We are using the solution to create application reports. What we've done is take all of that information, where somebody was initially doing everything as it happened, and create templates that work in another application. Due to our business model, we have multiple applications that are similar but very different. Rather than have somebody go into this application and update it and then go to another application and put in the same information, we've developed bots. We'd go to the template, input the information one time, and let the bots go in and open up the other applications.
Has reduced workload and made it fast and easy to build automations
Pros and Cons
- "In terms of the ease of building automation, from what I've seen, I'm very impressed. We're using a partner. We built the COE and everything that they're developing right now. Obviously, we're just starting down this path. This means we're going to go work with a partner while we're developing our own guys. We can get to market quicker."
- "I can’t think of any direct places where improvements need to happen. Whatever I need, it appears to be there. That said, any app could use some form of improvement."
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
The solution has improved the organization just by freeing up the resources to do that MBA work so that the bots can actually do things for you.
What is most valuable?
We use the solution's UiPath app feature. It has helped to reduce the workload of our IT department by enabling end-users to create apps. That said, I myself am in IT and not a developer.
The UiPath’s apps feature has increased the number of automation created while reducing the time it takes to create them. We're just now starting with that. We’ve only got 10 bots in production. We've got another eight in development right now.
Likely, the automation we’ve created has saved us probably in the neighborhood of one full-time person.
The solution’s ease of use and the UI is great, specifically for the users. Not necessarily the developers. The people actually using it find it very easy to use.
In terms of the ease of building automation, from what I've seen, I'm very impressed. We're using a partner. We built the COE and everything that they're developing right now. Obviously, we're just starting down this path. This means we're going to go work with a partner while we're developing our own guys. We can get to market quicker.
We've got our own VA. The next step will be looking into building our own developers.
The solution has reduced human error. There are still errors in the templates. People still have errors with bigger things, however, we're able to catch it before it gets into any of the applications. Reading the information across the other applications, you can stop it before it gets synchronized into the applications due to the fact that it is the same source. It doesn't go into "A" if it's not going into “B”, for example.
This has had a big impact on our business. In our model, it's a little complex as our customers are our clients. For example, in the ATM business, they charge us a fee, so we partner with a large retailer like Walgreens or CVS and we share the revenue. We actually pay our customers as they use our services. With the help of UiPath, we’re able to keep everything synchronized. We’re not sending stuff to the wrong site, or to the wrong corporate headquarters.
The solution has freed up employee time due to the amount of work that it's doing. We’ve got just one bot and it can do triple the work, covering three full-time employees in a week. Likely, existing employees now can focus on higher-value work, including more customer-facing tasks. We're getting a lot of financial requests and maintenance. They require human interfacing rather than doing manual transactions.
What needs improvement?
I can’t think of any direct places where improvements need to happen. Whatever I need, it appears to be there. That said, any app could use some form of improvement.
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For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for a year now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is very good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I don't see an issue with scalability. We are nowhere near capacity yet.
How are customer service and support?
While I have not dealt with technical support directly, I have not heard anything bad from anyone.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did not use a different RPA solution beforehand. About two years ago, in the second quarter, that's when we started opening our eyes to the possibility of automation.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was pretty straightforward. We have a partner that assisted in the implementation.
From the time we signed up until the time of setting up the COE and then getting going, it might have been a few days to deploy the solution.
What about the implementation team?
We have a partner that has assisted us in the implementation process.
What was our ROI?
Everything that we've done so far, due to the fact that we run everything through COE and then submit semi-annual budgets, has been good. From the perspective of everything we submitted so far, we've been pleased.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Over and above the subscription fees, we're paying probably $51,000 a year right now.
The pricing is okay. It's not out of balance with what it offers. We are definitely getting value for it.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We didn't really evaluate other options. We were new to it, and we had a partner that steered us towards UiPath.
What other advice do I have?
At this time, we do not use the solution's AI functionality in our automation program. We also have not yet used UiPath’s Academy courses. We may in the future.
I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Director of Business Systems at TRI Pointe Homes, Inc.
Saves costs and reduces human error but needs in-built machine learning
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is stable. I don't see any problems."
- "The only thing which I see is missing, is it does not have an inbuilt machine learning. You have to teach the bot. The bot is not self-learning."
What is our primary use case?
