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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Airtable

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAirtable is a project management and collaboration platform designed to enable content pipelines, product management, events planning, user research, and more. It combines spreadsheet,database, calendar, and kanban functionality within one platform.

    $24

    per month per seat

    Appian

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AAppian is a low-code development and business process management platform. It features drag-and-drop design for app building, automated work processes, unified data management, and cloud-based deployment.

    $0

    Pricing
    AirtableAppian
    Editions & Modules
    Team
    $24
    per month per user
    Business
    $54
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    Appian Community Edition
    $0
    Application - Input-Only
    $2
    per month per user
    Application - Infrequent
    $9
    per month per user
    Application - Standard
    $75
    per month per user
    Platform
    Custom Quote Priced per user with unlimited apps.
    minimum 100 users, no maximum
    Unlimited
    Custom Quote Priced per development with unlimited apps.
    unlimited
    Platform
    Custom Quote Priced per user with unlimited apps.
    Minimum 100, no maximum
    Unlimited
    Custom Quote Priced per development with unlimited apps.
    Unlimited
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AirtableAppian
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    AirtableAppian
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Airtable and Appian
    Feature
    Airtable
    7.1
    222 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Appian
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management9.0186 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management9.0182 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts8.082 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling6.0155 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation9.0132 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration10.0205 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology8.0101 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology8.075 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management5.0159 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration7.0107 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access3.0181 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking5.089 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management5.097 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management8.0118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Low-Code Development
    Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Airtable and Appian
    Feature
    Airtable
    -
    Ratings
    Appian
    9.1
    75 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Visual Modeling00 Ratings8.873 Ratings
    Drag-and-drop Interfaces00 Ratings8.972 Ratings
    Platform Security00 Ratings9.271 Ratings
    Platform User Management00 Ratings8.872 Ratings
    Reusability00 Ratings9.575 Ratings
    Platform Scalability00 Ratings9.573 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    AirtableAppian
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (226 ratings)
    9.4
    (139 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.5
    (19 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (23 ratings)
    8.7
    (95 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (29 ratings)
    8.4
    (118 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    1.0
    (5 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AirtableAppian
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Airtable
    Airtable is an ideal platform for small and growing businesses to keep track of just about EVERYTHING they need to keep things running smoothly. It's a great way to keep tasks organized, and keep everyone on the same page with progress on all things. Our company finds the kanban particularly useful, as products go through a lifecycle from ideation to retirement, it's good to keep a database of what is in production, what's working, and what we've tried before. I can see the platform being challenging with much larger businesses, but for the small to medium businesses I've used the platform with, it is ideal.
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    Appian
    Appian works great for automating manual processes and integrating multiple systems through its toolset. It gives great flexibility for establishing rules for approvals, routings, escalations, and the like. Because of the low code toolset, it's very easy to deploy and make changes as needed as processes evolve and as the organization learns to utilize the system better. Minimal maintenance is required to support the applications build on the platform. Some of the automated testing integration with tools like Jenkins is limited so that may be an issue for some.
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    Pros
    Airtable
    • I can create tables, create and customize fields
    • Airtable has capabilities commonly found in spreadsheet applications, but also has some of the features found in databases.
    • The ability to filter fields. I set up a filter on the status field, so when a project is marked, complete, on hold, or canceled, that record is hidden from my current projects table view. If it is marked complete, the record is moved to the completed projects table view. In this way I can easily access a record of past projects
    • Being able to duplicate tables and create alternate views
    • Collapse and expand records. When I collapse the rows, I can easily scan current projects, next steps, project status, and due dates. When I expand the row, or field, I can see more detailed information about that field or record very easily. I can also expand or open the entire record. This is is helpful, when I am entering a lot of information to multiple fields in that record.
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    Appian
    • Allows at a glance workflow documentation which assists in the need we have for information readiation.
    • Drag and drop interface for workflow development greatly speeds our apps time to market.
    • Using the advanced features of Appian, we are able to create working sites in a fraction of the time it would take to do so using "traditional" development.
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    Cons
    Airtable
    • When records are deleted, there could be more options for what happens to associated records in other tables.
    • Multi-select fields should be sortable.
    • The per-user pricing model can be cumbersome when you need to share bases with third parties but can't use a publicly accessible URL.
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    Appian
    • Search issues when type ahead and database search are used in the same field.
    • Buttons implementation where user is require[d] to click on the button description - if clicks on the button outside that text - button will not work.
