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You have taken the first step towards automating your processes, people & technology by coming here. Great job!
The next step? Finding a solution that works for YOU and your unique needs as a non-technical business leader.
Here, you will find a comparison of Tonkean’s no-code business operations platform and UiPath’s Robotic Process Automation (RPA) platform.
What is UiPath?
UiPath’s hyperautomation platform combines the #1 Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solution with a full suite of capabilities that enable every organization to scale digital business operations at unprecedented speed.
What is Tonkean?
Tonkean is an enterprise no-code platform that empowers operations teams to compose natural workflow experiences that drive efficiency and adaptability faster. Unlike other low-code/no-code automation platforms, Tonkean is the only platform that enables ops teams to solve complex operational challenges in a truly no-code environment.
UiPath is for repetitive tasks
UiPath is best for automating simple, rule-based, repetitive tasks within a Windows or mobile device’s visual interface, such as scanning document information and putting it into another system, among other tedious data entry tasks.
Tonkean is for end-to-end processes
Tonkean is built to empower non-technical business teams to automate processes end-to-end – with context and complex business logic and without code (examples being lead flow, matter intake, customer support handling, etc.).
Top five differences between Tonkean and UiPath
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The main difference between Tonkean and UiPath is fundamental in who the platforms are built for and the philosophy behind automation. Here we break down five key differences between the platforms.
| Tonkean | UiPath | |
|---|---|---|
| Who it's suited for | Citizen developers, Ops teams | IT users, Certified business users, Specialized engineers |
| Automation philosophy | Automate dynamic, human-centric, end-to-end processes | Automate repetitive tasks in legacy/on-premises systems |
| Handling exceptions | Automatically reaches out to human-in-the-loop for exceptions/unknowns | Changes/exceptions in behavior breaks functionality |
| Path to ROI/value | In days delivered directly by makers in business operations | In weeks/months delivered by RPA engineers and business users working together |
| How it works with Cloud | Best for technology stack that is mostly cloud-based | Best for non-cloud systems that lack backend connectors like APIs and web hooks |
What other citizen developers say about Tonkean
Why choose Tonkean over UiPath
True no-code for operations teams
Tonkean
Tonkean was built from the ground up to enable business operations teams to automate processes end-to-end and deliver value in days by making typical technical automation features accessible in a 100% no-code builder.
UiPath
UiPath requires certified IT developers to create bots and needs a team of RPA engineers to deploy and maintain the bots, typically taking weeks to deliver value.
“I disliked the cost to my company. I found it difficult to justify unless it was a full time teams job to integrate it, rather than everybody doing this in addition to their job. Also, it was marketed as a tool anybody could do. I do not think that’s true. “
– Caroline C, Lean Ambassador (Verified G2 Review)
When you need context and complex business logic
Tonkean
Tonkean compliments RPA platforms, acting as the orchestration layer to the RPA “bots” that are automating tasks. In other words, Tonkean adds more advanced business logic to RPA platforms, automating processes end-to-end instead of stringing tasks together, extending its value significantly.
UiPath
UiPath is great with handling repetitive tasks like scanning documents and moving data in legacy systems, but struggles with the context (taking actions and mapping it to a business process, when a bot does X, etc.)
“Not so easy to implement complex processes that include validations or error checking.”
– Validated G2 review
When your systems are majority cloud
Tonkean
Tonkean is 100% on the cloud and makes development and deployment of automation platform independent.
“Tonkean being a hundred percent cloud-based means I’m not blocked and don’t have to run virtual machines on my Mac in order to build automation out.”
– Chris Giddings, Sr. Solutions Architect and Innovations Lead, EVERSANA
UiPath
UiPath works best when you are automating separate tasks in legacy/in-house systems but struggles when your infrastructure is majority cloud.
“One big issue with the RPA and business process automation space is that the development and maintenance of those solutions is still platform dependent.”
– Chris Giddings, Sr. Solutions Architect and Innovations Lead, EVERSANA
But frankly, users love both of us
"If you want a system that can adapt to how your people work instead of the other way around, that’s Tonkean."
"We find that employees have no fears, but are rather grateful to be relieved from the repetitive and monotonous tasks . . . so that they can concentrate on more interesting, creative, and value-adding activities."
Tonkean vs RPA
Tonkean makes it easy for your automation and citizen development teams to define business logic around RPA bots and other systems or tools (i.e. SaaS apps, custom apps, etc.) to handle dynamic processes while minimizing maintenance overhead.
| Robotic Process Automation (RPA) | Tonkean Platform | |
|---|---|---|
| Automate Manual Tasks Legacy Systems | ||
| Process Unstructured Data (NLP/OCR) | ||
| Time-Based Orchestration | ||
| Orchestration With Business Logic | ||
| API Integrations With SaaS/Custom Apps | ||
| No-Code Automation Builder | ||
| Human-in-the-Loop Automation Workflows | ||
| AI-Powered People Coordination | ||
| Cross-System Data & Process Mapping | ||
| Complex Workflow Automation Logic | ||
| Proactive Process Monitoring | ||
| Stateful Real-Time Business Reports | ||
| Composable Enterprise Model | ||
