Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation Pros and Cons

Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation Pros and Cons: Top 5 Advantages and Disadvantages

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Users appreciate the ease of use of Automation Anywhere, allowing efficient automation and minimal manual intervention. (164 mentions)

Users appreciate the user-friendly automation capabilities of Automation Anywhere, enhancing productivity and reducing manual efforts. (153 mentions)

Users appreciate the user-friendly automation interface of Automation Anywhere, making automation accessible for everyone. (85 mentions)

Users value the efficiency of Automation Anywhere, significantly reducing manual tasks and optimizing costs and time savings. (70 mentions)

Users appreciate the simplicity of implementation, finding it easy to develop automated processes quickly and effectively. (70 mentions)

Users notice missing features, such as generalized actions and complexities in variable handling, impacting usability and efficiency. (50 mentions)

Users often face bot issues, including challenges with PDF extraction and ongoing maintenance affecting functionality. (33 mentions)

Users face automation challenges with reliance on internet access, complex processes, and ongoing maintenance requirements. (32 mentions)

Users highlight the high initial cost of Automation Anywhere, which may be a drawback for smaller businesses. (32 mentions)

Users face limitations in handling complex processes with Automation Anywhere, impacting efficiency and increasing maintenance needs. (28 mentions)

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Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/14/2021

"More improvements needed to make the new A2019 version stable"

4/5

What do you like best about Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation?

- Cloud version and the ability to access it anywhere on any system with the browser and bot agent.

- Super easy to understand for a newbie.

- Continuous improvements and new features.

- Easy installations

- Good documentations for all commands and features

- Community forum for users to help each other.

- good support from the AA team Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation?

-Frequent bot agent disconnections and bot runtime issues with bot agents.

- Inability to describe detailed error of the issue caused because of the system or bot agent issue(not the code)

- Inability to wait dynamically to download IQbot output file. (needs to use API or create logic for dynamic wait)

- Standalone application of A2019 would have been better instead of using it in browser

- bot agent consumes lot of internet data

- bit irritating when it starts downloading dependencies before running the bot

- need more improvements towards stability Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation:

The easiest tool to implement the RPA solutions for the business processes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?

Client used UI based portal to perform their daily tasks such as order processing, quotes and contracts generations, however the UI was getting frequently updated in couple of months as per client's requirement resulting jn failure where object capturing were used.

Hence the team implemented solution with AA Rest API command and decided to go with API instead of UI based automation. This resulted in lot of time saving during the execution and less errors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/26/2020

"Saving your precious minutes/hours increasing productivity"

5/5

What do you like best about Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation?

Everything provided by Automation Anywhere is best of course, but if i want to mention one, it will be its feature to automate SAP using SAP Dll File.

As we are a multinational company, most of our business is on SAP and Automation Anywhere helped automating those complex, time consuming processes which our users used to perform on daily basis, which where non-productive and did not add any value to them. This really saved a lot of time

Globally all our users are happy saving there precious minutes which helps them become more productive at work Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation?

Automating web Applications is bit harder especially where controls are dynamic Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation:

Everyone should use it and rid of your non-value added activities

Save your time with Automation Anywhere and use your time doing something more productive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?

Automating time consuming process and free existing resources from doing those non-value added tasks especially processes from SAP. Saved lot of time and gained productivity Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Consumer Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/14/2021

"Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process AutomationFeedback"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation?

Bot Code is stored over Cloud, so the latest code is always available at all times

Instant web-based deployment that enables you to start developing bots quickly

No dependency of working Desktop, if Business applications are available in other desktops then we can resume development from there by login into Control Room

Regular updates to stay up-to-date on any device anywhere (Bot Agent)

Easy to add the machine to devise pool and remove them Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation?

Limited Access in Community Environment to execute the API calls and Productivity Packages due to unavailability of Bot Runner Role Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation:

AA is one of the leading RP A product for the latest Cloud-based technologies and miles ahead of other in terms of Clod based infrastructure. So if you are looking for long term and future ahead then A2019 is the Tool to be prefered. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?

Problem-related to different domains where the manual task can be replaced with Bot such as Data Entry, F&A relate worksLedger entry creation based on information received over email or other Applications, reconciliation of ledgers etc. In terms of benefit by doing automation we have increased the overall productivity and reduced the Human involvement and no# of people required to process the same Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Siddharth C.

