Appian Corp

Appian Corporation, commonly known as Appian, is a publicly traded enterprise software company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1999, the company trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol APPN. As of late 2023/early 2024, Appian reported approximately 2,243 employees and a trailing 12-month revenue of $763 million as of March 31, 2026. Its market capitalization was around $1.58 billion as of May 28, 2026.

Appian specializes in process automation and AI agent orchestrations, offering a low-code automation platform known as The Appian Platform. This platform enables organizations to rapidly design, automate, and optimize end-to-end processes and complex business operations. Its core functionalities include workflow automation, artificial intelligence (AI), robotic process automation (RPA), a unified data fabric, and process mining capabilities. Appian serves a global customer base across diverse industries such as financial services, government, life sciences, insurance, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, telecommunications, and transportation.

Regarding patent litigation, Appian Corporation primarily operates as a defendant, indicating a posture of defending against patent infringement claims. The company has been involved in one tracked case where it appeared as a defendant and zero cases as a plaintiff. This activity aligns with an operating company that is subject to patent assertions rather than an entity primarily asserting patents.

The company's sole tracked patent litigation case is HyperQuery LLC v. Appian Corp, where Appian is listed as the defendant. This case was filed in the Eastern District of Virginia.