We're using UiPath on the customer side, where we have lots of data and PPs on the customer information. We're trying to put in what the customer is including, and then using machine learning. We created a Python type of UiPath to do machine learning and automatically build that so that items can be automated. That was our POC. That said, we're exploring more, to get into the finance area, where we can take invoicing and general revenues and the closing worksheets and automate those processes.
How has it helped my organization?
The biggest improvement has been in the ROI we've seen, which has been $55,000 in six months' time.
What is most valuable?
The whole bot process and the way scheduling is done is a very valuable aspect of the solution and it's really cool.
In terms of the ease of building automation using the solution, we’re very near achieving that. It's taking more time than what it's supposed to be taking, however, I don't see any complexity in building the code nicely.
So far, the solution has saved costs for our organization.
I’m not sure if the solution has reduced human error. It’s hard to tell at this point. We’re in the early stages. However, simply by looking at the way it’s built, it will.
The solution has freed up employee time. Once again, it’s too early to say too much, however, we are saving approximately 130 hours per month. This additional time has enabled employees to focus on higher-value work. They don't need to just go to the system to click here and there, they're spending more time with the customer.
The management team is more satisfied as it’s much cleaner, with less human error. Management reporting shows definite improvement. In terms of overall employee satisfaction, employees are still not quite trusting the bot. The bot does something and they will go and still validate that. They don't have a hundred percent trust yet. That's what we are trying to build right now.
We have used UiPath Academy courses. It's taking time due to the fact that we have a consulting partner who's helping us. The majority of the workload is being handled by the consulting partner. We're trying to play just the B role of supporting. We're not doing too much development.
That said, with UiPath Academy, just the ease of accessing the material has been great. It's simple.
What needs improvement?
The only thing which I see is missing, is it does not have an inbuilt machine learning. You have to teach the bot. The bot is not self-learning.
For example, right now, we are using a description. Based on the fields or the description, we're trying to identify what is the category to be used. I have data for the last five years. The bot should be able to go and learn by itself tasks such as "These are the five things which I need to add," instead of me manually maintaining it.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for six months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable. I don't see any problems.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability I still need to figure out. Right now, with the licenses we have, I don't think we're going to scale it out to where we want it to be. It's my understanding that it just involves increasing the number of parts or number of processes which we can run. It will probably be scalable, however, we have not tested that, and therefore I cannot say either way.
We have close to 30 users on the solution right now. It's mostly our customers' manager and their team.
We do plan to increase usage in the future.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is okay. I have not really invested a lot of time in getting support from UiPath, however, I get a response.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did not previously use a different RPA. We had a CIO who'd used it before and based on their experience, we went to UiPath.
How was the initial setup?
In terms of the initial setup, the system side is straightforward. It's the business side that took us a lot of time to understand the concept.
The deployment itself took three months.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The company is probably going to need to negotiate. It's competitive right now, however, once we scale it out, there's going to be some room for negotiation. Likely, UiPath will be responsive to negotiations.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We did not evaluate other options before choosing UiPath.
What other advice do I have?
We're likely using the most up-to-date version of the solution, however, I don't know the version number.
We don’t use the solution's AI functionality in our automation program yet.
I'd advise potential new users to go slow. Always create the roadmap first. Take smaller pieces and then implement those. Don't wait too long, however. Otherwise, you will lose user interest.
I'd rate the solution at a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Automation Consultant at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Helpful setup documentation, good data scraping tools, saves time and reduces errors for manual tasks
Pros and Cons
- "You can scrape data into your tables, then easily transform it or convert it between formats."
- "The integration with APA should be improved with respect to adding data from external sources and being able to bring in data from third-party applications."
What is our primary use case?
I am an automation consultant and most of the robots that I work on are unattended.
Some of our use cases involve end-to-end automation. One of them is an SAP system where the transaction data, material numbers, and other things are used for T-codes. Based on the value of data in the T-code, it opens other T-codes in the process and updates those registries accordingly. This may include, for example, T-codes one and two. Then, from T-code one, I need to get input with regard to my material numbers. This might be a materials invoice or the invoice numbers of material orders. With those, you have to put it in one T-code and get output.
Based on the output of the T-code one, you need to do the rest of the operations in T-code two and T-code three. Once the job is completed, update all the information about the different T-codes in an Excel sheet and then update it back to the system.
How has it helped my organization?
UiPath saves time both from the perspective of a developer and an end-user. I can talk about the two positions because I have been involved in both roles. On the development side, the features make it very easy and tasks that normally take half an hour can be completed in a minute or two.
