Software · head to head
UiPath vs Blue Prism
UiPath
Software
The leading platform for business process automation
- From
- $840/month
- Rated
- -
Blue Prism
Software
The digital exchange for intelligent automation
- From
- $1000/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: 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; Blue Prism listed on G-Cloud 14 by reseller TPXimpact Limited at £840 per licence per month for the Blue Prism RPA platform
- They diverge on capability: UiPath covers Desktop RPA, Blue Prism covers RPA platform.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which UiPath and Blue Prism actually diverge.
| Attribute | UiPath | Blue Prism |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $840/month | $1000/month |
| Platforms | Desktop, Web | Web, Desktop |
| Founded | 2005 | 2001 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 UiPath
- Desktop RPA
- Cloud RPA
- Process mining
- Task mining
- AI capabilities
- 500+ connectors
Only in Blue Prism
- RPA platform
- Intelligent automation
- Robotic workers
- Process intelligence
- Scalability
- 100+ connectors
Both cover
- Monitoring
- Analytics
- Enterprise systems
- Cloud apps
- SOC2
- HIPAA
- GDPR
- Encryption
- Cloud deployment
- On-premise deployment
- Desktop support
- Web support
- Multiple language support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
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
Blue Prism
- Workflow Automationnot UiPath
- Data Integrationnot UiPath
- Process Automationnot UiPath
- App Integrationnot UiPath
- API Connectivitynot UiPath
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
Blue Prism
- Listed on G-Cloud 14 by reseller TPXimpact Limited at £840 per licence per month for the Blue Prism RPA platform
Pricing, plan by plan
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
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
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 UiPath or Blue Prism better?
- Neither clearly leads. UiPath starts at $840/month and Blue Prism at $1000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, UiPath or Blue Prism?
- UiPath starts at $840/month and Blue Prism at $1000/month.
- Does UiPath or Blue Prism run on more platforms?
- UiPath runs on Desktop, Web. Blue Prism runs on Web, Desktop.
- What is UiPath best used for?
- UiPath is most often used for automating repetitive desktop and web workflows with software robots, orchestrating attended and unattended automations across a business, document understanding and data extraction from forms and invoices. Of those, automating repetitive desktop and web workflows with software robots and orchestrating attended and unattended automations across a business are not what Blue Prism is typically brought in for.
- What can UiPath do that Blue Prism cannot?
- UiPath covers Desktop RPA, Cloud RPA, Process mining, Task mining. Blue Prism covers RPA platform, Intelligent automation, Robotic workers, Process intelligence. Both handle Monitoring, Analytics, Enterprise systems, Cloud apps.