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Best Workflow Engine Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from workflow orchestration software ranked against Workflow Engine on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Flowable Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted 7.2
    Workflow Engine vs Flowable
  2. 2
    Nintex Automation CE Free trial AndroidapiiOSWeb 7.1
    Workflow Engine vs Nintex Automation CE
  3. 3
    ActiveBatch Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.0
    Workflow Engine vs ActiveBatch
  4. 4
    Appian Case Management WebiOSAndroid 6.9
    Workflow Engine vs Appian Case Management
  5. 5
    BMC Control-M AndroidiOSWeb $2,400/mo6.7
    Workflow Engine vs BMC Control-M
  6. 6
    Argo Workflows Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Workflow Engine vs Argo Workflows
  7. 7
    Bonita Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Workflow Engine vs Bonita
  8. 8
    Kestra Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Workflow Engine vs Kestra
  9. 9
    Prefect Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $100/mo6.4
    Workflow Engine vs Prefect
  10. 11
    Apache Airflow Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.3
    Workflow Engine vs Apache Airflow
  11. 12
    AWS Step Functions Free plan apiWeb Free6.3
    Workflow Engine vs AWS Step Functions
  12. 13
    Bizagi Modeler Free plan WebWin Free6.3
    Workflow Engine vs Bizagi Modeler
  13. 14
    Camunda Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.3
    Workflow Engine vs Camunda
  14. 15
    Google Cloud Workflows Free plan apiWeb $0.01/mo6.3
    Workflow Engine vs Google Cloud Workflows
  15. 16
    Inngest Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $99/mo6.3
    Workflow Engine vs Inngest
  16. 17
    Restate Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $75/mo6.3
    Workflow Engine vs Restate
  17. 18
    Trigger.dev Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $10/mo6.3
    Workflow Engine vs Trigger.dev
  18. 19
    Windmill Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $120/mo6.3
    Workflow Engine vs Windmill
  19. 20
    dagster-slurm Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.2
    Workflow Engine vs dagster-slurm
  20. 21
    Keboola Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $0.14/mo6.2
    Workflow Engine vs Keboola

Workflow Engine alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Flowable7.2No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
2Nintex Automation CE7.1No—Android, API, iOS, Web
3ActiveBatch7.0No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Appian Case Management6.9No—Web, iOS, Android
5BMC Control-M6.7No$2,400/moAndroid, iOS, Web
6Argo Workflows6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Bonita6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Kestra6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Prefect6.4Free plan$100/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
11Apache Airflow6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
12AWS Step Functions6.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
13Bizagi Modeler6.3Free planFreeWeb, Windows
14Camunda6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Google Cloud Workflows6.3Free plan$0.01/moAPI, Web
16Inngest6.3Free plan$99/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
17Restate6.3Free plan$75/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
18Trigger.dev6.3Free plan$10/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
19Windmill6.3Free plan$120/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20dagster-slurm6.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
21Keboola6.2Free plan$0.14/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Workflow Engine alternatives

What is the best alternative to Workflow Engine?

Flowable, number 1 in workflow orchestration software with a score of 7.2 out of 10. The others here: Nintex Automation CE, ActiveBatch, Appian Case Management and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Workflow Engine?

Argo Workflows is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.