Camunda vs Lucidchart comparison

The compared Camunda and Lucid Software solutions aren't in the same category. Camunda is ranked #2 in BPD , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 12.3% mindshare in the category. Lucid Software is ranked #2 in MMS , with an average rating of 10.0, and holds a 23.7% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Camunda users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Lucid Software users who would recommend it.

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Categories and Ranking

Camunda

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Design (2nd), Business Process Management (BPM) (1st), Process Automation (1st)

Lucidchart

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

8.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Mind Mapping Software (2nd), Visual Collaboration Platforms (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

Camunda and Lucidchart aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Camunda is designed for Business Process Design and holds a mindshare of 12.3%, up 10.8% compared to last year.
Lucidchart, on the other hand, focuses on Mind Mapping Software, holds 23.7% mindshare, up 20.3% since last year.

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Featured Reviews

FABIO NAGAO

Chief Technology Officer at Looplex SA

Reduces costs with hardware abstraction and simplifies scaling

There is an issue where, in some situations, I need to scale up by observing both CPU and memory usage of containers, yet under the current options available at Amazon, this is not possible. I have to choose between monitoring CPU or memory to scale my solution. Not every software is built for deployment as a container service, although the current architecture trend is changing this.

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MichaelChirinian

Data Engineer at Mindmap

Intuitive, integrates well, and is a great way to change text into visual ideas

I'm not a super user, and there might be a way of doing it that I haven't explored, but I was looking for some specific icons that are just standard icons, and I found the icon library to be very focused on architecture icons. It didn't have as many standard or generic icons. Another thing that somewhat irritated me is the fact that there is a paste function in the menu, but when you right-click and select paste, it tells you that you can't use paste. You must press Command-V or Apple-V to paste. They give you a menu option to paste, but every time you use that, they say, "We don't accept it." On top of that, normally, you'd have an option for paste or paste values, but when you use the paste function, you don't have that capability. So, to copy text from one place, I have to use Command-V to paste it, but if I don't like the format, I've got to go back and do copy style and then paste style on top of that. It is a small detail, but when you're doing diagrams, it is annoying that they don't support paste values. It is a small irk. I'm not penalizing it, and I still think it is a five-star product. In terms of other bigger things, I don't really have any comments or criticism so far.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The speed and execution of DMN was a big selling point for us. It's very good at conducting business processes that are easily modeled and presented in a way that's easy to understand."

"I love that Camunda is a very developer-friendly platform, and my customers have evaluated the pricing as reasonable."

"It is an absolutely stable solution."

"The solution is easily compatible with HTML forms and HTML language programming and that is the most significant part."

"Easy to use and easy to integrate into the products and applications we provide for our customers."

"I like everything about the entire BPM that comes with the BPM suite."

"It is a scalable product. I would rate the scalability a ten out of ten."

"We have the ability to modify the product if we need to, and that comes in handy whenever we need to add new functionality and features."

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"One of the features that I really like is the collaboration aspect of it. During the pandemic, it's very important that we're able to collaborate virtually."

"The interface is easy for a layperson to use and adapt to."

"Lucidchart enables me to put down on paper what I was visualizing in my head. It makes it more shareable than only using words."

"The sticky notes are among the most valuable features. Also, the fact that it has templates so that I don't have to do things myself, starting from scratch, is very helpful. In addition, it's really easy to use. You can add stuff by clicking, without having to go to the options. You just click on something and the options you can use appear."

"Documenting complicated workflows and technology integrations so that we can go back to it has also been a benefit. And without having to dig into a lot of technical, the codes, the documents, I can simply understand on a high level what's happening."

"The ease of creating some of the maps and diagrams is most valuable. Lucidchart is just simpler and works more intuitively than other solutions that I have used in the past, such as Microsoft Visio. I am not in a creative role, but I know how to use Adobe Illustrator and other solutions like that. If I need to map out something that I've never mapped out before, and it is going to need a totally custom graphic, eight times out of 10, I'm going to go to Lucidchart rather than trying to build it in Illustrator. Its intuition and flexibility are really big features for me."

