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Tasks run locally through `rcc` or Python, with Control Room as the hosted orchestrator.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/robocorp", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/robocorp.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/robocorp.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/robocorp.json", "repo": "https://github.com/robocorp/rpaframework", "license": "Apache-2.0", "transports": [], "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "rpaframework" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "robocorp" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "robocorp-windows" } ], "auth": "none", "authNotes": "No account or key for the libraries, which run on the owner's machine. Control Room services (work items, vault, storage) need a Control Room workspace and its credentials. Locally, the vault reads secrets from a file named in `RC_VAULT_SECRETS_FILE`.", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "The libraries and rcc are free under Apache-2.0. 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MCP servers for Robot Framework found on PyPI and Glama are community projects", "No SECURITY.md, no security.txt on robotframework.org and no published repository advisories", "robotframework.org still showed version 7.4.2 on 14 October 2026, a month after 7.5 shipped" ], "agentNotes": [ "Install with `pip install robotframework` and check with `robot --version`. Add the library for the target app, such as AppiumLibrary, separately", "Read the exit code. 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It names Google Analytics and keeps analytics data for 50 months.", "COPYRIGHT.txt reads Copyright 2008 to 2015 Nokia Networks and 2016 onwards Robot Framework Foundation." ], "score": 74 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/robot-framework.json" }, "facts": [ { "a": "SDK + MCP", "b": "Agent framework", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Sema4.ai", "b": "Robot Framework Foundation", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "None", "b": "None", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Free", "b": "Free", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Apache-2.0", "b": "Apache-2.0", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "no", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-04", "b": "2026-09-14", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "no document linked", "b": "no document linked", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "no document linked", "b": "no date given", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "1.6k stars, 61k PyPI/wk", "b": "12k stars, 776k PyPI/wk", "name": "Popularity" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Robot Framework scores 76.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Robocorp's 65.5 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Robocorp or Robot Framework?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Robocorp is open source (Apache-2.0). Robot Framework is open source (Apache-2.0).", "question": "Are Robocorp and Robot Framework open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": null, "also": null, "goodFor": "Python RPA on Windows desktops, browsers and documents, written or run by a coding agent.", "slug": "robocorp", "watchFor": "robocorp.com redirects to sema4.ai, which answered our reader with a bot check, so the docs, Control Room pricing and terms were not read" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 95 against 87", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 86 against 65", "Agent ergonomics, 78 against 59", "Security \u0026 auth, 50 against 44", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 90 against 81", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 76 against 65" ], "also": [ "Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better", "Free to start without a card" ], "goodFor": "Agents that write or run keyword-driven test and RPA suites across web, desktop and mobile through libraries.", "slug": "robot-framework", "watchFor": "Desktop and mobile control depend on separate libraries, such as AppiumLibrary and AutoItLibrary, maintained outside the core project" } ], "job": { "capability": "desktop.rpa", "name": "Robotic process automation" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/autohotkey-vs-robocorp.json", "title": "AutoHotkey vs Robocorp", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/autohotkey-vs-robocorp" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/autoit-vs-robocorp.json", "title": "AutoIt vs Robocorp", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/autoit-vs-robocorp" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/automation-anywhere-vs-robocorp.json", "title": "Automation Anywhere vs Robocorp", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/automation-anywhere-vs-robocorp" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/automation-anywhere-vs-robot-framework.json", "title": "Automation Anywhere vs Robot Framework", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/automation-anywhere-vs-robot-framework" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/robocorp-vs-uipath.json", "title": "Robocorp vs UiPath", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/robocorp-vs-uipath" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/robot-framework-vs-uipath.json", "title": "Robot Framework vs UiPath", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/robot-framework-vs-uipath" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/autohotkey-vs-robot-framework.json", "title": "AutoHotkey vs Robot Framework", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/autohotkey-vs-robot-framework" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/autoit-vs-robot-framework.json", "title": "AutoIt vs Robot Framework", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/autoit-vs-robot-framework" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 8, "edge": "robot-framework", "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "robocorp": 87, "robot-framework": 95, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 21, "edge": "robot-framework", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "robocorp": 65, "robot-framework": 86, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 19, "edge": "robot-framework", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "robocorp": 59, "robot-framework": 78, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 6, "edge": "robot-framework", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "robocorp": 44, "robot-framework": 50, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "robocorp": 60, "robot-framework": 60, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 9, "edge": "robot-framework", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "robocorp": 81, "robot-framework": 90, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 11, "edge": "robot-framework", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "robocorp": 65, "robot-framework": 76, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Robot Framework scores 76.