Appian

Appian is an American software company that develops the Appian platform, a low-code development and automation environment for enterprise applications. The platform is designed to help organizations build, automate, and scale field-tested applications with minimal hand coding, combining process automation, case management, data integration, and user interfaces in a single environment.

Core capabilities include a visual process designer, drag-and-drop UI construction, data modeling through a unified data layer, and built-in analytics. Appian supports rapid deployment of business apps that orchestrate people, systems, and data, with features for access control, auditing, and governance. It offers connectors and APIs to integrate with cloud and on-premises data sources and can be deployed in cloud or on-premises infrastructures.

Appian also maintains an ecosystem of reusable components and templates through its Appian Exchange, enabling faster development. The platform has applications across industries such as financial services, government, healthcare, manufacturing, and telecommunications for use cases like customer onboarding, case management, asset maintenance, and service delivery.

History: Appian was founded in 1999 by Matt Calkins. It went public on the NASDAQ in 2017 under the ticker APPN. The company has continued to evolve its platform through ongoing product enhancements and partnerships.