# kiegroup/jbpm

a Business Process Management (BPM) Suite

Repository: https://github.com/kiegroup/jbpm
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jbpm
Homepage: http://www.jbpm.org
Language: Java
License Family: other
Topics: jbpm, bpm, bpmn, business-process, case-management, workflow, bpmn2, process-engine, opensource, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-07-01T12:55:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 73/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5824, "days_push": 63, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1739, forks 1211 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:30.087224+00:00)

## What it is
jBPM is an open-source Business Process Management (BPM) suite written in pure Java for automating business processes and decisions using BPMN2. It can run as a standalone service or be embedded in custom applications, including JEE, Spring Boot, or plain Java programs.

## Use cases
- automate business processes with BPMN2 workflows
- embed a process engine in a Spring Boot application
- model and execute case management workflows
- orchestrate human tasks and service calls in business applications
- run a standalone BPM process server
- automate business decisions alongside processes

## When to choose
- you need a mature, standards-based BPMN2 process engine on the JVM
- you want to embed workflow automation into Java or Spring Boot services
- you need case management and human task orchestration
- you want an open-source, self-hosted BPM suite with no license fees

## When to avoid
- you need lightweight orchestration without BPMN modeling overhead
- your stack is not JVM-based
- you only need simple scheduled jobs or cron-like automation
- you prefer a modern cloud-native workflow engine like Kogito/SonataFlow, its successor line

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: workflow-automation, sdk, developer-tools
- domain: backend, developer-tools, erp
- platform: jvm, cross-platform, self-hosted
- tags: bpm, bpmn2, process-engine, case-management, business-process-management, workflow-engine, java, automation

## Member repositories
- kiegroup/jbpm (main) score 73

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:30.087224+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:30:13.202124+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kiegroup/jbpm (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:30.087224+00:00, sha 3b875cfed833)
  - homepage: http://www.jbpm.org (fetched 2026-08-29T11:07:37.662593+00:00, sha f00e86179cf4)
  - site_page: https://kie.apache.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:07:37.665180+00:00, sha 7dc384977d6a)
  - site_page: https://kie.apache.org/documentation/documentation_10.2.0 (fetched 2026-08-29T11:07:37.666953+00:00, sha 65045a859188)
  - site_page: https://kie.apache.org/documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T11:07:37.668509+00:00, sha f37b815ed205)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.