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Manav Grover - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
A user-friendly, time-efficient product that makes automating processes straightforward
Pros and Cons
  • "I like how easy it is to automate tasks and how time-efficient the product is."
  • "The interactive selection could be more accurate."

What is our primary use case?

We use UiPath for replicating manual tasks and PDF automation. 

How has it helped my organization?

UiPath saves us a significant amount of time and is recognized as the leader in Robotic Process Automation. It helps us a lot. It makes us much more efficient at dealing with repetitive tasks, reduces costs, and makes automating processes easier compared to other automation solutions.

The solution reduces human error; automating manual cases lowers the risk of error by over 90%, including recurrent mistakes. This keeps our clients happy.  

The product frees up a significant amount of employee time by automating manual tasks and being so user-friendly and time-efficient, meaning we don't have to spend much time using the app. 

What is most valuable?

I like how easy it is to automate tasks and how time-efficient the product is.

UiPath is very user-friendly, so even employees with no coding experience can use it, which adds value to staff with less experience in coding.

Building automation using UiPath is easy; creating scripts for automated test apps and PDFs isn't difficult.  

The solution enables us to build end-to-end automation, which is important to us, and it's one of the only automation apps that can provide this.   

We use the platform's AI functionality in our automation program, which has significantly contributed to our end-to-end automation. It's cost and time-efficient, and that's what we want from an automation app.   

UiPath speeds up and reduces the cost of digital transformation without requiring expensive or complex application upgrades or IT support. It provides features in a cost-efficient way.  

What needs improvement?

The interactive selection could be more accurate.

The customer support could be faster. 

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For how long have I used the solution?

We've been using the solution for between three and six months. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

UiPath is a stable app; I give it nine out of ten for stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable; I can't see any ways in which there would be a problem or limitation with scalability.

How are customer service and support?

We contacted technical support, and they have solved most of our issues lately. Sometimes we don't get the solution we want and are dissatisfied, but overall, I rate them very highly.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

UiPath is the only automation solution I have used. 

How was the initial setup?

I wasn't involved in the solution's deployment, and apart from keeping the version up to date, it doesn't require any maintenance. 

What was our ROI?

The solution saves costs for our organization, though I'm not aware of precisely how much.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We didn't evaluate any other options, the company provided UiPath, and we didn't have a choice in the matter. It's an excellent product, and we don't have any problems with it. No solution is perfect, but that's to be expected.

What other advice do I have?

I rate the solution 10 out of 10.

We use UiPath to automate processes that deal with a ''good cause'' we are involved in; specifically, we use it for employee diversity.  

The product's automation helps a lot in achieving the results regarding our ''good cause''; we encounter fewer errors compared to other automation apps.

Being a part of the UiPath user community is valuable.  

I recommend the solution and have recommended it to many of my friends who work in the same domain. 

We have yet to use any UiPath Academy courses, but we plan to in the future.

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.
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Senior Software Engineer at Accenture
Real User
Helps us automate output from PDFs, reducing human time and error
Pros and Cons
  • "UiPath is easy to use without any training. Anyone can use it. There is also great customer support."
  • "It needs improvement in terms of optimization. Sometimes the tools slow down when you are working on a huge data set or if the internet connectivity is slow in your area."

What is our primary use case?

We use it to automate output from PDFs.

How has it helped my organization?

It reduces human time and human error compared to manual processes. It helps a lot in improving business productivity, project productivity, and scalability. It also saves us money.

What is most valuable?

UiPath is easy to use without any training. Anyone can use it. There is also great customer support. And if you want to learn new things or enhance your skills, you can choose the UiPath Academy training courses.

It is very secure and cheaper and faster.

What needs improvement?

It needs improvement in terms of optimization. Sometimes the tools slow down when you are working on a huge data set or if the internet connectivity is slow in your area. Otherwise, it works as well as the other tools that are available in the market.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using UiPath for the last three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I give the stability a 10 out of 10. It is very stable compared to other solutions.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is also good, a 10 out of 10.

I have deployed it across different departments and different locations, per the requirements of the various projects I have worked on.

