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Overview

What is Appian?

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.

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Great Low code - no code Workflow tool in the market!!

Rating: 8 out of 10
October 3, 2023
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Appian is a digital transformation tool in which it streamlines and complement human operations in order to reduce highly manual intensive tasks. It is one of the best Low cod...
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Umesh Kataria
Employee - Information Technology
Senior Manager
Genpact
Appian2 years of experience

Best Low Code Software

Rating: 9 out of 10
September 16, 2022
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
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Divya Sangtani
Engineer - Information Technology
Software Engineer
Aptclouds Software Solutions
Appian1 year of experience

BEST BPM TOOL - APPIAN

Rating: 10 out of 10
March 17, 2022
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
I'm using Appian to build applications. My applications are investments and financial services where users can create a user account and maintain the user data.
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Gayatre Shankar
Consultant - Corporate
Technical Consultant
Vuram
Appian1 year of experience

From emerging to established tool in BPM and cloud space.

Rating: 8 out of 10
November 24, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Found very intuitive while using the IDP along with Appian process design for building the solution for one of the insurance companies in APAC. It was used to address to onboa...
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Ashish Gawande
Project Manager - Information Technology
Sr Manager
Capgemini
Appian3 years of experience

Appian - A Great Low-Code Platform

Rating: 8 out of 10
May 16, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Appian to develop solutions that we bring to the market to sell. Our main focus is on healthcare-centric solutions that aim to bring patient and providers together virt...
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Megan Markert
Project Manager - Product Management
Senior Technology Consultant
Ignyte Group
Appian4 years of experience
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Pricing

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Appian Community Edition

$0

Cloud

Application - Input-Only

$2

On Premise
per month per user

Application - Infrequent

$9

On Premise
per month per user

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.appian.com/platform/pricing

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

APPIAN DEMO RECORDING SESSION # 91-9866955524

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Appian Developer Tutorial for Beginners | Appian Training

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APPIAN DEMO

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APPIAN DEMO | Harsha Trainings |

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Features

Low-Code Development

Low-code development tools allow non developers to build simple process applications with little oversight. These tools simplify the application building process, and are frequently used for simple process applications.

9.1
Avg 8.4
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Product Details

What is Appian?

Appian provides a software development platform that combines Full-Stack Automation and enterprise low-code to rapidly deliver business applications. Appian can be used to improve customer experience, achieve operational excellence, and simplify global risk and compliance.

Appian is a platform for building enterprise software applications. Appian boasts running some of the most important processes at companies like Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Aviva, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, and the US Department of the Treasury.

Some Appian use cases include - Intelligent Business Process Management Systems (iBPMS), Dynamic Case Management (DCM), Digital Process Automation (DPA), Robotics Process Automation (RPA), and Low-code Development.

Appian Features

Low-Code Development Features

  • Supported: Visual Modeling
  • Supported: Drag-and-drop Interfaces
  • Supported: Platform Security
  • Supported: Platform User Management
  • Supported: Reusability
  • Supported: Platform Scalability

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

Appian Videos

The world’s leading enterprises trust Appian to unify humans, bots, and AI across their organization with speed and simplicity.
Ryder is the leader in commercial truck rentals and leasing, dedicated to continuous process improvement to solve customer problems, increase cost effectiveness, and ensure driver safety. Appian supports Ryder with the technology they need to deliver. Beginning with solutions ...
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FirstBank deployed Appian for intelligent case management to rapidly identify and resolve potential money laundering schemes. FirstBank ensures safety, achieves 100% compliance, and saves more than 1,000 work hours each year with the AML solution.
Alabama Power wanted to modernize their in-house energy improvement financing program. With Appian, they created the Smart Financing application, which automates and streamlines the entire financing process. Alabama Power has increased ally financing in some cases by 1200%.
In this video, Target IT and business leaders talk about their remarkable achievement and how they worked with Appian to transform customer journeys, streamline operations, and galvanize Target’s efforts to overcome the disruption that is so pervasive in the financial services industry.
Chris Lee of Merck and Evjatar Cohen of Appian delve into Merck's digital transformation with Appian. They discuss Merck's journey from siloed data and disjointed systems, to Appian's end-to-end solution providing workers with a simplified interface, unified data, and the comp...
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At Appian, we believe companies need a simpler, faster way to create powerful software. That’s why we pioneered the low-code market. Learn more about low-code in Appian CEO Matt Calkins' own words.
Hear from some of the world’s leading enterprises trust Appian to unify humans, bots, and AI across their organization with speed and simplicity.

