Download UiPath Orchestrator

Our Review

Here’s how UiPath Orchestrator operates each type of Robot:

• Attended: human assistance is required for Attended Robots on the same machine. The Orchestrator facilitates a centralized solution for executing and logging repetitive business processes
• Unattended: it’s not necessary to interfere in the Robot processes since operations are executed automatically in virtual environments, on any number of processes. In addition to the Attended Robot features, the Orchestrator adds support for work queues, remote process execution, monitoring, scheduling
• Studio and StudioX: they share the Unattended Robot characteristics, but the Orchestrator should only be used for development
• NonProduction: also shares the Unattended Robots features, but should only be used for development and testing purposes

UiPath Orchestrator system requirements

Check if your system meets the next hardware and software prerequisites before getting UiPath Orchestrator:

• Hardware (for development)
  • Web application server: 4 CPU cores at 2 GHz, 4 Gb RAM, 150 Gb HDD
  • SQL Server: 4 CPU cores at 2 GHz, 8 Gb RAM, 300 Gb HDD
• Hardware (for production)
  • One dedicated server for each role: Orchestrator web application, SQL Server Database Engine, Elasticsearch and Kibana
  • For a multi-node installation: High Availability Add-on (HAA) for Orchestrator (3+ HAA nodes for true high availability and 6+ HAA nodes for geo-redundancy)
• Software
  • Windows Server 2019, 2016, 2012 R2, 2008 SP1
  • SQL Server 2019, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2008 R2 (Standard or Enterprise Edition)
  • Elasticsearch and Kibana 6.x – 7.x for logging and visualization
  • A web browser
  • WebDeploy 3.5 or newer (64-bit) for deployment with PowerShell script installations
  • .NET Framework 4.7.2 or newer
  • IIS URL Rewrite 7.5 or newer for web servers
  • A virtualization platform: VMWare, Microsoft Hyper-V, Oracle VirtualBox, 5.0 or newer, Citrix XenDesktop 7.6 or newer
  • CyberArk Credential Provider 10.5 and Azure Key Vault for credential stores

UiPath editions

The UiPath platform is mainly oriented toward enterprises. It offers 60-days free trials to UiPath Studio, UiPath Enterprise Cloud, and UiPath Enterprise Server, which also include Orchestrator licenses. Once the 60 days are up, you have to either uninstall UiPath or contact the sales department to purchase a software license.

Nevertheless, individuals and small teams will be happy to know there’s a forever-free version called UiPath Community Cloud, which also includes 1 Orchestrator license.

How to install UiPath Orchestrator

The UiPath Orchestrator can be installed in three ways:

• Windows setup file: on one or more nodes, but the repair functionality is unsupported
• Azure installation script: on one or more nodes in the Azure Portal
• UiPath Platform installer: for Orchestrator, Robot, and Studio (recommended on one node)

When using the Windows MSI file, you can configure the IIS settings like website and app pool, create firewall rules for the website port you specified, and prepare the SQL Server database. All NuGet feeds for packages and activities can be installed with automatic settings. You can also install Elasticsearch for logging as well as activate Windows authentication.

The components of the Azure installation script are similar to the MSI, but UiPath Orchestrator can be set up in the Azure Portal with app services. The UiPath platform installer is identical to the MSI but doesn’t support command-line arguments.

UiPath Orchestrator interface

The web-based user interface of UiPath Orchestrator is quite intuitive, providing quick access to the main components. The dashboard displays the following menus on the left side: Monitoring (Robots, Jobs, Queues, Logs), Automations (Processes, Triggers, Queues, Assets, Tasks) and Management features (Folders, Users, Robots, Machines, Packages, Task Catalogs).

What is UiPath Orchestrator used for

To conclude, UiPath Orchestrator is one of the most powerful and robust applications you can find in the RPA market. Using an intuitive interface and resourceful tools, you can easily manage and control all UiPath robots from a web-based environment.

With drag-and-drop support, it’s possible to automate repetitive tasks with little or no human assistance. Furthermore, rich user documentation is available online to clarify any issue you might stumble upon when using the UiPath Orchestrator.

FAQ: Learn more about UiPath Orchestrator

• Is UiPath Orchestrator free?

There’s a forever-free version called UiPath Orchestrator Community Cloud, available for individuals and small teams.

• Is UiPath Orchestrator safe?

UiPath Orchestrator is a legitimate web application designed to control UiPath Robots from a web interface. It doesn’t contain malware and comes bundled with plenty of security features. The tool is perfectly safe to use.

• How to connect UiPath Robot to Orchestrator latest version?

Right-click the UiPath Robot icon in the systray and open Options > Settings. At Machine Key paste the key of the user who created the Orchestrator Robot.