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Head-to-head · Automation & RPA
UiPath brings a decade of RPA to agentic automation. ZeaIQ starts from agents and puts robots, documents, voice and approvals on one runtime, with the channels and open APIs agents need built in.
| Area |  | UiPath |
|---|---|---|
| Build | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Automate | 4 of 4 | 2 of 4 |
| Govern | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Operate | 2 of 2 | 2 of 2 |
| Connect & deploy | 6 of 6 | 5 of 6 |
| Built in | 18 of 18 | 15 of 18 |
Built in: 18 of 18One governed runtime for agents, teams, workflows, browser robots, documents, data, apps and voice, with the same policy rules, audit and ROI on every surface.
UiPath
Built in: 15 of 18An RPA leader turned agentic platform: low-code and coded agents work alongside robots, document processing and ScreenPlay, coordinated in Maestro, in the cloud or self-hosted.
The short version
your agents need to reach customers on WhatsApp, email, SMS and the phone, every agent should be callable over OpenAI-compatible APIs, MCP and A2A, and you want apps and decks built from the same runtime.
you run a large estate of desktop and legacy-application robots, and want agents added into the RPA platform you already license.
Why teams pick ZeaIQ
UiPath conversational agents reach Teams, Slack and web embeds. ZeaIQ adds WhatsApp, Microsoft 365 email, SMS and phone numbers to the same agent.
UiPath phone agents are in preview, cloud-only and capped at ten minutes a call. ZeaIQ runs inbound and outbound calls on your own SIP trunk, with a live console.
ZeaIQ serves every agent and team as an OpenAI-compatible model, an MCP tool and an A2A agent. UiPath's Agent Gateway is in preview, and we found no OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
UiPath Autopilot generates UiPath Apps; we found no dashboards or decks. ZeaIQ builds internal apps that query your data and cited decks from your documents.
Capability by capability
Each rating links the public documentation it comes from, reviewed 29 October 2026.
Describe an agent, get a tested one
ZeaIQ Built in
Describe the job and Agent Studio builds and tests the agent, or start from 30+ templates. Custom tools come from OpenAPI specs and MCP servers.
UiPath Built in
Low-code Studio Web agent designer; Autopilot for agents (preview) scaffolds, debugs and evaluates agents.
Source: docs.uipath.com(opens in a new tab)Hand-offs, parallel work, a manager
ZeaIQ Built in
Five orchestration patterns: sequential, concurrent, handoff, group chat and a Magentic manager that plans the work and assigns it.
UiPath Built in
Maestro coordinates agents, robots and people, and agents can call other agents as tools.
Source: docs.uipath.com(opens in a new tab)Durable processes that wait for people
ZeaIQ Built in
26 node types and 8 triggers, approval gates with required roles and 4 to 72 hour timeouts, and runs that resume from a checkpoint on the version they started.
UiPath Built in
Maestro BPMN, DMN and case processes include human tasks; agent escalations pause for review or approval.
Source: docs.uipath.com · Jul 2026(opens in a new tab)Agents that operate real websites
ZeaIQ Built in
Teach a task by showing it. The recipe replays with no model calls, an AI agent takes over if the page changes, and a second model verifies every finished run.
UiPath Built in
ScreenPlay computer use (GA November 2025), classic RPA robots and the Delegate desktop agent (GA September 2026).
Source: uipath.com · Sep 2026(opens in a new tab)Extraction, confidence, reviewers
ZeaIQ Built in
Eight templates, per-field confidence, cross-field validation and side-by-side review of only the flagged fields, inside the workflow.
UiPath Built in
IXP and Document Understanding extract fields with confidence scores; Validation Station adds human review, even mid-agent.
Source: docs.uipath.com(opens in a new tab)Generated from a prompt
ZeaIQ Built in
Build App turns a prompt into an internal app or site that can query your databases; Create Slides builds cited decks from your documents and data.
UiPath Partial
Autopilot generates UiPath Apps from a text prompt; we found no prompt-driven dashboards or slide decks.
Source: docs.uipath.com(opens in a new tab)Speech, phone numbers, calls
ZeaIQ Built in
Voice chat and realtime Live on every chat surface, and inbound and outbound phone agents on your own SIP trunk, with approvals during calls, a live console and call QA.
UiPath Partial
Phone voice agents are in preview through Maestro Flow: cloud-only, on your Twilio or SIP number, with a ten-minute call cap.
Source: docs.uipath.com(opens in a new tab)Enforced on every tool call
ZeaIQ Built in
Rules run as middleware on every tool call and can deny it, hold it for approval or allow it. Written in plain English, compiled for review and dry-run tested.
UiPath Built in
Tool guardrails can block a tool call or escalate it to a person.
