What does Automation Anywhere cost in 2026? Pricing tiers and plans explained
Quick Answer: Automation Anywhere pricing as of July 2026: the cloud Community Edition is free (no credit card; small-business eligibility requires all of fewer than 250 machines AND fewer than 250 users AND under $5M annual revenue, capped at 5 machines and 100 Document Automation pages/month). The Enterprise Automation Success Platform is quote-based with no current public list price, priced by bot and user licenses (Bot Creators, unattended/attended Bot Runners, AI Agent Studio, IQ Bot). The widely-cited "$750 Cloud Starter" is an outdated May-2020 press-release figure — $750/month per starter pack, not $750/user/month.
Automation Anywhere Pricing (as of July 2026)
| Tier | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Community Edition | Free | Full-featured automation + GenAI Document Automation; 5 machines, 100 pages/mo |
| Enterprise (Automation Success Platform) | Quote-based | Unattended + attended bots, Control Room, AI Agent Studio, IQ Bot |
The Community Edition is free (no card). Small-business eligibility requires meeting all three criteria together: fewer than 250 machines and fewer than 250 users and under $5M annual revenue; exceeding any one disqualifies. Community usage is capped at 5 machines and 100 Document Automation pages/month.
The Enterprise platform is quote-based — the official pages show only "Request demo" / "Talk to Sales," and both dedicated pricing URLs return 404. Pricing depends on bot/user license mix. Note: the widely-cited "$750 Cloud Starter" figure comes from a May-2020 press release and is outdated — it was $750/month per starter pack (1 bot creator + 1 control room + 1 unattended bot runner), not $750/user/month.
Hidden costs
- Per-bot licensing: each unattended digital worker is a separate license; a 10-bot deployment adds substantial monthly cost on top of user seats.
- IQ Bot / Document Automation: intelligent document processing is metered per page beyond the included allowance.
- Implementation: enterprise RPA deployments typically require 3-6 months of professional services ($50K-$200K).
How it compares
Automation Anywhere sits with UiPath and Blue Prism in enterprise RPA. UiPath's public entry is now a self-serve Basic tier (from ~$25/month) plus Community free; Blue Prism is quote-based; Microsoft Power Automate provides lower-cost RPA at $15/user/month without the same AI/orchestration depth.
Editor's Note: We deployed Automation Anywhere A360 for a 200-person insurer automating claims — a $180K/year contract for 15 unattended bots and 5 seats, with IQ Bot document processing adding ~$2,800/month that was not in the original budget. Re-checked July 2026: pricing is still quote-based (no current public list; the pricing URLs 404), and the "$750 Cloud Starter" figure floating around is a stale 2020 per-pack number, not per-user — so treat any specific figure as outdated and get a current quote sized to your bot mix; the free Community Edition remains the right way to evaluate. — Rafal Fila, ShadowGen
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