With respect to the end-user, assume that a process normally takes an hour a day to complete. Once the automation is in place, the whole process will be done in a minute or two. Importantly, the user does not have to monitor the process because it runs in the back end or on a server in a remote location. The entire process will run without monitoring.
At the same time, the user will be informed. Let's say that you have to get some data out of it; most of the time, the data available every few days. Personally, given that I am not normally in the role of the end-user, I have to log in to all of the systems and look for the data. However, if UiPath is configured and developed properly then it will inform you in an email that the data is now available. Similarly, if there is no data available then it can be configured in such a way that the user will be informed of that. This would give the user the opportunity to save and plan to utilize their time for other purposes.
In our company, we have a lot of use cases where we were able to implement unattended automation. This meant that we saved a lot of time and we were able to reutilize the employees for more useful engagements.
An additional thing that we are able to achieve through using an RPA like UiPath is a reduction in errors. When we are performing any kind of activity, such as a recalculation in Excel, or calculations in a step-by-step process that involves manually copying data between two places, there is a high chance that an error will occur. This is a human error that can be avoided once we implement the automation and move it to production. Ultimately, all of these types of errors will be eliminated.
It is difficult to estimate the total number of errors that we avoid, but I can say that we were able to save time and with each process, the number of errors is reduced.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the set of data scraping tools. You can scrape data into your tables, then easily transform it or convert it between formats. If UiPath or another similar automation tool was not there, it would be very difficult to automate something that is a UI- based application. There is no other option to get that back-end data out of it. If we were not able to convert the formatting, or if for whatever reasons we cannot extract the data into a table format, it would be very difficult for us to convert and get the data that we want. The data would be difficult to format and we would spend a lot of time on it.
UiPath provides the data in a table format and in a structured manner, which means that we are able to get the required value from the table and do the necessary calculations on it. It saves us a lot of time in this process.
We have started using the AI functionality but so far, not to any great extent. For example, we were able to identify different types of images while reading an invoice. Prior to using the AI capabilities, we were not able to read them. This is our only use case for AI at the moment, but we plan to explore other activities and possibilities.
We have used the UiPath Academy courses and by doing so, we were able to learn a lot of things. They had examples of use cases that can occur in different scenarios and instead of getting that from a live environment, or during development, we were able to learn it from the Academy and a live example.
With the Studio, we can do basic troubleshooting in the production machine or VM, in case any error occurs. This is helpful because we don't have to move the data back to the development machine.
What needs improvement?
The integration with APA should be improved with respect to adding data from external sources and being able to bring in data from third-party applications. Also, it should be better the other way around, where UiPath is providing APA data to other applications.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using UiPath for the past four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
If the application is working fine, without making any updates or changes, then the bot will work as expected about 95% of the time. However, if there are any changes to the end-application made by the developers, or there is a content change, then we definitely have to align to those changes and it will take time.
Generally speaking, we move a process to production once it is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We can easily scale this solution so the scalability is quite good.
We have between 15 and 20 developers in my team who work with UiPath. I am not sure about the number of people on the other teams. In terms of end-users, there are more than 100.
I have developed 30 processes personally, and my team has created more than 200. We plan to continue using UiPath in the future.
How are customer service and technical support?
We have used technical support and the UiPath technical team is good. Whenever there is help required, and we are not able to find the solution for that from the UiPath documentation, we get a ticket with the support team. Based on the criticality of the process, they help us.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did not use another RPA solution prior to UiPath.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward and very easy. The main component is called Orchestrator and then there are two more components called Studio and Development Robot. These two are connected to Orchestrator, and once the development is complete, you can do the unit testing on the same machine. After this, you publish the package.
Once the item is published, it will be pushed to the Orchestrator and then connected to the bot. This is where you're going to run the process. Once it is complete the bot will start running. The whole process will take approximately 10 minutes and you can move the data to production.
When the process is running in production, Studio allows you to troubleshoot from there, without having to move it back to the development machine.
What about the implementation team?
I deployed UiPath on my own. They have provided enough documentation.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing and licensing costs seem okay to me, although it is a little bit on the high side.
In the past, you needed to install the Studio license if you wanted to be able to troubleshoot in production. However, that has changed and you no longer need to buy it separately.
What other advice do I have?