Analyst

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/15/2021

"My experience with Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation"

5/5

What do you like best about Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation?

Using automation anywhere has increased the productivity in our organization, also the intelligent automation learns and scales alongside. the feature of Unattended automation helps in automating the processes completely without any humans. You don't need to have a background in software development and building of bots. Small learning curve, also allows OCR and machine learning capabilities to focus on the repetitive tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation?

Pricing on the higher side. Although in features and benefits one of the best solutions out there, other than this nothing to dislike now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation:

check out other solutions present and then opt which is best suitable on your needs although everyone offers the same product look at the after sale services provided by the team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?

Using the robotic process automation provided by automation anywhere we are automating the customer service process and enabling self-service for users. We have used bots to provide a comprehensive customer self-solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nithin M.

Senior Software Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/1/2021

"The RPA Tool with better vision and enhancements - Automation Anywhere"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation?

The tool is designed in simple way and the latest version includes Hybrid Development in the form of Sequence or a flow which helps better understanding. The Support for migration of new A2019 is very much appreciated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation?

I dont see any useless features from AA but i felt the migration utility command would be designed better helping finding out its depends too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation:

To have Advanced solution and better accuracy and ease of work please start using Automation Anywhere Tool in RPA Platform Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are solving the huge calculations and generating reports on month ends in finance sector by using AA task bots and IQ bots. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/2/2021

"Best Automation tool for continuous Deployment"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation?

The best thing about Automation Anywhere is hiding in its name itself that is we can implement automation anywhere in the system Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation?

The disliked feature of Automation Anywhere is that it is somehow expensive so that new start-ups or individual person can't effort this and take its advantages Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation:

I Highly recommend others to use Automation Anywhere for generating automation in pipelines easily with efforable and worthy price Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?

The problem of having automation with best user-friendly UI can be experienced with the help of Automation Anywhere Tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Farrukh M.

Co-Founder

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/19/2021

"A great program to save time"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation?

Everything we need is right here within our immediate grasp. Everything is at our disposal. Using automation makes everything easier. The app is cloud-based, which is terrific because we have immediate access to AAA and RPA. Automation is greatly reliant on task repositories, and their versioning capabilities. It has a key meta feature that allows use of screens even when the application is not running. Additionally, scripting and XML both increase the capabilities of the app development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation?

However much the user interface is pretty and intuitive, in the long run, it doesn't matter as much as automating the process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation:

With new technologies, you can try to make it more useful and expressive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?

I like using it in updating the inventory in Excel daily as I don't have to waste time on the routine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Accounting

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/4/2021

"Best Automation Process"

4/5

What do you like best about Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation?

We ran a proof of concept in no time. The integration process is straightforward, and the business impacts the process from manual to automatic is high. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation?

The only thing that is missing is a user programming scheme that does not require technical expertise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Neerajkumar G.

Robotic Process Automation Consultant

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/25/2020

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"The Best Automation Platform Available!"

5/5

What do you like best about Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation?

Automation Anywhere is by far the best platform to automate business processes.

The extremely friendly user interface, easy integration with custom applications, the AI/ML based IQ bot and the one of my most favourite MetaBot - are a few aspects of Automation Anywhere that make it the best in the industry. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation?

It would extremely helpful if Automation Anywhere introduces a support portal with a ticketing system for partners and business users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?

Automation Anywhere has actively helped us automate daily and weekly tasks; ranging from: data manipulation, data extraction to generating customised reports, system resource management and more. This has allowed us to speed up the activities with automation without sacrificing accuracy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sindhu Reddy K.

RPA Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/26/2020

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"Automation Anywhere"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation?

The best Robotic Process Automation platform which is easy to understand and implement, very reliable tool which maintains the accuracy while running the bot. I am so lucky to work with this tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation?

Not Much dislikes, suggested to add to run Python script in exe AA not only on V11 web tool. Need to increase the scope in Terminal Emulator Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation:

Best integration platform and designing of the tool is too good like drag and drop options. where it does not involve tree structure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Automation Anywhere - RPA | Robotic Process Automation solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have used this tool in two different projects UBS and Healthcare Project. which made easy to integrate in SAP applications and web applications as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.