Comparison of Camunda and jBPM

Platform Description

Camunda is a popular BPM platform for workflow automation and decision making. It's an open-source platform developed in Java.

jBPM is a BPM platform for the workflow execution, business rules management, and complex event processing. It's an open-source platform developed in Java.

Who can use it

A good option for enterprise-scale businesses, as well as for companies with multiple business processes with a high level of complexity. Camunda is aimed at developers.

A good option for medium-sized businesses, as well as for companies with multiple business processes with a high level of complexity. jBPM is more suitable for joint work on processes. It has built-in Git functionality. The interface is rich and comprehensible

Notation support

Camunda supports business process model notation and adheres to the international standards BPMN 2.0, CMMN 1.1, DMN 1.1. You can create any business process in a visual environment using notations, and the application will execute it.

jBPM focuses on the BPMN 2.0 specification a global standard in the field of business process modeling. Supports CMMN 1.1, DMN 1.1, DRL, Solver.

Features

Camunda Features:
• business process modeling;
• business process management;
• mail integration;
• task management;
• joint work;
• BRMS;
• data display;
• business process analysis;
• displaying the business process efficiency rates.

JBPM Features:
• business process modeling;
• business process management;
• mail integration;
• task management;
• joint work;
• BRMS;
• project lifecycle management;
• business process analysis;
• tracking changes in business processes;
• displaying the business process efficiency rates.

System components

The Camunda platform consists of a set of applications (Modeler, Tasklist, BPMN Engine, DMN Engine, Cockpit, Admin, Optimize) and includes the tools for business process modeling and execution.

jBPM includes tools for business process development (BPMN2), Adaptive Case Management (BPMN2 and CMMN), Business Optimization (Solver), Solution Management (DMN) and Business Rules (DRL).

Technical features

Camunda supports the latest version of Java and any JVM language, including Kotlin, Scala, etc.

jBPM is released under the Apache License 2.0 and written in Java. It works with the help of a web editor and the Eclipse plugin.

The upgrade and scaling opportunities

Camunda is designed to be used in clusters and therefore it has great scalability. The upgrade opportunities are available.

jBPM is also scalable. The upgrade opportunities are available.

Performance

Camunda has a better performance and is generally faster in terms of the number of business processes launched per second.

As for major implementations, jBPM is also suitable for high-load projects.