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Cortado

Free#26 of 29 in Process Mining Software

Cortado: A focused, free desktop tool for exploring event logs and process models. Ranked #26 of 29 in Process Mining Software by our editors (6.6/10); pricing: Open source; best for desktop users exploring XES and process models.

6.6/10Editor score
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At a glance

  • Editor score
    6.6 / 10
  • Pricing
    Open source
  • Best for
    Desktop users exploring XES and process models
  • Paid from
    None
  • Conformance checking
    Yes
  • Facts checked
    19 Sep 2026
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  • Where it wins

    • Free, open-source software for Windows, Linux, and Apple Silicon macOS
    • Imports XES event logs and PTML process models
    • Combines discovery, editing, performance, and conformance visualizations

  • Where it doesn't

    • No process monitoring capabilities
    • No root-cause analysis
    • Integrations are not a focus

Our verdict on Cortado

Cortado is open-source desktop software for interactively discovering and refining process models from event logs. It is intended for users who work with XES event logs and PTML process models and want visual exploration rather than a broader process operations suite. Builds are available for Windows, Linux, and Apple Silicon macOS. The application supports event-log variant exploration, initial model discovery, incremental model extension, manual editing, and export to PTML or PNML.

Its open-source model keeps the pricing structure straightforward: Cortado is available without a paid tier or subscription plan. The main value is concentrated in its process-model workflow. Users can select behavior from event logs for discovery, extend models incrementally, inspect temporal performance, and view conformance-checking visualizations for variants and process models. That combination suits analysts and researchers who need to examine how observed event-log behavior relates to evolving process models in a desktop application.

Cortado is narrower than process mining products built around ongoing operational monitoring. It does not provide process monitoring or root-cause analysis, and integrations are not a focus. Its self-hosted deployment model and desktop orientation fit teams that want local software for model exploration and analysis, especially when XES and PTML are already part of the workflow. Organizations seeking continuous monitoring, integrated enterprise data connections, or deeper diagnostic capabilities should choose a broader process mining platform instead.

Cortado pricing

Plans Open sourceFree Free to use — no paid tier required for the core job.
See plans on github.com

Cortado fact sheet

Free planNot verified
Paid fromNone
Conformance checkingYes
Root-cause analysisNot verified
Process monitoringNot verified
Data refreshNot verified
Deployment modelSelf_hosted
Included eventsNot verified
ERP connectorsNot verified
DeploymentDesktop
PlatformsWindows, Linux, macOS
PricingOpen source
Websitegithub.com
Facts checked19 Sep 2026

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