994 · Workflow Engine by Optimajet · v22.1.0 stable · August 2026 · Core on .NET 10 down to .NET Framework 4.6.2 · Page last updated
Workflow Engine Family pricing
Before you look at a price, decide which product you need. Workflow Engine Free and Workflow Engine are the same library, called from your C# code. Workflow Engine NEO adds a ready HTTP API and multitenancy. Workflow Server is a separate service you run in Docker. The comparison page shows what each product does, what is included, and what needs a paid edition or an add-on. Read it first, and the table below will make sense.
Workflow Engine and Workflow Engine NEO products and editions compared by price, usage grant, limits, capabilities, add-ons, support, and discounts. Workflow Engine has Team and Complete editions; Workflow Engine NEO has Subscription, Business, SaaS, and Enterprise editions.
Product
Workflow Engine Free
Workflow Engine
Workflow Engine NEO
PlanEditionPriceLicense modelPayment
Workflow Engine Free
Free
Perpetual
No payment required
Workflow Engine Team
$2,000
Perpetual
One-time
Workflow Engine Complete
$5,000
Perpetual
One-time
Workflow Engine NEO Subscription
$8,000
Subscription
Per year
Workflow Engine NEO Business
$10,000
Perpetual
One-time
Workflow Engine NEO SaaS
$15,000
Perpetual
One-time
Workflow Engine NEO Enterprise
On request
Perpetual
One-time
License
Version updatesHow long you receive new versions, and what renewing costs. The licence itself never expires for perpetual editions.Read the docs
Included
365 days included. Renew at 50% before your period expires; after that, full price.
365 days included. Renew at 50% before your period expires; after that, full price.
Included while the subscription is active
365 days included. Renew at 50% before your period expires; after that, full price.
365 days included. Renew at 50% before your period expires; after that, full price.
365 days included. Renew at 50% before your period expires; after that, full price.
Licensed useWhat the licence lets you ship: internal apps only, one public web app or SaaS, or redistribution inside your own product (OEM). Definitions are spelled out under the table.Read the docs
Personal and internal commercial use, with attribution
Internal commercial use
Internal commercial use
Public web app or SaaS
Internal commercial use
Public web app or SaaS
Public web app, SaaS, or OEM
If you stop payingPerpetual editions keep running on the version you bought. Workflow Engine NEO Subscription is the exception: let it lapse and it falls back to the free limits.Read the docs
Nothing to pay
Keeps working on the version you own
Keeps working on the version you own
Reverts to the Workflow Engine Free limits
Keeps working on the version you own
Keeps working on the version you own
Keeps working on the version you own
Designer brandingWhether the Optimajet logo shows on the designer canvas. Enterprise can white-label it entirely.Read the docs
Optimajet logo
Optimajet logo
No branding
No branding
No branding
No branding
White-label canvas
Trial (POC) periodHow long a full trial key stays valid. The key is re-issued every 30 days.Read the docs
No trial needed
30 days
30 days
60 days
60 days
90 days
90 days
Usage limits
Workflow definitions (schemes)A workflow definition is one process you design in Workflow Designer, such as an approval or an onboarding. The engine and the documentation call it a scheme. Every running process is an instance of one definition. What each license unlocks is listed in the editions guide.Read the docs
10
50
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Execution threadsHow many workflow processes the engine advances at the same time.Read the docs
4
8
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Per workflow definition: commandsA command is an action a user or system can trigger on a process, such as Approve or Reject.Read the docs
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Per workflow definition: activitiesAn activity is a step or state in the process, the boxes you place on the designer canvas.Read the docs
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Per workflow definition: transitionsA transition is the arrow between two activities, with the condition that decides when it fires.Read the docs
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Capabilities
Visual workflow designerThe HTML5 designer your users draw and edit schemes in, embedded in your own UI.Read the docs
Native ASP.NET integrationRegister the engine in an ASP.NET Core host and call it from your own C# code.Read the docs
Workflow Engine HTTP APIWorkflow Engine Free and the Team and Complete editions of Workflow Engine expose only the endpoints the designer and health checks need. Workflow Engine NEO adds the Data API and RPC API, so any client can drive workflows over HTTP.Read the docs
Designer and health check endpoints
Designer and health check endpoints
Designer and health check endpoints
Adds Data API and RPC API
Adds Data API and RPC API
Adds Data API and RPC API
Adds Data API and RPC API
Full hybrid multitenancyOne deployment serving many tenants, with process data isolated per tenant.Read the docs
ScalabilityMulti-server means several engine instances run against one database for availability and throughput.Read the docs
Single-server
Single-server
Multi-server
Multi-server
Multi-server
Multi-server
Multi-server
Forms integrationAttach a data-entry form to an activity so users fill the right fields at the right step.Read the docs
$1,500 add-on
Add-ons
Active Directory PluginResolves workflow actors against Active Directory or Entra ID groups.Read the docs
$1,000
$1,000
$300 per year
$1,000
Included
Included
BPMN import PluginImports BPMN 2.0 diagrams from external modelling tools as native engine schemes.Read the docs
$2,500
$2,500
$300 per year
$3,500
Included
Included
Form Engine Enterprise licenseForm Engine Core is MIT-licensed. The Form Engine Enterprise license covers Form Engine Designer and the other features of that edition. NEO Enterprise includes this license with OEM rights.Read the docs
$3,499 per year, optional
$5,000 one-time, optional
$5,000 one-time, optional
Included with OEM rights
Source code access, 1-year windowTwelve months of GitHub access to the engine source, provided as is and including the licence verification code. Renewable for another year at 50% of the licence price.
