Automation 360 feature comparison matrix

Compare Automation 360 features with Enterprise 11.3.x and Enterprise 10 features to understand the benefits to Automation 360. Review advantages of Automation 360 if you are a new user of the product.

For details on latest features and enhancements, see Automation 360 release notes.

Core components

Automation 360 Enterprise 11.3.x Enterprise 10.x
Target user
  • Citizen Developer
  • Specialist/RPA Developer
  • IT
  • RPA Developer
  • IT
  • RPA Developer
  • IT
Delivery model
  • On-Premises
  • Cloud
  • Cloud-enabled
  • On-Premises
  • On-Premises
  • BotFarm (for Bot Runners)
Operating system
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Linux (Linux CentOS 7.7, 7.9, and 8.3) and (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7, 7.9, and 8.3)

(Operating system not applicable for Cloud)

Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Active Directory support Available Available Available
SAML 2.0 Available Available Not available
Authenticated proxy support Available Not available Not available
Localized user interface (UI) 8 languages 3 languages Not available
Bot Insight support Available Available Available (Basic)
CoE Manager support Available Not available Not available
IQ Bot support Available Available Available (Basic)
Interactive forms (attended automation) support Available Not available Not available
Bot Creator platform On premises thin client Thick client Thick client
Bot Runner platform Web-deployed Thick client Thick client
Attended bots Available Available Not available
Unattended bots Available Available Available
Upgrade to use new actions or commands
  • No upgrade required for Cloud
  • Upgrade required for On-Premises and Cloud-enabled
Upgrade required Upgrade required
Automated queuing for job Available Available Not available
Centralized licensing Available Available Available
High availability Available Available Available
Load balancing Available Available Available
Disaster recovery Available Available Available
Multi-domain support Available Available Available
Hosting technology Java
  • Java (Control Room)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework (Enterprise Client)
Microsoft IIS
Role-based access Available Available Available
Power BI Available Not available Not available
Tableau connector for Bot Insight Available Not available Not available
Version Control Available through Git integration

(Subversion is deprecated)

Available through Subversion integration Available through Subversion integration
SysLog integration Available Available Not available

Control Room server capabilities

Feature Automation 360 Enterprise 11.3.x Enterprise 10.x
Version control - Set production version Available Available Available
Version control - Compare two versions of a bot Available Available Available
Version control - Check version history Available Available Available
Version control - Roll back to previous version Available Available Available
Version Control – Restore from git Available Not available Not available
Multi or two factor authentication Available (through SSO) Available (Native and through SSO) Not available
Banner text on Control Room login Available Available Not available
Install Control Room on Oracle Database Available Available Not available
Audit log Available Available Available
Open web page in a new or existing tab of Internet Explorer Available Available Available
Open web page in a new or existing tab of Google Chrome Available Not available Not available
Setting for new login session in Control Room Deprecated Available Not available
Configure API keys duration Available Not available Not available
Configure email verification on user creation Available Available Not available
Enable debug logging Available Available Not available
Move bot Available Not available Not available
Copy bot Available Available Available
View references and dependencies Available Not available Not available
Bulk check-in Available Available Available
Bulk check-out Available Available Available
Bot Promotion (without export/import) Available Not available Not available
Recover private workspace Available Not available Not available
Search within sub-folders Available Not available Not available

Bot development

Feature Automation 360 Enterprise 11.3.x Enterprise 10.x
In-product learning Available Not available Not available
Bot Creator Flow view Available Not available Not available
Bot Creator Dual view Available Not available Not available
Bot Creator Code view Available Available Available
Bot Creator Visualize view Not available Available Available
Bulk package update Available Note available Not available
Actions search Available Not available Not available
Text search Available Available Available
Advanced expressions Available Limited availability Limited availability
Regular expressions Available Available Available
Remote device testing Available

(Develop on one device and test on another device)

Not available Not available
Localized actions Available Not available Not available
Collaborative development Available Not available Not available
Bot Store integration Available Available (Version 11.3.3 and later) Not available
Email triggers Available Available Available
File and folder triggers Available Available Available
Hot-key triggers Available Available Available
User Interface triggers Available Not available Not available
Performance triggers Not available Available Available
Process triggers Available Available Available
Service triggers Available Available Available
Windows triggers Available Available Available
MetaBot Logic Available through Task Bot Available Available
MetaBot DLL Available through DLL: Run function action Available Available
MetaBot Screen recalibration Not available Available Available
Bot Lifecycle Management - Import and export bots Available Available Not available
Global values Available Not available Not available
Bot cloning Available Not available Not available
API deployment Available Available Not available
Bot Runner sessions in Control Room Available Available Available
Packaging Bot dependencies Available Available Available
Bypass legal disclaimer Available Available Available
Edit variable name Available Available Available
Copy commands from one bot to another Available

Triggers option is not available.

