App Builder by Infragistics vs. Appian

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
App Builder
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
App Builder - Design and Build Real Apps Fast The brand-new App Builder aims to provide design and development teams with a solution to help them deliver apps quickly and efficiently, without losing focus on UX. Users can start an app from scratch or choose from a library of pre-built app templates or responsive screen layouts and then customize with a toolbox of 60+ UI controls to kick-start the next digital product design. If a design already exists in Sketch or Adobe…
$1,295
per year per user
Appian
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
Appian is a low-code development and business process management platform. It features drag-and-drop design for app building, automated work processes, unified data management, and cloud-based deployment.
$0
Pricing
App Builder by InfragisticsAppian
Editions & Modules
Ignite UI
$1,295
per year per user
Infragistics Professional
$1,295
per year per user
Infragistics Ultimate
$1,495
per year per user
Appian Community Edition
$0
Application - Input-Only
$2
per month per user
Application - Infrequent
$9
per month per user
Application - Standard
$75
per month per user
Platform
Custom Quote Priced per user with unlimited apps.
minimum 100 users, no maximum
Unlimited
Custom Quote Priced per development with unlimited apps.
unlimited
Platform
Custom Quote Priced per user with unlimited apps.
Minimum 100, no maximum
Unlimited
Custom Quote Priced per development with unlimited apps.
Unlimited
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
App BuilderAppian
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsThis product is free to use for non-commercial, educational purposes for students in K-12 grades or University programs, and for educators to use in a classroom setting as examples/tools in their curriculum.
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Low-Code Development
Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Product A and Product B
App Builder by Infragistics
5.8
Ratings
37% below category average
Appian
9.1
Ratings
8% above category average
Visual Modeling6.00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Drag-and-drop Interfaces7.50 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Reusability6.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Platform Scalability3.60 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Platform Security00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Platform User Management00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
User Ratings
App Builder by InfragisticsAppian
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(0 ratings)
9.4
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
5.5
(0 ratings)
8.5
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
App Builder by InfragisticsAppian
Likelihood to Recommend
  • Well suited for new and greenfield projects.
  • Great for projects using Material Design concepts
  • Great when you have dedicated design team with the right tools to work with ID
  • Not so good, if your design system or tool does not support ID
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Appian is well suited for the areas which involve a workflow. For Example: Consider there is a task and 3 teams are required to work on the task, with Appian we can create tasks for each team and monitor the comments and completion. Together with the integration capabilities, this tool can function in many areas. In our firm, we are using it to automate the workflows for our business teams and help them in capturing the OLA's and SLA's.
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Pros
  • WYSIWYG editor
  • Code generation with Angular
  • Theme and styles
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  • Allows at a glance workflow documentation which assists in the need we have for information readiation.
  • Drag and drop interface for workflow development greatly speeds our apps time to market.
  • Using the advanced features of Appian, we are able to create working sites in a fraction of the time it would take to do so using "traditional" development.
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Cons
  • Not a viable product yet until the Blazor implementation is entirely completed.
  • More components/controls needed in the toolbox.
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  • Search issues when type ahead and database search are used in the same field.
  • Buttons implementation where user is require[d] to click on the button description - if clicks on the button outside that text - button will not work.
  • Problems with using certain off-the-shelf performance tools like WebLoad or Neoload. That is because of different dynamic variables being used internally in Appian - which these tools are unable to correlate. We are still investigating using other tools like Jmeter to overcome dynamic correlation problem for performance testing.
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Likelihood to Renew
No answers on this topic
We recently renewed our license with Appian. We are convinced that its flexibility, relative ease of use, the support they provide, there mobile advancements and their general willingness and desire to see us succeed all contributed to our reason to renew our agreement with Appian
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Usability
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There are many differences between using Appian and using other programming languages. Additionally, there are many trade offs that have to be made and that have to be accepted for using Appian. In some cases, you give up control of one small area, but in others, it may open settings that are unavailable to a developer when using other program languages.
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Support Rating
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Appian is one of the leading low code business automation platforms that support RPA, decision rules, case management, workflow automation, and machine learning all in a single bundle. But it is also harder to implement and replace the traditional business process.
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In-Person Training
No answers on this topic
As analyst I participated in a developer boot camp. At times it was hard to keep up but most of the time it made sense. Trainer took the time to explain and slowed pace down to answer questions etc.
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Online Training
No answers on this topic
Very boring; hard to get through quickly, but rather effective in demonstrating the use of the platform.
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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
It was really seamless. SaaS in the true definition of the word. We logged on and started using the product. Very easy.
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Alternatives Considered
When comparing App Builder against PowerApps, the feature set isn't even close. PowerApps is slow and only works in the corporate enterprise whereas App Builder allows for deployments in a full-scale environment. The only thing similar, is that both PowerApps and App Builder are low code.
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Appian compares favorably with other vendors in the space. It is strongest with business workflow automation and to create custom business applications. The tool base for coding is extremely straightforward and allows for faster coding and deployment. Handles very complex process flows and has the ability to discover new opportunities for automation.
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Return on Investment
  • I can't evaluate this.
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  • Our IT automated procurement process has sped up time to get paid by a few days on every transaction
  • Our approvals are more organized as a result of being put in digitally
  • Managing our own tenant requires more than we have available, given the quarterly updates
  • Since we have business-critical functions running in the platform, we have to thoroughly review every note of every update. Because of this we skip half of the updates since we don't have enough time to review these changes four times a year.
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ScreenShots

App Builder Screenshots

Screenshot of Use pre-built themes and typography (Material, Bootstrap & Fluent) or customize to match your own app theme and corporate branding on a per-control, per-screen, or per-app basis.Screenshot of With a rich layout system and complete toolbox of components, create screens and full apps in minutes instead of hours!Screenshot of Import Sketch and Adobe XD Designs! With one click, take your static designs and get interactive, responsive apps with real UI components and styling. Import designs from the design system into a real, component-based app. Figma import coming soon!

Appian Screenshots

Screenshot of Low-Code DevelopmentScreenshot of Business Process Management SuiteScreenshot of Dynamic Case ManagementScreenshot of Mobile App DevelopmentScreenshot of Appian RPA with Blue Prism