Comparison

Appian vs Zoho Forms

On the evidence we track, Zoho Forms leads this comparison with a composite score of 54/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Appian48
★Zoho Forms54
Score
vioscaleAI score
Appian48 / 100medium · 70%
Zoho Forms54 / 100medium · 50%
Pricing
Free tier
Appian✓
Zoho Forms✓
Model
Appianfreemium
Zoho Formsfree
Price level
Appianlow
Zoho Formsfree
Transparent
Appian✗
Zoho Forms–
Integrations
Count
Appian18
Zoho Forms8
Security
Fedramp
Appian✓
Zoho Forms–
Gdpr
Appian✓
Zoho Forms✓
Hipaa
Appian✓
Zoho Forms✓
Iso27001
Appian–
Zoho Forms✓
Pci
Appian✓
Zoho Forms–
Soc2
Appian✓
Zoho Forms✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Appian99.99
Zoho Forms–
Market
Availability
Zoho Forms–
Content
Faq
Appian6 items
Zoho Forms5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for workflow forms. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Conditional multi step approval routing
Appian-
Zoho Forms-
SSO employee login restriction
Appian-
Zoho Forms-
PDF document generation from inputs
Appian-
Zoho Forms-
Electronic signature collection native
Appian-
Zoho Forms-
Offline mobile app data collection
Appian-
Zoho Forms-
Sql database and ERP read write sync
Appian-
Zoho Forms-
Kanban board process tracking UI
Appian-
Zoho Forms-
Salesforce hubspot CRM data sync
Appian-
Zoho Forms-
HIPAA compliance medical encryption
Appian✓
Zoho Forms-
SOC2 type ii
Appian-
Zoho Forms✓
ISO 27001
Appian-
Zoho Forms✓
Pricing model
AppianFlat subscription per seat
Zoho Forms-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Appian

A platform designed for enterprises to automate complex business processes, integrate disparate systems, and rapidly develop mission-critical applications through visual development tools and AI-powered automation.

Independently observed

Zoho Forms

Leader

A form creation platform that uses artificial intelligence to generate complete forms from text descriptions, convert paper and PDF documents into digital forms, and automatically extract and populate form fields from uploaded images.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Appian

SubscriptionFree tier

Subscription per user per month with three tiers. Free Community Edition available for personal development.

  • Standard-
    • Low-code process and application development
    • Single data source in Data Fabric
    • Cloud Database
    • One portal per app
    • Mobile Apps
    • +2 more
  • Advanced-
    • Multiple data sources
    • Document record types
    • Dynamic query scaling
    • Unlimited portals
    • AI Skills with email and document classification
    • +2 more
  • Premium-
    • Unlimited rows per record type
    • Transparent data encryption for synced record types
    • Offline Experiences
    • CSS Profiles
    • Autoscale for Process
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Zoho Forms

Leader
FreeFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Appian✓
Zoho Forms–
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Appian✓
Zoho Forms✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Google

Appian

18 total - 17 not shared
  • Salesforce
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • DocuSign
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • NetSuite
  • Box
  • Workday
  • SuccessFactors
  • QuickBooks
  • Xero
  • Snowflake
  • Apache Kafka
Independently observed

Zoho Forms

Leader
8 total - 7 not shared
  • YouTube
  • Zoho Creator
  • Zoho CRM
  • Zoho Books
  • Catalyst
  • Zoho Cliq
  • Zoho RPA
Independently observed
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