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Robotic process automation (RPA) 4 companies

A software robot clicks, types and copies between screens the way an employee does, so repetitive office work runs on its own.

UiPath logoUiPathUiPath, with engineers in Bengaluru and Hyderabad, led the market for software robots. It is the largest company in the world that sells only automation.BengaluruHiring now
EdgeVerve (Infosys) logoEdgeVerve (Infosys)Part of InfosysEdgeVerve, the product arm of Infosys, sells automation and AI software to large companies.Bengaluru · ChennaiHired recently
Automation Anywhere logoAutomation AnywhereAutomation Anywhere, UiPath's oldest rival, was started by engineers of Indian origin and for a long time was run largely from Bengaluru.Bengaluru
Kognitos logoKognitosKognitos, with engineers in Bengaluru, lets staff write automation in plain English, which an AI model then carries out.
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Process mining 3 companies

Process mining reads the records a company's systems leave behind and draws how each order or invoice actually moved, showing where it got stuck or went wrong.

Skan AI logoSkan AISkan AI, founded by Indians, watches the work done on employees' screens to map how a process really runs.BengaluruHired recently
Celonis logoCelonisCelonis, with a large centre in Bengaluru, created process mining as a market. It shows a company where its processes lose time and money.BengaluruHiring now
Soroco logoSorocoSoroco, also founded by Indians, maps how employees actually work across the apps on their screens.
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Low-code and workflow platforms 8 companies

These platforms let a company build its own apps and workflows, such as a loan approval or a store audit, by arranging forms and rules instead of writing code.

Appian logoAppianAppian, the largest low-code company, has a big centre in Chennai. Banks and governments build workflow apps on it.ChennaiHired recently
OutSystems logoOutSystemsOutSystems, with engineers in Bengaluru, is one of the largest low-code platforms for big companies.BengaluruHiring now
Pegasystems logoPegasystemsPegasystems, with engineers in Hyderabad and Bengaluru, sells a rules engine and case platform that run inside many banks and insurers.BengaluruHiring now
Newgen Software logoNewgen SoftwareNewgen, India's oldest workflow company, sells platforms on which banks and governments run their documents and approvals.
ToolJet logoToolJetToolJet is an Indian open-source platform on which developers build internal apps with little code.
Modlix logoModlixModlix sells a platform on which a non-programmer builds a business app from forms and rules.
Clappia No-Code logoClappia No-CodeClappia sells a platform on which staff build apps, such as inspection forms, without code.
Wooqer logoWooqerWooqer sells the daily checklists, audits and tasks that store managers of retail chains run on their phones.
How it all worksBack-office softwareOne dealer's order touches sales, stock and finance.
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What's changing

The robot is becoming an agent.

Software robots follow fixed steps and break when a screen changes. AI agents are told the goal in plain words and work out the steps, so RPA and workflow companies are rebuilding their products around agents.

Companies: ingrid's company map. Hiring signals: postings feed of 5 Nov 2026.