Comparison of Workfusion, Openspan and Blueprism
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| Workfusion | Openspan | Blueprism | |
| Learning | Developer Friendly- Basic Developer. | Visual Design – Faster Implementation. | Programming Skills Required. Ability To Create Business Objects And Manage Them In The Control Center. |
| Re-Use | Using Smart Adapters – A Product Feature In AA, Unique Re-Usable Automation Blocks Can Be Created. | Build Modular Automation And Reuse At The Workflow Level. Extend openspan Functionality Via Custom Activities Or Various Integration. Can Be Used For Various Integration Services With Different Workflow Modules Hence Scoring High On Re Usability. | Once A Library Of Blue Prism Business Objects Exists, Those Objects Can Be Reused Across Multiple Processes. |
| Cognitive Capability | Medium | Low | Low |
| Accuracy | Reasonable Accuracy Across Mediums. | Shines In Citrix Automation. Designed For Bpo Automation. | Desktop, Web And Citrix Automation Available. |
| Robots | Front Office & Backoffice Robots. | Front Office & Backoffice Robots. | Back Office Automation Only (Batch Automation /Unattended Automation). |
| Operational Scalability | Capacity Of Handling Large Scale Robot Deployment Is Limited. | While Debugging Features Exist In Uipath, They Frequently Fail/Crash In Medium/Large Project. | Superior Debugging Allowing You To View All Assigned Data During Runtime And Step Out Of, Into And Over Components Flawlessly. Speed Of Execution Is Very High Very Good Capacity Of Handling Large Scale Robot Deployments. |
| Recorders (Macro Readers) | Yes ( Faster Process Mapping) Optional To Use And Recorded Actions Can Be Tweaked. Smart Record, Web Record And Screen Record Options Available. | Yes ( Faster Process Mapping) Optional To Use And Recorded Actions Can Be Tweaked. | No (Does Not Exist). Blue Prism Advocates Use Of Business Objects In Automation As Opposed To Re-Usable Scripts (Bo Can Be Scaled Faster And Easier). |
| Architecture | Client Server Architecture. | Web Based Orchestrator. | Client Server Architecture. |
| Access | App Based Access Only. | Browser And/or Mobile Access. | App Based Access Only. |
| Process Designer | Script Based. | Visual Process Designer. Lack Of Control. No Coding. Neither C# Nor Vb Script Can Be Run. | Visual Process Designer And Complete Control. Point Blank Approach. Speed Of Implementation Can Be Controlled (Which Is Very High) By Anchoring Browser Based Automation. |
| Base Technology | Microsoft | Microsoft – Sharepoint Wf, Elasticsearch, Kibana. | C# |
| Reliability | High | Moderate | Very High |
| Pricing | Higher Cost Of Deployment. | Aggressive, Attractive Entry Level Pricing. | High Cost Of Acquisition Limited Training Available Only Through Bp Limited Training Available Only Through Bp High Cost Of Training Double The Cost Of Uipath |
| Certification and education | Recently Launched | Free Online Training And Certification Programs Available On Uipath Academy. | The Program Features Three Certifications (Delivery Provider, Capability Provider And Service Provider), Each With Two Levels: Silver And Gold. Documentation Not Available On Open Forums |
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