Desktop Automation

These 19 entries compare individual capabilities. Each row describes what its evidence covers and who published it. Date added is the first appearance in this comparison. Last checked records the official-source review, not a hands-on product test.

All 133 criterion ratings were reviewed against provider documentation on 10 Nov 2026. Yes means explicitly documented by the provider. Partial identifies a narrower capability. No applies to the described product/configuration. Unverified means the reviewed source does not establish the requirement. These are documentation assessments; independent end-to-end testing remains outstanding. Each rating includes its limitation and a benchmark source.

Record ID	Product or project	Benchmark	Organisation	Category	Availability	Compared with ADA	Deployment	Date added	Last checked	Evidence	Video and publisher	What it covers
1	Mediar	Observe everyday work – Unverified Detect repetition – Unverified Human approval – Partial AI execution & verification – Partial Reuse microtasks – Partial Run unattended – Partial Fully self-hosted – Unverified Benchmark source	Mediar	Workflow automation	Contact sales	Records Windows workflows and turns them into automations with validation and recovery when controls move. Learning a new business rule from an operator’s correction remains unverified.	Windows applications; hosting terms unconfirmed	10 Nov 2026	10 Nov 2026	Official source	Automation of SAP B1 payments reconciliation · Mediar & Fazm	Provider-hosted example of payments reconciliation in SAP Business One, embedded on Mediar’s site.
2	Terminator — Mediar	Observe everyday work – Unverified Detect repetition – Unverified Human approval – Unverified AI execution & verification – Partial Reuse microtasks – Partial Run unattended – Unverified Fully self-hosted – Unverified Benchmark source	Mediar	Automation engine	Public repository	MIT-licensed Windows engine behind Mediar. Supports human workflow recording for deterministic automation and exposes Windows controls to AI agents.	Local Windows engine	10 Nov 2026	10 Nov 2026	Official source	Louis Beaumont on automating repetitive workflows in legacy Windows software · Cohere	A project developer presents on an external channel. The speaker’s affiliation matters when assessing independence.
3	OpenAdapt	Observe everyday work – Unverified Detect repetition – Unverified Human approval – Yes — provider documented AI execution & verification – Partial Reuse microtasks – Partial Run unattended – Partial Fully self-hosted – Unverified Benchmark source	OpenAdaptAI	Workflow automation	Public repository	Turns a demonstrated Windows task into a local program that can repeat steps, check a save and stop on a mismatch. Ordinary replay runs without model calls.	Local replay program; model requirements vary by stage	10 Nov 2026	10 Nov 2026	Official source	Quick demo of OpenAdapt · OpenAdaptAI	Project demo of desktop automation. The release shown matters when comparing the footage with current replay behaviour.
4	Sola	Observe everyday work – Unverified Detect repetition – Unverified Human approval – Partial AI execution & verification – Partial Reuse microtasks – Partial Run unattended – Partial Fully self-hosted – Unverified Benchmark source	Sola	Workflow automation	Vendor demo	Turns a screen recording into a bot with editable logic. The provider describes desktop and browser workflows, adaptation to new events and scheduled work in financial software.	Desktop and browser workflows; hosting terms unconfirmed	10 Nov 2026	10 Nov 2026	Official source	How WSI rapidly scales their brokerage with Sola AI · Sola	Named customer example published by Sola. A complete recording-to-replay sequence remains unverified in this video.
5	Automation Anywhere — Automation 360 and Automator AI	Observe everyday work – Yes — provider documented Detect repetition – Yes — provider documented Human approval – Partial AI execution & verification – Partial Reuse microtasks – Partial Run unattended – Partial Fully self-hosted – Unverified Benchmark source	Automation Anywhere	RPA platform	Commercial platform	Process Discovery observes work to identify candidates. Generative Recorder builds automations with an AI fallback during execution. Windows Unattended Bot Runner executes workflows.	Automation 360 with Windows Bot Runner	10 Nov 2026	10 Nov 2026	Official source	Generative Recorder and resilient automation · Automation Anywhere	Vendor presentation and shorter release video cover recording and resilience. Evidence for these separate capabilities does not establish one continuous run.
6	UiPath — Studio, ScreenPlay, Healing Agent and Unattended Robot	Observe everyday work – Partial Detect repetition – Partial Human approval – Partial AI execution & verification – Partial Reuse microtasks – Partial Run unattended – Partial Fully self-hosted – Unverified Benchmark source	UiPath	RPA platform	Commercial platform	Task Capture exports a prototype for Studio. ScreenPlay directs desktop actions with AI, Healing Agent can repair supported interactions, and unattended robots run published workflows.	Studio authoring and robot execution; options vary by component	10 Nov 2026	10 Nov 2026	Official source	Healing Agent and ScreenPlay · UiPath Step-by-step self-healing demo · pikorpa	Vendor presentation and creator walkthrough of execution and recovery. Healing coverage depends on the activity.
