Flowable vs Pega (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Flowable and Pega share a 2.0 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about the free plan, where Flowable grades higher, or features and ease of use, where Pega does.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on value for money and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Flowable
Case and process platform with governed AI agents, on open standards
Paid
Which one is for you
Pick Flowable if
- Fits if you have Java developers who need an embeddable process engine
- Makes sense if you're a bank, insurer or agency running audited case-based work
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if nobody on your team writes Java
- Not for you if you need a published price, because the site gives no plan list
- Watch out: the free trial page said it was offline for upgrades
- Tight if you want the case platform for free, as that is a separate commercial product
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
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAFlowableFair | 2.0GPAPegaFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price on record, so we can't place it. The open-source engines are free and the platform is a separate commercial product. | CNo prices or plans are published, and no pricing page was found. It sits in the middle. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe open-source engines and Flowable Design are free to use. The trial page said it was offline for upgrades. | DA Platform Trial, Community Edition, is offered, but its length and limits are not stated. |
| Features | CBPMN, CMMN and DMN for audited case work. The Agentic Case Platform is a separate paid product. | BWorkflow automation, AI agents, gen AI, developer studios and a blueprint tool. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core work. |
| Ease of use | DNo store rating on record. It's built by Java developers, with Spring as the listed integration. | CNo store rating on record. An enterprise platform with a learning curve. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only on the listing, with Spring as the one named integration. | CWeb only on record, with no integrations list or phone apps. |
| Best for | BPMN and case engines for Java teams | enterprise workflow and decisioning |
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: Flowable and Pega. How we grade
Where they differ
- Flowable is open source, according to its own site.
- Flowable also covers diagrams.
- Pega also covers no-code.
In commonWebWorkflow automationAI agentsCase management
At a glance
| Flowable | Pega | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Platform Trial, Community Edition, with the full developer toolkit. |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Flowable | Pegasystems |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Flowable
- No prices are published for the platform, and the site gives no plan list.
- A free trial is advertised on the homepage, but the trial page currently says it is offline for upgrades.
- The open-source engines and Flowable Design are free to use; the Agentic Case Platform is a separate commercial product.
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.
Key features
Flowable
- Process, case and rules engines
- Open-source engines execute BPMN processes, CMMN cases and DMN decisions, and expose Java and REST APIs for application code.
- Governed AI agents
- Agents run inside policy-bound workflows, with capability limits enforced at runtime and people involved for sign-off where it matters.
- Audit trail and observability
- Every decision and action is logged so it can be traced, and agents are monitored in real time.
- Case management
- Long-running cases support dynamic routing and escalation, aimed at exceptions that fixed process flows handle poorly.
- Low-code application building
- Drag-and-drop design with expression builders, database and REST integrations, content management and fine-grained permissions.
- Embedded or hosted engines
- The engines can run embedded in a Java application, with Spring, or as a service on a server, cluster or cloud.
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.
Plans
Flowable
Pricing could not be confirmed. See flowable.com.
Pega
Pricing could not be confirmed. See pega.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Flowable or Pega?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Flowable has no price we could confirm, and Pega has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Flowable or Pega?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Flowable nor Pega has a free plan. Pega has a free trial.
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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.