Pneumaticworkflow vs ProcessMaker
Pneumaticworkflow and ProcessMaker are both BPM and BPMN engine software. Pneumaticworkflow is open source under Apache-2.0, with 320 GitHub stars. ProcessMaker is open source under AGPL-3.0, with 538 GitHub stars.
Which to pick
- Pick Pneumaticworkflow when
- A small or mid-size team wants a self-hosted checklist-style process tool rather than a full BPM suite.
- Pick ProcessMaker when
- You want an open-source workflow and approval system on your own server and can model processes in BPMN.
Side by side
A workflow tool for running repeatable team processes such as onboarding and approvals from templates, with task assignment and human-in-the-loop steps.
A self-hosted workflow suite with a BPMN modeler, a screen builder for forms, assignment and routing rules, task due dates and request history.
Open-sourced only in late 2024, and self-hosting needs Postgres, Redis and RabbitMQ.
Several packages, saved searches among them, are not in the open-source edition, and there is no stage board.
Usable (both)
Self-hosted server and cloud service
Self-hosted server
Python, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Redis and RabbitMQ
PHP, Laravel, Vue and MySQL
Open source, Apache-2.0 (permissive)
Open source, AGPL-3.0 (network copyleft)
You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.
Use inside your business is unrestricted. If you change it and let customers use it over the internet, you must publish your changes.
320 GitHub stars
538 GitHub stars
Established: started 2 years ago, latest release v7.3.2.
Established: started 8 years ago, latest release v4.14.0.
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from each project's README and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.