70+ Process Automation Tools: Choose The Right One in 2024
Adoption of RPA, a relatively new process automation tool, has increased in recent years. As new vendors join the market, they build new features and create new jargon to position themselves as category creators which gives them more pricing power. However, more jargon leads to more confusion.
As a result of this confusion, buyers may choose a process automation tool that is ill-suited to their needs. Correcting this can pose additional financial and technical challenges to the company. In the worse case scenario, adopters might be discouraged from leveraging new automation technologies. This would make them lose out on the benefits of emerging technologies.
In this article, we will provide you with the necessary information to choose the right process automation tools. We will:
- Explain why process automation tools are important
- Go over their benefits
- Explain the different types of process automation tools
- Provide lists of 70+ non-RPA and RPA solutions
- Provide guidelines for choosing the best tools for your business
Why are process automation tools relevant now?
1. Scope of automation is increasing
While most major automation projects in the 2000s involved IT system upgrades, currently there are numerous tools to automate tasks without major system upgrades. Improvements in machine vision, OCR and machine learning enabled bots to understand user interfaces and perform actions like human users.
2. Automation has numerous benefits
This is obvious but still it’s the most important reason why automation is and will remain relevant.
- Reduce manual processes
- Reduce errors in critical data-entry routines like email-marketing programs. Everyone cringes when you accidentally send out newsletters with outdated pricing information.
- Increase process execution speed which improves customer experience. For example, your customers loan applications can be approved automatically rather than waiting for a day for approval.
- Create information transparency which makes it easier to hold individuals accountable for their responsibilities.
These are a summary of the benefits of automation, for more please see our guide on benefits of automation.
What are the three types of process automation tools?
We categorize process automation tools into three types:
- General process automation tools that automate across numerous systems. For example, these include RPA, cognitive automation tools, workload automation (WLA) platforms, and low-code application platforms
- Business function-specific automation tools, such as IT process automation (ITPA)
- Macros that can automate processes in singular systems
To learn more about the topic, we have a detailed guide prepared on the 3 types of process automation tools.
How to choose the right type of process automation tool?
The right tool depends on the process:
- The number of software tools the process needs,
- Whether the process is specific to one business function or not,
- Whether the process you’re automating involves legacy tools,
- The number of times the user interfaces that are used in the process change (i.e. fortnightly, monthly, etc.)
Read more on process automation implementation to learn more about choosing the right tool for your business.
Key points to remember when starting process automation
Points to remember prior to starting your process automation solution involve, but are not limited to:
- Having visibility into the existing processes through internal interviews and process mining
- Improving and simplifying the existing processes
- Deciding whether to choose a partner to facilitate your RPA deployment
- Planning the implementation with clear KPIs
For more, read our guide on RPA implementation.
Comprehensive list of all Process Automation solutions
Please sort and filter this table to learn more about the solutions. And if there is a field you want added here, just let us know. Please note that these lists are slightly outdated. We provide the latest list in the links before the table. The updated lists allow you to sort/filter the results and learn more about the products.
RPA solutions
The most comprehensive, objective and transparent comparison of RPA vendors. We could not provide detailed data on especially new companies, feel free to comment here so we can enrich the list.
Please note that sponsors have links to them.
Vendor | Free version? | Pricing | Selected partners | Geo coverage | Minimum system requirements | Support for OS beyond Windows | Marketplace |
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IBM | 30 day free trial | Per bot | All major system integrators and consultants. | Global | Supported | IBM | |
Another Monday | KPMG PwC | Europe | |||||
AntWorks ANTstein | |||||||
Arago's Hiro | |||||||
Atos Syntel SyntBots | |||||||
Automai RPA | |||||||
Automation Anywhere | per process | Accenture Capgemini Cognizant Deloitte EY IBM KPMG PwC | Global | High | No support | Automation Anywhere | |
AutomationEdge | |||||||
be informed | Global | ||||||
Blueprism | per bot | Accenture Capgemini Cognizant Deloitte EY IBM KPMG PwC | Global | High | No support | BluePrism | |
Celaton inSTREAM | |||||||
Cicero Automation | |||||||
ClearSoftware ClearProcess | |||||||
CloudStorm | Deloitte | Global | |||||
Contextor | Accenture Capgemini EY IBM | EMEA & North America | |||||
Cortex Intelligent Automation | |||||||
Datamatics RPA | Global | ||||||
EnableSoft Foxtrot | Global | No Support | N/A | ||||
Epiance Epigenie RPA | |||||||
Exilant Fusion | |||||||
G1ant | G1ant Developer license | ||||||
GIBots | |||||||
GridOne AutomateOne | South Korea | ||||||
Help Systems Automate | 30 day free trial | Global | TBD - not tested yet | ||||
Ikarus | |||||||
Infosys EdgeVerve Systems Assistedge | Assistedge Community Edition | ||||||
IntelliBot | |||||||
Jacada | Accenture Cognizant | ||||||
Jidoka | Based in Spain & Colombia | ||||||
Kofax Kapow | Accenture IBM | Global | |||||
Kryon Systems Leo | |||||||
Microsoft Power Automate | Free trial | per user | All major system integrators and consultants | Global | No support | ||
NICE Systems RPA | Accenture Cognizant IBM | Global | |||||
Nissho Electronics Bizrobo! Basic | Japan | Medium | Supported | ||||
Nividous RPA | |||||||
NTT-AT WinActor | NTT Data | Japan | Low | No support | |||
Olive AI | |||||||
OnviSource ia.Enterprise | |||||||
OpenConnect AutoiQ | |||||||
OpenRPA | Open Source | Free | |||||
Option3 JiffyRPA | Global | ||||||
Pega Robotic Automation | Accenture Capgemini Cognizant EY | Global | |||||
Perpetuuiti | Cognizant IBM | ||||||
Rimilia | |||||||
Symphony Ventures | |||||||
TagUI - AI Singapore | Open Source | Free | N/A | Supported | |||
Thoughtonomy | |||||||
UiPath | UiPath Community Edition | per bot | Accenture Capgemini Cognizant Deloitte EY IBM PwC | Global | High | No support | UiPath |
Verint | Accenture Capgemini IBM | ||||||
VisualCron | 45 day free trial | per server | |||||
WINWAI | |||||||
WorkFusion | WorkFusion RPA Express | per process | Capgemini Cognizant Deloitte PwC | Global | High | No support |
Check out the more regularly updated version of this RPA software list.
