Flowable vs Conductor

Flowable8.8Visit Conductor8.6Visit

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

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Conductor #6 in Process Orchestration Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Conductor

• Flowable fits best

  Open-source BPMN, case, and decision orchestration

• Conductor fits best

  Open-source durable workflows with polyglot workers

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Side by side

Feature	Flowable 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Conductor 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.6
Ranking	#4 in Process Orchestration Software	#6 in Process Orchestration Software
Best for	Open-source BPMN, case, and decision orchestration	Open-source durable workflows with polyglot workers
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	—	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Community, Docs
Integrations	30+ integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Flowable 0/4 · Conductor 0/4
Human tasks & approvals	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Long-running workflows	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Workflow versioning	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Audit logs	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Concurrent runs	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines BPMN, CMMN, and DMN orchestration in one platform Supports web, API, and self-hosted deployments Includes forms, routing, testing, audit trails, and observability	Persists task progress for recovery after failures or restarts Supports workers and SDKs across seven listed programming languages Combines event triggers, retries, approvals, observability, and sub-workflows
Cons	Commercial pricing requires contacting sales The 30-day access period applies to the cloud Case Platform Community Edition support is community-based	Self-hosted deployment requires Docker- or JVM-based infrastructure The OSS distribution does not include the visual workflow editor Its broad orchestration model may exceed simpler automation needs
Our verdict	Flowable is a business process automation and case management platform for enterprises, with particular relevance to regulated operations. It brings together BPMN process orchestration, CMMN case management, DMN decision modeling,… Read the review →	Conductor is an open-source orchestration platform for microservices, AI agents, and durable workflow graphs. It defines versioned workflows as task graphs, runs them across services and workers, and persists task progress for recovery… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Flowable — where it wins

  • Combines BPMN, CMMN, and DMN orchestration in one platform
  • Supports web, API, and self-hosted deployments
  • Includes forms, routing, testing, audit trails, and observability

  Where it doesn't

  • Commercial pricing requires contacting sales
  • The 30-day access period applies to the cloud Case Platform
  • Community Edition support is community-based

• Conductor — where it wins

  • Persists task progress for recovery after failures or restarts
  • Supports workers and SDKs across seven listed programming languages
  • Combines event triggers, retries, approvals, observability, and sub-workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment requires Docker- or JVM-based infrastructure
  • The OSS distribution does not include the visual workflow editor
  • Its broad orchestration model may exceed simpler automation needs

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

  A broad BPMN, case, decision, and AI orchestration platform with open-source coverage.

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• Conductor8.6/10 · Free plan

  A flexible self-hosted orchestrator for durable, event-driven service workflows.

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