Process Mapping Software
Map business processes fast with AI discovery, real-time collaboration, and process landscapes - all as standards-compliant BPMN 2.0. Runs in your browser. Free to start, no lock-in.
Everything you need to map processes well
Most tools draw boxes. Crismo helps you map processes that are structured, standards-based, and ready to hand to your team - or a process engine.
- Map processes fast with AI
- Paste a text description, SOP, or meeting transcript and let AI discovery generate the first draft of your process map. Refine instead of starting from a blank canvas.
- Real-time collaboration
- Map processes with your team live. Cursors, comments, and edits sync instantly - no more emailing static diagrams back and forth or reconciling versions.
- Process landscapes, not just diagrams
- Start with a value chain (L0/L1), then drill from the high-level landscape into detailed BPMN processes. Structure your whole operation, not one flowchart at a time.
- Standards-compliant BPMN 2.0
- Every process map is valid BPMN 2.0 and exports as clean XML. Move it into Camunda, Signavio, ARIS, or any compliant tool. Your maps are portable, not trapped.
- Import from your current tool
- Bring existing maps from Visio, draw.io, Lucidchart, or Miro with free browser-based converters. Turn generic boxes-and-arrows into real, structured BPMN.
- Browser-based, free to start
- No install, no desktop app, no plugins. Works in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. The free tier has no time limit and no credit card - just open it and map.
A real process map, live
This is a Crismo process map rendered in standards-compliant BPMN 2.0 - not a screenshot. Drag to pan, scroll to zoom. Every map you make exports as valid XML.
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How process mapping works in Crismo
From a blank page to a validated, shareable map in one sitting.
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Draft it fast - describe or import
Paste a plain-language description or a meeting transcript and AI generates the first BPMN draft. Or import an existing diagram from Visio, draw.io, Lucidchart, or Miro with the free converters. You start from a real map, not an empty canvas.
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Refine with the people who do the work
Invite the team onto the same canvas. Cursors, comments, and edits sync in real time, so you validate the map with reality instead of guessing - and catch the unofficial workarounds that never make it into documentation.
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Structure it into a landscape
Connect the map into a process landscape: a value chain (L0/L1) at the top, detailed processes underneath. Instead of a folder of disconnected files, you get a navigable hierarchy - and valid BPMN 2.0 XML you can export any time.
Worked example
Mapping employee onboarding: paste the offer-to-first-day steps and AI drafts the flow - send contract, set up laptop, provision accounts, assign a buddy. HR, IT, and the hiring manager join and correct it live ("IT actually provisions accounts before the laptop arrives"). Ten minutes later you have a validated map that replaces three pages of stale documentation - and it is real BPMN 2.0, ready to hand to automation.
How Crismo compares to other process mapping tools
General diagramming tools draw shapes. Purpose-built process mapping software gives you a standard, structure, and collaboration.
| Feature | Crismo | Lucidchart | Visio | Miro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valid BPMN 2.0 XML | Shapes only | Shapes only | ||
| Real-time collaboration | Limited | |||
| AI process discovery | ||||
| Process landscapes (L0/L1) | ||||
| Import from other tools | Limited | Limited | ||
| Browser-based | Desktop-first | |||
| Free tier (no time limit) | Limited | Limited |
See detailed comparisons: All comparisons · Free BPMN tool · Import from Visio
New to process mapping? Start with the fundamentals
Free, in-depth guides on ProcessCamp walk you through the concepts, the method, and real examples - then map it for real in Crismo.
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Start mapping your processes for free
No signup wall. No credit card. Open the app and turn your first process into a structured BPMN 2.0 map in minutes.