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  • Annual process runs: 11,000
  • Decision-making bodies: 21,000
  • Contractual capacity of up to 200,000 court cases per year
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Camunda 7 EoL: BAUR Secures Its Process Landscape with CIB seven—Without Migrating to Camunda 8

In just one month of project work, the BAUR Group has put its process landscape on a future-proof footing without any downtime—and without being forced to migrate to Camunda 8 on short notice.

The challenge

BAUR operated an internal process portal based on Camunda 7 Community Edition. This portal supported key processes in human resources, procurement, and approvals—processes that had evolved over time and were deeply integrated into the IT architecture.

With the end of support for Camunda 7 Community Edition on the horizon, BAUR was certain that this process landscape had to continue running without putting the company under time pressure. However, a short-term migration to Camunda 8 was out of the question for BAUR, especially since the affected processes do not generate revenue and a complex transition to Camunda 8 therefore did not make sense for cost reasons. Furthermore, at the time of evaluation, the company felt that not all the necessary features were yet available, particularly in the areas of BPMN (the graphical notation for modeling business processes) and the REST API (the interface for connecting to other systems).

The goal, therefore, was to find a future-proof alternative to Camunda 7 Community Edition with long-term support that would reliably ensure the continued operation of the existing process landscape—without putting the organization under pressure to migrate in the short term. The key factors here were to maintain the stable operation of core processes, preserve technical compatibility, and, at the same time, gain planning certainty for the future BPM strategy.

The Solution

With CIB seven Community+, BAUR found exactly this alternative. Existing BPMN and DMN processes, REST-based integrations, and the company’s own front end could continue to be used as-is—the key advantage being that BAUR did not have to switch to a completely new system on short notice and was able to continue ongoing operations without interruption. At the same time, our BPM engine combines technical compatibility with long-term support: Regular security patches, bug fixes, and monthly releases provide the stability and predictability that BAUR needs for reliable operations—and relieve the company of the pressure to overhaul its BPM strategy under time constraints.
For us, the clear added value of CIB seven lies in the fact that we can ensure the future-proof operation of our process landscape with very little effort and at a moderate cost.

The regular security updates provide us with the stability and predictability we need without having to incur the high costs and time required for a migration to Camunda 8. This gives us the freedom to focus on further developing our internal workflows.
Max Böhling, Software Developer, BAUR

A Look at Quality Assurance and Compliance

Before going live, BAUR set up a test environment with CIB seven to put the BPM engine through its paces. At the same time, the contract and annexes were reviewed from a legal perspective, amended, and aligned with internal guidelines—including group-wide security and compliance requirements. As a result, the implementation was not only technically prepared but also properly secured from a contractual and regulatory standpoint—a crucial factor for companies with established governance structures.

Compliance is of paramount importance, especially for companies with established process landscapes: A BPM solution must not only function reliably, but also integrate seamlessly into existing governance, security, and approval processes—and that is exactly what BAUR has achieved with CIB seven.

Achieved Goals

In just one month of project work, BAUR secured CIB seven Community+ as a future-proof, long-term supported alternative to the Camunda 7 Community Edition—for approximately 11,000 annual process executions, without the need for a short-term migration to Camunda 8.

The framework agreement covers up to 200,000 process instances per year, thereby providing BAUR with significant room for further growth.

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