Available Available
Save bot as XML/TXT Not available Available Available
Disable mouse and keyboard for the bot Not available Available Available
Run bot in stealth mode Not available Available Available
Show or hide errors while running a bot. Not available (Deprecated for Automation 360) Available Available
Copy variables from one bot to another Available Available Available
Cross domain iFrame support in browsers. Available

Supported in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.

Available

Supported in Internet Explorer.

Available

Supported in Internet Explorer.

Define and Enforce Coding Best Practices with Code Analysis Available

Bot extensibility and code reuse

Feature Automation 360 Enterprise 11.3.x Enterprise 10.x
Custom actions in palette Available (build using Package Development Kit) Not available Not available
Inline scripting Available in Python, VBScript, and JavaScript Available in VBScript Not available
Code reuse Available for Task Bots, custom actions, and DLLs Limited availability for MetaBots and DLLs Limited availability for MetaBots and DLLs
Quick map for variables Available Available Available
Bot timeout Available Available Available
Bot priority Available Available Available
Share DLL session Available Not available Not available
Run bot reusing the configuration of the past run from Historical page Available Not available Not available

Integration capabilities

Feature Automation 360 Enterprise 11.3.x Enterprise 10.x
Callouts using inline scripting Available for Python, VBScript, and JavaScript Not available Not available
Control Room APIs Available Available Not available
REST Web Service Available Available Available
SOAP Web Service Available Available Available

Device utilization capabilities

Feature Automation 360 Enterprise 11.3.x Enterprise 10.x
Workload management Available Available Not available
Device pools Available for scheduling and workload management Available in workload management only Not available
Run-as users pool for automations Available

Set up multiple run-as users for device pools to provide effective license and device utilization

Not available Not available
Background processing Available Not available Not available
Non-persistent virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) Available Available Available

Recorder capabilities

Feature Automation 360 Enterprise 11.3.x Enterprise 10.x
AISense Recorder Available Available Not available
Unified Recorder Available (includes support for Microsoft Edge Chromium)
  • Pattern-based data extraction is not available
  • Legacy Microsoft Edge and Flash/Flex are deprecated
Not available (Recording capabilities through Web Recorder, Smart Recorder, and Standard or Screen Recorder) Not available (Recording capabilities through Web Recorder, Smart Recorder, and Standard or Screen Recorder)
Recorder for Web/Windows Available Available Available
Recorder for SAP Available Available Not available
Recorder for Citrix Available Available Not available
Recorder for Oracle Available Available Not available
Secure recording Available Available Available
Microsoft Silverlight 5 desktop and web applications Available

(Third-party controls are not available)

Available Available
Selection of capture technology in recorder Available Available Available

Bot packages

Note: To enhance automation capabilities, Automation 360 includes additional packages, all of which are not listed in this table. For a detailed list of packages in Automation 360, see Packages available in Automation 360.
Feature Automation 360 packages Enterprise 11.3.x commands Enterprise 10.x commands
Automation Co-Pilot on the web Available Not available Not available
Active Directory Available Available Available
Analyze Available Not available Not available
Application Available Available Available
App Integration Available Available Available
Boolean Available Not available Not available
Bot migration Available Not available Not available
Browser Available
The following actions are only available for the Google Chrome browser:
  • Close
  • Get source code
  • Go back
  • Run JavaScript
Available (through Web Recorder)

The Web Recorder commands are only available for the Internet Explorer browser.

Available (through Web Recorder)

The Web Recorder commands are only available for the Internet Explorer browser.

Citrix Automation Not available

(Deprecated and replaced with Unified Recorder)

Available Available
Clipboard Available Available Available
Comment Available Available Available
Credential Vault Available Available Available
CSV/TXT Available Available Available
Data Table Available Available using Array type variable Available using Array type variable
Database Available Available Available
Datetime Available Not available Not available
Delay Available Available Available
Dictionary Available Not available Not available
DLL Available Limited availability through MetaBots Limited availability through MetaBots
Email Available (SMTP, EWS, and Outlook)
Additional actions available:
  • Change status
  • Check if folder exists
  • Forward
  • Move all
  • Move
  • Save email
  • Reply all
  • Reply
Available (SMTP, EWS).
The following options are available:
  • Send email with template
  • Insert images in an email
Available (SMTP)
Error handler Available (Advanced - Try, Catch, Finally, Throw) Available (Basic) Available (Basic)
Excel advanced Available Limited availability Limited availability
Excel basic (without Excel) Available Not available Not available
File operations Available Available Available
Folder operations Available Available Available
FTP / SFTP Available Available Available
Google Document AI Available Not available Not available
If Available Available Available
Image Recognition Available

