State of Camunda 7 CE in 2023

Camunda is proud of its thriving community, and we always want to support you as best we can. With Camunda 8 available as the official successor of Camunda 7, we have planned the last Camunda 7 (minor) feature release for October 2025. Until then, we will continue to provide minor releases twice a year.

This survey is important for us to understand better how to support you after October 2025. Your feedback is important to us so we can balance the continuing needs around Camunda 7 CE with embracing the benefits of Camunda 8.

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* 1. Which versions of Camunda 7 are you currently using?

Camunda CE (Community Edition / Open source version)

Camunda EE (Enterprise Edition / Paid account)

Camunda CE and EE

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* 2. In which context are you using Camunda 7 (CE) Community Edition?

As a partner for demos, building plugins

As a professor / teacher using it for educational purposes

As a community member to build plugins and extensions

As a developer automating non-production critical processes

As a developer automating critical processes

As a passionate developer for my hobby (e.g. controlling model trains, home automation, ...)

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Why did you choose to build your use case on Camunda 7 CE (Community Edition)?

I do not need support

I do not need the WebApps (Cockpit, Admin, Tasklist)

I did not have a budget for EE (Enterprise Edition)

My project is not security critial (Bi-annual security patches are sufficient)

I do not need Optimize

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Are you considering planning/migrating to Camunda 8?

Yes

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* 5. If you ARE considering migrating to Camunda 8, what is your timeline?

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* 6. If you are NOT considering migrating to Camunda 8, what are the reasons?

Licencing model

Technical complexity of C8

Feature gap (If yes, please specify in the comment the missing features)

Other (please specify)

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* 7. If you are NOT considering migrating, which alternatives to Camunda 7 CE do you consider?

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* 8. What would you expect from Camunda to support you using Camunda 7 CE after our last feature release?

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* 9. We’d like to stay in touch to provide more information about future support for Camunda 7 CE. If you’re interested in receiving these updates from us, please leave your email address.