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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Appian

    Score7.8 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

    sterlo

    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    sterlo is an enterprise-grade No-code platform to simplify the development of web and mobile application. sterlo is on a mission to help companies with their digital transformation journey by enabling process owners to develop apps, generate reports and dashboards and custom workflow approvals and all without any need to know coding. sterlo was developed to cater enterprise companies specifically by giving freedom to host the platform on-premise. The cost of sterlo is based on the level…

    $9

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Appiansterlo
    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
    Lite User
    $9
    per month per user
    Standard User
    $18
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Appiansterlo
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Contact sales for On-Premise and Perpetual Licensing (Life-Time Validity).
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    Community Pulse
    Appiansterlo
    Considered Both Products
    Appian
    No answer on this topic
    Oreops Framework Pvt. Ltd. (sterlo)
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    38 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    32 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    37 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    25 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    30 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Appiansterlo
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Appian and sterlo
    Feature
    Appian
    8.1
    9 Ratings
    3% above category average
    sterlo
    -
    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 sterlo
    Feature
    Appian
    7.4
    9 Ratings
    0% below category average
    sterlo
    -
    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
    Low-Code Development
    Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Appian and sterlo
    Feature
    Appian
    -
    Ratings
    sterlo
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Platform Security00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Platform User Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Reusability00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Platform Scalability00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    No-Code Development
    Comparison of No-Code Development features of Appian and sterlo
    Feature
    Appian
    -
    Ratings
    sterlo
    8.2
    1 Ratings
    0% below category average
    No Coding Required00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Collaborative App Development00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Visual Data Modeling00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Framework Integration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Deployment00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Managed Hosting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    Appiansterlo
    Small Businesses
    altaFlow
    Score10 out of 10
    Creatio
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Creatio
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Creatio
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Appiansterlo
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (139 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.5
    (19 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (95 ratings)
    -
    (0 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)
    User Testimonials
    Appiansterlo
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Oreops Framework Pvt. Ltd. (sterlo)
    Built a application integrating an ERP without any need to code and the application build can be replicated without any additional effort for a different client. The pricing model is suitable for enterprise companies and the adoption is simpler. sterlo supports on-premise service as most No-Code platforms usually does not support on-premise. This helps a lot for enterprise companies to retain their data security.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Oreops Framework Pvt. Ltd. (sterlo)
    • Workflow Management
    • No-Code application development
    • Dashboards and analytics
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Oreops Framework Pvt. Ltd. (sterlo)
    • More integrations with other applications
    • preview board for workflow charts
    • More themes for customization
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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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    Oreops Framework Pvt. Ltd. (sterlo)
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Oreops Framework Pvt. Ltd. (sterlo)
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Oreops Framework Pvt. Ltd. (sterlo)
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Oreops Framework Pvt. Ltd. (sterlo)
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Oreops Framework Pvt. Ltd. (sterlo)
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Oreops Framework Pvt. Ltd. (sterlo)
    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]?
    Incentivized
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    Oreops Framework Pvt. Ltd. (sterlo)
    On-premise support, easy to deploy, freedom to host on cloud of the clients choice, enterprise pricing model, no-code tech as others need coding as they are low-code platforms, new tech stack and it makes scalability easier, helps with digital transformation for enterprise with 3 tier user levels, device agnostic and much more
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Oreops Framework Pvt. Ltd. (sterlo)
    • Replication of application has been useful
    • Able to cut down digital costs for clients
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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

    sterlo Screenshots

    Screenshot of Dashboards and Report generationScreenshot of Task ApprovalScreenshot of sterlo - connectors