๐Ÿš€ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—™๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ’ก

Apurv upadhyay
2 min readOct 11, 2024

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In todayโ€™s fast-paced business world, automation is key to staying ahead. Flowable is a powerful open-source platform that helps organizations automate complex business processes with ease. But what makes it stand out, and why should you consider it? Letโ€™s dive in!

๐ŸŒŸ ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ?

โ€ข ๐—™๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: Design workflows using BPMN for processes, CMMN for cases, and DMN for decision tables โ€” all in one platform.
โ€ข ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: Built for cloud-native environments, Flowable scales effortlessly to handle growing workloads.
โ€ข ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป-๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ: Enjoy the flexibility and transparency of an open-source solution with a vibrant community.

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€

โ€ข ๐——๐˜†๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: Handle unstructured processes that require human judgment.
โ€ข ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Connect with external systems using REST APIs and microservices.
โ€ข ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น-๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜†๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€: Gain insights into your processes with built-in monitoring tools.

๐Ÿค ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ

While Flowable is a robust option, there are other players in the business automation arena:

โ€ข ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ: Known for its lightweight engine and developer-friendly approach.
โ€ข ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ: Another open-source BPM platform, which Flowable originally forked from.
โ€ข ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ฃ๐— : Offers a user-friendly interface with strong UI design capabilities.
โ€ข ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป & ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ: Proprietary solutions with extensive features but come at a higher cost.

โœจ ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—™๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€

Flowable combines the best of both worlds: the flexibility of open-source software and the robustness of enterprise-grade features. Itโ€™s ideal for organizations that need a customizable solution without the hefty price tag.

๐Ÿš€ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†!

If youโ€™re looking to streamline your business processes and enhance efficiency, give Flowable a try. Its versatility makes it suitable for various industries and applications.
How are you automating your workflows? Share your experiences! ๐Ÿ’ฌ

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Apurv upadhyay
Apurv upadhyay

Written by Apurv upadhyay

Principal Software Engineer at PeerIslands โ€ข Microsoft Azure Certified Architect Expert & DevOps Specialist โ€ข 7x Azure Certified โ€ข ex-Microsoft, Bosch

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