We performed a comparison between Appian and QuickBase based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Rapid Application Development Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Technical support is helpful."
"Appian is a very low code platform. It's very easy to learn and use."
"Even with an on-premise implementation, the scalability is still high, so it is easy to scale up."
"Appian helps you do a lot of things. It's easy to configure and build an application platform, and it offers a lot of features that you find in an RPA solution. It's flexible so you can reuse it for a variety of use cases."
"Appian's most valuable feature is that we can create end-to-end process workflows with minimum turnaround."
"Call Web Service Smart Service - Web service integrations with other systems are super simple and fast to create, supported by low code menus."
"Since implementing we have had a faster time to solution, with fewer resources needed."
"The Application Designer is very user friendly. There are also lot of plug-ins that you can use and, for the most part, they are free."
"Allows users have anytime/anywhere access."
"It has superb ease of use and no code needed to create and build apps and databases."
"It provides a well-organized method for overseeing everything, especially considering the remote work aspect."
"This solution has provided for Rapid deployment of data collection tools, replacing spreadsheets with near real-time data."
"QuickBase is an excellent product and it is very easy to get support."
"I run my own business and the solution allows me to invoice and pay for additional resources. It has helped me in terms of invoicing, quoting, and doing recruitment measures."
"Creating applications in Quickbase will take, literally, a fraction of the time it would take to create them in other database applications (which shall remain unnamed)."
"The usability of QuickBase largely depends on how you design your workflows within the platform. If you keep them simple and straightforward, it can be a highly usable product."
"It needs better integration with our existing application ecosystem."
"The solution could improve by being more responsive when dealing with large quantities of data. Additionally, they can make the decision or rules engine better. It cannot handle too many rules or too many decisions at once."
"Architecture of product and scalabiility issues."
"We would like to see more reduced latency. We would like to make sure that the scale-out factor will be much more as workloads come in."
"The solution could use some more tutorials to help brand new users figure out how to use the product effectively."
"It would be useful if they could create an academy or forum in the future to help active users answer questions they have about the solution."
"Lacks business rules management as part of the solution."
"Offline capabilities and responsive capabilities could be better. The mobility features of Appian platform are still evolving."
"The mobile app has improved, but it still needs work."
"There is room for improvement in terms of user-friendliness."
"The improved developer interface in some areas can be difficult to use for complex items."
"When learning QuickBase, I noticed a shift in its cost structure. It operated on a cost-efficient model tied to the number of users, with invoicing based on applicants."
"I would like to see better options for producing paper reports from Quick Base, rather than viewing things exclusively on screen."
". For example, we need a third-party to create and save a document in PDF, MS Word, or MS Excel format. The document saving capability is probably the feature that we most often have to procure from an outside provider."
"Access to more standard default layouts and sample builds would be useful, and access to more training on use and flexibility."
"They could enhance the ability to link records between tables directly without the need for additional automation to increase space and time."
Appian is ranked 6th in Rapid Application Development Software with 58 reviews while QuickBase is ranked 16th in Rapid Application Development Software with 74 reviews. Appian is rated 8.4, while QuickBase is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Appian writes "Low resource consumption, easy setup, and stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of QuickBase writes "Reliable, user-driven platform, that is scalable". Appian is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Camunda, ServiceNow, OutSystems and Pega BPM, whereas QuickBase is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Sales Creatio, Oracle Fusion Service, OutSystems and Microsoft Azure. See our Appian vs. QuickBase report.
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