Attended RPA
How it runs
On your machine while you are logged in
Triggered by
Manual button or cloud flow
Infrastructure
Your existing PC
License needed
Premium ($15/user/mo)
Best for
Personal task automation
Unattended RPA
How it runs
On a dedicated machine, no user needed
Triggered by
Cloud flow or schedule
Infrastructure
You manage the machine
License needed
Process ($150/bot/mo)
Best for
Batch processing at scale
Hosted RPA
How it runs
On a Microsoft hosted Azure VM
Triggered by
Cloud flow or schedule
Infrastructure
Microsoft manages everything
License needed
Hosted Process ($215/bot/mo)
Best for
Scale without IT overhead
Desktop automation tips
Start with attended RPA on your own machine to build and test desktop flows before investing in unattended or hosted licenses. Use the recorder for quick prototyping, then refine the steps in the action editor for reliability. Add error handling and retries for production flows, since desktop automation is more fragile than cloud API calls (UI elements can change position or load slowly).