Leave IBM RPA. Keep the automations.
IBM RPA (acquired from WDG Automation) lives inside Cloud Pak for Business Automation and is sold by the SOW. We rebuild your scripts and orchestration as code you own and run anywhere.
3-year savings (20 bots)
$360,000
vs IBM RPA effective $9K/bot/yr
Why teams leave IBM RPA
The four reasons we hear most often.
Reason 01
Bundled into Cloud Pak
IBM RPA is packaged within Cloud Pak for Business Automation. You buy a platform to get the bots, and the platform is the cost.
Reason 02
SOW-led delivery
IBM and partners deliver via statements of work. The build is a consulting engagement, and so is every change.
Reason 03
Acquired-product seams
The WDG lineage still shows. Tooling, docs, and roadmap feel grafted onto the broader IBM automation portfolio.
Reason 04
Heavyweight footprint
Cloud Pak runs on OpenShift with a sizable operational footprint — overhead you carry whether or not your automations need it.
The math
What IBM RPA actually costs.
Public list pricing plus the add-ons most teams end up buying. Implementation and admin overhead extra.
| Line item | Cost |
|---|---|
IBM RPA (Cloud Pak bundle) approx | $5,000 / bot / yr |
Cloud Pak for Business Automation | $$ platform |
OpenShift footprint | $$ infra |
IBM / partner SOW year one | $100–300K |
| Real all-in | ~$9,000 effective per bot / yr, all-in |
What we migrate
Every record.
Every field.
Specifically, from IBM Robotic Process Automation. Nothing is left behind to "migrate later."
- RPA scripts and reusable routines
- Control / orchestration queues and schedules
- Chatbot + RPA handoffs (where used)
- Document processing models
- Integrations to core systems
- Credentials (to your own secrets manager)
- Run history and audit requirements
Our recommendation
Replace IBM RPA with Robot Framework (open source).
IBM RPA scripts map cleanly to Robot Framework + rpaframework keywords. We run them on your own infrastructure (no OpenShift footprint required), orchestrate with Temporal or cron, and rebuild document/AI steps on your model keys. You drop the Cloud Pak platform and the SOW-per-change model.
Not the right fit?
We also build fully bespoke automations, deploy Robot Framework / n8n / Temporal to other estates, and integrate with whatever you're keeping. The audit covers the choice.
IBM RPA migration FAQ
Specific to IBM RPA.
Other questions? Email us — that's a real address.
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