Appian vs AppSheet

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Appian is the stronger AI pick in Low-Code & No-Code: it has a visibility score of 19.6 versus 6.7 for AppSheet, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Appian if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (19.6 vs 6.7)
AI answers describe it more positively (38% vs 26% positive)
You need SOC 1 or SOC 2 or SOC 3 or ISO 27001 or HIPAA or PCI DSS or FedRAMP Moderate or FedRAMP High or DISA IL5 provisional authorization coverage
heavy-duty workflow automation and process orchestration

Choose AppSheet if…

You need SOC 2 Type 2 or HIPAA (supports customers' compliance) or GDPR or ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 27017 or ISO/IEC 27018 coverage
Good for non-technical, spreadsheet-driven apps
Affordable low-code option
Works well for field apps and offline mobile workflows

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Appian	AppSheet
Visibility score	19.6%	6.7%
Change vs last week	down−1%	up+1.5%
Rank in Low-Code & No-Code	#6	#14
Share of voice	5.4%	1.9%
Mentions this run	31	11
Positive in AI answers	38%	26%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Appian −1pp · AppSheet +1.5pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Appian leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

21.9%

4.1%

AI Mode

20.2%

6.3%

Perplexity

16.9%

9.6%

AppianAppSheet

Head to head in AI answers

6 engine answers name both brands

6Appian ranked higher

0AppSheet ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Appian	AppSheet
Compare the leading Low-Code & No-Code platforms	ChatGPT	#4	#11
Compare the leading Low-Code & No-Code platforms	Perplexity	#4	#10
Alternatives to the most popular low-code platform	Perplexity	#5	#8
Best low-code platform with AI features	Perplexity	#5	#7
Which Low-Code & No-Code vendors do analysts recommend?	Perplexity	#4	#15
Which low-code platform offers a free trial?	AI Mode	#3	#5

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Appian	AppSheet
Pricing model	Per seat	Per seat
Entry price	Contact sales	Free; paid from $5 per seat / mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Appian Cloud, with a separate Government Cloud for federal customers, plus self-managed and hybrid options	Cloud, browser-based on Google Cloud Platform
Compliance	SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP Moderate, FedRAMP High, DISA IL5 provisional authorization	SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA (supports customers' compliance), GDPR, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018
Support	Appian Customer Success program, Appian Guarantee for first app delivery in 8 weeks or less	AppSheet community, Help articles and documentation, Email support (Core plan), Priority support (Enterprise Plus plan)
Founded	1999	—
Headquarters	McLean, Virginia	—
Employees	1,001–5,000	—
Funding	IPO on Nasdaq (APPN) at $12 per share · $85M raised	Series A led by Shasta Ventures with New Enterprise Associates
Best for	Large enterprises and government bodies running complex, document-intensive, high-volume processes that depend on operational context	Businesses and teams that want internal apps and automations built without coding, especially those using Google Workspace.