Appian reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(790 total reviews)
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Matt Calkins

54% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Appian has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 790 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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790 reviews
4.0
Jan 8, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Technology is really cool and fun to work with. People are smart and work hard. Most all are genuinely concerned for success -- as individuals, within their teams, and for the company.

Cons

If you like a fast-paced environment, it's not a con, but Appian moves and adapts to the industry quickly. You have to like and be able to respond to change.

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Appian Response
5y
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience thus far, as well as sharing your feedback. If you ever have any suggestions and/or areas in which we can continue to improve please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly!
2.0
Jan 5, 2021

Blah company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a fine company to start out your career in. Grow your career - not so much

Cons

Clicky, self congratulatory, inexperienced staff

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Appian Response
5y
Thank you for your candid review, although it sounds like your experience at Appian wasn’t as good as either of us would have liked. It’s unfortunate to hear your thoughts on long-term career growth as providing growth opportunities for our team members, both horizontally and vertically, is something we pride ourselves in. It is also closely correlated to our high employee engagement scores and low attrition (not congratulating ourselves, just providing data to potential readers). I wish you the best of luck in all of your future endeavors.
2.0
Dec 13, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company is growing rapidly and stock keeps going up. They typically pay a fairly high base salary. And you’ll need it. Appian has a ton of very smart people who are hard working — including sales and sales management. I’ve worked with some of the best sales managers in my career here— and some of the worst. If you want to be successful, sell in financial services or federal verticals Many customers are raving fans. If you can get an existing customer territory you’ll do well.

Cons

Appian is structured so that lawyers approve all deals and the company can make its Wall Street projections while 10% of its sales people close business. most of whom are selling additional licenses to existing customers. Sales reps have been in territory for 4 years and not closed a deal. Plan to live on your base salary for a long time. Very little pressure to close deals in first 2 years. But if you like to close business regularly and win, you may want to find another place to work.

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