Automate Desktop
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Automate Desktop, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Automate Desktop's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Automate Desktop | Priced on request | Single machine, single user; quote based on automation goals, deployment requirements, and budget |
The facts
Each one read from Automate Desktop's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Data extraction
- It can extract, transform, and transport data from browsers, email, databases, Excel, PDF, CSV, and OCR files.checked 8 Oct 2026
- File transfer
- It supports scheduled or event-triggered file operations, including SFTP, FTP over SSL, server-to-server FXP transfers, PGP encryption, and compression.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Listed integrations include AWS, Azure, VMware, SharePoint, Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, Dynamics CRM, Excel, Chrome, Firefox, Oracle, MySQL, XML, JSON, PDF, and PowerShell.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Fortra describes Desktop as single-machine automation for individual users and identifies finance, operations, IT, and back-office teams as use areas.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Operating system requirements
- The overview lists Windows 10 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019 as compatible operating systems.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Product limits
- The comparison page marks centralized multi-machine execution, a centralized repository, workflow auditing, enhanced security and audit features, and an API as unavailable in Automate Desktop.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Automate Desktop helps individual users automate repetitive desktop tasks, web interactions, data extraction, reporting, and file transfers from a single machine.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Recorder availability
- Fortra says the Automate Recorder may or may not be included for Automate Desktop users and advises contacting a sales manager for details.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security and control
- Fortra describes Automate Desktop as on-prem software that supports machine-based execution and local control of sensitive data and systems.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Fortra's Automate Desktop page lists phone, email, and support request contact options and describes Automate Care as providing a dedicated Technical Account Manager.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Triggers and recovery
- Features include event-based triggers and conditions, execution logging, and error handling and recovery.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Workflow building
- Its Task Builder uses no-code, form-based development and drag-and-drop actions, with more than 600 prebuilt automation building blocks.checked 8 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Desktop and browser automation
- It can interact with websites and desktop applications, including clicking links, selecting menus, and entering text, and supports recording desktop and browser automation.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1982checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Trial and onboarding
- Fortra offers a fully functional 14-day trial with onboarding from a specialist, a 15-minute requirements call, and a setup focus on one workflow.checked 8 Oct 2026
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