Camunda vs F5 BIG-IQ comparison

Camunda and F5 are both solutions in the Process Automation category. Camunda is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.4, while F5 is ranked #29 with an average rating of 7.5. Camunda holds a 16.3% mindshare in PA, compared to F5’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Camunda users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of F5 users who would recommend it.

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75% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 28, 2025

Camunda and F5 BIG-IQ compete in process automation and network management, respectively. Camunda has the upper hand in business process automation due to its strong support for BPMN, DMN, and CMMN standards, while F5 BIG-IQ excels in network management with its centralized control of BIG-IP devices.

Features: Camunda supports BPMN, DMN, and CMMN standards and offers flexibility in customizing processes. It includes process automation, integration capabilities, and a REST API. Camunda is cost-effective with strong open-source community support and enterprise-level features like process instance history and heatmap analysis. F5 BIG-IQ focuses on network management, offering centralized control of BIG-IP devices, load balancing, and security through WAF. It is well-suited for infrastructure networking and management.

Room for Improvement: Camunda could enhance its interfaces and forms designer and offer better support beyond Java. Expanding documentation for seamless integration is suggested. F5 BIG-IQ would benefit from GUI improvements and simplified management processes, providing more deployment options, especially in high availability environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Camunda supports deployment on private, public, and hybrid clouds with extensive community support, though professional support can be inconsistent. F5 BIG-IQ is primarily on-premises, offering robust technical support with strong engineering team involvement. Camunda's customer support is collaborative, while F5 BIG-IQ's is direct and centralized.

Pricing and ROI: Camunda's open-source version offers a cost-effective solution, attractive for businesses leveraging enterprise features, though enterprise support can be costly with high process instance counts. It reduces development time and operational costs. F5 BIG-IQ provides a budget-friendly solution with a simpler pricing structure and good ROI for robust network management needs.

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Categories and Ranking

Camunda

Ranking in Process Automation

1st

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Design (1st), Business Process Management (BPM) (1st), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (3rd), AI Software Development (2nd), AI Customer Support (8th), AI IT Support (6th)

F5 BIG-IQ

Ranking in Process Automation

29th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Process Automation category, the mindshare of Camunda is 16.3%, down from 27.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of F5 BIG-IQ is 0.8%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Process Automation Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Camunda	16.3%
F5 BIG-IQ	0.8%
Other	82.9%

Process Automation

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CristianoGomes

Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Supports long-running asynchronous processes effectively but has not evolved much in recent years

I think Camunda is focusing too much on the SaaS offering right now and not much on improving and developing the product itself. I did not see any innovations on that aspect, especially for the open-source version. I was making some tests recently and the tool seemed pretty much the same as it was three or four years ago. Since they made the move to cloud deployment in a more SaaS-oriented way, they do not invest too much in the community version. To be honest, it did not change much from the Activiti initial version. Activiti was pretty much what Camunda is today. They invested a lot on Zeebe and made it the engine for their SaaS cloud version. Camunda itself, the embedded engine, did not evolve too much. They could invest more on that.

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Bikale Kassu

Manager for Implementation and Administration at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Has faced challenges with visibility and technical support but allows centralized management of multiple sites

The configuration part is complex for F5 BIG-IQ. The simplicity and visibility part needs improvement. The dashboard, especially the analytics part, needs to be more simple and presentable. For the security part, it is difficult to present to our management, so we have to capture it and prepare manual reporting options rather than getting them directly from the system. The automation part in F5 BIG-IQ is limited; we are still using it only for load balancing for some services. We haven't integrated it with our Accesso or implemented any automation options. The setup process for F5 BIG-IQ would rate a five out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The biggest difference between Camunda and Bonita might be that Camunda is simpler and more flexible for setting, though we are at the beginning and need to experiment."

"The most valuable feature of Camunda Platform is its Microservices architecture, which is easily integrable with APIs."

"The visibility – the diagrams you create – and then being able to automate based on them are valuable features. It's easy to explain and comprehend, and the integration aspects are valuable."

"The flexibility characteristic in a BPMS, through BPMN and DMN, is undoubtedly the most interesting feature for our business."

"It has been a stable solution so far since it meets our needs, including data modeling, which we need to do before we embark on analyzing and optimizing the business processes."

"There's this graphic that tells you how many lines or how many tickets are in each step. In that way, you know where you stand. I find this feature very valuable."

"Camunda's process diagram creation and deployment is very easy."

"The integration with almost any language, product, and even human tasks, is valuable. It's very seamless to integrate into existing systems. It doesn't require you to rewrite a lot of your existing system. That's where it really stands out."

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"The customer service is great."

"F5 BIG-IQ has always provided us with great support."

"The reporting feature is quite good."

"The most valuable features are load balancing and WAF."

"We mainly use F5 BIG-IQ to protect our web-based applications, such as our email and website, so we use it as a web-based application firewall for those services."

"Scalability: To move from larger boxes to smaller boxes, along with virtualization. So, we are not locked into a particular size."

"F5 BIG-IQ reduces the propensity for error."

"F5 BIG-IQ is a central management system for the BIG-IP."

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Cons

"It lacks some preset features and configurations which would make it more plug-and-play for customers."

"There are a few things that I'm missing. For instance, the user interface creator, which I know other systems have, like Aurea or Lombardi, which are IBM solutions. The interface creator, including the data model creator or some module which would allow the users who are not programmers or business consultants and who are not technically skilled in database and Java programming, to create data models and user interfaces."

"The only drawback is the time that it takes to have a complete set of workflows implemented on the Camunda platform."

