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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Automation Anywhere

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AAutomation Anywhere, headquartered in San Jose, California, offers their robotic process automation (RPA) software.

    $750

    per month

    Anypoint Platform

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AThe Anypoint Platform developed by MuleSoft and acquired by Salesforce in early 2018 is designed to connect apps, data, and devices anywhere, on-premises or in the cloud. This platform was built to offer out-of-the-box connectors as well as tools that architects and developers can adopt quickly to design, build and manage the entire lifecycle of their APIs, applications, and products.N/A
    Pricing
    Automation AnywhereAnypoint Platform
    Editions & Modules
    Cloud-Only Starter Pack
    $750
    per month
    Advanced Pack (Cloud or On-Premises)
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Automation AnywhereAnypoint Platform
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Automation AnywhereAnypoint Platform
    Considered Both Products
    Automation Anywhere
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    Salesforce
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
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    93%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    Automation AnywhereAnypoint Platform
    Cloud Data Integration
    Comparison of Cloud Data Integration features of Automation Anywhere and MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
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    Automation Anywhere
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    Ratings
    MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
    9.7
    13 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Pre-built connectors00 Ratings9.814 Ratings
    Connector modification00 Ratings9.714 Ratings
    Support for real-time and batch integration00 Ratings9.714 Ratings
    Data quality services00 Ratings9.614 Ratings
    Data security features00 Ratings9.714 Ratings
    Monitoring console00 Ratings9.714 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Automation AnywhereAnypoint Platform
    Small Businesses
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    Make
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Robotic Process Automation
    Score8.4 out of 10
    IBM App Connect
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    UiPath Automation Platform
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Workato
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Automation AnywhereAnypoint Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (48 ratings)
    9.0
    (26 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.7
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    9.8
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Product Scalability
    9.0
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    Vendor post-sale
    7.0
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    Vendor pre-sale
    7.0
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    User Testimonials
    Automation AnywhereAnypoint Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Automation Anywhere
    Automation Anywhere is well suited for automating repetitive or complex tasks that can be performed on a timeline such as data processing, data extraction, and file transfers. Automation Anywhere also has capabilities for integration with legacy applications and APIs to automate more complex data flows. Automation Anywhere is also ideal for automating document processing, form filling and other web activities since it has both image recognition and image-based automation capabilities.

