Is Appian a good company to work for?

Appian has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 867 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 3% over the last 12 months. 60% of employees would recommend working at Appian to a friend and 50% 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 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Appian. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Appian?

60% 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 118 reviews)); "Great culture and room to grow" ((in 115 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 54 reviews)); "Good Company and Benefits for Entry Level Job" ((in 41 reviews)); "Great company culture and is fun to work for" ((in 32 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 36 reviews)); "Feels almost like brainwashing, considering they dropped people like taking out the trash during layoffs (a simple search of Appian layoffs shows what employees really think when not afraid to voice their opinion and how the situation was handled) and yet everyone was still expected to give 110%." ((in 14 reviews)); "A bad manager will make matters much worse." ((in 13 reviews)); "Upper management is a closed group" ((in 11 reviews)); "CEO repeatedly praised record productivity during the pandemic but then quickly changed tune once RTO became an option." ((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 are the top reviewed Appian locations?

McLean , Reston , Tysons Corner , Washington , New York , Arlington , Dallas , Denver , Vienna , Indianapolis , Chicago , Los Angeles , San Jose , Boston , Jersey City , New Brunswick , Salt Lake City , Warrenville , Alexandria , Ashburn , West McLean , Minneapolis , Sacramento , San Francisco , Arlington , Seattle , Miami , North Andover

Appian reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(791 total reviews)

Matt Calkins

54% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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Appian has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 791 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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791 reviews

5.0

Jul 6, 2022

Great Place to Work

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is hard to beat Friendly coworkers Good opportunity for growth

Cons

Hard to think of any

4.0

Jun 25, 2022

Great place to gain experience

Anomynous

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I've had a good experience with Appian, everyone at least that I interact with is very willing and excited to help you gain experience and grow in your career, which I haven't always experienced at other jobs. Good culture, great flexibility, good work life balance (In my department at least it isn't expected to work weekends or past 5 etc). As long as you do your job and do it well, you will be respected and won't be micro managed. It's nice to work at a company where everyone (for the most part) is very competent and responsive, which of course makes it easier to do your job well.

Cons

The company is growing and of course there are growing pains that come along with that. However I don't see it as necessarily a deterring factor. There's a lot of experience you can gain within this environment of growth, just if you're not willing to keep up with it, it isn't the environment for you. At one point it did feel like we tried to 'do' too much at once, however I think we learned from it and things are better, and it really didn't take long to recognize the need to slow down. I really do enjoy working for Appian and feel that my work is valued as well as my personal requests (in terms of work life balance, time off, if there's too much on my plate, etc) are respected. Also I have to give the CEO credit for being willing to adjust his expectations (for a lack of better terms) during the pandemic in terms of remote work etc.

4.0

Jun 23, 2022

Good place to work

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Surrounded by smart people, usually good hours for consulting, company cares about career development

Cons

Work can get a little stale, also not the best exit opportunities if you're not interested in being an Appian developer

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