Camunda 7 vs Camunda 8 – What’s the Difference and Which One Should You Use?
Camunda now exists in two major generations : Camunda 7 → The classic BPMN engine used widely in enterprises Camunda 8 → A new, cloud-native, distributed platform designed for scalability Although they share the Camunda brand and BPMN/DMN support, they are fundamentally different products , built for very different architectures and teams . This blog explains all differences — architecture, deployment, scalability, features, expression languages, modelers, databases, multi-tenancy, and when to choose which version . ⭐ 1. High-Level Summary ✔ Camunda 7 : "Traditional, monolithic, relational DB–based BPM engine" Ideal for Java enterprise apps, on-prem deployments, synchronous workflows, and human task systems. ✔ Camunda 8 : "Cloud-native, distributed, microservices-based workflow platform" Ideal for scalable, event-driven, asynchronous, high-volume workflows running on Kubernetes or cloud. ⭐ 2. Architecture Comparison Camunda 7 Architectur...