The Verdict
Sola has strong traction: $21M A16Z funding, 9.0 Trustpilot rating, enterprise customers running 52k+ monthly executions. Their screen-recording approach is intuitive but uses LLM inference per action. Mediar's OS-level approach using accessibility APIs is more predictable and cost-effective at scale - we don't guess at pixels, we read what applications actually expose.
At a Glance
Feature
Mediar
Sola
Technology
OS-level APIs
LLM + Computer Vision
Execution
Deterministic
Probabilistic
Vision vs OS-Level
Sola uses computer vision and LLMs to interpret screens - flexible but probabilistic. Mediar uses accessibility APIs that applications expose at the OS level - the same interfaces screen readers use. This is fundamentally more reliable: we read what applications tell us, not what pixels look like.
Pricing & Value
Recommended
Mediar
Usage-based
- Pay per successful execution
- 99% automation success rate
- Implementation in days, not months
Sola
Platform fee + Usage
"Both use usage-based pricing. Sola's vision approach has higher per-action costs due to LLM inference."
Why move away from Sola?
Cons of Sola
- Vision-based slower than OS APIs
- LLM costs per action add up
- Less predictable than deterministic
Where Sola is strong
- $21M funding (A16Z-led)
- 9.0 Trustpilot rating
- Intuitive screen recording
- Proven enterprise customers
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