How are customer service and support?

I would give a 10 out of 10 to customer support. If you have any queries you can post them to the community. Last year I was facing some issues related to some processes and I posted queries on the community. I got a response after some time. That was very good for me.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Before UiPath, I tried a related Microsoft tool. 

How was the initial setup?

I did one deployment with the team, but I'm not privy to how deployment works from scratch. But the deployment is of medium difficulty, not very straightforward and not very easy.

I have used UiPath in different types of deployments, depending on the project. Sometimes it's on a private cloud. For example, if it is a project related to deployment on the client side or server, we use the cloud services. If we want to test something on a website or another cloud, then we use the SaaS.

The solution does require some maintenance. The number of people needed depends on the project's size and complexity.

What was our ROI?

It gives a great ROI. It gives around 25 to 30 percent return. It works well.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing is moderate. It's not that cheap and not very expensive. Every organization can buy or renew a license.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I have used Microsoft Power Automate. I chose UiPath because it is cheaper and has great customer support. There is a huge community of developers, more than for Microsoft Power Automate.

What other advice do I have?

If we're working on a project related to website automation, it requires a minimum of five to 10 people. And if we're working on a small project, there might be a single person or maybe two who work on it. The responsibilities relate to developing, testing, and hosting.

If an engineer wants to learn more about RPA, they should consider this tool first. I always recommend UiPath if you are working as an individual. If you invest X, it will give you 100X.

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Shalva Gurgenidze - PeerSpot reviewer
RPA solution Architect, Robotization Guru at Zeptos
Real User
It can potentially cut the work of some tech employees in half
Pros and Cons
  • "I like the user interface. I'm using Cloud Orchestrator and UiPath X. It's a platform for customizing and building automated processes."
  • "Some features are limited for Orchestrator. For example, the AI features could be more flexible and easily accessible. Every time I want to use some new features, we have to do a deep dive into this technology."

What is our primary use case?

I've used UiPath in multiple industries, including medical, banking, retail, etc. It's a good platform for RPA.

How has it helped my organization?

UiPath saves employee time while increasing productivity. It can potentially cut the work of some tech employees in half. I don't have precise numbers, but it also cuts the cost of each process by about 50 percent. UiPath has helped our customers minimize their on-premises footprint, which is essential. UiPath facilitated my clients' digital transformation without expensive or complex upgrades or additional IT application support. It also helped reduce human error. 

The UiPath Academy helped me learn how to develop processes. The main benefit was learning how to build robots and handle various exception cases, like business and application exceptions. 

What is most valuable?

I like the user interface. I'm using Cloud Orchestrator and UiPath X. It's a platform for customizing and building automated processes. UiPath is the easiest RPA platform to use. It's more accessible than other RPA platforms like Automation Anywhere, Microsoft Power Automate, and Blue Prism. Almost all of the processes are end-to-end.

The UiPath community is a valuable resource. I use the forum almost daily to ask various questions. I get most of my answers from the forum and the Discord server. It's a massive community.

What needs improvement?

Some features are limited for Orchestrator. For example, the AI features could be more flexible and easily accessible. Every time I want to use some new features, we have to do a deep dive into this technology.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used UiPath for more than three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

In the past three years, UiPath has been highly stable even though the environment has changed frequently.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

UiPath is easy to scale. 

How are customer service and support?

I rate UiPath's support a 10 out of 10. They helped me resolve a problem with mobile automation quickly.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

UiPath is the best platform for me, but Automation Anywhere is the second-easiest platform for deployment. 

How was the initial setup?

UiPath is easy to set up. It requires some maintenance after deployment, but one person is enough to handle it. It depends on the complexity and the number of processes. Complex cases may require two or more. 

What was our ROI?

Customers see an ROI from UiPath in about six months. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate UiPath a 10 out of 10. I recommend UiPath. It's an excellent way to get started with RPA.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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reviewer1986756 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of global process improvement and automation at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Reduces manual effort and reads emails well, but can be expensive
Pros and Cons
  • "This solution has reduced manual effort on our part. It's removed repetitive tasks which do not bring any value to the company."
  • "I would like it to be more user-friendly."

