Comparison of Business Process Model and Notation modeling tools explained

See main article: Business Process Model and Notation. This article provides a comparison of Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) tools.

General

NameCreatorPlatform / OSFeaturesDiagramme exampleFirst ReleaseLatest ReleaseSoftware license
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ActivitiAlfresco Software, Inc. and the Activiti developer communityCross-platform (Java-based and SaaS)2.0Modeler, Simulation, Execution. Data elements are not supported. Limited supported formats (read/saved internally in BPMN format without exporting capabilities).2010-05-17[1] 2016-01-29[2]
ActiveVOSInformaticaCross-platform (Java-based)2.020052014
ADONIS (software)BOC Information Technologies Consulting AGWindows2.019952015Proprietary / Freeware (requires registration)
Alfresco Process ServicesAlfresco Software, Inc.Cross-platform (Java-based and SaaS)2.020172018-06-14Subscription. Price based on number of users, computing power and support levels.
ARIS ExpressSoftware AGWindows (and Linux, Mac unofficially)2.02009-07-282017-06-29ware (registration needed)
BiZZdesign ArchitectBiZZdesignWindows2.0Integrate with ArchiMate, User collaboration, Support for Collaboration diagrams, BPMN 2.0 XML Export & Import,20122014
Bonita BPMBonitasoftWindows, Linux, Mac2.0Supports several formats (read: BPMN, jBPM, Bonita, XPDL; write: Bonita, BPMN2, PNG, JPG, GIF, PDF, BMP, SVG).20012022-02-24[3] [4]
Borland TogetherBorlandWindows, Linux, Mac, Solaris2009-07-04/Shareware
Camunda PlatformCamunda GmbHCross-platform2.02.0 import and export, support for DMN 1.3, collaborative BPMN & DMN editing, REST & Java APIs, OpenAPI documentation, orchestration of RPA bots, reporting on processes executed by Camunda or by an external tool2013-08-312022-04-12[5]
Enterprise ArchitectSparx SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac2.020002019-01[6]
Flowable ModelerFlowable and the Flowable communityCross-platform2.02017-10-13[7] 2021-12-28[8]
IBM BlueWorks LiveIBMCloud (browser based)2.0
IBM Rational System ArchitectIBMEnterprise Architecture tool2.0+2014, September
Imixs-BPMNImixsCross-platform2.020152017[9]
jBPMRed HatCross-platform2.02010-12-132022-06-10
LucidChartLucid Software IncCross-platform (browser based)2.02011updated twice a monthProprietary - 14-day free trial on team accounts / Free professional accounts for educators and students / Free version
MagicDrawNo MagicWindows, Linux, Mac2.02007-09-242014-06-02/Shareware
Microsoft Visio 2013MicrosoftWindows2.0Read: MS Visio.

Write: MS Visio, EMF, PDF.

2021
ModelioModeliosoft (SOFTEAM Group)Windows, Linux, Mac2.0Includes BPMN, UML, ArchiMate SysML, Java round trip code generation, documentation, TOGAF, XSD, WSDL. 20092022-03-23[10] [11]
OmniGraffleOmni GroupMac20012021
Software Ideas ModelerDusan RodinaWindows, Linux2.02009-Aug 2017-Jan
yEdyWorksWindows, Mac, Linux/Unix2.02013-032022-04-05ware
NameCreatorPlatform / OSFeaturesFirst ReleaseLatest ReleaseSoftware license

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alfresco. Alfresco launches Activiti BPMN 2.0 Business Process Engine. 17 September 2013.
  2. Web site: Activiti. Activiti Download. 2016-03-21.
  3. Web site: Bonita BPM 7.9.4 Bonitasoft Open Source Workflow & BPM software. www.bonitasoft.com. 2022-06-25.
  4. Web site: Bonitasoft. Download BPM Software And Documentation. 24 April 2017.
  5. Web site: Camunda. Camunda Platform 7.17.0 Release. . 15 June 2022.
  6. Web site: Sparx System's Enterprise Architect. Enterprise Architect End User License Agreement (EULA). 18 September 2013.
  7. Web site: Flowable. Flowable 5.22.0 release. 20 July 2018.
  8. Web site: Flowable. Flowable 6.72.0 release. . 25 June 2022.
  9. Web site: Imixs-BPMN. Imixs-BPMN. . 2017-04-06.
  10. Web site: Modelio 341 - Modelio 4.1 - Modelio Community Forge. forge.modelio.org. 2016-01-11.
  11. Web site: Modelio. About Mmodelio / License. 7 August 2015.

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