Select a bot type

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Alibaba Cloud RPA provides two types of bots for running automation processes. The following table compares their use cases and differences.

Local bot

Service bot

Use cases

  • Small-scale deployments with a few bots.

  • Scenarios where users manually trigger tasks on the client.

  • Integration with upstream business systems for service-based orchestration.

  • Large-scale automation involving hundreds or thousands of bots.

  • Unified management and operations for bots and runtime resources.

  • AI-driven use cases, such as Computer Use Agent.

Scale

  • A few to dozens of bots.

  • A few to tens of thousands of bots.

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Operating environment

  • Runs in your Windows environment. The client must be able to connect to the Alibaba Cloud RPA server.

  • Alibaba Cloud Wuying Workspace Enterprise Edition.

  • Supports Wuying Workspace instances in the following regions:

    • China (Hangzhou)

    • China (Shanghai)

    • China (Qingdao)

    • China (Beijing)

    • China (Zhangjiakou)

    • China (Shenzhen)

    • China (Guangzhou)

    • China (Chengdu)

    • Hong Kong (China)

    • Singapore

Deployment mode

  • Public cloud

  • On-premises deployment

  • Public cloud

Login method

  • Users must manually log in to the client.

  • The client logs in and registers automatically.

Triggering method

  • Manual execution on the client

  • Scheduled execution

  • API-triggered execution

  • MCP Tool invocation

  • API-triggered execution

  • MCP Tool invocation

Unified management

  • Not supported.

  • Supports unified management and operations for resources, including Wuying Workspace.

Available licenses

  • Advanced Edition - Robot License

  • Professional Edition - Robot License

  • Advanced Edition - Robot License

  • Professional Edition - Robot License

  • Wuying & RPA Joint Cloud Desktop Specifications

Automation capabilities

  • The automation capabilities available depend on your license.

Runnable processes

  • Can run any automation process developed with the editor.

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