Camunda vs Pega (2026): which should you pick?

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 Pega if

• Fits if you are a large company building case and decisioning apps
• Works for a developer who wants to explore the Community Edition

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a published price, as none was found
• Not for you if you are a small team, as demos and sales contact are the main routes in
• Watch out: the trial has no stated length or limits
• Watch out: Pega's CRM and engagement products are separate from the Platform

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.

Pega

• No prices or plans are published, and no pricing page was found at the usual addresses.
• The trial page describes the Community Edition as a developer toolkit, with no stated length or limits.
• It is aimed at enterprise buyers, with demos and sales contact as the main routes in.
• Pega also sells CRM and customer engagement products, which are separate from the Platform.

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.

Pega

Workflow automation

The platform orchestrates agents, people and systems, with workflow automation and case management as core capabilities.

AI agents and gen AI

The capabilities menu lists AI Agents, Gen AI and Predictive AI as separate areas of the platform.

Developer studios

The Community Edition trial gives access to App Studio, Dev Studio and Prediction Studio for building, testing and refining applications.

Pega Blueprint

Blueprint is a design tool the site describes as going from idea to app quickly, with a separate customer engagement version.

Cloud delivery

A Pega Cloud option and a Keeping current with Pega program for upgrades are listed in the platform menu.

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.

Pega

Pricing could not be confirmed. See pega.com.