$5,000 add-on
$10,000 add-on
$15,000 add-on
Included
Who it's for
Use case
Moving hand-coded C# state machines to Workflow Designer; evaluation, POC, learning, or a small internal application.
Automating your company's processes: approvals, document routing, back-office tasks.
Your company's approval and document workflows: invoices, purchase orders, routing, onboarding.
A public multi-tenant SaaS platform that productizes workflows: CRM, ERP, BPM, document management, HR, insurance.
An internal business application driving workflows over HTTP with the Data API and RPC API, multi-server, dynamic forms.
A public multi-tenant SaaS platform that productizes workflows, under a perpetual license.
Enterprise platforms that resell workflows inside their product (OEM) or deploy white-label at scale.
Best suited for
Moving process logic from code into a visual, versioned model for free, with an easy path to the commercial version.
Teams that want commercial-grade reliability and an upgrade path to NEO without rewriting.
Unlimited usage and horizontal scalability when you build the integration layer yourself, without a HTTP API.
Everything included, always on the latest version, with any support level chosen separately.
The full capabilities of Workflow Engine NEO on a perpetual license, with no recurring fees as you scale.
The complete feature set permanently, under a single-payment perpetual license, with no recurring fees as you scale.
Owning the right to redistribute the engine inside your product, with Forms and BPMN import bundled and 12 months of standard support included. Annual SLA-backed support plans are available separately.
Support and updates
Included supportSupport that comes with the licence itself, before you buy a plan. The window starts after your purchase and trial period, not on the day you first write in.See the full breakdown
License modelA perpetual license is bought once and never expires. A subscription runs while it is paid; the licensing block below says what happens when it lapses.Read the docs
Perpetual
Version updatesHow long you receive new versions, and what renewing costs. The licence itself never expires for perpetual editions.Read the docs
Included
Licensed useWhat the licence lets you ship: internal apps only, one public web app or SaaS, or redistribution inside your own product (OEM). Definitions are spelled out under the table.Read the docs
Personal and internal commercial use, with attribution
If you stop payingPerpetual editions keep running on the version you bought. Workflow Engine NEO Subscription is the exception: let it lapse and it falls back to the free limits.Read the docs
Nothing to pay
Designer brandingWhether the Optimajet logo shows on the designer canvas. Enterprise can white-label it entirely.Read the docs
Optimajet logo
Trial (POC) periodHow long a full trial key stays valid. The key is re-issued every 30 days.Read the docs
No trial needed
Usage limits
Workflow definitions (schemes)A workflow definition is one process you design in Workflow Designer, such as an approval or an onboarding. The engine and the documentation call it a scheme. Every running process is an instance of one definition. What each license unlocks is listed in the editions guide.Read the docs
10
Execution threadsHow many workflow processes the engine advances at the same time.Read the docs
4
Per workflow definition: commandsA command is an action a user or system can trigger on a process, such as Approve or Reject.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per workflow definition: activitiesAn activity is a step or state in the process, the boxes you place on the designer canvas.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per workflow definition: transitionsA transition is the arrow between two activities, with the condition that decides when it fires.Read the docs
Unlimited
Capabilities
Visual workflow designerThe HTML5 designer your users draw and edit schemes in, embedded in your own UI.Read the docs
Native ASP.NET integrationRegister the engine in an ASP.NET Core host and call it from your own C# code.Read the docs
Workflow Engine HTTP APIWorkflow Engine Free and the Team and Complete editions of Workflow Engine expose only the endpoints the designer and health checks need. Workflow Engine NEO adds the Data API and RPC API, so any client can drive workflows over HTTP.Read the docs
Designer and health check endpoints
Full hybrid multitenancyOne deployment serving many tenants, with process data isolated per tenant.Read the docs
ScalabilityMulti-server means several engine instances run against one database for availability and throughput.Read the docs
Single-server
Forms integrationAttach a data-entry form to an activity so users fill the right fields at the right step.Read the docs
Add-ons
Active Directory PluginResolves workflow actors against Active Directory or Entra ID groups.Read the docs
BPMN import PluginImports BPMN 2.0 diagrams from external modelling tools as native engine schemes.Read the docs
Form Engine Enterprise licenseForm Engine Core is MIT-licensed. The Form Engine Enterprise license covers Form Engine Designer and the other features of that edition. NEO Enterprise includes this license with OEM rights.Read the docs
Source code access, 1-year windowTwelve months of GitHub access to the engine source, provided as is and including the licence verification code. Renewable for another year at 50% of the licence price.
