Appian vs Zoho

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 15.6 for Zoho, and ranks ahead in 92% of the answers that name both.

Choose Appian if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (19.6 vs 15.6)
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
heavy-duty workflow automation and process orchestration
strong case management

Choose Zoho if…

AI answers describe it more positively (50% vs 38% positive)
You need ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 27017 or ISO/IEC 27018 or SOC 2 Type II coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (5,000+ employees)
Strong value for money and low cost

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Appian	Zoho
Visibility score	19.6%	15.6%
Change vs last week	down−1%	up+1.7%
Rank in Low-Code & No-Code	#6	#9
Share of voice	5.4%	3.9%
Mentions this run	31	24
Positive in AI answers	38%	50%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Appian −1pp · Zoho +1.6999999999999993pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Appian leads on 2 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

21.9%

17.4%

AI Mode

20.2%

7.6%

Perplexity

16.9%

21.9%

AppianZoho

Head to head in AI answers

12 engine answers name both brands

11Appian ranked higher

1Zoho ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Appian	Zoho
Best low-code platform for enterprise	Perplexity	#4	#8
Compare the leading Low-Code & No-Code platforms	ChatGPT	#4	#12
Compare the leading Low-Code & No-Code platforms	Perplexity	#4	#11
Alternatives to the most popular low-code platform	ChatGPT	#7	#8
Alternatives to the most popular low-code platform	Perplexity	#5	#10
Best low-code platform with AI features	ChatGPT	#6	#8
Best low-code platform with AI features	Perplexity	#5	#12
Which Low-Code & No-Code vendors do analysts recommend?	ChatGPT	#4	#10
Which low-code platform offers a free trial?	AI Mode	#3	#1
Official website of the top low-code platform vendors	ChatGPT	#4	#10
Official website of the top low-code platform vendors	AI Mode	#4	#6
Official website of the top low-code platform vendors	Perplexity	#4	#9

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Appian	Zoho
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 (SaaS)
Compliance	SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP Moderate, FedRAMP High, DISA IL5 provisional authorization	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, SOC 2 Type II
Support	Appian Customer Success program, Appian Guarantee for first app delivery in 8 weeks or less	—
Founded	1999	1996
Headquarters	McLean, Virginia	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Employees	1,001–5,000	5,000+
Funding	IPO on Nasdaq (APPN) at $12 per share · $85M raised	Bootstrapped
Best for	Large enterprises and government bodies running complex, document-intensive, high-volume processes that depend on operational context	Businesses of all sizes, from startups to enterprises, wanting one suite for sales, support, finance and HR