# Robotic process automation: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "RPA platform" and as "robotic process automation software", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Added to the November 2026 Edition. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/robotic-process-automation/2026-11

**Standing:** Microsoft Power Automate leads with 63% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 54 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Microsoft Power Automate](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-power-automate/index.md) | 63% | 7% | 74 |
| 2 | [UiPath](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/uipath/index.md) | 28% | 11% | 71 |
| 4 | [Automation Anywhere](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/automation-anywhere/index.md) | 2% | 14% | 63 |
| 5 | [Robocorp](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/robocorp/index.md) | 2% | 9% | 11 |
| 6 | [SS&C Blue Prism](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ss-c-blue-prism/index.md) | 0% | 29% | 21 |
| 47 | [Blue Prism](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/blue-prism/index.md) | 0% | 36% | 22 |
| 64 | [WorkFusion](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/workfusion/index.md) | 0% | 40% | 10 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 64 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: no first choice
- GPT-5.4 mini: UiPath; alternatives Automation Anywhere, Microsoft Power Automate, SS&C Blue Prism
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Microsoft Power Automate; alternatives Automation Anywhere, UiPath, Workato
- Perplexity Sonar: Microsoft Power Automate; alternatives Automation Anywhere, SS&C Blue Prism, UiPath
- Grok 4.20: Microsoft Power Automate; alternatives Automation Anywhere, UiPath
- Mistral Small: UiPath; alternatives Automation Anywhere, Microsoft Power Automate, Nintex
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Microsoft Power Automate, UiPath; alternatives Automation Anywhere, ElectroNeek
- Llama 4 Maverick: Microsoft Power Automate; alternatives Make, UiPath, Zapier
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Microsoft Power Automate; alternatives Automation Anywhere, Nintex, UiPath
- Kimi K2: Microsoft Power Automate; alternatives Automation Anywhere, UiPath
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Microsoft Power Automate, UiPath; alternatives Automation Anywhere, Zoho RPA
- MiniMax M2.5: UiPath; alternatives Automation Anywhere, Microsoft Power Automate, ThinkAutomation
- GPT-6 Luna: Microsoft Power Automate; alternatives UiPath
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Microsoft Power Automate; alternatives ElectroNeek RPA and AI Platform, Rocketbot

## Sources the answers cite

71 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- toolradar.com: 29 answers, 53 citations
- aimultiple.com: 29 answers, 32 citations
- auxis.com: 20 answers, 20 citations
- udig.com: 17 answers, 17 citations
- getmagical.com: 15 answers, 15 citations
- peerspot.com: 14 answers, 21 citations
- softwarereviews.com: 13 answers, 13 citations
- capterra.com: 12 answers, 20 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://toolradar.com/guides/best-rpa-software (26 answers)
- https://toolradar.com/best/rpa (18 answers)
- https://udig.com/insights/article/a-deeper-dive-into-evaluating-rpa-products (17 answers)
- https://aimultiple.com/rpa-software (15 answers)
- https://getmagical.com/journal/best-rpa-tools (15 answers)
- https://auxis.com/best-rpa-tools (13 answers)
- https://softwarereviews.com/categories/robotic-process-automation-midmarket (12 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/robotic-process-automation-rpa (9 answers)
- https://aimultiple.com/cost-effective-rpa (8 answers)
- https://itsystemes.fr/en/articles/rpa-en-2026-combien-ca-coute-vraiment-roi-et-cas-dusage (8 answers)

## Warned against

- Automation Anywhere: 9 of 63 labels negative. "often criticized for being targeted at large enterprises and may not be suitable for smaller businesses" (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- Blue Prism: 8 of 22 labels negative. "very high percentage of negative labels (94%) in small business contexts, with recommendations to avoid it" (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- UiPath: 8 of 71 labels negative. "Some AI models explicitly recommend avoiding UiPath unless you have a clear, large-scale need and budget" (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- SS&C Blue Prism: 6 of 21 labels negative. "Blue Prism shows 4% first choice and 38% negative share... highest negative rate among the tools listed" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Microsoft Power Automate at 63%.

- Microsoft Power Automate: 53% to 63%, +10. Inside the floor by 1 point · rank 1 of 64, unchanged.
- UiPath: 33% to 28%, −5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 2 of 64, unchanged.
- Automation Anywhere: 4% to 2%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 4 of 64, unchanged.
- Robocorp: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 5 of 64, unchanged.
- SS&C Blue Prism: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 8 → 6 of 64.
- Zoho RPA: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 7 → 21 of 64.
- Blue Prism: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 66 → 47 of 64.
- WorkFusion: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 64 of 64, unchanged.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.