What is our primary use case?
My main use case for
UiPath Platform involves multiple use cases, including automating end-to-end processes for the finance team, for customer service, and for the transportation team. I use
UiPath Studio, UiPath Test scenarios, test cases,
UiPath Orchestrator, Maestro, and almost all the products within UiPath.
One specific example of a process I have automated using UiPath Platform is for the finance team, where we automated a process to calculate the commission for each broker based on the quantity sold for each month. We retrieve data from SAP for a list of brokers and then review the products that each salesperson is able to sell, calculate the commission, send it for the manager to review and approve, and after approval, we send it to accounts payable to get the paycheck on time.
Automating the commission calculation impacted our team's workflow positively. We saved time, reducing it from one hour to approximately 10 or 15 minutes for each broker, and the process was very efficient as it involves multiple business users. With the automation, errors decreased, and during the approval part when it goes to the manager for approval, we used UiPath Action Center, allowing us to retrieve the approval inline with UiPath Platform itself.
What is most valuable?
From a personal perspective, the best features UiPath Platform offers are
UiPath Studio and the capability of integrating with other tools through APIs, as well as
UiPath Insights, where the delivered dashboard is very valuable for my business users to track progress, along with UiPath Action Center.
The API integrations and Web Insights dashboards help my team by allowing me to watch the work queues and show the business on a weekly or monthly basis the KPIs we achieved, such as time savings or money savings, or decreases in errors or average handling time. From the APIs, I can easily integrate with SAP, Microsoft products, and any other tool such as Amazon if we automate something on the Amazon website, so it is pretty easy for us and smooth and fast to automate things.
UiPath Platform has positively impacted our organization by allowing our business users to be more productive, particularly during the peak season in the summer when we have too many orders or shipments, helping the team achieve the KPIs without having to add more headcount.
What needs improvement?
UiPath Platform could be improved by having more information available online in terms of courses or materials for adopting new technologies, especially regarding
Gen AI.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using UiPath Platform for almost eight years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
UiPath Platform is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of UiPath Platform is excellent; I can easily add robots to handle the volume if needed.
How are customer service and support?
Customer support is very responsive, and I am satisfied with that.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I did not previously use a different solution.
How was the initial setup?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that they offer a fair price and a pretty straightforward licensing model.
What about the implementation team?
I have used the vendor's UiPath Academy courses; the biggest benefits I have seen are that I was able to train or share the courses with my teammates and other business users, enabling them to be aware of UiPath and how we can adopt it within our business.
What was our ROI?
I have seen a return on investment; I can share that the time saved for the business users we are working with is significant, with almost 3,000 hours of manual work saved per year.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that they offer a fair price and a pretty straightforward licensing model.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I did not evaluate other options before choosing UiPath Platform.
What other advice do I have?
I find value in being a part of UiPath's user community because I always learn from other people and their shared experiences. I would rate UiPath Platform an eight on a scale of one to ten.
The reason I give it an eight is due to the ease of implementation and integration between products, which keeps it from being a ten for me. Regarding UiPath Platform's AI capabilities, I think its governance and security are very solid.
I am very satisfied with the accuracy and reliability of output from UiPath Platform; it always gives me the desired output. My advice to others looking into using UiPath Platform is that it is a very helpful, solid, and stable tool that could help you achieve your KPIs with very low effort.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.