We only use Automation Anywhere on the RPA site because our internal Automation Anywhere customers are varied. Since Automation Anywhere doesn't have an office in Turkey, our customers there work on UiPath. We are automating some business processes based on a checklist. Automation Anywhere is also used for a few OCR projects that involve scanning documents or images and extracting the information. We can automate those jobs with RPA technology.
Agentic Process Automation System (Now Certified for WorkSpaces)
Automation Anywhere, Inc.External reviews
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Review on Robotic Process Automation
RPA is in principle ideal for repetitive tasks, but will not be successful at tasks that require decision-making, creativity or handling of situations.
My experience on AA
Business users can easily use the solution without any technical skills
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
Automation Anywhere is user-friendly. Business users can easily use the solution to automate tasks like sending emails without any technical skills. Of course, you need some analytical thinking skills but don't need to know how to code. All the activities are in the tool if you want to replace or manipulate the text. While UiPath requires some development skills, any business user can use Automation Anywhere. It takes about 10 to 15 days to complete one process. If it is more complex, it might take around 20 days, but it's usually around 10 days.
You can automate any system within your environment. There are various systems that Automation Anywhere can integrate. You can use it for web, desktop, or cloud automation. There are no restrictions on what it can automate.
The training Automation Anywhere provides is excellent. Anyone can easily learn about the solution. They also have a free trial version that you can use online. If you practice daily, learning the solution takes about two or three months.
What needs improvement?
Automation Anywhere should make it easier for developers to manage queues and exception handling. The OCR component could also be better. We have had to use other OCR tools to get information from the account documents.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used Automation Anywhere for four years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Automation Anywhere is a professional enterprise tool that can scale to meet all our business requirements.
How are customer service and support?
I rate Automation Anywhere support nine out of ten. We have used support a few times for one of our customers, and they respond quickly. If the issue involves a critical production system, they respond to the request on the same day. We can schedule a meeting to solve the problem together.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We also use UiPath. Implementing projects in Automation Anywhere is easier, but UiPath is more useful for DevOps. On the technical side, the two solutions are similar, but there are differences in the front end. UiPath is faster. Automation Anywhere runs a process in two seconds, but UiPath takes milliseconds.
You can develop any process with these tools, but our Turkish customers prefer UiPath because it has an office in Turkey so that we can take support in our mother language. Both of them meet our requirements.
How was the initial setup?
Deploying Automation Anywhere is straightforward. It doesn't take much time. All of the processes need some maintenance because the processes running in the system sometimes don't work. We need to rerun the processes or change the elements. We have a 17-person team, and three of us are responsible for maintaining. The time spent maintaining bots varies. Sometimes, the issue is easy to fix, but if you need to change the flows or do some development, it may take two or three days.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Automation Anywhere nine out of ten. It depends on your skill. I would rate it higher for non-technical users.
Improved analytics
Improved productivity and reliability
Over dependency on software leading to failures in case
Automation Anywhere- futuristic trend
Almost all the versions and upgrades are witnessed.
AA is really a powerful tool that automates most of the maunal actions.
Ease to use.
Easy to suggest.
Usage frequency is high.
AA the furture tool.
Since it is cloud, and the DB is mainted at AA side, sometimes it feels difficults to perform a task and need to connect with Support for help.
Also thr new AA360 CR seems to having some missing functionality.
Manualy actions are automated.
Excel related business activities are now under the control of AA.
Data extraction, quite easy with AA Feature.
Upcoming Era - Robotics process automation with AI
Very helpful automation tool.
A Powerful RPA Tool with Considerations
reduce costs,
advance feature providing
best security
lake of creativity
Magnification of problematic processes
The solution is cost-effective and significantly reduces the risk of errors that can cost the company lots of money
What is our primary use case?
My company uses Automation Anywhere to automate tedious processes involving large amounts of data. My job is to monitor the processes for errors and see what caused them. I address those errors and run the automation again. We only started using the solution a few months ago, so we're still exploring some potential candidates for automation. We are discussing and trying to build and define those automations based on our business requirements and existing processes. So far, we have integrated it with our ERP and other SAP solutions.
We have about 500 users at the company, but most of them are not building automations in the solution. They are indirectly benefiting from activities that are automated. Only about two or three employees are supporting the processes, but the rest are benefitting from the results. Automation Anywhere covers about three work streams.
How has it helped my organization?
Automation Anywhere is cost-effective and significantly reduces the risk of errors that can cost the company lots of money. The solution improves our time and cost efficiency. Automation can cut the time spent on these tasks in half or more in some cases. Sometimes, it might take a day to do something that automation can complete in a few minutes.
Before we implemented Automation Anywhere, we performed these tasks manually. It took a long time, and there were many errors. Now, everything is efficient, and there are fewer errors. If there's an issue, it tells you exactly where to find the problem and goes straight to it, so you don't need to investigate the whole process.
There are several use cases where we can leverage AI. One example is purchase orders that are there for maybe 100 or 120 days, but there is nothing happening with the order, so we need to close them. When we go into the system, there are thousands of purchase orders that are still open after years. Normally, we would need to close them all manually. We can use Automation Anywhere to close all the purchase orders that have been open past a certain date.
What is most valuable?
Automation Anywhere's error handling is its most valuable feature. It sends you an email when there's an error and helps you find the cause quickly. It walks you through exactly how you should handle it.
What needs improvement?
If you don't have a technical background, it's somewhat complex, but you don't need to have coding or software development experience, so it is easy in that sense. I am not technically inclined, and it involves many steps for a process to function properly. It requires a lot of work initially to design and develop a process. I find it somewhat challenging. If you take time to understand it, it's not too difficult, but it seems complicated at the beginning if you're not a technical person.
The time needed to learn the solution varies. Some of the processes are complex, involving four or five activities from start to finish. It's a lot of steps and can get quite technical. It might take a month or two to learn.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used Automation Anywhere for six months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Automation Anywhere is highly stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I'm impressed with Automation Anywhere's scalability.
How was the initial setup?
I found the setup process to be somewhat complex because I don't come from a technical background.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Automation Anywhere eight out of ten. We recommend adopting Automation Anywhere. Using digital platforms to automate is efficient and cost-effective. Many tasks that might normally take a day or two can be done in a few hours. You also reduce the risk of human error. It's highly efficient and accurate.