Who it's for
Use case
Moving hand-coded C# state machines to Workflow Designer; evaluation, POC, learning, or a small internal application.
Best suited for
Moving process logic from code into a visual, versioned model for free, with an easy path to the commercial version.
Support and updates
Included supportSupport that comes with the licence itself, before you buy a plan. The window starts after your purchase and trial period, not on the day you first write in.See the full breakdown
License modelA perpetual license is bought once and never expires. A subscription runs while it is paid; the licensing block below says what happens when it lapses.Read the docs
Perpetual
Version updatesHow long you receive new versions, and what renewing costs. The licence itself never expires for perpetual editions.Read the docs
365 days included. Renew at 50% before your period expires; after that, full price.
Licensed useWhat the licence lets you ship: internal apps only, one public web app or SaaS, or redistribution inside your own product (OEM). Definitions are spelled out under the table.Read the docs
Internal commercial use
If you stop payingPerpetual editions keep running on the version you bought. Workflow Engine NEO Subscription is the exception: let it lapse and it falls back to the free limits.Read the docs
Keeps working on the version you own
Designer brandingWhether the Optimajet logo shows on the designer canvas. Enterprise can white-label it entirely.Read the docs
Optimajet logo
Trial (POC) periodHow long a full trial key stays valid. The key is re-issued every 30 days.Read the docs
30 days
Usage limits
Workflow definitions (schemes)A workflow definition is one process you design in Workflow Designer, such as an approval or an onboarding. The engine and the documentation call it a scheme. Every running process is an instance of one definition. What each license unlocks is listed in the editions guide.Read the docs
50
Execution threadsHow many workflow processes the engine advances at the same time.Read the docs
8
Per workflow definition: commandsA command is an action a user or system can trigger on a process, such as Approve or Reject.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per workflow definition: activitiesAn activity is a step or state in the process, the boxes you place on the designer canvas.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per workflow definition: transitionsA transition is the arrow between two activities, with the condition that decides when it fires.Read the docs
Unlimited
Capabilities
Visual workflow designerThe HTML5 designer your users draw and edit schemes in, embedded in your own UI.Read the docs
Native ASP.NET integrationRegister the engine in an ASP.NET Core host and call it from your own C# code.Read the docs
Workflow Engine HTTP APIWorkflow Engine Free and the Team and Complete editions of Workflow Engine expose only the endpoints the designer and health checks need. Workflow Engine NEO adds the Data API and RPC API, so any client can drive workflows over HTTP.Read the docs
Designer and health check endpoints
Full hybrid multitenancyOne deployment serving many tenants, with process data isolated per tenant.Read the docs
ScalabilityMulti-server means several engine instances run against one database for availability and throughput.Read the docs
Single-server
Forms integrationAttach a data-entry form to an activity so users fill the right fields at the right step.Read the docs
Add-ons
Active Directory PluginResolves workflow actors against Active Directory or Entra ID groups.Read the docs
$1,000
BPMN import PluginImports BPMN 2.0 diagrams from external modelling tools as native engine schemes.Read the docs
$2,500
Form Engine Enterprise licenseForm Engine Core is MIT-licensed. The Form Engine Enterprise license covers Form Engine Designer and the other features of that edition. NEO Enterprise includes this license with OEM rights.Read the docs
Source code access, 1-year windowTwelve months of GitHub access to the engine source, provided as is and including the licence verification code. Renewable for another year at 50% of the licence price.
Who it's for
Use case
Automating your company's processes: approvals, document routing, back-office tasks.
Best suited for
Teams that want commercial-grade reliability and an upgrade path to NEO without rewriting.
