all comes with a bundle right now. Having advanced features, it is competitively priced."

"The pricing is not that expensive. It is manageable."

"The initial cost might seem higher, but over time, with continued use over five or ten years, the cost tends to decrease, making it a more economical choice."

"This is not a tool or software with a license as others are. The SaaS model is based on the usage of the tool."

"UiPath is expensive."

"I am using the Community Edition and am not familiar with the cost of the paid editions."

"UiPath is on the higher side compared to Microsoft Power Automate and Automation Anywhere."

"Our license cost is reduced since we don't require any IT support."

"UiPath is slightly more expensive than Automation Anywhere and Microsoft Power Automate."

"We are using its enterprise version. Its price seems okay, but I'm not sure because I'm not involved with the finance side. I'm more on the development side."

"We only use the technical support when we were renewing our license. The process could be easier, as there are a lot of steps."

"The pricing is competitive, and for large-scale use cases, UiPath may make better sense cost-wise. However, it is not very viable for small-scale use cases. Power Automate is much cheaper and has similar functionalities. UiPath offers two options. If you choose the on-premises option, then you would have to manage it yourself, but if you go for the fully managed one, then there won't be any overhead cost. We are gradually moving to Power Automate and Power Apps because we are already on the Microsoft stack, and it helps us reduce the footprint. If the cost of UiPath were comparable to that of Power Automate, then UiPath would have been the better alternative."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Construction Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Construction Company

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Construction Company

10%

Outsourcing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	157
Midsize Enterprise	81
Large Enterprise	558

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	4

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	254
Midsize Enterprise	147
Large Enterprise	682

Questions from the Community

How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?

It depends on your use case. Is it simply to automate a couple of processes? Is it to augment a human team? AA is ver...

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How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?

From my experience using AA tool, it depends on the applications that you want to automate, because there some applic...

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How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?

It is a highly preferred RPA tool. You can check my Automation Anywhere Review to know more.

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What needs improvement with SAP Contextor?

The tool's licensing has been kind of a challenge. If the tool can bring up a usage-based licensing model, it would b...

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What is your primary use case for SAP Contextor?

The inputs of SAP Intelligent RPA used to come from the process mining output. Whenever we connect process mining to ...

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What advice do you have for others considering SAP Contextor?

Speaking about bot creation and management features, I rate the tool as four out of five compared to the other market...

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Best RPA tools for IBM iSeries

I can only speak to UiPath since that is the only RPA solution that I have used. I know that there are specific packa...

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Yes, Attended Bots which can run without centralized control Module. RPA Tools like Automation Anywhere, uiPath ,Pow...

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How do I choose between UiPath and Microsoft Power Automate?

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Comparisons

Microsoft Power Automate vs Automation Anywhere

Compared 9% of the time

Blue Prism vs Automation Anywhere

Compared 6% of the time

AutomationEdge vs Automation Anywhere

Compared 2% of the time

WorkFusion vs Automation Anywhere

Compared 2% of the time

Appian vs Automation Anywhere

Compared 2% of the time

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SAP Build Process Automation vs SAP Intelligent RPA

Compared 8% of the time

Microsoft Power Automate vs SAP Intelligent RPA

Compared 5% of the time

Redwood Software - Finance Automation Edition vs SAP Intelligent RPA

Compared 4% of the time

Blue Prism Cloud vs SAP Intelligent RPA

Compared 4% of the time

Jacada Intelligent Agent Engagement vs SAP Intelligent RPA

Compared 4% of the time

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Microsoft Power Automate vs UiPath Platform

Compared 8% of the time

Blue Prism vs UiPath Platform

Compared 5% of the time

Fortra's Automate vs UiPath Platform

Compared 3% of the time

Pega Robotic Process Automation vs UiPath Platform

Compared 3% of the time

ServiceNow Automation Engine vs UiPath Platform

Compared 3% of the time

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Also Known As

Automation Anywhere, Testing Anywhere, Automation Anywhere Enterprise, Agentic Process Automation System (Now Certified for WorkSpaces)

SAP Contextor, Contextor

UiPath Maestro, UiPath Apps, UiPath Agent Builder

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Overview

Automation Anywhere offers ease of use, robust system connectivity, and GenAI-driven document automation through a cloud-native platform, significantly enhancing productivity across multiple industries with advanced AI features.

Delivering a comprehensive suite of tools designed for easy integration and rapid deployment, Automation Anywhere drives efficiency by reducing costs and automating repetitive tasks. Its cloud-native platform supports broad industry adoption, including advanced AI features like process automation and Co-Pilot, streamlining complex workflows with minimal technical skills required. Users benefit from robust integration capabilities, which facilitate seamless interaction with multiple systems. However, there is room for improvement in areas such as user-friendliness for beginners, stability, flexible licensing, and enhanced OCR functionality. Organizations in sectors such as banking, finance, manufacturing, and healthcare gain from the improved operational efficiency and ROI Automation Anywhere offers.

What are the important features of Automation Anywhere?

Ease of Use: Simplifies automation tasks with a user-centric interface.
Robust Connectivity: Provides seamless integration with multiple systems.
GenAI-Driven Document Automation: Leverages AI to automate document management.
Process Automation & Co-Pilot: Enhances workflow automation with advanced AI.
Cloud-Native Platform: Enables rapid deployment and integration.

