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Comparison · Low-Code & No-Code · weekly run Nov 3

Appian vs Appsmith

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 17.6 for Appsmith, and ranks ahead in 71% of the answers that name both.

Choose Appian if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (19.6 vs 17.6)
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
You prefer a larger, established vendor (1,001–5,000 employees)
heavy-duty workflow automation and process orchestration

Choose Appsmith if…

AI answers describe it more positively (48% vs 38% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type II coverage
Open-source and free to self-host
Flexible approach with native JavaScript customization

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Appian	Appsmith
Visibility score	19.6%	17.6%
Change vs last week	down−1%	up+1.9%
Rank in Low-Code & No-Code	#6	#7
Share of voice	5.4%	4.2%
Mentions this run	31	23
Positive in AI answers	38%	48%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Appian −1pp · Appsmith +1.9000000000000021pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Appian leads on 2 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

21.9%

18.1%

AI Mode

20.2%

25.7%

Perplexity

16.9%

8.9%

AppianAppsmith

Head to head in AI answers

7 engine answers name both brands

5Appian ranked higher

2Appsmith ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Appian	Appsmith
What are the best Low-Code & No-Code tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#7	#15
Top low-code platform options for B2B SaaS companies	Perplexity	#7	#9
Which low-code platform has the best reviews?	AI Mode	#3	#5
Alternatives to the most popular low-code platform	ChatGPT	#7	#4
Alternatives to the most popular low-code platform	AI Mode	#2	#6
Which low-code platform has transparent pricing?	Perplexity	#7	#3
Official website of the top low-code platform vendors	ChatGPT	#4	#16

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Appian	Appsmith
Pricing model	Per seat	Per seat
Entry price	Contact sales	Free; paid from $15 per seat / mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Appian Cloud, with a separate Government Cloud for federal customers, plus self-managed and hybrid options	Self-hosted, cloud, or managed hosting; air-gapped edition as an add-on
Compliance	SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP Moderate, FedRAMP High, DISA IL5 provisional authorization	SOC 2 Type II
Support	Appian Customer Success program, Appian Guarantee for first app delivery in 8 weeks or less	Community support on Discord, Priority email and chat support on Business, 24x7 support with response time SLAs on Enterprise, Dedicated customer solutions engineer on Enterprise
Founded	1999	2019
Headquarters	McLean, Virginia	San Francisco, CA
Employees	1,001–5,000	51–200
Funding	IPO on Nasdaq (APPN) at $12 per share · $85M raised	Series B · $52M raised
Best for	Large enterprises and government bodies running complex, document-intensive, high-volume processes that depend on operational context	Developers and engineering teams building internal apps, dashboards and admin panels