Camunda vs SAP Signavio Process Manager comparison

Camunda and SAP are both solutions in the Business Process Design category. Camunda is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.4, while SAP is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.0. Camunda holds a 11.3% mindshare in BPD, compared to SAP’s 9.1% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Camunda users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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SAP Signavio Process Manager

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90% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 15, 2025

SAP Signavio Process Manager and Camunda compete in the business process management category. SAP Signavio Process Manager appears to have an edge in user-friendliness and collaboration, while Camunda stands out in flexibility and development integration.

Features: SAP Signavio Process Manager is noted for its collaborative capabilities, user-friendly interface, and robust process modeling. Camunda impresses with its flexibility, developer-oriented features, and open-source model which supports extensive customization and integration with BPMN.

Room for Improvement: SAP Signavio Process Manager needs enhancements in interface design, integration capabilities, and document management. Camunda could improve its user interface, expand its language support, and simplify its documentation and technical aspects to be more accessible beyond developers.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAP Signavio Process Manager offers straightforward deployment across cloud environments and generally good technical support, though response times vary. Camunda provides versatile deployment options and robust support but may experience performance issues and complex user interfaces.

Pricing and ROI: SAP Signavio Process Manager is a high-value solution with flexible licensing, though potentially costly; ROI benefits include improved process visibility and efficiency. Camunda offers a cost-effective solution, notably with its open-source model, though enterprise licenses can be expensive. ROI is realized through operational savings and efficiency in process automation.

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Camunda vs. SAP Signavio Process Manager

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score

7.1

Camunda optimizes processes, boosting productivity and reducing costs, though substantial returns require careful planning and time.

Sentiment score

6.1

SAP Signavio Process Manager enhances time savings, efficiency, collaboration, with anticipated cost efficiencies and improved documentation within organizations.

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We can draw and document our processes, then analyze data within SAP Signavio Process Manager.

SandrinePluvinet

process and methods manager at Altitude Infrastructure

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.3

Camunda's support is generally helpful, though some users seek improved integration assistance and a better knowledge center.

Sentiment score

6.8

SAP Signavio Process Manager's support is effective and responsive, with users praising quick resolutions and the knowledgeable team.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate them a 10 for support.

CristianoGomes

Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

AWS provides the best support, followed by Microsoft, and then Google.

FABIO NAGAO

Chief Technology Officer at Looplex SA

They provide better support for the enterprise edition.

VenkatarajuNandam

Technical and Solution Architect at Freelance

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I would rate their technical support a ten.

SandrinePluvinet

process and methods manager at Altitude Infrastructure

I have not encountered issues myself, but one of my colleagues found that support was provided quite late, resolving the problem in one or two days rather than instantly.

Naman Lalawat

data analyst at dbs global university

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.0

Camunda excels in scalability with modern tools like Docker and Kubernetes, though some face database dependency challenges.

Sentiment score

7.3

SAP Signavio excels in scalability, supporting many users and processes efficiently, enhancing business transformation and seamless cloud deployment.

Camunda offers a high level of scalability, especially when using its SaaS model, which manages and scales implementations automatically.

VenkatarajuNandam

Technical and Solution Architect at Freelance

It allows for easy scaling, especially with ECS service configurations.

FABIO NAGAO

Chief Technology Officer at Looplex SA

They have that REST layer, REST APIs layer that makes it easy to integrate and make it part of a microservices ecosystem and APIs.

CristianoGomes

Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.8

Camunda is praised for stability and reliability, performing well under load with minimal bugs, earning high ratings.

Sentiment score

7.5

SAP Signavio Process Manager is stable and reliable, with minimal downtime and users praising its performance and continuous functionality.

There haven't been any significant outages in my experience with Camunda.

VenkatarajuNandam

Technical and Solution Architect at Freelance

We measured the time for each step individually because each activity in the process was an API call to an external API in a different legacy system.

CristianoGomes

Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

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Room For Improvement

Camunda needs UI enhancements, improved integration, scalability, security, better support, flexible deployment, and a revised pricing model.

SAP Signavio needs UI improvements, flexible licensing, better integration, enhanced analytics, and scalable pricing for effective workflow management.

Since they made the move to cloud deployment in a more SaaS-oriented way, they do not invest too much in the community version.

CristianoGomes

Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

There is an issue where, in some situations, I need to scale up by observing both CPU and memory usage of containers, yet under the current options available at Amazon, this is not possible.

FABIO NAGAO

Chief Technology Officer at Looplex SA

More open documentation would be beneficial to understand the deployment process better and facilitate easier setup.

VenkatarajuNandam

Technical and Solution Architect at Freelance

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It should also integrate with non-SAP systems for better functionality.