What is our primary use case?

We did AP automation. We started with AP invoice automation first. Then we did a proof of shipment delivery. That was the second concept. After, we expanded to the inputting of contractor timesheets. We moved to publish the metrics on a dashboard and log in to different databases. Slowly, the demand picked up in the last year.

How has it helped my organization?

This solution has reduced manual effort on our part. It's removed repetitive tasks which do not bring any value to the company. They have now been eliminated. It's saved maybe 1,000 man-hours every year on the AP side, and maybe on the metric side for a dashboard that we created, we saved 90 hours a month.

What is most valuable?

The capacity to read the emails and then understand what is out there has been very useful for us. This is extremely useful with the huge volume of transactions that we are taking. We get close to over a thousand invoices in a day. 

What needs improvement?

I would like it to be more user-friendly.

The one thing that we would really like to see is the licensing. UiPath is selling on a per-bot model. What I find with other companies is they give it as a SaaS solution and that you subscribe to it. UiPath manages how many bots you need, whatever intelligence you're using, and then you give us a total solution. Changing licensing would probably interest us in the long run.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is pretty stable. We have not had major issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We can scale it up. However, the cost again is a factor. The cost of scaling up is high.

How are customer service and support?

I have not been involved with technical support. Our team would talk to UiPath if there were a problem. I haven't had personal experience.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did not previously use a different solution.

How was the initial setup?

I was involved in the deployment and initial setup. It was straightforward. 

It was straightforward in the sense that we used it in a very limited way first as a proof of concept. Therefore, it was simple to just deploy it on a desktop at first, where we didn't even use the server. We deployed it on the desktop to see if it was able to scan and to see if it was able to read the mail. In that sense, it was simplistic. 

We ran into issues as we were scanning it, sometimes it was classifying it right, and sometimes not. So we had to bring machine learning in for it to be accurate. Therefore, while we did run into some complexity, deployment-wise, it was simple.

Our strategy was simple: informing the infrastructure team that spun up a VM for us. 

What about the implementation team?

We did not use any integrator, reseller, or advisor.

What was our ROI?

We have definitely seen an ROI. We compare it to the number of hours saved. For each process we do, we measure it by the number of hours we save across the globe. That's how we are measuring ROI now. We don't have hard dollar amounts.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution is expensive. 

Initially, it maybe was $8,000 or $10,000. However, as the number of bots increases, the pricing has to come down. That said, with volume, we don't see that. 

Price will definitely be a factor if we decide to use UiPath down the road. Even looking into this Studio Web, I was thinking, "Okay, I can upgrade immediately to the newer version." Then, if we need two or three more Studio Webs due to the development that we need to do, or even the Citizen Developer, the bot, it's going to become very expensive if we need to take off. Therefore, the volume should provide some sort of discount. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did evaluate Automation Anywhere. 

Automation Anywhere was offering a SaaS model, which we like. However, the cost was expensive, and also the scalability wasn't what we needed. We are just at the beginning of the automation journey. When we were evaluating it, we didn't have that many bots that could justify that cost. Right now, we are at the point where we are maybe at eight to ten bots. It is taking off pretty fast at this point. Managing it may become an issue for us at some point, and maybe with the scalability, that model may offer more value to us. I don't think UiPath offers that as a cloud.

What other advice do I have?

We are still surfacing demand for automating processes based on sustainable or environmental causes. We aren't using any automation to promote any good causes just yet.

I have yet to be a part of UiPath's user community and have yet to understand what they offer.

We haven't gotten into the UiPath Academy. We partnered with a couple of vendors, and I'm not sure if they're Academy-certified people.

At this time, while we do use AI, I'm not sure if it's UiPath's AI. We are still surfacing the process. We've done a proof of concept, and we have to measure the metrics to see if it makes sense for us to move ahead. 

For us, at least, the cost is the biggest factor for us to scale up. For others evaluating the solution, they need to look at ten years down the road or what is their vision for automation. Only then can they effectively evaluate the products. 

