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Activiti vs Browser Use

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Activiti

Automation Integration

Apache 2.0 BPMN engine under Hyland, from which Flowable and Camunda were forked

From
Free
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Browser Use

Automation Integration

Give Browser Use a natural-language task and receive completed work from a managed browser agent

From
Free
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Activiti the last stable release was 8.2.0 in January 2024, and while release candidate builds continue, a two-year gap between stable versions is a real risk signal for a production dependency.; Browser Use annual plans cost 10 months of fees but provide 12 months of credits (Dev: $290/year with $360 credits)
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Activiti and Browser Use actually diverge.

Attributes where Activiti and Browser Use differ
AttributeActivitiBrowser Use
Pricing modelOpen source, no licence feesubscription
PlatformsLinux, Windows, Docker, KubernetesWeb

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Automation Integration).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Activiti

  • BPMN 2.0 engine
  • Activiti Cloud
  • Modeler
  • Java and REST APIs
  • Pluggable persistence
  • Identity integration

Only in Browser Use

Nothing recorded that Activiti does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Activiti

  • An Alfresco or Hyland content services deployment where Activiti is already the embedded workflow enginenot Browser Use
  • A Java application that needs to embed a BPMN engine as a library under a permissive licencenot Browser Use
  • An organisation that has ruled out Camunda 8 on licence grounds and needs an Apache 2.0 alternativenot Browser Use
  • Document-centric approval workflows where the process engine sits inside the content management stack rather than beside itnot Browser Use

Browser Use

  • Web automationnot Activiti
  • Browser task automationnot Activiti

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Activiti

  • The last stable release was 8.2.0 in January 2024, and while release candidate builds continue, a two-year gap between stable versions is a real risk signal for a production dependency.
  • Both Camunda and Flowable forked away and took large parts of the contributor base with them, so the community, tutorials and third-party tooling around Activiti are much thinner than around either fork.
  • Commercial support is only realistically available by buying Hyland Alfresco subscriptions, so there is no way to pay for Activiti support on its own.
  • Activiti Cloud imposes a distributed architecture of several Spring Boot services plus Keycloak, which is heavy for teams who simply wanted an embeddable engine.
  • Documentation is dated and partly split between old Alfresco sites and Hyland Connect, and the transition between Activiti 6, 7 and 8 architectures makes much of the older material actively misleading.

Browser Use

  • Annual plans cost 10 months of fees but provide 12 months of credits (Dev: $290/year with $360 credits)
  • Proxy costs extra: $4-5/GB managed residential proxy
  • Cloud browser sessions add $0.02/hour minimum 1 minute

Pricing, plan by plan

Activiti

Free
  • ActivitiFree
    • Apache 2.0 licence
    • Embeddable Java library or Activiti Cloud services
    • No usage limits

Browser Use

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 10 agent tasks/month
    • 3 concurrent sessions
  • Dev$29/month
    • $29 monthly credits
    • 25 concurrent sessions
  • Business$299/month
    • $299 monthly credits
    • 200 concurrent sessions
  • Scaleup$999/month
    • $999 monthly credits
    • 500 concurrent sessions

Which should you pick?

Choose Activiti if

  • You need bpmn 2.0 engine.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Linux, Windows, Docker, Kubernetes.
  • You also want activiti cloud.
Activiti review

Choose Browser Use if

  • You want to start without paying.
Browser Use review

Questions people ask

Is Activiti or Browser Use better?
Neither clearly leads. Activiti starts at Free and Browser Use at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Activiti or Browser Use?
Activiti starts at Free and Browser Use at Free.
Does Activiti or Browser Use run on more platforms?
Activiti runs on Linux, Windows, Docker, Kubernetes. Browser Use runs on Web.
Can I use Activiti for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Activiti best used for?
Activiti is most often used for an alfresco or hyland content services deployment where activiti is already the embedded workflow engine, a java application that needs to embed a bpmn engine as a library under a permissive licence, an organisation that has ruled out camunda 8 on licence grounds and needs an apache 2.0 alternative, document-centric approval workflows where the process engine sits inside the content management stack rather than beside it. Of those, an alfresco or hyland content services deployment where activiti is already the embedded workflow engine and a java application that needs to embed a bpmn engine as a library under a permissive licence are not what Browser Use is typically brought in for.
What can Activiti do that Browser Use cannot?
Activiti covers BPMN 2.0 engine, Activiti Cloud, Modeler, Java and REST APIs.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Activiti: Is Activiti still maintained?

Yes, Hyland continues to publish builds, but the last stable release was 8.2.0 in January 2024.

Browser Use: How much does Browser Use's Dev plan cost?

The Dev plan costs $29 per month and includes $29 in monthly agent credits, 25 concurrent sessions, and browser automation capabilities.

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Activiti: What is its relationship to Camunda and Flowable?

Both are forks of Activiti: Camunda in 2013 and Flowable in 2016, when core developers left Alfresco.

Browser Use: What is the cost of Browser Use's cloud browser sessions?

Cloud browser sessions cost $0.02 per browser-hour with a one-minute minimum, rounded up to the nearest minute.

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Activiti: What licence is it?

Apache 2.0, which distinguishes it from Camunda 8’s source-available licence.

Browser Use: Does Browser Use offer a free plan?

Browser Use's free plan includes 10 agent tasks per month and 3 concurrent sessions at no cost, available without payment information.

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Activiti: Should I choose Activiti for a new project?

Only if the Apache licence or an existing Alfresco deployment is decisive. Flowable and Camunda have far larger ecosystems.

Browser Use: How much do Browser Use's annual subscriptions save compared to monthly?

Annual subscriptions cost 10 months of fees: Dev costs $290/year with $360 credits, Business costs $2,990/year with $3,600 credits, and Scaleup costs $9,990/year with $12,000 credits.

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