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We performed a comparison between Appian, BizTalk Server, and IBM WebSphere BPMS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"There is a version coming out every six months with performance improvements.""Process culture is making noise inside the organization because now, everybody knows that their time is being monitored.""Call Web Service Smart Service - Web service integrations with other systems are super simple and fast to create, supported by low code menus.""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.""Low code development: Code can be developed pretty quickly which leads to less turnaround time for automation of business processes.""The most valuable features are the low coding and low code data.""The low code functionality and being able to get applications faster to customers or to the market are valuable.""It provides us with real-time data on all connected systems in terms of how they're integrated with each other and how they are performing in a workflow manner."

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"I rate the tool's stability a nine out of ten.""Essentially, you can do whatever you like with these systems, and you do not have to take care about the scaling because if one server is overloaded, it just forwards the message to the next server, even if it were designated to a specific server. It weeds out the messages according to the load. If you want to scale it, you just add new servers.""The tool's most valuable feature is its integration with the banks. Its messaging and routing capabilities are good.""We can handle a large number of messages without any issues, ensuring that everything runs smoothly.""The most valuable feature of BizTalk Server is that it will turn XML into flexible transactions.""BIzTalk's integration with Visual Studio is the most valuable feature of this product."

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"We like the feature in which we can trace back instances.""The UI capabilities of the solution are great. The speed of delivery is good.""This product is flexible in its ability to integrate processes and it can be extended and integrated with other software."

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"It has it's own built-in UI components and doesn't provide much flexibility to customize or extend those components.""There could be a scope of enhancement for capturing the variety of use cases.""​Appian is easy to set up, but JBoss is complex. JBoss is the application server for running Appian.""I wouldn't say their response time is long, but it could be quicker.""It would be nice if you could create your own customized apps when the business needed them.​""The documentation needs to be improved.""Lacks business rules management as part of the solution.""Form creation and SAIL proprietary language still basically require programming. The claim a BA type can do everything is hogwash."

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"It's a complex product because you have many degrees of freedom to connect different parts together. Whether it's sensible or not, is up to you, but the machine does allow it. But because of the vast degrees of freedom, it's complex.""The product's deployment can be quicker""The deployment could be simplified.""The product could be improved in monitoring, managing, and support functionalities.""BizTalk Server is an outdated legacy system that does not support messaging.""BizTalk is in the past, Microsoft is not going to evolve it any further or add any new features."

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"The user interface could be improved, and although integration opportunities are good, they could be improved further.""Sometimes there are tasks that failed without any reason.""The solution lacks acceptable stability."

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  • "BPM done right is a huge value proposition for almost any company, and with Appian's low code rapid development model, the ROI can be huge, while the break-even point should be accelerated tremendously."
  • "It is expensive, but powerful. I would recommend comparing against cheaper licensing products and open source."
  • "Product pricing compared to some of the earlier vendors, like IBM, CA, and Oracle, is quite well-priced. Although, we do feel that as we increase the number of users and the workload increases, we will have to spend more."
  • "We will have to have a dialogue or negotiate a price for future use. To start with, it is a reasonable price. As we go ahead, we will have to make sure the costs are inline with our expectations as we grow our user base and workloads."
  • "It's good value for the price."
  • "I think that if somebody is really serious at looking at business value, then by all means, the product is well worth the value. You get representative business value for the price that you pay for the product, and for the implementation of the product."
  • "The cost depends on the number of users, although I recommend taking an unlimited license."
  • "The solution offers a monthly subscription model. That's what we use. I recall it being about $90 a month. They do have different tiers."
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  • "The cost will depend on the client's requirements."
  • "BizTalk Server is cheap. I would rate its pricing a two out of five."
  • "Based on the knowledge, it is relatively cheaper than Azure Identity Services and cloud services in general."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Appian is fast when building simple to medium solutions. This solution offers simple drag-and-drop functionality with… more »
    Top Answer:Appian is actually pretty big on educating its users, including with courses that reward you with certifications. There… more »
    Top Answer:We had some issues when we were setting up Appian. It was quite surprising, since this is a low-code tool which, in its… more »
    Top Answer:I rate the tool's stability a nine out of ten.
    Top Answer:BizTalk Server is an outdated legacy system that does not support messaging.
    Top Answer:You need to consider a modern system instead of BizTalk Server. I rate it a two out of ten.
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    Appian BPM, Appian AnyWhere, Appian Enterprise BPMS
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    Overview

    Appian is a unified low-code platform and solution used by businesses to build enterprise applications and workflows. This product adapts to the needs of clients and the technologies they are already using to combine their data in a single workflow and maximize resources. The platform has four main components through which it transforms the work process for companies of various sizes. They are:

    • Complete automation: Through complete automation, companies are able to coordinate and manage employees, existing systems, bots, data, and artificial intelligence (AI) in a single workflow. The solution offers a way to centrally manage all third-party automation vendors as well.

