What is the best robotic process autom ation
tool am ong UiPath, Blue Prism , and
Autom ation Anywhere?
What is a Blue Prism ?
● On e w el l - kn ow n i n st r um en t f or r obot i c pr ocess aut om at i on i s t h e bl ue
pr i sm .
● Bl ue Pr i sm uses a var i et y of secur e, r el i abl e, an d i n t egr at ed t ech n ol ogi es
i n t h ei r syst em s, al l of w h i ch h ave a gr eat deal of i n t egr at i on exper i en ce.
I t f eat ur es a t ech n ol ogy adapt or f or each an d ever y t ech n ol ogy used by
Ci t r i x, Java, t h e gr een m ai n f r am e or scr een , Wi n dow s A, an d t h e
pr esen t at i on l ayer . I t al so h as a t ech n ol ogy adapt or f or t h e w eb.
● Audi t abi l i t y an d secur i t y ar e bui l t i n t o t h e Bl ue Pr i sm pl at f or m f or
r obot i c pr ocess aut om at i on at m an y di f f er en t l evel s. I t i s aut h or i zed t o
pl an , devel op, car r y out , an d am en d pr ocedur es. Each aut h or i zed user
h as access t o par t i cul ar busi n ess i t em s.
Why should we select a blue prism ?
Th e f ol l ow i n g just i f i es t h e use of Bl ue Pr i sm as an RPA t ool .
● You can cr eat e an aut om at i on pr ocess w i t h a bl ue pr i sm , an d i t w i l l be
i n si de I T gover n an ce.
● Th e bl ue pr i sm suppor t s bot h i n t er n al an d ext er n al decr ypt i on an d
en cr ypt i on keys.
● Audi t l ogs w i l l be en abl ed f or t h e bl ue pr i sm user .
● You ar e gi ven a cust om i zed.Net code f or pr ocess aut om at i on t h at of f er s a
h i gh r at e of r obust n ess.
What is Autom ation Anywhere?
Robot i c pr ocess aut om at i on i s w h at Aut om at i on An yw h er e, a sof t w ar e
pr ovi der , i s kn ow n f or . Th e com pan y' s of f er i n g, cal l ed aut om at i on of an ypl ace,
i s usef ul f or busi n esses l ooki n g f or w ays t o depl oy a di gi t al w or kf or ce m ade up
of sof t w ar e bot s t o assi st i n com pl et i n g en d- t o- en d busi n ess pr ocesses. Th e
cr eat or of aut om at i on ever yw her e com bi n es t h e con ven t i on al r obot i c pr ocess
aut om at i on appr oach w i t h cogn i t i ve com pon en t s such as an al yzi n g
un st r uct ur ed dat a an d n at ur al l an guage pr ocessi n g.
An yw h er e t h i s aut om at i on i s used, t i m e i s saved w h en r un n i n g qual i t y con t r ol
ch eck s on busi n ess- r el at ed pr ocesses, w eb appl i cat i on s, Wi n dow s, an d syst em
m an agem en t .
Autom ated testing of software
Wh en you h ave t o per f or m ever y act i on r epeat edl y w h i l e t est i n g sof t w ar e, such
as w h en i sol at i n g def ect s, r un n i n g r egr essi on t est s, an d l oggi n gs, t h e job can
qui ck l y becom e bor i n g. You can use an aut om at ed t est i n g t ool t o addr ess t h i s
i ssue i n or der t o save t i m e an d w or k, but i t w on ' t i m pr ove your an al yt i cal
abi l i t i es an y. Aut om at i on , w h i ch can go w or k on a good an al ysi s l evel an d al so
deal w i t h i ssues con n ect ed t o bug i sol at i on , l oggi n g i ssues, an d r egr essi on
t est i n g, w as i n ven t ed i n or der t o sol ve t h i s pr obl em .
