Compare Appian vs. Mendix
Quotes From Members
We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
Pros | |
"Process culture is making noise inside the organization because now, everybody knows that their time is being monitored." "Since implementing we have had a faster time to solution, with fewer resources needed." "The process models provide self-documenting systems." "We appreciate the drag and drop functionality and the easy to access plug and play features." "Appian also has very flexible local integration." "Good workflow engines that bridge the gaps of processes." "Form building capabilities and well thought out process modelling are key points to this product." "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." | "I think that the workflow and automation features are quite good." |
Cons | |
"The documentation needs to be improved." "We would like to have more granular control for interface styling." "My only request is that they decrease the license costs." "The solution could use some more tutorials to help brand new users figure out how to use the product effectively." "They should provide more flexibility so designers can create a more picture perfect device." "Lacks integration with other products." "Authoring tool is slow to use resulted in limitations on how quickly solutions can be built." "It is also not easy to learn. Training tutorials could be improved." | "Overall, integration with the enterprise ecosystem needs improvement." |
Pricing and Cost Advice | |
"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." "It's an enterprise tool and can be used by enterprise only. So it's a very expensive tool." | "Initially, we started with a year for approximately $25,000, and if we need to expand the number of seats then we will increase it." |
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Ranking  | |
Views 14,452 Comparisons 10,816 Reviews 8 Average Words per Review 481 Rating 8.8 | Views 8,631 Comparisons 5,565 Reviews 1 Average Words per Review 488 Rating 8.0 |
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Also Known As | |
| Appian BPM, Appian AnyWhere, Appian Enterprise BPMS | |
Learn | |
| Appian | Mendix |
Overview | |
| With Appian, your organization can rapidly build, deploy, use, and scale problem-solving apps. And with the flexibility of on-premises and cloud portability, you'll always address your unique challenges the way that makes the most sense for you. | The Mendix App Platform enables enterprise development teams to rapidly build, integrate, and deploy beautiful multi-device applications. Enterprise IT teams that need to quickly build innovative and differentiating applications in close collaboration with business stakeholders use Mendix. |
Offer | |
Learn more about Appian | Learn more about Mendix |
Sample Customers | |
| Hansard Global plc, Punch Taverns, Pirelli, Crawford & Company, EDP Renewables, Queensland Government Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning (, Bank of Tennessee | Genzyme, TNT, Yahoo, Capgemini, Roche, D&B, Aegon, kpn, AZL, Sky, Arch, Penn State Univeristy, BancABC |
Top Industries | |
Financial Services Firm42% University17% Computer Software Company17% Healthcare Company8% Computer Software Company35% Comms Service Provider13% Financial Services Firm10% Government7% | Financial Services Firm33% Real Estate/Law Firm17% Recruiting/Hr Firm8% Comms Service Provider8% Computer Software Company38% Comms Service Provider19% Manufacturing Company7% Energy/Utilities Company5% |
Company Size | |
Small Business32% Midsize Enterprise20% Large Enterprise48% Small Business14% Midsize Enterprise18% Large Enterprise68% | Small Business64% Midsize Enterprise5% Large Enterprise32% |
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454,950 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Appian is ranked 5th in Rapid Application Development Software with 8 reviews while Mendix is ranked 12th in Rapid Application Development Software with 1 review. Appian is rated 8.8, while Mendix is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Appian writes "Offers flexible local integration that we have used extensively to integrate with our Legacy system". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Mendix writes "Time required to build applications has been reduced by up to forty percent". Appian is most compared with ServiceNow, Pega BPM, Camunda BPM, OutSystems and IBM BPM, whereas Mendix is most compared with Microsoft PowerApps, OutSystems, Pega BPM, ServiceNow and SAP Cloud Platform.
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