The UiPath Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about UiPath in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
UiPath
The Insider’s Guide
Enterprise platform for RPA, AI agents and process orchestration
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among automation tools, read from UiPath’s own pages.
Made by UiPath · checked Oct 5, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from UiPath’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on UiPath’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.6
GPA, above 24 of the 40 other automation tools we grade
UiPath is an enterprise automation platform built around robotic process automation (RPA): software robots that operate applications through their user interfaces. Around that core it adds AI agents, document processing, process mining and Maestro, which orchestrates agents, robots and people in one process. It runs as a cloud service or self-hosted, with a free Community plan and Standard and Enterprise plans priced by its sales team.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about UiPath, taken from its own pages and our grades.
It's built for companies, not a quick weekend fix.
- 1
Best for robots that work old desktop apps for big companies
There's a free Community plan to learn on.
- 2
Paid plans start at $25 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $25 per month (Basic plan; billing basis not stated).
- 3
There is a free plan
Community plan, free forever: build and run automations with UiPath Studio, Maestro Automate and Maestro Orchestrate, with support from the community forum.
- 4
It runs on 4 platforms
Web, Windows, macOS and Linux.
- 5
UI automation with robots
Robots work with screens and data the way a person would, using AI Computer Vision and selectors on Windows and macOS, and reach legacy systems and virtual environments such as Citrix.
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Studio and Studio Web
Automations are built low-code or code-first. Studio Web creates and edits them in the browser, and the desktop experience works across Windows, macOS and Linux.
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Agents and Maestro
Agents handle variable work that fixed rules cannot. Maestro models a process in BPMN and orchestrates agents, robots, API workflows and human tasks within it.
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A 2.6 GPA, above 24 of 40
That is against the other automation tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
To replace UiPath you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
UiPath at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $25 per month (Basic plan; billing basis not stated)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 60-day free trial of the Standard plan
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, Linux
- Made by
- UiPath, since 2005
- Category
- Automation
- Our grade
- 2.6 GPA, good
The report card
Best for robots that work old desktop apps for big companies
UiPath sells software robots that click through your apps the way a person would, old desktop ones included, with AI agents, document reading and process mining around them. There's a free Community plan to learn on. Basic is $25 a month for 2 robots and 1 tenant hosted in Europe, the page doesn't say what that's charged per, and every price past it comes from a sales call. It's built for companies, not a quick weekend fix.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Basic is $25 a month, the top of this category's range, and for that you get 2 robots, 1 tenant and European hosting only, with unattended RPA as an add-on. Everything people actually come to UiPath for, agents, document processing, Maestro, waits on Standard, and Standard's price comes from a sales call. |
| Free plan and trial | B | Community is free forever: you build and run real automations in Studio, with Maestro Automate and Maestro Orchestrate, and ask the forum when you're stuck. One person could live on it. The listing doesn't print its limits, so how far it stretches we can't say. |
| Features | A | Robots that work screens on Windows and Mac, Citrix and legacy systems included, then AI agents, document processing, process mining, and Maestro modeling a process in BPMN across robots, agents and people. A Healing Agent patches broken automations at runtime, at extra cost on Standard. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record, and this is a platform rather than an app. Robots, Studio, tenants, BPMN models: all of it wants learning before a single thing runs. Autopilot turning a plain-English prompt into a workflow is the one shortcut on offer. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Studio Web in a browser, desktop across Windows, Mac and Linux, and your own Kubernetes or Linux machines on Standard and Enterprise. It hooks up to Citrix, CyberArk, Azure Key Vault and coding assistants. No phone apps on the listing at all. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who UiPath is for
- Fits if your company runs on old desktop apps, since the robots work the screens like a person would
- Works for IT teams that have to host it themselves, which Standard and Enterprise allow
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you just want two web apps to talk to each other, as that's a job for Zapier or n8n
- Not for you if you want to see a price first, because Standard and Enterprise are quoted by sales
- Tight if you're on Basic, with 2 robots, 1 tenant, European hosting only and unattended RPA as an add-on
- Watch out: the pricing page says Basic is changing soon and doesn't say what its $25 is charged per
- Pricey if you want self-healing automation, an extra on Standard, or live process monitoring, which needs Enterprise
Good to know
Good for
- Enterprises automating work across legacy desktop applications
- Programs that combine robots, AI agents and human approvals
- Organizations that need a dedicated or self-hosted deployment
Worth knowing
- Standard and Enterprise prices are not published; both are quoted by UiPath's sales team.
- Basic is capped at 5 Basic, 5 Plus and 1 Pro user, 2 robots and 1 tenant, and is hosted only in UiPath's European region.
- The pricing page says Basic is evolving and an updated plan is coming soon, and it does not state what the $25 starting price is charged per.
- Self-healing automation is an extra purchase on Standard, and live process monitoring, simulation and customer-managed encryption keys need Enterprise.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$25
A month to start. There is a free plan too
UiPath has a free plan. Paid plans start at $25 per month (Basic plan; billing basis not stated).
The listing doesn't print its limits, so how far it stretches we can't say.
Community
$0
Free forever. Build and run automations with UiPath Studio, Maestro Automate and Maestro Orchestrate, with help from the community forum.
Basic
From $25
per month; the page does not say what the price is per
Basic personal automations for up to 5 Basic, 5 Plus and 1 Pro user and 2 robots, hosted in the European region, with Bronze Support. Unattended RPA is an add-on.
