Comparisons articles on the Workflow Engine blog

Side-by-side analysis of Workflow Engine against the alternatives, including Camunda, Nintex, hand-rolled state machines and the Java engine field.

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Elsa Workflows vs Workflow Engine NEO

Compare Elsa Workflows 3.7 with Workflow Engine NEO across process modeling, human tasks, multitenancy, operations, and cost, read against Elsa 3.7 and NEO v22.

Rylee Soll·36 minutes
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Choosing an embedded workflow automation tool

One course payment process, built twice. Workflow Engine and Camunda 7 compared on the same practical task, from the point of view of a .NET developer.

Optimajet Team·13 minutes
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Choosing Business Process Management Software

The BPM market was worth 8.8 billion dollars in 2020 and is forecast to reach 14.4 billion by 2025. What to check before you pick a platform from it.

Optimajet Team·3 minutes
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Optimajet and Nintex Compared for Business Rules

Optimajet and Nintex compared as business rules management systems. How each one develops, stores, edits and executes the rules behind your processes.

Optimajet Team·6 minutes
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Choosing a Business Rules Management Tool

Six practical tips for picking a business rules management system, covering integration, scalability, testing, the rule editor and conflicting rules.

Optimajet Team·3 minutes
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Java Workflow Engines Comparison

There are quite a lot of open source solutions that are geared towards workflow process automation. The question is how to choose the right one.

Optimajet Team·8 minutes
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Workflow Engine vs. State Machine

The pros and cons of workflow engines and state machines, and what to weigh when you choose between them for a real application rather than a demo.

Optimajet Team·5 minutes
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Why Developers Never Use State Machines

At first sight, state machines seem to be an easy tool for developers. Nonetheless, developers soon start to regret using them. Read to find out why.

Optimajet Team·5 minutes
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Windows Workflow Foundation Alternative

Are there any windows workflow foundation alternatives and is windows workflow foundation dead? The answer to both questions is yes. Read to find out why.

Optimajet Team·6 minutes

Test it on your own process

The reading ends where a proof of concept begins. Model one process you already run, with a deadline, an escalation, and a restart in the middle of a wait, then count the code that lives outside the definition.