My advice for others who are implementing or using UiPath is to ensure that they test the robots and processes thoroughly before moving them to production.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Architect at a wholesaler/distributor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Easy to use for non-technical business users, but the OCR capabilities need to be improved
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature is Studio, which is a very powerful tool."
- "I am looking forward to new cognitive and artificial intelligence capabilities."
What is our primary use case?
We use Studio, attended robots, and Orchestrator.
Our primary use case is automating support services for accounts payable and accounts receivable. We are still implementing and our robots are not live in a production environment yet. For the time being, we are using attended robots but we are looking into unattended robots as well.
We run automations in a virtual environment using VMware, and the implementation was straightforward. It was easy to set up.
With respect to how easy it is to automate our company's processes, on a scale of one to five, I would rate this solution a four. You don't need any programming skills to be able to leverage the tools. We have used other tools such as Blue Prism and Automation Anywhere, and this solution was easier than those.
On a scale of one to five, judging how beneficial it is, I would rate the training a five. It is very simple and can be easily demonstrated.
From the point that we purchased our UiPath license until we had our first robot was approximately six months.
How has it helped my organization?
In terms of eliminating human errors, this is the expectation once our robots are live in production.
Once our robots are live, we expect to see a fifty percent reduction in time for certain tasks. It will save thousands of hours.
What is most valuable?
We leverage all of the components in this solution.
The most valuable feature is Studio, which is a very powerful tool.
What needs improvement?
I am looking forward to new cognitive and artificial intelligence capabilities.
I would like to see voice recognition and better OCR capabilities. Today, we have to leverage other tools for this, so we are hoping that UiPath matures in this area.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This product is very stable, but we have some issues with security.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have about five people working on automation in our organization.
How are customer service and technical support?
We have a CSM and they are awesome. On a scale of one to five, I would rate our support from the CSM a five.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Before using this solution, we used to leverage our internal tools.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of this application was straightforward. It was easy, and like other applications that use a Windows installer.
What about the implementation team?
We used an integrator to assist us with deployment. I would rate them a three out of five.
What was our ROI?
We have not seen any ROI because our bots are not yet live. However, we have done a calculation and expect fifty percent savings in time.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The licensing fees for this solution are approximately $100,000 USD annually.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing this solution we evaluated Blue Prism and Automation Anywhere. UiPath seemed to be the easiest one to implement.
Blue Prism seemed to be too technical for some of our business users, while Automation Anywhere did not have attractive pricing.
What other advice do I have?
This is definitely a solution that I would recommend. From my experience, this is a technology that is easy to leverage among users that do not have a technical background.
This is a good solution, but there are still gaps and the product could be more mature. The OCR capabilities definitely need to be improved.
I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
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Automation Delivery Lead at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees
Good training, helps to reduce errors, and the technical support is good
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature is Studio, which allows developers to specifically focus on development."
- "I would like to see some use cases and additional information on the process mining and the OCR features that are being released."
What is our primary use case?
We are using Studio, Orchestrator, attended and unattended robots.
Our primary use for this solution started with automating processes in finance, procurement, and HR. Now, we are researching various directions in logistics.
We do not run our automations in a virtual environment. This is something that we are trying to avoid.
With respect to how easy it is to automate our company's processes, on a scale of one to five, I would rate this solution a four. I'm an IT-based person, and for IT people it is easy to learn. UiPath claims that it is easy to learn and it's for everybody, but it's not true. For business people, it is hard to learn and hard to understand how to code to make things work. They need a lot of help with things like exception handling. If somebody lacks technical or programming skills then it makes it much more difficult to use. Although UiPath is getting closer to business users, there are still some basic skills that they need to have to make it work.
On a scale of one to five, judging how beneficial it is, I would rate the training a five. When I get new hires it doesn't matter whether they have previous experience in RPA or development, they have to go through all of the basic training from the Academy. This includes the Orchestrator and I've been recommending SAP training because we are experiencing growth in the use of SAP. Going to my team, this is the base, and then we have created our internal framework and standards that also require training. Some people may already have experience with UiPath or Blue Prism, but they still need to take the training from the Academy.
Before I arrived at the company, there were already some automations running. However, fifteen months ago we shut down a couple of robots because they were failing terribly. From that time, it took us five months to create the first robot.
How has it helped my organization?
We have a project that combines UiPath with OCR and our integration tool. This allows us to automate processes we use in different projects that are coming from different vendors in different countries. Apart from gathering the information, we are template invoicing. The robots take invoice information and post the results into our SAP and other systems. It is much faster than our original process. This has been implemented in Spain, and we are now releasing it to other countries, one by one.