This solution was simple, and it was easier to use, so we took this first, and now we're pretty much married at this point. There isn't anything to complain about, however, if we had the vision to see where we would be, we might have looked at other products more. I don't have any complaints as of this point. As of now, the cost is the biggest sticking factor for us.

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.

You have the studio licensing, and the orchestrator. The architecture is complex, at least from a business point of view. There are a lot of moving parts that I have to work with. As with any product, I would just want it to be up and running immediately without the hassle of maintenance. I feel the maintenance factor in this product is high.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Revenue Systems and Process Manager at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Low to no-code with fast bot development and helpful support
Pros and Cons
  • "The low to no-code is by far the most valuable feature."
  • "Overall the training and documentation could be better. There's just so much of it, so a streamlined way to get to the information I need would be ideal."

What is our primary use case?

We automate the entire revenue and order to cash and then process it to payables. It is used for processes, from generating customer invoices to ensuring that all our vendors are getting paid timely. We also use it for data reporting, audit requirements, or whatever information gathering that the company may need.

We've automated about 30-ish processes, and that's just the tip of the iceberg of where it's going.

All of the processes are attended to right now. We're still getting the backend set up to move some of them to unattended.

How has it helped my organization?

The solution has improved the organization by providing time savings. That's one of the most fundamental things. We recently had a project that would take a human who's actually navigating through the screens and clicking all the buttons roughly a month's worth of work, if that was their primary focus all day long. We were able to get that completed within two days using UiPath. Therefore, the time savings are phenomenal. 

Also, when you're dealing with all that data, there's a lot less likelihood of human error and missteps. With the bot, we know for sure that the line is the line, and that's it. It's error-free for the most part.

What is most valuable?

The low to no-code is by far the most valuable feature. Developing a bot in under a minute that saves you an hour a day is phenomenal.

The user community is great. Looking at the forums, when a question is posted, the responses are fairly quick, either from UiPath or the community itself. In my past role, I posted to the community before, and I had been able to answer some questions as well. Then, it's nice to know people are having the same problems you're having and finding solutions.

I've taken UiPath Academy courses. I've taken mostly the developer ones, and then I'm looking into more of the admin side, with the Orchestrator and project management side of it. The biggest value is that it walks you through step by step and you're doing it alongside the course. It's hands-on learning. It's one thing to watch a video. It's a different thing actually to play with it and have something start working.

What needs improvement?

Overall the training and documentation could be better. There's just so much of it, so a streamlined way to get to the information I need would be ideal.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for about two years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's very stable. Performance-wise and stability-wise, it's great. We're able to access it from anywhere. I have the Orchestrator app on my phone, so I can always keep track of the bots that we've developed and see how they're doing and everything.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability is something we're still looking into. We just started, so we're still in the groundwork. However, in terms of being able to scale, the potential's there. We just need more time to play with it.

How are customer service and support?

I've had one instance with them, and it was great. They knew their stuff, they walked me through everything.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Before UiPath, we used Nintex RPA, and then an SAP RPA tool as well. We used to UiPath to get more usability and scalability. The user-friendliness of the product and just the engine and the innovations that they're making behind it really placed them as a leader in the sector.

How was the initial setup?

I was involved in the implementation since proposing the idea to start developing and starting a road show to be able to expand.

The process was straightforward. I had no qualms about it.

We started small. We essentially had two developer licenses, a couple unattended, and then a couple attended. We had already identified who would the attended bots go to, and did all that legwork in the forefront. Once we got the license enabled, we could activate it, work in the Orchestrator to assign the specific roles, and then have them start running. Within a week, we were able to get bots out the door and have people actually using them.

What about the implementation team?

Everything has been done in-house. We've been building everything ourselves. 

What was our ROI?

We've definitely seen an ROI. For example, in one project, we were able to take a month's worth of human effort and completed it in two days with UiPath. We've had several others of a similar nature.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing is a bit high compared to other products. That said, it does offer more. From working with other ones, it is definitely a more powerful tool and well worth the pricing.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did evaluate other options. We had the ones we used before. We also looked at Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere, and a couple of others. 

