Compare Appian BPM and IBM - Oct 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Oct 06, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Appian BPM or IBM?

Appian BPM is more expensive to implement (TCO) than IBM, and IBM is rated higher (86/100) than Appian BPM (80/100). Appian BPM offers users more features (3) than IBM (0).

Looking for the right Business performance management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Appian Vs. IBM

Appian : Appian Corporation is a provider of Business Process Management software. According to  Gartner, Appian is a leader in Business Process Management Suites and as of 2010 was one of the six fastest-growing vendors in the world-wide Application Infrastructure and Middleware Software market.

IBM: International Business Machines Corporation, or IBM, is an American corporation. IBM manufactures and markets computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.

Who is more expensive? Appian BPM or IBM Planning Analytics?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Business performance management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Appian BPM and IBM Planning Analytics.

Appian BPM price starts at $75 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Appian BPM is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Business performance management software. IBM Planning Analytics price starts at $120 per user/month , When comparing IBM Planning Analytics to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Business performance management software cost.

Bottom line: Appian BPM cost is around the same cost of IBM Planning Analytics.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Appian BPM Vs. IBM based on some of the most important and required Business performance management features.

Appian BPM: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

IBM Planning Analytics: We are still working to collect the list of features for IBM Planning Analytics.

Target customer size

Appian BPM is perfect for companies of all shapes and sizes: starting from small business to large and multinational enterprises. and IBM Planning Analytics's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.



Appian BPM

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $75 per user/month

Appian BPM is a business process management solutionthat can help users to manage work automations, business processes and social collaboration across the enterprise for customers, employees and systems. The so...

Categories: Business Process, Transportation management.

IBM Planning Analytics

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $120 per user/month

IBM Planning Analytics software device is a supply chain management software designed for planning, forecasting, budgeting, and analysis purposes. It is designed in both premise and cloud-based format.

Categories: Business performance management, Dashboards & KPIs, Sales orders, Application Performance Management, 3D Modeling.

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Appian BPM: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

IBM Planning Analytics: 0 Features

We are working to collect the information
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
80/100
Pricing
3.6/10
License pricing
$75 per user/month
Functionality
5
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IBM
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
86/100
Pricing
2.2/10
License pricing
$120 per user/month
Functionality
5
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ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
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Functionality
14
Anaplan
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
24
Planning...
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
$10,000 per year
Functionality
29

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.