We performed a comparison between Appian and Microsoft Powerapps based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison of Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Microsoft Powerapps seems to be the superior solution. Our reviewers find that Appian’s need for integration improvement makes Microsoft Powerapps the better choice.
"The Application Designer is very user friendly. There are also lot of plug-ins that you can use and, for the most part, they are free."
"Since implementing we have had a faster time to solution, with fewer resources needed."
"The tool is very flexible."
"What I found most valuable in Appian is that it lets you drill down on multiple things through the structure of the reporting and UI side. It's also low-code, yet it results in quick deliverables."
"The application life cycle is very clear. I started learning it and giving some workshops to my team. Creating the users and the building is very structured. Documentation is nice and it's easy to learn."
"It is really simple to create a new app, and I like the data-centric aspect of the BPM tool."
"The low code functionality and being able to get applications faster to customers or to the market are valuable."
"There is no need to worry about vulnerabilities in the system, because Appian built a secure system."
"It is very easy for us to implement. We have a Microsoft ecosystem, and this solution has many components for integration."
"The solution is excellent at figuring how to build an application in three months. It makes it very quick and easy."
"We like that this solution allows us to fully define our test environments, and link them using different code. This means we can do different tests, but with one basic structure, and then export the data and use it in other platforms."
"The flows are good because they can be used in a variety of situations."
"We get feedback on a real-time basis, which is actually very useful for us."
"There is value in being able to collect and compare information in real-time to present alternatives for correcting vulnerabilities."
"The platform has valuable features for opportunity and finance management. It has all the essential features for customer service."
"When I am developing any user UI, it gives me complete flexibility. I can manage in any way I want."
"The performance is pretty good, but the distortions need to be optimized in order for it to work well."
"One of the areas that Appian is working on is to improve its UI capabilities and give more flexibility to the UI."
"The UI of Appian is more internal. Recently, there has been an addition of an external user portal for the customer-facing stuff. It's still coming out."
"There is no UI customization possible."
"Lacks integration with other products."
"If that had more DevOps capabilities, it would be an excellent product."
"If we could calculate the amount of data that will be realized, it would help us a lot."
"There are four areas I believe Appian could improve in. The first is a seamless contact center integration. Appian does not have a contact center feature. The second is advanced features in RPA. The third would be chatbot and email bot integration—while Appian comes with chatbot and email bot, it's not as mature as it should be, compared to the competition. The fourth area would be next best action, since there is not much of this sort of feature in Appian. These are all features which competitors' products have, and in a mature manner, whereas Appian lacks on these four areas. I see customers who are moving from Appian to Pega because these features are not in Appian."
"The solution is evolving very fast and every month new features are introduced. Sometimes it's difficult to catch up with all the evolution that's happening. I had to focus on Power BI for a while and left PowerApps at the side for a couple of months and when I came back, it had changed its interface and moved components around."
"The portal and canvas apps need to be improved and brought up to speed."
"Microsoft should combine both the web and the mobile environment with all of the layers of development into one package."
"Microsoft PowerApps is not intended for customizing what's generated in a major way."
"Microsoft PowerApps is not responsive in nature."
"One area where the solution lacks is the limited size of the database it offers its users."
"The solution could improve by having more connectors for different solutions in a way to create custom connectors. Additionally, they should make HTTP Connectors free again because it was not always a premium feature. These HTTP connectors allow you to send API requests which can be important."
"I would like to have more options for changing the layout because customizing something as simple as colors is very hard."
Appian is ranked 6th in Rapid Application Development Software with 57 reviews while Microsoft Power Apps is ranked 1st in Rapid Application Development Software with 77 reviews. Appian is rated 8.4, while Microsoft Power Apps is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Appian writes "Low resource consumption, easy setup, and stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Power Apps writes "Low-code, low learning curve, and reduces manpower". Appian is most compared with OutSystems, Camunda, ServiceNow, Pega BPM and Mendix, whereas Microsoft Power Apps is most compared with Mendix, Oracle Application Express (APEX), ServiceNow, OutSystems and Microsoft Azure App Service. See our Appian vs. Microsoft Power Apps report.
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