Flowable vs Bonita

Flowable8.8Visit Bonita8.7Visit

Higher score Flowable #4 in BPM Software 8.8/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Flowable

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Bonita #5 in BPM Software 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Bonita

• Flowable fits best

  Teams combining BPM, case, and decision workflows

• Bonita fits best

  Teams seeking open BPMN automation with a free tier

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Side by side

Feature	Flowable 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Bonita 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.7
Ranking	#4 in BPM Software	#5 in BPM Software
Best for	Teams combining BPM, case, and decision workflows	Teams seeking open BPMN automation with a free tier
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR	GDPR, SSO/SAML
Integrations	30+ integrations	20 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Flowable 0/4 · Bonita 0/4
Process modeling	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Workflow automation	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Process mining	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Mobile apps	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
User limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines BPMN, CMMN, and DMN automation engines Includes visual design, debugging, testing, and audit trails Offers cloud and self-hosted deployment options	Open-source Bonita Free has no time limit or credit card requirement Combines BPMN modeling, human tasks, execution monitoring, and analytics Supports cloud or self-hosted deployment with extensive enterprise integrations
Cons	Paid plan pricing requires contacting sales Community Edition relies on community support The 30-day free access applies to the cloud Case Platform	Bonita Free is limited to 150 process instances per month Enterprise capabilities use a custom pricing model Support channels are limited to community resources and documentation
Our verdict	Flowable brings process orchestration, case management, and decision modeling into one business process automation platform. Its audience is mid-market and enterprise teams managing complex, multi-step work, particularly operations that… Read the review →	Bonita is a business process automation and BPM platform for organizations managing complex, regulated, or mission-critical operations. It brings together visual BPMN process modeling, process application and UI design, human task… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Flowable — where it wins

  • Combines BPMN, CMMN, and DMN automation engines
  • Includes visual design, debugging, testing, and audit trails
  • Offers cloud and self-hosted deployment options

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid plan pricing requires contacting sales
  • Community Edition relies on community support
  • The 30-day free access applies to the cloud Case Platform

• Bonita — where it wins

  • Open-source Bonita Free has no time limit or credit card requirement
  • Combines BPMN modeling, human tasks, execution monitoring, and analytics
  • Supports cloud or self-hosted deployment with extensive enterprise integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Bonita Free is limited to 150 process instances per month
  • Enterprise capabilities use a custom pricing model
  • Support channels are limited to community resources and documentation

• Flowable8.8/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  Flowable brings process, case, and decision automation together for enterprise teams.

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• Bonita8.7/10 · Free plan

  Open-source BPMN automation with visual modeling, execution, analytics, and hybrid deployment.

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