Appian vs. IBM Process Mining

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Appian
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Appian 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
IBM Process Mining
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
IBM Process Mining enables organizations to identify the business processes that may benefit most from automation by using business system data to create and visualize an end-to-end process to uncover derivations, bottlenecks and inefficiencies that are hidden in business processes. IBM Process Mining provides users an objective view to analyze business processes, identify areas to focus automation initiatives and create what-if scenarios on prioritizing…
$33,110
per year per installation
Pricing
AppianIBM Process Mining
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
Platform
Custom Quote Priced per user with unlimited apps.
Minimum 100, no maximum
Unlimited
Custom Quote Priced per development with unlimited apps.
Unlimited
IBM Process Mining Inside Cloud Pak for Business Automation SaaS
$3208 Flexpoints (Flexpoints are priced at USD 1 per point on a recurring, monthly basis)
per month per installation
IBM Process Mining Inside Cloud Pak for Network Automation On-Prem
$33,110
per year per installation
IBM Process Mining Inside Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps On-Prem
$33,578
per year per installation
IBM Process Mining Inside Cloud Pak for Integration On-Prem
$33,642
per year per installation
IBM Process Mining Inside Cloud Pak for Business Automation On-Prem
$34,608
per year per installation
IBM Process Mining Standalone SaaS
$38500
per year per installation
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AppianIBM Process Mining
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsIBM Process Mining Platform part is a prerequisite before customers can buy IBM Process Mining add-on parts. Only one Platform can be purchased. IBM Process Mining Platform = 3 Process Entities, 20 Million Events, 1 Analyst User, 3 Business User, 2 Task Mining Agents
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Features
AppianIBM Process Mining
Low-Code Development
Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Product A and Product B
Appian
9.1
75 Ratings
6% above category average
IBM Process Mining
-
Ratings
Visual Modeling8.873 Ratings00 Ratings
Drag-and-drop Interfaces8.972 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Security9.171 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform User Management8.872 Ratings00 Ratings
Reusability9.475 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Scalability9.473 Ratings00 Ratings
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Small Businesses
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
Quixy
Quixy
Score 9.8 out of 10
Appian
Appian
Score 8.8 out of 10
Enterprises
Quickbase
Quickbase
Score 9.2 out of 10
Appian
Appian
Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
AppianIBM Process Mining
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(139 ratings)
9.2
(48 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.5
(19 ratings)
9.1
(5 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(95 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.4
(118 ratings)
9.3
(45 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)
User Testimonials
AppianIBM Process Mining
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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IBM
at real time use I found is easy to use. if your algorithms is up to the point then you can extract a strong data accOrding to your strategy .which required for your R&D.and after using process Mining we converted passive clients into active and now were delivering them best service.
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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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IBM
  • I like that problems are detected before they become serious, it is a relief for us to have software with a great daily impact on our system.
  • This software identifies bottlenecks very quickly.
  • Real-time monitoring prevents future problems from occurring and is quickly fixed.
  • Professional technical support team attentive to our needs.
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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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IBM
  • It is not software with good scalability, I do not see improvements in its very advanced constants in its updates.
  • The central structure of this tool has made it difficult to use.
  • Everything works as it should when it is implemented for the development of new projects.
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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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IBM
I think it is the best process mining software that can currently exist, others are similar, but do not meet our expectations, we will use it for a long time, it is a system that makes us productive with minimal manual effort, the quality of the results they are amazing.
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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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IBM
The initial integration/configuration is complex and hence takes time. Once integrated it is very easy and nice to use. We can have the analytics with a very user-friendly dashboard. It provides detailed information which helps in finding causes and hence in improvement. I would say it is a very nice and user-friendly tool.
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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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IBM
We have received all the detailed documentation and requested information even on Friday evenings. The tutorials and examples are great for starting the implementation and optimizing it a long the way to the required custom internal needs. If needed, there is also the option to book a consultation with an IBM specialist which can recommend the proper processes of implementation.
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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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IBM
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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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IBM
No answers on this topic
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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IBM
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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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IBM
Identify automation opportunities, prioritize by impact and expected ROI, and fast-track implementation with automated RPA bot generation. IBM Process Mining helps us by identifying non-conformant cases to identify the root causes of deviations, stakeholders involved and impact on key performance indicators. Accelerate digital transformation and through data-driven insights we are able to make faster and more informed business decisions.
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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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IBM
  • IBM Process Mining helps limit our reliance on the human bias with data-driven, fact-based process intelligence.
  • Easy to identify automation opportunities, prioritize by impact and expected ROI.
  • It helps us to predict the impact and ROI of change initiatives and identify potential operational risks before making investments by performing what-if analyses.
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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

IBM Process Mining Screenshots

Screenshot of visualizations that provide analysis on process performance and the associated times and costs, used to automatically discover processes.Screenshot of a visualization that helps locate the best process performance in lead time and costs related to both standard and customized KPIs of running processes to understand where automation will make the biggest impact.Screenshot of analytics that compare a discovered process with a reference process model to locate deviations and their costs, frequency and root cause for targeted fixes.Screenshot of RPA Candidates, that recommends the activities to automated based on ROI and the desired automation level.Screenshot of a simulation comparing as-is and what-if processes to calculate ROI of automation initiatives.