7	Microsoft Power Automate for desktop	Observe everyday work – Partial Detect repetition – Partial Human approval – Partial AI execution & verification – Partial Reuse microtasks – Partial Run unattended – Yes — provider documented Fully self-hosted – No — described configuration Benchmark source	Microsoft	Desktop flow builder	Released; licensing varies	Records and edits desktop flows. Unattended execution requires appropriate licensing. The supplied comparison describes AI self-healing as a preview and flags older Record with Copilot demos as historical.	Windows desktop runtime; cloud orchestration for unattended flows	10 Nov 2026	10 Nov 2026	Official source	How to record actions · Anders Jensen How to set up unattended robots · Anders Jensen	Separate practitioner tutorials on recording and unattended setup. Check release and licence when comparing capabilities.
8	Microsoft Copilot Studio — computer use	Observe everyday work – Unverified Detect repetition – Unverified Human approval – Unverified AI execution & verification – Partial Reuse microtasks – Partial Run unattended – Unverified Fully self-hosted – No — described configuration Benchmark source	Microsoft	Computer-use agent	Documented feature; access varies	An agent follows written instructions, examines the desktop and operates apps. Screenshots and execution logs let the user inspect the steps.	Copilot Studio with a connected computer	10 Nov 2026	10 Nov 2026	Official source	Computer use in Copilot Studio · Microsoft Copilot Studio Step-by-step live demo · Microsoft Techy Tips	Instruction-driven computer use. This evidence addresses desktop operation, while discovery of repetition is a separate question.
9	Microsoft Record-and-Run	Observe everyday work – Unverified Detect repetition – Unverified Human approval – Partial AI execution & verification – Partial Reuse microtasks – Partial Run unattended – Unverified Fully self-hosted – Unverified Benchmark source	Microsoft	Research prototype	Public repository	Records Windows actions, generates a written playbook and uses a vision model to execute a changed task. The documented setup uses a model API.	Windows workstation and model API	10 Nov 2026	10 Nov 2026	Official source	Paired demonstration and execution videos · Microsoft (GitHub)	Compare the original demonstration with the changed case side by side. YouTube match unconfirmed.
10	Microsoft UFO²	Observe everyday work – Unverified Detect repetition – Unverified Human approval – Partial AI execution & verification – Partial Reuse microtasks – Partial Run unattended – Unverified Fully self-hosted – Unverified Benchmark source	Microsoft	Computer-use agent	Public project	Retrieves a previous human demonstration to help plan a similar Windows task. Uses screen information and application controls across apps.	Windows agent with configured model backend	10 Nov 2026	10 Nov 2026	Official source	Automating Windows desktops using AI with Microsoft UFO2 · BusinessBreeze Demonstration-learning example · Microsoft	The creator video features UFO². The project example is the more specific reference for learning from a demonstration.
11	Microsoft UFO³ Galaxy	Observe everyday work – Unverified Detect repetition – Unverified Human approval – Unverified AI execution & verification – Partial Reuse microtasks – Partial Run unattended – Unverified Fully self-hosted – Unverified Benchmark source	Microsoft	Multi-device agent framework	Public repository	Coordinates agents across devices and can use UFO² as its Windows agent. The single-desktop demonstration-learning capability above belongs to UFO².	Agents deployed on participating devices	10 Nov 2026	10 Nov 2026	Official source	UFO3: Weaving the Digital Agent Galaxy · Chaoyun Zhang	Project-author presentation on coordinating agents across devices.
12	ShowUI-Aloha	Observe everyday work – Unverified Detect repetition – Unverified Human approval – Unverified AI execution & verification – Partial Reuse microtasks – Partial Run unattended – Unverified Fully self-hosted – Unverified Benchmark source	Show Lab and collaborators	Research prototype	Public repository	Captures screen, mouse and keyboard activity, interprets a demonstration and uses AI to perform variants. Open-source code with a model API key in the documented setup.	Local Windows or macOS desktop with model API	10 Nov 2026	10 Nov 2026	Official source	ShowUI ALOHA Agent: Automate anything by video input · WHA Coder Demo gallery · project authors	Creator walkthrough and researcher examples using Excel and PowerPoint.
