We performed a comparison between Appian and Microsoft Powerapps based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison of Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Microsoft Powerapps seems to be the superior solution. Our reviewers find that Appian’s need for integration improvement makes Microsoft Powerapps the better choice.
"The technical support is excellent."
"Since implementing we have had a faster time to solution, with fewer resources needed."
"The solution has a lot of strong features for the financial industry, it is very easy to use."
"What I found most valuable in Appian is that it lets you drill down on multiple things through the structure of the reporting and UI side. It's also low-code, yet it results in quick deliverables."
"Appian is easy to install and set up, and it does not come out with your audit. It has accessible process orchestration and process management. With Appian, the time to market is much faster."
"It's heavy on business processing in terms of logic, process workflows, and primarily on the process design modeler. Appian is really great at that. In terms of the full stack set from a low-code platform perspective, it's definitely an eye opener since it can be deployed via mobile app and on the web as well."
"Another advantage of this tool is its reports and records. You can maintain dashboards, layouts. If you with a Java solution, it takes six months time. If you use this tool, you can finish in one or one and a half months' time."
"It reduces development time in half making us more efficient."
"You can easily connect Power Apps with other databases, like Excel, SharePoint, SQL, etc."
"The solution works great and is stable."
"For our purposes, it is quite scalable."
"It is easy to use."
"The features I find the most valuable are the 365 and Microsoft applications integrations and the automation."
"The solution is excellent at figuring how to build an application in three months. It makes it very quick and easy."
"We particularly like the workflow connectors in the forms, for information introduction purposes."
"The model that allows you to establish flow automation is getting a lot of traction from the customer side. It offers a lot of flexibility."
"The ability of the interface to load automatic data is not great."
"The biggest areas of improvement would be in facilitating team development, DevOps, and integration with typical tools used in enterprise development (Jenkins, Subversion, etc.)"
"We'd like improved functionality for testing new devices."
"Appian could include other applications that we could reuse for other customers, CRM for example."
"There are some restrictions with respect to using external components within Appian. So, for example, if we do not have a particular feature available, there's a long cycle of getting approvals and all of that. That does not offer flexibility, which definitely can be improved on."
"While Appian is generally flexible, it's rigid in some ways. It takes longer to do something that isn't available out of the box."
"Appian could be improved by making it a strict, no-code platform with free-built process packs."
"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."
"If the price was reduced and the quality of the user interfaces was improved it would be beneficial."
"The connectors are the main components that reference the data sources, and these need to be improved."
"The price could be lower."
"I have heard from developers that there is documentation missing in the reporting."
"Installation and integration could be improved."
"Technical support could be faster, and more accurate."
"We use GoCanvas to make forms. It's easier to make forms in GoCanvas, but Power Apps is cheaper because it is bundled with our Office 365 license. if I want to create a form in Power Apps, I need some knowledge, but GoCanvas is intuitive."
"The scalability of the solution could improve."
Appian is ranked 6th in Rapid Application Development Software with 58 reviews while Microsoft Power Apps is ranked 1st in Rapid Application Development Software with 78 reviews. Appian is rated 8.4, while Microsoft Power Apps is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Appian writes "Low resource consumption, easy setup, and stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Power Apps writes "Low-code, low learning curve, and reduces manpower". Appian is most compared with Camunda, ServiceNow, OutSystems, Pega BPM and Mendix, whereas Microsoft Power Apps is most compared with Oracle Application Express (APEX), Mendix, ServiceNow, Microsoft Azure App Service and Salesforce Platform. See our Appian vs. Microsoft Power Apps report.
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