workflowengineby Optimajet · since 2014

992 · Workflow Engine by Optimajet · v22.1.0 stable · August 2026 · .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.

Need a custom plan? For enterprise pricing, volume, or terms built around your case, contact our sales team.

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Products, editions, and prices

Workflow Engine Free

No license key

Free

Perpetual · No payment required

Who it's for

Use case
Moving hand-coded C# state machines to Workflow Designer; evaluation, POC, or learning in a small project.
Best suited for
Moving process logic from code into a visual, versioned model for free, with an easy path to the commercial version.

License

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
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 use only
Designer brandingWhether the Optimajet logo shows on the designer canvas. Enterprise can white-label it entirely.Read the docs
Optimajet logo
Version updatesHow long you receive new versions, and what renewing costs. The licence itself never expires for perpetual editions.Read the docs
Included
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
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

SchemasA scheme is one process definition. What each licence 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 schema: commandsA command is an action a user or system can trigger on a process, such as Approve or Reject.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per schema: activitiesAn activity is a step or state in the process, the boxes you place on the designer canvas.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per schema: 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.

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
Docs and GitHub discussions

Workflow Engine

Team

$2,000

Perpetual · One-time · Stripe

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.

License

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
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
Designer brandingWhether the Optimajet logo shows on the designer canvas. Enterprise can white-label it entirely.Read the docs
Optimajet logo
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.
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
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

SchemasA scheme is one process definition. What each licence 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
8
Per schema: commandsA command is an action a user or system can trigger on a process, such as Approve or Reject.Read the docs
100
Per schema: activitiesAn activity is a step or state in the process, the boxes you place on the designer canvas.Read the docs
100
Per schema: transitionsA transition is the arrow between two activities, with the condition that decides when it fires.Read the docs
500

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.

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
Docs and GitHub discussions

Workflow Engine

Complete

$5,000

Perpetual · One-time · Stripe

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.

License

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
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
Designer brandingWhether the Optimajet logo shows on the designer canvas. Enterprise can white-label it entirely.Read the docs
No branding
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.
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
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

SchemasA scheme is one process definition. What each licence 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 schema: commandsA command is an action a user or system can trigger on a process, such as Approve or Reject.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per schema: activitiesAn activity is a step or state in the process, the boxes you place on the designer canvas.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per schema: 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

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
2 months standard support

Workflow Engine NEO

Subscription

$8,000

Subscription · Per year, updates included

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.

License

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, annual
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
Designer brandingWhether the Optimajet logo shows on the designer canvas. Enterprise can white-label it entirely.Read the docs
No branding
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
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 free Community limits
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

SchemasA scheme is one process definition. What each licence 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 schema: commandsA command is an action a user or system can trigger on a process, such as Approve or Reject.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per schema: activitiesAn activity is a step or state in the process, the boxes you place on the designer canvas.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per schema: 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.

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
Docs and GitHub discussions

Workflow Engine NEO

Business

$10,000

Perpetual · One-time

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.

License

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
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
Designer brandingWhether the Optimajet logo shows on the designer canvas. Enterprise can white-label it entirely.Read the docs
No branding
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.
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
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

SchemasA scheme is one process definition. What each licence 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 schema: commandsA command is an action a user or system can trigger on a process, such as Approve or Reject.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per schema: activitiesAn activity is a step or state in the process, the boxes you place on the designer canvas.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per schema: 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

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
2 months standard support

Workflow Engine NEO

SaaS

$15,000

Perpetual · One-time

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.

License

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
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
Designer brandingWhether the Optimajet logo shows on the designer canvas. Enterprise can white-label it entirely.Read the docs
No branding
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.
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
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

SchemasA scheme is one process definition. What each licence 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 schema: commandsA command is an action a user or system can trigger on a process, such as Approve or Reject.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per schema: activitiesAn activity is a step or state in the process, the boxes you place on the designer canvas.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per schema: 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

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
2 months standard support

Workflow Engine NEO

Enterprise

On request

Perpetual · One-time

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.

License

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
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
Designer brandingWhether the Optimajet logo shows on the designer canvas. Enterprise can white-label it entirely.Read the docs
White-label canvas
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.
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
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

SchemasA scheme is one process definition. What each licence 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 schema: commandsA command is an action a user or system can trigger on a process, such as Approve or Reject.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per schema: activitiesAn activity is a step or state in the process, the boxes you place on the designer canvas.Read the docs
Unlimited
Per schema: 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

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
12 months standard support

How licensing and updates work

There are no royalties and no per-execution fees. The commercial model is public and there is no fine print to discover later. Here is the whole thing, spelled out.

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: it runs while the subscription is paid, and the block below says what happens if it lapses. What it permits is not narrower, it is wider, since it covers a public web app or SaaS.

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 unavailable on Team and NEO Subscription, an add-on on Complete, NEO Business and NEO SaaS, and included with NEO Enterprise. 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 schemas 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-serveCommunity ·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. Same ticket channel as the paid plans, for the window when integration questions actually come up.
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 use only

Community

Personal, educational, scientific, or research use with no direct or indirect commercial benefit. Does not cover distributing the software or providing services built on it 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 licenseFour standing discount programs from the price list. 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

    Any paid edition
  • 20% off

    Prepay 3 years of update access

    Team ·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
Request a discount from sales

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

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

Premium Support

$750/month

Billed annually: $9,000 per year

  • 2 tickets per week, answered within 1 working day
  • Further tickets answered, resolution time not committed
  • Responses by email only
  • 40 hours of custom development included

Premium Plus Support

$1,000/month

Billed annually: $12,000 per year

  • 3 tickets per week, answered within 1 working day
  • Phone, email, and Google Meet
  • Answers can include demonstration examples
  • 60 hours of custom development included

Consulting session

$200/hour

One-time · $250 for two hours

  • Google Meet session, up to 10 invitees
  • Answers can include demonstration examples
  • Book on Calendly, pay via Stripe

Bugs never use up your tickets

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, whether or not you have a support plan: it is our product, not your budget. Your tickets stay for the questions only a support plan answers, such as integration help, architecture advice, and demonstration examples.

Perpetual on-premise

Works forever, even after the update window expires. Stay on the version you bought.

No per-X fees

No royalties, no per-execution, no per-process, no per-tenant fees on single-tenant plans.

Source code access

Unavailable on Team and NEO Subscription; a 1-year add-on on Complete, NEO Business and NEO SaaS; included with NEO Enterprise.

30 to 90 day evaluation

Full key with POC support during the trial, not a watermarked or feature-locked demo.

Trusted by global organizations

Leading companies rely on Workflow Engine by Optimajet to run business processes that cannot fail.

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Workflow Server (the standalone Docker product) is licensed separately. See the Workflow Server product page or contact sales.

Try it on a workflow you already run

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.