What is our primary use case?
UiPath Platform can be used mostly for banking and insurance related automations.
I am working with UiPath Platform and am using a few AI-related configurations and Agentic automations wherever I am getting the opportunity, but the customer needs a lot of consulting and a lot of understanding of AI, because it is not a fully matured and fully used product.
The customer wants exact use cases about what exactly Agentic AI is and where it is to be used in their industry. That is something customers always look for from a product company.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of UiPath Platform are those related to UI automation, intelligent automation, Agentic AI, document processing, error handling, and exception handling. A lot of reports and dashboards are there, which are helpful.
In terms of reducing human error and freeing up employee time, UiPath Platform gives good, visible benefits in terms of employee's time reduction. It is possible to see a return on investment for almost every use case in terms of benefits. Error handling or exceptions are part of the business requirement. Even if a customer has a lot of scenarios to handle, through UiPath Platform, I am able to configure it in customer expectations.
Sentiment analysis is very important because when customers or business users are looking at UiPath Platform or services, they are also using conversations with customers or internal employees to understand human behavior or psychology along with robotics automation.
What needs improvement?
In terms of areas for improvement, artificial intelligence has the potential to be better, also the sentiment part, and on-premise hosting for specific regulated customer entities is one more improvement.
Direct UiPath Platform support needs some improvement, as I have to follow the entire process of ticket creation before getting a response with the SLAs defined by UiPath Platform, causing a little long waiting time to handle all technical support and provide resolution.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using UiPath Platform for four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability is the highest for UiPath Platform, with uptime being almost 99.9% most of the time, so scalability and stability are good in-built features.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability is present on UiPath Platform, but in terms of the server requirement or IT infrastructure, there is a need for scalability also, which means with the platform scalability, there is more investment associated with hardware.
How are customer service and support?
The monitoring of tone or sentiment in messages affects my operations or business, as the sentiment is very important, and this area can also be part of some improvement from an automation perspective.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have worked with a few competitors for a few opportunities or business requirements.
How was the initial setup?
The installation and deployment procedure for UiPath Platform is easy and very clear, with no obstacles. The documents are available, and a seamless installation can be done.
What was our ROI?
If I quantify the return on investment that I can observe, I would say the ROI is mostly in the range of twenty percent on average for each automation.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I can mention
Automation Anywhere and Automation Edge as the two competitors I have gone through for some of my projects.
What other advice do I have?
The biggest benefit that I see from the product is the biggest positive thing in it. I am still using UiPath Platform at this time.
In the last one or two years, I have not really upgraded myself in terms of UiPath Platform Academy related latest training courses and material, though there was a requirement for new trainings and upgrading knowledge, I could not spend time. That is from my side, the weakness.
I would rate my experience with support from UiPath Platform as a six. My overall experience with this product receives a rating of eight.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
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