Appian is a low-code platform leveraging BPM. Because of this, Appian software straddles a number of analyst quadrants. The three most prolific: low-code, BPM and case management. While Appian has its roots in BPM, client enterprises came to realize that BPM alone was not enough to automate and manage work. Enterprises need access to data independent of process rather than embedded within the process. A seemingly slight nuance yet one with significant impact.

In response to this need, Appian pivoted and became a low-code (data first) platform, leveraging BPM—the only BPM company to successfully make this change.