Support and updates
Included supportSupport that comes with the licence itself, before you buy a plan. The window starts after your purchase and trial period, not on the day you first write in.See the full breakdown
License modelA perpetual license is bought once and never expires. A subscription runs while it is paid; the licensing block below says what happens when it lapses.Read the docs
Perpetual
Version updatesHow long you receive new versions, and what renewing costs. The licence itself never expires for perpetual editions.Read the docs
365 days included. Renew at 50% before your period expires; after that, full price.
Licensed useWhat the licence lets you ship: internal apps only, one public web app or SaaS, or redistribution inside your own product (OEM). Definitions are spelled out under the table.Read the docs
Internal commercial use
If you stop payingPerpetual editions keep running on the version you bought. Workflow Engine NEO Subscription is the exception: let it lapse and it falls back to the free limits.Read the docs
Keeps working on the version you own
Designer brandingWhether the Optimajet logo shows on the designer canvas. Enterprise can white-label it entirely.Read the docs
No branding
Trial (POC) periodHow long a full trial key stays valid. The key is re-issued every 30 days.Read the docs
30 days
Usage limits
Workflow definitions (schemes)A workflow definition is one process you design in Workflow Designer, such as an approval or an onboarding. The engine and the documentation call it a scheme. Every running process is an instance of one definition. What each license unlocks is listed in the editions guide.Read the docs
Unlimited
Execution threadsHow many workflow processes the engine advances at the same time.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per workflow definition: commandsA command is an action a user or system can trigger on a process, such as Approve or Reject.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per workflow definition: activitiesAn activity is a step or state in the process, the boxes you place on the designer canvas.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per workflow definition: transitionsA transition is the arrow between two activities, with the condition that decides when it fires.Read the docs
Unlimited
Capabilities
Visual workflow designerThe HTML5 designer your users draw and edit schemes in, embedded in your own UI.Read the docs
Native ASP.NET integrationRegister the engine in an ASP.NET Core host and call it from your own C# code.Read the docs
Workflow Engine HTTP APIWorkflow Engine Free and the Team and Complete editions of Workflow Engine expose only the endpoints the designer and health checks need. Workflow Engine NEO adds the Data API and RPC API, so any client can drive workflows over HTTP.Read the docs
Designer and health check endpoints
Full hybrid multitenancyOne deployment serving many tenants, with process data isolated per tenant.Read the docs
ScalabilityMulti-server means several engine instances run against one database for availability and throughput.Read the docs
Multi-server
Forms integrationAttach a data-entry form to an activity so users fill the right fields at the right step.Read the docs
$1,500 add-on
Add-ons
Active Directory PluginResolves workflow actors against Active Directory or Entra ID groups.Read the docs
$1,000
BPMN import PluginImports BPMN 2.0 diagrams from external modelling tools as native engine schemes.Read the docs
$2,500
Form Engine Enterprise licenseForm Engine Core is MIT-licensed. The Form Engine Enterprise license covers Form Engine Designer and the other features of that edition. NEO Enterprise includes this license with OEM rights.Read the docs
Source code access, 1-year windowTwelve months of GitHub access to the engine source, provided as is and including the licence verification code. Renewable for another year at 50% of the licence price.
$5,000 add-on
Who it's for
Use case
Your company's approval and document workflows: invoices, purchase orders, routing, onboarding.
Best suited for
Unlimited usage and horizontal scalability when you build the integration layer yourself, without a HTTP API.
