Appian

appian.com
No-Code/Low-Code
Weekend Project

AI-Powered Process Orchestration Across the Enterprise

How to Replace Appian

Overview

Appian is a process automation platform that provides AI-powered process orchestration and automation built to handle complexity in large enterprises and governments. The platform enables organizations to design, automate, and optimize business processes with reliability and scale, backed by 25 years of automation expertise. It combines low-code development, data fabric, AI capabilities, and process intelligence to transform workflows across financial services, insurance, public sector, life sciences, and other industries.

Features

25 features across 13 categories

Analytics(2)

Process HQPremium

Process intelligence and monitoring capabilities for business insights

Process Intelligence

Discover process and business insights to make smarter decisions

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

Artificial Intelligence(9)

Agent StudioAIPremium

Build, govern, and orchestrate AI agents in a single platform to automate open-ended work

AIAI

Bring the power of private AI to every step of your processes

AI Copilot for Business UsersAIPremium

AI-powered assistant to help business users with process work

AI Copilot for DevelopersAI

AI-powered assistant to boost developer productivity during development

AI Skills with Email and Document ClassificationAIPremium

AI-powered classification of emails and documents

AI Skills with Generative AIAIPremium

AI capabilities leveraging generative AI models for process automation

AI Skills with Intelligent Document ExtractionAIPremium

AI-powered extraction of information from documents

ComposerAIPremium

AI-powered tool to accelerate legacy application modernization with confidence

DocCenterAIPremium

Intelligent document processing with AI capabilities

Also in: UiPath, Scoro, Dayforce

Automation(2)

Process Orchestration and Automation

Transform workflows with automation and enterprise integration

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Automate repetitive tasks with robotic process automation capabilities

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Case Management(1)

Case Management StudioPremium

Dynamic case management capabilities for handling complex workflows

Data Management(2)

Cloud Database

Cloud-based database for storing and managing application data

Data Fabric

Unify data across systems for more powerful applications with support for multiple data sources and document record types

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Development(1)

Low-Code Process and Application Development

Develop processes and applications using low-code technology

Also in: Kissflow, Lattice, WordPress.com

Extensibility(1)

Advanced Plug-InsPremium

Advanced plug-in capabilities for extending platform functionality

Also in: Labelbox, Obsidian, WordPress.com

Infrastructure(1)

AutoscalePremium

Automatic scaling of platform resources to handle variable workloads

Integration(1)

API Integrations

Integrate with external systems and applications via APIs

Mobile(2)

Mobile Apps

Build mobile applications for process automation on mobile devices

Offline MobilePremium

Support for offline functionality in mobile applications

Performance(1)

Dynamic Scaling for QueriesPremium

Dynamic query scaling capabilities for data fabric

Security(1)

Transparent Data Encryption for Synced Record TypesPremium

Encryption of synced record types in data fabric

User Experience(1)

Portals

Create web portals for user interaction and process engagement

Pricing

Standard

Custom
  • Low-Code Process and Application Development
  • Data Fabric (Single data source, 4M rows/record type)
  • Integrations
  • Cloud Database
  • Robotic Process Automation (5 bots)
  • Portals (One portal per app)
  • Mobile Apps
  • AI Copilot for Developers

Advanced

Custom
  • Low-Code Process and Application Development
  • Data Fabric (Multiple data sources, 20M rows/record type, Document record types, Dynamic scaling for queries)
  • Integrations
  • Cloud Database
  • Robotic Process Automation (25 bots)
  • Portals (Unlimited portals)
  • Mobile Apps
  • Offline Mobile
  • Process HQ
  • Case Management Studio
  • Autoscale
  • Advanced Plug-Ins
  • Agent Studio
  • Composer
  • DocCenter
  • AI Copilot for Developers
  • AI Copilot for Business Users
  • AI Skills with Generative AI
  • AI Skills with Email and Document Classification
  • AI Skills with Intelligent Document Extraction

Premium

Custom
  • Low-Code Process and Application Development
  • Data Fabric (Multiple data sources, 50M rows/record type, Document record types, Dynamic scaling for queries, Transparent data encryption for synced record types)
  • Integrations
  • Cloud Database
  • Robotic Process Automation (Unlimited bots)
  • Portals (Unlimited portals)
  • Mobile Apps
  • Offline Mobile
  • Process HQ
  • Case Management Studio
  • Autoscale
  • Advanced Plug-Ins
  • Agent Studio
  • Composer
  • DocCenter
  • AI Copilot for Developers
  • AI Copilot for Business Users
  • AI Skills with Generative AI
  • AI Skills with Email and Document Classification
  • AI Skills with Intelligent Document Extraction

Cost Calculator

Pricing data not available for Appian. Check their website for current pricing.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Appian alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 25 features.

Buy Appian

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Buying Appian saves ~$18,480 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 25 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.