13	Tencent UI-Mate	Observe everyday work – Unverified Detect repetition – Unverified Human approval – Partial AI execution & verification – Partial Reuse microtasks – Partial Run unattended – Unverified Fully self-hosted – Unverified Benchmark source	Tencent and collaborators	Computer-use model	Public research and weights	Open-weight computer-use model that accepts a demonstration as context. Researchers report improved performance on later tasks. The Windows benchmark and demonstration-assisted results are separate experiments.	Model inference with a separate desktop-control environment	10 Nov 2026	10 Nov 2026	Official source	UI-Mate demo gallery · Tencent researchers	Look for DemoCUA for the demonstration-guided example. YouTube match unconfirmed.
14	ServiceNow AI Desktop Actions	Observe everyday work – Unverified Detect repetition – Unverified Human approval – Partial AI execution & verification – Partial Reuse microtasks – Partial Run unattended – Unverified Fully self-hosted – No — described configuration Benchmark source	ServiceNow	Workflow automation	Documented platform feature	A recorded sequence can run against native Windows apps. The documented adaptive mode chooses steps dynamically on Chrome websites.	ServiceNow platform with desktop action runner	10 Nov 2026	10 Nov 2026	Official source	Recorded desktop-action walkthrough · ServiceNow	Worked recorder example. Evidence for browser adaptation should be assessed separately from native Windows replay. Exact YouTube match unconfirmed.
15	OpenRPA	Observe everyday work – Unverified Detect repetition – Unverified Human approval – Partial AI execution & verification – Unverified Reuse microtasks – Partial Run unattended – Unverified Fully self-hosted – Unverified Benchmark source	OpenRPA project	RPA platform	Public repository	Open-source Windows workflow builder for conventional recording and replay. The supplied evidence leaves AI adaptation to a changed case unverified.	Windows desktop client	10 Nov 2026	10 Nov 2026	Official source	Recording a Windows application · Allan Zimmermann Working within an application · Anders Jensen	Windows recording and application interaction provide a baseline for comparing AI-assisted replay.
16	Nintex Kryon RPA	Observe everyday work – Unverified Detect repetition – Unverified Human approval – Partial AI execution & verification – Unverified Reuse microtasks – Partial Run unattended – Yes — provider documented Fully self-hosted – Unverified Benchmark source	Nintex	RPA platform	Versioned product documentation	Records and edits actions across applications. An unattended robot can execute the defined procedure on a virtual machine.	Unattended robot on a VM connected to the RPA server	10 Nov 2026	10 Nov 2026	Official source	Upload data from Excel into an online portal · ranjit nair Full-cycle automation demo · Naviant	Example crossing from a desktop spreadsheet into a web portal.
17	SS&C Blue Prism Capture	Observe everyday work – Unverified Detect repetition – Unverified Human approval – Partial AI execution & verification – No — described configuration Reuse microtasks – Partial Run unattended – Unverified Fully self-hosted – Unverified Benchmark source	SS&C Blue Prism	Process capture	Download via Blue Prism Portal	Captures a demonstrated task and produces a process definition document, screenshots and a process map for review.	Installed desktop application	10 Nov 2026	10 Nov 2026	Official source	BluePrism Capture 2.x demo · Benoît Cayla	Version-labelled demonstration of process capture and documentation. Subsequent execution would require separate evidence.
18	Mimica Mapper and Miner	Observe everyday work – Yes — provider documented Detect repetition – Yes — provider documented Human approval – Partial AI execution & verification – Unverified Reuse microtasks – Unverified Run unattended – Unverified Fully self-hosted – Unverified Benchmark source	Mimica	Task mining	Vendor demo	Observe everyday work, identify variations and produce procedure documents and bot blueprints. Particularly relevant to finding repetition without asking someone to stage a demonstration.	Employee desktop activity capture; hosting terms unconfirmed	10 Nov 2026	10 Nov 2026	Official source	Automated Workflow ID – Mimica Automation · Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence Merck and Mimica on task mining · Mimica	Workflow discovery and a named customer example. Coverage of both named modules in the footage remains unverified.
19	XYZ by Decision Foundry	Observe everyday work – Partial Detect repetition – Partial Human approval – Partial AI execution & verification – Partial Reuse microtasks – Partial Run unattended – Partial Fully self-hosted – No — described configuration Benchmark source	Decision Foundry	Client solution	Case study; standalone availability unconfirmed	A provider-described deployment connecting process capture with automation. The case study leaves standalone product availability and independent verification open.	Client BPO deployment; hosting terms unconfirmed	10 Nov 2026	10 Nov 2026	Official source	Illustrated XYZ deployment · Decision Foundry	Provider case study with product screens and reported runs. Exact YouTube match unconfirmed.
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