Flowable

Spec sheet

What it does

Flowable provides an enterprise platform for orchestrating business processes, cases, people, systems and AI agents.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flowable.com

Product

Flowable describes itself as an agentic case platform that orchestrates people, systems, and AI agents around cases and processes.Read 4 Oct 2026 · flowable.com

Deployment

Flowable engines can run embedded in a Java application or as services on a server, cluster, or in the cloud.Read 4 Oct 2026 · flowable.com

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · flowable.com

Trial

The trial provides 30 days of fully functional Flowable access without installation and includes Work, Design and example applications.Read 15 Oct 2026 · documentation.flowable.com

Integrations

The connector catalog lists 30 connectors, including Salesforce, SharePoint, ABBYY, GenAI, RPA Framework and Apache Camel.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flowable.com

Support

Flowable lists Silver, Gold, and Platinum support levels, with support hours and incident response times varying by level.Read 4 Oct 2026 · flowable.com

AI agents

The Agentic Case Platform includes governed runtime agents, guardrails, observability, evaluators and model-provider flexibility.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flowable.com

AI controls

The platform provides scoped agent inputs and outputs, runtime guardrails, and inspection of calls, tokens, costs, and decisions.Read 4 Oct 2026 · flowable.com

Case management

The case solution combines CMMN and BPMN with human-in-the-loop work and dynamic case adaptation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flowable.com

Cloud deployment

Dedicated Cloud provides an isolated environment and customizable integrations, while Shared Cloud is multi-tenant with logical data separation and included infrastructure pricing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flowable.com

Cloud security

The cloud page states that Flowable Cloud supports OAuth and SAML single sign-on and describes backup and recovery protocols.Read 4 Oct 2026 · flowable.com

Company size

LinkedIn classifies Flowable as privately held with 201–500 employees and headquarters in Zurich.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Conditional logic

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · flowable.com

Control lifecycle

Flowable Control receives limited maintenance through December 31, 2027 and is being superseded by Flowable Hub.Read 15 Oct 2026 · documentation.flowable.com

Core standards

Its process, case, and decision engines support BPMN, CMMN, and DMN open standards.Read 4 Oct 2026 · flowable.com

Documentation depth

Documentation includes user guides, front-end and back-end extension guides, REST references, Java APIs, Javadocs and external-client material.Read 15 Oct 2026 · documentation.flowable.com

Founded and ownership

Crunchbase lists Flowable as founded in 2010, while Ardian announced a 2023 investment in Flowable Holding AG alongside management.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Free access

Flowable offers 30 days of free access to the Agentic Case Platform as a cloud-based and self-managed app.Read 4 Oct 2026 · flowable.com

Free edition

Flowable says Flowable Design can be used for free and describes its core engines as open source.Read 4 Oct 2026 · flowable.com

Legal maker

The legal entity is Flowable AG, registered at Baslerstrasse 60, CH-8048 Zurich, Switzerland.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flowable.com

Licence

The core BPMN, CMMN and DMN engines are open source under the Apache 2 License.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flowable.com

Limit: engineering overhead

Software Advice reviews mention dependence on software engineering and code expressions, incomplete expression documentation, occasional bugs and deployment or code-management friction.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com

Limit: enterprise complexity

Gartner reviewers cite scripting difficulties, complex migrations and Flowable Design performance or styling inefficiencies in some scenarios.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gartner.com

Limit: learning curve

G2 reviewers report that navigation and workspace organization are not always intuitive and that advanced customization or integrations can require specialist expertise.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Mobile data disclosure

The Google Play listing says Flowable Work Mobile may share personal information and files with third parties, does not encrypt data and does not support deletion requests.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Modeling

Flowable Design creates BPMN, CMMN, DMN, form and related models that can be deployed to runtime products.Read 15 Oct 2026 · documentation.flowable.com

Multi-step workflows

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · flowable.com

Open source

The Flowable engines are Apache 2.0 licensed and written in Java.Read 4 Oct 2026 · flowable.com

Open standards

Its engines support BPMN 2.0 for processes, CMMN 1.1 for cases and DMN 1.2 for decisions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flowable.com

Praise: flexibility

Software Advice reviewers highlight Flowable's flexible engine, BPMN/CMMN/DMN standards, drag-and-drop modeling, automation benefits, open-source foundation and helpful support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com

Praise: usability and automation

G2 reviewers repeatedly describe the interface as easy to use while praising end-to-end automation, workflow and form customization, REST integration and responsive support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Rating on G2

4.3 out of 5 from 13 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Rating on Gartner Peer Insights

4.3 out of 5 from 14 ratingsRead 15 Oct 2026 · gartner.com

Rating on GetApp

4.5 out of 5 from 13 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com

Rating on Google Play

No star rating is displayed; the listing shows 100+ downloadsRead 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Rating on Software Advice

4.5 out of 5 from 13 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com

Release news

Flowable 2026.1, released July 16, 2026, added agent guardrails, evaluator agents, MCP capabilities, document-agent functions and broader LLM support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · release.flowable.com

REST API

Official REST documentation covers APIs for process, case, decision, content, forms, identity, applications, agents and other services, with near-complete Java API coverage.Read 15 Oct 2026 · documentation.flowable.com

SDKs and extensibility

External clients are provided for Java, TypeScript or JavaScript, Python, .NET and Go, while Spring Boot and Java extension guides support custom services.Read 15 Oct 2026 · documentation.flowable.com

Security and compliance

Flowable's Trust Center lists SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, GDPR, and CCPA among its certifications and compliance items.Read 4 Oct 2026 · trust.flowable.com

Security certifications

Flowable's trust center lists SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, GDPR, CCPA and EU Data Act coverage.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trust.flowable.com

Self-hosting

Flowable can run as Java applications, Docker or Kubernetes deployments, Tomcat WARs, customer-managed infrastructure or managed cloud.Read 15 Oct 2026 · documentation.flowable.com

Support SLA

Silver support is business-hours with a six-hour severity-one target; Gold and Platinum provide 24x7x365 coverage with four-hour and one-hour severity-one targets.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flowable.com

System requirements

Flowable 2026.1+ supports Java 17, 21 or 25; supported databases include Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL, AWS Aurora and DB2.Read 15 Oct 2026 · documentation.flowable.com

Who it serves

Flowable identifies banking, insurance, healthcare, and government as industries with regulated work suited to its platform.Read 4 Oct 2026 · flowable.com

Plans and prices

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