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A finished outcome, not a toolkit
Automation platforms are powerful, and genuinely the right answer for some companies. If your actual pain is manual document entry into AS/400 (IBM i), this is a shorter road.
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LegacyBridge Compared With UiPath
UiPath is a broad automation platform
UiPath and other robotic process automation platforms can automate AS/400 (IBM i) terminal screens. The difference is not whether they can do it. The difference is what you need to buy, build and maintain before the work is completed.
UiPath is designed for companies that want a broad platform for automating many kinds of work across many systems, departments and applications.
LegacyBridge is built for one specific result
LegacyBridge is designed for a more specific problem:
We receive documents, and somebody has to enter them into AS/400 (IBM i).
The practical difference
| LegacyBridge | UiPath and broad RPA platforms | |
|---|---|---|
| Main purpose | Move data from documents into AS/400 (IBM i) | Build many kinds of automation across many systems |
| What you are buying | A focused product for a defined business process | A platform and tools for creating automations |
| Starting point | Show us one document and the current AS/400 (IBM i) workflow | Set up an automation project and choose the required platform components |
| AS/400 (IBM i) focus | AS/400 (IBM i) document entry is the core use case | AS/400 (IBM i) is one supported system among many |
| Document handling | Reading, checking and AS/400 (IBM i) entry are connected | Document processing and terminal automation must be designed and connected |
| Human approval | Can be required before every submission | Available, but must be included in the automation design |
| First proof | One real document under human supervision | Usually begins as an automation implementation project |
| Security setup | Agreed around one defined AS/400 (IBM i) workflow | Designed as part of a wider platform setup |
| Who builds it | LegacyBridge configures the workflow with your team | Usually an internal automation team or implementation partner |
| Maintenance | Focused on the configured AS/400 (IBM i) process | The company or partner owns the wider automation setup |
| Commercial model | Subscription and usage linked to completed document processing | Platform, user, robot and consumption licensing may apply |
| Best fit | Companies that want document-to-AS/400 (IBM i) automation without building an RPA function | Companies building a wider automation program across many systems |
LegacyBridge is not better at everything
UiPath may be the better choice when your company wants one automation platform for hundreds of processes across desktop applications, websites, APIs, AI agents and several departments. LegacyBridge is the better fit when your main problem is manual document entry into AS/400 (IBM i) and you want to remove it without building an internal automation department.
More than document reading, simpler than a large automation program
Compared With Other Options
OCR and document extraction products
These products can turn a PDF into structured data. But your company may still need an integration, an automation workflow or a person to place that information into AS/400 (IBM i). LegacyBridge continues until the AS/400 (IBM i) transaction is prepared and approved.
Traditional outsourcing
Outsourcing moves the typing to another group of people. The work remains manual, turnaround depends on staffing and sensitive information may pass through more hands. LegacyBridge removes most of the repetitive work instead of moving it elsewhere.
Custom API integration
A direct integration can be the right answer when your AS/400 (IBM i) application has suitable APIs and the process justifies custom development. Many older or custom AS/400 (IBM i) systems do not have convenient interfaces. Adding them may require changes to systems that the business does not want to touch. LegacyBridge works through the screens that already exist.
General RPA platforms
A general RPA platform provides tools for creating many different automations. Somebody still has to design, test, deploy, monitor and maintain each one. LegacyBridge comes with the document-to-AS/400 (IBM i) problem already understood.
Manual data entry
Manual entry may appear simple, but it becomes expensive when document volume grows. It also creates delays, mistakes, rework and dependence on individual employees. LegacyBridge handles the repeatable work and sends unclear cases to a person.
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