We have a variety of use cases, primarily in finance and HR, which make up around seventy percent of our use cases.

Our focus has primarily been on document processing and it has significantly reduced the time spent on reading documents and manually inputting data.

The AI center's automation has proven to be highly valuable, although we haven't yet harnessed its full potential. It's exceptionally beneficial, particularly when it comes to handling invoices. 

With numerous hospitals generating thousands of invoices, this automation has made a significant impact. Implementing AI in our automation has significantly enhanced the accuracy of our operations. 

These improvements have resulted in increased efficiency and a significant reduction in the time needed for these processes. The last time we estimated, it amounted to around 60,000 hours saved.

Integrating with tools such as Asana or other service and project management platforms would be a valuable enhancement.

I've been using UiPth personally for approximately a year and a half, while my company has utilized it for around five years.

The stability has been excellent, and we haven't encountered any problems.

Scalability is a bit challenging for on-premises solutions. We anticipate that the transition to a hybrid environment and cloud will provide more flexibility.

When we initially engaged with UiPath Professional Services, the experience was excellent, they replayed and assisted swiftly and seamlessly. However, recently that changed. I would open a support ticket, and it would sit untouched for a week with no response. Even after I inquired or raised questions, there was no follow-up. Sometimes, I had to call multiple times a day to get any action. It seemed that some managers had to step in to take control of the situation, and even then, there were delays in responses. I rate it four out of ten.

Neutral

Overall, I would rate UiPath eight out of ten.

We use UiPath for automating tasks for customer operations.

The most valuable aspect is its ease of use. The utilization of AI has resulted in a time-saving of either four or eight hours per week. When analyzing a customer's job workflow, it's done promptly.

There is room for improvement in browser automation, particularly regarding access and success rates. Success and failure recognition are key areas to focus on.

I have been using UiPath for four years.

It is relatively stable, I would rate it seven out of ten, as it should be improved.

I would rate its scalability features six out of ten.

I would rate its support team seven out of ten.

Neutral

We have experience with NTT-AT WinActor and Blue Prism, but we opted for UiPath because it proved to be more effective and reliable.

The initial setup was easy.

It used to come at a high cost, but now it's more budget-friendly. Considering the features it offers, it's definitely a good value for the money.

Overall, I would rate UiPath eight out of ten.

The use cases have been really broad for us. We have been trying to go in a bunch of different directions. The use cases started out small with attended automation, trying to automate a bunch of reports for our operations departments. That's where we started just to prove the concept, and now we're branching out into some of the document understanding.

We're in the financial services industry. I work specifically for our security clearing division. I do stock trading, bonds, and all that kind of stuff. Our main objective was productivity, trying to prevent from having to hire so many people to run our ops department.

We have also done task mining. It has been really great for us. It's helped not only document what we're going to do for automation but also document processes in general. There are a lot of departments that just don't have any documentation. 

We've really been leveraging it in that way to try and get better documentation around all processes. 

The features we've used are somewhat limited at the moment. We've been doing a lot of basic reports. We automate daily reporting tasks. 

A lot of our back-office business is driven around emails right now, and there's no automation whatsoever around any of that at the moment. That's where we're really looking to go.

The biggest struggle that we've had is understanding how to get in and properly set up all the architecture and orchestrate everything correctly from the get-go rather than trial and error and then fixing it as we go.

I have been using UiPath for a year. 

I haven't had any issues with stability. 

We have a very small team at the moment, so we're still trying to scale up.

Scalability is open to interpretation because it depends on how your environment is set up. 

Personally, we have to deploy a lot of our stuff on our own servers, behind our own firewall. It's left up to us to maintain the scalability, whereas other firms may be able to use more of the cloud robots and not have to worry about it as much. 

Scalability has been a little bit of an issue, but it's our own issue, not really UiPath's issue.

The customer service and support are very responsive and helpful. We have run into a few issues where they haven't been able to give us a definitive solution.