    On the other hand, Automation Anywhere is less appropriate for tasks requiring high levels of system intelligence such as machine learning or natural language processing as these require different types of technology. Additionally, if a task requires manual elements such as validations or reviews then Automation Anywhere may not be the most suitable solution either. It can be possible to set up automated validations but that might not always result in an ideal solution due to its limitations.
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    Salesforce
    MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is best tool in the market for developing APIs with complex structures communicating with various different types of applications including web applications as well as legacy applications. Also applications including database connectivity for fetching and updating data in the DB tables. I cant think of any scenario which MuleSoft Anypoint Platform could not be used for developing the integrations.
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    Pros
    Automation Anywhere
    • Now I easily generate the invoices and quotation generation is an easy task now. Previously it was very time consuming as we have to drag the data from the excel sheets.
    • I will praise its integration with other software that has facilitated us to make amendments in the data across those platforms.
    • Its interface is very easy and user friendly.
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    Salesforce
    • API Manager provides easy API Policy Governance. You do not have to manage multiple platforms for managing the policies.
    • Supports hybrid Mule EBS environments. You can configure both CouldHub-based and on-premise-based API using Mulesoft API manager in a similar manner.
    • It's very easy to implement API proxy.
    • User friendly UI.
    • Single platform to manage all.
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    Cons
    Automation Anywhere
    • Automation Anywhere doesn't come with easy installation, We need to install Java, IDEs and Databases in an orderly fashion which we are not able to do.
    • Automation Anywhere has no workflow design which is not making us to understand the process.
    • Automation Anywhere has no fit to size object cloning.
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    Salesforce
    • Has more features than what we really need so we're paying for more than we use. Sort of like paying for an Abrams tank when all we really need is a Toyota Corolla.
    • Not a value product, tends to be expensive.
    • Takes a while for developers to learn to use Mulesoft Anypoint.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Automation Anywhere
    To continue enjoying the benefits of our productivity improvements and efficiency focus.
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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Automation Anywhere
    On more complex use cases, Automation Anywhere requires technical background like knowledge on network protocols and database language on task creation, and even people with technical background might have some trouble in the beginning because of the product particularities on how variable manipulation works, or how to get the object cloning (a more resilient screen manipulation command) to work as intended. The scheduling of tasks on the Control Room and the autologin feature isn't intuitive as they should, so much of this works requires documentation analysis to get it done on the first time.
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    Salesforce
    We have migrated our existing over 100+ APIs from legacy to MuleSoft Anypoint Platform and the processing has seen over 40% improvement and saved huge amount in overall annual billing. From development perspective, MuleSoft Vibe has made developers life so easy and reduced development time. Extensive logging, and build-in connectors for other integration tools, logging and repo is providing kind of one place solutions. Any point Platform is providing various options like runtime, API manager, Access management, segregation of Business groups and so many other option which is helping us to monitor, configure and manage all our APIs in one place
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    Support Rating
    Automation Anywhere
    Automation Anywhere is a great tool for a low cost, fairly easily scalable, and quickly learned. The company is growing by leaps and bounds and continually pushing the automation boundaries. The problem with fast expansion is that sometimes you can grow more quickly than you can appropriately support your products. While Automation Anywhere has an excellent support structure in place, every company and situation is different, and they often struggle with why problems arise in the system and how to fix them.
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    Salesforce
    Anypoint Platform support is very responsive. There is also a huge knowledge base and an active online forum where answers to most questions can be found. When needed support engages the engineering group so adequate solutions or workarounds are always provided.
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    Online Training
    Automation Anywhere
    Perfect training from the online academy the software offers it for free
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    Salesforce
    I have started with MuleSoft Fundamentals course provided by MuleSoft training at start. This was sufficient to do initial learning and get onboarded. The online documentation with different Runtime versions/deprecated functions and keywords are well documented. The automated solution provided by MuleSoft Anypoint Platform to upgrade 3.0 to 4.0 gave a good head start while learning MuleSoft Anypoint Platform and working altogether with Online training and documentations
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    Implementation Rating
    Automation Anywhere
    Nothing in particular
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    Salesforce
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    Alternatives Considered
    Automation Anywhere
    Automation anywhere scores well with respect to other solutions when we look at bot implementation, bot management, and basic automation. From a security perspective as well, AA fares well as compared to other solutions. UIpath is better suited when we operate using VPN systems and integrating with homegrown solutions.
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    Salesforce
    Once we have moved all of our system integration APIs to the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, we will need to communicate with a wide variety of external systems. All of our business and service logic is stored in the aforementioned core systems. Anypoint Platform (and all of our APIs) makes it easy to connect to various other platforms. In order to link to these many other systems, connectors and/or components are utilized, and they are simple to configure and integrate.
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    Scalability
    Automation Anywhere
    Highly reliable once you start experiencing the results. It helps you to have a clear cut results with better productivity numbers and financial savings
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    Salesforce
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    Return on Investment
    Automation Anywhere
    • Customer satisfaction has increased. They are pleased with faster development and execution.
    • Cost internally for our company is heavy and the client doesn't bear the full cost for it.
    • We didn't need to train our staff a lot for this. Just a week of overview was enough to get started.
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    Salesforce
    • Mulesoft can be used to provide an integration platform to a large number of systems like Salesforce, ODBC, JDBC, SAP, Mongo DB, etc.
    • An excellent option to develop microservices and real-time integrations.
    • Not as robust in handling large data volumes, Informatica is better in that respect.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Anypoint Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of Connect any endpoints using out-of-the-box connectors, dynamic connectivity to API specifications, or by building reusable connectors with Anypoint DevKit™.Screenshot of A reporting suite that provides a real-time view of API consumption trends and operational performance. Analytics provides insight into how your API is being used and informs forward-looking design decisions.Screenshot of A platform to engage with API developers and drive adoption. Share documentation, examples and manage developer access from a single platform.