| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Spec score · Business Process Management Software | 8.1 (#16) | 8.9 (#4) |
| Spec score · BPM Software | 8.1 (#9) | 8.9 (#4) |
| Deployment | The getting-started guide lists local Docker Compose, Jenkins-X, and Helm deployment options, including AWS EKS and GCP GKE. | Camunda is available as SaaS or Self-Managed, including Kubernetes, Docker, and manual installation options for Self-Managed. |
| Founded | 2010 | 2008 |
| License | The Activiti repository identifies its license as Apache-2.0. | Camunda 8 server components use Camunda License v1 for source code and proprietary compiled licenses; production use requires an Enterprise license, while the Desktop Modeler source is MIT licensed and connector SDK components use Apache 2.0. |
| Purpose | Activiti is an open-source, Java-centric BPMN engine for business process automation. | Camunda orchestrates people, AI agents, systems, and devices in end-to-end business processes. |
