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Appian
appian.comSummary
Appian is an enterprise-grade low-code automation platform that enables organizations to design, automate, and optimize complex business processes. It leverages AI agents, generative AI, robotic process automation (RPA), and data fabric to orchestrate workflows, integrate disparate systems, and provide process intelligence for various industries.
Feature Matches11/28
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Must Have
5 of 10
API & Database Integrations
Drag-and-Drop UI Builder
Code Customization
Drag-and-Drop UI Builder
API Integration
Access Control & Security
Flexible Deployments
Code Editor
Data Connectivity
Workflows
Other
6 of 18
Workflow Automation
Mobile-Responsive Support
Prebuilt React Components
AI-Generated App Assistant
Custom Theming & Branding
Partner & Customer Portals
Debugging & Monitoring
Version Control Integration
Audit Logs & Analytics
AI & LLM Integration
Natural Language App Generation
Source Control Integration
Security & Permissions
Hosting Options
Multipage Architecture
Component Localization
Usage Analytics
PDF Data Extraction
PricingTiered
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Standard
Custom
- Low-Code Application Designer
- API Integration
- Robotic Process Automation (5 Bots Per App)
- Portals (One Portal Per App)
- Mobile Apps
- Cloud Database
- Data Fabric (Appian Embedded Database)
- AI Copilot
- Offline Mobile N/A
- Case Management Studio N/A
- Data Fabric (External Systems) N/A
- Self-Service Analytics N/A
- AI Skills N/A
- Document Entity Extraction N/A
- Gen AI / Large Language Model N/A
Advanced
Custom
Popular- Low-Code Application Designer
- API Integration
- Robotic Process Automation (25 Bots Per App)
- Portals (Unlimited Portals)
- Mobile Apps
- Data Fabric (Appian Embedded Database)
- Data Fabric (External Systems)
- Self-Service Analytics
- AI Copilot
- AI Skills
- Document Entity Extraction
- Gen AI / Large Language Model N/A
- Page Limit Applies
Premium
Custom
- Low-Code Application Designer
- API Integration
- Robotic Process Automation (Unlimited Bots)
- Portals (Unlimited Portals)
- Mobile Apps
- Offline Mobile
- Case Management Studio
- Cloud Database
- Data Fabric (Appian Embedded Database)
- Data Fabric (External Systems)
- Self-Service Analytics
- AI Copilot
- AI Skills
- Document Entity Extraction
- Gen AI / Large Language Model
- Token limit applies.
- Page Limit Applies
Rationale
Appian is a strong match for the Retool concept. It explicitly positions itself as a low-code platform for process orchestration, automation, and intelligence, directly aligning with Retool's core value proposition. The website highlights features such as low-code design, API integration, process automation (including workflows), AI agents and generative AI, mobile app capabilities, and web portals, all of which correspond to the defined features. While direct mentions of specific database integrations or detailed code customization beyond 'low-code' are less explicit, the overall platform description strongly implies these capabilities for building complex internal tools.
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