For example, one of the biggest issues we've had is that we have a lot of integration issues with our Outlook. I don't know if it's how we set it up or issues with UiPath activities, but we've been struggling there and going back and forth with support.

Positive

We use Microsoft Power Automate a little bit. Power Automate has a little bit of orchestration. UiPath is definitely a lot more sophisticated. That's definitely a big advantage at the moment.

Our use case for Power Automate has been very limited at the moment. Mainly, we've been targeting areas where we struggled with UiPath and using Power Automate, mostly in the Microsoft integrations where that works seamlessly out of the box. In contrast, we've run into some hurdles around certain Outlook and Teams-type activities with UiPath.

We're using Cloud Orchestrators so the setup was pretty straightforward. We have its cloud Orchestration by all of our robots running on-prem servers.

There were two people involved in the deployment process. 

Initially, nobody bought in on the idea of automation so we started building small tasks that we could show to people. It was mostly attended automation on desktops to let the users see how the program works and get comfortable with it. 

We started building a bunch of little automations that aren't huge time savers but demonstrate how UiPath can work for people. That was the implementation approach we took.  

Now we've got some buy-in. People understand who we're starting to reevaluate, try and scale the program, and do it the right way this time.

We have seen a return on investment. We're mostly calculating the time saved at the moment. Now we're starting to get a little more into the cost-benefit analysis of things because we have a a program running. 

For this first year, our biggest metric has been showing upper management the time saved so that we can calculate the number of employees that we need.

The pricing is justified at the moment. It's definitely significantly more expensive than other competitors out there, but at the moment, its technology is good enough to where UiPath can justify it. It'll be interesting to see in the years to come, once Microsoft starts competing more, what the pricing ends up looking like.  

UiPath is definitely the leader right now. I would rate it a nine out of ten.

If you have the resources, try UiPath. Get some consulting to set everything up properly from the get-go, so you don't have to go back and redo it the way that we've done. 

No matter what approach you take, you're going to see some benefit from using it.

We primarily use UiPath for RCM and it can handle most tasks effectively, especially when dealing with data extraction from PDF files. There might be more complex scenarios where AI could be more suitable, although the implementation might be challenging. We are in the process of evaluating these AI-powered use cases.

We have found UiPath to be quite valuable as we actively deploy and use bots, which have become a significant asset to our operations. 

We were able to achieve the savings. It has freed up around ten thousand hours of time and resources for other tasks.

Improving financial and recording operations through the use of charts would be advantageous.

I have been using UiPath for approximately two years.

The stability is excellent.

Scalability is impressive, and it only requires the appropriate licensing.

The support is quite commendable, and they are very prompt in addressing issues. I would rate it eight out of ten.

Positive

The initial setup is straightforward.

ROI is significant when the use case results in substantial cost savings, but it's important to note that not all use cases deliver such hard savings.

The cost is on the higher side.

My recommendation is to thoroughly assess use cases and choose the right tools to prevent possible setbacks. Overall, I would rate it nine out of ten.

We had two distinct automation needs. First, we aimed to simplify the process of obtaining weekly updates on new employees. This involved automating navigating a portal, identifying new employees, and distinguishing between contractors and full-time employees and aims to streamline maintaining an accurate and current employee database for your company. 

The second use case focused on case number categorization. We needed to categorize cases originating from sources like SSM, DC Salesforce, and others into different categories, such as origin-related or finance-related, to prioritize and address them based on their urgency and type.

It offers an advanced and in-depth set of features, allowing for intricate and specific automation tasks. It is designed for a more user-friendly and localized experience, catering to individuals who aren't necessarily focused on development. 

The ease of use in both running and developing automation bots is a key factor for us. We also measure customer satisfaction not only in monetary terms but also in terms of the hours saved. For example, if we can save ten thousand hours in a year, it's a substantial achievement because it translates into cost savings for the organization. Ultimately, the hours saved through automation equate to tangible financial benefits.

