Robotics & Automation · head to head
Blue Prism vs UiPath
Blue Prism
Robotics & Automation
The digital exchange for intelligent automation
- From
- $1000/month
- Rated
- -
UiPath
Robotics & Automation
The leading platform for business process automation
- From
- $840/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Blue Prism listed on G-Cloud 14 by reseller TPXimpact Limited at £840 per licence per month for the Blue Prism RPA platform; UiPath the Basic plan from $25 per month caps the tenant at 5 Basic users, 5 Plus users, 1 Pro user and 2 unattended robots
- They diverge on capability: Blue Prism covers RPA platform, UiPath covers Desktop RPA.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Blue Prism and UiPath actually diverge.
| Attribute | Blue Prism | UiPath |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $1000/month | $840/month |
| Platforms | Web, Desktop | Desktop, Web |
| Founded | 2001 | 2005 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Robotics & Automation).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Blue Prism
- RPA platform
- Intelligent automation
- Robotic workers
- Process intelligence
- Scalability
- 100+ connectors
Only in UiPath
- Desktop RPA
- Cloud RPA
- Process mining
- Task mining
- AI capabilities
- 500+ connectors
Both cover
- Monitoring
- Analytics
- Enterprise systems
- Cloud apps
- SOC2
- HIPAA
- GDPR
- Encryption
- Cloud deployment
- On-premise deployment
- Web support
- Desktop support
- Multiple language support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Blue Prism
- Workflow Automationnot UiPath
- Data Integrationnot UiPath
- Process Automationnot UiPath
- App Integrationnot UiPath
- API Connectivitynot UiPath
UiPath
- Automating repetitive desktop and web workflows with software robotsnot Blue Prism
- Orchestrating attended and unattended automations across a businessnot Blue Prism
- Document understanding and data extraction from forms and invoicesnot Blue Prism
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Blue Prism
- Listed on G-Cloud 14 by reseller TPXimpact Limited at £840 per licence per month for the Blue Prism RPA platform
UiPath
- The Basic plan from $25 per month caps the tenant at 5 Basic users, 5 Plus users, 1 Pro user and 2 unattended robots
- Basic tenants are hosted only in the European region
- Only the Basic tier carries a published price; Standard and Enterprise require contacting sales
- Self healing automation, process simulation, Elastic Robot Orchestration, bring your own encryption keys and dedicated deployments are Enterprise only
- Agent capability is limited on Basic and requires Standard or Enterprise
- Extra unattended robots are purchased separately on top of the plan
Pricing, plan by plan
Blue Prism
$1000/month- Starter$1000/month
- 1 bot
- Basic features
- Professional$3000/month
- 5 bots
- Advanced features
- Enterprise$10000/month
- Unlimited bots
- Dedicated support
UiPath
$840/month- Starter$840/month
- 1 concurrent robot
- Basic features
- Professional$2100/month
- 2 concurrent robots
- Advanced features
- Enterprise$5000/month
- Custom robots
- Dedicated support
Which should you pick?
Choose Blue Prism if
- You need rpa platform.
- You work on Web, Desktop.
- You also want intelligent automation.
Questions people ask
- Is Blue Prism or UiPath better?
- Neither clearly leads. Blue Prism starts at $1000/month and UiPath at $840/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Blue Prism or UiPath?
- Blue Prism starts at $1000/month and UiPath at $840/month.
- Does Blue Prism or UiPath run on more platforms?
- Blue Prism runs on Web, Desktop. UiPath runs on Desktop, Web.
- What is Blue Prism best used for?
- Blue Prism is most often used for workflow automation, data integration, process automation, app integration. Of those, workflow automation and data integration are not what UiPath is typically brought in for.
- What can Blue Prism do that UiPath cannot?
- Blue Prism covers RPA platform, Intelligent automation, Robotic workers, Process intelligence. UiPath covers Desktop RPA, Cloud RPA, Process mining, Task mining. Both handle Monitoring, Analytics, Enterprise systems, Cloud apps.