Support and updates
Included supportSupport that comes with the licence itself, before you buy a plan. The window starts after your purchase and trial period, not on the day you first write in.See the full breakdown
License modelA perpetual license is bought once and never expires. A subscription runs while it is paid; the licensing block below says what happens when it lapses.Read the docs
Subscription
Version updatesHow long you receive new versions, and what renewing costs. The licence itself never expires for perpetual editions.Read the docs
Included while the subscription is active
Licensed useWhat the licence lets you ship: internal apps only, one public web app or SaaS, or redistribution inside your own product (OEM). Definitions are spelled out under the table.Read the docs
Public web app or SaaS
If you stop payingPerpetual editions keep running on the version you bought. Workflow Engine NEO Subscription is the exception: let it lapse and it falls back to the free limits.Read the docs
Reverts to the Workflow Engine Free limits
Designer brandingWhether the Optimajet logo shows on the designer canvas. Enterprise can white-label it entirely.Read the docs
No branding
Trial (POC) periodHow long a full trial key stays valid. The key is re-issued every 30 days.Read the docs
60 days
Usage limits
Workflow definitions (schemes)A workflow definition is one process you design in Workflow Designer, such as an approval or an onboarding. The engine and the documentation call it a scheme. Every running process is an instance of one definition. What each license unlocks is listed in the editions guide.Read the docs
Unlimited
Execution threadsHow many workflow processes the engine advances at the same time.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per workflow definition: commandsA command is an action a user or system can trigger on a process, such as Approve or Reject.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per workflow definition: activitiesAn activity is a step or state in the process, the boxes you place on the designer canvas.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per workflow definition: transitionsA transition is the arrow between two activities, with the condition that decides when it fires.Read the docs
Unlimited
Capabilities
Visual workflow designerThe HTML5 designer your users draw and edit schemes in, embedded in your own UI.Read the docs
Native ASP.NET integrationRegister the engine in an ASP.NET Core host and call it from your own C# code.Read the docs
Workflow Engine HTTP APIWorkflow Engine Free and the Team and Complete editions of Workflow Engine expose only the endpoints the designer and health checks need. Workflow Engine NEO adds the Data API and RPC API, so any client can drive workflows over HTTP.Read the docs
Adds Data API and RPC API
Full hybrid multitenancyOne deployment serving many tenants, with process data isolated per tenant.Read the docs
ScalabilityMulti-server means several engine instances run against one database for availability and throughput.Read the docs
Multi-server
Forms integrationAttach a data-entry form to an activity so users fill the right fields at the right step.Read the docs
Add-ons
Active Directory PluginResolves workflow actors against Active Directory or Entra ID groups.Read the docs
$300 per year
BPMN import PluginImports BPMN 2.0 diagrams from external modelling tools as native engine schemes.Read the docs
$300 per year
Form Engine Enterprise licenseForm Engine Core is MIT-licensed. The Form Engine Enterprise license covers Form Engine Designer and the other features of that edition. NEO Enterprise includes this license with OEM rights.Read the docs
$3,499 per year, optional
Source code access, 1-year windowTwelve months of GitHub access to the engine source, provided as is and including the licence verification code. Renewable for another year at 50% of the licence price.
Who it's for
Use case
A public multi-tenant SaaS platform that productizes workflows: CRM, ERP, BPM, document management, HR, insurance.
Best suited for
Everything included, always on the latest version, with any support level chosen separately.
Support and updates
Included supportSupport that comes with the licence itself, before you buy a plan. The window starts after your purchase and trial period, not on the day you first write in.See the full breakdown
License modelA perpetual license is bought once and never expires. A subscription runs while it is paid; the licensing block below says what happens when it lapses.Read the docs
Perpetual
Version updatesHow long you receive new versions, and what renewing costs. The licence itself never expires for perpetual editions.Read the docs
365 days included. Renew at 50% before your period expires; after that, full price.
Licensed useWhat the licence lets you ship: internal apps only, one public web app or SaaS, or redistribution inside your own product (OEM). Definitions are spelled out under the table.Read the docs
Internal commercial use
If you stop payingPerpetual editions keep running on the version you bought. Workflow Engine NEO Subscription is the exception: let it lapse and it falls back to the free limits.Read the docs
Keeps working on the version you own
Designer brandingWhether the Optimajet logo shows on the designer canvas. Enterprise can white-label it entirely.Read the docs
No branding
Trial (POC) periodHow long a full trial key stays valid. The key is re-issued every 30 days.Read the docs
60 days
Usage limits
Workflow definitions (schemes)A workflow definition is one process you design in Workflow Designer, such as an approval or an onboarding. The engine and the documentation call it a scheme. Every running process is an instance of one definition. What each license unlocks is listed in the editions guide.Read the docs
Unlimited
Execution threadsHow many workflow processes the engine advances at the same time.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per workflow definition: commandsA command is an action a user or system can trigger on a process, such as Approve or Reject.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per workflow definition: activitiesAn activity is a step or state in the process, the boxes you place on the designer canvas.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per workflow definition: transitionsA transition is the arrow between two activities, with the condition that decides when it fires.Read the docs
Unlimited
Capabilities
Visual workflow designerThe HTML5 designer your users draw and edit schemes in, embedded in your own UI.Read the docs
Native ASP.NET integrationRegister the engine in an ASP.NET Core host and call it from your own C# code.Read the docs
Workflow Engine HTTP APIWorkflow Engine Free and the Team and Complete editions of Workflow Engine expose only the endpoints the designer and health checks need. Workflow Engine NEO adds the Data API and RPC API, so any client can drive workflows over HTTP.Read the docs
Adds Data API and RPC API
Full hybrid multitenancyOne deployment serving many tenants, with process data isolated per tenant.Read the docs
ScalabilityMulti-server means several engine instances run against one database for availability and throughput.Read the docs
Multi-server
Forms integrationAttach a data-entry form to an activity so users fill the right fields at the right step.Read the docs
Add-ons
Active Directory PluginResolves workflow actors against Active Directory or Entra ID groups.Read the docs
$1,000
BPMN import PluginImports BPMN 2.0 diagrams from external modelling tools as native engine schemes.Read the docs
$3,500
Form Engine Enterprise licenseForm Engine Core is MIT-licensed. The Form Engine Enterprise license covers Form Engine Designer and the other features of that edition. NEO Enterprise includes this license with OEM rights.Read the docs
$5,000 one-time, optional
Source code access, 1-year windowTwelve months of GitHub access to the engine source, provided as is and including the licence verification code. Renewable for another year at 50% of the licence price.