Non-RPA solutions
Please note that sponsors have links to them.
Tool | Category | Free version |
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ActiveBatch | Workload automation | |
Arago's Hiro | ITPA | |
Ayehu eyeShare | ITPA | |
BMC | ITPA | |
CA Technologies (CA) | ITPA | |
Camunda | BPM | |
Cortex Intelligent Automation | ITPA | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)'s MicroFocus | ITPA | |
Linx | ITPA | Free version works as a desktop application |
Microsoft Flow | ITPA | |
PMG | ITPA | |
Redwood | Workload automation | |
Resolve Systems | ITPA | |
ServiceNow | ITPA | |
Stone Branch | Workload automation | |
Tata Consultancy Services' Ignio | ITPA | |
TDB Fusion | ITPA | |
Tray | Cloud automation | |
Trifacta | Macro | |
UiPath Excel Automation | Macro | |
VMware | ITPA | |
Zapier | Cloud automation |
Check out the more regularly updated version of these lists:
What are the best RPA solutions?
Depends on what you need. Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism, IBM, Microsoft, UiPath are among the major players.
But because the RPA market is relatively still in its infancy, the dynamics can change quickly. And in keeping up with the developments, we are constantly updating our research.
For more, you can see how different vendors fare in terms of funding and popularity.
For more on automation
If you want to learn more about automation, read:
- What is Process Simulation & Its 3 Benefits to Your Business?
- RPA vs Intelligent Automation: Which is the Right Tool for You?
- Underlying Technology of RPA & Web Scrapers: Screen Scraping
And if you believe your business could benefit from adopting an automation solution, head over to our automation hub, where you will find data-driven lists of vendors for various use cases.
And if you still have questions about process automation tools, feel free to contact us:
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Appreciate the research here – very good starting point for customers looking for solutions.
Can I add another to the list. XonaSoftware (www.xonasoftware.com) produces a product called, “Situate Workflow Automation”. It’s a non-RPA, but would be considered a cross between BPA, ITPA, and ETL. It is classified as low-code or no-code solution depending on the user.
The company is spreading its wings and marketing across verticals, as it was originally targeted for the capital markets / financial industries.
Hi Mike! thanks for the heads up! They can sign up @ https://grow.aimultiple.com to get listed.
Hey there!
You could also include Robin, the RPA Language.
Robin is a domain specific scripting language, fully developed for Robotic Process Automation.
It has its constantly growing community and is soon going to be open-source.
It is completely free and super easy to install.
You can check it out here: https://robin-language.org/
Community forum: https://forum.robin-language.org/
Informative details! Thank you very much.
Any other tool which provides similar capabilities of IQBOT?
Did you check out UiPath or Workfusion?
Hello, dear friends?
We don’t see our solution on your list so we thought that we’d link it there!
We’re called G1ANT and you can download the G1ANT.Studio with just 1 click: https://g1ant.com
The DEVELOPER version of the G1ANT.Studio is and will always be free.
Feel free to check it out and let us know what you think!
Maybe you can include our software on your list? 🙂
Sure, thank you for your interest!
Great read ! Have you considered Linx (https://linx.software) – a low code IDE and server which covers features from BPM, ETL and ITPA.
Looks great! Added to our list!
Very informative write up and useful information for people who are wondering what choice of RPA they have for their project – thanks for the research and summarizing!
I humbly request a mention about this RPA from Asia who serves top tier enterprise such as Softbank and SK Telecom – it is called ARGOS LABS http://www.argos-labs.com This company has been sort of “stealth” so far but is the only RPA vendor who supports mobile automation. (ARGOS is beating industry leaders in recent POCs)
Sure! Thank you for the heads up
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