"The interface is very user-friendly and it is not a hassle to use the site at all. They did a really good job in that regard."

"The wireframe and mock-up features have been the most useful so far. It's easy to create the mock-ups and then communicate to our development team what they need to look like. Lucidchart's capabilities for visualizing and understanding process flows or workflows is very good as well. I'm able to easily use any style of box that I need to create on a flowchart, to effectively communicate to our development team."

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Cons

"Process interfaces between diagrams could be improved."

"I would also like a very easy to use form builder."

"The product's initial setup phase is difficult for beginners."

"As we experienced some difficulties in the beginning, deployment took almost a month."

"I think it would be important to internationalize the Cockpit and the Admin as well as with the Tasklist."

"It is not difficult to change existing processes. The difficulty was in integration, for example, to call an external web API, and in the security capabilities, to use a vault for secrets. That was difficult."

"When building interfaces, there are limited tools to work with, especially when dealing with different types of tasks, such as user tasks and system tasks."

"If there were some industry templates it would have helped significantly, because it is similar to a process map for a domain. That is what we are currently creating, a domain-relevant process map."

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"A couple of times when I tried to move a line, connecting two shapes on an organizational chart, occasionally the line doesn't move as intuitively as I think it should. I have to fiddle around with it a few times to get it to do what I want it to do."

"I'm not sure if this feature is already there, but it would be good if we can import a cloud database in the web version."

"What I do find extremely frustrating is that when I've sent the sheet to non-license holders, you have to create an account. You create a username and password. The path taken to create that account is so confusing that everyone thinks that they have to give their credit card number, and then they're reluctant. They don't want to go through the sheet."

"Lucidchart subset their older components or something like that had happened. I don't entirely know the totality of it, but we were forced to upgrade to a different integration with Lucid than what we had. I've had a lot of frustrations with that because I've lost a lot of diagrams. I can't get them back and I'm getting pop-ups that are showing me that our data will be loading and I can't run four or five years of my engineering diagrams"

"One area for improvement is the fact that I had to create two sheets. I had to create a process flow diagram, and I had to create a timeline. I wasn't able to do that in one sheet. If they could add that kind of feature, where you could input a timeline and different types of templates into one worksheet, that would be really useful. I had to include two and then cut and paste, and that was an extra step for me."

"Sometimes, I have created charts with a lot of layers, which locks down parts of the chart and hides parts of the chart to edit it. If they have a better way to deal with specific layers when it gets complex, then that would be helpful. I would like to see something like an illustrator program, where they have a pallet of these layers that I want and don't want as well as being able to see each layer individually. That is the one thing that could be helpful."

"I wish there were a lot more automations. For instance, if I'm using a project management software to list out all my WBS [work breakdown structure] I wish Lucidchart had the functionality where it would take all the numbering and generate a tree diagram. Something like that would help so much, but right now it's still a manual task..."

"There is a basic function that I struggle with, in the interface, which is having to switch between the editing and navigation modes. A lot of clicks are required when switching between edit and navigation modes and I think that many could potentially be avoided by handling the tasks at the same time."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I tried to get some information about buying the license for the solution, but I found it kind of hard to understand the business model."

"Its price is decent. Everything is included in the license. The Community version is also good to start with. We are using the Community version."

"Camunda is a cheaply priced product, making it one of its major USPs."

"In Africa, the cost of deployment is an important factor to consider since it adds to the overall cost. This might be the only drawback to using it."

"Camunda has a free service as well as a commercial service. We are using the free service."

"We pay for the license of this solution annually."

"We are using the open-source version, free of charge. We didn't bother with the enterprise features."

"It is less cost-prohibitive than other solutions on the market. This solution was in our price range."

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"The pricing and licensing are fine, though I wish they didn't require you to buy the licenses in batches of five."

"The pricing is very competitive. It is more cost-effective than some competing products, such as Visio."

"I was using the paid version, but at $12 USD per month, I canceled the plan because it was a little bit too expensive for me."

