The price of the solution is reasonable and is paid annually. The price of the solution depends on how many users use the solution. It can range from $50,000 to $200,000. For example, for 20,000 users the price can be approximately $200,000.

There is an additional implementation cost.

I rate the price of Appian a seven out of ten

I'm sure it is cost-effective, but right now, we're just toying around with it. So, I don't have any hard numbers.

The cost is a bit higher than other low-code competitors, OutSystems and Mendix. The price needs to be more competitive. 

I'm nearer to the technical side, so I don't deal with the pricing. In general, it's not an expensive product. We can say it's an affordable product. I can't say it was expensive. It depends on what the usage is, however. If you are using Appian where it's not required, definitely you will feel like it's expensive, however, if you are using Appian on a fuller scale, then definitely you will not feel like it's an expensive product.

It is a little bit expensive when compared to other platforms, it is somewhat expensive.

The license is not very cheap. It's on the expensive side.

The licensing is on an annual basis.

The pricing is very competitive. It is not overly expensive. 

The licensing of Appian is less expensive when compared to other BPMs in the market. 

A different team handles the pricing side of Appian.

I'm not sure about the licensing. It's not part of my direct scope. However, my understanding is the pricing is reasonable. 

It's a SaaS solution. The solution is moderately priced. I'd rate it a three out of five in terms of affordability.

Appian being a complete automation platform, the initial amount covers everything. You then have to pay for specific capabilities separately.

When it comes to pricing, it's definitely not affordable. However, it really depends on the requirements that you're seeking from the solution. If you're looking for an on-premises distribution, it can be a bit expensive. But this is usually the case with on-premises solutions. That's why we have a cloud solution available, which is more cost-effective.

Additionally, the cost is justified by the use cases, and Appian is a good solution overall.

In terms of hidden or extra costs for additional features beyond the standard license, I don't think we've had any exposure to such scenarios, except for the resource kit. From a technical standpoint, I'm not sure if it's paid for separately or included in the license cost. As you may be aware, we've partnered with Appian, so I believe we have an official case here.

I am not aware of the licensing cost. It is handled by someone else.

It is fully managed, and I don't believe there are any additional expenses.

We are using the open-source version. We only invested in a couple of tests. However, we are using the open-source version which doesn't cost anything.

The cost can be improved, however it is not too high for the customers here in Spain.

The price should be lower. It's not too expensive but I believe the price could be better. 

I don't deal with licensing. However, my understanding is that it's not the most expensive. It is moderate. I'd rate the pricing seven out of ten in terms of how expensive it is. 

Appian has different models of licenses, such as enterprise-wide or user base. The price is less expensive when compared to other solutions and the various models are an advantage.

More flexibility in the licensing model is still needed because initially there were customers who are looking at only one or two use cases of business areas, but now the business areas are changing and there is a larger scope. One license model may not fit everyone. They need to be a little more flexible on the licensing model.

I hear the price was hiked a little recently. Initially, it was low. But it's okay compared to Pega.

It is expensive, but powerful. I would recommend comparing against cheaper licensing products and open source.

The tool is quite costly. It's not affordable to the general public and most companies. People would prefer a low-cost version that comes with reduced functionalities. The solution would be more accessible to the users if the vendor provided it at half the cost. I rate the pricing eight and a half out of ten. The price is quite high.

The price is high.

You can't really test the software properly without actually buying the license first. Certification is expensive.

The license is a bit expensive and the pricing model is sometimes confusing for new users or business users. It is difficult for them to know what volume of usage they will have to be able to purchase the best-suited license at the beginning.

I don't have enough exposure to pricing and licensing.

Appian is very flexible in their pricing. In general, Appian's pricing is much, much lower when compared to competition like Pega or other products. Appian also has a flexible licensing model across geographies. Pega usually goes with a single licensing cost—which is a US-based cost—for all global customers, and it's costly. Whereas Appian has a different regional licensing cost model and it can be cheaper, depending on geography. So Appian's licensing is very flexible, and cheaper when compared to other competition. 

The pricing is pretty straightforward. If you're going for a cloud-based deployment, there are no additional costs because you're just going to be on the cloud. However, if you're going to deploy it on-premise, you would need to install software, so you might have to procure your own database and servers and everything. The current recommendation, and what most customers are going for, is the cloud because it's easy to maintain. There aren't really any costs except for the licensing. 

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. 

The pricing can be a little confusing to customers. Clients sometimes have to lay out their whole set of use cases and get them approved for specific types of licensing— it's on a case-to-case basis. I think that they're very actively working on improving this, but it can be quite difficult to work out the licensing.

I don't deal with licensing. I'm not sure of the exact cost. 

The cost of Appian varies depending on the kind of license, and there are no additional costs that I'm aware of. 

The price could always be better.

The full user license is quite expensive. It's cheap if all you want them to do is look at things, but if more people use an Appian app to update their information, it becomes more expensive.

Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis.

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.

In terms of licensing, instead of user-based, you should go more on a workload basis. It could be helpful, since we feel that we will be growing the workload part of it more than the user part of it. I think they give us a good price on workload characteristics and it would be a better option.

We purchase the software’s yearly license. The cost is calculated on a per-user basis. It might be expensive for small and mid-sized enterprises.

The cost depends on the number of users, although I recommend taking an unlimited license.

The licensing will be on a monthly basis. We are estimating that cost to be around $2000 to maybe $3,000 per month. We don't foresee any costs above that.

I don't deal with the financial aspect of the solution. I'm not sure how much it costs or if it is expensive or affordable.

I have no idea about this, as my senior management has been dealing with this.

The product offers flexible licensing options.

There are two ways to buy the Appian. For the on-premises you have to buy the license; or on the cloud, you have to pay per user. It's an enterprise tool and can be used by enterprises only. So it's a very expensive tool.

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.

I'd advise to not just look at the cost, but the overall value of BPM and of Appian specifically.

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.

This assumes that you use qualified and knowledgeable resources to do the work, and they don't come cheap either, but in the end, they are less expensive and provide more value than cheaper resources who are not qualified.

The price of this solution is a little high here in Mongolia.

There are two solutions depending on your situation: an on-premise solution and a cloud solution.