Automation Anywhere vs Blue Prism (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Automation Anywhere grades higher than Blue Prism: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Automation Anywhere grades higher on the free plan and features. They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Automation Anywhere
RPA and agentic process automation for enterprises
Free plan
Blue Prism
Enterprise robotic process automation, now SS&C Blue Prism
Free trial
Which one is for you
Pick Automation Anywhere if
- Fits if you are a student or developer learning RPA
- Works for a small business under the Community Edition limits
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price for a bigger rollout, as none is published
- Tight if your company is above the machine, user or revenue limits of Community Edition
- Watch out: platform support was read only for Community Edition
- Too light for a phone-first job, as only Windows and Mac were listed
Pick Blue Prism if
- Fits if you are an enterprise team looking at RPA and want to try it first
- Works for someone who wants to learn on the local Learning Edition
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a published price, as only Contact Us is offered
- Not for you if you are a small team, as it is sold to enterprises
- Watch out: supported operating systems are not listed on the pages read
- Watch out: the product is now branded SS&C Blue Prism, so older material may use another name
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAAutomation AnywhereFair | 2.0GPABlue PrismFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo paid prices are published, and the old pricing page returns 404. It sits in the middle. | CNo prices or plans are published, and a guessed pricing address returns not found. It sits in the middle. |
| Free plan and trial | BCommunity Edition is free with no credit card, giving cloud access to Automation 360. It is limited to small businesses by machines, users or revenue. | CA free trial of up to 30 days, plus a locally installed Learning Edition. The pages read do not state a card. |
| Features | BRPA, agentic automation, document automation and a co-pilot. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core work. | CDigital workers, a managed cloud edition and AI orchestration products, but the pages read do not say what the core build tools cover. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Building bots and workflows has a learning curve. | CNo store rating on record. Enterprise RPA means learning to build and run digital workers. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWindows and Mac only were read, for Community Edition. No phone apps or integrations list. | CWeb only on record. The pages do not list operating systems or integrations. |
| Best for | RPA for a small business or learner | enterprise RPA with a trial |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Automation Anywhere and Blue Prism. How we grade
Where they differ
- Automation Anywhere also covers AI agents and documents.
In commonAI featuresWorkflow automation
At a glance
| Automation Anywhere | Blue Prism | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | Community Edition: free, no credit card, for students, developers and small businesses within stated size limits. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial of up to 30 days, plus a locally installed Learning Edition. |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Made by | Automation Anywhere | Blue Prism Limited |
| Price read from | automationanywhere.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Automation Anywhere
- No paid prices are published; the old pricing page returns 404.
- Community Edition use by organizations is limited by machines, users or annual revenue.
- Platform support was read only for Community Edition: Windows and Mac.
Blue Prism
- No prices or plans are published, and a guessed pricing address returns not found.
- It is sold to enterprises; the site's main call to action is Contact Us.
- The pages we read do not list supported operating systems or whether a browser is the main way to build automations.
- The product is branded SS&C Blue Prism, and the parent company is SS&C Technologies.
Key features
Automation Anywhere
- RPA software
- Software bots automate repetitive tasks.
- Agentic process automation
- The site lists AI Agent Studio and a Process Reasoning Engine.
- Prompt-to-Automate
- Community Edition can build automations from natural language as well as drag-and-drop.
- Document automation
- Extracts data from documents using generative AI.
- Automation Co-Pilot
- AI-powered assistant listed as a product.
Blue Prism
- Digital workers
- Software robots that carry out business processes, managed from a central pool and orchestrated across teams.
- Managed cloud edition
- Blue Prism Cloud is a hosted, vendor-managed platform delivered from Microsoft Azure or AWS, with upgrades handled by the vendor.
- Security certifications
- The cloud product page says it is certified to ISO 27001 and SOC 2 (Type 2), with Cyber Essentials and HIPAA compliance.
- AI and orchestration products
- The product list includes AI Agents, AI Gateway, Automation Orchestrator, Capture, Decipher IDP, Process Intelligence and Email AI.
- Training and community
- Blue Prism University offers free training, and a community and a Digital Exchange sit alongside the documentation.
Plans
Automation Anywhere
Community Edition$0
Free cloud access to Automation 360; the page limits small-business use by machine, user or revenue thresholds.
Blue Prism
Pricing could not be confirmed. See blueprism.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Automation Anywhere or Blue Prism?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Automation Anywhere publishes no starting price, and Blue Prism has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Automation Anywhere or Blue Prism?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Automation Anywhere has a free plan. Blue Prism does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Automation Anywhere and Blue Prism run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Automation Anywhere lists macOS and Windows apps and only Blue Prism lists a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.