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Axiom vs UiPath

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Cheaper
Axiom — $15/mo vs $25/mo for UiPath
Free plan
Neither — Axiom has paid plans only, UiPath has paid plans only
Public API
Both have one
Best fit
Axiom: Ops and marketing staff automating repetitive site work without code · UiPath: Enterprises automating high-volume back-office work across legacy applications
Platforms
Axiom: Web, Chrome extension · UiPath: Web, Windows

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

AxiomNo-code Chrome bot builder for clicking, scraping and filling web forms on a scheduleUiPathEnterprise RPA platform: design desktop and web workflows, run them on software robots at scale

Side by side

FactAxiomUiPath
CategoryBrowser Automation AgentsRPA & Desktop Automation
Pricing modelPaidPaid
Starts at$15/mo$25/mo
Public APIYesYes
Trust score94 / 10092 / 100
PlatformsWeb, Chrome extension, APIWeb, Windows, API
CompanyAxiom Ai LimitedUiPath Inc.
Launched—2005
Last verifiedOct 16, 2026Oct 15, 2026

What our research says

Axiom

The split between unmetered desktop runs and metered cloud hours is Axiom's most useful design decision: long jobs can stay on your own machine while only scheduled work consumes quota. The catch is that the cheapest tier gives five cloud hours and no API, so anything you want automated end to end starts at $50.

Pros

  • Desktop runs have no runtime or concurrency limit on any plan
  • Stored logins and TOTP support so bots can pass two-factor prompts
  • Playwright and Puppeteer can connect to their hosted browsers
  • Registered UK company with a company number published in the terms

Cons

  • No free plan, only a two-hour trial
  • Webhooks and API access require the $50 Pro tier or higher
  • Starter is limited to one cloud bot with a one-hour cap per run

UiPath

The reference implementation of enterprise RPA, now rebuilt around agents that decide rather than scripts that only click. It is genuinely deep, and genuinely heavy: the $25 tier is a toe in the water, and everything an organisation actually needs sits behind a quote.

Pros

  • Drives desktop applications that expose no API, which SaaS-only automation tools cannot reach
  • Orchestrator gives central scheduling, queueing and monitoring across a robot fleet
  • Document understanding handles unstructured input rather than assuming clean data
  • Separate Test Cloud covers automated QA on top of process automation

Cons

  • Only the entry tier has a public price; everything above it is sales-quoted
  • Studio is Windows-centric, so authoring is not platform-neutral
  • Real deployments need dedicated staff - this is a programme, not a tool you install on Friday

Which one fits

Choose Axiom if you need

  • Ops and marketing staff automating repetitive site work without code
  • Scheduled scraping and form-filling jobs that must run unattended
  • Teams that want a visual builder but occasional code-level control

Choose UiPath if you need

  • Enterprises automating high-volume back-office work across legacy applications
  • Teams that need automation running against desktop software with no API
  • Organisations that require on-premises deployment or regional data residency

Axiom vs UiPath: the questions people ask

Is Axiom cheaper than UiPath?

On published entry prices, Axiom starts lower — $15/mo against $25/mo for UiPath. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Which has a public API, Axiom or UiPath?

Both ship a public API, so either can be built on; the fact table above shows the platforms each one runs on.

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