RoboTask vs Ui.Vision

RoboTask

• Windows users replacing Task Scheduler jobs and batch files
• Unattended file transfers, backups and email jobs on a server
• Buyers who want a perpetual license instead of a subscription

Ui.Vision

• Testers and developers familiar with Selenium IDE-style commands
• Automating sites or desktop apps where selectors fail but images and text can be seen
• Teams that need automation to run entirely on their own machines

RoboTask

• Windows only: the system requirements list Windows 7 to 11 and Windows Server 2008 to 2022.
• The Free License is for personal, non-commercial use and stops at 5 tasks of 50 steps each.
• The Personal License leaves out the Database, CSV Data, WebSockets and Console App plugins, and remote connections need a Business License.
• Updates are included for one year. Renewing costs $59 a year for Personal and $99 for Business; the installed version keeps working without it.

Ui.Vision

• Desktop automation and local file access need the separate XModules desktop app; the extension alone automates only the browser.
• Browser Vision input requires Chrome or Edge, so it is not available in the Firefox extension.
• The PRO and Enterprise editions add support and update management, not extra automation features.
• The hosted AI assistant sends chat content, page data and screenshots to the provider for processing, and AI PRO has no uptime guarantee.

RoboTask

Visual task editor

A task is built by picking and combining actions in a visual editor, with conditions, loops, custom variables and expressions. No batch files or scripts are needed.

Schedules and event triggers

Tasks run on a schedule or when something happens: a hotkey, a file or folder change, a window or process event, a device being plugged in, a logon, or CPU and RAM usage.

Macro recorder

Keyboard and mouse actions can be recorded and replayed, and tasks can send keystrokes, move the pointer and click in any application.

Files, FTP, email and web actions

Actions copy and sync files, transfer over FTP, SFTP and FTPS, send and receive email with attachments, call REST APIs, scrape pages and fill web forms.

Python, JavaScript and PowerShell

Scripts in Python, JavaScript or PowerShell run inside a task alongside the visual actions, with no extra services to install.

Windows service and networking

RoboTask runs as a regular application or as a Windows service that works with nobody logged on. Instances on different machines can launch each other's tasks over a LAN or the Internet.

Ui.Vision

Record and replay browser macros

Browser tasks are recorded and replayed with Selenium IDE-style commands: filling forms from CSV data, extracting tables and automating file downloads and uploads. Selenium IDE scripts import and export.

Computer vision and OCR

Macros can locate buttons by image and read text on screen, including inside canvas elements, images and videos, which helps where a page selector cannot be built.

Desktop automation with XModules

The free Desktop App, also called XModules, adds native mouse clicks, keyboard input and drag and drop for desktop applications, plus reading and writing macros and CSV files on disk.

AI macro assistant

You describe a task and the assistant inspects the page, writes a macro, runs it and helps fix failures. It works without signup or an API key, or with your own AI provider or a local model.

MCP bridge

An MCP bridge that runs on your computer lets an MCP-compatible AI assistant inspect the live page, create and edit macros, run them and read the logs.

Command line API

Macros can be started and monitored from the command line, so they fit into tools such as Jenkins and scripts in Python, C# or PowerShell. The XRun command calls other programs.

RoboTask

• Free License$0

  Personal, non-commercial use only. Standard action set, all triggers and the task debugger, with at most 5 tasks and 50 steps per task.

• Personal License$149

  one-time, with 1 year of updates

  Unlimited tasks and steps plus Windows service mode. Leaves out the Database, CSV Data, WebSockets and Console App plugins; network and REST API are local only.

• Business License$249

  one-time per license, with 1 year of updates

  No functional limits: every plugin, remote network and REST API connections, and priority support. Volume pricing starts at 2 licenses.

Ui.Vision

• Free Edition$0

  Open source and free for personal and commercial use: unlimited web and desktop automation, forum support and the AI assistant within basic limits.

• AI PRO€11.90

  per month, introductory price

  10 times the free plan's AI processing limits. Shown as 50% off a regular €23.80; subscribers keep the introductory price.

• PRO EditionUS$299

  per year

  A yearly subscription that adds email support to the forum support of the Free Edition.

• Enterprise EditionUS$999

  per year, for up to 5 users

  Adds update management with separate update channels and priority support by email, phone and screen sharing. Bundles for 10 to 50 users cost more.

• Enterprise PlayerUS$1,499

  yearly license, unlimited users and machines

  Runs macros and test suites on any number of machines but cannot save new macros. Includes 10,000 OCR conversions a day.

RoboTask

• Lifetime license

  Perpetual license with a one-time payment

  Every license is perpetual and never expires. A purchase includes one year of updates and priority support, and a Personal license upgrades to Business for the $100 difference.

• Other savings

  Volume discounts on Business licenses

  The per-license price falls to $207.50 for 2 to 4 licenses, $166.00 for 5 to 9 and $124.50 for 10 to 49. Orders of 50 or more are quoted.

• Other savings

  Multi-year update renewals at a discount

  Renewing updates for 2 years saves 5% and for 3 years saves 10%: $113 and $160 for Personal, $189 and $268 for Business.

Ui.Vision

• Education

  Discounts for students and universities

  The pricing page says discounts on the paid editions are available for students and universities on request.

• Other savings

  Free Enterprise licenses for open-source projects

  Open-source projects can ask a9t9 software for a free Enterprise license, according to the pricing page.