Appian vs Make

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 6.3 for Make, and ranks ahead in 75% of the answers that name both.

Choose Appian if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (19.6 vs 6.3)
You need SOC 1 or SOC 2 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 Make if…

AI answers describe it more positively (41% vs 38% positive)
You need GDPR or SOC 2 Type II coverage
Free tier with 1,000 credits per month
Transparent pricing with paid plans from $12/month

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Appian	Make
Visibility score	19.6%	6.3%
Change vs last week	down−1%	down−7.8%
Rank in Low-Code & No-Code	#6	#16
Share of voice	5.4%	2.3%
Mentions this run	31	13
Positive in AI answers	38%	41%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Appian −1pp · Make −7.8pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Appian leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

21.9%

AI Mode

20.2%

6.5%

Perplexity

16.9%

5.4%

AppianMake

Head to head in AI answers

4 engine answers name both brands

3Appian ranked higher

1Make ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Appian	Make
What features matter most in a low-code platform?	ChatGPT	#5	#1
What are the best Low-Code & No-Code tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#7	#13
Compare the leading Low-Code & No-Code platforms	Perplexity	#4	#16
Best low-code platform with AI features	Perplexity	#5	#10

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Appian	Make
Pricing model	Per seat	—
Entry price	Contact sales	—
Free plan	Yes	—
Deployment	Appian Cloud, with a separate Government Cloud for federal customers, plus self-managed and hybrid options	Cloud, hosted on Amazon AWS
Integrations	—	3500+
Compliance	SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP Moderate, FedRAMP High, DISA IL5 provisional authorization	GDPR, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001
Support	Appian Customer Success program, Appian Guarantee for first app delivery in 8 weeks or less	Help center, Community forum, 24/7 support on Enterprise plans, Dedicated support team on Enterprise plans
Founded	1999	2012
Headquarters	McLean, Virginia	Prague, Czech Republic
Employees	1,001–5,000	201–500
Funding	IPO on Nasdaq (APPN) at $12 per share · $85M raised	—
Best for	Large enterprises and government bodies running complex, document-intensive, high-volume processes that depend on operational context	Teams and organizations deploying AI and automation across the business, from a single department to company-wide.