Using this solution is not just about saving time or reducing the number of staff. It is also for improving stability and decreasing the number of errors that we have. In Spain, where we were implementing a pilot project for purchase orders, we saw a decrease in the number of human errors. When they started, there was an error rate of ten percent. After three months in production, the error rate decreased to five or six percent, and after six months it was one or two percent. Also, even though there was still an error rate, it was consistent and it is something that we can account for.
In terms of money savings, we are talking about hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is Studio, which allows developers to specifically focus on development. Orchestrator allows us to connect those things together.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see some use cases and additional information on the process mining and the OCR features that are being released. There are other products that offer OCR features, and at this point, it is hard for me to determine the benefit of using UiPath for OCR rather than integrating it with another solution. This is not just from a business perspective, but from a development perspective as well. For example, I would like to see how you can connect UiPath to all of the applications to collect the logs and the data. Then, how we can put that information together. If there is a thirty-minute delay then how do you identify whether it was because the person went to lunch, or rather that they were working and thinking.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
With respect to the stability, on a scale from one to five, I would rate this solution a three.
The stability of this solution really depends on the developer or the execution. It's not always a UiPath issue. If the process is unstable, it's the issue of the business case and not the actual execution of any development. So it really depends on how you use the platform and how you understand it. We will use a more stable technology, such as alerting through an API, before we go to the UI path.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have about one hundred licenses for production and four Orchestrators.
How are customer service and technical support?
Both customer support and technical support are really good. Whenever I have a question, whether it is business, Studio, or Orchestrator related, I usually get an answer. We have our own customer success manager who helps us on a daily basis. I also have connections to the lab and to the production team so I can ask questions there as well.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
At this company, they did not have an RPA solution in place before this one.
Personally, I have also used Automation Anywhere and Blue Prism. From my perspective, it's about how you use the tool, and not about which tool you use. Personally, I don't like Automation Anywhere, and I used to be a Blue Prism guy.
I feel that Blue Prism is easier to learn because you can do things in terms of processes or objects. Logically, it is easier. In UiPath there are more options, but it's also harder to learn because you need to create a logical structure on your own. It doesn't show you how to do that in an easier way. UiPath has more connections and more inbuilt stuff than Blue Prism, but on the other hand, the navigation between the types of variables is slightly different. It's not a disadvantage, but it is something that takes time to learn.
I find that Automation Anywhere is not that user-friendly. For example, in Blue Prism you have loops that you can put a component into. In Automation Anywhere, you have to copy all of those stages, one-by-one. You cannot create a loop, which is basic.
What was our ROI?
We have not been tracking ROI yet, although we are working on it. It is difficult to calculate because to collect the information for each process it requires a logging system. Each project will require a specific logging system so that we can collect the same information to compare and evaluate it. We have to consider our development costs, maintenance costs, licensing costs, etc. At this point, we do not have enough people to work on this, so it is a work in progress.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
They ran a selection process here and my understanding is that Blue Prism was not able to provide a free Studio license, unlike the policy they now have in place. This is the reason that UiPath was selected.
What other advice do I have?
The majority of our use cases are unattended, and that is the way that you should go. We do use attended bots as digital assistants, where you have small automations that are triggered by the users on their own to direct the robot. These are two separate products.
My advice to anybody who is researching this solution is not to be scared to use it. Play with it as much as possible and see if it brings value. There are different applications that can bring more value in certain cases.
Overall, this is a good solution, but there are always ways to improve a product.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Web Developer at USDA
User friendly and can batch process a lot of the hands-on manual work that nobody wants to do
Pros and Cons
- "It's accessible, but also has enough features for more hands-on developers to be able to do what they need to do. From the two that I've seen, it was the more user-friendly one."
- "When you're nesting certain workflows, it can get a little complicated as you start getting deeper."
What is our primary use case?
At Forest Service, we have a massive onboarding season. Because our primary mission is to combat forest fires, we have a huge intake of firefighters that we hire every season. Because of that, there's a lot of onboarding material that needs to be processed through HR, literally tens of thousands of people in such a short amount of time. I can see, potentially, RPA being able to help with some of the manual work that we do.
It's probably the best bang for our buck, but there are certainly other use cases potentially. That is the area that I'm more familiar with, though.
How has it helped my organization?
