RPA Bots are still a very expensive technology. As of 2019, there are zero open-souce enterprise grade RPA platforms. Of course, efforts have been launched by Microsoft and other foundations to create a fully free and open source RPA platform, but we do not have to wait till then.

Enter the cloud bots — specifically, the Bot-as-a-service (BaaS) delivery model for RPA. When bots and Automation are delivered as a service in the cloud, it runs on a network of remote servers instead of inside a company’s server room. Once access is provided, cloud bots can work on machines within your network.