Appian vs Quixy (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Appian if

• Fits if you build process apps for a large company with a budget
• Works for a team that wants to learn on the free Community Edition first

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to know the price up front, as none is published
• Not for you if you need production use on the free plan, as Community is for learning
• Watch out: Standard caps data at one source and 4M rows per record type, and RPA at 5 bots
• Watch out: AI features carry AI Action limits

Pick Quixy if

• Fits if about 20 people need approval flows without developers
• Makes sense if you want a small fixed monthly price for a whole group

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you're one person, as Starter is $165 a month
• Tight if you run busy flows: Starter stops at 1,000 workflow actions a month
• Watch out: Platform needs at least 20 users, so $400 a month
• Skip it if you need SSO, LDAP or private cloud, which are Enterprise only

Appian

• No amounts are published; the pricing page says only that plans are priced per user, per month, per app.
• Standard caps data at one source and 4M rows per record type, and limits RPA to 5 bots.
• AI features carry AI Action limits, and several capabilities are marked with footnotes on the pricing page.
• The Community Edition is described as a developer and learning site, not a production plan.

Quixy

• Starter caps usage at 1,000 workflow actions a month and 1 GB of storage per user.
• Platform requires at least 20 users, so its entry cost is $400 a month billed annually.
• SSO, LDAP/SAML, IP filtering and private-cloud hosting are limited to Enterprise.
• Solution and Enterprise prices are not published; both are quote-based.

Appian

Low-code app development

Applications are built visually, and the pricing page lists Composer and an AI copilot for developers among the AI-assisted build tools.

Process orchestration and cases

Process automation sits alongside Case Management Studio and Process HQ, a process intelligence view of how work flows.

RPA bots

Robotic process automation is bundled: the Standard tier lists 5 bots and the Advanced tier lists 25 bots.

AI agents and document processing

Agent Studio builds AI agents and DocCenter handles document processing, both subject to AI Action limits shown on the pricing page.

Data fabric

Data Fabric connects data sources. Standard allows a single source with 4M rows per record type; Advanced allows multiple sources and 20M rows.

Mobile and portals

Mobile apps with offline mode are listed on both tiers, with one portal per app on Standard and unlimited portals on Advanced.

Quixy

Drag-and-drop app designer

A UI and workflow designer for building apps without code, with business rules, validations and field-level access control.

Workflows with approvals

Workflow actions such as submit, approve, reject and resubmit move records through steps, with unlimited steps per workflow on the Platform plan.

Data tables and document generator

Data tables with advanced data functions, plus a document generator and reports for output from the apps you build.

Dashboards and audit logs

Advanced dashboards, an admin panel, app versioning and audit logs are listed on the paid plans.

Built-in AI features

The homepage describes AI features for automating repetitive tasks and generating insights inside apps.

Mobile apps

Android and iOS apps are included on the Platform plan; a white-label version is part of Enterprise.

Appian

Pricing could not be confirmed. See appian.com.

Quixy

• Starter$165

  per month for up to 20 users, billed annually

  All Platform features with caps: 1,000 workflow actions a month, 1 GB storage per user and Silver (email) support.

• Platform$20

  per user / month, billed annually, 20 users minimum

  Unlimited workspaces, apps, fields and workflow steps, 1 GB storage per user, mobile apps and audit logs.

• SolutionCustom

  Quote-based, for a high user count with few apps or workflows.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Adds public or private cloud hosting, IP filtering, SSO and LDAP/SAML, a customer success manager and a white-label mobile app.