"While it's very scalable, it would be great if auto-scaling capabilities were added to it... one area that really could help out would be to have dynamic resizing of the cluster. Right now, you have to do capacity planning."

"The setup process is a drawback as it has many dependencies, which affects our ability to migrate to Windows eleven due to security concerns."

"Camunda needs to improve its user interface for low-code development and provide more user interface options beyond the basic workflow."

"The product does not have a dictionary."

"I would like to see the forms engine available in the open-source version of this solution."

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"Sometimes the solution does not work."

"For stability, F5 BIG-IQ rates a two or three because currently we are integrating it with our third party as a port forwarding service. We created many VIPs, but on average, weekly, we lose three to five connections, making the troubleshooting part a headache for us."

"From a hands-on experience perspective, more resources should be available on the Internet, like labs and lab preparations."

"F5 BIG-IQ is a complex solution, and it cannot manage everything related to BIG-IPs."

"The shell, kernel, or Linux has something like a delay, especially with the Virtual Edition, when you are trying to implement it in the cloud and you want to access it remotely with web management. It would be great if they could improve their kernel. It was difficult for me, especially when I got started with BIG-IP. I was struggling to find which commands work with it. If you want to work with it, you have to be a Linux guy."

"A bug caused me to lose all the configuration."

"The solution's rSeries has been made free, and iSeries should be made free as well."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a bit of scope for improvement in how the licensing and pricing are done. They are based on the number of processing instances you execute on the cluster... but on the self-hosted mode, the pricing model should be customized."

"We pay for the license of this solution annually."

"We're using the free version. We used the Enterprise version for some time. If I compare free versus what we paid at that time, the Enterprise version costs a lot. For the additional functionality that we got with the Enterprise version, it was too costly."

"The product's price depends on the number of processes that need to be automated or where the orchestration part needs to be used. The product is affordable for medium and large enterprises."

"There were some features that were only available in the paid version."

"Camunda is much cheaper."

"We use the open-source version, which can be used at no cost."

"We use the free version."

More Camunda pricing and cost advice

"There is only one licensing fee for F5 BIG-IQ and everything is included in the price."

"F5 BIG-IQ is a cheap solution."

"I would like the product to be cheaper."

"Users have to pay an annual subscription fee for the solution's iSeries."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

26%

Computer Software Company

12%

Insurance Company

Government

No data available

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	43
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	29

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	4

Questions from the Community

How does Bonita compare with Camunda Platform?

One of the things we like best about Bonita is that you can create without coding - it is a low-code platform. With Bonita, you can build the entire mechanism using the GUI, it’s that simple. You c...

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Which do you prefer - Appian or Camunda Platform?

Appian is fast when building simple to medium solutions. This solution offers simple drag-and-drop functionality with easy plug-and-play options. The initial setup was seamless and very easy to imp...

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Which would you choose - Camunda Platform or Apache Airflow?

Camunda Platform allows for visual demonstration and presentation of business process flows. The flexible Java-based option was a big win for us and allows for the integration of microservices very...

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What do you like most about F5 BIG-IQ?

F5 BIG-IQ is a central management system for the BIG-IP.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for F5 BIG-IQ?

From the pricing perspective, F5 BIG-IQ rates an eight out of ten as it's reasonably priced.

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What needs improvement with F5 BIG-IQ?

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Overview

Camunda revolutionizes process orchestration by enabling seamless automation and integration with AI, human tasks, and existing systems while ensuring security and governance.

Built for collaboration between business and IT, Camunda empowers organizations to manage complexity, boost efficiency, and maintain competitive advantage. With a clientele of over 700 top organizations like Atlassian, ING, and Vodafone, Camunda is a trusted partner in designing, orchestrating, automating, and refining critical business processes to accelerate digital transformation. Its open-source nature, ease of use, and REST API integration make it a versatile choice for various needs.

What are Camunda's key features?

Lightweight Architecture: Offers streamlined and efficient process management.
Scalability: Supports growth and complexity in operations.
Flexibility with BPMN, CMMN, and DMN Standards: Ensures adaptability to different process modeling needs.
Open-Source: Encourages customization and user-specific enhancements.
Graphical Process Modeling: Intuitive interface for designing and automating processes.

What benefits or ROI should users look for?

Enhanced Efficiency: Streamlines processes for optimized performance.
Seamless Integration: Ensures smooth workflow across different systems.
Improved Collaboration: Facilitates effective cooperation between business and IT.
Customizability: Adapts to specific user requirements and system environments.

In banking, Camunda automates processes and manages transactions, while in telecommunications, it optimizes service orders. Governmental and public sectors benefit from workflow automation. Organizations often use either the enterprise edition or the open-source version to create APIs and manage business rules effectively.

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F5® BIG-IQ® Centralized Management provides a unified point of visibility and control for the entire F5 portfolio, ensuring administrators remain aware on the pulse of F5 devices, modules, and licenses and enabling them to deliver optimal application availability, performance, and security.

BIG-IQ manages policies,licenses, SSL certificates, BIG-IP images, and configurations for F5 appliances and for the following BIG-IP moduals across hardware and virtual editions:

BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager™ (LTM)
F5 Advanced Web Application Firewall™ (WAF)
BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager™ (AFM)
F5 SSL Orchestrator®
F5 DDoS Hybrid Defender®
BIG-IP Access Policy Manager® (APM)
F5 Secure Web Gateway Services
BIG-IP DNS

Sample Customers

24 Hour Fitness, Accruent, AT&T Inc., Atlassian, CSS Insurance, Deutsche Telekom, Generali, Provinzial NordWest Insurance Services, Swisscom AG, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VHV Group, Zalando

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