We performed a comparison between Apache Airflow and Appian 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."I like the UI rework, it's much easier."
"Apache Airflow is in Python language, making it easy to use and learn."
"The solution's UI allows me to collect all the information and see the code lines."
"The UI is very simple and easy to learn."
"This is a simple tool to automate using Python."
"I found the following features very useful: DAG - Workload management and orchestration of tasks using."
"Designing processes and workflows is easier, and it assists in coordinating all of the different processes."
"Since the solution is programmatic, it allows users to define pipelines in code rather than drag and drop."
"Low code development: Code can be developed pretty quickly which leads to less turnaround time for automation of business processes."
"Process culture is making noise inside the organization because now, everybody knows that their time is being monitored."
"Appian helps you do a lot of things. It's easy to configure and build an application platform, and it offers a lot of features that you find in an RPA solution. It's flexible so you can reuse it for a variety of use cases."
"Rapid development with low-code makes it easier to quickly get apps implemented and the time to break-even and ROI is much faster."
"The low code functionality and being able to get applications faster to customers or to the market are valuable."
"The product has a very good mobile app."
"Since implementing we have had a faster time to solution, with fewer resources needed."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The problem with Apache Airflow is that it is an open-source tool. You have to build it into a Kubernetes container, which is not easy to maintain, and I find it to be very clunky."
"Technical support is an area that needs improvement."
"We need to develop our workflow description and notations because out of the box, Apache Airflow does not provide some features that are needed."
"Apache Airflow could be improved with the addition of more frameworks."
"Apache Airflow should have better integration with cloud platforms."
"I want to see Apache Airflow have more integrations with more production-based databases since it is an area where the product lacks currently."
"One specific feature that is missing from Airflow is that the steps of your workflow are not pipelined, meaning the stageless steps of any workflow. Not every workflow can be implemented within Airflow."
"Adding more automated components in Apache Airflow for basic things like exporting the data would be helpful."
"There should be more flexibility for the developers to choose the look and feel of the UI. They should have a better ability to design their widgets and customize them with different colors, shapes, and sizes. That is a limitation that could be improved upon."
"The ability of the interface to load automatic data is not great."
"We would like to have more granular control for interface styling."
"I wouldn't say their response time is long, but it could be quicker."
"One of the areas that Appian is working on is to improve its UI capabilities and give more flexibility to the UI."
"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."
"I would like to see more complete university tools. For example, with UiPath, I have had a good experience related to a free course in order to provide some users some different levels of knowledge. This extra training helps users not only use the solution but to develop further within the tool."
"It would be nice if you could create your own customized apps when the business needed them."
Apache Airflow is ranked 2nd in Business Process Management (BPM) with 31 reviews while Appian is ranked 4th in Business Process Management (BPM) with 56 reviews. Apache Airflow is rated 8.0, while Appian is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Apache Airflow writes "Enable seamless integration with various connectivity and integrated services, including BigQuery and Python operators ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Appian writes "Low resource consumption, easy setup, and stable". Apache Airflow is most compared with Camunda, Informatica Cloud API and App Integration, IBM BPM, IBM Business Automation Workflow and AutomateNOW, whereas Appian is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, OutSystems, Camunda, ServiceNow and Pega BPM. See our Apache Airflow vs. Appian report.
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