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?

"People are great and love helping in any way they can" ((in 117 reviews)); "Great culture and room to grow" ((in 115 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 50 reviews)); "Good benefits and office amenities" ((in 46 reviews)); "Great company culture and is fun to work for" ((in 28 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 11 reviews)); "There is no training after the intro academy or planned free time." ((in 8 reviews)); "CEO repeatedly praised record productivity during the pandemic but then quickly changed tune once RTO became an option." ((in 6 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

Mar 14, 2021

Gaslighting immature sales culture

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

N/A Negative environment and disconnect

Cons

Negative environment and disconnect on what is being driven down from senior leadership

Appian Response

5y

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are concerned to hear about the environment you have described and would value a discussion to learn more about your personal experience. We view feedback as a gift and would be thankful if you are willing to speak with me or your HR Business Partner directly about your experience. SVP, WW Sales Strategy, Planning, Operations and Solutions

1.0

Dec 11, 2018

Account Executive

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Corporate location is close to good happy hour/dinner options after hours

Cons

If you're a successful, seasoned salesperson: STAY AWAY. They micro-manage and give you so much busy work that you cannot sell effectively. For instance, they will fly you to regional office locations once a month to sit in a room and cold call with your colleagues. Yes, you all sit in the same room and cold call, talking over each other as if you are in a call center. The "pipeline" generated from these "Power Days" is all fake, its only a matter of time before execs realize it's all smoke and mirrors. They also like to tout a Software Guarantee, but yet ignore their legacy customers with issues and could care less about their failed implementations. Look elsewhere....

Appian Response

7y

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. It is unfortunate to hear that you did not have the best experience during your time here at Appian. We certainly value and consider all feedback, and I am happy you mentioned the Appian Guarantee. We are excited about this new offering, as we see it as a way to not only take a more active role in explaining how to best use our software but to also showcase how our software can achieve its full potential.

1.0

Jun 19, 2018

Pay not worth the loss of quality of life

Technical consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pays like a NYC or Bay Area company while being in Northern Virginia

Cons

* Alternative opinions are only valued so long you've curried the favor of your managers * The tons of recently graduated employees who don't know how not to be taken advantage of encourages a culture of "work harder not smarter" and sycophants. Drink the Kool Aid and play the game, and you'll be ok, I guess. * Specializing in their proprietary, in-house low-code solution means acquiring no transferable technical skills * No work/life balance means unless you give up your personal life, you're not going to be advancing

Appian Response

7y

Thanks for your feedback and for noting our competitive compensation packages. I'm sorry you feel like your opinions weren't taken into consideration. That's certainly not the norm. As for skills transfer, if you learn Low Code development at Appian you are getting into a growing market and you will find your skills in demand and transferable. Of course you could learn Java or some other commodity skill but you'll do much worse in the labor market. As for work/life balance, many Appian consulting leaders have started or raised families here while advancing their careers. You can do the same.

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