Available Available
Interactive form operations Available Not available Not available
IQ Bot Available Available Available
IQ Bot Pre-processor Available Not available Not available
IQ Bot (Local Device) Deprecated Not available Not available
JavaScript Available Available through Run Script Available through Run Script
Legacy Automation (for migrated bots) Available (for migration) Not available Not applicable
List operations Available Not available Not available
Log To File Available Available Available
Loop Available Available Available
Message Box Available Available Available
MetaBot screens Not available

(Replaced with Universal Recorder)

Available Available
Mouse Available Available Available
Number Available Not available Not available
OCR Available Available Available
Microsoft 365 Calendar Available Not available Not available
Microsoft 365 Excel Available Available (Desktop) Not available
Microsoft 365 OneDrive Available Not available Not available
Microsoft 365 Outlook Available Not available Not available
One Drive Available Not available Not available
PDF Available Available Available
PGP Available Available Available
Play Sound Available Available Available
Printer Available Available Available
Prompt Available Available Available
Python Script (Inline) Available Not available Not available
Record Available Not available Not available
Recorder Available Available Available
REST Web Service Available Available Available
SAP support Available (Native) Limited availability through MetaBots Limited availability through MetaBots
SAP BAPI Available

Custom developed SAP BAPI is not supported.

Available Available
Screen Available Available Available
Services Available Available Available
Simulate keystrokes Available Available Available
SNMP Available Available Available
SOAP Web Service Available Available Available
Step Available Not available Not available
String Available Available Available
System Available Available Available
Task Bot Available Available Available
Terminal Emulator Available Available Available
Text file Available Not available Not available
Trigger Loop Available Not available Not available
VBScript (Inline) Available Available as Run Script Not available
Wait Available Available Available
Window Available Available Available
Workload Available Available Not available
XML Available Available Available

Variables support

Important: When you migrate from Enterprise versions 11.3.x or Enterprise 10 to Automation 360, some variables are mapped directly while some contain a different configuration.
Variable Automation 360 Enterprise 11.3.x Enterprise 10.x
Application variables
Analytics Available Available Not available
ArrayRows Available through Recursive expressions Available Available
ArrayColumns Available through Recursive expressions Available Available
Clipboard Available Available Available
Credential Available Available Not available
Dictionary Available through Dictionary package Available Not available
Enter (String variable) Available Available Available
Prompt Assignment (user-defined) Available Available Available
Read from Excel/CSV Available through Excel advanced package Available through Array type user-defined variable Available through Array type user-defined variable
Read from database Available through Database package Available through Array type user-defined variable Available through Array type user-defined variable
Read from text file Available through CSV/TXT package Available through Array, List, and Value type user-defined variables Available through Array, List, and Value type user-defined variables
Separator (String variable) Available Available Available
Tab (String variable) Available Available Available
Work Item Available Available Not available
System variables
AAApplicationPath Available through global values Available Available
AADefaultDateFormat Available through global values Not available Not available
AAInstallationPath Available Available Available
AATaskExecutor Available

Available Not available
AATaskName Available Available Not available
AAControlRoom Available Available Not available
Counter Available through Number and Loop packages Available Available
CPUUsage Available Available Available
CurrentDirectory Available through Loop package Available Available
DatasetColumn Available through Loop package Available Available
Date Available Available Available
Day Available Available Available
Email (includes EmailFrom, EmailMessages, EmailReceivedDate, EmailReceivedTime, EmailSubject, EmailTo, EmailSentDate, and EmailSentTime) Available through Email, Dictionary, and Loop packages Available Available
ErrorLineNumber Available through Error handler package Available Available
ErrorDescription Available through Error handler package Available Available
Excel (includes ExcelColumn, ExcelCell, ExcelCellColumn, and ExcelCellRow) Available through Excel advanced package Available Available
Extension Available through GetProperty action of PDF package Available Available
FileDataColumn Available as record type variable through Loop package Available Available
FileName Available through File package Available Available
FolderName Available through Folder package Available Available
Hour Available Available Available
Machine Available Available Available
Millisecond Available Not available Not available
Minute Available Available Available
Month Available Available Available
OSName Available Available Available
PDF (includes PDFFileName, PDFTitle, PDFAuthor, and PDFSubject) Available through GetProperty action of PDF package Available Available
RAMUsage Available Available Available
Second Available Available Available
TableColumn Not available Available Available
TotalRAM Available Available Available
Trigger Available through Interface trigger Available Available
Year Available Available Available
XMLDataNode Available as string type variable through Loop package Available Available