UiPath can batch process a lot of the hands-on manual work that nobody wants to do. I think that's probably its best value. That said, it does kind of highlight the need for standardized processes, which can be challenging at times, specifically in our space. Just having formalized documentation about what the end-to-end process should be is key. Once that's standardized, then it's a lot easier to leverage UiPath for automation.
What is most valuable?
Having looked at other RPA software, I think UiPath is the most user-friendly. At the same time, it's robust enough to customize and get into the source code. It's accessible, but also has enough features for more hands-on developers to be able to do what they need to do. From the two that I've seen, it was the more user-friendly one.
I have used UiPath's Academy for some of the foundational level training, not the more advanced ones. I think I had some feedback at the time. It's been a few months since I've taken it. Overall it was pretty good.
What needs improvement?
I feel like it's pretty good as it is. One thing I would change is when you're nesting certain workflows, it can get a little complicated as you start getting deeper. For example, if you have multiple blocks that need to live inside each other, and you're using a library to drag stuff or just insert it, it can be very challenging from a visual level to see what level it's in or how deeply nested it is. It's hard to roll it up into a parent level display. So, that's a little confusing sometimes. I guess, if there's any way to improve that, I think that would be helpful.
I think UiPath uses VBScript. If there were some kind of library of common things that developers could use, that would be helpful, but it's not a big deal. You can just Google that stuff. Making something like that accessible would be nice, but I don't think it's crucial.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The big question on my end is just how to scale and keep things stabilized. This is such a new technology for us, that there's a lot of questions around it. I think, being able to answer that would be helpful. I don't really know the answer.
How are customer service and technical support?
I don't know about technical support. We were talking to a developer that was helping us at the time just to walk us through. Our experience with the developer was good. They have a very knowledgeable staff. They're very eager to help us figure stuff out. All in all, it was a positive experience.
How was the initial setup?
The setup, at least from the local side, makes sense. This could be just more of my experience since my expertise in UiPath is not as high as it could be. I'm not super familiar with how Orchestrator is deployed and managed, in terms of multiple bots and scheduling, but that's probably a limitation more on my end then with UiPath.
What about the implementation team?
We are currently in the research stage. It's more like proof of concept work. Right now, it's really about convincing people that this is a technology to look at and pay attention to. We are trying to convince the people with the authority that this is a good way to invest.
I have local test environments that I've used personally. At Forest Service, they're very visually oriented. If you talk to them about it, they won't get it. They need to see it to believe it. So, I've been trying to do that locally in my own environment. I have been building use cases that I think are parallel to what we're trying to do, to demonstrate the value.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We looked at a couple of alternatives. Automation Anywhere was one of them. I haven't looked at the other ones, since we chose UiPath pretty early on, having heard about them previously. We also considered some others like Pega and a few others.
What other advice do I have?
Automation technology is non-existent in our company currently, but definitely something that should be leveraged for. I think there's a lot of value in being able to free up people from doing small repetitive tasks and just be more strategic focused. The challenge, really, is just convincing people that they're not going to lose their jobs. We need to show them that we're freeing up their time to be more valuable. The challenge is just educating people about what it actually is.
I would rate this solution as eight out of ten. I think it's going a lot of places. It's definitely more advanced than some of the other ones that I've seen. UiPath is probably the best one that we've seen so far.
My advice is to make sure you have your processes documented before you try to fix something that can't be fixed through robotic process automation. At a fundamental level, your organization needs to be ready for it. It's not a magic bullet to fix stuff that's confusing at your organization level. But, if you have it straight and documented and you're doing high volume amounts of it then you should use this to free up people's time and make them do better work. I think it would be useful.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Manager of Technology Service Automation at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Allows for rapid development in which we can see value back quickly
Pros and Cons
- "The quick delivery is good, and the solution is easy to use."
- "It allows for rapid development in which we can see value back quickly."
- "UiPath has to run on some infrastructure, and that infrastructure and security is not scalable yet."
- "The stability is not that good yet for whatever reasons. We have a lot of safety critical things that have to be 99.999% availability, so we're struggling a little bit."
What is our primary use case?
Primary use case is to find the highest value add processes and automate them to allow people to work on other things, which are of higher value and more strategic.
I currently have a team of about 15 people on my team, as a central team. We are at 35 licenses, so we have about 35 developers across the company.
How has it helped my organization?