Standard
Custom
Adds agents, document processing, Maestro orchestration, governance controls and your own identity provider, with no limits on scale. Starts with a 60-day free trial.
Enterprise
Custom
Adds self-healing UI automation, live process monitoring and simulation, your own encryption keys and credential vaults, and multi-region hosting.
The free plan
Community plan, free forever: build and run automations with UiPath Studio, Maestro Automate and Maestro Orchestrate, with support from the community forum.
Trying it first
60-day free trial of the Standard plan
Read from uipath.com on Oct 5, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
4
Places it runs: Web, macOS, Windows and Linux
Enterprise platform for RPA, AI agents and process orchestration. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: self-hostable, AI features, workflow automation, AI agents.
A Healing Agent patches broken automations at runtime, at extra cost on Standard.
- UI automation with robots
- Robots work with screens and data the way a person would, using AI Computer Vision and selectors on Windows and macOS, and reach legacy systems and virtual environments such as Citrix.
- Studio and Studio Web
- Automations are built low-code or code-first. Studio Web creates and edits them in the browser, and the desktop experience works across Windows, macOS and Linux.
- Agents and Maestro
- Agents handle variable work that fixed rules cannot. Maestro models a process in BPMN and orchestrates agents, robots, API workflows and human tasks within it.
- Autopilot and Healing Agent
- Autopilot turns natural-language prompts into workflows, code and expressions. Healing Agent suggests fixes for broken automations and repairs UI issues at runtime.
- Document processing and mining
- From the Standard plan, UiPath classifies and extracts data from documents and communications, and offers Process Mining, Task Mining and Automation Hub.
- Cloud, dedicated or self-hosted
- Automation Cloud is the SaaS version. Standard and Enterprise can instead be self-hosted on your own Kubernetes or Linux machines, and Enterprise can buy a dedicated cloud.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
What it works with
- Claude Code
- Cursor
- Codex
- CyberArk
- Azure Key Vault
- Citrix
UiPath is made by UiPath, and has been around since 2005.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
24/40
Other automation tools it is graded above
UiPath's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 24 of the 40 other automation tools we grade, and level with 7.
It stands best on features (A, above 38 of 40) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $25 a month, against a middle price of $18.50 for the category: 22 of the 29 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 41 automation tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. UiPath’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 40
- BFree plan and trialAbove 29 of 40
- AFeaturesAbove 38 of 40
- CEase of useAbove 3 of 40
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 10 of 40
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 33 automation tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. UiPath is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace UiPath you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $300 a year.
What you could not
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other.
- The depth: we grade its features A, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. UiPath’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Microsoft Power Automate, Robomotion, Ui.Vision, Zapier and n8n
The 5 tools UiPath is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
Microsoft Power Automate
Free plan · from $15/mo
Cloud workflows and desktop RPA in the Microsoft Power Platform.
- Only UiPath lists macOS and Linux apps.
- UiPath is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- UiPath also covers AI agents.
- 2.0GPA
Robomotion
Free plan · from $49/mo
RPA platform for building workflows, AI agents and apps.
- Robomotion also covers templates and forms.
- 3.0GPA
Ui.Vision
Free plan · from €11.90/mo
Open-source browser and desktop automation with computer vision.
- Only UiPath lists a web app.
- Only Ui.Vision lists a browser extension.
- UiPath is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- 2.6GPA
Zapier
Free plan · from $19.99/mo
Workflow automation across 9,000+ apps, with AI agents.
- Only UiPath lists Windows, macOS and Linux apps.
- Only Zapier lists a browser extension.
- UiPath is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- 2.4GPA
n8n
Free plan · from €20/mo
Workflow automation and AI agents you can self-host.
- Only UiPath lists Windows, macOS and Linux apps.
- UiPath also covers AI agents.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is UiPath free?
UiPath has a free plan. Community plan, free forever: build and run automations with UiPath Studio, Maestro Automate and Maestro Orchestrate, with support from the community forum.
How much does UiPath cost?
UiPath lists 4 plans. Community: $0.
What platforms does UiPath work on?
UiPath is available on Web, Windows, macOS and Linux.
Does UiPath have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. UiPath is listed for Web, Windows, macOS and Linux.
Does UiPath have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. UiPath is listed for Web, Windows, macOS and Linux.
Is UiPath open source?
UiPath is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
Can UiPath be self-hosted?
Yes. UiPath's own site says it can be run on a server of your own.
What does UiPath integrate with?
UiPath's listing names Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, CyberArk, Azure Key Vault and Citrix.
Does UiPath have a free trial?
Yes. 60-day free trial of the Standard plan.
Who makes UiPath?
UiPath is made by a company of the same name. It dates from 2005.
What are the alternatives to UiPath?
The closest alternatives to UiPath in our directory are Microsoft Power Automate, Robomotion, Ui.Vision, Zapier and n8n.
How does UiPath compare with other automation tools?
UiPath's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 24 of the 40 other automation tools we grade, and level with 7.
Is UiPath good value for money?
ToolGPA grades UiPath D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $25 a month, against a middle price of $18.50 for the category: 22 of the 29 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of UiPath?
To replace UiPath you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from UiPath’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from UiPath's own pages on 5 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-07-16.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by UiPath. Prices change, so check uipath.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- UiPath, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/uipath
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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