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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (46.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$8.00 1 User/Month (Billed Annually)
Appian
Star Rating
(485)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about AppianZoho Creator
Star Rating
(162)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$8.00 1 User/Month (Billed Annually)
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Appian excels in workflow automation with a score of 9.2, allowing for seamless integration of complex processes, while Zoho Creator's score of 8.8 indicates solid performance but may not match the depth of automation features offered by Appian.
- Reviewers mention that Appian's scalability is a standout feature, scoring 9.0, making it ideal for enterprise-level applications, whereas Zoho Creator, with a score of 8.6, is more suited for small to medium-sized businesses, which may limit its scalability for larger enterprises.
- G2 users highlight Appian's quality of support with a score of 8.5, noting responsive customer service and helpful resources, while Zoho Creator's support, rated at 8.0, has received mixed reviews regarding response times and issue resolution.
- Users on G2 appreciate Appian's customization capabilities, particularly in application templates with a score of 8.5, which allows for tailored solutions, while Zoho Creator's templates score slightly higher at 8.6, but users report that customization can be less intuitive.
- Reviewers mention that Appian's real-time updates feature, scoring 8.8, enhances collaboration and process visibility, whereas Zoho Creator's score of 8.3 indicates it may not provide the same level of immediacy in updates, which can affect workflow efficiency.
- Users say that Appian's lifecycle management capabilities, rated at 8.8, provide robust tools for managing application updates and changes, while Zoho Creator's lifecycle management score of 8.7 is commendable but lacks some advanced features that Appian offers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Appian
No pricing availableZoho Creator
STANDARD
$8.00
1 User/Month (Billed Annually)
- 1 Application
- Basic building blocks - forms, reports, pages
- Multi-experience deployment - web/mobile/tablet
Free Trial
Appian
Free Trial is available
Zoho Creator
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
282
8.5
143
Ease of Use
8.7
339
8.4
142
Ease of Setup
8.5
281
8.6
85
Ease of Admin
8.5
229
8.7
82
Quality of Support
8.5
275
8.1
138
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
232
8.7
81
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
271
8.1
141
Features by Category
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
16
|
Verified
Automation
Not enough data
9.2
17
Not enough data
9.0
16
Not enough data
8.8
17
|
Verified
Development
Not enough data
8.9
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
16
|
Verified
Automation Building
8.6
39
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
35
Not enough data
8.2
34
Not enough data
8.4
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
43
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
34
Not enough data
Bot Management & Execution
8.6
38
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
36
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
36
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
37
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
41
|
Verified
Not enough data
Intelligent Automation
8.6
33
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
30
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Workload
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Integration
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Digital Workflows
8.7
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
65
|
Verified
Not enough data
Forms
8.5
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
Automation
8.9
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
57
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Process Automation (DPA)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Process Management
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
Process Analysis
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
Automation
7.4
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.6
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Process Mining
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.7
10
Data Control
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
8.8
8
Agentic AI - Drag and Drop App Builder
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.4
14
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
7.9
12
Generative AI
7.7
56
Not enough data
7.7
55
Not enough data
Process Management
8.5
158
Not enough data
8.4
156
Not enough data
8.4
157
Not enough data
7.8
124
Not enough data
8.4
137
Not enough data
8.0
121
Not enough data
8.2
122
Not enough data
Customization
7.6
155
Not enough data
8.8
166
Not enough data
8.5
156
Not enough data
8.1
154
Not enough data
8.6
168
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.4
162
Not enough data
8.4
161
Not enough data
8.5
168
Not enough data
8.7
161
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Process Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Process Development
8.5
130
Not enough data
Functionality - Process Orchestration
7.9
15
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
9.2
15
Not enough data
9.3
16
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
Integration & Adaptability - Process Orchestration
8.3
15
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
9.1
16
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
Customization - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data and Analytics - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Workflow Design & Orchestration
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Integrations & Connectivity
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Automation Execution & Intelligence
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Development & Customization
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Governance & Security
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Automation Platforms (BAPs)
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Genesys AppFoundry Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application Design
7.8
138
|
Verified
7.5
20
|
Verified
7.9
142
|
Verified
8.4
21
|
Verified
8.1
147
|
Verified
8.2
38
|
Verified
8.3
118
8.7
36
|
Verified
9.0
153
|
Verified
8.8
42
|
Verified
Data Control
8.2
145
|
Verified
8.5
39
|
Verified
8.5
146
|
Verified
9.0
36
|
Verified
8.8
148
|
Verified
9.0
39
|
Verified
Publishing
8.7
156
|
Verified
8.6
38
|
Verified
8.7
151
|
Verified
8.8
40
8.5
152
|
Verified
8.7
41
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Low-Code Development Platforms
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
Development
Not enough data
9.2
25
Not enough data
9.0
25
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.9
24
Database
Not enough data
9.1
25
Not enough data
9.1
24
Not enough data
9.3
21
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
8.8
26
Infrastructure
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
8.6
21
Not enough data
9.5
24
User Interface Design
Not enough data
9.3
18
Not enough data
8.9
18
Not enough data
8.8
17
Not enough data
8.7
18
Data Control
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
9.7
17
Publishing
Not enough data
9.2
17
Not enough data
9.2
18
Not enough data
9.0
17
Agentic AI - No-Code Development Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
8.8
33
Not enough data
8.8
35
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
9.1
31
Database Administration
Not enough data
8.7
31
Not enough data
9.0
30
Not enough data
8.5
31
Availability
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
9.1
34
Security
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Data Management
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.3
10
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Appian and Zoho Creator are categorized as Low-Code Development Platforms
Unique Categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Appian
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Zoho Creator
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Financial Services
21.1%
Banking
10.3%
Information Technology and Services
7.0%
Computer Software
5.8%
Insurance
5.5%
Other
50.4%
Information Technology and Services
16.3%
Computer Software
8.5%
Marketing and Advertising
3.3%
Education Management
3.3%
Consumer Services
3.3%
Other
65.4%
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