Is Appian a good company to work for?

Appian has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 865 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 3% over the last 12 months. 60% of employees would recommend working at Appian to a friend and 50% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Appian have been left by employees working as Associate Consultant , Consultant and Director .

Does Appian pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Appian employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Appian. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Appian?

60% of Appian employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Appian 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Appian?

Consultant (59) , Account Executive (55) , Software Engineer (34) , Senior Consultant (32) , Associate Consultant (27) , Senior Software Engineer (23) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (17) , Solution Engineer (15) , Sales (14) , Director (11) , Principal Consultant (11) , Software Engineer II (11) , Marketing (10) , Software Engineer(Internship) (10) , Enterprise Account Executive (9)

What are the pros of working at Appian according to real employee reviews?

"People are great and love helping in any way they can" ((in 119 reviews)); "Great culture and room to grow" ((in 115 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 55 reviews)); "Good benefits and office amenities" ((in 43 reviews)); "Great company culture and is fun to work for" ((in 29 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Appian according to real employee reviews?

"Appian has experienced growing pains and tensions with senior leadership, leading many culture carriers and builders to seek opportunities elsewhere." ((in 36 reviews)); "Feels almost like brainwashing, considering they dropped people like taking out the trash during layoffs (a simple search of Appian layoffs shows what employees really think when not afraid to voice their opinion and how the situation was handled) and yet everyone was still expected to give 110%." ((in 13 reviews)); "Upper management is a closed group" ((in 11 reviews)); "Zero training opportunity." ((in 6 reviews)); "Matt's middle management is disconnected from those below them." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Appian layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Appian layoffs and their outlook for job security at Appian in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Appian locations?

McLean , Reston , Tysons Corner , Washington , New York , Arlington , Dallas , Denver , Vienna , Indianapolis , Chicago , Los Angeles , San Jose , Boston , Jersey City , New Brunswick , Salt Lake City , Warrenville , Alexandria , Ashburn , West McLean , Minneapolis , Sacramento , San Francisco , Arlington , Seattle , Miami , North Andover

Appian reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(790 total reviews)

Matt Calkins

54% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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Appian has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 790 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Appian employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

790 reviews

5.0

Nov 18, 2019

Amazing company and great place to work!!

Associate consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- work/life balance - positive, empowering work environment - great compensation and benefits - fun, quirky people - flexible dress code -cool office space - free breakfast mondays!!

Cons

- location: not located directly near a metro stop, but the building offers shuttle/free ubers to and from the metro

Appian Response

6y

Thank you for sharing your experience! We enjoyed reading all of the things you like about working at Appian. As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out to leadership if in the future there are any areas in which you think we could improve. P.S. I, too, enjoy the catered breakfast on Mondays!

5.0

Nov 7, 2019

High Growth Company with a Great Culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Appian really does care about you. I've never felt so welcomed and had such supportive managers than at Appian -Great opportunity to learn -Awesome work environment and colleagues

Cons

-It is a fairly young company in terms of its hires. This may have a negative impact in some way where it lacks experienced hires

Appian Response

6y

Thank you for taking the time to share your positive experience, as well as sharing your feedback! I’m truly happy to hear of your experience thus far. If you ever have any suggestions and/or areas in which we can continue to improve my door is always open.

5.0

Sep 14, 2019

Job Position Review

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Company to work for Great Employee Culture

Cons

Not many opportunities to move up the corporate ladder You could end up in teams that have members who put in little to no effort

Appian Response

6y

Thank you for sharing your perspective with us. I'm pleased that you both recommend Appian as a great place to work and that you think our culture is strong (we work hard at it!), but I would welcome the opportunity to dig into your critical feedback more. We take seriously the promise that employees are able to grow and advance in their careers here, and it sounds like you're experiencing some frustrations with that. I would invite you to please reach out directly to me so we can discuss it and any concerns you have about your team. Thank you!

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