HyperScience vs IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) comparison

HyperScience vs. IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

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Automation Anywhere

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Venkat Sivaprakash

Management Consultant at Accenture

Has significantly improved document-driven workflows and reduced processing time across finance and HR functions

Automation Anywhere has evolved significantly and upgraded itself to provide agentic AI and AI-based automation solutions for document automation. The product has matured considerably over time. We can create workflows that can call an API. We can include prompts in particular workflows for ChatGPT-related functions, connecting to an LLM and RAG to perform tasks. For document automation, modern features are available to train documents, ensuring high accuracy and repeatability over time. The system is very easy to use. I recently completed a course in document automation, typically designed for people involved in coding and technical aspects. Though I understand coding comprehensively, I don't do actual coding. The course was very accessible. Currently, extensive coding isn't necessary due to the hybrid model incorporating GenAI aspects, low-code, no-code capabilities, APIs, and numerous pre-built objects in Automation Anywhere. The features include GenAI-driven prompting methods and workflow creation capabilities. In these workflows, we can create decision boxes and call APIs without coding. We simply pull objects, drop them, connect them, and add minimal coding when needed. The most crucial aspect isn't coding but rather sizing the automation and fleshing out the details. Automation Co-pilot takes notes and performs automated analysis. It can extract details from videos, summarize conversations, and provide detailed information. During calls, it identifies instructions and performs tasks such as preparing reports and reconciliation. Automation Anywhere can also connect with Microsoft Co-pilot. Through Co-pilot, real-time operations can be executed, allowing direct interaction between vendors and automation through this component.

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Satender Sajwan

Operations Manager at Genpact

Gave a better output every time, reduced our touch time by 80%, and had a robust reporting mechanism to improve the process

We tested HyperScience on structured formats of the forms, and it worked really well. We tested it with semi-structured formats, and it worked well. We also tested creating a new form that does not have any format. HyperScience has less capability while working on unstructured forms. Unstructured forms are those where there is no standard structure and the information can be anywhere on the form. They need to develop this capability. Such a capability would make it a perfect system for processes like data entry, accounts tables, etc. Secondly, before putting the actual volume in the tool, I believe that we have to create a manual form every time. If the procedure of creating the forms can be shortened or automated, it would help. It would reduce the manual effort of creating a form every time you start working on it. There should be an automated form creation system that does not require any manual intervention. Whenever a new form comes, the system should be able to create a dummy form for that. That will help.

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Mohamed-Abdelwahed

Business Solutions Manager at valleysoft

Has improved analytics and reporting but needs better integration and support

To improve IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) for the next release, there should be more integration with external systems, and more integration with IBM's data and AI platforms is needed. There is an AI part in IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) for Machine Learning, but IBM has another platform specifically for data and AI, which is integrated right now. More features are hoped for in the future.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"It is a great product."

"It is very easy to use, very easy to learn. That is the main advantage of this tool. You don't need to have very specialized skills to learn it."

"Now, rather than the team going and collecting all of that information, we can have the bots do it, and that has been fantastic."

"The organizations where we have implemented AA have seen tremendous benefits achieved in terms of time and cost-saving with the highest quality of deliverables."

"Automation Anywhere is quite easy to use for users who are not technical, especially business users."

"During the digital transformation of a company, the number of internal portals and applications increases leading to an increased number of data silos."

"Automation is going to become a new area we will certainly encourage a lot of people to pursue because of the lasting dividends it provides, including saving time and manpower."

"Its user interface is very understandable. Even a non-technical person can understand it. Everything in the user interface is self-explanatory. It is quite good."

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"It provides the best accuracy for handwritten forms, which is a struggle in the industry. You can take processes with a lot of manual work and streamline them through this tool."

"We have seen pretty good accuracy."

"HyperScience is good for structured and semi-structured document extraction and it's easy to learn."

"One of the most valuable features of HyperScience is the user-training module. Whenever the extraction takes place, based on the way we have trained HyperScience, it would give us some success status or a certain confidence level. If the solution has processed something that it determined was not extracted correctly it will queue those items for manual review."

"I like that compared to other tools, HyperScience works best with handwritten documents."

"What I liked more about HyperScience was the quality of the OCR it is a lot better compared to Google."

"Has algorithms that can detect a document template even if the image has a lot of distortions."

"For our use case, it provided a complete workflow, reduced our existing touch time by 80%, and from the point of view of technology, it is one of the leading platforms right now in the OCR world."

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"The solution is scalability."

"We are aiming, by the end of the year, to record about $10,000,000 in savings just by automating the processes that we have identified so far."

"The solution is very user-friendly."

"No other solution I have seen can provide this level of flexibility."

"Speed is definitely the key here, and in six weeks you can actually take a robotic solution and move it all the way into production while keeping your existing systems and teams working the way they are right now."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to automate mundane tasks. This improves efficiency, reliability, etc. You can form critical operations which can be highly automated."

"One of the most impactful features of IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has been its one-time setup capability."

"IBM Robotic Process Automation has greatly improved the organization by improving the speed of performance, as the speed of the robot is estimated to be 20 times faster than the human being."