Naman Lalawat

data analyst at dbs global university

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Setup Cost

Camunda provides free open-source and costly enterprise versions, offering enhanced features and support, with enterprise fees escalating by usage.

SAP Signavio Process Manager is valuable but expensive, with flexible pricing, suitable for larger organizations due to scale.

AWS pricing is very competitive compared to Azure and cheap compared to Google.

FABIO NAGAO

Chief Technology Officer at Looplex SA

There is a licensing cost for using the SaaS model and Enterprise edition of Camunda.

VenkatarajuNandam

Technical and Solution Architect at Freelance

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After SAP acquired Signavio, the prices increased significantly, making it too expensive for our small company to afford.

SandrinePluvinet

process and methods manager at Altitude Infrastructure

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Valuable Features

Camunda excels in scalable, flexible process automation with wide standards coverage, integration options, and user-friendly graphical interface.

SAP Signavio Process Manager enhances process efficiency through integration, collaboration, and intuitive modeling, supporting global access and optimization.

Camunda's support for BPMN 2.0 is a great advantage because it allows us to have a common language to discuss technology and business in the same perspective.

CristianoGomes

Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

ECS also allows for horizontal scalability with thresholds that can be configured for CPU or memory.

FABIO NAGAO

Chief Technology Officer at Looplex SA

The biggest difference between Camunda and Bonita might be that Camunda is simpler and more flexible for setting.

Mohamed Guermazi

Technical Director / Project Manager at I-way

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The ability to perform queries is a feature unique to SAP Signavio Process Manager, and it proves to be very useful for our needs.

SandrinePluvinet

process and methods manager at Altitude Infrastructure

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Categories and Ranking

Camunda

Ranking in Business Process Design

2nd

Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)

1st

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Process Automation (1st)

SAP Signavio Process Manager

Ranking in Business Process Design

4th

Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)

3rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Business Process Design category, the mindshare of Camunda is 11.3%, up from 11.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Signavio Process Manager is 9.1%, up from 9.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business Process Design Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Camunda	11.3%
SAP Signavio Process Manager	9.1%
Other	79.6%

Business Process Design

Featured Reviews

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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Cirvesh-Daga

Director at T-Systems International GmbH

Good visual representation for modelling and business process mapping but room for improvement in reporting functionalities

There is room for improvement in analytics. People don't realize it, but the world has changed in the last six to eight months. Customers want to see AI like ChatGPT and ML capabilities in all aspects of business processes and reporting. That would be my recommendation for any OEM in this value chain. Reporting could definitely be improved. I would like to see new features in analytics. I like that they analyze the process and give it to me visually, but I'd like the option to use DPMM instead of just DPC. I'd also like the option to have the process map laid out top to bottom instead of horizontally. Especially a choice between DPMN and EPC as a format. Because there are some people who are very comfortable with the EPC notation. The process is very clearly event-driven. There's an event, there's an action. It's very simple to understand. BPMN, which is the most popular business process notation, generally tends to have multiple frames. Actually, in multiple swimlanes rather. And those frames could each represent a particular kind of entity. Maybe it's an action, maybe it's an actor, maybe it's an event. So there are two different ways of notation. I just like Signavio to give us the ability to choose that notation. Because some companies use BPMN and some use the EPC. And then, if the minute you make that change, I'd like them to give us the flexibility of having an already plotted or vertically plotted option. Moreover, I would like to see improvement in the visual part. It's the piece that needs improvement. Currently, you can plot the diagram horizontally or vertically. However, I'd like the option to change the way the diagram is created, like switching between different notations.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

26%

Computer Software Company

14%

Government

Insurance Company

Manufacturing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	42
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	29

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	17
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	43

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What do you like most about Signavio Process Manager?

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Signavio Process Manager?

The price of SAP Signavio Process Manager was quite high but could be afforded by an organization with a sensitive data scale.

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Also Known As

Camunda BPM

Signavio Process Editor

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Camunda

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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.

Camunda

The Signavio portfolio of web-based business transformation solutions helps companies to understand and optimize all of their business processes quickly and at scale, providing instant insights for informed decision-making. Signavio’s intuitive analysis, change management and execution solutions around process excellence include use cases like digital transformation, operational excellence and customer-centricity, placing them at the heart of global organizations.

Over 1 million users in more than 1,500 organizations worldwide rely on Signavio products to make processes part of their company’s DNA. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Signavio was founded in 2009 to address the need for a collaborative approach to process management.

Signavio was acquired by SAP in the first quarter of 2021. For more information, visit www.signavio.com

SAP

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

DHL, Coca Cola EP, Prudential, Zalando, T-Systems, Jabil, Endress+Hauser, Rakuten

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