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Robocorp's 65.5 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do robotic process automation.", "verdicts": { "robocorp": "Apache-2.0 libraries with passing CI, releases in the last month and an agent skill in the repository make it practical for agent-written desktop automation. robocorp.com now redirects to Sema4.ai, whose docs, pricing, terms and rcc downloads sit behind a bot check, and recent library issues mostly go unanswered.", "robot-framework": "A stable 7.5 release, passing unit and acceptance tests, JSON schemas for results and library docs, and an llms.txt make it a dependable base for agent-written automation. Desktop and mobile control come from separate community libraries, there is no official MCP server, and no security policy or security.txt was found." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/robocorp-vs-robot-framework", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/robocorp-vs-robot-framework.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/robocorp-vs-robot-framework.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/robocorp-vs-robot-framework.min.md" }, "markdown": "Robot Framework scores 76.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Robocorp's 65.5 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do robotic process automation.\n\n- Robocorp: grade B, 65.5/100, rank #337 of 1076. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/robocorp.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/robocorp.json\n- Robot Framework: grade BB, 76.4/100, rank #35 of 1076. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/robot-framework.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/robot-framework.json\n- Best desktop and mobile app automation for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/desktop-automation/index.md\n- All 15 desktop comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/desktop-automation/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Robocorp (B)\n\nGood for: Python RPA on Windows desktops, browsers and documents, written or run by a coding agent.\n\nWatch for: robocorp.com redirects to sema4.ai, which answered our reader with a bot check, so the docs, Control Room pricing and terms were not read\n\n### Robot Framework (BB)\n\nGood for: Agents that write or run keyword-driven test and RPA suites across web, desktop and mobile through libraries.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 95 against 87\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 86 against 65\n- Agent ergonomics, 78 against 59\n- Security \u0026 auth, 50 against 44\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 90 against 81\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 76 against 65\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better\n- Free to start without a card\n\nWatch for: Desktop and mobile control depend on separate libraries, such as AppiumLibrary and AutoItLibrary, maintained outside the core project\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Robocorp | Robot Framework | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 87 | 95 | Robot Framework +8 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 65 | 86 | Robot Framework +21 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 59 | 78 | Robot Framework +19 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 44 | 50 | Robot Framework +6 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 60 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 81 | 90 | Robot Framework +9 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 65 | 76 | Robot Framework +11 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **65.5 · B** | **76.4 · BB** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Robocorp | Robot Framework |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | SDK + MCP | Agent framework |\n| Vendor | Sema4.ai | Robot Framework Foundation |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | None | None |\n| Pricing | Free | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | no | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-04 | 2026-09-14 |\n| Terms last updated | no document linked | no document linked |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | no date given |\n| Customer content may train models | | |\n| Terms restrict automated access | | |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | | |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | | |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | | |\n| Popularity | 1.6k stars, 61k PyPI/wk | 12k stars, 776k PyPI/wk |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Robocorp.** Apache-2.0 libraries with passing CI, releases in the last month and an agent skill in the repository make it practical for agent-written desktop automation. robocorp.com now redirects to Sema4.ai, whose docs, pricing, terms and rcc downloads sit behind a bot check, and recent library issues mostly go unanswered.\n\n**Robot Framework.** A stable 7.5 release, passing unit and acceptance tests, JSON schemas for results and library docs, and an llms.txt make it a dependable base for agent-written automation. Desktop and mobile control come from separate community libraries, there is no official MCP server, and no security policy or security.txt was found.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Robocorp\n\n1. Install libraries with `pip install robocorp` and add `rpaframework` or `robocorp-windows` separately. robocorp-windows is not in the meta-package\n2. Use RPA.Windows or robocorp.windows on Windows only. On macOS or Linux use RPA.Desktop, which works by keyboard, mouse and image matching\n3. Ask the user for the rcc download link for their platform, because the release notes page blocks automated requests\n4. Run a task package with `rcc task run --robot robot.yaml --task \"TASK NAME\"` and read the final status as well as the log output\n5. Keep secrets in robocorp.vault or environment variables and register sensitive names with robocorp.log so they are hidden from logs\n\n### Robot Framework\n\n1. Install with `pip install robotframework` and check with `robot --version`. Add the library for the target app, such as AppiumLibrary, separately\n2. Read the exit code. It is the number of failed tests or tasks up to 250, and 252, 253 or 255 mean bad input, a user stop or an internal error\n3. Use `--dryrun` to validate a suite without running keywords, and `--rerunfailed output.xml` to repeat only failures\n4. Convert results with `rebot --output output.json output.xml` for JSON that matches doc/schema/result.json\n5. Keep secrets out of keyword arguments, because log.html records arguments unless keywords are removed with `--removekeywords`\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Robocorp or Robot Framework?\n\nRobot Framework scores 76.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Robocorp's 65.5 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.\n\n### Are Robocorp and Robot Framework open source?\n\nYes. Robocorp is open source (Apache-2.0). Robot Framework is open source (Apache-2.0).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/robocorp-vs-robot-framework.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/robocorp-vs-robot-framework.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"robocorp\", \"b\": \"robot-framework\"}`. 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