Flowable
Lightweight business process engine with BPMN and DMN
Flowable is a compact and efficient open-source workflow and business process management platform. It executes BPMN, CMMN and DMN models and embeds easily into Java applications.
Key features
- BPMN, CMMN and DMN engines
- Embeddable Java library
- REST API and modeler apps
- Case management support
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Lightweight process engine
- Standards compliant
Trade-offs
- Java-centric
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