Crismo vs ProcessMaker

Focus on process design, not infrastructure

ProcessMaker is powerful but complex. Crismo gives you modern process modeling with AI - fully managed, no DevOps.

Free forever • Fully managed

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Feature
Crismo
ProcessMaker
Core Modeling
BPMN 2.0 Compliance
Value Chain Modeling
Process Landscapes
Limited
BPMN XML Export
AI & Automation
AI Process Discovery
Transcript to BPMN
Process Automation
Deployment
Fully Managed
Cloud or self-hosted[2]
No Infrastructure Required
Self-hosted option
Automatic Updates
Cloud only
Getting Started
Time to First Diagram
5 minutes
Hours (setup)
Self-Service Signup
Demo required[3]
Open Source Option
Starting Price
€0/mo
Free (community) / Contact sales
Crismo advantage

Why teams switch

Why teams choose Crismo over ProcessMaker

AI-powered process capture

Turn meeting recordings into BPMN diagrams. ProcessMaker focuses on execution, not discovery.

Fully managed, zero ops

No servers to maintain, no upgrades to manage. Focus on your processes, not infrastructure.

Instant start

Sign up and model immediately. ProcessMaker requires setup time - especially self-hosted.

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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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