Appian vs. IFS Applications

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Appian
ScoreĀ 8.8Ā outĀ ofĀ 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
IFS Applications
ScoreĀ 6.0Ā outĀ ofĀ 10
N/A
IFS Applications is presented by the vendor as an agile application suite that offers enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise asset management (EAM) and enterprise project management, handling 4 core processes: Service & Asset Management Full Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and Field Service Management (FSM) Manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) with support for process manufacturing, discrete manufacturingā€¦N/A
Pricing
AppianIFS Applications
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
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AppianIFS Applications
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Detailsā€”ā€”
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Community Pulse
AppianIFS Applications
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
AppianIFS Applications
Low-Code Development
Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Product A and Product B
Appian
9.1
75 Ratings
5% above category average
IFS Applications
-
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
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Appian
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
1.0
1 Ratings
151% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Appian
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
1.0
2 Ratings
152% below category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Appian
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
5.5
2 Ratings
39% below category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Appian
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
1.3
2 Ratings
137% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Appian
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
6.4
2 Ratings
17% below category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Appian
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
4.3
2 Ratings
58% below category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Appian
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
1.0
2 Ratings
154% below category average
Pricing00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Appian
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
1.0
1 Ratings
152% below category average
Billing Management00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Period Close00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Appian
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
2.7
1 Ratings
95% below category average
Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Project Costing00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Cost Capture00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Capital Project Management00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Appian
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
1.0
1 Ratings
149% below category average
Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Appian
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
1.2
1 Ratings
141% below category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Contract Authoring00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Supplier Management00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Appian
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
1.0
1 Ratings
147% below category average
Risk Repository00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Control Management00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Issue Detection00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Remediation and Certification00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Appian
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
5.0
1 Ratings
31% below category average
Fulfillment Management00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Appian
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
1.0
1 Ratings
153% below category average
Production Management00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Configuration Management00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Work Execution00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Appian
-
Ratings
IFS Applications
5.0
1 Ratings
37% below category average
Forecasting00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Inventory Planning00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
AppianIFS Applications
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(139 ratings)
2.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.5
(19 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(95 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.4
(118 ratings)
1.0
(1 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
AppianIFS Applications
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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IFS
Order to cash processes and scenario are implemented natively in IFS. An HR module exists for career management also (objectives, comportments, training, mobility) but may be improved in terms of workflow validation (e.g. training to validate by a manager) or reporting.
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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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IFS
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Complex Inventory
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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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IFS
  • The speed of bug fixes should be improved by the IFS after sales teams. We saw the difference of responsiveness prior to Go Live and after Go Live, with a change of teams. IFS France is working on that point, and strategically wants to innovate by acting now with two other third-party companies in early 2017, to improve the after sales experience for customers.
  • There is no license model between the full licenses, which gives access to all IFS features, and the light licenses, to get access to a specific module like expense sheet. As a consequence, you must acquire a full access license for one team working only with a dedicated module (e.g. general ledger). Maybe an intermediate type license would be welcome to balance the budget. IFS tries to make prices competitive but you have to consider full upgrades of the product too, where requiring full licenses can be hard on the budget.
  • When you have an Active Directory ecosystem with a trust relationship, users from domain B can't natively access IFS, even if AD sync is in place with domain A. It's important to improve that functionality because many companies have a merge and acquisition context, with SOX constraints sometimes, and avoiding maintaining contacts or local accounts simplifies SOX compliance, or to management of accounts within the company.
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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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IFS
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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IFS
The system is very difficult to use, overly complex, and difficult to learn. It also has limitations that are hard to overcome.
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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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IFS
We have been unable to get answers to our questions, solutions to our problems, and they don't seem interested in working in the construction industry.
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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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IFS
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Appian
Very boring; hard to get through quickly, but rather effective in demonstrating the use of the platform.
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IFS
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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IFS
No answers on this topic
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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IFS
Microsoft AX, QAD (in continuation of our previous ERP), Sage X3 was an out of the box ERP that was part of initial RFP. We have chosen IFS based on the compromise between costs & budget, functionality, technical features, and feedback from similar customers that gave their feedback. The project manager team and qualification level of technical or consultant teams were differentiating factors too. Finally IFS application was named in the Gartnerā€™s mid-market ERP Magic Quadrant, along with SAP, and helped us to finalize our choice
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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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IFS
  • Reporting is now centralized and managed. Previously, reports were outside the information systems and there was a risk of incoherence.
  • Accounting controls are now in place on the overall processes, including production, which helped the company to reduce closing periods or to produce more easily official mandatory accounting files yearly.
  • Interfaces between the CRM forecast tool and IFS helped to keep the tools in sync, and to decrease the processing times prior to production launch.
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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

IFS Applications Screenshots

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