Recorders For Autom ation Anywhere
1. T he recorder that is needed for Windows applications
Th e m ost st r ai gh t f or w ar d of t h e bun ch i s t h e basi c r ecor der , w h i ch i s used f or
Wi n dow s appl i cat i on s. Wi t h t h e ai d of t h i s, you w i l l be abl e t o capt ur e, st or e,
an d t h en execut e t h e t est i n g act i on s. On t h e basi s of con t r ol coor di n at es t h at
ar e l ocat ed r el at i ve t o t h e w i n dow s, t h e user ' s act i vi t i es ar e r ecor ded.
2. Web recorder
Th er e i s a cr oss- br ow ser f or t h e w eb pl at f or m appl i cat i on s cal l ed as a w eb
r ecor der . Th e user can en h an ce t h e di spl ay of t h ose act i on s r el at ed t o t h e
con t r ol w h en i t i s bei n g r ecor ded w i t h t h e ai d of t h i s r ecor der .
3. Object recorder
Th e object r ecor der i s si gn i f i can t l y m or e soph i st i cat ed t h an t h e w eb r ecor der
an d basi c r ecor der . I n st ead of usi n g r el at i ve coor di n at es t o t h e w i n dow , t h i s
object r ecor der bases i t s r ecor di n g act i on on t h e pr oper t i es of t h e con t r ol . Th e
el em en t s ar e r ecogn i sed usi n g ch ar act er i st i cs, t he capt i on , an d ot h er f eat ur es.
Th e t est - r el at ed i n st an ces' r epl ay m ode i s n ow m or e depen dabl e as a r esul t of
t h e en h an cem en t . Addi t i on al l y, r at h er t h an l ocal i sat i on on pages, t h e
oper at i on i s depen den t on t h e con t r ol per f or m an ce of capt ur i n g.
Com parison Between Autom ation Anywhere and
Blue Prism
● Wh en con t r ast i n g aut om at i on an yw h er e w i t h t h e bl ue pr i sm , w e n eed t o
f i r st t ake i n t o accoun t h ow each of t h ese syst em s l ear n s. Th e user sh oul d
be f am i l i ar w i t h pr ogr am m i n g l an guages w h en i t com es t o t h e bl ue
pr i sm . H e or sh e sh oul d al so be abl e t o cr eat e busi n ess- r el at ed object s
an d m an age t h em i n t h e con t r ol cen t er . Now l et ' s t al k about aut om at i on
an yw h er e, w h i ch i s devel oper - f r i en dl y an d on l y n eeds a f un dam en t al
devel oper as a user .
● Wh en i t com es t o Bl ue Pr i sm ' s r e- usabi l i t y, t h e user can r euse i t em s i n
sever al pr ocesses so l on g as t h ey ar e i n cl uded i n t h e l i br ar y of Bl ue
Pr i sm ' s busi n ess object s. Th e sm ar t adapt er i s a pr oduct f eat ur e t h at
al l ow s f or aut om at i on an ypl ace. Th i s en abl es t h e user t o con st r uct
di st i n ct i ve aut om at i on bl ocks t h at m ay be r eused.
● Th e abi l i t y t o t h i n k cr i t i cal l y i s t h e t h i r d f act or t h at w i l l be com par ed.
Th e bl ue pr i sm h as a l ow cogn i t i ve capaci t y, w h er eas aut om at i on
gen er al l y h as a m edi um cogn i t i ve capaci t y.
● Th e bl ue pr i sm w i l l of f er i t s user s Ci t r i x, deskt op, an d w eb aut om at i on
w i t h r espect t o accur acy. On t h e ot h er h an d, aut om at i on an yw h er e w i l l
of f er i t s user r eason abl e accur acy acr oss al l m edi a.
● Aut om at i on An yw h er e of f er s r obot s f or t h e f r on t an d back of f i ces t hat
ar e avai l abl e t o cust om er s of Aut om at i on An yw h er e. H ow ever , Bl ue
Pr i sm excl usi vel y of f er s back - of f i ce aut om at i on . Bat ch aut om at i on an d
ut om at .
