Appian vs Low Code Development Platform | TrustRadius

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Score 8 out of 10

Based on 179 reviews and ratings

Score 10 out of 10

Based on 1 reviews and ratings

Likelihood to Recommend

I believe that Appian is very well-suited to provide an approval work-flow. For making requests where there is a specific hierarchy of approvals that must occur, it is great. For example, if an employee needs to make a capital request for a long term project, the number of approvals can be set based on the amount of the items/work that is to be capitalized. If the amount is < 10000, maybe only manager approval is required. If the amount is over 10,000, Department Budgetary approval is also required. Over 25,000, Finance approval is required. Over 100,000, executive approval is required. Appian makes it very easy to set these conditions and send out tasks based on them. Appian also Excels at reporting. Appian provides the tools to report on any of the data that is captured in the request. This data can be exported to Excel to be used for audits or data management. Data can be reported in a variety of ways grid format, generate a pdf, or with charts and graphs. I don't believe that Appian should be used to replace any cost accounting type of functions. There are enterprise systems, such as Oracle that do a better job with that. Appian's strength is providing workflows.

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Christine Mulready

Principal Programmer

GDITDefense & Space, 10,001+ employees

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Any business requirements are suitable for Low Code Development Platform, and you get a faster MVP development done and still have some time to improve the User Interface.If the project requires too many complex screens and complex queries just may need some integration or take into consideration a non-Low Code Development Platform, but everything is possible with Low Code Development Platform if you have the right support from the vendor or at least an experienced senior developer in the technology being used.

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Verified User

Employee in Engineering

Telecommunications Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Appian

Low Code Development Platform

Visual Modeling

Drag-and-drop Interfaces

Platform Security

Platform User Management

Reusability

Platform Scalability

Pros

I have observed after version 17.1 we have a lot of good features in Appian that improve usability (UX). This adds real value in this competitive Digital space.
You can understand business use case and convert it to a logical process automation.
Process Modeller has improved a lot and providing smart services use adds more value.
Service integration helps us to seamlessly integrate with third-party systems

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Ravi Joshi, PMI-ACP®

Solutions Architect

Fidelity InternationalInvestment Management, 5001-10,000 employees

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Save time, avoiding complex queries.
Use of drag and drop.
You still need your development logic so no need to worry about your brain no exercising.
Faster and with the same results' and quality.

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Verified User

Employee in Engineering

Telecommunications Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Cons

Advanced functionality requires use of the Appian expression language. The more advanced the logic, the harder it is to build with the expression language. This means development expertise is more relevant if you need advanced functionality, which I imagine applies almost all the time. I would much prefer if they allowed some common language such as JavaScript out of the box.
Debugging has proved difficult. It’s easy for developers to get the app to or feature to a “working” state but it needs robust alpha testing.
Deployment can be tricky. When a solution gets big and there are many teams and dependencies, it needs a careful process to ensure things don’t break.
Reasuability of Appian objects is both a pro and con. Reusing objects across apps may be more trouble than its worth because of creating heavy dependencies. Experience is helpful to strike the right balance.

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Verified User

Director in Research & Development

Pharmaceuticals Company, 10,001+ employees

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The source code behind almost all low code platform needs to continue an improvement process to speed up the PaaS (Platform as a Service).

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Employee in Engineering

Telecommunications Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Appian 9.0

Based on 16 answers

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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Michael Campbell, PMP,CSM

Director, Strategic Process Project Management

Scripps NetworksBroadcast Media, 1001-5000 employees

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Usability

Appian 8.6

Based on 45 answers

Great platform for providing business process management. Fairly easy to learn tool (especially now that I have seen the evolution over 5 years). More difficult to master, but there is a great community that is always willing and able to help solve your problem.

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Business Process Management Administrator/Designer

Scripps Networks InteractiveBroadcast Media, 1001-5000 employees

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Support Rating

Appian 8.1

Based on 123 answers

We have a mixture of onsite and offshore support by Appian and their partner Cognizant. Our stated support hours for the business are 9-5pm Mon-Fri. Cognizant being located in India provides us with coverage up to 9pm should anything happen that needs urgent attention. Appian Cloud Support are also there should we have any issues connecting to the application.

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Business Analyst

Sydney AirportAirlines/Aviation, 201-500 employees

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Low Code Development Platform 10.0

Based on 1 answer

My life changed after I switched as a developer and a manager to Low Code Development Platforms.

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Verified User

Employee in Engineering

Telecommunications Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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In-Person Training

Appian 9.0

Based on 1 answer

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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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Online Training

Appian 10.0

Based on 1 answer

Really great training platform. Very visual and easy to use.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Implementation Rating

Appian 9.0

Based on 8 answers

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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Development Team Lead for BPM, Integration and Special Project Teams

University of WollongongHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

The main advantage of Appian is the cost structure that is more suitable for starting a test-project to see how develop in Appian and most of all how Appian is accepted inside the company. In few weeks you can show the first results and start the journey on digitalization.

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Project Manager in Other

Banking Company, 201-500 employees

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It's just faster, and you get the same results in a shorter amount of time, results are even better once you get the right experience. I think companies get a huge asset changing to Low Code Development Platform.

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Verified User

Employee in Engineering

Telecommunications Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Return on Investment

Our objective to reduce customer effort when dealing with government by 25% was exceeded. In the process of applying for an alcohol licence renewal alone, we saw approximately 80% reduction in time and effort for the business customer - and that was just a prototype! Imagine the possibilities when this is taken into a live environment!

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Lynley Johnston

Contract Senior Business Analyst

Department of Internal Affairs (NZ)Government Administration, 1001-5000 employees

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Faster releases process.
A business and product owners very happy with quick and excellent results.
Happy developers that love learn new technologies.

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Verified User

Employee in Engineering

Telecommunications Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Appian Editions & Modules

Edition

Free	$0
Standard	60.00²
Flat Fee	Contact Sales³
Enterprise	Contact Sales⁴

per user per month
one fixed price per app, unlimited users
unlimited number of apps, priced by user

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

Low Code Development Platform Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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Rating Summary

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