Camunda vs OpenText MBPM comparison

Camunda and OpenText are both solutions in the Business Process Management (BPM) category. Camunda is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.4, while OpenText is ranked #38. Camunda holds a 14.0% mindshare in BPM, compared to OpenText’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Camunda users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 15, 2025

OpenText MBPM and Camunda are products in the business process management space. Camunda appears to have the upper hand due to its advanced features and agile deployment model.

Features: OpenText MBPM is known for its robust workflow automation, document management capabilities, and enterprise integration. Camunda is noted for its lightweight architecture, strong support for BPMN standards, and flexibility in customization, which facilitates seamless process automation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: OpenText MBPM offers a traditional deployment setup requiring substantial resources and training. Camunda provides a modern deployment model with Docker and Kubernetes support, simplifying integration. OpenText MBPM’s support is thorough, while Camunda's customer service is praised for its responsiveness.

Pricing and ROI: OpenText MBPM often has higher initial setup costs and slower ROI due to its complex system. Camunda generally offers economical setup with quicker ROI, driven by its efficient scalability and reduced configuration time, making it appealing for businesses focusing on cost-effectiveness and innovation.

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Categories and Ranking

Camunda

Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)

1st

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Design (2nd), Process Automation (1st)

OpenText MBPM

Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)

38th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2025, in the Business Process Management (BPM) category, the mindshare of Camunda is 14.0%, down from 21.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText MBPM is 0.6%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business Process Management (BPM) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Camunda	14.0%
OpenText MBPM	0.6%
Other	85.4%

Business Process Management (BPM)

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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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Jaideep MS

Practice Director at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees

A solution offering good automation capabilities while needing to improve its support and documentation

I think the solution's support could do a better job. I rate the support somewhere around four and five out of ten. There is a hoard of people that they get in touch with while contacting them. So we've done some work with them in the past. I mean, we've been a support partner for a while. But apart from that, in terms of understanding the issues for a particular technology, I think there is a lack of people at their end. So they don't really have many people with them. And by the time we could get hold of the right person, especially for production issues, it's a little too late.

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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

"It's user friendly, much better than most tools I have seen."

"Camunda's most valuable feature is its ability to integrate with different products."

"It is very user-friendly compared to IBM BPM. It's much simpler – it's more streamlined. That means even non-technical departments can use it."

"Easy to use and easy to integrate into the products and applications we provide for our customers."

"The most valuable feature is that, with a visual system, you can try to have a process client before beginning the programming for the application."

"The BPMN diagram is valuable. For our use case of transferring money from one account to another, the connections have to be done in the traditional financial ways. There are a lot of unexpected errors and a lot of instability with this kind of system, and we are using Camunda in order to have clear flows. With BPMN, I can show a flow to my business partner, and the business team can easily understand what's going on. The technical team can understand what the implementation is, and we can model different errors and the process for recovering from these errors."

"Camunda Platform has a very good interface for workflow and business process design."

"The interface and the number of connectors that they provide are the most valuable features. The support here, it's kind of okay. But the main thing is with the number of connectors and the UI, the user interface."

More Camunda pros

"Not just the solution's automation capabilities, but we like everything about it since we are more of a system integrator."

Cons

"Customization and tech stack could be up-to-date."

"We're trying to put the people from the business to do it. We are using APIs, and we have open APIs to define our APIs and the request-response that each call requires and sends. So, to base the mapping on that, there was nothing to help. I know that with some tools, such as Oracle tools, you can see the input and expected output. With drag and drop, you can take one property from the left and drag it to the right, and it does all the mapping itself, but that's not the case with Camunda. So, for me, this is something that can be improved."

"It would be helpful to have more readily available use cases on the internet. Camunda's documentation feels less comprehensive."

"The migration strategy needs to be improved."

"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."

"I think Camunda is focusing too much on the SaaS offering right now and not much on improving and developing the product itself."

"When addressing a complex and extensive process, the domain it belongs to, be it banking, healthcare, or HR, requires widespread access."

More Camunda cons

"The user interface could be better in OpenText MBPM."

"There are shortcomings in the solution's support and documentation part."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is good for a startup. When we started, its price was fair, but the way we are using it to orchestrate microservices makes it expensive. When you are growing as a company, you would have more microservices, and you would have more users. There is an exponential effect when you are growing in terms of the number of conditions, processes, and users because they bill you per process. So, the price was increasing very quickly for us, and it was very difficult."

"The product is expensive for a small or medium-sized company."

"Camunda is a cheaply priced product, making it one of its major USPs."

"Camunda has a free service as well as a commercial service. We are using the free service."

"We use a community version."

"We are using the open-source version of this solution."

"The open-source version of the product is free to use."

"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."

More Camunda pricing and cost advice

"There is an annual license to use OpenText MBPM."

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cost-efficient, and ten is expensive, I rate the pricing somewhere between nine and ten since it is a costly solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

26%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

Insurance Company

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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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

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Also Known As

Camunda BPM

Metastorm BPM

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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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OpenText's MBPM (formerly Metastorm BPM) delivers the insight, power and agility you need to make your vision for business improvement a reality.

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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

Kommunales Rechenzentrum Minden-Ravensburg/Lippe (KRZ), Hawksford Group, Gauteng Provincial Government Department of Economic Development, Deutsche Post DHL, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, London Underground, Great Clips, Fiat, Rompetrol, Gaston Memorial Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Bachmann, Alliance Healthcare

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