Appian Competitors

Appian Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry, Mobile Web

Appian Downloadables

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

OutSystems and Pega Platform are common alternatives for Appian.

Reviewers rate Reusability and Platform Scalability highest, with a score of 9.5.

The most common users of Appian are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Good BPM Platform

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
March 07, 2019
Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Company, 201-500 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Appian
4 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Our company bought Appian 6 years ago as the new BPM system to replace an old one from IBM. After that migrating existing and implementing new workflows have been going all the time. And it is now used by most of the business departments and has become one of the core platforms in IT.
Pros
  • Workflow runs in memory and faster than others based on rational database
  • New features and versions released in a fast way
  • Support and community runs well
Cons
  • Be able to refactor object names
  • Upgrades could be easier
  • Easy for HA on premises
Likelihood to Recommend
It's a good fit for companies without existing and BPM platform and fewer legacy systems. It will be a little difficult if that is not the case.

Appian solves our BPM requirements

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
March 05, 2019
PN
Peter Newnam
Development Team Lead for BPM, Integration and Special Project Teams
University of Wollongong (Higher Education, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Appian
1 year of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Appian is being used as our primary BPM product.
Pros
  • Rapid application development
  • Low code development
  • Quick applications to manage workflow
  • Fast screen mockups
Cons
  • Change control and version control is lagging
  • Integration testing is difficult
  • Plugins are more difficult to develop than they should be
Likelihood to Recommend
Great for anything involving business process management, BAs doing basic workflow without learning coding. Not so great for solutions requiring functionality not available out of the box which requires plugins.

Appian Review from a frontline manager

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized
July 27, 2017
Verified User
Project Manager in Finance and Accounting
Insurance Company, 10,001+ employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Appian
3 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
[It's] Used for basic business user driven workflow development. It is used across departments and allows for a controlled non-email dependent application to facilitate decision making in situations that require multiple units to provide agreement or sign off.
Pros
  • Basic communications that require relatively straightforward decisions.
  • Non-developer intensive workflow development.
Cons
  • It is quite rigid and if the use cases are not well thought out it could lead to a huge amount of redevelopment.
  • Without developer skill sets, end users are not able to construct comparable workflow solutions through the end user designer mode.
  • Application licensing.
Likelihood to Recommend
Please review the posted pros and cons as that will stipulate the scenario for each.

Fantastic product always striving to become better

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
August 16, 2021
Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 201-500 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Appian
5 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Appian is being used to digitize and improve operational efficiencies within our organization. As with all digitization initiatives, Appian is used where a combination of users and processes are involved in business operations. We also aim to move away from legal Excel spreadsheets to workflows.
Pros
  • Workflow automation
  • Rapid time to market of applications
  • Starting with version 21.1, Appian also does a great job at allowing developers to compare code changes from one version to another and highlighting differences
  • Learning curve with Appian is lesser than with products like Pega
Cons
  • Appian could introduce version control for certain key components like record types
  • Parallel development of code with Appian is really hard when multiple developers share the same objects. This is an area where Appian could do better.
  • Appian can keep getting better at robotic process automation to make it easier for 'low-code' developers without much knowledge of Java programming to implement RPA.
Likelihood to Recommend
Appian is best suited when the need for rapid time-to-market of business functionality outweighs the need for very specific user interface requirements. Appian comes with a rich set of user interface capabilities and implementing a UX design that operates within the realm of these capabilities is ideal. On the other hand, if the UX design is rigid, it makes for a poor use case for Appian.

Appian is very supportable

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
December 07, 2021
Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Accounting Company, 10,001+ employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Appian
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Appian for our Client Acceptance form. Based on questions answered different questions will be shown to the user. After completion, the form is reviewed, and depending on the office, industry and other fields it will assign specific reviewers to the engagement. After it is fully completed it is then transferred into a printable file.
Pros
  • Process Models - they error in the background and the user does not know and support can fix it at a later time without the user having an issue.
  • Support - I have had a good experience with Appian support responding in a timely manner.
  • It's a Platform as a Service so the database, code, and application are all available through the same portal.
Cons
  • It would be good to be able to capture data as an expression from the process modeler rather than the 'Raw' format with square brackets.
  • Version Control that supports branching.
  • Ability to see the state of child interfaces in the designer.
Likelihood to Recommend
I support Appian so when a process model errors. I like that users do not get an error in the UI and only the devs can see the error and fix it and afterward, the process model will complete them without issue. Debugging can be hard compared to other coding languages.
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