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Cons

"There were times in the past where through submitting a ticket for support, it seemed that some of the engineers who were helping me did not understand the product that they were supporting. That felt difficult because I felt I was almost explaining the product to the company."

"Automation Anywhere is troublesome for some people because of the way it is organized."

"20 percent of the bots need to supervised because sometimes errors occur during the run. Most of the errors that I have encountered have been because the object cloning did not capture the buttons properly."

"The AI centricity is a bit behind compared to the way we see Microsoft and AWS doing it. This is the feedback that I have also given to them. They need to expand themselves to provide more services than just RPA. Only RPA may not be enough for us, and it would not be our preferred choice for an automation tool."

"The local support in Brazil could improve. While it has gotten better in the last few months, we've struggled as a global company trying to contact them sometimes."

"Object cloning is a component of the solution that seems to be unstable, as it apparently stops working for no reason."

"The IQ Bots have a lot of room for improvement in terms of accuracy level. We need to improvise a lot. I'm facing another big challenge with one of the use cases. We raised a ticket and did multiple follow-ups with support, but the accuracy still isn't up to the mark."

"The bot scaling process was painful, when you go beyond a few bots, and because we had stability issues. We had to work through the issues, and they took us a long time."

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"The product's usability could be better. The first pain point is that we're getting the output in a different format, and we were expecting a different timetable. The second point is that if you want better results, HyperScience says you have to configure a minimal PDF or a maximum of 400 PDFs. If you want results with 400 PDFs for what's written by these doctors, then you also configure the maximum of 400 templates for that. So, it's essentially a lack of support from HyperScience. In the next release, it would be better if failure scenarios were reduced. It would also help if they offered different formats, inputs or injections, and added different scenarios."

"The solution is expensive."

"The solution lacks support for a greater range of languages."

"They could work on the price and make it a bit more reasonable."

"HyperScience could improve the unstructured data extraction feature."

"HyperScience has less capability while working on unstructured forms. Unstructured forms are those where there is no standard structure and the information can be anywhere on the form. They need to develop this capability."

"The product's usability could be better."

"No solution is perfect and there are several different scenarios that could be improved in HyperScience. One area is where there are multiple tables in the same form I have seen HyperScience struggle. There is some issue with supporting the extraction from multiple tables involved on the same form. If this could improve, it would be a big benefit."

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"The scalability of the solution can be challenging."

"IBM Robotic Process Automation should be more stable."

"I would like to have more flexibility in connecting the platform with third-party systems."

"Stability could be better."

"The product must be promoted more."

"We can use its inbuilt activities, and it's a complete package, but just like ElectroNeek, a limitation is that we have to depend on its inbuilt activities. We can't include our own activities or we can't introduce other activities."

"We are looking to see how it can connect with various interfaces seamlessly, through APIs."

"There are certain limitations in the solution for screen reading."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"On average, a bot runner in Automation Anywhere can cost $5,000, while in Microsoft Power Automate, you can get most of the same functionality for $100."

"The initial setup and licensing fees are high, and although it saves costs in the long run, reaching the break-even point can take at least six months."

"The product’s pricing is reasonable."

"Costs savings have been seen by employing bots for multiple shifts instead of people."

"Our annual licensing costs are about $500,000."

"In the Indian market, I feel that for mid-size companies, such as ourselves, that having multiple bots costs a lot. If Automation Anywhere wants to expand in the Indian market, they will need to look at their pricing."

"We generally follow the Gain-Sharing Pricing model, which enables the customer to start getting the RPA benefits right from day one of their implementation."

"I've seen the price vary by whether the client is going to scale and adopt a tool."

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"I think HyperScience is cheaper when compared to other tools. They also have a lifetime licensing option."

"I don't have any idea about the licensing costs, but I know that there was a per-page charge. They had different models of pricing. One of them was based on the minimum number of pages, and we had a fixed price. So, the price model depends on the volume that is coming through HyperScience."

"IBM licensing is annual and based on Virtual Processor Cores (VPC). This provides flexibility as part of the containerization environment."

"I rate the pricing ten out of ten. So, the pricing is very good for me."

"There is a free trial for one month, so you can use it to run your payloads or proof of concept. After that, you can pay for the license on a monthly or annual basis."

"The product is reasonably priced compared to other tools."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"The pricing is reasonable for this solution."

"The license is paid annually."

"IBM RPA is cheaper than other tools."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Outsourcing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Insurance Company

12%

Construction Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Outsourcing Company

13%

Computer Software Company

10%

Construction Company

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Large Enterprise	562

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Questions from the Community

How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?

It depends on your use case. Is it simply to automate a couple of processes? Is it to augment a human team? AA is ver...

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From my experience using AA tool, it depends on the applications that you want to automate, because there some applic...

How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?

It is a highly preferred RPA tool. You can check my Automation Anywhere Review to know more.

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Automation Anywhere, Testing Anywhere, Automation Anywhere Enterprise, Agentic Process Automation System (Now Certified for WorkSpaces)

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Overview

Automation Anywhere offers ease of use, robust system connectivity, and GenAI-driven document automation through a cloud-native platform, significantly enhancing productivity across multiple industries with advanced AI features.

