Robotic Process Automation Tools
In Robotic Process Automation, the robots or ‘bots’ are the configurable pieces of software that perform the tasks that are assigned by automation developers, acting as the digital workforce.
UiPath is currently the fastest-growing RPA tool, and one of the fastest-growing software companies. With UiPath, computer software can easily emulate human interactions such as sending emails, clicking objects on a user interface, reading structured or unstructured data from a user interface and many more.
Automations are built in the UiPath Studio where the set of instructions is defined in a graphical representation, usually in the form of a flowchart (when a lot of decisions are involved), or as a sequence of instructions. UiPath allows bots to utilise OCR Engines such as Google, ABBYY and Microsoft, meaning bots can automate even the most complex of processes. By using the UiPath Orchestrator, a whole fleet of task-performing bots can be managed.
As organisations look for ways to improve operational efficiency and integrate their systems with new enterprise applications, UiPath continues to grow its footprint and dominate the RPA market.
Introduced in 2001, Blue Prism is generally considered to be the pioneer RPA tool. From its adaptive software capabilities to its scalability, Blue Prism is a leading tool in the RPA industry. Automation with Blue Prism is created with a visual designer in the form of a flowchart, making them able to process millions of transactions – returning plenty of hours into your company’s time.
We understand that security systems are critical for business success. Through Blue Prism’s exceptional built-in security and governance controls, we can ensure that the security of your business’ automation will not be compromised. Blue Prism achieves this protection through integrating with Credential Vaults to safely store the credentials for companies within the platform.
Blue Prism can run on any platform and for any application. It also provides flexible infrastructure choices as it can work both on and off the premise, as well as dispersing separate tasks across numerous devices and executing them promptly. Blue Prism’s digital workforce platform allows your company to cut overall costs, increase efficiency and invest your employees time into more meaningful, perceptive work.
Automation Anywhere is one of the largest RPA tools and is currently in the lead for the intelligent digital workforce. The code-based tool often stands out more than UiPath and Blue Prism because of its capability to mix conventional RPA with intellectual functions, for example by understanding language and comprehending unstructured data.
Automation Anywhere offers three different types of bot. The first bot being the standard task bot, which is responsible for carrying out repetitive, structured tasks such as payroll management or sending emails. The second type of bot is a Meta bot, which automatically updates and make changes within an application when the data is altered. The other type of bot is an IQ bot which is an advanced bot that makes use of Artificial Intelligence. This type of bot is in the early stages of use but will improve its ability to learn and perform tasks on its own without human intervention over time.
Using Automation Anywhere can provide your business with the most secure integrated solution for sensitive data through its bank-grade data security. Additionally, Automation Anywhere implements unmatched productivity and efficiency through the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) best practices, which is reflected by the success in live production. Bots are also carefully managed in the Automation Anywhere control rooms through scheduling, execution and analytics.