4 categories · RankedAppian
Appian is a process automation platform that combines low-code development with business process management to orchestrate and automate complex workflows · appian.com ↗
Why models recommend it
“known for its simple per-user pricing and strong value for high-volume bot usage”Mistral Small · Comparative question · alternative
“Low-code platforms with better exception handling (e.g., OutSystems, Appian).”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · alternative
“Low-code platform with process mining tied to workflow automation.”Grok 4.20 · Comparative question · alternative
“Process mining built into the Appian low-code automation platform”Kimi K2 · Comparative question · alternative
What gives them pause
“Often viewed as limited regarding advanced automation or deep-dive analytics compared to pure-play competitors.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Negative question · warning
“described as expensive with long implementation times and high complexity/heavy configuration”Muse Glimmer 30B · Negative question · warning
“the RPA module lacks the depth and rich functionality of dedicated RPA tools”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Negative question · warning
“Heavy-duty but potentially overkill at 500 people”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Scale-constrained question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Appian, over the 63 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 4 | View → | |
| 23 | 1 | View → | |
| 23 | 0 | View → | |
| 22 | 11 | View → | |
| 21 | 1 | View → | |
| 19 | 1 | View → | |
| 18 | 3 | View → | |
| 18 | 0 | View → | |
| 16 | 15 | View → | |
| 15 | 1 | View → |
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Appian's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- enterprise organizations and business/tech leaders
- Price stated
- Compare pricing and plans.
- Free plan or trial
- Try Appian for free.
- Certifications
- HIPAA, FedRAMP, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3
- Hosting
- AWS, Azure, Google, on-premises
- Customers named
- AON, US Air Force, NatWest, Telus, PwC, Towerbank, Ryder, US Marine Corps
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 61 of the 63 answers that named Appian and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
123 of the 133 domain citations in answers naming Appian came from a third party's page. Ten were to the publisher's own pages (the Gane Index), which the models cite like any other source; they are not counted as a third party.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blog | 2,256 | undated | GRC | ||
| News or press | 377 | undated | |||
| Report or ebook | 229 | undated | |||
| Case study | 135 | undated | |||
| Conference or event | 127 | undated | |||
| Webinar or virtual event | 124 | undated | |||
| Glossary or explainer | 49 | undated | |||
| Comparison | 24 | undated | |||
| Podcast or video | 19 | undated | |||
| Template or tool | 7 | undated |
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page appian.com exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. An event counts as online when its address or title says so (webinar, on demand, virtual or online summit); a conference, summit, trade show, expo or roadshow that does not say so is counted as a conference or event, which on a vendor's site is mostly in person. Read September 29, 2026.