We performed a comparison between Appian and IBM BPM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Business Process Management (BPM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Good workflow engines that bridge the gaps of processes."
"In terms of interface, it's very good. In terms of infrastructure, it's amazing and already using multiple tools behind the scenes. It's a low-code platform, so it's very easy to implement."
"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."
"Appian also has very flexible local integration."
"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."
"Even with an on-premise implementation, the scalability is still high, so it is easy to scale up."
"The low code functionality and being able to get applications faster to customers or to the market are valuable."
"I find the BPM the most valuable feature."
"The functionality to design UI to be responsive and can run on multiple devices."
"We have used a lot of out-of-the-box reporting on the process performance metrics. We have been able to make suggested changes to staff for this role or streamlining by eliminate some activities where people were not requiring a lot of work in the first place."
"The designer feature, compared to other solutions is easy to use."
"We are receiving good assistance from the technical support."
"It is being able to see the process, and understanding what the process is versus having to bury it in code somewhere."
"This tool is very useful when it comes to enterprise-grade automation and governmental processes for the security aspects, performance, and reliability."
"By automating several tasks, we have already reduced a lot of work for the business."
"Setting it up is fairly easy. If somebody has knowledge of the system, he or she will be able to do it fairly quickly."
"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."
"We'd like improved functionality for testing new devices."
"The UI of Appian is more internal. Recently, there has been an addition of an external user portal for the customer-facing stuff. It's still coming out."
"The product’s pricing could be improved from the developers' perspective."
"The ability of the interface to load automatic data is not great."
"Appian is easy to set up, but JBoss is complex. JBoss is the application server for running Appian."
"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."
"The solution could use some more tutorials to help brand new users figure out how to use the product effectively."
"I believe that if the license were cheaper, it would have a greater impact."
"When you have to integrate files for enterprise applications."
"The debugging needs improvement. There is some confusion surrounding the debugging."
"User Interface components could be further refined to enhance and extend customizations dictated by end clients."
"The initial setup was complex."
"It can definitely be improved in terms of performance and stability."
"I would like it more documentation during the design phase."
"The analysis reports could be much better."
Appian is ranked 4th in Business Process Management (BPM) with 57 reviews while IBM BPM is ranked 5th in Business Process Management (BPM) with 105 reviews. Appian is rated 8.4, while IBM BPM 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 IBM BPM writes "Offers good case management and its integration with process design but there's a learning curve". Appian is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, OutSystems, Camunda, ServiceNow and Bizagi, whereas IBM BPM is most compared with Camunda, Pega BPM, IBM Business Automation Workflow, Apache Airflow and AWS Step Functions. See our Appian vs. IBM BPM report.
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