The concept of process analysis would be helpful. Having a tool that can assess the entire workflow of an automation created by someone would be highly beneficial. This tool could identify areas where enhancements or improvements are feasible, simplifying the process of refining and optimizing automation workflows. In the case of case number categorization, we encountered an issue. While creating the automation, the system was designed to detect and categorize cases into various specified categories.

I have been using UiPath for a year and a half.

The performance of the automation largely depends on the developers and the environment. For unattended automation, ongoing monitoring is necessary, especially when your team is actively making changes to the interface of the platform or system you're automating.

It is highly scalable as it can be deployed to handle large datasets and execute numerous processes concurrently. This scalability enhances its efficiency and productivity, making it a valuable tool.

My company made the decision to opt for UiPath over other vendors approximately five to six years ago. The primary reason for this choice was its superior technology and the seamless integration it offered for running our processes.

The initial setup was straightforward.

It doesn't have many direct competitors that offer a comparable blend of advanced automation features and competitive pricing. What sets them apart is their commitment to continuous improvement and innovation, evident in their advertising and technology enhancements. 

Overall, I would rate UiPath nine out of ten.

We use the solution to automate our processes. 

The tool's most valuable feature is its embedded activities. 

UiPath needs to be easier to use. 

I have been using the product for two years. 

I rate UiPath's stability a nine out of ten. 

I rate the solution's scalability a nine out of ten. 

The tool's tech support is good. 

Positive

I have used Blue Prism before. 

The tool's deployment was easy. 

A consultant helped us with the tool's deployment. 

We have seen ROI with UiPath's use. 

The tool's pricing is fairly reasonable. 

We wanted to minimize manual work so that our employees could utilize their time efficiently. 

The solution has helped us save employees' time and money. 

I rate the product a nine out of ten. You should utilize the training, practice exams, and all other information in UiPath. 

We use the product for contact center, HR, and airport operations. 

The tool's most valuable feature is unattended robots. 

UiPath's process mining needs to improve a lot. The generated reports are difficult to analyze by ordinary people. Task mining reports are also difficult. 

I have been using the solution for four years. 

I rate UiPath's stability an eight out of ten. 

I rate the solution's scalability an eight out of ten. 

The support tickets don't get solved at times. We expect to support people with higher expertise when we open a ticket. However, we get less experienced individuals who waste our time. 

Negative

The solution's deployment was straightforward. 

Our partner helped us with the implementation. 

UiPath is too expensive. 

I have evaluated Power Automate and Automation Anywhere. The main differences include easy implementation and development. 

The business objective that we tried to achieve with automation was enhanced productivity. 

UiPath has fundamentally changed our organization's reporting and task-mining processes. 

We use UiPath AI Center. 

I rate the product an eight out of ten. 

UiPath is a general automation tool that's useful in multiple cases, such as finance, HR, and cybersecurity. We have around 8,000 indirect users. Thousands see the reports generated by UiPath daily. 

UiPath has helped my company to increase productivity, and it has financial implications. We can reduce the number of full-time employees we need, and existing FTEs can concentrate on more important work. It has reduced the time spent on repetitive tasks by about 30 percent. UiPath is particularly beneficial to employees who work night shifts. They don't need to wake up early to run the reports. It's automated, so they have the reports in their inboxes as soon as they wake up. 

It gives us the power to scale up because we can process a greater volume of tasks by adding more bots, and we can accomplish things we could not do without adding staff. 

UiPath reduces human error in terms of understanding what is written and changing it. It does not have the intelligence to think or manipulate the values that it sees, but it can change a value from x to y, reducing human error. It depends on the use case, but a bot is a lot less likely than a human to make errors when performing certain tasks, like converting a dollar amount to euros or pounds.

We have a hybrid environment with a small on-prem installation and AWS, but we plan to transition fully to the cloud by next year, so it has definitely decreased our on-prem footprint and the maintenance requirements from our side. We don't need to do as much stack maintenance on our physical infrastructure. 

The UiPath Academy courses help the team to learn and understand what is going on. The great part is that it's free. With some products, you can only access the learning materials with an enterprise license. However, UiPath enables you to take the courses even if you are only using the community version. 

