Since October 2025, the Camunda 7 Community Edition no longer receives updates, and the Enterprise Edition has a fixed end date as well.
If your processes run on Camunda 7, now is the right time to decide what comes next. In this article, we show you which options are available, when each one fits and where AI comes into play.
Camunda 7 no longer gets new features: the last feature release, 7.24, came out on 14 October 2025. Since then, different rules apply to the two editions.
| Edition | What applies | End |
|---|---|---|
| Community Edition (free) | no more updates or security patches | October 2025 |
| Enterprise Edition (licensed) | security patches and bug fixes twice a year, support included | April 2030 |
Sources: Camunda Forum, Camunda Enterprise Download
What this means for you: if you run the Community Edition, you have been operating a process engine without security updates for more than a year. With the Enterprise Edition you have until 2030, but all further development now happens only in Camunda 8.
For most companies, Camunda 8 is the right path. You stay in the same ecosystem, your BPMN and DMN models remain the foundation, and you get a platform built for scale, cloud and AI. Camunda 8 comes with native AI integrations and agentic orchestration, exactly what will matter in the years ahead.
To be honest, migration is not a one-click job. Camunda 8 has a different architecture, embedded engines and Java delegates need to be rebuilt, and interfaces change. That is why a structured approach pays off:
As a Camunda Platinum Partner and Recognized Migration Partner, we have done exactly this many times: 17 years of BPM experience and around 30 Camunda experts, 15 of them certified for Camunda 7 and 8. Find out more on our Camunda page.
Not every process that runs on Camunda 7 today needs a full-blown process engine. Smaller workflows in particular often ended up there over the years simply because Camunda was already in place: notifications, data syncs, simple approvals. For cases like these, the end of support is a good reason to take a critical look.
n8n is often the leaner solution here. You build workflows visually, connect hundreds of systems through ready-made connectors and use AI agents directly in the workflow, for example to classify emails or analyse documents. n8n can also run self-hosted in your own infrastructure.
Important: this is not an either-or decision. Many of our customers use Camunda 8 for business-critical, long-running processes and n8n for integration and AI automation around them. As an n8n Expert Partner and Camunda Platinum Partner, we help you strike the right balance.
We hear this question a lot: if AI agents can now complete tasks on their own, do I still need a process engine at all? Our answer: not for the thinking, but yes for the process.
Agent platforms from Anthropic and OpenAI are strong at anything unstructured: understanding documents, answering requests, preparing decisions. What they lack is exactly what you use Camunda for in the first place:
The best architecture combines both: AI agents from Claude or OpenAI handle individual steps, while Camunda 8 or n8n holds the process together and stays in control. As a Claude Certified Partner, we build agentic processes like these with clear guardrails.
If a migration does not fit your budget or project plan right now, there are ways to keep Camunda 7 running for the time being. They buy you time, but they do not answer the question of what comes next.
Before you decide to keep running Camunda 7, clarify three questions: Who guarantees security updates, and for how long? Will your extensions and interfaces remain compatible? And how much will the migration cost if you tackle it in three years after all?
The right option depends less on the technology than on your processes and your planning.
| Your situation | Our recommendation |
|---|---|
| Business-critical, long-running processes with compliance requirements | Migrate to Camunda 8 |
| You want to bring AI agents into your processes in a controlled way | Camunda 8 with agentic orchestration |
| Many small integration and automation workflows | Move these workflows to n8n, core processes to Camunda 8 |
| Knowledge-intensive individual steps (documents, emails, checks) | AI agents with Claude or OpenAI, orchestrated by Camunda 8 or n8n |
| Migration not in the budget right now | Enterprise Edition as a bridge, plan the migration for later |
Not sure where you stand? In a short assessment, we review your Camunda 7 landscape and show you which path fits which processes. The result is a clear recommendation for each process: migrate, rebuild or keep running for now, each with an initial effort estimate.
Camunda 7 will not disappear overnight, but time is working against you: every extension you still build on Camunda 7 today will have to be migrated later. For most companies, Camunda 8 is the right path, complemented by n8n and AI agents where they fit better. What matters is making the decision deliberately, process by process. If you would like support along the way, just get in touch.
Tell us briefly where you stand. We will get back to you within 24 hours on working days and discuss which path is right for your processes.
Note: This article was created or revised with the support of AI. Content, structure and expert assessment are based on cimt’s project experience; editorial review and approval are carried out by the authors.
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