$10,000 add-on
Who it's for
Use case
An internal business application driving workflows over HTTP with the Data API and RPC API, multi-server, dynamic forms.
Best suited for
The full capabilities of Workflow Engine NEO on a perpetual license, with no recurring fees as you scale.
Support and updates
Included supportSupport that comes with the licence itself, before you buy a plan. The window starts after your purchase and trial period, not on the day you first write in.See the full breakdown
License modelA perpetual license is bought once and never expires. A subscription runs while it is paid; the licensing block below says what happens when it lapses.Read the docs
Perpetual
Version updatesHow long you receive new versions, and what renewing costs. The licence itself never expires for perpetual editions.Read the docs
365 days included. Renew at 50% before your period expires; after that, full price.
Licensed useWhat the licence lets you ship: internal apps only, one public web app or SaaS, or redistribution inside your own product (OEM). Definitions are spelled out under the table.Read the docs
Public web app or SaaS
If you stop payingPerpetual editions keep running on the version you bought. Workflow Engine NEO Subscription is the exception: let it lapse and it falls back to the free limits.Read the docs
Keeps working on the version you own
Designer brandingWhether the Optimajet logo shows on the designer canvas. Enterprise can white-label it entirely.Read the docs
No branding
Trial (POC) periodHow long a full trial key stays valid. The key is re-issued every 30 days.Read the docs
90 days
Usage limits
Workflow definitions (schemes)A workflow definition is one process you design in Workflow Designer, such as an approval or an onboarding. The engine and the documentation call it a scheme. Every running process is an instance of one definition. What each license unlocks is listed in the editions guide.Read the docs
Unlimited
Execution threadsHow many workflow processes the engine advances at the same time.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per workflow definition: commandsA command is an action a user or system can trigger on a process, such as Approve or Reject.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per workflow definition: activitiesAn activity is a step or state in the process, the boxes you place on the designer canvas.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per workflow definition: transitionsA transition is the arrow between two activities, with the condition that decides when it fires.Read the docs
Unlimited
Capabilities
Visual workflow designerThe HTML5 designer your users draw and edit schemes in, embedded in your own UI.Read the docs
Native ASP.NET integrationRegister the engine in an ASP.NET Core host and call it from your own C# code.Read the docs
Workflow Engine HTTP APIWorkflow Engine Free and the Team and Complete editions of Workflow Engine expose only the endpoints the designer and health checks need. Workflow Engine NEO adds the Data API and RPC API, so any client can drive workflows over HTTP.Read the docs
Adds Data API and RPC API
Full hybrid multitenancyOne deployment serving many tenants, with process data isolated per tenant.Read the docs
ScalabilityMulti-server means several engine instances run against one database for availability and throughput.Read the docs
Multi-server
Forms integrationAttach a data-entry form to an activity so users fill the right fields at the right step.Read the docs
Add-ons
Active Directory PluginResolves workflow actors against Active Directory or Entra ID groups.Read the docs
Included
BPMN import PluginImports BPMN 2.0 diagrams from external modelling tools as native engine schemes.Read the docs
Included
Form Engine Enterprise licenseForm Engine Core is MIT-licensed. The Form Engine Enterprise license covers Form Engine Designer and the other features of that edition. NEO Enterprise includes this license with OEM rights.Read the docs
$5,000 one-time, optional
Source code access, 1-year windowTwelve months of GitHub access to the engine source, provided as is and including the licence verification code. Renewable for another year at 50% of the licence price.
$15,000 add-on
Who it's for
Use case
A public multi-tenant SaaS platform that productizes workflows, under a perpetual license.
Best suited for
The complete feature set permanently, under a single-payment perpetual license, with no recurring fees as you scale.
