Automation Anywhere vs UiPath
A side-by-side comparison of capabilities, autonomy, integrations, and pricing to help you choose.
Short answer: choose Automation Anywhere if you want goal-driven ai agents that orchestrate rpa bots, apis, and people (Supervised agent, enterprise); choose UiPath if you want orchestrate ai agents, rpa robots, and people on one governed automation platform (Supervised agent, enterprise).
| Automation Anywhere | UiPath | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Goal-driven AI agents that orchestrate RPA bots, APIs, and people | Orchestrate AI agents, RPA robots, and people on one governed automation platform |
| Type | product-with-agents | product-with-agents |
| Autonomy | Supervised agent | Supervised agent |
| Pricing | enterprise | enterprise · $25/mo (Basic) |
| Best for | enterprise, mid-market | enterprise, mid-market |
| Deployment | saas, self-hosted, api | saas, self-hosted, on-prem, api |
| Modalities | text, browser, api, code | text, browser, api, code |
| Models | model-agnostic, gpt, claude, gemini | model-agnostic, gpt, claude, gemini |
| Protocols | mcp, function-calling, rest-api | mcp, a2a, function-calling, rest-api |
| Integrations | Amazon Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Automation 360, Bot Store connectors | Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow, Microsoft, Google Cloud, Azure OpenAI |
| Capabilities | 4 documented | 4 documented |
Automation Anywhere
- +Governance-first with broad compliance coverage (SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, GDPR, RBAC, AI Guardrails)
- +Genuinely model-agnostic across Bedrock, Vertex, and Azure OpenAI
- +Hybrid agents plus deterministic RPA extends existing bot investments
- -Marketing autonomy claims (agents that "self-heal without manual direction") overstate real supervised deployments
- -MCP support is inbound-only today: it can be called as a server but cannot yet call external MCP servers as a client
UiPath
- +Mature deterministic RPA foundation underneath the new AI layer
- +Strong governance posture (controlled agency, auditability) fits regulated enterprises
- +Genuinely model-agnostic and standards-leaning, with MCP GA and A2A support
- -Pricing is mostly opaque; only a $25/mo Basic tier is public, with agent-unit economics undisclosed
- -Rapid agent-tooling churn through 2025 (Agent Builder migrated into Studio Web)
Which should you choose?
Automation Anywhere is goal-driven ai agents that orchestrate rpa bots, apis, and people, best for enterprise, mid-market. UiPath is orchestrate ai agents, rpa robots, and people on one governed automation platform, best for enterprise, mid-market. The right choice depends on the autonomy level you want, your existing integrations, and your budget, all compared above.
This comparison is generated from the sourced Automation Anywhere and UiPath profiles. Open either profile to review its evidence and last-reviewed date.