AI agents vs RPA automation

Automation moves data. Globus agents understand the order.

RPA bots like Dwight move data between your existing systems -- genuinely useful back-office work. Globus AI agents work the front office: reading a new shift order, searching your candidate pool with explained reasoning, and engaging candidates around the clock. Many agencies run both.

  • GDPR compliant
  • UK & EU data storage
  • Human-in-the-loop design
  • EU AI Act aligned
Two different categories of tool

Not head-to-head -- different jobs, and they can run together

RPA bots like Dwight replay a fixed process across your existing systems, which is exactly what back-office admin needs. Globus AI agents are built for the front-office work that requires judgement -- reading an unusual order, ranking candidates, deciding how to engage them. The table below is honest about where each fits.

Feature Globus AI agents RPA bots like Dwight
Starting price From 9,900 NOK/mo (Core plan) Contact for pricing
What it automates Order reading, candidate search, candidate engagement Onboarding data-entry, invoicing, credential-result extraction
Adapting to a new or unusual order format Reads and understands the content Needs reconfiguration for the new format
Explaining its output Plain-language reasoning shown to the consultant Completes the scripted task, no reasoning shown
Candidate-facing engagement 24/7 outreach via Nora Not a candidate-facing tool
Best fit Front-office: sourcing, matching, engagement Back-office: repetitive admin across existing systems
Human in control

Eira -- order intake

Reads the order, not a fixed field layout

An RPA bot reads the third cell in column B. Eira reads what the shift actually says -- grade, ward, dates, rate -- regardless of format or source, and carries on when a client changes how they send orders.

  • Email, portal, PDF, VMS extract, message -- any source, any format
  • Captures grade, ward, dates, rate and compliance requirements
  • Flags ambiguity for consultant review instead of failing silently
Eira
Eira Inbox Intelligence
Saga -- candidate matching

Search and reasoning, not a scripted lookup

Automation tools do not search or rank candidates. Saga searches across your candidate base and returns a shortlist with the reasoning for each match, so consultants see why a candidate fits before the first call.

  • Full database search, not a filtered list
  • Every shortlist position explained in plain language
  • Unusual requirements surfaced for consultant judgement
Saga
Saga Search & Match
Nora -- candidate engagement

24/7 outreach, a job RPA was never built for

RPA bots move data between systems on a schedule -- they do not talk to candidates. Nora engages candidates directly, at any hour, on the channels they respond to, and hands off to a consultant the moment a candidate is ready to move.

  • Direct candidate engagement, 24 hours a day
  • Works the channels candidates actually use
  • Consultant approval built into every handoff
Nora
Nora Engagement

Common questions

We already use an RPA tool like Dwight. Does Globus replace it?

Not necessarily. RPA bots are genuinely good at repetitive back-office admin -- onboarding data-entry, invoicing, moving results between systems. Globus AI agents sit at a different layer: reading a new order, matching candidates with reasoning, and engaging them directly. Many agencies run an RPA tool for back-office admin and Globus for front-office sourcing at the same time.

Is Globus itself an RPA tool?

No. Globus AI agents are built to understand context and make judgement calls -- reading an unusual order format, ranking candidates with explainable reasoning, deciding how to phrase an engagement message. RPA replays a fixed scripted process; Globus reads the situation and decides, with a human approving the moves that matter.

How long does it take to set up?

Agents connect to your existing ATS and can be configured without developer work. Your team works with ours to define each agent's scope and guardrails before anything goes live.

See the difference

See what the AI agents do differently

We run a real shift order through Eira and Saga and show you the reasoning at each step -- the match, the compliance check, the explanation. Book a time and we will walk you through it.