We performed a comparison between Appian and Camunda Platform based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Appian has an edge over Camunda Platform in this comparison. It is easier to deploy and has better customer support.
"The product's most valuable feature is the low code aspect of development. We can develop an end-to-end VPN solution using a single platform."
"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."
"There is a version coming out every six months with performance improvements."
"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."
"Good workflow engines that bridge the gaps of processes."
"It's a stable product."
"Even with an on-premise implementation, the scalability is still high, so it is easy to scale up."
"Since implementing we have had a faster time to solution, with fewer resources needed."
"Having knowledge of the BPM and monitoring process has proven to be very beneficial, as I am currently engaged in documenting processes for Clientele."
"The visibility – the diagrams you create – and then being able to automate based on them are valuable features. It's easy to explain and comprehend, and the integration aspects are valuable."
"The solution is easily compatible with HTML forms and HTML language programming and that is the most significant part."
"Overall, the solution has been very solid."
"The architecture is good because it's a headless workflow. I can create my own frontend, and it's fully API-based."
"The Camunda BPMN Platform is very flexible and gives several options to deploy and scale it."
"It has an open BPM"
"Ease of use and ability to streamline a process model."
"The tool itself is pretty good, but the main area that we struggled with was the backend. The frontend development is really good, but the backend modeling can be streamlined a little bit. There are good integrations, but tying them through the data layer and then up into the frontend could be improved a little bit. It does read/write on the data source, and you can configure it to just write or just read, but there is a little bit of work involved."
"Appian has a few areas for improvement, which my organization raised with the Appian team. One is the Excel output which is limited to fifty columns when it should be up to two hundred or three hundred columns."
"The performance is pretty good, but the distortions need to be optimized in order for it to work well."
"Appian could be improved by making it a strict, no-code platform with free-built process packs."
"Form creation and SAIL proprietary language still basically require programming. The claim a BA type can do everything is hogwash."
"Lacks business rules management as part of the solution."
"They should provide more flexibility so designers can create a more picture perfect device."
"I wouldn't say their response time is long, but it could be quicker."
"The product does not have a dictionary."
"The product's initial setup phase is difficult for beginners."
"Documentation can be improved."
"In the latest version, there are certain workflow nodes that are missing. Camunda should bring those back, or rather, develop them quickly."
"I would also like a very easy to use form builder."
"I would like to see better pricing."
"Would be helpful if there were additional out-of-the-box activities."
"If Camunda could develop something that creates user forms that would be a great feature to have. They also need to improve the UI."
Appian is ranked 4th in Business Process Management (BPM) with 57 reviews while Camunda is ranked 1st in Business Process Management (BPM) with 69 reviews. Appian is rated 8.4, while Camunda is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Appian writes "Low resource consumption, easy setup, and stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Camunda writes "Open-source, easy to define new processes, and easy to transition to new business process definitions". Appian is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, OutSystems, ServiceNow, Pega BPM and Mendix, whereas Camunda is most compared with Apache Airflow, Bizagi, Pega BPM, IBM BPM and Bonita. See our Appian vs. Camunda report.
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