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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Altera Paragon

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AParagon is an HIS (hospital information system) solution for smaller hospitals formerly developed by McKesson, supported by Allscripts since late 2017, and now from Altera Digital Health since 2023.N/A

    Appian

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AAppian is a low-code development and business process management platform. It features drag-and-drop design for app building, automated work processes, unified data management, and cloud-based deployment.

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    Pricing
    Altera ParagonAppian
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Appian Community Edition
    $0
    Application - Input-Only
    $2
    per month per user
    Application - Infrequent
    $9
    per month per user
    Application - Standard
    $75
    per month per user
    Platform
    Custom Quote Priced per user with unlimited apps.
    minimum 100 users, no maximum
    Unlimited
    Custom Quote Priced per development with unlimited apps.
    unlimited
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Altera ParagonAppian
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Altera ParagonAppian
    Considered Both Products
    Altera Digital Health
    No answer on this topic
    Appian
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Would buy again
    38 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    32 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    37 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    25 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    30 Answers
    Features
    Altera ParagonAppian
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Altera Paragon and Appian
    Feature
    Altera Paragon
    -
    Ratings
    Appian
    8.1
    9 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.29 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.59 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.69 Ratings
    Process Engine
    Comparison of Process Engine features of Altera Paragon and Appian
    Feature
    Altera Paragon
    -
    Ratings
    Appian
    7.4
    9 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Process designer00 Ratings7.99 Ratings
    Process simulation00 Ratings6.49 Ratings
    Business rules engine00 Ratings6.49 Ratings
    SOA support00 Ratings8.29 Ratings
    Process player00 Ratings7.39 Ratings
    Form builder00 Ratings7.69 Ratings
    Model execution00 Ratings8.59 Ratings
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    Altera ParagonAppian
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    Score8.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Altera ParagonAppian
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.4
    (139 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (19 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (95 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (118 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Altera ParagonAppian
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Altera Digital Health
    10 years ago the product was a good product, owned by McKesson and built on newer code. Over the years it has failed to keep up with the rapidly changing healthcare changes and struggled to fix those problems it created with new code. We had to recently move to Epic as a Community Connect client to keep up with all the changes as Paragon couldn't.
    Incentivized
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    Appian
    Appian works great for automating manual processes and integrating multiple systems through its toolset. It gives great flexibility for establishing rules for approvals, routings, escalations, and the like. Because of the low code toolset, it's very easy to deploy and make changes as needed as processes evolve and as the organization learns to utilize the system better. Minimal maintenance is required to support the applications build on the platform. Some of the automated testing integration with tools like Jenkins is limited so that may be an issue for some.
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    Pros
    Altera Digital Health
    No answers on this topic
    Appian
    • Allows at a glance workflow documentation which assists in the need we have for information readiation.
    • Drag and drop interface for workflow development greatly speeds our apps time to market.
    • Using the advanced features of Appian, we are able to create working sites in a fraction of the time it would take to do so using "traditional" development.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Altera Digital Health
    • Fix key software issues
    • Off shore support
    • Keeping the product up to Healthcare standards
    Incentivized
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    Appian
    • Search issues when type ahead and database search are used in the same field.
    • Buttons implementation where user is require[d] to click on the button description - if clicks on the button outside that text - button will not work.
    • Problems with using certain off-the-shelf performance tools like WebLoad or Neoload. That is because of different dynamic variables being used internally in Appian - which these tools are unable to correlate. We are still investigating using other tools like Jmeter to overcome dynamic correlation problem for performance testing.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Altera Digital Health
    No answers on this topic
    Appian
    We recently renewed our license with Appian. We are convinced that its flexibility, relative ease of use, the support they provide, there mobile advancements and their general willingness and desire to see us succeed all contributed to our reason to renew our agreement with Appian
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    Usability
    Altera Digital Health
    No answers on this topic
    Appian
    Appian is a low code environment, because of this, a very good visual interface is required. Appian is providing a feature-rich dashboard [that] we can use for building the dashboards and other interfaces. Appian also provides patches and releases to enhance these features. A developer can start off development just by going through a basic course from the Appian learning community.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Altera Digital Health
    No answers on this topic
    Appian
    Appian is one of the leading low code business automation platforms that support RPA, decision rules, case management, workflow automation, and machine learning all in a single bundle. But it is also harder to implement and replace the traditional business process.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Altera Digital Health
    No answers on this topic
    Appian
    As analyst I participated in a developer boot camp. At times it was hard to keep up but most of the time it made sense. Trainer took the time to explain and slowed pace down to answer questions etc.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Altera Digital Health
    No answers on this topic
    Appian
    Very boring; hard to get through quickly, but rather effective in demonstrating the use of the platform.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Altera Digital Health
    No answers on this topic
    Appian
    It was really seamless. SaaS in the true definition of the word. We logged on and started using the product. Very easy.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Altera Digital Health
    We have recently moved to Epic as our EMR. Paragon isn't as user-friendly nor does it keep up with HealthCare standards. Paragon upgrades were very long and caused downtime, while Epic upgrades are a lot faster.
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    Appian
    Appian has enormously transformed and keeps on updating the product every quarter to meet the latest needs of the world with new innovations & technologies being integrated within the platform. What gives more pleasure than a product that keeps on continuous[ly] improv[ing]?
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Altera Digital Health
    • ROI in the beginning, but as time passed we risked losing a lot
    • Support costs are low compared to others, but you pay for what you get
    • Couldn't continue to use it
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    Appian
    • I believe it has negatively impacted our release dates. There may have been a misunderstanding as to the learning curve, even though it is "low code."
    • The look and feel of the applications created using Appian have uniformity and it's easier to have "reuse" between applications.
    • There is less developer control when it comes to features. I think this mainly has to do with the amount of plugins available. I would think there should be many more available plugins. But again, our use case is probably different than most others.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Appian Screenshots

    Screenshot of Low-Code DevelopmentScreenshot of Business Process Management SuiteScreenshot of Dynamic Case ManagementScreenshot of Mobile App DevelopmentScreenshot of Appian RPA with Blue Prism