SS&C Blue Prism Intelligent Automation vs. Foxtrot RPA (discontinued)

Blue Prism Intelligent RPA is well suited for the processes which are rules-based in nature. This software works well with web based application integrations. It's very easy to capture the object details and code the workflow with ease. The record functionally will do the trick most of the time and will save a lot of effort in coding the workflow. Work needs to continue in the surface automation part. It works with surface automation but there are chances of failure sometimes and we feel like the control of automation is very fragile.

Incentivized

I use Foxtrot for maintenance purposes. It is very well suited for this type of activity. To have someone change a responsibility code on 1000 accounts is monotonous and time-consuming. Foxtrot just runs in the background while you continue your daily tasks. Less suited is if maintenance on several thousand accounts is required in one day. There needs to be planning involved to make sure that scripts are run through and validations are done by a specific date.

Incentivized

• Resource pooling is excellent.
• The control room, work queue management is an added strength to the Blue Prism tool.
• The release manager is also very good for deploying the packages in the new environment.
• It has the feature to identify the references for the used variables and the objects so while deploying the package it is easy to deploy without missing the important data.
• Scheduling, user management is simple to use and is very clear.

Incentivized

• Automating repetitive data input tasks.
• Allows for the development of quick solutions without the need for IT.
• Provide robust functionality for the automation of manual tasks.

Incentivized

• It is better to have functionalities for an attended ROBOT, but I am okay with that.
• Data types are constant only if we are using their special type of code block. I've had no other issues with Blue Prism operations.
• It would be better to have a free online "Advanced Training Program" for Blue Prism, apart from their certification program.

Incentivized

• Could be a bit more user-friendly.
• Program not freezing up because of web site performance.
• Easier error checking.

Foxtrot is the best data automation software on the market. Especially for the price and cost savings. I have been able to do so much data integrity clean up over the years to keep our system clean.

Incentivized

It's easy to handle and automate. Saves time and money in significant manner. Once a process is implemented, it performs the tasks with more than 95% accuracy so that's a big help. Costing is a bit high and object recognition work may need time to be hands on that's [the reason] this rating.

Incentivized

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.

Incentivized

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.

Incentivized

Foxtrot does not have nearly as much in terms of functionality and workflow tools. It is primarily meant for automating and creating scripts that help with mainframe-based maintenance and migration tasks. In addition, it is very efficient in simulating the actions of an individual for daily and manual tasks. We selected Foxtrot because it was the tool that was recommended by the main vendor we needed to interface with, and industry-wide it was the main tool being used by other financial institutions with similar platforms to perform the tasks that we bought the platform to perform.

Incentivized

• Huge cost saving/time-saving and manpower utilization when the bots are implemented by decoding the business use cases perfectly.
• The negative impact, the whole process or automation can lead to incorrect processing of data if the logic of the use cases is not implemented correctly in the bot.

Incentivized

• Save time in mass updates.
• Accurate logging of inserting records.