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Appian Low-Code Automation

Composite Score

8.1 /10

CX Score

8.4 /10

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What is Appian Low-Code Automation?

Appian provides a leading low-code automation software development platform that enables organizations to rapidly develop powerful and unique applications. The applications created on Appian’s platform help companies drive digital transformation and competitive differentiation. For more information, visit www.appian.com.

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Awards & Recognition

Appian Low-Code Automation won the following awards in the Low-Code Business Process Management - Midmarket category

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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2024

4 Top Rated Capabilities

10 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Service Experience

2024

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

5 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

2023

Appian Low-Code Automation Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

95 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Appian Low-Code Automation?

2% Negative

5% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Helps Innovate
Saves Time
Includes Product Enhancements

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Collaboration

Content Management

External Application Data Connectors

Low-Code Automation

Process Workflow Designer

BPMN Compliance

In-App Automated Workflows

Mobile Support

Permissions and Governance

Process Simulation

Process Automation Templates

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

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Appian Low-Code Automation Reviews

Asif r.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2021

Easy to use n easy to understand

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Appian Low-Code Automation from other similar products?

It's great product n highly demand

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Appian is great product

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing everything is perfect

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Yes definately with my friends

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Efficient Service
Effective Service
Caring

Jesus A.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Banking
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2021

Supersonic lowcode platform!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Appian Low-Code Automation from other similar products?

It is really fast to build an application. It is very simple to debug process instances. The platform is very stable and always with the focus of simplicity, you get everything in one tool (integrations, process designer, deployments etc). It offers all the standard integration mechanisms.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It is so easy to monitor an environment and debug problems. Appian offers a very detailed process history with an easy to understand interface. It is also really fast to develop an application with Appian and reuse components. The Appian community works really well.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The user interface is built using a proprietary language (SAIL) and if you dont want to use it then it is not so simple to use an alternative UI, but the interface has been improved a lot in the last releases.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is really much faster to build an app with Appian than with other BPM / lowcode platforms. The focus is simplicity and that makes a difference. I have used other BPM platforms and it took me much longer to implement a business process. Apart from that, the UI is very nice and the tool is very stable. Appian also allows rapid deployments and integrations with all the standard methodologies (continuous delivery, automated testing frameworks, etc)

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Cons

Vendor's Interest First

Ramesh M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2021

User friendly, easy to learn /train and good ROI.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Appian Low-Code Automation from other similar products?

Ease of use, training and deployment

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of use

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not applicable

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is a worthwhile investment

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Appian Low-Code Automation

What is Appian Low-Code Automation?

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Appian Low-Code Automation Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

95 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Appian Low-Code Automation?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Collaboration Includes ability to view, share and direct work between co-workers in real or near real-time.

Content Management Includes collaboration, check-in/check-out, and version control.

External Application Data Connectors Includes preset user friendly plugins for setting up interfaces with well known Enterprise Applications and other means of automating process input/output data

Low-Code Automation Ability to automate business processes with little to no coding experience or technical skillsets via intuitive tools i.e. drag and drop.

Process Workflow Designer The ability to document processes in a visual manner. A common format is a workflow diagrams with swimlanes.

BPMN Compliance Process workflow design compliance with the latest Business Process Model and Notation standard.

In-App Automated Workflows Ability to automate tasks and request triaging within the BPM application

Mobile Support The solution provides the ability to support multiple devices, OSes and platforms using mobile optimized, HTML-based web access and/or native applications.

Permissions and Governance Approve user generated process automations, coupled with the ability to restrict access to specific processes.

Process Simulation The ability to test and model the process with simulated inputs for the purpose of optimizing the design and anticipating performance in the "real world".

Process Automation Templates Leverage pre-built templates for automating processes. Templates include sample workflows for common processes.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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Appian Low-Code Automation Reviews

Asif r.

Easy to use n easy to understand

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jesus A.

Supersonic lowcode platform!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Ramesh M.

User friendly, easy to learn /train and good ROI.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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