Automation Anywhere vs. SS&C Blue Prism

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Automation Anywhere
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Automation Anywhere, headquartered in San Jose, California, offers their robotic process automation (RPA) software.
$750
per month
SS&C Blue Prism
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
SS&C Blue Prism provides a combination of technologies that offer intelligent automation to deliver transformational business value.N/A
Pricing
Automation AnywhereSS&C Blue Prism
Editions & Modules
Cloud-Only Starter Pack
$750
per month
Advanced Pack (Cloud or On-Premises)
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Automation AnywhereSS&C Blue Prism
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Automation AnywhereSS&C Blue Prism
Considered Both Products
Automation Anywhere
Chose Automation Anywhere
If we talk about data extraction and compare BluePrism Dechiper IDP, UiPath Document Understanding, and Automation Anywhere IQ BOT, IQ BOT has made its impact. We do not have market credibility for the other two, which could be used and referenced in front of such customers who …
Chose Automation Anywhere
Middle of the group.
Chose Automation Anywhere
I have used UI Path tools. Ui Path is complex as compared to Automation Anywhere. Automation Anywhere provides more usable commands as compared to Ui Path. Automation Anywhere support is excellent.
Chose Automation Anywhere
We considered Blue Prism and Automation Anywhere when initializing our Robotics Process Automation system. While both are industry leaders and providers of solid automation software, Automation Anywhere provided a more low-cost option that allowed us to "get our feet wet," so …
Chose Automation Anywhere
We selected Automation Anywhere based on a number of reviews from different sites. As one of the market leaders, Automation Anywhere seemed the best option.
Chose Automation Anywhere
In terms of costing, Uipath is more cost effective. Uipath doesn't support Unicode based websites but Automation Anywhere can help on this front. The user interface of Uipath is more user-friendly and attractive over Automation Anywhere. AA has a stronger network of resellers …
Chose Automation Anywhere
Comparing other vendors, we recommend Automation Anywhere for its seamless support and enhancement options. The BOT university's simple training interface helps in self-learning for the end users.
Chose Automation Anywhere
Automation Anywhere has better control room features. It's easy to develop & deploy, and is cloud compatible. Support is 24x7 and the product is very up to date with cognitive capabilities. Management of Bots is easy and intuitive.
Chose Automation Anywhere
Comparatively, the price is less for the AA tool. The features are very easy to use like drag and drop commands and single sign-on by integrating with other tools.
Chose Automation Anywhere
It is easy to use and learn Automation Anywhere. A good learning track is available to know about various functionalities. Drag and drop functionality for commands help to work quickly with Automation Anywhere.
Chose Automation Anywhere
We have evaluated other tools but we have chosen Automation Anywhere only because of the support that we get and pricing also plays a vital role in choosing Automation Anywhere.
Chose Automation Anywhere
Automation Anywhere was a tool that we were already using when we decided to implement globally. Cost and ease of use were considered when Automation Anywhere was chosen. They all do more or less the same task. First thing is to decide what problem a company is trying to solve. …
Chose Automation Anywhere
The development interface of Automation Anywhere is the best part of the software. It is superior to the competitors and makes the developer's life easier.
Chose Automation Anywhere
  1. More user-friendly
  2. Easy to create workflows
  3. Drag and drop functionality of elements
Chose Automation Anywhere
We chose Automation Anywhere because it is one of the market leaders. We have partnered with the company where we were offered licenses for a price that is compatible with our reality.
SS&C Blue Prism
Chose SS&C Blue Prism
It’s more robust for enterprise usage; UIPath had an awful demo when we talked to them. Automation Anywhere focuses on desktop automation with its recorder capabilities. Work Fusion focuses on intelligent use cases as opposed to automating the commonly used manual processes. …
Chose SS&C Blue Prism
Both are great tools and each has pros and cons. They used to rectify the cons in the subsequent release. While getting an RPA software into our firm we did a benchmark between Blue Prism and AA to see which will suit well for us. It was neck to neck in most of the automation …
Chose SS&C Blue Prism
I have chosen BP as it's easy to implement, understand and Develop the bots.
