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Apache Airflow vs Bizagi comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
4.8
Apache Airflow offers high ROI with its open-source flexibility for data pipelines, though some report minimal gains without it.
Sentiment score
5.8
Bizagi boosts efficiency and ROI, with automation cutting costs, enhancing timelines, and prompting free-to-enterprise upgrade interest.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.2
Apache Airflow users rely on community and documentation for support, with some utilizing GitHub, Stack Overflow, and internal resources.
Sentiment score
6.5
Bizagi's customer service is knowledgeable but varies significantly in response time, improving with premium subscriptions and community resources.
There is enough documentation available, and the community support is good.
Sr. Team Lead - IT at InfoStretch
Forums and community resources like Stack Overflow are helpful.
Team Lead, Data Engineering at Nesine.com
We can see what bugs are currently being addressed and what fixed versions are released in the official Git repository.
Administrator at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
It is a community product, there is not much support we can expect.
Architect at Evoke
The toolset is very intuitive, so we didn’t need to contact their support much.
Enterprise Architect at a mining and metals company with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
Apache Airflow offers scalability and customization, but performance issues may arise with extensive pipelines and larger configurations.
Sentiment score
6.2
Bizagi is scalable with proper resources, though scalability varies by deployment type, size, and user configurations.
The solution is very scalable.
Sr. Team Lead - IT at InfoStretch
Apache Airflow scales well, especially when deployed in Kubernetes environments.
Team Lead, Data Engineering at Nesine.com
There is an auto-scaling feature called KEDA, which is Kubernetes event-driven auto-scaling offered by Apache Airflow.
Administrator at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
There is no direct scalability option.
Architect at Evoke
If I rate scalability from one to ten, I would probably give it a six.
Enterprise Architect at a mining and metals company with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.9
Apache Airflow's stability varies, with users experiencing mixed results influenced by deployment, support, and usage scale.
Sentiment score
6.8
Bizagi is praised for reliability and stability, with minor bugs occasionally surfacing but performance issues being minimal.
I would rate the stability of the solution as ten out of ten.
Sr. Team Lead - IT at InfoStretch
Apache Airflow is stable and I have not experienced significant issues.
Team Lead, Data Engineering at Nesine.com
I would rate its stability at nine out of ten.
Head Of Data at Ekar
 

Room For Improvement

Apache Airflow users seek enhanced UI, stability, integration, documentation, security, and real-time support for improved scalability and user experience.
Bizagi needs performance improvements, better cloud integration, intuitive design, and enhanced support, with high costs and limited Linux compatibility.
It is not suitable for real-time ETL tasks.
Team Lead, Data Engineering at Nesine.com
There is no dashboard for us to check all the Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs); a dashboard would help us analyze the work better.
Sr. Team Lead - IT at InfoStretch
If we desire to add custom messengers or a rest API, those options are unavailable.
Head Of Data at Ekar
Reporting capabilities can be improved more, and community support should be increased.
Architect at Evoke
For more mature environments, the integration to live systems is lacking, which affects its applicability.
Enterprise Architect at a mining and metals company with 10,001+ employees
The decision map could be improved to allow more than three options at a decision point.
Principal Standardization Officer at KEBS
 

Setup Cost

Apache Airflow, free and open-source, saves licensing costs but might have operational expenses on cloud platforms.
Enterprise users find Bizagi's pricing mixed, valuing flexibility yet desiring a mid-range option between free and enterprise.
I prefer using the open-source version rather than the enterprise version, which helps manage costs.
Team Lead, Data Engineering at Nesine.com
It is a sub-feature and not an individual purchase.
Head Of Data at Ekar
Apache Airflow is a community-based platform and is not a licensed product.
Sr. Team Lead - IT at InfoStretch
Bizagi's pricing is very aggressive, and it was one of the reasons we chose it.
Enterprise Architect at a mining and metals company with 10,001+ employees
 

Valuable Features

Apache Airflow offers intuitive UI, scalability, and robust workflow management, making it ideal for complex data process orchestration.
Bizagi offers a user-friendly, low-code platform with strong automation, integration capabilities, and BPMN 2.0 compliance, enhancing workflow efficiency.
Apache Airflow is an open-source platform that allows easy integration with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
Sr. Team Lead - IT at InfoStretch
Reliability is good, and when integrated with Kubernetes, it performs better compared to on-premises environments.
Team Lead, Data Engineering at Nesine.com
The positive impact and benefits I have seen from using Apache Airflow on my company is that since it is an open-source tool and not licensed, we can get that tool as open source and integrate and modify it as much as we can.
Administrator at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
It is open source.
Architect at Evoke
The user interface is very good, making it easy for business people to understand.
Enterprise Architect at a mining and metals company with 10,001+ employees
Bizagi has rich functionalities; compared to other BPMN tools, it has more features.
Graphic Designer at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Apache Airflow
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
8th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Bizagi
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
84
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Design (1st), Process Automation (11th), Rapid Application Development Software (15th), Low-Code Development Platforms (13th), No-Code Development Platforms (6th), Process Mining (7th), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (16th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Business Process Management (BPM) category, the mindshare of Apache Airflow is 2.6%, down from 6.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Bizagi is 3.7%, down from 6.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Management (BPM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Bizagi3.7%
Apache Airflow2.6%
Other93.7%
Business Process Management (BPM)
 

Featured Reviews

Mohit Manna - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Engineer III (Contract) at Expedia Group
Peerspot is a fraud, it is forging people to get paid reviews
Peerspot is fraud The best features Apache Airflow offers are usability, the graph view, and the chart. I also enjoy using hooks. Apache Airflow has so many various connectors and hooks for different use cases. It has saved time and improved the efficiency of our team. We created one simple pattern of writing a Python file and configuration for it, and then we ended up adding configurations in it for each table and then we were able to onboard hundreds of tables into our data lake within a month.
Micah Rachuonyo - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Standardization Officer at KEBS
Has helped me create clean and structured process maps with a simple setup experience
I have not explored ways Bizagi can be improved beyond creating maps. If I explore automation and integration with other processes, then I may be able to identify potential areas for improvement. I would appreciate additional features for the free version. Currently, the elements in a process map are limited to activities, decisions, flows, and start/end points. The decision map could be improved to allow more than three options at a decision point.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise25
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business43
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise36
 

Questions from the Community

Which would you choose - Camunda Platform or Apache Airflow?
Camunda Platform allows for visual demonstration and presentation of business process flows. The flexible Java-based option was a big win for us and allows for the integration of microservices very...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Apache Airflow?
We don't experience issues with pricing as Apache Airflow is part of a larger platform. It is a sub-feature and not an individual purchase.
What needs improvement with Apache Airflow?
Sometimes I feel that the scheduler in Apache Airflow does not work properly, with tasks not getting triggered. Additionally, the UI may be a bit more responsive. Logging and debugging can be enhan...
How easy is it to migrate process flow charts (modeled using tools like Visio) into Bizagi?
I have been using Bizagi with a major project for a state government agency for about four years now. It is pretty straightforward to load in files that are BPMN 2.0 compliant. The option to load V...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Bizagi?
Bizagi's pricing is very aggressive, and it was one of the reasons we chose it. It was less expensive than some of the other tools.
What needs improvement with Bizagi?
I have not explored ways Bizagi can be improved beyond creating maps. If I explore automation and integration with other processes, then I may be able to identify potential areas for improvement. I...
 

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Sample Customers

Agari, WePay, Astronomer
400+ enterprise customers globally, including DHL, Unilever, Caterpillar, Old Mutual.
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