We performed a comparison between Appian and GitHub CoPilot 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."It is really simple to create a new app, and I like the data-centric aspect of the BPM tool."
"Technical support is quite responsive."
"Since implementing we have had a faster time to solution, with fewer resources needed."
"Appian's most valuable features are the quick time it takes to develop for the market. It's easy and faster than other BPM solutions."
"The tool is very flexible."
"The low code functionality and being able to get applications faster to customers or to the market are valuable."
"Process Modeling enables creation of business process workflows. You can create complex business workflows in a visual manner, and it is also easy to debug/monitor."
"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."
"The product's initial setup is straightforward because it's pushed through the updates."
"GitHub CoPilot helps us auto-complete code. The tool's context awareness benefits our projects because it identifies the context in which we are working and automatically proposes solutions that we use."
"The document generation features are valuable."
"GitHub CoPilot has good stability and performance."
"The product is easy to integrate."
"The product's most valuable feature is vulnerability management features."
"When I write code, I feel like I have someone sitting with me to help me. Wherever I'm stuck, I just ask a question, and it provides guidance that I can use."
"The initial setup of the product is easy."
"Appian could be improved by making it a strict, no-code platform with free-built process packs."
"What could be improved is more on the front end perspective, like the user interface and the mobile application aspect."
"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."
"We have clients that want to use Office 365, Microsoft Analytics, and Power Apps. Appian just isn't the same as using something specifically designed to cater to the Microsoft Suite."
"Native mobile capabilities or hybrid mobile app capabilities are very limited. Things like offline sync, offline storage, access to smartphone device features, etc. are not supported by the Appian platform yet."
"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."
"Something I would like to see improved is an SQL database connection."
"The product’s pricing could be improved from the developers' perspective."
"The suggestions provided by the product must be improved."
"In a few cases, the results aren't correct, so that needs improvement. Also, it would be great if the results could be presented in different formats, not just text. As engineers, it takes time to read through text-based results."
"The solution is expensive. It should also support other programming languages."
"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"There's room for improvement to ensure that suggestions align more precisely with the context of what I'm seeking, minimizing instances of unrelated or inaccurate code suggestions."
"The tool needs to focus on integration, as it is the most important aspect. I would like to see some pre-designed modules included in my projects."
"Some of the suggestions provided by GitHub CoPilot are not accurate, making it an area of concern where improvements are required."
"GitHub CoPilot’s integration with other solutions could be improved."
Appian is ranked 6th in Rapid Application Development Software with 58 reviews while GitHub CoPilot is ranked 15th in Rapid Application Development Software with 11 reviews. Appian is rated 8.4, while GitHub CoPilot is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Appian writes "Low resource consumption, easy setup, and stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of GitHub CoPilot writes "Though it offers good integration features, the price needs to be lowered". Appian is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Camunda, ServiceNow, OutSystems and Pega BPM, whereas GitHub CoPilot is most compared with GitLab, Oracle Application Express (APEX), Pega BPM, ServiceNow and ServiceNow Now Platform. See our Appian vs. GitHub CoPilot report.
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