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Blue Prism costs $3K to $100K per year as of June 2026, with 3 plans available. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.

Use the interactive pricing calculator to estimate your exact cost based on team size and requirements.

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Blue Prism offers 3 pricing tiers: Standard License, Business License, Enterprise License. The Business License plan is mid-sized organizations scaling automation programs.

Blue Prism true cost runs 70% above the listed $3000-$100000/year price as of June 2026. For a 25-person team, expect ~$7,650,000 in year-one costs vs the $4,500,000 base license. Key hidden costs: hardware costs for sql server setup typically add $5,000-10,000 for infrastructure, implementation setup requires approximately one week of it work at $150-250/hour, first-year costs typically reach $30,000 including hardware, setup, and people costs. Verified from 6 sources by CostBench.

Hidden Costs Breakdown

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Hardware costs for SQL server setup typically add $5,000-10,000 for infrastructure

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Implementation setup requires approximately one week of IT work at $150-250/hour

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First-year costs typically reach $30,000 including hardware, setup, and people costs

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Annual maintenance and support fees often 15-20% of license cost

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Blue Prism costs around £8,000 GBP annually compared to competitors at $3,000-6,000 USD

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Server infrastructure for on-premise deployment requires dedicated resources

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Training and certification programs add $1,000-3,000 per user

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Professional services for process design cost $200-300/hour

Example: True Cost for 25 Users

License (25 × $15000 × 12) $4,500,000/yr
Implementation (one-time) +$15,000–$50,000
Premium Support (20%) +$900,000/yr
Training (25 × $500) +$12,500
Admin (part-time) +$15,000–$25,000/yr
Estimated Year 1 Total ~$7,650,000
That's roughly 1.7× the advertised license price. The median Blue Prism contract is $200/yr across 5 Vendr purchases.