Business Orchestration & Automation
Evolve your automation strategy with BOAT
See why Appian was recognized as a Leader in Business Orchestration and Automation
Technologies (BOAT) and what we believe BOAT means for your automation strategy.
Appian is a Gartner® Magic Quadrantᵀᴹ Leader
2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrantᵀᴹ for Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (BOAT)
Appian Among Highest Three Vendors in All BOAT Use Cases
2026 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (BOAT)
BOAT supports digital transformation, operational efficiency and improved customer experiences while helping organizations pivot toward an agentic future.
– Gartner, 2026 Critical Capabilities for Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (BOAT)
Enable enterprise-wide automation
Evolve your automation strategy for AI and agents. The Appian Platform connects your existing systems, people, and digital workers to automate processes across even the most complex operations.
Govern your digital workforce
Appian acts as a control plane for digital work. Our platform provides the guardrails, security, and connectivity required to automate with AI agents safely and reliably at enterprise scale.
Modernize aging tech stacks
Appian delivers a single, consolidated platform for enterprise automation that reduces vendor sprawl and integration overhead.
Appian orchestration and automation capabilities
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Process orchestration
Coordinate long-running workflows, APIs, human decisions, and AI agents across legacy and modern systems.
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Multi-agent coordination
Integrate Appian and third-party AI agents, LLMs, and custom tools directly into processes with guardrails and human-in-the-loop controls.
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Complete automation suite
Deploy the most cost-effective automation tool for any job with combined RPA, IDP, and Ai agents in one unified platform.
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Enterprise security & governance
Enforce role-based access control, environment-wide data policies, and continuous audit trails to satisfy the highest regulatory standards.
Process orchestration
Coordinate long-running workflows, APIs, human decisions, and AI agents across legacy and modern systems.
Multi-agent coordination
Integrate Appian and third-party AI agents, LLMs, and custom tools directly into processes with guardrails and human-in-the-loop controls.
Complete automation suite
Deploy the most cost-effective automation tool for any job with combined RPA, IDP, and Ai agents in one unified platform.
Enterprise security & governance
Enforce role-based access control, environment-wide data policies, and continuous audit trails to satisfy the highest regulatory standards.
Appian customers get results
Accelerated claims handling efficiency by 30%, delivering faster resolutions for policyholders.
Reduced patient intake wait times from 180 days to 10 days while cutting insurance rejection rates below 5%.
Streamlined complex operational planning to save ~7,200 hours annually.
Appian is a Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader
A Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrantᵀᴹ for Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (BOAT)
#1 for Platform Consolidation in the 2026 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (BOAT)
Gartner, 2026 Gartner® Magic QuadrantTM for Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (BOAT), by Saikat Ray, Arthur Villa, Sachin Joshi, Adam Briggs, Tushar Srivastava, Mike Warren, 14 September 2026.
Gartner, 2026 Gartner® Critical CapabilitiesTM for Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (BOAT), by Saikat Ray, Art Villa, Tushar Srivastava, Sachin Joshi, Adam Briggs, Mike Warren, 15 September 2026.
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