"Pricing-wise, it is pretty fair. I don't really know what group pricing looks like, but right now, I pay $10 a month for my Lucid subscription. One thing I would say is that I do worry about my bosses being okay with paying $10 a month for every single employee because we would have around 20 people. It makes me a little nervous about whether they are going to pay $200 a month for people to be able to use this software. At the same time, from where I'm sitting, it's totally worth it. We save a thousand dollars from using this software. It's still a no-brainer."

"One of the reasons we were able to get approval within two hours from our management was that it was cheap enough. We have a 3% or 10% collaboration package, which comes out to be 70 bucks a year. It was very cheap, and we had no issues actually getting the full version. It was very affordable for a business."

"We chose Lucid based on the price comparison between it and draw.io... Lucidchart was about 15 percent cheaper per user... I was surprised to learn that it came with a separate subscription model and was not included in my existing Lucidchart subscription."

"I had a quick glimpse of it. It was about 100 Canadian Dollars a year for just me. I don't know if there are any additional costs."

"I was using the free version of Lucidchart, which was very helpful."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

27%

Computer Software Company

14%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

13%

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Government

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Questions from the Community

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One of the things we like best about Bonita is that you can create without coding - it is a low-code platform. With Bonita, you can build the entire mechanism using the GUI, it’s that simple. You c...

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Which do you prefer - Appian or Camunda Platform?

Appian is fast when building simple to medium solutions. This solution offers simple drag-and-drop functionality with easy plug-and-play options. The initial setup was seamless and very easy to imp...

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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...

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LucidChart vs LucidSpark for brainstorming sessions over Zoom

Hi @Krista Thompson - Yes, LucidSpark is a much more nimble and, in some ways, user-friendly tool than LucidChart. LucidSpark is designed to do a better job managing multiple users participating ...

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Do you recommend Lucidchart?

I definitely recommend Lucidchart. I feel it is one of the top visual collaboration platforms that’s available on the market. Out of all the solutions I have tried, it is by far the best for diagra...

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Overview

Camunda drives business process automation and AI orchestration, enhancing efficiency and innovation without compromising security and governance. Trusted by major brands like Atlassian, it seamlessly integrates systems and human tasks for impactful digital transformation.

Camunda is renowned for fostering collaboration between business and IT, empowering over 700 organizations across diverse sectors to manage and improve business-critical processes. With its flexible architecture, Camunda supports BPMN, CMMN, and DMN standards, allowing for efficient modeling and smooth integration with environments via REST APIs. This open-source platform offers extensive customization and combines enterprise features such as process history tracking and decision table editing, supporting both technical and non-technical users in achieving efficient automation strategies. While performance and scalability issues exist, especially in the cloud, Camunda remains a top choice for companies like ING and Vodafone.

What are Camunda's standout features?

Lightweight, scalable architecture: Facilitates smooth business process automation.
BPMN, CMMN, DMN support: Ensures comprehensive process modeling capabilities.
REST API integration: Enables seamless connectivity with different environments.
Open-source customization: Offers flexibility for adapting to specific needs.
Enterprise features: Includes process history, graphical modifications, and decision table editing.

What benefits can users expect from Camunda?

Increased efficiency: Streamlined automation processes boost productivity.
Collaboration: Facilitates synergy between IT and business teams.
Competitive advantage: Enables organizations to stay ahead through innovation.
Customization: Adapts to precise business process requirements.
Scalability: Expands with organizational growth demands.

In sectors like banking and government, Camunda's fast prototyping and workflow automation capabilities optimize processes such as client onboarding and investment banking workflows. It enhances social governance tasks, credit flows, and enterprise integration, while also being used in insurance and telecom for automating repetitive tasks and improving efficiency. Organizations utilize Camunda for training and service management, showcasing its versatility across industries.

Camunda

Our online diagram application makes it easy to sketch and share professional flowchart diagrams. From brainstorming to project management, we support all of your communication needs. That’s why millions of users choose Lucidchart.

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Sample Customers

24 Hour Fitness, Accruent, AT&T Inc., Atlassian, CSS Insurance, Deutsche Telekom, Generali, Provinzial NordWest Insurance Services, Swisscom AG, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VHV Group, Zalando

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