# Appian

Appian is an AI process automation platform for large enterprises and governments. It orchestrates AI agents, people and systems on a low-code platform that includes process models, a data fabric, RPA and intelligent document processing. Customers use it for complex, document-intensive workflows such as claims, case management, procurement and onboarding.

Page: https://slateindex.ai/brand/appian · data of 2026-11-03

## Facts

- Founded: 1999
- Headquarters: McLean, Virginia
- Employees: 1,001–5,000
- Company type: Public (NASDAQ: APPN)
- Latest funding: IPO on Nasdaq (APPN) at $12 per share
- Deployment: Appian Cloud, with a separate Government Cloud for federal customers, plus self-managed and hybrid options
- Best for: Large enterprises and government bodies running complex, document-intensive, high-volume processes that depend on operational context
- Compliance: SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP Moderate, FedRAMP High, DISA IL5 provisional authorization

## Products

- Appian Platform: Orchestrates processes across people, systems and AI agents, with data, automation and governance built in.
- Agent Studio: Builds AI agents to run inside business processes.
- Data Fabric: Gives applications and AI agents governed access to data across systems without migrating it.
- Appian Community Edition: Free personal development instance for exploring the platform and building applications.

## Rankings

| Category | Rank | Visibility | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-Code & No-Code | 6 of 43 | 19.6 | 31 |
| AI Agents | 71 of 80 | 0.3 | 1 |

## By engine

| Engine | Visibility | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|
| chatgpt | 21.9 | 44.4% |
| google_ai_mode | 20.2 | 33.3% |
| perplexity | 16.9 | 37.0% |

## Definitions

- Visibility (0–100): how often and how high AI answers name the brand, weighted by position.
- Mention rate: share of collected AI answers that name the brand.
- Share of voice: the brand's mentions as a share of all brand mentions in the category.
- Citation authority: share of answers naming the brand that cite the brand's own site.

Cite as: SlateIndex, “Appian AI visibility profile”, https://slateindex.ai/brand/appian, data of 2026-11-03. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).