What benefits should be evaluated in reviews?

Time Savings: Automation drastically reduces manual processing time.
Cost Efficiency: Decreases overall operational costs by automating tasks.
Productivity Enhancement: Streamlines workflows with AI-driven tools.
Improved Integration: Enhances ability to work with multiple systems.
Scalability: Supports growth with a flexible cloud-native architecture.

In the insurance industry, Automation Anywhere is utilized for automating processes such as enrollment management and compliance checks. Its applications extend to supply chain management, financial transactions, and business performance monitoring across sectors like banking, finance, manufacturing, and healthcare, helping organizations to automate routine tasks, improve efficiency, and reduce costs.

Automation Anywhere

SAP Intelligent RPA offers flexible automation with capabilities to manage attended and unattended tasks, seamlessly integrating with systems like CRM and providing robust scheduling solutions. Its ease of use in document extraction and web automation makes it adaptable for a variety of needs.

This platform is ideal for automating SAP-centric processes by improving efficiency in sectors such as accounting, procurement, and sales. It efficiently handles attended and unattended automation, streamlining actions in retail and wholesale sectors. Many companies utilize SAP Intelligent RPA to automate repetitive tasks such as sales order creation, enhancing the low-code capabilities within SAP environments. It's particularly beneficial in transactional operations and process mining insights.

What are the key features of SAP Intelligent RPA?

Seamless Integration: Connects effortlessly with systems like CRM for improved process automation.
Flexible Task Management: Supports both attended and unattended automation.
Orchestration and Job Factory: Simplifies scheduling and task management.
Document Extraction: Offers user-friendly tools for efficient data handling.
Web Automation: Enhances ease of use for online task execution.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Ease of Use: Minimal technical setup and adaptable process integration.
Language Support: Includes languages like Python for custom script creation.
Data Connectivity: Effective in connecting data across multiple systems.
Efficient Low-Code Environment: Reduces development time with easy-to-use tools.

SAP Intelligent RPA is primarily implemented to optimize SAP-centric processes, enhancing operational efficiency in industries like retail and wholesale. Companies automate tasks like sales order creation and material master creation with ease, benefiting from increased process efficiency within SAP environments and better handling of transactional operations.

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UiPath Platform is appreciated for its user-friendly interface and extensive automation capabilities, offering seamless integration with diverse applications. Its intuitive drag-and-drop functionality enables users to design efficient workflows with minimal technical expertise.

UiPath Platform delivers a robust set of features that enhance automation and productivity. With components like Orchestrator, task management is optimized, facilitating better scalability. Users benefit from advanced AI and document understanding tools, boosting data handling accuracy and reducing errors. Despite its strengths, UiPath faces challenges with upgrading processes, AI enhancements, and user documentation. Integration and selector sensitivity issues, along with support and licensing complexities, highlight areas for potential improvement. Users request smoother deployment, error handling, and migration processes. Enhanced support for RHEL/Ubuntu, LINQ, and Lambda and improved real-time insights, automation recording, and scheduling are desired. Streamlining the experience for non-technical users with simplified workflows remains a priority.

What are the key features of UiPath Platform?

Drag-and-Drop Functionality: Allows users to design workflows easily without extensive technical skills.
Orchestrator: Enhances task management and enables scalable automation.
AI and Document Understanding: Improves data accuracy and minimizes errors.
System Integration: Offers seamless integration with SAP, CRM, Oracle, and more.
Active Community and Training: UiPath Academy provides resources for skill development.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Increased Efficiency: Reduction in manual workloads through automation of repetitive tasks.
Improved Accuracy: Enhanced data handling capabilities reduce errors.
Productivity Boost: Supports both attended and unattended automations to streamline operations.
Scalability: Ability to handle growing automation demands efficiently.
Integration Benefits: Easy integration with enterprise systems for streamlined operations.

UiPath Platform is widely implemented across sectors such as finance, healthcare, insurance, HR, IT, and supply chain to automate repetitive business tasks. Common uses include automating data entry, invoice processing, document management, report generation, and customer service operations. Organizations value the platform's ability to integrate seamlessly with systems like SAP, CRM, and Oracle, allowing for enhanced efficiency and accuracy in processing both structured and unstructured data.

UiPath

Sample Customers

Google, Linkedin, Cisco, Juniper Networks, DellEMC, Comcast, Mastercard, Quest Diagnostics

BNP Paribas, Societe Generale, Kabel Deutschland, Orange, Carrefour

1. Accenture 2. Deloitte 3. PwC 4. IBM 5. Capgemini 6. KPMG 7. Ernst & Young 8. Infosys 9. Cognizant 10. Wipro 11. Tata Consultancy Services 12. HCL Technologies 13. Genpact 14. Tech Mahindra 15. DXC Technology 16. Atos 17. NTT Data 18. CGI 19. L&T Infotech 20. Hexaware Technologies 21. Mindtree 22. Mphasis 23. Virtusa 24. Syntel 25. Zensar Technologies 26. WNS Global Services 27. Hexaware Technologies 28. Larsen & Toubro Infotech 29. Persistent Systems 30. QuEST Global 31. Sonata Software 32. Zensar Technologies

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