Delivering a comprehensive suite of tools designed for easy integration and rapid deployment, Automation Anywhere drives efficiency by reducing costs and automating repetitive tasks. Its cloud-native platform supports broad industry adoption, including advanced AI features like process automation and Co-Pilot, streamlining complex workflows with minimal technical skills required. Users benefit from robust integration capabilities, which facilitate seamless interaction with multiple systems. However, there is room for improvement in areas such as user-friendliness for beginners, stability, flexible licensing, and enhanced OCR functionality. Organizations in sectors such as banking, finance, manufacturing, and healthcare gain from the improved operational efficiency and ROI Automation Anywhere offers.

What are the important features of Automation Anywhere?

Ease of Use: Simplifies automation tasks with a user-centric interface.
Robust Connectivity: Provides seamless integration with multiple systems.
GenAI-Driven Document Automation: Leverages AI to automate document management.
Process Automation & Co-Pilot: Enhances workflow automation with advanced AI.
Cloud-Native Platform: Enables rapid deployment and integration.

What benefits should be evaluated in reviews?

Time Savings: Automation drastically reduces manual processing time.
Cost Efficiency: Decreases overall operational costs by automating tasks.
Productivity Enhancement: Streamlines workflows with AI-driven tools.
Improved Integration: Enhances ability to work with multiple systems.
Scalability: Supports growth with a flexible cloud-native architecture.

In the insurance industry, Automation Anywhere is utilized for automating processes such as enrollment management and compliance checks. Its applications extend to supply chain management, financial transactions, and business performance monitoring across sectors like banking, finance, manufacturing, and healthcare, helping organizations to automate routine tasks, improve efficiency, and reduce costs.

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HyperScience processes handwritten documents with 93-95% accuracy using ML technology, featuring IQ Bot, auto-transcription, and flexible form creation. It improves accuracy over time and offers a robust reporting mechanism to enhance processes.

HyperScience leverages machine learning for high-accuracy document processing, with tools like IQ Bot and auto-transcription for optimized data handling. The system supports both structured and unstructured documents and includes features like Visual Template Projection to identify document templates. Its OCR quality is superior in the market, providing efficiency in document scanning and extraction especially for medical and financial sectors. However, enhancements are needed for usability, language support, handling multiple tables, and integration with other automation tools.

What are the key features of HyperScience?

IQ Bot: Utilizes machine learning for intelligent data extraction and processing.
Auto-transcription: Automates the transcription of handwritten documents into digital form.
Flexible Form Creation: Allows for easy creation and customization of form templates.
Visual Template Projection: Identifies document templates accurately, regardless of orientation or condition.
Robust Reporting: Provides comprehensive reports to enhance processing efficiency.

What benefits should be considered in reviews?

Improved Data Accuracy: Continuously enhances extraction precision through machine learning.
Time Efficiency: Automates tedious document handling, saving manual effort and time.
Integration Capabilities: Works alongside other tools like RPA to streamline workflows.
Scalability: Handles diverse document types, adapting to different industry needs.

Companies in medical and financial sectors use HyperScience for automating document workflows. They configure it to maximize efficiency in processing printed and digital formats, facilitating seamless data entry, scanning, and extraction. HyperScience is integrated into automation tools, enhancing operations by minimizing manual intervention and supporting detailed document analysis.

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IBM Robotic Process Automation offers intuitive drag-and-drop features and strong integration with Watson, enhancing document analysis insights. It automates routine tasks, effectively boosting workflow efficiency and user productivity. Ideal for hybrid cloud environments, setup is straightforward and error-free.

Designed to reduce coding requirements, IBM Robotic Process Automation integrates with Watson to provide valuable insights from document analysis. It's popular for automating routine tasks to enhance workflow efficiency. Users can effortlessly automate processes, benefit from cost reductions, and enjoy increased productivity without encountering errors. It seamlessly integrates with hybrid clouds while offering robust analytics through advanced dashboards. While some users suggest improvements in scheduling, integration with non-IBM systems, and AI features, the system remains a strong performer with opportunities for evolution in cost management and support documentation.

What features should be considered?

Drag-and-Drop Functionality: Simplifies automation with user-friendly interfaces.
Watson Integration: Provides insights from document analysis.
Hybrid Cloud Integration: Works efficiently within hybrid environments.
Analytics Dashboards: Delivers comprehensive performance insights.

What benefits or ROI can users expect?

Cost Reduction: Significant savings by automating manual tasks.
Productivity Increase: Boosts efficiency by handling routine processes.
Improved Morale: Reduces monotony, allowing employees to focus on strategic tasks.

IBM Robotic Process Automation is frequently deployed in finance, IT, banking, and hospitality sectors to automate financial tasks like payments and accounts processing. It's also invaluable in customer service for automating call center operations and onboarding procedures, streamlining activities in diverse industries to enhance operational efficiency.

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Sample Customers

Google, Linkedin, Cisco, Juniper Networks, DellEMC, Comcast, Mastercard, Quest Diagnostics

Hyperscience's customers are some of the top enterprises in the Insurance, Government, Financial Services, and Healthcare industries.

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