BPMN design expertise, without the engine complexity
Camunda is great for automation. But what if you just need to model? Crismo gives you enterprise-grade BPMN design without forcing you into an execution platform.
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Why teams switch
Why teams choose Crismo over Camunda
Design-first approach
Not everyone needs a process engine. Crismo is built for teams who want rigorous BPMN modeling without committing to an execution platform.
Real-time collaboration
Camunda Modeler is single-user desktop software. Crismo brings Google Docs-style collaboration to BPMN with presence, cursors, and comments.
Beyond individual diagrams
Value chains, process landscapes, dictionaries - Crismo helps you manage your entire process architecture, not just individual BPMN files.
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Built by the people who teach BPMN
10+ Years Teaching BPMN
#1 BPMN Course on Udemy & Coursera
100,000+
students trained worldwide
Signavio & Camunda Alumni
Enterprise BPM expertise
15+
years building process tools
"We've taught process modeling to 100,000+ students and built tools at Signavio and Camunda. Crismo is what we wished existed - powerful enough for experts, simple enough for everyone we've taught."
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Design-first BPMN, engine-agnostic
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