Is Appian a good company to work for?

Appian has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 862 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 3% over the last 12 months. 59% of employees would recommend working at Appian to a friend and 48% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Appian have been left by employees working as Associate Consultant , Consultant and Director .

Does Appian pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Appian employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Appian. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Appian?

59% of Appian employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Appian 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Appian?

Consultant (59) , Account Executive (55) , Software Engineer (34) , Senior Consultant (32) , Associate Consultant (27) , Senior Software Engineer (23) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (17) , Solution Engineer (15) , Sales (14) , Director (11) , Principal Consultant (11) , Software Engineer II (11) , Marketing (10) , Software Engineer(Internship) (10) , Enterprise Account Executive (9)

What are the pros of working at Appian according to real employee reviews?

"Great culture and room to grow" ((in 122 reviews)); "People are great and love helping in any way they can" ((in 120 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 50 reviews)); "Good Company and Benefits for Entry Level Job" ((in 41 reviews)); "Great company culture and is fun to work for" ((in 30 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Appian according to real employee reviews?

"Appian has experienced growing pains and tensions with senior leadership, leading many culture carriers and builders to seek opportunities elsewhere." ((in 37 reviews)); "Major layoffs occurred like many other companies in last year and this year." ((in 13 reviews)); "Upper management is a closed group" ((in 10 reviews)); "It takes training and experience to be an extraordinary people manager, and I believe the company should invest and require its people management, especially CSuite to enroll and participate in leadership seminars and training." ((in 6 reviews)); "Matt's middle management is disconnected from those below them." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Appian layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Appian layoffs and their outlook for job security at Appian in 2026.

What Appian locations have received the highest employee ratings?

McLean , Reston , Washington , Tysons Corner , Arlington , New York

Appian reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(787 total reviews)

Matt Calkins

51% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Appian has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 787 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Appian employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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787 reviews

1.0

Nov 24, 2025

LEADERSHIP DISASTER

Tdm

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cool people, nice people, great skills

Cons

politics between departments, selfish leaders, poor communication

Appian Response

4mo

Thank you for sharing your perspective and for recognizing the great people and skills across the team. We acknowledge your feedback around leadership communication and cross-department alignment. Ongoing efforts include creating opportunities such as employee forums and executive-level Ask Me Anything sessions to support direct engagement with leaders and increase visibility into how teams work together toward shared goals. We appreciate you taking the time to share this feedback, as it helps inform how we continue to improve.

4.0

Nov 11, 2025

Almost a 5

Information security analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent work life balance Active community High quality middle management Excellent early career opportunities

Cons

Disconnected C-suite Heavy handed enterprise policy

Appian Response

6mo

We’re happy to hear you’ve found strong work–life balance, a supportive community, and meaningful early career opportunities here. We appreciate your feedback on communication from senior leadership and enterprise policies. Transparency matters, and we host employee forums and Executive-Level Ask Me Anything sessions to create more opportunities for employees to engage directly with our executives and hear updates firsthand. We encourage you to continue to share your perspective with your manager or HRBP.

2.0

Nov 4, 2025

Great if it’s your only option

Sales development representative (sdr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big name customers, travel opportunities, unlimited pto (but you better be at quota to use it!)

Cons

The only thing that matters is how many cold calls you can make, and if that doesn’t work, did you try calling them twice? No annual raises.

Appian Response

6mo

We’re glad you valued working with notable customers and the flexibility of our PTO policy. Thank you for sharing your perspective. We strive to balance clear goals with employee support and regularly review programs to ensure they are fair, competitive, and aligned with feedback.

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