Support and updates
Included supportSupport that comes with the licence itself, before you buy a plan. The window starts after your purchase and trial period, not on the day you first write in.See the full breakdown
License modelA perpetual license is bought once and never expires. A subscription runs while it is paid; the licensing block below says what happens when it lapses.Read the docs
Perpetual
Version updatesHow long you receive new versions, and what renewing costs. The licence itself never expires for perpetual editions.Read the docs
365 days included. Renew at 50% before your period expires; after that, full price.
Licensed useWhat the licence lets you ship: internal apps only, one public web app or SaaS, or redistribution inside your own product (OEM). Definitions are spelled out under the table.Read the docs
Public web app, SaaS, or OEM
If you stop payingPerpetual editions keep running on the version you bought. Workflow Engine NEO Subscription is the exception: let it lapse and it falls back to the free limits.Read the docs
Keeps working on the version you own
Designer brandingWhether the Optimajet logo shows on the designer canvas. Enterprise can white-label it entirely.Read the docs
White-label canvas
Trial (POC) periodHow long a full trial key stays valid. The key is re-issued every 30 days.Read the docs
90 days
Usage limits
Workflow definitions (schemes)A workflow definition is one process you design in Workflow Designer, such as an approval or an onboarding. The engine and the documentation call it a scheme. Every running process is an instance of one definition. What each license unlocks is listed in the editions guide.Read the docs
Unlimited
Execution threadsHow many workflow processes the engine advances at the same time.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per workflow definition: commandsA command is an action a user or system can trigger on a process, such as Approve or Reject.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per workflow definition: activitiesAn activity is a step or state in the process, the boxes you place on the designer canvas.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per workflow definition: transitionsA transition is the arrow between two activities, with the condition that decides when it fires.Read the docs
Unlimited
Capabilities
Visual workflow designerThe HTML5 designer your users draw and edit schemes in, embedded in your own UI.Read the docs
Native ASP.NET integrationRegister the engine in an ASP.NET Core host and call it from your own C# code.Read the docs
Workflow Engine HTTP APIWorkflow Engine Free and the Team and Complete editions of Workflow Engine expose only the endpoints the designer and health checks need. Workflow Engine NEO adds the Data API and RPC API, so any client can drive workflows over HTTP.Read the docs
Adds Data API and RPC API
Full hybrid multitenancyOne deployment serving many tenants, with process data isolated per tenant.Read the docs
ScalabilityMulti-server means several engine instances run against one database for availability and throughput.Read the docs
Multi-server
Forms integrationAttach a data-entry form to an activity so users fill the right fields at the right step.Read the docs
Add-ons
Active Directory PluginResolves workflow actors against Active Directory or Entra ID groups.Read the docs
Included
BPMN import PluginImports BPMN 2.0 diagrams from external modelling tools as native engine schemes.Read the docs
Included
Form Engine Enterprise licenseForm Engine Core is MIT-licensed. The Form Engine Enterprise license covers Form Engine Designer and the other features of that edition. NEO Enterprise includes this license with OEM rights.Read the docs
Included with OEM rights
Source code access, 1-year windowTwelve months of GitHub access to the engine source, provided as is and including the licence verification code. Renewable for another year at 50% of the licence price.
Included
Who it's for
Use case
Enterprise platforms that resell workflows inside their product (OEM) or deploy white-label at scale.
Best suited for
Owning the right to redistribute the engine inside your product, with Forms and BPMN import bundled and 12 months of standard support included. Annual SLA-backed support plans are available separately.
Support and updates
Included supportSupport that comes with the licence itself, before you buy a plan. The window starts after your purchase and trial period, not on the day you first write in.See the full breakdown
Need a custom license? For enterprise pricing, volume, terms for startups, educational institutions and non-profits, or anything built around your case, contact our sales team.
How licensing and updates work
There are no royalties and no per-execution fees. You pay once for a perpetual license, or each year for Workflow Engine NEO Subscription.
A perpetual license you own
One payment, per software product you ship, and the license never expires. The engine keeps working on the version you bought even if you never pay again. These editions are perpetual:
Workflow Engine Free
Workflow Engine Team
Workflow Engine Complete
Workflow Engine NEO Business
Workflow Engine NEO SaaS
Workflow Engine NEO Enterprise
Only Workflow Engine NEO Subscription is not. It is a term license that runs while you pay for it each year. It also covers one public web app or SaaS, which Team, Complete and NEO Business do not.
365 days of updates included
Every perpetual license includes 365 days of updates from the day of purchase. After that the engine keeps working, but new versions stop arriving. Renewing update access for the next year costs 50% of the license price if you pay before your current period expires. If you renew after it has expired, the renewal costs the full license price. Updates are optional: staying current is required only while a support plan is active.
