Appian reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(787 total reviews)
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Matt Calkins

51% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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
5.0
Feb 5, 2014

Great People, Product, Culture, and Opportunities

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

+ Appian employees are smart and driven high performers who are motivated to do their best work. Employees have access to executives and overall, it's a fun and friendly crowd. You can't ask for better colleagues. + Appian is a technology company and it's got an excellent product. We drink our own champagne at Appian and use our product across functional departments for various processes. + Appian has a great culture of intelligence, meritocracy and community that the four founders started 14 years ago. The company is also committed to client success and product innovation. + Appian has been growing in company size, customer base, license bookings, and other metrics. As a small, private company, it offers many opportunities for employees to rotate or transfer between different departments, relocate overseas, and move up quickly if you're a star.

Cons

+ Compare to some of the other larger companies, the benefits are not as generous but it has been getting better.

4.0
Jan 3, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Alot of opportunities, maybe too many? Hahaha. There is a lot to be done here, and smart hard-working people do it.

Cons

There is only one way: The Hard Way. You cannot just go from 9 to 5 everyday and expect to get things done, and you are told this.

3.0
Dec 11, 2013

Software Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* There are some really good engineers, from which you can learn, have smart interactions, and produce something good. * You can make some good friendships, since the group is small and, for good or bad, you're going to spend a lot of time in the office together.

Cons

* Sadly not most of the people is top notch, although considering the company size and the area, the company is really lucky to have the good engineers they have. * No real growth after certain level is reached. Everybody starts becoming a director or VP, which is starting to become a joke. * Engineering is very undervalued, since in the eyes of the execs (even if they don't accept it), it doesn't produce money (like professional services does). * CEO holds back the company because of fears, either founded or not, of loosing control.

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