Integration Challengers: UiPath Moves to Accelerate Enterprise Automation with a Unified Platform Strategy

Integration Challengers: UiPath Moves to Accelerate Enterprise Automation with a Unified Platform Strategy

This IDC Perspective profiles enterprise automation vendor UiPath, a challenger in the integration market. UiPath recently updated its brand image to reflect changes in the company's enterprise automation platform, which now has embedded API-based integration capabilities alongside strong business process automation capabilities. This document explores the platform's evolution from RPA vendor to enterprise automation platform, which now includes strong API-based integration capabilities. Finally, it also outlines the product features, differentiators, and challenges that buyers should consider when evaluating the product.According to Shari Lava, research director, Automation at IDC, "UiPath's shift into the broader enterprise automation market by infusing integration capabilities creates a compelling business case for companies that want to leverage UiPath for automation but need essential integration capabilities. Companies are looking for more holistic automation tools that work well together as they begin to centralize islands of automation into an enterprise automation strategy."

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