We have experimented with UiPath's AI functions, but we have not used them in production. We are working with the solution's Document Understanding capabilities, and our AI team is creating a few use cases for us.

The most valuable feature is the UiPath Community, where developers can share and collaborate. We realize a lot of value and utility from developers coming together. That's a significant advantage UiPath has over its competitors. It has helped us understand what other people are doing and contribute to the community. Aside from that, the UI automation is pretty good with respect to error handling and other stuff.

The UiPath user community is pretty engaged. You rarely see this level of engagement on other platforms. There are thousands of questions, and when you post a new one, you can usually get an answer within five minutes. That shows how engaged the community is. You can also get a fast response from the company itself. They connect with their users through regular seminars and events like mini-hackathons and demos.

Building automations in UiPath is simple. It's a safe, low-code platform. The drag-and-drop workflows make it accessible to non-technical people, and it's becoming even easier with the advent of generative AI. You can just type whatever you want to create, and it can do it for you.

We have been developing some processes that can help with climate issues. UiPath can help us track our carbon emissions. We have various portals where we report our progress on our climate goals, and we can gather the data using UiPath quickly and provide timely updates to the government.

With UiPath, we can implement end-to-end automation involving integration with multiple products. We can add chatbots in the front and process mining or data mining. Through process mining, we can automate use cases as we get them. This capability was not available earlier. We can analyze the bots and derive insights from UiPath, which makes it end-to-end. 

UiPath should make more of its advanced capabilities available to non-technical users through additional low-code features. They should also enhance their AI features and make more machine learning models available out of the box through the UiPath store. 

I started using UiPath in 2016 when I was with a different company.

UiPath is a stable product, but there are still some areas where it could improve. 

The scalability depends on the design of the board. If I follow single designs, there might not be a possibility to scale it. But if I follow a design where I have Master, the pro producer, and consumer problem where I have some bots that are just collecting the information and some parts just processing that information. That way it can be scaled, but that will be dependent on the design of the problem.

I rate UiPath support nine out of 10. The turnaround time is typically a day. We might get a callback the next day if it's something more complex, but the ticket is usually closed within two days.

Positive

I have previously used Automation Anywhere but not at my current company. A lot of people use Automation Anywhere. However, it's more of a closed ecosystem, so you don't have access to the creativity of other developers. With UiPath, developers can publish their processes to be reused by others. That is not available in Automation Anywhere. It's like the Android store where I can publish my app in the store, and people can use it whether it is monitored or not.

Our deployment took around four to six months. The initial deployment was simple, but it took some time to set up the architecture. We needed to get approval from our cloud team to set UiPath up and integrate it. Around five to seven people were involved. The solution is deployed across multiple locations and departments. 

We have to perform some maintenance on the software that UiPath is automating. When we build a database, we need to archive it so that we don't exceed the requirements. We have to delete logs regularly, and the machines require software updates. It isn't specific to UiPath.

We've seen a significant return on our investment. For example, when we needed to do a lot of data migration because we were transitioning to a new platform, we previously had to hire outsourced contractors to do that manually. 

This cost a lot of money and involved some data security risks because we had to share access with them. They would need to migrate the data manually using some tool, but we can now do that internally with UiPath. No one is looking at our data, and it can be done fast. 

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

I rate UiPath eight out of 10. If you are considering UiPath, you should think about whether you have strong use cases that can't be handled by a competing solution. For small use cases, your needs might be better met by another tool that is native to your environment.

We use UiPath primarily for tracking purposes. We are a logistics provider and have external portals and websites. The tool aggregates information from these systems to our core application. 

We leverage the whole platform. The tool's most valuable features are unattended and attended robots. 

We have to change our account representative every year, which is frustrating. We have to re-explain our business every year. 

I have been using the product since 2020. 

UiPath is stable. 

The product is scalable. 

Support becomes frustrating when the team asks about the cloud and organizational details. 

Positive

Our implementation strategy involved choosing a small use case first, improving the value, and accelerating. 

