Fortra’s Automate vs. SAP Build

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Fortra’s Automate
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Fortra's Automate (formerly HelpSystems Automate) is a robotic process automation platform for desktop applications. According to the vendor, it offers the ability to automate almost any business process, and no technical expertise is required—IT and business users alike can understand the drag-and-drop interface.N/A
SAP Build
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
SAP Build is a business application development and automation solution with a comprehensive suite of low-code, pro-code, and generative AI tools. SAP Build is for developers, IT professionals, and business users/citizen developers who want to create and customize business applications.
$1.82
per month per user
Pricing
Fortra’s AutomateSAP Build
Editions & Modules
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SAP Build Process Automation - Standard User
$1.82
per month per user
SAP Build Process Automation - Advanced User
$15
per month per user
SAP Build Process Automation - Attended Automation
$534
per month
SAP Build Process Automation - Unattended Automation
$534
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Fortra’s AutomateSAP Build
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Fortra’s AutomateSAP Build
Features
Fortra’s AutomateSAP Build
Low-Code Development
Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Product A and Product B
Fortra’s Automate
-
Ratings
SAP Build
7.9
53 Ratings
7% below category average
Visual Modeling00 Ratings8.046 Ratings
Drag-and-drop Interfaces00 Ratings8.644 Ratings
Platform Security00 Ratings8.050 Ratings
Platform User Management00 Ratings7.849 Ratings
Reusability00 Ratings7.649 Ratings
Platform Scalability00 Ratings7.652 Ratings
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User Ratings
Fortra’s AutomateSAP Build
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(4 ratings)
8.4
(58 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.3
(55 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
Fortra’s AutomateSAP Build
Likelihood to Recommend
Fortra
It's great for repetitive or regularly scheduled activities like reports or file transfers. However, it's not so good for on-demand activities. It doesn't support task shortcuts to run specific tasks. If it did it would be perfect.
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SAP
The SAP Build Process product is best suited for managing pipelines and scrum boards without limitations. Implementation of the software is also simple, and unlimited users can connect the software with third-party systems to push codes. The software integrates well with other products, making it easy to build and deploy pipelines. The only issue with the SAP Build Process is the cost of implementation, which is far higher than that of other similar products.
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Pros
Fortra
  • Very detailed task builder. Easy to read step by step a task's operation even if you don't have much programming knowledge.
  • Scheduling for automation jobs is very flexible. Allows us to create all kinds of job schedules as needed.
  • Organization of jobs, tasks, conditions is done well. Allows us to easily manage our items.
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SAP
  • Its drag and drop editor is even simpler than the very popular WordPress
  • No code feature to build any type of website
  • Not a lot of technical expertise is required to use this tool
  • The client loves it as they can themselves use it for quick tweaks
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Cons
Fortra
  • A reporting capability on tasks: enabled, disabled, by folder, by trigger, etc. Currently there is none.
  • An "OR" in their conditional statements - currently there is only "AND".
  • Some kind of temporary backup when changing a task - separate from the current back up/restore functionality (which works well).
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SAP
  • The only one I can think of that has made me not continuously use SAP Build is the cost of this tool. I see it a bit higher compared to other tools that provide the same functionality for cheaper or free plans.
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Usability
Fortra
It's just very easy to use, extremely versatile, and very reliable. It's hard to find use cases where it won't work.
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SAP
Although coding would be helpful for improved automation and debugging, it is not a problem for any user to create a workflow and automate things as they wish. We spend way less time on training and developing workflows ourselves. There are also features such as a screen recorder. We have guides internally to teach how to automate better.
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Support Rating
Fortra
Support is very helpful and responsive, although using the tool is very user-friendly, so I hardly use the service.
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SAP
There are, for example, great blog writings about automation cases and examples. The studio version is updated often. There are also useful OpenSAP online courses.
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Alternatives Considered
Fortra
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SAP
Compared to Mendix, we decided not to go for low code application building and in the other parts of Build, Build is stronger and better integrated with SAP. On the hand of Coding, using Build Code, gives us Joule, which understands SAP better and also have a tighter and more secure coupling with SAP services.
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Return on Investment
Fortra
  • It's been a net positive as AutoMate requires less eyes on specific tasks so that people can focus attention elsewhere and do more analysis.
  • Less manual work also decreases the chances of mistakes and/or missed jobs. Since Automate can schedule everything, send email notifications, etc., there is less time wasted.
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SAP
  • It has reduced the time to develop an app since it has an intuitive interface and allows peer collaboration.
  • Produces quality apps through the integration of different plugins, hence improving quality.
  • Has made it easy to developer to design apps in their own design.
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ScreenShots

Fortra’s Automate Screenshots

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SAP Build Screenshots

Screenshot of The SAP Build Portfolio, which includes:
1- SAP Build Apps to create business application
2- SAP Build Process Automation to automate end to end business processes
3- SAP Build Work Zone to design and create business sites