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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Automation Anywhere

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AAutomation Anywhere, headquartered in San Jose, California, offers their robotic process automation (RPA) software.

    $750

    per month

    Catalytic

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ACatalytic headquartered in Chicago offers their Catalytic Automation Cloud, which they state is used by operations, finance, procurement, HR, and legal organizations to automate and orchestrate complex and variable processes.N/A
    Pricing
    Automation AnywhereCatalytic
    Editions & Modules
    Cloud-Only Starter Pack
    $750
    per month
    Advanced Pack (Cloud or On-Premises)
    Contact for quote
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Automation AnywhereCatalytic
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Automation AnywhereCatalytic
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    Automation Anywhere
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    Catalytic
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    17 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    17 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    15 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Best Alternatives
    Automation AnywhereCatalytic
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    airSlate WorkFlow
    Score7.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Robotic Process Automation
    Score8.8 out of 10
    CMW Platform
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    UiPath Automation Platform
    Score8.8 out of 10
    ServiceNow Now Platform
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Automation AnywhereCatalytic
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (47 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.8
    (8 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor pre-sale
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Automation AnywhereCatalytic
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Automation Anywhere
    Automation Anywhere is well suited for automating repetitive or complex tasks that can be performed on a timeline such as data processing, data extraction, and file transfers. Automation Anywhere also has capabilities for integration with legacy applications and APIs to automate more complex data flows. Automation Anywhere is also ideal for automating document processing, form filling and other web activities since it has both image recognition and image-based automation capabilities.

    On the other hand, Automation Anywhere is less appropriate for tasks requiring high levels of system intelligence such as machine learning or natural language processing as these require different types of technology. Additionally, if a task requires manual elements such as validations or reviews then Automation Anywhere may not be the most suitable solution either. It can be possible to set up automated validations but that might not always result in an ideal solution due to its limitations.
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    Catalytic
    Catalytic is best suited for process automation. It is great with unstructured data and the machine learning capability is so accessible. The AI aspect is super intuitive and helps make good business decisions. The ability to drop pushbots into process and then do a seamless handshake to a human and back again is not something I have seen anywhere else.
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    Pros
    Automation Anywhere
    • Now I easily generate the invoices and quotation generation is an easy task now. Previously it was very time consuming as we have to drag the data from the excel sheets.
    • I will praise its integration with other software that has facilitated us to make amendments in the data across those platforms.
    • Its interface is very easy and user friendly.
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    Catalytic
    • Automation of processes that allow us to scale as we mature our processes
    • Integration between systems in an out of the box manner
    • Business Process optimisation
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    Cons
    Automation Anywhere
    • Automation Anywhere doesn't come with easy installation, We need to install Java, IDEs and Databases in an orderly fashion which we are not able to do.
    • Automation Anywhere has no workflow design which is not making us to understand the process.
    • Automation Anywhere has no fit to size object cloning.
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    Catalytic
    • Funky UI - doesn't take much to get used to
    • Handlebar
    • Hard to grasp the full extent of the power of the application
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Automation Anywhere
    To continue enjoying the benefits of our productivity improvements and efficiency focus.
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    Catalytic
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Automation Anywhere
    On more complex use cases, Automation Anywhere requires technical background like knowledge on network protocols and database language on task creation, and even people with technical background might have some trouble in the beginning because of the product particularities on how variable manipulation works, or how to get the object cloning (a more resilient screen manipulation command) to work as intended. The scheduling of tasks on the Control Room and the autologin feature isn't intuitive as they should, so much of this works requires documentation analysis to get it done on the first time.
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    Catalytic
    Using Catalytic is dead simple, click and drag. Start simple and iterate. Once you start using the tool, you soon want to add more in and then the more you add in the higher the ROI. People will start to line up to want to use it, and realise the benefits
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    Support Rating
    Automation Anywhere
    Automation Anywhere is a great tool for a low cost, fairly easily scalable, and quickly learned. The company is growing by leaps and bounds and continually pushing the automation boundaries. The problem with fast expansion is that sometimes you can grow more quickly than you can appropriately support your products. While Automation Anywhere has an excellent support structure in place, every company and situation is different, and they often struggle with why problems arise in the system and how to fix them.
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    Catalytic
    We have been so lucky with Catalytic, the team have been super responsive and more than willing to go that extra mile to make sure we have everything that we need. Even with the time zone challenges, they are the kind of team that will always make sure they are available and will follow up until we have the answer and more.
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    Online Training
    Automation Anywhere
    Perfect training from the online academy the software offers it for free
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    Catalytic
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Automation Anywhere
    Nothing in particular
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    Catalytic
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    Alternatives Considered
    Automation Anywhere
    Automation anywhere scores well with respect to other solutions when we look at bot implementation, bot management, and basic automation. From a security perspective as well, AA fares well as compared to other solutions. UIpath is better suited when we operate using VPN systems and integrating with homegrown solutions.
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    Catalytic
    We started on the process automation journey a few years back and people kept coming back to ask, was there an alternative that would allow us to connect all the disparate systems in my organisation. We looked at RPA, that wasn't the answer, some of the larger players could do what we were looking for, but it came at a price that precluded usage. Then we should Catalytic was right in that sweet spot, - we call it bang for buck, functionality that was accessible from a price point of view but delivered in terms of realising our goals
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Automation Anywhere
    Highly reliable once you start experiencing the results. It helps you to have a clear cut results with better productivity numbers and financial savings
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    Catalytic
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Automation Anywhere
    • Customer satisfaction has increased. They are pleased with faster development and execution.
    • Cost internally for our company is heavy and the client doesn't bear the full cost for it.
    • We didn't need to train our staff a lot for this. Just a week of overview was enough to get started.
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    Catalytic
    • Made us look more closely at why we do what we do
    • Shortened the cycle time on a lot of previously manual processes
    • Better experience for our customer base
    Incentivized
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