Compare Appian vs. Microsoft Azure App Service
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Find out what your peers are saying about Appian vs. Microsoft Azure App Service and other solutions. Updated: March 2021.
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Quotes From Members
We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
"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."
"It's very easy to use. That's one of the advantages for the business, that you don't need to struggle to configure your website and your app service. Microsoft made sure to make it stable and very easy to configure."
"The program is stable and we've had no technical issues so far."
"The product is scalable."
"Overall, all of the features are very good."
"Azure data factory is a good tool."
"It's a platform as a service, so we don't have to manage the infrastructure to hold the websites."
"Debugging using Application Insights is a valuable feature."
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."
"Sometimes we face problems, but those are technical problems in Microsoft, bugs or something doesn't work as expected, but that's normal."
"I would like to see faster adoption and templates that we can use."
"The solution is quite expensive. If you need more features, you need to pay for them."
"I am new to the intervention and I find it difficult to find my way around the user interface. I have my own learning tool. However, it could be simpler for new users."
"Lacking somewhat in template data flows."
"The solution needs better integration capabilities on the network side."
"Initially, there were some rare instances when the server went down because it was deployed on Linux."
"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."
"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."
"Azure doesn't cost as much as other services."
"Less than USD $100 per month."
"We have no complaints about the pricing."
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Top Answer: 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.
Top Answer: 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.
Top Answer: The graphical user interface could be easier to use. It should be simplified. When we're dealing with a large number of complex applications, the user interface is not the best. There could be a… more »
Top Answer: Debugging using Application Insights is a valuable feature.
Top Answer: We have no complaints about the pricing.
Top Answer: Initially, there were some rare instances when the server went down because it was deployed on Linux. There are some features that are not available on the Linux-based deployment, yet are available on… more »
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Azure App Service
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.
Azure App Service Web Apps (or just Web Apps) is a service for hosting web applications, REST APIs, and mobile back ends. You can develop in your favorite language, be it .NET, .NET Core, Java, Ruby, Node.js, PHP, or Python. Applications run and scale with ease on Windows-based environments.
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Financial Services Firm38%
Computer Software Company19%
University13%
Healthcare Company13%
Computer Software Company32%
Comms Service Provider13%
Financial Services Firm11%
Government8%
Computer Software Company30%
Comms Service Provider18%
Government7%
Manufacturing Company5%
Small Business24%
Midsize Enterprise21%
Large Enterprise55%
Small Business15%
Midsize Enterprise14%
Large Enterprise70%
Small Business38%
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Find out what your peers are saying about Appian vs. Microsoft Azure App Service and other solutions. Updated: March 2021.
474,857 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Appian is ranked 5th in Rapid Application Development Software with 11 reviews while Microsoft Azure App Service is ranked 10th in Rapid Application Development Software with 7 reviews. Appian is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Azure App Service is rated 8.4. 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 Microsoft Azure App Service writes "It saves us time and money and installation is really easy". Appian is most compared with ServiceNow, Pega BPM, Camunda Platform, Mendix and Apache Airflow, whereas Microsoft Azure App Service is most compared with Microsoft PowerApps, Oracle Application Express (APEX), Adobe ColdFusion, Pega BPM and ServiceNow. See our Appian vs. Microsoft Azure App Service report.
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