● Fr om t h e st an dpoi n t of oper at i on al scal abi l i t y, aut om at i on ever yw h er e
h as a l i m i t ed capaci t y t o m an age t h e l ar ge- scal e depl oym en t of r obot s.
Th e l ar ge- scal e depl oym en t of r obot s can be h an dl ed ext r em el y w el l by
Bl ue Pr i sm t h an ks t o i t s gr eat speed of execut i on . Because Bl ue Pr i sm
of f er s t h e opt i on of en h an ced debuggi n g, you w i l l be abl e t o i n spect
ever y pi ece of dat a t h at i s assi gn ed at r un t i m e an d st ep i n t o an d out of
assem bl i es of com pon en t s ext r em el y easi l y.
● Now , r ecor der s or m acr o r eader s sh oul d be used as t h e f oun dat i on f or
com par i son . Th e m appi n g pr ocedur e i s com pl et ed m or e qui ckl y w i t h
Aut om at i on An yw h er e. Th e usage of r ecor di n g t h e act i vi t y i n t h i s
i n st an ce i s opt i on al , an d i t can be m odi f i ed. Th e user h as t h e ch oi ce
bet w een w eb r ecor di n g, scr een r ecor di n g, an d sm ar t r ecor di n g.
Recor der s an d m acr o r eader s ar e n ot an opt i on f or t h e bl ue pr i sm . Bl ue
Pr i sm uses busi n ess object s r at h er t h an r eusabl e scr i pt s f or aut om at i on
si n ce t h ey can be scal ded m or e qui ckl y an d easi l y.
● Bl ue Pr i sm al so h as a cl i en t - ser ver desi gn , w h i ch i s t h e ar ch i t ect ur e of
aut om at i on ever yw her e.
● Accessi bi l i t y i s pur el y appl i cat i on - based f or bot h bl ue pr i sm an d
aut om at i on an yw h er e.
● An yw h er e aut om at i on uses a scr i pt - based pr ocess ar ch i t ect ur e. Th e bl ue
pr i sm , on t h e ot h er h an d, h as t ot al com m an d an d i s a vi sual pr ocess
desi gn er . I t al so h as a st r ai gh t f or w ar d appr oach . Wi t h t h e ai d of t h e
br ow ser - based an ch or i n g aut om at i on pr ocedur e, t h e h i gh
i m pl em en t at i on speed m ay be r egul at ed.
● M i cr osof t i s t h e f oun dat i on al t ech n ol ogy f or aut om at i on ever yw h er e.
Bl ue Pr i sm , on t h e ot h er h an d, uses C# as i t s pr i m ar y t ech n ol ogy.
● Bl ue Pr i sm h as a ver y h i gh r at e of r el i abi l i t y, an d Aut om at i on An yw h er e
i s l i kew i se qui t e r el i abl e.
● An yw h er e aut om at i on h as a h i gh depl oym en t cost r at e i n t er m s of
pr i ci n g. Th e r at e of acqui si t i on i s gr eat er f or bl ue pr i sm s. I t of f er s a sm al l
am oun t of t r ai n i n g t h at i s excl usi vel y accessi bl e t h r ough busi n ess i t em s.
Addi t i on al l y, i t i s n ear l y t w i ce as expen si ve as Ui Pat h , an d i t i s r ai n i n g.
● Educat i on an d cer t i f i cat i on ar e t h e f i n al poi n t s of com par i son . Recen t l y,
aut om at i on h as been i n t r oduced ever yw h er e. Ther e ar e si l ver an d gol d
l evel s f or each of t h e t h r ee cer t i f i cat i on s f oun d i n t h e bl ue pr i sm , w h i ch
ar e suppl i er of ser vi ces, pr ovi der of del i ver y ser vi ces, an d pr ovi der of
capabi l i t i es. Docum en t at i on i s n ot accessi bl e on t h e open f or um
pl at f or m on t h e bl ue pr i sm ei t h er .