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 116 reviews)); "Great culture and room to grow" ((in 110 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 53 reviews)); "Good Company and Benefits for Entry Level Job" ((in 47 reviews)); "Great company culture and lots of potential for growth" ((in 28 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 35 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 12 reviews)); "A bad manager will make matters much worse." ((in 12 reviews)); "Upper management is a closed group" ((in 10 reviews)); "Zero training opportunity." ((in 6 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

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

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).

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790 reviews

1.0

Dec 29, 2018

Average workplace

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

if you just want a job

Cons

No future for the ambitious

Appian Response

7y

Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear that you are having a less than favorable experience. Appian prides itself in creating a challenging and fulfilling workplace for the ambitious who are seeking both upward and horizontal career growth. I would welcome a discussion to learn more about what areas you feel would need improvement. Please stop by at any time.

2.0

Dec 20, 2018

Professional Services is a second class citizen, bureaucratic, antiquated

Technical delivery manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you're on the right project, with the right client, and you luck into one of the few teams, your career will thrive. If you're coming out of college then it's a good starting point.

Cons

There is NO strategy besides delivering the oversold promise of sales like you're in a low cost off shore dev center. Your team will be way under-experienced and your management will expect miracles. No one will care or take any improvement seriously so don't bother. They'll tell you to find your own time to work on it. Fall in line into CSM or Architect. There is no training after the intro academy or planned free time. Get ready for crappy equipment(no macbook unless you're mgmt), worse offices (well, cubicles), no training, lower hiring standards, and your client's products needs to be triaged indefinitely in favor of some gimmick to make a sales demo splashy. You will be treated as a less respected employee since you're not sales or engineering. The talent is put on the worst projects and/or made to carry teams so they end up leaving or switching departments. The C suite propagates this by spending most of their time caring about sales or engineering

Appian Response

7y

Thank you for taking the time to provide us feedback and I’m sorry that things didn't work out for you here. I would agree with your words, that the Professional Services department is truly an “ultra high skilled department”, and we will continue to invest in its talent. I’m sorry that you were unable to take advantage of the training programs that the company provides such as: our Appian MBA program for new managers, Appian University which every employee has access to including a full library of over 3,000 LinkedIn Learning and Udemy courses, Presentation Skills training, and tuition reimbursement for those seeking to continue their education . Training is an important part of our strategy and one we will continue to invest in.

1.0

Dec 18, 2018

Racist Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Only best place to work is the US office.. other regions are awful

Cons

Racialism is endemic in EMEA office

Appian Response

7y

We are very concerned by your posting, as we take every allegation of discrimination seriously at Appian. Your complaint on Glassdoor is the first time we have heard any indication of discriminatory conduct in our London office (where it says you are an employee). Appian has a zero tolerance policy with respect to employment discrimination and discriminatory conduct. Since your post does not indicate any details concerning the conduct, there is nothing for us to act upon. However, we encourage you to report your concerns on a confidential basis through our UK-based HR personnel or through our anonymous reporting hotline. We would very much like to act quickly on any issue of discriminatory conduct.

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