Appian Corporation

About Appian Corporation

Financials

Dated, source-cited figures. Estimates are marked.

Products by Appian Corporation

All products by Appian Corporation reviewed by our AI panel of experts.

AppianAI Workflow Automation

AI automation for critical business processes

Free7.2/10

Competitive Landscape

Who Appian Corporation competes with, and how they differ.

Pegasystems7.6/10

Direct rival in BPM and case management; the two are locked in the Appian v. Pegasystems trade-secrets litigation (a $2.036B jury verdict, vacated on appeal, remanded for retrial in Jan 2026). Pega centers its platform on AI-driven customer decisioning (Pega Customer Decision Hub) more than Appian's process/data-fabric approach.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

ServiceNow8.1/10

Began as IT service management (ITSM) and expanded outward into broader workflow automation, versus Appian's low-code/BPM-first design; ServiceNow is priced and sold primarily into large IT organizations.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

Microsoft (Power Automate / Power Platform)7.8/10

Bundled into the Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365 ecosystem with per-seat licensing, giving it a far lower typical entry cost than Appian's enterprise contracts, but weaker native support for complex, multi-department case management.

9 products reviewed on TopReviewed

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Camunda7.3/10

Open-source-rooted BPMN process-orchestration engine aimed at developers who embed workflow logic in code, contrasting with Appian's visual low-code builder aimed at business users and citizen developers.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

UiPath7.8/10

RPA-first vendor (automating existing UIs with bots) expanding into orchestration and agentic AI, overlapping with Appian's own RPA capability (acquired via Jidoka in 2020) but starting from a different technical approach.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

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OutSystems

Privately held pure-play enterprise low-code platform and a direct Gartner Magic Quadrant rival to Appian for building custom enterprise applications, without Appian's BPM/case-management heritage.

Company Timeline

Key milestones in Appian Corporation's history, with sources.

1. Jan 20, 2026Partnership

   US Army Awards Appian Up to $500M in 10-Year Enterprise Agreement

   Appian secured a 10-year enterprise agreement worth up to $500 million with the U.S. Army for AI-powered process automation, covering platform licenses, maintenance, support, and cloud services, and granted Appian Defense Cloud a conditional Authorization to Operate at Impact Level 5.

   govconwire.com
2. Jan 6, 2026Milestone

   Virginia Supreme Court Affirms Reversal of $2.036B Pegasystems Verdict

   The Supreme Court of Virginia issued an opinion affirming the Court of Appeals' reversal of the $2.036 billion trade-secrets judgment against Pegasystems and remanded the case for a new trial.

   sec.gov
3. Jul 30, 2024Milestone

   Virginia Court of Appeals Reverses $2.036B Pegasystems Verdict

   The Court of Appeals of Virginia reversed the $2.036 billion jury verdict against Pegasystems on evidentiary and damages grounds and remanded the case for a new trial.

   sec.gov
4. Sep 1, 2023Milestone

   Appian Obtains $500M Judgment Preservation Insurance Policy

   Appian obtained a judgment preservation insurance policy that would pay up to $500 million in coverage if the $2.036 billion Pegasystems judgment were reversed or reduced on appeal; the policy cost $57.3 million.

   sec.gov
5. Sep 15, 2022Milestone

   Final Judgment Entered Against Pegasystems, Plus $23.6M in Fees

   The Fairfax County Circuit Court entered final judgment reaffirming the $2.036 billion damages award and ordering Pegasystems to pay Appian $23.6 million in attorneys' fees plus 6% annual post-judgment interest (approximately $122 million per year).

   sec.gov
6. May 9, 2022Milestone

   Jury Awards Appian $2.036 Billion in Pegasystems Trade-Secrets Verdict

   A Fairfax County, Virginia jury found that Pegasystems willfully and maliciously misappropriated Appian's trade secrets and awarded Appian $2.036 billion in damages, plus $1 for violating the Virginia Computer Crimes Act.

   sec.gov
7. May 29, 2020Milestone

   Appian Files Trade-Secrets Lawsuit Against Pegasystems

   Appian filed a civil complaint against Pegasystems, Inc. and former Appian consultant Youyong Zou in the Circuit Court for Fairfax County, Virginia, alleging trade-secret misappropriation (Appian Corp v. Pegasystems Inc. & Youyong Zou, No. 2020-07216).

   sec.gov
8. Jan 7, 2020Acquisition

   Acquired Novayre Solutions (Jidoka RPA Platform)

   Appian acquired Novayre Solutions SL, developer of the Jidoka robotic process automation (RPA) platform, to combine low-code and RPA so customers could orchestrate people, bots, and AI within one platform.

   techzine.eu
9. May 24, 2017Funding

   IPO on Nasdaq: Raised $75M at $12/Share

   Appian priced its initial public offering at $12.00 per share, selling 6,250,000 Class A shares to raise $75 million in gross proceeds, and began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under ticker APPN.

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10. February 2014Funding

    Series B: $37.5M Led by New Enterprise Associates

    Appian sold 6,120,050 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock at $6.1274 per share for aggregate proceeds of approximately $37.5 million, led by New Enterprise Associates.

    sec.gov
11. August 1999Founded

    Incorporated in Delaware

    Appian Corporation was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in August 1999, founded by Matt Calkins, who remains Chairman and CEO.

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