Workflow Engine Alternatives

Workflow Engine is described as 'Lightweight all-in-one component that enables you to add custom executable workflows of any complexity to any .NET or Java software, be it your own creation or a third-party solution, with minimal changes to existing code' and is an app. There are seven alternatives to Workflow Engine for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Self-Hosted and SaaS apps. The best Workflow Engine alternative is Workflow Engine .NET. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Imixs-Workflow or Activiti. Other great apps like Workflow Engine are Signavio, cDevWorkflow, Cadence Workflow and Temporal.

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    WorkflowEngine.NET - component that adds workflow in your application. It can be fully integrated into your application, or be in the form of a specific service (such as a web service).

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • .NET Framework
     
    • Workflow Engine .NET is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Workflow Engine.

    • Workflow Engine .NET is the most popular commercial alternative to Workflow Engine.

    • Workflow Engine .NET is Paid and ProprietaryWorkflow Engine is Free Personal and Proprietary
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    Imixs Workflow is a BPM Framework with the goal to reduce the complexity of business applications. Based on the BPMN 2.0 standard you can change your business logic without changing a single line of code.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Eclipse
     
    • Imixs-Workflow is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to Workflow Engine.

    • Imixs-Workflow is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Workflow Engine.

    • Imixs-Workflow is Free and Open SourceWorkflow Engine is Free Personal and Proprietary
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    The Signavio Process Editor was created in order to be very intuitive and easy to use. Besides professional process modeling, the Signavio Process Editor offers numerous possibilities to include as many process participants as possible in process design.

    25 Signavio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Activiti is a light-weight workflow and Business Process Management (BPM) Platform targeted at business people, developers and system admins. Its core is a super-fast and rock-solid BPMN 2 process engine for Java.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. cDevWorkflow icon
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    cDevWorkflow is the next generation BPM-Workflow platform for developers. Completely written using .net and c#, focused on performance and functionality.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Developer focused code only open source workflow engine developed by Uber. Highly scalable (100s of millions of open workflows).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Cadence Workflow is the most popular SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to Workflow Engine.

    • Cadence Workflow is Free and Open SourceWorkflow Engine is Free Personal and Proprietary
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    What if your code never failed? Failures happen. Temporal makes them irrelevant. Build applications that never lose state, even when everything else fails.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
    • Temporal is the most popular Web-based alternative to Workflow Engine.

    • Temporal is Freemium and ProprietaryWorkflow Engine is Free Personal and Proprietary
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