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What is Flowable?
Flowable is the agentic process automation platform that runs complex operational work in highly regulated environments. It uses a case-centric process language based on open standards (BPMN, CMMN, DMN) to bring processes, people, and AI together in one platform, enabling enterprises to execute work faster, more reliably, and at enterprise scale while maintaining governance and compliance.
The platform offers a full low-code intelligent automation solution built on open source engines. Key features include BPMN/CMMN/DMN automation engines, AI Studio for orchestrating AI agents, low-code application development, configurable task management, enterprise content management, visual design and debugging, reporting and analytics, and enterprise-grade security. The AI Studio enables multimodal agents, multi-agent orchestration with retry logic, and real-time AI behavior monitoring with drift detection and hallucination alerts.
Flowable is designed for enterprise organizations in highly regulated industries like banking, insurance, healthcare, and manufacturing. It serves business analysts who create workflow models without extensive coding, process designers who leverage AI to generate process foundations, IT professionals implementing enterprise-ready AI solutions, and developers building AI-enhanced applications with governance guardrails. Over 600 enterprises worldwide trust Flowable for their automation needs.
Flowable pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Flowable offers three main tiers: (1) Community Edition (Flowable Open Source) - free Apache 2.0 licensed open source with BPMN/CMMN/DMN engines but no enterprise security, low-code, reporting, analytics, or support; (2) Flowable Platform (includes Flowable Work, Flowable Design, Flowable Control) - user and RCPI package-based pricing with Silver/Gold/Platinum support levels, includes BPMN/CMMN/DMN engines, low-code, reporting & analytics, configurable UI/forms, visual design & debug, advanced content management, advanced task management, enterprise security, high availability & scalability; (3) Agentic Case Platform (Flowable Platform + Flowable AI Studio) - user, RCPI, and agent package-based pricing, includes everything in Platform plus embedded Orchestrator AI Agents in CMMN engine, Knowledge AI Agents with RAG, Document AI Agents for clarification/extraction, Utility AI Agents with tool support, A2A Agents, AI-assisted modeling and generation, and support for external agents (Azure AI Foundry, AWS Bedrock, Agentforce) with bring-your-own-LLM for OpenAI/Azure OpenAI/Anthropic. Contact sales for pricing. Support SLAs: Silver (Business Hours, 6h Severity 1 response), Gold (24x7x365, 4h Severity 1), Platinum (24x7x365, 1h Severity 1).
Flowable pros
- Open source core with Apache 2.0 license and active community (5k+ GitHub stars)
- Supports three open standards: BPMN, CMMN, and DMN in one platform
- Lightning-fast Java engines that are compact and highly efficient
- Low-code platform for building enterprise applications faster at scale
- Flowable AI Studio for governed multi-agent orchestration at enterprise scale
- Multimodal AI agents that work with text, documents, images, and structured data without retraining
- Built-in AI governance with drift detection, hallucination alerts, and real-time behavior monitoring
- Enterprise-grade security and scalability trusted by IT teams
- Customer managed or cloud deployment (shared/dedicated) options
- High availability and scalability support in enterprise plans
- Visual design and debug capabilities with inspect functionality
- AI-assisted modeling and generation for cases, processes, forms, and complete applications
- Advanced content management for document and unstructured data processing
- Configurable business UI and rich forms with drag-and-drop design
- Rich Java and REST APIs for integration with Spring and other systems
- Real-time orchestration dashboard to track execution states, latencies, retries, and queues
- Brand agnostic supporting external agents from Azure AI Foundry, AWS Bedrock, and Agentforce
- Bring your own LLM support for OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, and Anthropic
- Unlimited automation models in paid plans
- Fine-grain security and permission control for all aspects of cases and processes
Flowable cons
- Community Edition lacks enterprise security, low-code, reporting, and analytics
- Enterprise features require contacting sales for pricing (no public pricing)
- Open source version has no high availability or scalability support
- Community Edition has no configurable task management or content management
- AI Studio is separately licensed and not included in base Flowable Platform
- Orchestrator AI Agents only available in Agentic Case Platform tier
- Business Hours support only for Silver tier (24x7x365 requires Gold/Platinum)
- Limited support contacts on Silver tier (only 2 contacts vs 10 on Platinum)
- No visual design and debug in open source version
- Advanced content management only in paid tiers, not in Community Edition
- AI-assisted modeling only available with AI Studio subscription
- Complex enterprise setup may require professional services
- Primarily Java-based which may limit non-Java developers
- Free cloud design available but full modeling requires paid platform
- Pricing based on users and RCPI packages makes cost estimation difficult without sales contact
Frequently asked questions about Flowable
What is Flowable?
