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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Reviews by job title

787 reviews

4.0

Dec 30, 2014

Smart people, interesting product

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Appian hires smart, interesting, hard-working people who are great to work with. The company is committed to following best practices in its software development, and is constantly examining its processes to find what works and change what doesn't. There is a big push for leadership from within and self-organizing teams. Appian provides many opportunities for employees to make contributions they think are valuable, including strong support for Indie Time and a newly initiated Fed Ex Day. The company also does a good job of organizing fun events for employees, including after-work beer and wine socials, movie nights for big movie premiers, laser tag, and holiday getaways.

Cons

The biggest issue is work-life balance as there is a strong push to deliver new features with aggressive schedules. Middle management can be harsh when unexpected events cause development to take longer than originally expected. Rapid growth in number of employees also comes with challenges but management is aware of this and does their best to ensure the growth does not impact quality and company values.

3.0

Dec 24, 2014

Full of challenges ahead and tough training.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people around and challenging work. Providing opportunities to college graduates.

Cons

Appian provided 3 weeks of intensive training and I got let go on the last day of training. Appian has "evaluation" or "demo" type of final project at the end of the training.... Trying for IT company when you didn't major in CS or similar fields was very challenging.....

Appian Response

11y

Thank you for sharing your experience in Appian Academy. It's not meant to be easy but I'm sorry to hear you were let go. The majority of Appian consultants are not CS majors since our platform enables business people to create apps without writing code. The presentation or "demo" you mention is typically a great opportunity for non-CS majors (like me) to shine but it's also part of our focus on collaboration in all aspects of the business. For the best idea to win, it has to be heard.

5.0

Dec 16, 2014

Great company full of highly intelligent, motivated, generous people

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent culture, great perks, wonderful, smart people, good pay, many opportunities for advancement (personal and professional), bright future. I highly recommend applying if you haven't already.

Cons

I can't think of too many cons to working at Appian. The main one is the work load and very high expectations. You will be constantly challenged. Laziness and intellectual deficiencies are not acceptable.

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