When NOT to Migrate from Camunda 7 to Camunda 8
A Reality Check for Architects & Decision Makers Introduction With the marketing push around Camunda 8 , many organizations feel pressure to migrate from Camunda 7 as soon as possible. But here is the uncomfortable truth: ❗ Camunda 8 is not a drop-in upgrade. ❗ And migrating too early can be a strategic mistake. Camunda 8 is a new, cloud-native, event-driven platform , not just “Camunda 7 with better scaling”. This blog explains when you should NOT migrate yet — and why staying on Camunda 7 is often the smarter choice. Quick Reality Check: Camunda 7 vs Camunda 8 Aspect Camunda 7 Camunda 8 Architecture Monolithic BPM engine Distributed (Zeebe) State storage Relational DB Distributed log Transactions ACID Eventual consistency Human tasks Built-in External Tasklist External tasks Optional Mandatory pattern Deployment WAR / JAR Kubernetes-native Migration effort Low High 👉 Camunda 8 is a platform rewrite, not a version upgrade. 1️⃣ You Rely on Strong ACID Transaction...