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Flowable: cost, fit and limits
Flowable is a business process and case management software vendor, with Flowable AG named in its copyright line, that supplies BPMN, CMMN and DMN engines and an Agentic Case Platform for building and governing AI agents in regulated industries.
What to know first
Flowable's pricing page lists no plan names or prices. It offers Activate Free Trial and Launch Free Trial buttons with no length given, and it links an open-source engine repository without naming the licence. The marketing centers on the Agentic Case Platform, an enterprise runtime for AI agents in regulated industries, with Agent Harness and Agent Orchestration named as capabilities. Integrations and hosting were not named.
Flowable at a glance
| Maker | Flowable AG, Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Free trial only |
| Entry price | Quote only |
| API access | No |
| Category | Best AI Business Process Management Software in 2026, rank 11 of 13 |
| Website | flowable.com |
Who Flowable is best for
Teams that value open standards
The site describes BPMN, CMMN and DMN as open to inspect, extend and own, and links an engine repository on GitHub, which suits teams that avoid proprietary models.
Case-driven regulated work
CMMN support and an Agentic Case Platform aimed at regulated industries point to claims, onboarding or investigation work where cases do not follow a fixed path.
Developers who want to read the engine
The linked flowable-engine repository lets engineers inspect the open-source engine before talking to sales, although the page does not state its licence.
Flowable plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | Not stated | Activate Free Trial and Launch Free Trial buttons on the pricing page; length and terms are not stated. |
| Enterprise platform | Custom quote | Not itemized on the pages opened; pricing is not published and no tiers are listed. |
| Open-source engines | Not stated | The flowable-engine repository is linked on GitHub; the pricing page does not name the licence or any support terms. |
Checked November 2026.
What Flowable does
- Agentic Case Platform
- An enterprise runtime for building, running and governing AI agents in regulated industries. The pages opened give no model list, quotas or approval settings, so they need checking in a demo.
- Agent Harness and Orchestration
- Both are named as capabilities, which suggests controls around how agents run and coordinate. The pages do not describe what the harness enforces or logs.
- BPMN, CMMN and DMN
- Support for three standards covers sequenced processes, flexible cases and decision tables, letting teams model different kinds of work in one vendor's tooling. That lets one team model different kinds of work in a single toolset.
- Open-source engine
- The flowable-engine repository is linked on GitHub, so engineers can read and run the engine. The page does not state the licence, which a legal review needs to confirm.
- Trust Center
- A Trust Center is linked from the privacy policy at trust.flowable.com. It was not opened, so the certifications and sub-processor details it may hold are unverified here.
How Flowable handles your data
The privacy policy says personal data is kept no longer than necessary for the purposes it was collected for. A separate Retention and Deletion Policy exists but was not opened. The policy does not say whether customer content trains AI models, and it states no hosting region. No certifications appear on the policy itself. A Trust Center is linked at trust.flowable.com but was not read, so ask for the security documentation, the data processing terms and the sub-processor list before sending production data.
Where Flowable falls short in practice
- No priced tiers. The pricing page lists no plans or amounts, so a buyer cannot compare Flowable on cost with Camunda or Pipefy before a conversation. Ask for the enterprise price for one production and one test environment.
- Trial terms are missing. Two trial buttons appear without a length or scope, and it is unclear whether the trial includes the agent platform. Ask how long the trial runs, how many users it allows and what happens afterward.
- Few named integrations. The homepage names no third-party systems, only an Integrations and Connectors link, so connection needs have to be tested directly. Ask which connectors ship with the platform and which require custom development work.
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Flowable: common questions
Is Flowable open source?
The pricing page links an open-source flowable-engine repository on GitHub, but it does not name the licence. The enterprise platform is a separate commercial offer. Check the repository licence and the enterprise terms before choosing it as a base. Ask whether the agent features sit in the open-source part.
Does Flowable publish prices?
No. The pricing page lists no plan names or amounts, only Activate Free Trial and Launch Free Trial buttons and a route to a custom quote. Ask what the trial includes and what the enterprise platform costs per environment. Ask what the trial covers, and whether the agent platform is part of it.
What is the Flowable Agentic Case Platform?
It is described as an enterprise runtime for building, running and governing AI agents in regulated industries, with Agent Harness and Agent Orchestration named as capabilities. The pages opened do not list models, limits or approval settings. Ask whether the platform can run in your own cloud or only as a hosted service.
Which standards does Flowable support?
The site names BPMN, CMMN and DMN and describes them as open to inspect, extend and own. That covers sequenced processes, case work and decision tables, but it does not say which are in the open-source engine and which are enterprise-only.
Where does Flowable host customer data?
The privacy policy states no hosting region, and the Trust Center linked from it was not opened. Request the hosting location, certifications and sub-processor list in writing, particularly if your regulated industry sets residency or audit rules. The privacy policy also points to a separate retention and deletion policy.