Tonkean vs UiPath
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Below you will find a comparison of Tonkean’s no-code business operations platform and UiPath’s Robotic Process Automation (RPA) platform.
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Top five differences between Tonkean and UiPath
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 |
You are in good company choosing Tonkean
When you would choose Tonkean over UiPath
100% no-code for end-to-end automation
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
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