8 Best Java BPM Libraries

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by aryaman@openweaver.com dot icon Updated: Mar 7, 2023

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Java BPM libraries will enable developers to efficiently manage and automate complex business processes. With Java BPM libraries, developers can integrate with other systems and services, automate decision-making, and monitor real-time process performance. By discovering, establishing, enforcing, covering, and optimizing business processes, businesses can reduce costs, boost client satisfaction, and drive invention. 


The Java BPM libraries are a foundation for automating the description, perpetration, and control of business processes. By leveraging the power of Java BPM libraries, businesses can optimize their processes and achieve better results. These libraries give a variety of functions, including system and data source integration, process modeling, prosecution, monitoring, and optimization. By utilizing these libraries, businesses can boost effectiveness, streamline processes, and gain less knowledge of their day-to-day operations. 



Here is a list of the 8 Best Java BPM Libraries: 


Activiti 

  • Helps in implementing custom workflows for approval, review, and other business processes. 
  • Useful for integrating with other systems through REST and Java APIs. 
  • Helps in managing complex event-driven workflows. 
  • Useful for automating human-centric workflows with support for user tasks and forms. 

Activitiby Activiti

Java doticonstar image 9451 doticonVersion:7.12.0-alpha.1doticon
License: Permissive (Apache-2.0)

Activiti is a light-weight workflow and Business Process Management (BPM) Platform targeted at business people, developers and system admins. Its core is a super-fast and rock-solid BPMN 2 process engine for Java. It's open-source and distributed under the Apache license. Activiti runs in any Java application, on a server, on a cluster or in the cloud. It integrates perfectly with Spring, it is extremely lightweight and based on simple concepts.

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            Activitiby Activiti

            Java doticon star image 9451 doticonVersion:7.12.0-alpha.1doticon License: Permissive (Apache-2.0)

            Activiti is a light-weight workflow and Business Process Management (BPM) Platform targeted at business people, developers and system admins. Its core is a super-fast and rock-solid BPMN 2 process engine for Java. It's open-source and distributed under the Apache license. Activiti runs in any Java application, on a server, on a cluster or in the cloud. It integrates perfectly with Spring, it is extremely lightweight and based on simple concepts.
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                      Flowable-engine

                      • Helps in creating and managing workflows with BPMN 2.0 standard notation. 
                      • Useful for building microservices-based workflows with support for REST and message-based integration. 
                      • Helps in automating decision-making with DMN (Decision Model and Notation) tables. 
                      • Useful for creating process dashboards and analytics reports for monitoring and optimization.

                      flowable-engineby flowable

                      Java doticonstar image 6511 doticonVersion:flowable-7.0.0.M1doticon
                      License: Permissive (Apache-2.0)

                      A compact and highly efficient workflow and Business Process Management (BPM) platform for developers, system admins and business users.

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                                flowable-engineby flowable

                                Java doticon star image 6511 doticonVersion:flowable-7.0.0.M1doticon License: Permissive (Apache-2.0)

                                A compact and highly efficient workflow and Business Process Management (BPM) platform for developers, system admins and business users.
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                                          Camunda-bpm-platform

                                          • Helps in creating and managing workflows with BPMN 2.0 standard notation. 
                                          • Useful for building event-driven workflows with support for messaging and external triggers. 
                                          • Helps in automating decision-making with DMN (Decision Model and Notation) tables. 
                                          • Useful for creating process metrics and analytics dashboards for performance monitoring. 
                                          Java doticonstar image 3359 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
                                          License: Permissive (Apache-2.0)

                                          Flexible framework for workflow and decision automation with BPMN and DMN. Integration with Spring, Spring Boot, CDI.

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                                                    camunda-bpm-platformby camunda

                                                    Java doticon star image 3359 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Permissive (Apache-2.0)

                                                    Flexible framework for workflow and decision automation with BPMN and DMN. Integration with Spring, Spring Boot, CDI.
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                                                              jBPM 

                                                              • Helps in defining and executing business processes with BPMN 2.0 standard notation. 
                                                              • Useful for integrating with various data sources and middleware technologies. 
                                                              • Helps in monitoring and reporting on process performance in real-time. 
                                                              • Useful for creating decision tables and rules to automate decision-making in business. processes 

                                                              jbpmby kiegroup

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                                                              a Business Process Management (BPM) Suite

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                                                                        jbpmby kiegroup

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                                                                                  Kogito-runtimes

                                                                                  • Helps in creating and executing cloud-native workflows with Kubernetes and OpenShift support. 
                                                                                  • Useful for building event-driven workflows with support for messaging and external triggers. 
                                                                                  • Helps in automating decision-making with DMN (Decision Model and Notation) tables. 
                                                                                  • Useful for creating process dashboards and analytics reports for monitoring and optimization. 

                                                                                  kogito-runtimesby kiegroup

                                                                                  Java doticonstar image 442 doticonVersion:1.39.0.Finaldoticon
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                                                                                  Kogito Runtimes - Kogito is a cloud-native business automation technology for building cloud-ready business applications.

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                                                                                            kogito-runtimesby kiegroup

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                                                                                            Kogito Runtimes - Kogito is a cloud-native business automation technology for building cloud-ready business applications.
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                                                                                                      Imixs-Workflow 

                                                                                                      • Helps in designing and implementing human-centric workflows with support for user tasks and forms. 
                                                                                                      • Useful for integrating with various data sources and middleware technologies. 
                                                                                                      • Helps in managing complex workflows with sub-processes and parallel flows. 
                                                                                                      • Useful for creating custom plugins and extensions for extending its functionality.
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                                                                                                      The open source technology for business process management

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                                                                                                                imixs-workflowby imixs

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                                                                                                                          Bonita-engine

                                                                                                                          • Helps in designing and executing business processes with a visual drag-and-drop interface. 
                                                                                                                          • Useful for integrating with third-party systems and services through REST and Java APIs. 
                                                                                                                          • Helps in managing complex workflows with sub-processes and parallel flows. 
                                                                                                                          • Useful for creating custom connectors and plugins for extending its functionality. 

                                                                                                                          bonita-engineby bonitasoft

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                                                                                                                          Deploy, execute, manage process-based applications made with Bonita studio or through Engine APIs

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                                                                                                                                              ODE 

                                                                                                                                              • Helps in implementing and managing complex workflows with BPEL (Business Process Execution Language) standard notation. 
                                                                                                                                              • Useful for integrating with various data sources and middleware technologies. 
                                                                                                                                              • Helps in monitoring and reporting on process performance in real-time. 
                                                                                                                                              • Useful for creating custom extensions and plugins for extending its functionality. 

                                                                                                                                              odeby apache

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                                                                                                                                              Mirror of Apache ODE

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