The difference was a sense of familiarity. I had previous experience with UiPath. Mainly the innovations and the fact that since 2019 on the Magic Quadrant, they've been the leader consistently, and they will continue to be, were the reason we chose UiPath.

What other advice do I have?

We do not use the AI functionality in our automation as of right now. It is something I'm interested in, however.

Our company will be involved in an environmental initiative using UiPath. We have an environmental group. As of right now, we haven't thought about taking it that far. We've only had it for about a month or two. It's something we're considering for the future. 

The most important part is going to be the user interface. The people who are developing it, the people who are using it, they're the ones who are going to have the most to say about it. Your business end-user has the most to say about it; if they don't like it, that's all you'll hear. By focusing on that user interface, which UiPath has done, you really get a solid project that people get excited about rather than leaving a bad taste in their mouths.

I'd rate the solution a nine out of ten. I love the product.

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.
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Anthony Tarantino - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Analyst at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Real User
Has courses to help you learn and grow within the platform
Pros and Cons
  • "I do all my developing in Studio. I develop and publish into the orchestrator cloud, and then I try and run everything unattended. So, Studio is a very valuable feature for me."
  • "I would like to see ongoing integrations with different applications. For example, we have UKG, which is an HRIS or HCM system. I'd love to see if there could be some sort of connection there because there are definitely some HR stuff from onboarding and offboarding that we do in the HCM that I'd love to have UiPath help with."

What is our primary use case?

Our biggest use case right now is around business development. We use UiPath to run reports that we get off of the internet against our internal databases to try and find anyone who is a client because we're a law firm.

Most of my development right now has been on the business development side. We're helping clients with their cases, whether it's a litigation case, a bankruptcy case, or a real estate case. I use UiPath to help identify potential clients or current clients so that we can help them in their legal space.

How has it helped my organization?

UiPath has helped to alleviate some of the workload of our paralegals, assistants, and secretaries. They were going through large files of cell rows, and it was taking up many hours of their day. Using UiPath, I was able to automate a lot of it so that they don't have to spend that time. Now, it's more of a review process as opposed to a daily, mundane process of going through Excel files.

On one of the other processes that I developed, a marketing assistant had to take another daily report, and check to see if any of the companies that were filing for litigation on that report were clients or prospects. It took three hours of her day every day, and it's done five days a week. Now with UiPath, I have it unattended and running at 5:00 a.m. so that when she gets in, all she has to do is review the report that I generate for her. That's a consolidation of what comes off the website, what we have in our internal systems, and anything that matches.

What is most valuable?

I do all my developing in Studio. I develop and publish into the orchestrator cloud, and then I try and run everything unattended. So, Studio is a very valuable feature for me.

Another feature that I've been using a lot is the new integration app with Microsoft that triggers emails.

The UiPath Academy courses are great because when there are things that you don't know right off the bat, it helps you develop, learn, and grow within the platform. I've done a few courses and plan on doing more. It's definitely helpful for me being someone that didn't come from a development background. I taught myself UiPath in the beginning, and now that I know how expansive the Academy is, I'm definitely going to take more classes so that I can learn exactly how much I can do with UiPath.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see ongoing integrations with different applications. For example, we have UKG, which is an HRIS or HCM system. I'd love to see if there could be some sort of connection there because there are definitely some HR tasks from onboarding and offboarding that we do in the HCM that I'd love to have UiPath help with.

I like that UiPath is a platform for more than just one specific product. So, I'd like to see continued expansion of the platform and have different APIs connected to it. Different integrations sitting on top of it are just going to make it more beneficial because you'll be able to have everything come into one spot instead of having to buy four or five different products.

For how long have I used the solution?

My firm has had it since 2019, and I've personally used it for about a year and a half. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We're in the cloud and not on-premises, and I think the cloud runs pretty well. Up until last week, the stability was great. 

