Business Process Management (BPM) Software

BPM is the discipline of modelling, executing, monitoring and improving business processes, and BPM software provides the tools to design workflows, automate them, connect them to systems and people, and measure performance.

BPM covers end-to-end process modelling, execution and improvement. Workflow automation moves tasks and approvals through defined steps, and robotic process automation (RPA) mimics user actions in applications. Many products combine them. See the BPA, DPA and RPA Software pages.

BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation) and DMN (Decision Model and Notation) are Object Management Group standards for modelling processes and decisions. Engines such as Camunda, Flowable, Operaton and Kogito execute them, and bpmn.io provides web-based modelling tools.

CMMN is the Object Management Group's standard for case-based work, where the next step depends on context rather than a fixed flow. BPM suits repeatable processes and case management suits knowledge-intensive work; see the Case Management Software page.

Yes. Camunda, Flowable, Operaton, Apache KIE / Kogito and jBPM are listed in the open-source section, each with its own licence and edition terms, so check the licence before adopting. See also the Workflow Engines page for durable-execution and data orchestrators.

Camunda's current platform is Camunda 8, and Operaton describes itself as a community-driven, free and open-source BPMN engine positioned as a Camunda 7 alternative. Check each project's licence, support terms and version status before choosing.

Compare support for BPMN and DMN, low-code design, integration and API options, process analytics, case and decision support, deployment model and licence terms. Pilot a real process end to end.

The section 'BPM Standards' lists BPMN (OMG), DMN (OMG), Camunda, Flowable, bpmn.io. Standards for process modelling.

The Software Tools Directory page links to curated directories across AI and ML, DevOps, observability, data, security and developer tooling.

The section 'BPM Standards & Open Engines' lists BPMN Specification, DMN Specification, Camunda Docs, Flowable, jBPM.

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