    • Problems with using certain off-the-shelf performance tools like WebLoad or Neoload. That is because of different dynamic variables being used internally in Appian - which these tools are unable to correlate. We are still investigating using other tools like Jmeter to overcome dynamic correlation problem for performance testing.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Airtable
    We will 10/10 renew the use of Airtable because it has brought great value to our team. Not only is Airtable affordable, but it's also user-friendly and helps our team be efficient. We no longer need to rely on Excel spreadsheets being passed from person to person via email. Furthermore, we aren't dealing with corrupt Excel spreadsheets and the need to salvage data when a file is accidentally altered.
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    Appian
    We recently renewed our license with Appian. We are convinced that its flexibility, relative ease of use, the support they provide, there mobile advancements and their general willingness and desire to see us succeed all contributed to our reason to renew our agreement with Appian
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    Usability
    Airtable
    IMO the usability of this product is its greatest asset. The UI is clean and the menus are intuitive to the point where I'd feel confident having a non-spreadsheety colleague take on building an Airtable for the first time with next to no training. I can't say that about every table-like software product that I've used such as Notion.
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    Appian
    Appian is a low code environment, because of this, a very good visual interface is required. Appian is providing a feature-rich dashboard [that] we can use for building the dashboards and other interfaces. Appian also provides patches and releases to enhance these features. A developer can start off development just by going through a basic course from the Appian learning community.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Airtable
    I have rarely experience downtime, compared to other tools, and given how much time we spend on the tool. Even if there were to be, their updates on it are very timely, and our support team are able to provide any questions regarding
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    Appian
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Airtable
    I never had any issues with load time, even with the integrations that we use today (google sheets) However, I'm curious if adding additional layers of integrations would slow down performance. We do carry quite a bit of data in Airtable, but, again, no impact on overall performance
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    Appian
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Airtable
    Airtable has great support. They have a variety of support features to answer any questions. They have great self teaching instructions for templates and product tours. They also have support for teams and project management. They also have a fantastic customer help line. They are able and willing to answer customer questions and never have customers waiting long
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    Appian
    Appian is one of the leading low code business automation platforms that support RPA, decision rules, case management, workflow automation, and machine learning all in a single bundle. But it is also harder to implement and replace the traditional business process.
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    In-Person Training
    Airtable
    This training was done in-house, but the Airtable team provided resources and how to guides to ensure that we covered all components of the system
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    Appian
    As analyst I participated in a developer boot camp. At times it was hard to keep up but most of the time it made sense. Trainer took the time to explain and slowed pace down to answer questions etc.
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    Online Training
    Airtable
    Recorded trainings were provided by the Airtable team. Great as an evergreen resources to new team members and for anyone that wants to refresh their Airtable knowledge
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    Appian
    Very boring; hard to get through quickly, but rather effective in demonstrating the use of the platform.
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    Implementation Rating
    Airtable
    Training all users was an important part of the implementation, which did take considerable time and effort. At first glance without training, the content calendar can be overwhelming because of the amount of data. The features within Airtable seem to be endless but our team was able to identify the most important to be successful.
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    Appian
    It was really seamless. SaaS in the true definition of the word. We logged on and started using the product. Very easy.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Airtable
    Airtable was a really good fit for this specific use case as it provided a huge number of collaboration features in an intuitive and pleasant-to-use interface. The free tier worked initially with our work, and the upgrade pathway was fair and made sense for us.
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    Appian
    Appian has enormously transformed and keeps on updating the product every quarter to meet the latest needs of the world with new innovations & technologies being integrated within the platform. What gives more pleasure than a product that keeps on continuous[ly] improv[ing]?
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Airtable
    I did not help purchase the product, but Airtable's per user pricing structure is inconvenient when some users only need occasional or read-only use.
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    Appian
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Airtable
    There are TONS of opportunity to scale, but I think it's a matter if you have the time and resources to do so because the initial setup can be fairly time consuming and prioritized dedication
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    Appian
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Airtable
    • It gives us a real-time experience of working.
    • Through this platform, I always have the idea bout which of my team member is working on which particular part of the project, I can easily track their progress, and also I can easily correct them where it is required by adding sticky notes, by sending the attachments and URLs.
    • Quality services.
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    Appian
    • I believe it has negatively impacted our release dates. There may have been a misunderstanding as to the learning curve, even though it is "low code."
    • The look and feel of the applications created using Appian have uniformity and it's easier to have "reuse" between applications.
    • There is less developer control when it comes to features. I think this mainly has to do with the amount of plugins available. I would think there should be many more available plugins. But again, our use case is probably different than most others.
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