# Robotic process automation for small business buyers: 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 small B2B company. Added to the November 2026 Edition. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/robotic-process-automation/2026-11/smb

**Standing:** Microsoft Power Automate leads with 81% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 53 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) | 81% | 7% | 76 |
| 2 | [UiPath](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/uipath/index.md) | 9% | 28% | 69 |
| 3 | [UiPath Community Edition](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/uipath-community-edition/index.md) | 4% | 0% | 10 |
| 4 | [Zapier](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/zapier/index.md) | 2% | 5% | 37 |
| 5 | [Make](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/make/index.md) | 2% | 3% | 29 |
| 6 | [Robocorp](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/robocorp/index.md) | 2% | 7% | 27 |
| 48 | [Automation Anywhere](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/automation-anywhere/index.md) | 0% | 50% | 54 |
| 49 | [Blue Prism](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/blue-prism/index.md) | 0% | 83% | 24 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 49 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: Microsoft Power Automate; alternatives PIX RPA, UiPath, Zoho RPA
- GPT-5.4 mini: Microsoft Power Automate; alternatives UiPath
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Microsoft Power Automate; alternatives Make, UiPath
- Perplexity Sonar: Microsoft Power Automate; alternatives UiPath, Zapier, Zoho RPA, n8n
- Grok 4.20: Microsoft Power Automate; alternatives UiPath
- Mistral Small: Microsoft Power Automate, UiPath; alternatives Zapier
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Microsoft Power Automate; alternatives ElectroNeek, Robocorp
- Llama 4 Maverick: UiPath; alternatives Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism, Microsoft Power Automate
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Microsoft Power Automate; alternatives Automation Anywhere, UiPath
- Kimi K2: Microsoft Power Automate; alternatives Automation Anywhere, Robocorp, UiPath, Zapier
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Microsoft Power Automate; alternatives UiPath Community Edition
- MiniMax M2.5: UiPath; alternatives Automation Anywhere, Microsoft Power Automate
- GPT-6 Luna: Microsoft Power Automate; alternatives UiPath
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Microsoft Power Automate; alternatives UiPath

## Sources the answers cite

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

- toolradar.com: 43 answers, 78 citations
- g2.com: 33 answers, 41 citations
- aimultiple.com: 29 answers, 33 citations
- spotsaas.com: 23 answers, 26 citations
- itsystemes.fr: 20 answers, 23 citations
- costbench.com: 19 answers, 22 citations
- getmagical.com: 18 answers, 18 citations
- gane.ai/index: 17 answers, 17 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://toolradar.com/guides/best-rpa-software (28 answers)
- https://aimultiple.com/cost-effective-rpa (24 answers)
- https://toolradar.com/best/rpa/for/small-businesses (23 answers)
- https://spotsaas.com/list/robotic-process-automation--rpa--software/for-small-business (22 answers)
- https://g2.com/discussions/what-s-the-best-rpa-software-for-small-businesses (21 answers)
- https://toolradar.com/best/rpa (21 answers)
- https://costbench.com/best/best-rpa-small-business-2026 (18 answers)
- https://getmagical.com/journal/best-rpa-tools (18 answers)
- https://gane.ai/index/it/operations/robotic-process-automation/smb (17 answers)
- https://itsystemes.fr/en/articles/rpa-en-2026-combien-ca-coute-vraiment-roi-et-cas-dusage (17 answers)

## Warned against

- Automation Anywhere: 27 of 54 labels negative. "Avoid enterprise-tier platforms like full enterprise Automation Anywhere or Blue Prism unless you have very specific, complex requirements." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, scale prompt)
- UiPath: 19 of 69 labels negative. "small businesses should generally avoid or be cautious about the following RPA platforms: 1. UiPath (enterprise offerings) – Often criticized for high costs, complex deployment" (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- Blue Prism: 20 of 24 labels negative. "Avoid starting with Blue Prism or Pega unless governance, auditability, or enterprise case-management requirements justify their heavier setup" (Perplexity Sonar, comparative prompt)
- SS&C Blue Prism: 7 of 7 labels negative. "Why to be cautious: Blue Prism was engineered specifically for large enterprise IT departments... High upfront licensing costs" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Microsoft Power Automate at 81%.

- Microsoft Power Automate: 73% to 81%, +8. Inside the floor by 3 points · rank 1 of 49, unchanged.
- UiPath Community Edition: 7% to 4%, −3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 3 of 49, unchanged.
- Robocorp: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 12 → 6 of 49.
- Zoho RPA: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 6 → 8 of 49.
- Automation Anywhere Community Edition: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 7 → 16 of 49.
- Automation Anywhere: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 8 → 48 of 49.
- UiPath: 8% to 9%, +1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 2 of 49, unchanged.
- Zapier: 3% to 2%, −1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 4 of 49, unchanged.
- Make: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 5 of 49, unchanged.
- ElectroNeek: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 10 → 12 of 49.
- SS&C Blue Prism: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 44 → 47 of 49.
- Blue Prism: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 45 → 49 of 49.

## 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.