Appian vs. TIBCO® BPM Enterprise

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Appian
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
Appian 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
TIBCO® BPM Enterprise
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM is a business process management platform with capabilities for process automation, process documentation, human capital management, process patterns, and predictive operations analytics.N/A
Pricing
AppianTIBCO® BPM Enterprise
Editions & Modules
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
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AppianTIBCO® BPM Enterprise
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
AppianTIBCO® BPM Enterprise
Features
AppianTIBCO® BPM Enterprise
Low-Code Development
Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Product A and Product B
Appian
9.1
Ratings
8% above category average
TIBCO® BPM Enterprise
-
Ratings
Visual Modeling8.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Drag-and-drop Interfaces8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Security9.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform User Management8.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Reusability9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Scalability9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Appian
-
Ratings
TIBCO® BPM Enterprise
10.0
Ratings
20% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Process Engine
Comparison of Process Engine features of Product A and Product B
Appian
-
Ratings
TIBCO® BPM Enterprise
8.3
Ratings
1% below category average
Process designer00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Process simulation00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Business rules engine00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
SOA support00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Process player00 Ratings6.70 Ratings
Support for modeling languages00 Ratings6.70 Ratings
Form builder00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Model execution00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Collaboration
Comparison of Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Appian
-
Ratings
TIBCO® BPM Enterprise
9.0
Ratings
7% above category average
Social collaboration tools00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Content Management Capabilties
Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of Product A and Product B
Appian
-
Ratings
TIBCO® BPM Enterprise
10.0
Ratings
20% above category average
Content management00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
User Ratings
AppianTIBCO® BPM Enterprise
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
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9.4
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.5
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.4
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
6.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
1.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
AppianTIBCO® BPM Enterprise
Likelihood to Recommend
Appian is well suited for the areas which involve a workflow. For Example: Consider there is a task and 3 teams are required to work on the task, with Appian we can create tasks for each team and monitor the comments and completion. Together with the integration capabilities, this tool can function in many areas. In our firm, we are using it to automate the workflows for our business teams and help them in capturing the OLA's and SLA's.
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It is well suited for high-level analytics or real-time integration among multiple applications. But it's powerful and over complicated and expensive for most small and midsize BPM projects. BPM is used for visual data discovery. It also has two stream analytics CEP Platforms. It offers high-level real-time analytics and operational intelligence.
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Pros
  • 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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  • Assign work items to set of users. You can assign work to users based on the groups they belong to in the org model or by their position.
  • Manage user access and privileges, each set of users can perform a set of tasks based on their privileges and we can also restrict the actions for each level of users.
  • Escalating work items: A user can escalate a work item to a senior user and the matter can be progressed to another level or get closed straight away. The life cycle of work items is stored in the database where it gets reflected in Spotfire reports.
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Cons
  • 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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  • The TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM 4.0 platform could improve in process management that implements a large amount of data management.
  • Improve the business growth management of the company that decides to make use of the product.
  • By providing graphical tools that analyze the performance of growth and maintenance of processes.
  • Improve the audit and logging system.
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Likelihood to Renew
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
There are many differences between using Appian and using other programming languages. Additionally, there are many trade offs that have to be made and that have to be accepted for using Appian. In some cases, you give up control of one small area, but in others, it may open settings that are unavailable to a developer when using other program languages.
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Such a BPM sw is amazing and usefull. You have a gret visibility in design and development phase.
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Support Rating
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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Because our support team is always available also for development suggestions.
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In-Person Training
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
Very boring; hard to get through quickly, but rather effective in demonstrating the use of the platform.
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Implementation Rating
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
Appian compares favorably with other vendors in the space. It is strongest with business workflow automation and to create custom business applications. The tool base for coding is extremely straightforward and allows for faster coding and deployment. Handles very complex process flows and has the ability to discover new opportunities for automation.
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I selected TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM because for me it is a fantastic and powerful product that permits me to easily implement complex business processes and offers many tools for monitoring, troubleshooting, and administration. In this product there is all that is needed when you must model a complex business scenario and you must provide a simple mechanism for resubmitting
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Return on Investment
  • Our IT automated procurement process has sped up time to get paid by a few days on every transaction
  • Our approvals are more organized as a result of being put in digitally
  • Managing our own tenant requires more than we have available, given the quarterly updates
  • Since we have business-critical functions running in the platform, we have to thoroughly review every note of every update. Because of this we skip half of the updates since we don't have enough time to review these changes four times a year.
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  • TIBCO BPM has improved efficiency for our organization, it enables our organization to determine what areas of a project appear to be lacking.
  • It enables the best collaboration since our employees understand what to do, including how to respond in unusual circumstances and manage scope.
  • With the TIBCO BPM Tool taking care of process routing, management, and execution, our organization can focus on core areas and increase productivity.
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ScreenShots

Appian Screenshots

Screenshot of Low-Code DevelopmentScreenshot of Business Process Management SuiteScreenshot of Dynamic Case ManagementScreenshot of Mobile App DevelopmentScreenshot of Appian RPA with Blue Prism

TIBCO® BPM Enterprise Screenshots

Screenshot of TIBCO BPM Enterprise Login ScreenScreenshot of Work Manager UIScreenshot of Operational Monitoring dashboardScreenshot of Organization Browser