Source: docs.uipath.com(opens in a new tab)Approve what goes live, stop it fast
ZeaIQ Built in
Immutable versions with diff and rollback, eval-gated publishing with an approver, and one kill switch across chat, API, channels, MCP, A2A and teams.
UiPath Built in
Agent versions must pass pre-publish design policies (GA September 2026), and a tenant switch turns agents off.
Source: docs.uipath.com · Sep 2026(opens in a new tab)SSO, roles, audit, certifications
ZeaIQ Built in
SAML 2.0, OIDC, LDAP/AD and MFA; seven roles and 60+ permissions; hash-chained audit. SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR.
UiPath Built in
SAML and Entra SSO, folder-level RBAC and unified audit; ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA and HITRUST listed.
Source: docs.uipath.com(opens in a new tab)Quality and spend for every run
ZeaIQ Built in
One run ledger records every turn on every surface with tokens, cost, latency and tool traces; evals use rubric judges and simulated users.
UiPath Built in
Execution traces with token usage and agent-unit consumption, evaluation sets, and runtime evals in preview.
Source: docs.uipath.com(opens in a new tab)Hours saved and value, from real runs
ZeaIQ Built in
Value baselines turn real runs into hours saved, FTE equivalent, net value, ROI multiple, cost per case and straight-through rate per agent and workflow.
UiPath Built in
UiPath Insights includes business ROI dashboards for automations and processes.
Source: docs.uipath.com(opens in a new tab)Teams, Slack, WhatsApp, email, web
ZeaIQ Built in
Microsoft Teams, Slack, WhatsApp, Microsoft 365 email, SMS and a branded web widget, plus Teams apps and SharePoint embeds with single sign-on.
UiPath Partial
Conversational agents reach Microsoft Teams, Slack and an iframe web embed; we found no WhatsApp or email channel.
Source: docs.uipath.com(opens in a new tab)OpenAI-compatible API, MCP, A2A
ZeaIQ Built in
OpenAI-compatible /v1 chat completions for agents and teams, one MCP server per organization (agents and workflows as tools) and A2A agent cards.
UiPath Built in
Hosts and calls MCP servers; A2A in both directions through Agent Gateway (preview); no OpenAI-compatible agent endpoint found.
Source: docs.uipath.com(opens in a new tab)SDKs and a branded widget
ZeaIQ Built in
TypeScript, Python and React SDKs for Connected Apps, a branded website widget, signed webhooks and scoped API keys.
UiPath Built in
Iframe embedding, a TypeScript SDK and client-side tools let host apps run conversational agents.
Source: docs.uipath.com · Aug 2026(opens in a new tab)Including local and sovereign
ZeaIQ Built in
Nine providers including Anthropic, Gemini, Bedrock, Azure AI Foundry, Ollama, Core42 Compass and ZeaLLM, switched per agent with failover.
UiPath Built in
UiPath-hosted OpenAI, Anthropic and Gemini models, your own subscriptions, any OpenAI-compatible endpoint or self-hosted open-weight models.
Source: docs.uipath.com(opens in a new tab)SaaS, your cloud or air-gapped
ZeaIQ Built in
Multi-tenant SaaS, a dedicated single-tenant instance on Docker Compose or AKS, or air-gapped on-premises with licences verified offline.
UiPath Built in
Automation Cloud, Dedicated and Public Sector SaaS, or self-hosted Automation Suite; some AI features need UiPath-hosted models.
Source: docs.uipath.com(opens in a new tab)Install vetted agents, run your own
ZeaIQ Built in
A public marketplace with Try live, plus a private organization catalog with admin install approval and portable packages.
UiPath Built in
Agent templates and the UiPath Marketplace, with the Automation Registry for internal discovery.
Source: docs.uipath.com(opens in a new tab)To match ZeaIQ with UiPath
To be fair
No. ZeaIQ can start existing UiPath jobs through their APIs from a workflow step or an agent tool, so the robots you run today keep working while new agentic processes start on ZeaIQ.
UiPath's robots and ScreenPlay are mature and broad, especially on desktop applications. ZeaIQ's browser robots focus on websites: you teach a task by showing it, the recipe replays without a model, and an AI agent takes over on the same page when the layout changes.
Yes. ZeaIQ Document Intelligence ships eight templates, including cheques, transfers, standing orders and direct debits, with confidence scores, cross-field checks and a review step inside the workflow.
Bring one real use case. We build it with you on ZeaIQ and show the governance, audit and ROI views your stakeholders will ask for.
UiPath and other product names are trademarks of their owners, used only to identify the products compared. The information comes from public documentation reviewed and may have changed since. Ratings describe documented capabilities, not performance.