UiPath 

UiPath is a top RPA platform by many measures. The company is one of the most funded in this space and gives you a sense of what investors consider the best RPA tool in the long run. 

It is quite popular and has a big community. The secret to this is that Uipath made the platform easily accessible quite early. It is also one of the easiest RPA platforms with a comparatively low learning curve. This is why we have selected UiPath as one of the platforms for our projects in this book.

UiPath started as DeskOver in 2005. They first started by building automation libraries and software development kits for companies such as IBM, Google, and Microsoft. These libraries are still part of some of the products from these companies.

UiPath, which was DeskOver at that time, launched the first UiPath Desktop Automation product line around 2012. This product specifically targeted the RPA market. They worked with BPO providers to realize the market fit with RPA. 

Fast forward to today, and UiPath is a top enterprise RPA platform. The UiPath platform helps you develop automation rapidly while being secure and scalable.

The platform has three main components:

• UiPath Studio
• UiPath Orchestrator
• UiPath Robot

Let's check out each of these components.