Last week, I had an issue with one of my licenses falling off of the unattended robot. I was surprised that it happened. I don't really know why it happened, and I'm working on getting it fixed.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is great. There's definitely a lot of potential for it to scale, especially in our environment.

How are customer service and support?

They support infrastructure and not development, which at first was a little bit of a bummer for me. Their tech support has been great when it does revolve around infrastructure, and I'd rate them at eight out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

What was our ROI?

We found a couple of clients using the UiPath processes with respect to business development.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I think the pricing is reasonable. I don't think it's too much of a stretch, and I think it's where it should be.

What other advice do I have?

If you have a lot of paper processes or routine processes that are weighing down your employees, then UiPath and automation, in general, are the way to go. There's fear that it's going to take over the human role, which it just doesn't. From a 500 foot view it kind of makes sense, but when you're developing and working on the automations, you realize that you really can't get rid of the human aspect of it. This is because there are always going to be some sort of checks and balances as well as things that the robot can't do and decisions it can't make. So, don't have that fear and push away from automation or UiPath. They go well together, and you should definitely consider it.

Overall and considering the usability of UiPath, I'd give it a nine out of ten. I think there's a lot of documentation out there with the forums and with partners that support as well. UiPath does a really great job, and I'm happy that my firm decided to purchase its product.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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MattWells - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation manager at IEWC Corp.
Real User
Great Automation Hub with a helpful user community and an excellent learning Academy
Pros and Cons
  • "It's pretty affordable for what you get."
  • "We'd like more onboarding features for new people."

What is our primary use case?

We can use UiPath for pretty much anything, including document reading, day-to-day processing, or maintenance cases. For pretty much anything that the business comes up with, we can use UiPath. 

How has it helped my organization?

It's the only RPA software I've ever used. It's really given us the capability to help automate a ton of slow-moving tasks.

It is helping to automate some finance processes, shared service processes, and items like that to eliminate some tedious tasks that people don't want to deal with.

What is most valuable?

The Automation Hub helps prioritize things. I'd say using the community edition to get citizen developers on board has been great. Those are probably the two biggest aspects of the solution for me.

The user community is helpful. The forum is really great. I need to build up a bigger community around me; however, for right now, the users are super helpful.

I've used UiPath's Academy courses. It's great for letting people do training at their own pace. It also speeds up training. I don't have to spend hours teaching people how to do stuff. They can do it whenever they want. That's super helpful.

What needs improvement?

We'd like more onboarding features for new people. I mostly taught myself. It would help if it was more proactive in reaching out and saying, "Here are all of our connectors. Here's the stuff you can do." The program itself is really easy to use, however, to understand the capabilities, it would be nice to have more of a guiding hand.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for probably two years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is good. I've never had a feed down and find it to be rather solid. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is pretty strong. It seems to be as scalable as you want to make it. It depends on your design. For example, if you make a shady bot, that's not going to work scalability-wise. However, if you build your bot the right way to handle tasks quickly, it'll do it quickly and will scale well.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is really good. I've only used it twice. However, both times they have been really quick to respond and help.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did not previously use any other RPA software.

How was the initial setup?

I am involved in the initial setup process. I started the CoE of my last job, and I'm doing that at this job now.

What about the implementation team?

We used a partner to help with it, so it was pretty straightforward. If I had to do it myself, I'd probably struggle, however, with partners, it's easy.

What was our ROI?

I have seen an ROI. The first spot I made paid for the license. It's pretty quick to realize a return on investment. 

We've used Automation Hub to track monetary and hourly savings. My last company probably saved to the tune of $300,000 annualized. I just started this job. I will be able to note an ROI pretty soon.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I need to dig into pricing a bit more. It's pretty affordable for what you get. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated the whole market before choosing UiPath. However, I wasn't directly a part of the process and, therefore, can't get into specifics. 

What other advice do I have?

I do not yet use UiPath to automate processes that deal with a good cause that our company is involved in. I've only worked at the company for two weeks. I'm a little new.

I have yet to use the AI functionality in our automation program. 

I'd advise others to work with a partner to deploy it at your company. Don't try to do everything at once. Build a list of ideas before you start trying to get into things. Have a funnel of projects to do.

