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Activiti vs Relevance AI

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Activiti

Automation Integration

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

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Relevance AI logo

Relevance AI

Automation Integration

Specialist AI Agents for Every Task

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Activiti has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • 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.; Relevance AI no published standard pricing tiers or plans
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Activiti and Relevance AI actually diverge.

Attributes where Activiti and Relevance AI differ
AttributeActivitiRelevance AI
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelOpen source, no licence feeusage-based
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsLinux, Windows, Docker, KubernetesWeb

Identical on both: 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 Relevance AI

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 Relevance AI
  • A Java application that needs to embed a BPMN engine as a library under a permissive licencenot Relevance AI
  • An organisation that has ruled out Camunda 8 on licence grounds and needs an Apache 2.0 alternativenot Relevance AI
  • Document-centric approval workflows where the process engine sits inside the content management stack rather than beside itnot Relevance AI

Relevance AI

  • AI agent platform for automating business processes with LLMsnot Activiti
  • Low-code automation and workflow orchestration using language modelsnot 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.

Relevance AI

  • No published standard pricing tiers or plans
  • Pay-per-task model pricing varies significantly by AI model selection
  • Enterprise quotes require direct contact with sales
  • Task costs range from 0.01 to 0.11 USD depending on model used

Pricing, plan by plan

Activiti

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

Relevance AI

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Relevance AI review.

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 Relevance AI if

Nothing in the data separates Relevance AI from Activiti on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Relevance AI review

Questions people ask

Is Activiti or Relevance AI better?
Neither clearly leads. Activiti starts at Free and Relevance AI at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Activiti or Relevance AI?
Activiti has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Activiti and On request for Relevance AI.
Does Activiti or Relevance AI run on more platforms?
Activiti runs on Linux, Windows, Docker, Kubernetes. Relevance AI runs on Web.
Can I use Activiti for free?
Yes. Activiti has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Relevance AI starts at On request.
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 Relevance AI is typically brought in for.
What can Activiti do that Relevance AI 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.

Relevance AI: What is Relevance AI's pricing model?

Relevance AI uses a pay-per-task model where costs vary by AI model selected. Average cost per task is approximately 0.09 USD, with actual costs ranging from 0.01 to 0.11 USD depending on which model the system routes to. The platform automatically selects the lowest-cost model that meets performance requirements.

Source
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.

Relevance AI: How much do Relevance AI tasks cost?

Task costs depend on model selection. Example usage shows customers spending 11800 USD monthly while processing 1.24 million tasks. For enterprise custom pricing, users must book a demo or contact the sales team.

Source
Activiti: What licence is it?

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

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.

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