Crismo vs bpmn.io

bpmn.io quality, without the DIY

bpmn.io is an amazing open-source toolkit. But building a production app on top of it takes months. Crismo gives you that quality - plus collaboration, governance, and AI - ready to use today.

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Feature
Crismo
bpmn.io
BPMN Modeling
BPMN 2.0 compliant
[1]
Real-time collaboration★
Build it yourself[2]
AI-powered process discovery★
[3]
BPMN validation
Separate library[4]
Value chain modeling
[3]
Process landscapes
[2]
Platform Features
User authentication★
Build it yourself[2]
Cloud storage★
Build it yourself[2]
Team workspaces
Build it yourself[3]
Version history
Build it yourself[2]
Comments & reviews
Extension available[5]
Governance
Data dictionaries
[3]
Custom attributes
Extensible[2]
Role-based access
Build it yourself[2]
Audit trails
[3]
Getting Started
Time to first diagram★
30 seconds
Days to weeks[2]
Deployment effort★
None (SaaS)
Self-host & maintain[3]
Free tier
Unlimited diagrams
Open source[6]
Support
Included
Community
★Crismo advantage

Sources

  1. [1]bpmn-js GitHub
  2. [2]bpmn.io Toolkit
  3. [3]bpmn.io Home
  4. [4]bpmnlint GitHub
  5. [5]awesome-bpmn-io
  6. [6]bpmn.io License

Why teams switch

Why teams choose Crismo over bpmn.io

Ready today, not next quarter

bpmn.io is a toolkit, not a product. Building auth, storage, collaboration, and governance on top takes months. Crismo gives you all of that, ready now.

Collaboration built-in

Real-time multi-user editing, presence indicators, comments, and reviews. The collaboration features that would take your team months to build.

AI that a toolkit can't provide

Upload a meeting transcript, get a BPMN diagram. Our AI Discovery is a platform feature, not something you can npm install.

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