Camunda vs Decisions (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Camunda grades higher than Decisions: 2.2 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Camunda grades higher on the free plan and platforms. Decisions grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Camunda
BPMN process orchestration, self-hosted or as a cloud service
Free plan
Decisions
Rules engine and process orchestration platform for enterprises
Paid
Which one is for you
Pick Camunda if
- Fits if your team writes process logic and wants BPMN in a standard format
- Works for developers who start on the free local edition
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a published price, as production plans are sold through sales
- Not for you if you need the free edition in production, as it is for non-production use
- Watch out: after 30 days the SaaS account can model but not run processes
- Too heavy for a quick no-code job, as it expects engineers
Pick Decisions if
- Fits if you are an insurer or bank that changes rating and approval rules often
- Works for enterprise IT teams that want governance around AI agents and legacy systems
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to see a price first, since only a demo is offered
- Not for you if you are a small team, because it is built for complex enterprise operations
- Watch out: no free plan or trial is listed, and which deployment options exist was not confirmed
How we grade them
| 2.2GPACamundaFair | 1.8GPADecisionsWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo production prices are published, and both production options go through sales. It sits in the middle. | CNo price is published; the pricing page only offers a demo. |
| Free plan and trial | CSelf-Managed is free for local and non-production use only. The SaaS trial lasts 30 days, then a free account can model but not run processes. | FNo free plan and no trial is listed anywhere on record. |
| Features | BBPMN and DMN modeling, a process engine, connectors, Operate and Tasklist, reporting and document processing. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core work. | BRules engine, process automation, agent orchestration and process intelligence. The listing shows no gap in the core work, though deployment options were not confirmed. |
| Ease of use | DProcess models need BPMN skills, and the free edition means hosting it yourself. | CNo store rating on record. Business and IT staff design rules and flows together, which takes setup. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb tools with connectors to SAP, ServiceNow and Microsoft Teams. No desktop or phone app. | CWeb only on record, and the listing names no integrations. |
| Best for | BPMN process orchestration for engineers | a rules engine for insurers and banks |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Camunda and Decisions. How we grade
Where they differ
- Camunda is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Camunda also covers dashboards.
- Decisions also covers no-code.
In commonWebWorkflow automationAI agents
At a glance
| Camunda | Decisions | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | Self-Managed is free for local development and non-production use; production needs an Enterprise license. | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of Camunda SaaS with full process execution, then a free account limited to modeling. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Camunda | Decisions |
| Price read from | camunda.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Camunda
- No production prices are published; both production options are sold through sales.
- The free Self-Managed edition is for development and non-production use only.
- After the 30-day SaaS trial, a free account keeps modeling but cannot execute processes.
- SaaS Console and Modeler are hosted in the EU, and clusters can be created in other regions.
Decisions
- No prices are published; the pricing page only offers a demo.
- It is aimed at complex enterprise operations rather than small teams.
- Platform detail pages on the vendor's site were thin, so supported deployment options were not confirmed.
Key features
Camunda
- BPMN and DMN modeling
- Process models in BPMN and decision models in DMN, built in a Desktop Modeler or a collaborative Web Modeler with version history and Git Sync.
- Process engine and connectors
- The Zeebe engine runs BPMN processes and the decision engine runs DMN, with connectors and an integration framework and SDK.
- Operate and Tasklist
- Operate inspects running processes and decisions, and Tasklist handles human tasks with form integration.
- Optimize reporting
- Custom process reports, dashboards and KPI-based monitoring and alerts are listed under Optimize.
- Intelligent document processing
- IDP and RPA, plus SAP and ServiceNow integrations, appear in the feature comparison; IDP is listed for the hosted SaaS edition.
Decisions
- Enterprise rules engine
- Design, test and automate business rules on a visual canvas; the vendor says rules drive every workflow step.
- Process automation
- Workflow orchestration across systems, covering long-running processes, approvals and exceptions.
- Agentic orchestration
- Visual tools to design actions for first-party and third-party AI agents, with a rules engine to govern their decisions.
- Process intelligence
- Visibility into operations and into what AI-driven steps did, for accountability.
- Industry use cases
- Published examples for insurance rating and quoting, subrogation prediction, financial services, higher education and healthcare.
- Integrations
- A dedicated integrations area for connecting the platform to existing enterprise systems.
Plans
Camunda
Development (Self-Managed)$0
Build and test on your own machine, with no license, for non-production use only. You host it yourself.
Production (Self-Managed)Custom
Enterprise license to run in production on your own infrastructure, with 24x7 support and SLAs. Sold through sales.
Camunda SaaSCustom
Fully hosted by Camunda with the full orchestration platform and 24x7 support. Bought through sales or started with a trial.
Decisions
Pricing could not be confirmed. See decisions.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Camunda or Decisions?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Camunda publishes no starting price, and Decisions has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Camunda or Decisions?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Camunda has a free plan. Decisions does not.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.