    • Low-code applications: Appian offers the ability to build applications faster with visual development and low-code tools. All applications are ready-made to be suitable for mobile.

    • Low-code data: Appian lets companies source data from multiple types of sources, eliminating the need for data migration. Through no-code and low-code solutions and industry-standard connectors, the platform also eliminates the need for data silos.

    • Enterprise ready: The platform offers options for companies to scale their businesses to an enterprise level without complications.

    Appian is utilized across a diverse set of industries, including automotive and manufacturing, energy and utilities, education, financial services, telecom and media, transportation, retail, insurance, healthcare, and life sciences. The most frequent use cases of Appian are customer journey, governance, risk and compliance, operational efficiency, supply chain, distributed order management, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) management.

    Appian Features

    Appian has various features that allow users to create solutions for their businesses. These features can be separated into a few groups according to function, including automation, low-code application development, and integrations and data. Some of the most frequently used features of Appian include:

    • Robotic process automation (RPA): Users of Appian can assign software bots to perform rules-based tasks that need to be repeated over a set course of time. This can improve efficiency and performance within an organization while saving human resources.

    • Intelligent document processing: The tool offers a feature for quick and accurate extraction and structuring of data. This can reduce time and costs for organizations because it eliminates the need for outsourcing such services.

    • AI: Appian utilizes artificial intelligence to enhance applications, workflows, and automation. AI is also used to address complex processes and unique situations.

    • Business rules: Organizations can automate and simplify work processes while adhering to their operating procedures.

    • Application development: Appian provides a low-code development feature that allows users to deploy applications over ten times faster than through conventional approaches. This feature not only allows for quick application building, but also applications that run on multiple types of platforms, seamless data integration, and business scalability.

    • Integrations and data: Appian allows for data integration from a wide array of sources without the need for migration. This contributes to easy access to data across systems, real-time data insights, improved user experience, and accelerated development.

    Appian Benefits

    The benefits of using Appian include:

    • The solution ensures seamless organization growth, as it supports various UX patterns, common data schemes, and upgrades, used to facilitate application development on a bigger scale.

    • Appian can increase process speed and deliver applications considerably faster compared to conventional development.

    • The platform is easy to use and suitable for complete beginners to build applications and workflows.

    • Appian offers a variety of design tools that facilitate development and deployment.

    • Appian offers detailed real-time data insight which allows organizations to access relevant information about their processes as they are developing.

    • The solution offers clients the ability to move data between the cloud, on-premise, and hybrid configurations.

    • The platform is easy to optimize, which allows businesses to utilize it according to their personal needs.

    • Appian offers connectivity across web, mobile, email, voice, and chat, providing a multi-channel experience for companies and their clients.

    Reviews from Real Users

    A practice leader - digital process automation at a computer software company values Appian highly because the product is easy to develop, low-code, and has a good user interface.

    Alan G., an advisory board member at Codecon VR, Appian offers a clear application life cycle, easy to learn documentation, and comes with a fundamentals course.

    Connects systems both inside and across organizations, exchange data and orchestrate business processes across multiple systems.
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    Sample Customers
    Hansard Global plc, Punch Taverns, Pirelli, Crawford & Company, EDP Renewables, Queensland Government Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning (, Bank of Tennessee
    Centrebet, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, QualCare, Wªrth Handelsges.m.b.H, DTEK, Allscripts, United BioSource, Hogg Robinson
    Schahin Group, Korean Credit Card Company, Versicherungskammer Bayern, Biogrid Australia
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    Computer Software Company33%
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    Healthcare Company6%
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    Financial Services Firm17%
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    Manufacturing Company9%
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    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise61%
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    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise31%
    Large Enterprise54%
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    Large Enterprise57%
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