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

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    Note: all tools do support BPMN Version 2.0.

    Name Developer UI Platform / OS
    Cloud / SAAS
    		Features Diagram example First Release Latest Release
    Open source
    		Software license
    Java UI
    Windows native
    MacOS native
    Linux native
    Browser based
    Model processes
    Execute processes
    Monitor processes
    		Other
    ActivitiAlfresco Software, Inc. and the Activiti developer community YesYesYesYesYesModeler, Simulation, Execution. Data elements are not supported. Limited supported formats (read/saved internally in BPMN format without exporting capabilities).
    		2010-05-17[1]2019-07-03[2]YesApache License 2.0[3]
    ActiveVOSInformatica YesYesYesYes2005 2014 NoProprietary
    ADONIS BPM SuiteBOC Group YesYesYesYesModeler, Simulation, Analysis 1995 2022[4]NoProprietary / Freeware (requires registration)
    Alfresco Process ServicesAlfresco Software, Inc.YesYesYesYesYes2017 2024-03-11[5]NoSubscription. Price based on number of users, computing power and support levels.
    OpenText AppWorks OpenTextYesYesYesYesYes2021 (at least)[6]2024 NoSubscription.
    ARIS ExpressSoftware AGYes? ? Yes
    		2009-07-28 2024-06-24[7]NoFreeware (registration needed)
    BiZZdesign ArchitectBiZZdesignYesYesYesYesYesIntegrate with ArchiMate, User collaboration, Support for Collaboration diagrams, BPMN 2.0 XML Export & Import, 2012 2014 (standalone)
    Current year (web)     		NoProprietary
    Bonita BPMBonitasoft YesYesYesSupports several formats (read: BPMN, jBPM, Bonita, XPDL; write: Bonita, BPMN2, PNG, JPG, GIF, PDF, BMP, SVG).
    		2001 2024-06-25[8]YesGNU GPL[9]
    TogetherTogetherSoft => Borland => Micro Focus => OpenTextYesYes2009-07-04 NoProprietary/Shareware
    Camunda Platform Camunda GmbH YesYesYesYesYes2.0 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 tool
    Camunda Platform BPMN model snippet
    		2013-08-31 2024-11-01[10]YesApache License 2.0
    Enterprise ArchitectSparx SystemsYesYesYesYes2000 2024-09-27[11]NoProprietary[12]
    Flowable ModelerFlowable and the Flowable community YesYesYesYes
    Flowable BPMN model snippet
    		2017-10-13[13]2024-01-17[14]YesApache License 2.0[15]
    IBM Blueworks LiveIBMYesYesYesNoFreemium
    System ArchitectIBM => UNICOM GlobalYesEnterprise Architecture tool 2024[16]NoProprietary
    Imixs-BPMNImixs YesYesYes
    		2015 2024-08-03[17]YesGNU GPL
    jBPMRed HatYesYesYesYesYes2010-12-13 2023-07-19 YesApache License 2.0
    LucidChartLucid Software Inc Yes? Yes2011 updated twice a month NoProprietary - 14-day free trial on team accounts / Free professional accounts for educators and students / Free version
    MagicDrawNo MagicYesYes2007-09-24 2024[18]NoProprietary/Shareware
    Microsoft VisioMicrosoftYesYesYesYesRead: MS Visio, Write: MS Visio, EMF, PDF.
    		2024[19]NoProprietary
    ModelioModeliosoft (SOFTEAM Group) YesYesIncludes BPMN, UML, ArchiMate SysML, Java round trip code generation, documentation, TOGAF, XSD, WSDL.
    		2009 2022-03-23[20]YesGNU GPL[21]
    OmniGraffleOmni GroupYesYes2001 2021 NoProprietary
    Software Ideas ModelerDusan Rodina YesYesYes2009-Aug 2024-Aug[22]NoProprietary
    yEdyWorks YesYes2013-03 2024 NoFreeware
    Name Developer UI Platform / OS
    Cloud / SAAS
    		Features Diagram example First Release Latest Release
    Open source
    		Software license

    References

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    1. ^Alfresco. "Alfresco launches Activiti BPMN 2.0 Business Process Engine". Retrieved 17 September 2013.
    2. ^APS & Activiti - Blog (3 July 2019). "Activiti Cloud 7.1.0.M2 released!". Retrieved 5 September 2024.
    3. ^Activiti. "Activiti 5.13 User Guide". Retrieved 17 September 2013.
    4. ^"Release history - version 16, 2022".
    5. ^"Alfresco Community Edition 23.2 Release Notes". 11 March 2024.
    6. ^"What's new in OpenText AppWorks". 25 July 2024.
    7. ^"Enhancing User Experience with the Redesigned ARIS Process Mining Interface - SR26".
    8. ^"Bonita BPM 2024.2 | Bonitasoft | Open Source Workflow & BPM software". www.bonitasoft.com. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
    9. ^Bonitasoft. "Download BPM Software And Documentation". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
    10. ^Camunda. "Camunda Platform 8.6+gen3 Release". GitHub. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
    11. ^"Enterprise Architect 16.1 - Build 1628".
    12. ^Sparx System's Enterprise Architect. "Enterprise Architect End User License Agreement (EULA)". Retrieved 18 September 2013.
    13. ^Flowable. "Flowable 5.22.0 release". Retrieved 20 July 2018.
    14. ^Flowable. "Flowable 7.0.1 release". GitHub. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
    15. ^Flowable. "Flowable Source Code". GitHub. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
    16. ^"System Architect® 11.4.11.2 Released".
    17. ^Imixs-BPMN. "Release imixs-workflow-6.0.7". GitHub. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
    18. ^"2024x Refresh1 Version News - No Magic products".
    19. ^"Visio for the web: FAQ".
    20. ^"Modelio 341 - Modelio 4.1 - Modelio Community Forge". forge.modelio.org. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
    21. ^Modelio. "About Mmodelio / License". Retrieved 7 August 2015.
    22. ^"Software Ideas current version: 14.65, released: August 19, 2024". Retrieved 2024-09-06.
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