Updated version of this list can now be found on page “free tools for business analysts”. You can also find there links to detailed descriptions of the tools.
Here’s a list of business process modelling tools available for free. Most of them focuses on BPMN modeling, while some also allow e.g. simulation. If I find additional tools this list will be expanded. If time allows I will also add more in-depth reviews of those tools.
BPA/BPM tools – for download
ADONIS:Community Edition (www.adonis-community.com) – business process modeling (BPMN + other model types), analysis, simulation, documentation (HTML+Word) and BPEL export.
Savvion Process Modeler (www.savvion.com) – BPMN modeling, simulation, and documentation.
Intalio|Designer (www.intalio.com) – BPMN modeling and BPEL Export. There’s also Intalio Server for executing processes defined in BPEL 2.0 and Intalio Workflow.
TIBCO Business Studio (www.tibco.com) – BPMN modeling and simulation.
Update (thanks Sandy…):
Metastorm Process Designer – Business Analyst Edition (www.metastorm.com) – BPMN modelling.BizAgi Process Modeler (www.bizagi.com) – BPMN (ver. 1.1) modelling and process documentation.
AgilPro (available at Sourceforge) – Eclipse-based open source modelling and simulation.
Embarcadero EA/Studio Community Edition (www.embarcadero.com) – Eclipse-based BPMN modelling. Visio import.
Soyatec eBPMN (www.soyatec.com) – Eclipse-based BPMN modelling.
BPA/BPM tools – web based
Lombardi Blueprint (blueprint.lombardi.com). Process documentation (with possibility to see diagram as BPMN) tool available via browser.