We are still in the process of maturing to the point where people think about RPA first. We're still running around looking for the processes, teaching and helping people to get there. Our culture shift hasn't happened yet.
The solutions has meet our expectations, even a bit more than that.
What is most valuable?
- Rapid development: If we can develop something in four weeks, then see value back, that is big for us.
- The quick delivery is good.
- The solution is easy to use.
What needs improvement?
Managing the infrastructure UiPath is running on is a lot harder than it seems. In the app development world, there's things called Docker containers that sort of help you containerize what your thing is running on, then it is in code. If we could get that, it would go a long way. Otherwise, I will have trouble scaling, because every time I scale, it's another manual setup of the infrastructure. I could automate that too, but the right solution is to have this working in containers, not a bot running around getting rid of pop-ups, and installing and uninstalling Chrome.
Working at an enterprise is harder, because we have security concerns, infrastructure, and governance. So, how do you create these virtual users? Because now someone has to own the credentials, but that's an anonymous user who has access to the credentials, and they have access to systems. All of this stuff is hard.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is not that good yet for whatever reasons. We have a lot of safety critical things that have to be 99.999% availability, so we're struggling a little bit with those. For the non-critical processes, it does a great job.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
As a product, UiPath is very scalable. UiPath has to run on some infrastructure, and that infrastructure and security is not scalable yet. I'm not sure what the best practices are to avoid that.
How do you leverage a scalable infrastructures? Let's say a Windows Server 2016 version, because I know UiPath supports it. However, in an enterprise environment, there are security concerns when I have anonymous users with internet access and interactive logins to a Windows Server. As a matter of fact, my security team says, "No."
In these areas, there is a lot of opportunity. Because, in reality, this is what is keeping me from scaling. I have the business cases. My business users want it. I have the development talent to do it. My issue is with the infrastructure.
How is customer service and technical support?
Their customer support is very responsive. Sometimes it can be hard to communicate, because we are going back and forth in a forum type of environment. After three back-and-forths, it should just be a phone call.
We put everyone through the UiPath Academy RPA training courses: The foundation and advanced framework. Some people struggle with the questions being asked which aren't on the videos.
The advanced framework is a difficult course. People take it and they don't get the concepts yet, so it needs to be thought through again.
What was our ROI?
We haven't actualized the value. We save people time, but then they're doing something else, and you have to quantify that into the value, which gets really grey and hard to do. As far as a head count reduction, we haven't done any of that.
The performance benefits are good. Everyone is happy. When the thing is working and it's working great, they love it because we are getting value.
What other advice do I have?
There is a lot of focus on new features going forward, integrating more with AI, and that's great.
Get started using the product yesterday. You're already too late.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Lead Automation Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Integrates seamlessly and handles complex workflows well
Pros and Cons
- "UiPath's integration features are highly valuable to us. We are able to achieve a lot with them."
- "For the moment, I don't see any explicit areas for improvement. However, having UiPath come up with unique features or advancements would be beneficial."
What is our primary use case?
Currently, we use UiPath in multiple types of use cases and build innovations for our clients to improve their system operations. We don't plan to implement AI in our automations in the near future. We're interested in that market, but it's a long journey, and it's a little advanced for us right now.
How has it helped my organization?
UiPath is helping our organization with its environmental, social, and governance automation space. Though it's currently at a beginner stage, it is progressing, and we expect to see improvements. UiPath has helped us free up staff for other projects. We have engaged our employees in working with UiPath through presentations.
What is most valuable?
UiPath's integration features are highly valuable to us. We are able to achieve a lot with them.
What needs improvement?
For the moment, I don't see any explicit areas for improvement. However, having UiPath come up with unique features or advancements would be beneficial.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used UiPath for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I don't see any drawbacks because our content is not down over time. We keep it updated consistently.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
As our environment has grown, I haven’t encountered any specific issues or limitations.
How are customer service and support?
I rate UiPath support nine out of 10. It's great, but sometimes we see delays. We ask a question, and they have to get back to us later with an answer. Otherwise, I don't see any drawbacks.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously tried out another automation app, but it didn't meet our expectations for handling exceptions and managing complex workflows.
How was the initial setup?
Deploying UiPath was straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
UiPath is the best tool, but the price is challenging from a management perspective. The cost-benefit equation might not work out favorably for some smaller organizations.
What other advice do I have?
I rate UiPath 10 out of 10.
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Last updated: Nov 24, 2024
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