Trials and POC
Trials run 30 to 90 days depending on the product and edition, with a full license key rather than a watermarked or feature-locked build. The trial key is re-issued every 30 days. POC support is free until the key expires and can be extended by agreement with the sales team.
Source code access
A 1-year GitHub window is included with NEO Enterprise, an add-on on Complete, NEO Business and NEO SaaS, and unavailable on Team and NEO Subscription. It is used for security review, audit, and in-house builds. The code is provided as is and includes the license verification functionality. After 12 months the library keeps working; further updates and their source can be renewed for another year at 50% of the license price.
Workflow Engine NEO Subscription is the only term license
Every other edition on this page is perpetual: bought once and kept. This one runs while the subscription is paid. The $8,000 covers 365 days of Workflow Engine NEO Subscription with updates included. If it is not renewed before those 365 days are up, the license falls back to the Workflow Engine Free limits: 10 workflow definitions (schemes) and 4 execution threads, with activities, transitions and commands unrestricted. If you need the engine to keep running at full capability without recurring payments, buy one of the perpetual editions instead.
Support included with the license
Every license comes with some support before you buy a plan. How much depends on the product and edition, and the window starts after your purchase and trial period, not on the day you first email us.
Self-serveFree ·Team ·NEO Subscription
Documentation and GitHub discussions. No ticket channel is included with the license itself, so add a support plan if you want a committed response time.
2 monthsComplete ·NEO Business ·NEO SaaS
Two months of direct support from the engineering team, starting after your purchase and trial period, through the same ticket channel as the paid plans.
12 monthsNEO Enterprise
Twelve months of standard support after your purchase and trial period, in line with the OEM and white-label commitment behind this edition.
When the included window ends, nothing stops working: you keep the documentation and GitHub discussions, and you can add a paid plan at any time. Reporting a bug or a security issue is free and unlimited for every product and edition, with or without a plan.
What the license grants mean
Personal and internal commercial use, with attribution
Free
Personal, educational, scientific, or research use, and internal websites and applications inside your company's security perimeter, in production too, with the attribution the license agreement sets out. Does not cover a public web app, a SaaS, or distributing the software to third parties.
Internal commercial use
Team ·Complete ·NEO Business
Internal websites and internal applications that run inside your company's security perimeter.
Public web application or SaaS
NEO Subscription ·NEO SaaS
One SaaS or web application that you provide as a service to any number of third parties outside your perimeter. Platform versions of the same application (web, desktop, iOS, Android) count as that one application; the application is named in the License Statement.
OEM
NEO Enterprise
The engine ships as an integral part of your own product that you provide to third parties, including white-label deployments.
Discounts: 10% to 30% off a license for Workflow Engine NEOFour standing programs reward a success story, prepaid updates, a 5-year update contract or resale. Open to see the conditions.Show conditions
10% off
Publish a success story about your implementation and how Workflow Engine helped, on your blog or ours
Workflow Engine NEO
20% off
Prepay 3 years of update access
NEO Subscription ·NEO Business ·NEO SaaS ·NEO Enterprise
25% off
Sign a 5-year update contract
NEO Subscription ·NEO Business ·NEO SaaS ·NEO Enterprise
30% off
Resell 3 or more licenses a year
NEO Subscription ·NEO Business ·NEO SaaS ·NEO Enterprise
Tell the sales team which program fits your case and they will apply it to your quote.
“Innovum Technologies needed a flexible workflow component for ASP.NET that would allow us to customize our software product to our customer’s environment. Workflow Engine was the best fit for our needs. It provides a flexible and extensible architecture, a powerful workflow engine and an intuitive visual workflow designer that enables us to rapidly modify our application to meet the needs of our clients.”
Mark West
CEO, Innovum Technologies
Support plans
Support is a separate annual plan on any paid edition. Trial and POC support is free for 30 days after your first request, runs until the trial key expires, and includes one Google Meet consultation with a presale engineer. One email inquiry carries one question: several questions count as several requests. The full option matrix, side by side with trial support, is on the enterprise support page.
Support
$250/month
Billed annually: $3,000 per year
1 ticket per week, answered within 2 working days
Further tickets answered, resolution time not committed
Responses by email only
Answers give instructions, links, and code snippets
Reporting a bug or a security issue does not count against the ticket allowance of your support plan. We fix defects and security issues in the engine at our own expense, with or without a support plan. Your tickets stay for integration and architecture questions.
Build it in the designer, connect the commands to your C# code, and run it on your own database. The integration guide takes about an hour to follow. Workflow Engine Free works without a license key or a call with sales, and the same code runs in the paid editions if you decide to upgrade.