Two to three partners helped us with the implementation. 

The product is worth its money. We have seen an ROI of 274 percent. 

UiPath is not cheap. 

We evaluated Automation Anywhere and Blue Prism. We chose UiPath because I was familiar with it, and the local representative didn't have a sales pitch tone. 

There is a gap in the marketplace for tracking specialized services. UiPath was the only way to achieve it quickly. 

AI-powered automation has fundamentally changed our organization. We have repurposed the hundreds of headcounts and enabled them to focus on more meaningful work. 

UiPath AI Center has grown and evolved from what it was. We are looking at more opportunities since the person who managed it has left the company. 

We are still trying to figure out AI's use in our operations. It brings in efficiency, but we are in the process of validating it. 

AI use has sped up our time to about 256,000 hours a year.

We have only started to use process mining.  

I develop RPA processes at a financial services company. We use UiPath for tasks like data entry, image processing, and reporting. 

The biggest benefits of UiPath are fast implementation and the ability to run unattended bots. When they implemented UiPath, my manager was kind of shocked. 

We could run a process to extract every file from the portal each employee needs, which saves almost two hours per employee daily. You could see the benefits immediately. The hardest part of RPA is often convincing management that the expense is justified. The company can hire fewer employees because it's automating repetitive tasks. However, some of that savings is offset by the cost of licenses and hiring developers. 

I completed the UiPath Academy course, but I haven't received a certification. It helped me to understand how to implement UiPath processes. The main benefit is that it contains complete information about the tool. I know enough about using UiPath that I don't need to search the knowledge base when I get a new requirement.

Another advantage of implementing robotic process automation is that you can greatly reduce human errors. The RPA process almost never makes mistakes. It increases productivity and frees up employee time. For example, we have a guy who is responsible for creating memos for the checks. It involves 200 checks, but he was reassigned to something else, and now all those checks have been automated. The organization saved the equivalent of about 60 FTEs. 

The most valuable feature is image processing. It's something I use daily when I need to do some work on a VM remotely. Image processing enables me to locate the connectors and click to perform my job or task. It's easier for me to develop a process using UiPath compared to Power Automate.

UiPath enables us to set up end-to-end processes. For example, I have a process for taxes that gets a statement from the bank, checks incoming and outgoing transactions, calculates the withholding and exemptions, and files it on the income tax site. If I get stuck when I'm working on any process, I can easily ask the UiPath Community forum, and the public can respond to it. 

UiPath's OCR features could be improved. It has to do complex OCR captures with UiPath. I would also like improvements in the dashboard for executing processes. 

I have used UiPath for a year and a half. 

UiPath is stable, but you need to adjust the process when a web application changes its interface. 

UiPath is quite scalable, in my experience. We have a large environment and 150-160 processes. 

I rate UiPath technical support nine out of 10. They're always on our level when we contact them about any errors or limitations we face. They respond consistently, and they're available when we need a meeting to discuss something.

Positive

I have also worked with Power Automate. UiPath is more flexible and dynamic, whereas Power Automate is a little harder to handle.

The initial installation is straightforward. You install the UiPath enterprise license and apply the license key after completing the task. For unattended bots, you need to deploy the Orchestrator on-premises, which is somewhat complicated, but the overall experience is straightforward.

When we implement it on-premises, we need to take some steps for security. We have to configure some ports and connect all the PCs, but everything is under the control of an enterprise security security solution. During the initial installation, we needed five people, but once it's deployed, a single person can administer the platform. 

The pricing depends on whether you're running attended or unattended bots. Unattended processes cost a lot more, and you have to pay cloud costs, too. It's costly. The licensing for the tenant dashboard, developer's toolkit, etc. was reasonable, but unattended bots are quite expensive.  

I rate UiPath nine out of 10. I suggest new users study the knowledge base on the UiPath website. Many people get information from YouTube or another source that doesn't cover all the steps of this tool. However, if you study using UiPath Academy, you can gain complete knowledge of the tool.