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

Appian vs UiPath

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 2.4 for UiPath, 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 2.4)
You need SOC 1 or SOC 2 or SOC 3 or ISO 27001 or PCI DSS or FedRAMP Moderate or FedRAMP High or DISA IL5 provisional authorization coverage
Per seat pricing suits your budget better than flat tiers
heavy-duty workflow automation and process orchestration

Choose UiPath if…

You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need SOC 1 Type 2 or SOC 2 Type 2 or ISO/IEC 42001:2023 or ISO/IEC 27001:2022 or ISO/IEC 27017 or ISO/IEC 27018 or ISO 9001:2015 or HITRUST or C5 coverage
Flat tiers pricing suits your budget better than per seat
Excellent for enterprise agentic automation blending RPA with AI decision-making

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Appian	UiPath
Visibility score	19.6%	2.4%
Change vs last week	down−1%	up+1.8%
Rank in Low-Code & No-Code	#6	#33
Share of voice	5.4%	0.6%
Mentions this run	31	4
Positive in AI answers	38%	38%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Appian −1pp · UiPath +1.7999999999999998pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Appian leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

21.9%

4.6%

AI Mode

20.2%

Perplexity

16.9%

2.6%

AppianUiPath

Head to head in AI answers

2 engine answers name both brands

2Appian ranked higher

0UiPath ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Appian	UiPath
Which Low-Code & No-Code vendors do analysts recommend?	Perplexity	#4	#9
Official website of the top low-code platform vendors	ChatGPT	#4	#14

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Appian	UiPath
Pricing model	Per seat	Flat tiers
Entry price	Contact sales	Free; paid from $25 / mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Appian Cloud, with a separate Government Cloud for federal customers, plus self-managed and hybrid options	Cloud (Automation Cloud, with regional or dedicated options) or self-hosted on premises, including air-gapped
Compliance	SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP Moderate, FedRAMP High, DISA IL5 provisional authorization	SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 42001:2023, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, ISO 9001:2015, HITRUST, HIPAA, C5
Support	Appian Customer Success program, Appian Guarantee for first app delivery in 8 weeks or less	Bronze Support (Basic tier), UiPath Community Forum
Founded	1999	2005
Headquarters	McLean, Virginia	New York City, NY, United States
Employees	1,001–5,000	1,001–5,000
Funding	IPO on Nasdaq (APPN) at $12 per share · $85M raised	IPO (NYSE: PATH) · $1970M raised
Best for	Large enterprises and government bodies running complex, document-intensive, high-volume processes that depend on operational context	Large enterprises and regulated industries that need agents, robots, and people governed on one platform

Plans side by side

Appian

Community Edition$0free personal development environment

StandardCustomuser/month/app

AdvancedCustomuser/month/app

PremiumCustomuser/month/app

Appian pricing

UiPath

Community$0free forever

Basic$25per month (starting at)

StandardCustomcontact sales

EnterpriseCustomcontact sales

UiPath pricing

Pros and cons

Themes from the AI answers that mention each brand

Appian

heavy-duty workflow automation and process orchestration
strong case management
suited to regulated industries
governed platform for AI agents
free Community Edition for evaluation

quote-based, less transparent pricing

UiPath

Excellent for enterprise agentic automation blending RPA with AI decision-making
Fast implementation times compared with peers
Rated Exemplary by ISG
Strong for workflow automation, RPA, and complex business processes
Good for automating operational processes across multiple applications