We performed a comparison between Appian and WorkflowGen 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."It has very flexible adaptation and the ability to save and automate processes."
"Appian's most valuable features are the quick time it takes to develop for the market. It's easy and faster than other BPM solutions."
"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."
"The agile manner that we require to create our workflows. This is probably the most critical part of our solution and the time it takes to start processing the solution."
"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."
"Since implementing we have had a faster time to solution, with fewer resources needed."
"Process Modeling enables creation of business process workflows. You can create complex business workflows in a visual manner, and it is also easy to debug/monitor."
"SAIL (Self-Assembling Interface Layer), a scripting language provided by Appian. It is the equivalent of JS and CSS. It allows creation of complex UIs which are also responsive. With SAIL, we have a single language for both the UI logic and its appearance. UI components can be built as reusable components and used in multiple UI interfaces."
"We use it a lot for creating workflows to transfer materials between plants, which is a signature part of what we do."
"The graphical user interface could be easier to use. It should be simplified."
"The solution could use some more tutorials to help brand new users figure out how to use the product effectively."
"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."
"It needs better integration with our existing application ecosystem."
"It is difficult to set up the on-premise version."
"We have clients that want to use Office 365, Microsoft Analytics, and Power Apps. Appian just isn't the same as using something specifically designed to cater to the Microsoft Suite."
"It would be nice if you could create your own customized apps when the business needed them."
"Appian could be improved by making it a strict, no-code platform with free-built process packs."
"This solution needs to be more customizable."
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Appian is ranked 4th in Business Process Management (BPM) with 57 reviews while WorkflowGen is ranked 53rd in Business Process Management (BPM). Appian is rated 8.4, while WorkflowGen is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Appian writes "Low resource consumption, easy setup, and stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WorkflowGen writes "Good for automatically triggering workflows, but needs to be more customizable". Appian is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, OutSystems, Camunda, ServiceNow and Pega BPM, whereas WorkflowGen is most compared with . See our Appian vs. WorkflowGen report.
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