Flowable is the agentic process automation platform that runs your most complex operational work in highly regulated environments. It uses case-centric process language based on open standards (BPMN, CMMN, DMN) to put your processes, people, and AI together in one platform so you can execute work faster, more reliably and governed, at enterprise scale. Over 600 enterprises worldwide trust Flowable.
What is Flowable AI Studio?
Flowable AI Studio is an enterprise-grade tool for designing, governing, and executing multi-agent orchestration at scale. It sits on top of the Flowable platform and combines advanced modeling with intelligent control, enabling enterprises to securely coordinate AI agents, human tasks, and systems within a single governed workflow environment. It includes multimodal agents, multi-agent orchestration with built-in retry logic and tool chaining, and AI agent governance with drift detection and hallucination alerts.
Is Flowable open source?
Yes, Flowable has an open source core. The Flowable project provides core business process engines that are compact and highly efficient, written in Java and running on BPMN, CMMN, and DMN engines. They are Apache 2.0 licensed open source with a committed community that has over 5k stars on GitHub. The open source version includes the process runtime, case runtime, and rules runtime engines.
What open standards does Flowable support?
Flowable fully supports three open standards: BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation) for process automation, CMMN (Case Management Model and Notation) for case management, and DMN (Decision Model and Notation) for decision/rules automation. All three engines are built into the platform and work together in the agentic process automation framework.
What industries is Flowable designed for?
Flowable is purpose-built for highly regulated industries including banking, insurance, healthcare, and manufacturing. It is also ideal for any organization that manages complex decision processes requiring both structure and adaptability. The platform's enterprise-grade security, governance controls, and compliance features make it suitable for mission-critical workflows in regulated environments.
What deployment options does Flowable offer?
Flowable offers both customer managed deployment and Flowable Cloud deployment options. The cloud option includes both shared and dedicated environments. All enterprise plans (Flowable Platform and Agentic Case Platform) support both deployment models, while the open source version can run embedded in a Java application, as a service on a server, on a cluster, or in the cloud.
What AI agent types are available in Flowable?
Flowable AI Studio includes several AI agent types: Orchestrator AI Agents (embedded in CMMN engine for coordinating other agents/tasks), Knowledge AI Agents (included with Retrieval Augmented Generation/RAG), Document AI Agents (included for document clarification and extraction), Utility AI Agents (included with tool support), and A2A Agents (agent-to-agent). It also supports external agents from Azure AI Foundry, AWS Bedrock, and Agentforce.
Who is Flowable for?
Flowable serves business analysts who create intelligent workflow models without extensive coding, process designers who leverage AI to generate robust process foundations, IT professionals who implement enterprise-ready AI solutions integrating with existing systems, and developers who build sophisticated AI-enhanced applications with proper governance guardrails. It is trusted by over 600 enterprises worldwide.
What support levels are available?
Flowable offers three support levels: Silver (Business Hours support, 6-hour Severity 1 response time, 2 support contacts), Gold (24x7x365 support, 4-hour Severity 1 response time, 3 support contacts), and Platinum (24x7x365 support, 1-hour Severity 1 response time, 10 support contacts). All levels use support.flowable.com web-based ticketing system. Community Edition has only community support.
What is the difference between Flowable Platform and Agentic Case Platform?
Flowable Platform includes BPMN/CMMN/DMN engines, low-code capabilities, reporting & analytics, configurable UI/forms, visual design & debug, advanced content management, advanced task management, enterprise security, and high availability. Agentic Case Platform includes everything in Flowable Platform plus Flowable AI Studio with embedded Orchestrator AI Agents, Knowledge AI Agents with RAG, Document AI Agents, Utility AI Agents, A2A Agents, AI-assisted modeling and generation, and support for external agents with bring-your-own-LLM options.