- Which license type (attended or unattended) would best suit this environment?
If you are going with attended license - Ideally it is expected to be triggered manually. Someone needs to login and click the play button in assistant to run the BOT. If this is expected - Attended license would work
If your requirement is to schedule in night or any time without human intervention - the only option is to go with Un Attended license. In general - Most of the process are expected to run in unattended mode
- Is an unattended license viable without Orchestrator for running processes via Task Scheduler?
Not suggested. It might add a lot of complexity to your run. If you are purchasing unattended license - I would suggest connecting with orchestrator. This is the ideal approach
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What would be the cost of the recommended license?
License cost might vary based on your discussion with UiPath depending upon the relationship, number of licenses etc. You can contact UiPath sales for the exact quote. Approximately it might cost around 500 dollars for unattended license and less for attended license -
Would you recommend a physical machine or VM in this kind of setup?
Definitely VM for unattended mode and physical machine for attended mode