Is Appian a good company to work for?

Appian has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 864 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 116 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 55 reviews)); "Good benefits and office amenities" ((in 41 reviews)); "Great company culture and is fun to work for" ((in 30 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 37 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 10 reviews)); "Upper management is a closed group" ((in 9 reviews)); "CEO repeatedly praised record productivity during the pandemic but then quickly changed tune once RTO became an option." ((in 6 reviews)); "Matt's middle management is disconnected from those below them." ((in 4 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

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3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(789 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 789 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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789 reviews

5.0

Dec 28, 2015

Business Development Representative

Bdr

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Supportive management Great product Positive company environment Room for growth/expansion

Cons

Wish HQ was in a different location then Reston Town Center...more of a personal preference

Appian Response

10y

Thank you for taking the time say such nice things about Appian. We hope you'll learn to love Reston Town Center the way we do -- for walking to lunch, getting errands done, easy commute, ice skating, renting out the movie theater for Star Wars...

2.0

Dec 9, 2015

Business development ..basically a house of lies

Bdr

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hard working team. Good software.

Cons

There is an overall mindset of faking appointment setting for the sake of appointment setting.. So no real pipeline generation. BDR management is an old boys club. A hell in this modern times… Company culture is really encroaching. there is little respect for individuals, BDRs feel major pressure to perform to unrealistic goals, and there is a micro management culture- driven by fake metrics.

Appian Response

10y

Thank you for taking the time to write a review. I disagree with your characterization of the Business Development team. I know it's a difficult job but more than half the BDRs met the goals you said were "unrealistic." Three female BDRs were promoted last quarter for real revenue generation so I don't know what "old boys club" or lies are holding them back. If you were being closely managed, it was probably because you weren't meeting expectations. Let's hope 2016 goes better for you.

5.0

Dec 4, 2015

Engineering Department is amazing

Software development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Engineering department really does Agile development well. Many places call themselves "Agile" but few actually are - and Appian's Engineering department actually does it really well. Changes to the organizational structure of the department made during 2015 have removed a great deal of the impediments to continuing to do Agile well as the scale increases. From the CEO level to the entry level (even interns), everyone values the right things. Delivering the best value to customers is still the priority, but other values like Generosity, Teamwork, Innovation, Empowerment, and Excellence are actively sought after in candidates, fostered by managers, and publicly recognized and praised by the company & department in a variety of ways.

Cons

PTO is less than industry standard. Pay scales at higher levels haven't been increased as quickly as entry level (which are excellent), causing some salary compression. Quarterly Release Cycle has become an obvious bottleneck now that teams have become very proficient at Agile development.

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