We performed a comparison between Appian and Zoho Creator based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Rapid Application Development Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The process models provide self-documenting systems."
"There is no need to worry about vulnerabilities in the system, because Appian built a secure system."
"The solution's most valuable features are the regular periodic and quarterly updates, they are very useful updates. They keep improving the solution more often, and that helps the platform or code always be up to date with the latest features."
"What I found most valuable in Appian is that it lets you drill down on multiple things through the structure of the reporting and UI side. It's also low-code, yet it results in quick deliverables."
"Compared to other code tools that I've seen, Appian has a more robust rules engine"
"With low-code, we don't need a lot of coding, and then from the plumbing perspective, there is a complete CI/CD pipeline that exists within Appian that can be leveraged for open deployment."
"Even with an on-premise implementation, the scalability is still high, so it is easy to scale up."
"The tool is very flexible."
"Zoho Creator is easy to design and accessible for any business purpose. The solution is priced low and helps you meet business requirements. You can write a script based on requirements and trigger it whereby the customer will receive notifications. It is a customizable application."
"I just like the simplicity of it."
"It has a simple user interface, not so difficult to use. You can add AI models, integration, and third-party connections."
"We can create multiple applications simultaneously with it."
"The most important thing is Zoho Creator's functionality. Other cloud platforms cannot provide its functionality."
"Zoho Creator helps to maintain the products in development."
"It is very easy to build applications on the product."
"Zoho Creator is a flexible open platform that is good for development in a complex environment that other platforms may not support. It isn't a challenge for me to develop any kind of complex application in Zoho."
"I would like to see more features for enterprises. They would also benefit from adding documentation and training on their site."
"We would like to see more reduced latency. We would like to make sure that the scale-out factor will be much more as workloads come in."
"Something I would like to see improved is an SQL database connection."
"One room for improvement is the ease of UI UX development, like in OutSystems and Mendix."
"If we could calculate the amount of data that will be realized, it would help us a lot."
"Lacks integration with other products."
"Even though the company has made great improvements in online documentation, featuring rich material which includes case studies of real-life use cases, the material could definitely be better in quality and coverage of use cases."
"The graphical user interface could be easier to use. It should be simplified."
"Zoho provides different channels for support, like chat and email. There's also a multi-brand support self-service support portal, but it's time-consuming to deal with it. If we create a portal on Zoho, we need to pay an additional cost per user. It's a flexible platform, but there are limitations, such as the EBI. We need to purchase additional EBIs and other features that some businesses require. If we are developing complex applications, we need to set up many virtual automation and use API calls."
"Zoho Creator could benefit from improvement in regard to the user interface and user experience of the forms. The forms themselves could benefit from being made more interactive, with increased flexibility and customization options for both developers and users. This would allow for a more engaging experience when interacting with the forms and provide more opportunities for customization to meet individual needs and preferences."
"The UI must be improved."
"I would rate the scalability a seven out of ten. So some room for improvement as well for scalability."
"The layout of the form site needs some improvements because you can only create a basic layout and templates in the forms."
"They still don't have a PDF conversion feature."
"The platform's technical support services need improvement."
"We face issues while moving from one form to another form. We have a negative impression of the tool's support since they do not provide us assistance with our queries. They don't have solid answers to our questions."
Appian is ranked 6th in Rapid Application Development Software with 58 reviews while Zoho Creator is ranked 12th in Rapid Application Development Software with 19 reviews. Appian is rated 8.4, while Zoho Creator is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Appian writes "Low resource consumption, easy setup, and stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zoho Creator writes "The solution provides accessible and high functionality at a competitive price point". Appian is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Camunda, ServiceNow, OutSystems and Pega BPM, whereas Zoho Creator is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Mendix, Oracle Application Express (APEX), Caspio and OutSystems. See our Appian vs. Zoho Creator report.
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