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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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.

    $0

    FileHold Document Management

    Score7.7 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    FileHold is a document and records management software. FileHold is integrated with both Microsoft Office and Microsoft Teams and provides secure single log in to both FileHold and Office 365. FileHold can be deployed on a customers own servers or private cloud or hosted by FileHold on the Azure Cloud Standard features include; document scanning, version control, search, tagging, full user audit trail, archiving and scheduled disposition. Out of the box, users can search the FileHold…

    $30

    per month per seat

    Pricing
    AppianFileHold Document Management
    Editions & Modules
    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
    FileHold Enterprise
    $10.00
    Per user / month
    FileHold installed on cusomers own Cloud or in house server
    $15.00
    per month per seat
    FileHold Express for 5 users
    $15.00
    per user / month
    FileHold Cloud, Fully hosted on Microsoft Azure
    $30.00
    per month per seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AppianFileHold Document Management
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—In all cases the price per user will decrease as more users are added to the system. FileHold has many optional and custom features that can be chosen and will change the price. For outright purchase of a license there is an optional 20% per year support and upgrade fee.
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    Community Pulse
    AppianFileHold Document Management
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    Appian
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    38 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    32 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    37 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    25 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    30 Answers
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    Features
    AppianFileHold Document Management
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Appian and FileHold Document Management
    Feature
    Appian
    8.1
    9 Ratings
    4% above category average
    FileHold Document Management
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards8.29 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.59 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports7.69 Ratings00 Ratings
    Process Engine
    Comparison of Process Engine features of Appian and FileHold Document Management
    Feature
    Appian
    7.4
    9 Ratings
    2% above category average
    FileHold Document Management
    -
    Ratings
    Process designer7.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Process simulation6.49 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business rules engine6.49 Ratings00 Ratings
    SOA support8.29 Ratings00 Ratings
    Process player7.39 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form builder7.69 Ratings00 Ratings
    Model execution8.59 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AppianFileHold Document Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (139 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.5
    (19 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (95 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (118 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    1.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AppianFileHold Document Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    FileHold Systems Inc
    Scenarios that FileHold Document Management documents are well suited are to store documents, manage them and share them with other employees through the cloud. FileHold Document Management does a good job at all of these in addition to the fast loading time and ample storage space. However, other software such as good drive still remain better due to its ease of use and accessibility.
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    Pros
    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.
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    FileHold Systems Inc
    • FileHold scales well and can serve small companies up to enterprises with thousands of users.
    • Powerful workflow and approval processes.
    • MS Office Integration, version control, a powerful search engine, and cloud availability.
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    Cons
    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.
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    FileHold Systems Inc
    • Whenever there was an update done to the program, we would run into multiple issues.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    FileHold Systems Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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.
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    FileHold Systems Inc
    FileHold is the ideal solution if you are looking for an electronic library with workflow functionality. The ease of use and integration with other tools we already use was also a huge incentive. It also allows us to import and export data. The search features and the ability to accept electronic signatures further made our lives easier.
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    Performance
    Appian
    No answers on this topic
    FileHold Systems Inc
    FileHold was easy to implement as well as to configure to meet our organization's business requirements. We all found the search capabilities to be wonderful, reducing the time it takes to find a particular document. FileHold is easy even for the most novice of users to become productive in a very short amount of time.
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    Support Rating
    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.
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    FileHold Systems Inc
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    In-Person Training
    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.
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    FileHold Systems Inc
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    Online Training
    Appian
    Very boring; hard to get through quickly, but rather effective in demonstrating the use of the platform.
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    FileHold Systems Inc
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    FileHold Systems Inc
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    Alternatives Considered
    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]?
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    FileHold Systems Inc
    I selected file storage document because it has better security feature and some employees are used to the software already. Also, I wanted to try out new software to see if there are better software out there than what I'm currently using. Google Drive doesn't offer too much security in term of their file storage feature.
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    Return on Investment
    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.
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    FileHold Systems Inc
    • Faster approval process
    • Better relationships with our plant [locations]
    • Improved employee efficiency by making the approval process faster
    • Improved employee efficiency by allowing employees to find documents faster through the search function
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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

    FileHold Document Management Screenshots

    Screenshot of Adding documents from Microsoft officeScreenshot of The Library treeScreenshot of FileHold architecture