Chose SS&C Blue Prism
I use all the three tools and I felt the blue prism is best suitable for back end automation and performing the tasks robust and in a proper manner. It has all the features involved and all the purchased licenses are same with the features available to all the users and making …
Chose SS&C Blue Prism
We chose BluePrism for the well-defined hierarchy. The values of the company were in agreement with ours. The negotiation was good, and we were convinced that the tool would meet our demands satisfactorily.
Chose SS&C Blue Prism
Blue Prism RPA tool is best for any kind of user. You need not be a hardcore programmer to work on automation through Blue Prism. The core architecture is very simple and it is easy to build and maintain the infrastructure required for Blue Prism. Blue prism portal is very well …
Chose SS&C Blue Prism
We implemented Blue Prism RPA for a highly complex process which required a complex set up. Since then, it has been working excellently with high accuracy.
Chose SS&C Blue Prism
In our company, we are using many RPA tools. For most of our medium projects we are using Blue Prism, as other tools are frequently crashing. One of the best features is that the robots can be unattended. Blue Prism has a high rate of reliability when compared to other tools, …
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User Ratings
Automation AnywhereSS&C Blue Prism
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(47 ratings)
8.8
(19 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.7
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(4 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Availability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.8
(8 ratings)
7.5
(2 ratings)
Online Training
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.0
(1 ratings)
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Vendor pre-sale
7.0
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User Testimonials
Automation AnywhereSS&C Blue Prism
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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SS&C Technologies
Blue Prism Cloud is an ideal cloud automation solution for organizations with a significant number of remote workers or geographically disparate teams since its accessible from any web browser. It is also beneficial for organizations that need to quickly outsource part of their process automation without having to purchase additional software licenses and equipment.

However, Blue Prism Cloud is less suited for companies that have large volume data processing needs as its base cost may quickly become prohibitive in those situations. Additionally, this solution may not be suitable for organizations that need more complex solution-specific configurations since its integration options are limited.
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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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  • Storing information from email in a standard data set
  • Auto reply to emails tailored to the email so that it doesn't feel like a robotic or generalized response
  • Workflow creation is simple and easy, the flow structure is easy to read and can be directly used in presentation to customers and management
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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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SS&C Technologies
  • Surface Automation - The tool is not working well with certain applications hosted on Citrix
  • Provide more integrations with excel as majority of the business process use excel
  • Community Support- unlike other development tools we do not have a lot of help topics available on Google.
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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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SS&C Technologies
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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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SS&C Technologies
Usability wise the Blue Prism tool can be utilized to its 100% which include the control room, schedulers, work queues, Release managers, studio for process and object development, we use all the features in blue prism and is well suitable for the development and deployment, All the system are wisely controlled and connected the same SQL database and all the data can be accessed with ease and all the things can achieve in the systematic order.
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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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SS&C Technologies
Support is good and now with time online support in other forums is becoming available as well. Blue Prism support in itself is also good. Documents and blogs can help to find the solution. Since it's relatively new, sometimes if I'm stuck it can take time to find the solution or connect to their team.
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Online Training
Automation Anywhere
Perfect training from the online academy the software offers it for free
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SS&C Technologies
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Implementation Rating
Automation Anywhere
Nothing in particular
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SS&C Technologies
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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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SS&C Technologies
Better User Interface.Better customer service.Easier to learn and use. But has greater risk compliances. Less preloaded automation. Less editing features and a big no while working on big projects. Fluidmesh is better in pricing and better management of multiple projects but I believe Blue Prism is perfect for beginners and small-scale companies.
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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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SS&C Technologies
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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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SS&C Technologies
  • For a level of medium projects, Blue Prism performs well, and the speed of execution is good. In our organization, we are applying for medium projects, where we can increase the workforce of our employees.
  • Blue Prism's Client Server Architecture is good, because we need such a feature to implement automation.
  • When it comes to pricing, I personally feel that it is costlier.
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