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Process Street vs Appian

In this comparison of Process Street vs Appian, we explore Process Street's comprehensive compliance and workflow automation features against Appian's enterprise-heavy, engineering-driven application builder. Discover which platform, Process Street or Appian, is the best fit for your organization.

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Complex workflow builder requiring engineering teams
No-code interface
Compliance tracking
Document management
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Appian
Dynamic workflows
Smart workflows with conditional logic
Complex, high-code workflows requiring engineering support
Automation & integrations
AI-driven automation, compliance monitoring, easy integrations
Powerful, enterprise-focused automation, extensive integrations
Compliance tracking
Proactive AI compliance tracking, audit trails & structured approvals
Compliance capable, but requires custom engineering efforts
Document management
ISO-compliant document management & structured version control
Document management possible, but not built-in or ISO-aligned
Process documentation
Rich media SOPs, ISO-compliant documents, comprehensive QMS
Documentation via custom-built apps, requires heavy setup
Project & task management
Comprehensive project, task & workflow management integrated with compliance
Requires custom engineering to build project/task apps
Ease of use
Intuitive, no-code interface designed for all users
Complex, high-code platform requiring dedicated engineers
Scalability
Highly scalable for compliance-heavy regulated environments
Scalable but requires significant technical resources

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Comprehensive platform built for compliance

End-to-end compliance & workflow management

Process Street provides an integrated compliance solution that combines intelligent workflows, proactive AI compliance monitoring, ISO-compliant document management, and user-friendly task and project management. While Appian is powerful, it is extremely complex, designed for enterprise app development and requiring dedicated engineering teams.

End-to-end compliance & workflow management
No-code workflows without engineering bottlenecks
Dynamic workflows & AI automation

No-code workflows without engineering bottlenecks

Unlike Appian’s highly complex, engineering-driven platform, Process Street offers smart, conditional logic workflows with no-code ease. This allows operations managers, compliance officers, and business teams to quickly deploy and iterate complex, repetitive workflows, making Process Street a more accessible choice compared to Appian.

Built-in AI compliance monitoring

Proactive, real-time compliance

Process Street proactively tracks regulatory changes through built-in AI compliance monitoring, ensuring automatic updates to documentation, workflows, and operational policies. These capabilities are features that Appian only provides through extensive custom engineering, highlighting the advantages of Process Street in the Process Street vs Appian debate.

Proactive, real-time compliance
Structured documentation integrated directly with tasks
ISO-compliant document management

Structured documentation integrated directly with tasks

Process Street offers built-in ISO-compliant document management, structured version control, and audit readiness directly integrated with workflows. In contrast, Appian requires significant technical investment to achieve similar documentation capabilities, which still might not meet ISO compliance standards out of the box, making Process Street a more efficient choice in the Process Street vs Appian comparison.

Process Street at a glance

See how Process Street helps teams manage compliance smarter, not harder.

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Comprehensive platform

Unified compliance, workflows, & document management. Manage robust compliance, structured documentation, comprehensive task and project management, and dynamic workflows within a single, no-code platform—unlike Appian’s high-complexity, engineering-focused solution.

AI compliance monitoring

Real-time regulatory tracking & proactive updates. Leverage built-in AI-driven monitoring to proactively ensure compliance, adapting documentation, workflows, and processes instantly as regulations change, without expensive engineering.

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Document management

ISO-aligned control & audit readiness. Maintain rigorous, structured ISO-compliant documentation, audit trails, approvals, and versioning integrated directly into your workflows and daily tasks, without the technical complexity required by Appian.

Enterprise-grade security and compliance

Process Street is certified, secure, and compliant with industry standards.

GDPR compliance
EU Data protection & privacy

GDPR compliance
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an EU law designed to protect the privacy of individuals and businesses in the EU economic area. It establishes rules for how personal data is collected and handled. Read our GDPR statement
SOC 2 Type II compliance
Data protection & security

SOC 2 Type II compliance
Process Street has passed a SOC 2 Type II audit, confirming that it meets various criteria for safeguarding customer data. An independent external auditor has verified the effectiveness of the controls implemented by Process Street.
HIPAA compliance
Healthcare information privacy

HIPAA compliance
HIPAA, a federal law, safeguards patient health information. Process Street's robust security measures include the option for a Business Associate Agreement upon request, ensuring HIPAA compliance.
AI compliance
Data protection & security

AWS CIS compliance
The CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark provides security best practices for AWS environments. Process Street's compliance ensures a secure cloud infrastructure by following established guidelines for configuration and monitoring.
AI compliance
Data protection & privacy

CCPA compliance
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives California residents more control over their personal data, including rights to access, delete, and opt out of data sales. Process Street ensures compliance through transparent practices.
AI compliance
Security & privacy

Artificial intelligence
Your data is never used to train AI models. Any data read or created by a workflow is exclusive to that particular workflow instance and cannot be accessed otherwise, even from within the same organization.

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