I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. They could improve a couple of things. However, it's really easy to use. You don't really have to learn any code. It is really easy to get people to learn it on their own. It's pretty solid overall.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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reviewer1978956 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Manager Digital Innovation at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Cuts down development time and has a straightforward implementation process
Pros and Cons
  • "The core RPA is the best feature because of how easily we can get started. The other most valuable feature is DU or Document Understanding. It doesn't require huge setup and implementation times. When you look at a pure machine learning model, it requires a lot of expertise. Though UiPath is not purely plug-and-play, it's almost like plug-and-play because it can be up and running very quickly."
  • "In the UiPath Academy, there's not much documentation for Document Understanding and Process Mining. Documentation for some of the newer tools needs to be added to the UiPath Academy."

What is our primary use case?

We use it mostly for reconciliation, automatic emails, and monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports and extractions. Document Understanding is another big use case for us.

What is most valuable?

The AI functionality cuts down development time. The out-of-the-box models are pretty good at extracting and do account for variations. We don't have to do it template by template, at least for invoices and purchase orders. Thus, it's a huge time saver.

We have more than a hundred unattended automated processes and hope to scale as well. We have a healthy pipeline, and our COE just prioritizes them and chooses the ones with the most impact.

The core RPA is the best feature because of how easily we can get started. The other most valuable feature is DU or Document Understanding. It doesn't require huge setup and implementation times. When you look at a pure machine learning model, it requires a lot of expertise. Though UiPath is not purely plug-and-play, it's almost like plug-and-play because it can be up and running very quickly.

UiPath has definitely helped us with productivity. It has helped us to grow because as we bring in more companies, we don't have to add more people or train new people. The existing staff can handle the growth. Also, the team no longer has to do some of the manual, repetitive activities and can focus on more value-added work. We're looking at how to move analytics and data into the department and use the time saved to upskill the employees.

I connect with local customers and find it very beneficial to share best practices. My team tells me that the UiPath user community forums are pretty active and that if they're stuck and post a question they get a response pretty quickly. I only hear good things about the forums.

I took the UiPath Academy basic certification training before I rolled it out to the others. It's pretty good, but you still need to be technical. You cannot pick an analyst and then put them through the full certification. However, the training is self-explanatory. The Automation Academy is good as well. The biggest value I've gained from UiPath Academy is the self-learning methodology. Having free self-learning material makes sense when you don't know whether you are committing to the solution.

What needs improvement?

I would like to know more about the product features and real use cases. Sometimes, all I hear is how quickly the solution can be up and running, and I don't hear about all the work that goes into it. Because everybody has a choice with bots and process improvements, unlike that with ERP systems, I would like to have more information on how to constantly evangelize.

In the UiPath Academy, there's not much documentation for Document Understanding and Process Mining. Documentation for some of the newer tools needs to be added to the UiPath Academy.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using UiPath for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I haven't seen any degradation in terms of performance.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It scales well.

How are customer service and support?

UiPath's technical support is pretty good. If their level one support is unable to take care of an issue, they will then escalate it to product managers. I would give technical support a rating of eight on a scale from one to ten because they are not as good at supporting some of the newer technologies.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial deployment is straightforward. It took a few months to set up everything, and we scaled slowly. It's easier now that we've moved to the cloud.

What about the implementation team?

We did it all ourselves. We tested everything in UiPath Academy first to see if it would work for us.

What was our ROI?

UiPath has reduced the number of hours spent on manual work, and that is our ROI.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The cost could be lower. The pricing is not transparent, so we don't always know if we really are getting a good price.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated Automation Anywhere and Blue Prism. When we looked at the total cost of ownership, UiPath felt better for our situation.

What other advice do I have?

Compared to other solutions, UiPath offers a lot of products in its portfolio. The customer success manager attends to our needs, gives access, answers our queries, and takes care of us. Also, UiPath has a robust community, so it pays to be with the leader to get all of these benefits. Thus, I rate UiPath at nine on a scale from one to ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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