Engage Process vs Open-BPMN

Engage Process is a process management platform for mapping and analysing processes to support organisational improvement. Its Modeler uses drag-and-drop tools to design current and future process maps, checks syntax and provides calculations and side-by-side comparisons for assessing proposed changes. AI import can turn documents containing process descriptions or images into maps. Teams can import BPMN 2.0 maps from applications such as BPMOne and Microsoft Visio, then export maps to BPMN, Visio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or PDF. Publishing a process from Modeler to Viewer creates a digital handbook with work instructions, details and hyperlinks to the organisation’s IT environment. Subscriptions include unlimited Azure data storage and support by phone or email. The company says the Modeler is hosted in Microsoft Azure and displays an ISO 27001 Certified badge. Engage Process runs on Android, iOS, web and Windows, and supports single sign-on when included. A free 30-day Modeler trial is available. Modeler Professional costs $78 a month for one user; Modeler Team costs $119 a month for three accounts, with one user logged in at a time.

Open-BPMN is a free, open modeling platform for creating and maintaining business process models based on BPMN 2.0. Its editor displays diagrams and lets users create, modify, and remove BPMN elements. The project presents it for business analysts designing top-level processes and for architects and developers modeling technical processing logic. It uses the Eclipse Public License and states that there are no license costs. Open-BPMN can run in Visual Studio Code, Eclipse IDE, Eclipse Theia, and standalone web applications. Projects can adapt the editor’s behavior and appearance using BPMN 2.0 extensions or Eclipse GLSP. The Java metamodel can generate models programmatically and import or export .bpmn files; lossless SVG export is available depending on the tooling platform. Documentation covers running it as a Docker web application and deploying it in Kubernetes. The VS Code extension requires Java 17 or higher. The project directs users to its GitHub discussion forum for questions and bug reports.