Blue Prism

• Visual process designer with drag-and-drop workflow modeling
• Digital workers (software robots) that execute business rules and tasks
• Orchestration and control center for managing robot deployment
• Audit trail, logging, and governance features
• Integration with APIs, databases, UI automation, and systems integration
• Capacity for attended and unattended automation
• Scalability across enterprise environments (cloud, hybrid, on-premises)
• Process mining / process intelligence to discover automation opportunities
• Generative AI and AI integration (for decisioning, NLP, document processing)
• Digital Exchange marketplace of prebuilt automation components and accelerators

Blue Prism is a mature and widely used enterprise robotic process automation (RPA) and intelligent automation platform. It enables organizations to design, deploy, and manage “digital workers” — software robots that replicate human interactions with systems, applications, and data — to automate repetitive, rule-based, and high-volume processes. Its strength lies in combining automation, orchestration, governance, and AI/decisioning within one framework.

At its core, users build workflows via a visual process design interface where steps, decision logic, branching, and data paths are modeled. These workflows become executable digital workers that interact with systems through UI automation, API calls, database queries, and other integration methods. A central orchestration and control center allows administrators to schedule, monitor, scale, and handle exceptions. Extensive logging, audit trails, and compliance controls support enterprise governance and security.

One of Blue Prism’s advantages is its scalability: it supports deployment on-premises, in the cloud, or as hybrid architectures. This flexibility allows organizations of varying regulatory and infrastructure constraints to adopt automation. As enterprises evolve, Blue Prism also integrates intelligent capabilities — for instance, generative AI modules or decision AI components — to handle less deterministic tasks like document processing, natural language tasks, or decision support. SS&C Blue Prism+1

The platform also offers a Digital Exchange marketplace of reusable automation assets, templates, and connectors, accelerating development and reducing duplicate work. As organizations mature in their automation journey, they can incorporate process mining, analytics, and intelligence to identify new automation opportunities and measure ROI.

Blue Prism’s licensing model is enterprise oriented. While a limited Learning Edition is available for evaluation, production usage requires paid licenses and primarily is negotiated through their sales channels. Pricing depends on the number of digital workers, capabilities used, deployment model, and support terms. For example, a single concurrent digital worker in some contexts has been cited around US $13,000 (for on-prem) but this varies widely.

In recent years, Blue Prism has continued to evolve. In 2021 it released Version 7, enhancing its intelligent automation capabilities.  In 2024, the company released its Next Generation hybrid intelligent automation platform, intended to support cloud adoption while preserving enterprise security and compliance.  After its acquisition by SS&C Technologies, Blue Prism now operates under the SS&C Blue Prism family, strengthening its enterprise positioning.

Overall, Blue Prism is a robust choice for organizations seeking dependable, scalable, and governed automation solutions. It is suited for industries with high demands for security, compliance, and complex workflows, including banking, insurance, healthcare, and government.