Category: BPM & Workflow
8 European alternatives to Camunda — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
Camunda is a German business process management (BPM) and workflow automation platform. Camunda 8 (Self-Managed) moved to the proprietary Camunda License v1 in October 2024 (v8.6); production use requires a paid license. Camunda 7 remains Apache 2.0 but is in maintenance mode.
Facts
- Headquarters
- DE (EU)
- Category
- BPM & Workflow
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- No
- Data hosting
- EU, US
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Camunda
- Imixs-Workflow↗
German open-source workflow engine based on BPMN 2.0 for Java applications
DE · open-source
- Kestra↗
Kestra is an open-source, event-driven orchestration platform for data, AI, and infrastructure workflows, built by Paris-headquartered Kestra Technologies (legally registered in La Madeleine, near Lille, France). Released under Apache 2.0, it lets teams declaratively define and run batch and event-driven workflows (YAML-based) with 1600+ plugins, and is used by large enterprises. The company raised a EUR 21M Series A in March 2026 to expand the orchestration platform. Actively maintained: v1.3.26 shipped June 30, 2026, with 27k+ GitHub stars and continuous commit activity.
FR · open-source
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to Camunda?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Camunda include ARIS, Bonitasoft and Flowable. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to Camunda?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Camunda include Bonitasoft, Flowable, Imixs-Workflow, Joget, Kestra and n8n. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is Camunda GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Camunda is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU, US. That makes Camunda an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.